Voter Formation Project: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 85-4227678)

Tatenda Musapatike’s $265K as CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Tatenda Musapatike	$265,093	$255,934	$247,417	$163,049
Shannon Wurthman	$191,848	$183,481	$151,442	—
Holly Taines	$182,787	$166,723	$126,908	—
Amanda Qualls	—	—	$168,322	—
Steven Howard	—	—	$158,155	—
Akiko Iwamizu	$156,644	$153,803	$122,502	—
Madison Hamson	$147,706	$136,292	—	—
Christian Smutherman	—	$139,665	—	—

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

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Researches civic engagement and develops tools to help people make voting plans and find polling places.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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In 2022, voter formation project ran programs in virginia and texas, seeking to reach, register, and turn out under-represented communities.

$2.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Voter Registration ProjectFY2024$3.1M

Future Forward USA ActionFY2024$1.2M

Alliance for Youth OrganizingFY2024$250K

Hopewell FundFY2024$250K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$200K

Catena FoundationFY2024$120K

Merle Chambers FundFY2024$100K

The Miami Foundation INCFY2024$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 17 funders$5.8M

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M

Money outPt IX

$3.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.3M

Managementcol C$551K

Fundraisingcol D$444K

Owns and owesPt X

$350K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$478K

Total assetsLn 16$489K

LiabilitiesLn 26$139K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M

Total revenueLn 12$3.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$478K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$478K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K

Total assetsLn 16$489K

LiabilitiesLn 26$139K

Net assetsLn 32$350K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$546K	$478K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$11K
Total assetsLn 16	$548K	$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$50K	$139K
Net assetsLn 32	$498K	$350K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$255K	$125K	$26K	$104K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.3M	$782K	$253K	$227K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$64K	$42K	$12K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$110K	$66K	$20K	$24K
Legal feesLn 11b	$12K	$9K	$2K	$581
Accounting feesLn 11c	$42K	$34K	$6K	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$40K	$32K	$6K	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$870K	$696K	$130K	$43K
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$11K	$2K	$676
Information technologyLn 14	$601K	$481K	$90K	$30K
OccupancyLn 16	$2K	$2K	$363	$121
TravelLn 17	$4K	$3K	$644	$215
InterestLn 20	$165	$132	$25	$8
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K	$310	$103
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$1K	$256	$85
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$8K	$7K	$1K	$413
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.3M	$2.3M	$551K	$444K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$6.7M	$7.3M	−$598K	−$182K	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.6M	$2.5M	$65K	$416K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$3.1M	$3.3M	−$148K	$350K	990 PDF
FY2021	$113K			$12K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,139,722 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,460,275$3,139,722

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 $1,460,275$3,139,722

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $369,631$1,690,191

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $40,000$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $564,518$1,597,350

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $974,149$3,287,541

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $486,126−$147,819

Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,139,722 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,139,722

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,139,722

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,139,722

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,287,541 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,796 · Management $25,829 · Fundraising $104,041$254,666

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $782,062 · Management $252,589 · Fundraising $226,802$1,261,453

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,870 · Management $12,405 · Fundraising $9,310$63,585

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,251 · Management $20,320 · Fundraising $23,916$110,487

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,291 · Management $1,742 · Fundraising $581$11,614

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $33,954 · Management $6,366 · Fundraising $2,122$42,442

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,871 · Management $5,976 · Fundraising $1,992$39,839

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $695,952 · Management $130,491 · Fundraising $43,497$869,940

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,792 · Management $2,023 · Fundraising $676$13,491

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $480,886 · Management $90,166 · Fundraising $30,055$601,107

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,938 · Management $363 · Fundraising $121$2,422

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,435 · Management $644 · Fundraising $215$4,294

IX-20 InterestPrograms $132 · Management $25 · Fundraising $8$165

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,651 · Management $310 · Fundraising $103$2,064

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,366 · Management $256 · Fundraising $85$1,707

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,612 · Management $1,240 · Fundraising $413$8,265

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,292,859 · Management $550,745 · Fundraising $443,937$3,287,541

Part X · Balance sheet $489,353 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $546,162$477,721

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,338$1,087

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$10,545

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $548,500$489,353

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,189$138,861

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,189$138,861

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $498,311$350,492

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $498,311$350,492

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $548,500$489,353

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $350,492 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,139,722

XI-2 Total expenses$3,287,541

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$147,819

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$498,311

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$350,492

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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