2024-11-14T12:19:52-06:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 815447067 FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER FAIR 2023310114 1825 K STREET NW 701 WASHINGTON DC 20006 ROBERT M BRANDON PRESIDENT & CEO 2023310114 2024-11-14 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X ROBERT M BRANDON 1825 K STREET NW 701 WASHINGTON DC 20006 3278936 0 X WWW.FAIRELECTIONSCENTER.ORG X 2017 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 11 10 46 9 0 0 7488512 3252252 0 0 36762 26699 0 -15 7525274 3278936 303775 27000 0 0 3012435 3537047 -102 0 213573 2507642 1847255 5823750 5411302 1701524 -2132366 5578993 3801742 474638 237331 5104355 3564411 X FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER (FEC) IS A NATIONAL, NONPARTISAN VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTION REFORM ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH INNOVATIVE EFFORTS FOCUSED ON VOTING RIGHTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CENTER WORKS TO IMPROVE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION THROUGH LEGISLATIVE, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; TO PROTECT ACCESS TO THE BALLOT THROUGH LITIGATION; AND TO PROVIDE ELECTION LAW EXPERTISE, VOTER INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO VOTER MOBILIZATION ORGANIZATIONS. 0 0 2673479 22000 CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT (CVP): CVP WORKS WITH UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND ELECTION OFFICIALS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO STUDENT VOTING. THE PROGRAM ENABLES CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TO INSTITUTIONALIZE REFORMS THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER AND VOTE. COLLEGE STUDENTS FACE SPECIAL CHALLENGES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REGISTER AND VOTE IN THEIR COLLEGE COMMUNITIES. THESE STUDENTS SOMETIMES LACK INFORMATION ABOUT VOTER REGISTRATION RULES AND DEADLINES, LACK ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF ID FOR VOTER REGISTRATION OR VOTING PURPOSES, LACK TRANSPORTATION TO THE POLLS, FACE CONFUSION ABOUT WHERE TO VOTE, OR EVEN FACE UNSYMPATHETIC ELECTION OFFICIALS. IN RECENT YEARS, SOME STATE LEGISLATURES AROUND THE COUNTRY PURSUED LAWS THAT SEEK TO LIMIT ACCESS TO THE POLLS WITH PARTICULARLY DAMAGING EFFECTS FOR STUDENT VOTERS. CVP SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES BY PROVIDING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CURRENT VOTING INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN OFFER THEIR STUDENTS DURING EVENTS LIKE ORIENTATION AND CLASS REGISTRATION. CVP ALSO DEVELOPS BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLEGES TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS THROUGH CAMPUS-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS DURING VOTER REGISTRATION, EARLY VOTING, AND ON ELECTION DAY. IN 2023, CVP MARKED ITS 12TH YEAR WORKING NATIONWIDE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE ACCESS TO VOTING FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. CVP PARTNERED WITH ABOUT 340 CAMPUSES THAT ENROLLED MORE THAN 4 MILLION STUDENTS IN 41 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE PROJECT RAN STAFFED PROGRAMS IN TEN STATES (AZ, FL, GA, MI, NC, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI) AND ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 20 AND 35 FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN EACH OF THESE STATES. CVP ALSO PAYS STIPENDS TO STUDENT "DEMOCRACY FELLOWS" TO WORK WITH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, AND OTHER STUDENT LEADERS TO SUPPORT NON-PARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION EFFORTS. FEC ALSO PROVIDES THEM WITH LEADERSHIP AND ELECTION LAW TRAINING. IN 2023, 254 FELLOWS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM IN THE SPRING AND 260 COMPLETED THE PROGRAM IN THE FALL. ADDITIONALLY, CVP FURTHERED ITS HBCU LEGACY INITIATIVE, A PROGRAM STARTED IN 2020 DESIGNED TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS BARRIERS TO STUDENT VOTING AND ENCOURAGE INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ON MORE THAN 45 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN CVP'S 10 STAFFED STATES AS WELL AS IN AL, MD, AND LA. 745540 LITIGATION: FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER'S LEGAL TEAM LEVERAGES ITS EXPERTISE TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO REGISTRATION AND VOTING THAT IMPACT HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS OTHER VOTERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE BALLOT. THESE CONSTITUENCIES INCLUDE STUDENTS, THE YOUTH, THE ELDERLY, LANGUAGE MINORITY AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER'S WORK ALSO CHALLENGES REGISTRATION LAWS THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST NATURALIZED CITIZENS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES THAT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY DENY VOTING RIGHTS TO FORMER FELONS, THOSE IMPROPERLY PURGED FROM VOTER LISTS AND OTHER HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS. IN 2023, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER CONTINUED ITS LAWSUIT IN ARIZONA THAT CHALLENGED TWO LAWS THAT INHIBIT THE ABILITY FOR NATURALIZED CITIZENS TO REGISTER AND REMAIN REGISTERED VOTERS. THE COURT SIDED WITH FEC, STRIKING DOWN LAWS THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED ELECTION OFFICIALS TO INVESTIGATE THE CITIZENSHIP OF VOTERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SECURED A VICTORY FOR WISCONSIN VOTERS, AS THE WISCONSIN COURT OF APPEALS REJECTED THE STATE LEGISLATURE'S MOTION TO BLOCK LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR ABSENTEE VOTERS GIVEN MINOR DEFECTS OR EMISSIONS IN THE WITNESS ADDRESS ON A VOTER'S CERTIFICATE ENVELOPE. IN KENTUCKY, FEC BROUGHT AN APPEAL TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT AND ASKED THE US SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ITS 2019 CASE REGARDING VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETED THEIR FELONY SENTENCES BUT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S 2020 EXECUTIVE ORDER. FEC ALSO