Oregon Center for Voting & Elections

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 84-5189325Revenue $699K in FY2024

On file with the IRS733 Sw Oak Street, 97205-3710 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Sep 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $674K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$699K
+399% vs prior year
Spent
$841K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$21K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$699K
FY2024▲ +399%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$90K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$699K
Net assets
$21K
FY2024▼ -87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$77K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$21K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $641K Management & general 24% · $200K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Blair Bobier’s $30K as President is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 240 <$100K civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educate the public on ranked choice voting and advocate for its use in elections.

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1 program · $641K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Conducted research analysis of policy, consulted with voting experts, and attended meetings with leading academics to position us as the premiere resource for voting system reform in oregon.

$641Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Yarg FoundationFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$674K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $112K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$699K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Money outPt IX
$841K
Ln 25
Programscol B$641K
Managementcol C$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Total revenueLn 12$699K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$163K$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$163K$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$114K$114K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$85K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$722$722
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$527K$527K
Total functional expensesLn 25$841K$641K$200K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $699K$841K−$142K$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $140K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $90K$77K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $699,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$699,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$699,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$114,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$138,303
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$588,950
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$841,253
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$142,253
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $699,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$699,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$699,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$699,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $841,253 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $114,000$114,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $40,027$40,027
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $84,944$84,944
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,461$2,461
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,871$10,871
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,082$10,082
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $40,666$40,666
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,922$1,922
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,562$8,562
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $722$722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $526,996$526,996
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $640,996 · Management $200,257 · Fundraising $0$841,253
Part X · Balance sheet $20,993 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,246$20,477
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$516
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,246$20,993
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,246$20,993
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,246$20,993
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,993 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$699,000
XI-2 Total expenses$841,253
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$142,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,246
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,993

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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