The Electoral Innovation Lab a NJ Nonprofit Corporation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 93-4902489)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024	$151K
FY2025	$255K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024	$26K
FY2025	$230K

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Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?

Yes

Per the IRS master file.

Can I give now?

No revocation on IRS record

Not on the IRS revocation list.

Filing up to date?

Yes — filed FY2025

Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Electoral Innovation Lab a NJ Nonprofit Corporation

EINHdr · item D93-4902489

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2024

Year of formationHdr · item L2023

Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990

Principal addressHdr · item CPrinceton, NJ

NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R05)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

42%

21%

24%

Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.24

Program services42%$43K

Management & general21%$21K

Fundraising24%$24K

Total functional expensesLn 25$101K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Months of spending covered by cash

21.4mo

months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▲ +756% vs prior filing year

Surplus or deficit

+60%

as % of revenue, this year▲ +259% vs prior filing year

Donor-funded

89%

of revenue is gifts & grants▼ -11% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$154K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$230K

Spent on programsPt IX · col B42%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$180K

Total assetsLn 16$230K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$230K

Months of cash on handcomputed21.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Contributions & grants$226K · 89%

Program service revenue$28K · 11%

Contributions & grants89%$226K

Program service revenue11%$28K

Investment income$1K

Total revenueLn 12$255K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2025 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it

Cash and giving out

Months of spending covered by cash

Cash and easy-to-sell investments $180K · Operating expenses/yr $101K

21.4 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $43K · Total expenses $101K

not reported

Management & General

Management & general $21K · Total expenses $101K

not reported

Fundraising

Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $101K

not reported

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense $24K · Solicited contributions $226K

$0.11 to raise $1

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $226K · Total revenue $255K

89%

Government reliance

Government grants $0 · Total revenue $255K

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $28K · Total revenue $255K

11%

Investment reliance

Investment income $1K · Total revenue $255K

+0.4%

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $28K · Total expenses $101K

27%

Growth & trend

Revenue change from last year

This year $255K · Prior year $151K

+69%

Net assets change over the year

End of year $230K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue

Revenue $255K · Expenses $101K

+60%

Debts compared to what it owns

Total liabilities — · Total assets $230K

—

Net assets compared to what it owns

Net assets $230K · Total assets $230K

100%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $230K

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Sam Wang · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $101K

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $101K

Peer comparison

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

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Spent on programs	42%	—	—
Spent on management, % of spending	21%	—	—
Fundraising cost, % of gifts	11%	—	—
Revenue growth	69%	—	—

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

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Sam Wang

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert F Johnston

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Manners

Board Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Barnes

Board Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Governance & Policies

Part VI

3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

The Electoral Innovation Lab a NJ Nonprofit Corporation is a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit based in Princeton, NJ, formed in 2023.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $43K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.

Interns Fellows and Mentors Ifm

Supported one academic fellow and two interns in conducting research and publishing reports on election systems voting reforms and democracy-strengthening strategies. Fellow and interns made contributions that advanced public understanding of voting system impacts and was shared shared with policymakers academics and advocacy…

$19Kprogram expense

Policy Research

Conducted in-depth research and data analysis on electoral systems in Ohio Tennessee North Carolina and New York City and produced detailed reports proposing practical policy solutions aligned to state and local political cultures and conditions supporting the efforts of peer organizations advocating for reforms and potentially impacting…

$15Kprogram expense

Civic Technology

Developed algorithms and software tools to provide neutral data-driven evaluations of democracy repairs. These tools help policymakers advocacy groups researchers and individuals assess the effectiveness of proposed voting system changes.

$8Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

Filing history

Every return on file.

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Change	Filing
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$255K	$101K	+69%	990 PDF
FY2024	$151K	—		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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $254,875 across 16 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$226,310

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,310

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$27,500

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,065$1,065

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,065$254,875

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $100,823 across 31 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,226 · Management $12,226 · Fundraising $12,226$48,903

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,278 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,448$23,763

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $489 · Management $1,252 · Fundraising $1,252$2,993

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,608 · Management $1,530 · Fundraising $2,592$5,730

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,125 · Management $5,700 · Fundraising $4,275$17,100

IX-17 TravelPrograms $464 · Management $270 · Fundraising $309$1,043

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $173 · Management $116 · Fundraising $58$347

IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $315 · Management $314 · Fundraising $314$944

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,678 · Management $21,408 · Fundraising $24,474$100,823

Part X · Balance sheet $229,773 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,604$179,773

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$50,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

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

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,117$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,721$229,773

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,721$229,773

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,721$229,773

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,721$229,773

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $229,773 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$254,875

XI-2 Total expenses$100,823

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,052

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,721

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$50,000

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$229,773

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The Electoral Innovation Lab a NJ Nonprofit Corporation

Before you give

Status and standing

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Finances

Summary of the Filing

Balance Sheet

Statement of Revenue

Money in detail

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Governance & Policies

Mission and programs

Where the work happens

Interns Fellows and Mentors Ifm

Policy Research

Civic Technology

Funders

Grants

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

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