1 Vote Counts EIN 85-1853336

1 Vote Counts FY2023 filing

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Educates and engages people to vote in elections. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $297K in revenue, $207K in expenses, and $278K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2020
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Harrisburg, PA
Website
1votecounts.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$297KFY2023
Expenses
$207K
Net assets
$278K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  85-1853336 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Harrisburg, PA Founded 2020
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Educates and engages people to vote in elections.
Leadership
Michelle Mardenborough · Executive Director · $56K
Money in and out
$297K revenue, $207K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$297K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$207K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$278K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $90K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.26
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+30%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$297K
FY2023▼ -22%
Expenses
$207K
FY2023▲ +57%
Total assets
$278K
FY2023▼ -11%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$297K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$207K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$278K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$278K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Empowering, educating, and engaging in electoral votes

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item C1 Vote Counts
EINHdr · item D85-1853336
Principal addressHdr · item CHarrisburg, PA
WebsiteHdr · item J1votecounts.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$56,366Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Mardenborough’s $57K as Exec Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 144 <$100K education 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Michelle Mardenborough$57,200$57,200$56,366$25,000
Veronica Belcher$19,803$19,803

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$297K
Total revenueLn 12$297K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.26
Program services74%$153K
Management & general26%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$207K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$278K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $261K · Operating expenses/yr $207K
15.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $153K · Total expenses $207K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $207K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $207K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $339K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $297K · Total revenue $297K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $297K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $297K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $297K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $207K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $297K · Prior year $382K
-22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $278K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $297K · Expenses $207K
+30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $278K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $278K · Total assets $278K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $149K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $278K
54%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michelle Mardenborough · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $56K · Total expenses $207K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $80K · Total expenses $207K
39%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -22%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$338K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$92K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$327K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$297K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$382K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$38K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$4K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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