FILED A SIMILAR CASE IN VIRGINIA IN 2023, ADVOCATING AGAINST THE ARBITRARY DENIAL OF RESTORATION OF INDIVIDUALS' RIGHT TO VOTE. 118009 ELECTION LAW AND REFORM POLICY: FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER WORKS ON ELECTION LAW POLICY IN ORDER TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE BALLOT, SUPPORT ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. LAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH UPDATED STATE VOTER GUIDES AND VOTER DRIVE GUIDES FOR ALL 50 STATES, INCLUDING PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS OF THESE STATE VOTER GUIDES IN KEY ELECTION STATES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS IN SEVENTEEN STATES TO ANALYZE LEGISLATION AND PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF ITS IMPACT ON VOTING OR ON ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. IN 2023, FEC SUPPORTED PRO-VOTER LEGISLATION IN MICHIGAN AND MINNESOTA. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPPOSED STRICT VOTER ID LEGISLATION IN OHIO AND INFORMED NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS BY PROVIDING KEY INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR "TOOLKIT FOR THE PROMOTION OF VOTER PARTICIPATION FOR STUDENTS." FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER CONTINUED THEIR COLLABORATION WITH ALLIES TO SHAPE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON VOTING AND VOTER REGISTRATION THROUGH VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES. 44549 5000 POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT: IN 2016 AND 2018, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER CREATED AND THEN EXPANDED ITS WORKELECTIONS PROJECT TO PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC CURRENT POLL WORKER REQUIREMENTS AND LINKS TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS' APPLICATIONS TO FACILITATE POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT, CENTRALIZE SIMPLIFIED AND UNDERSTANDABLE INFORMATION ON HOW TO BECOME A POLL WORKER. IN 2020, AS HUNDREDS OF OLDER, TRADITIONALLY ACTIVE POLL WORKERS WITHDREW BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER EXPANDED WORKELECTIONS TO PROVIDE DATA THAT FACILITATED THE RECRUITMENT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POLL WORKERS. WORKELECTIONS PARTNERED WITH THE US ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, WHO USED THE DATA FROM WORKELECTIONS TO POWER THEIR OWN RECRUITMENT EFFORT. IN RESPONSE TO THE HUGE DEMAND FOR NEW POLL WORKERS, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER CO-FOUNDED POWER THE POLLS WITH OTHER NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS AND MEDIA COMPANIES WHICH IS POWERED BY WORKELECTIONS' DATA AND API. IN 2023, DURING THE WEEK OF NATIONAL POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT DAY, OVER 8,600 PEOPLE REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT BEING A POLL WORKER THROUGH POWER THE POLLS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE PROJECT CONNECTED OVER 265,000 POTENTIAL POLL WORKERS TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO APPLY TO BE A POLL WORKER. EACH YEAR, WORKELECTIONS UPDATES POLL WORKER INFORMATION IN ALL 50 STATES AND LINKS TO APPLICATIONS FOR OVER 5,000 JURISDICTIONS. THE PROJECT ENCOURAGES GROUPS INCLUDING CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, MEDIA COMPANIES, SCHOOLS, AND FELLOW VOTERS TO PROMOTE POLL WORKING TO THEIR EMPLOYEES, CLIENTS, STUDENTS AND MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A MORE DIVERSE GROUP OF POLL WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 44549 5000 3581577 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 401 0 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X ROBERT BRANDON 2023310114 1825 K STREET NW 701 WASHINGTON DC 20006 ROBERT BRANDON PRESIDENT & CEO 50.00 X X 259168 0 29157 DAVID FINEMAN BOARD CHAIR, SECRETARY, EXEC COMM 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAVITA MCMATH TURNER BOARD V-CHAIR, EXEC COMM 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOBY CHAUDHURI BOARD TREASURER, EXEC COMM 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GAIL SIEGEL BOARD MEMBER, EXEC COMM 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BISHOP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOI CHANEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA GREEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARISSA MARTINEZ-DE-CASTRO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HIRSCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAYA PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBEKAH CARUTHERS VICE PRESIDENT 50.00 X 189492 0 13675 JONATHAN SHERMAN SR COUNSEL 40.00 X 137576 0 11787 MICHELLE KANTER-COHEN SR COUNSEL 40.00 X 131114 0 11414 MICHAEL BURNS CVP NAT'L DIRECTOR 40.00 X 123652 0 11063 RAQEEBA MILNER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HR 40.00 X 111495 0 12738 952497 0 89834 6 0 1 0 BERLIN ROSEN 750 17TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 MEDIA RELATIONS 220000 1 3252252 3252252 26699 26699 OTHER REVENUE 900099 -15 -15 -15 3278936 0 0 26684 X 27000 27000 288325 149926 57526 80873 2647389 1720513 858365 68511 69077 51684 13401 3992 289016 217719 56033 15264 243240 151566 79759 11915 28850 19782 8852 216 117628 65386 47546 4696 860097 600260 256019 3818 39683 38222 1461 163694 113658 41287 8749 80393 51894 26609 1890 56663 37150 16650 2863 252570 222489 28011 2070 72906 59516 12968 422 28875 9633 18662 580 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 75410 10468 64832 110 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 27552 16916 4350 6286 PAYROLL SERVICES 26105 15147 9832 1126 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 16610 2648 13770 192 219 219 5411302 3581577 1616152 213573 4266480 2335648 1260621 1420676 33339 35024 18553 10394 5578993 3801742 474638 232092 0 5239 474638 237331 X 2591513 2314411 2512842 1250000 5104355 3564411 5578993 3801742 -2132366 -160 592582 0 X 0 0 0 X 2488682 5188599 3424371 7488512 3252252 21842416 2488682 5188599 3424371 7488512 3252252 21842416 4197287 17645129 1418 2167 6700 31455 26699 68439 26455 31968 -15 58408 21969263 0.80320 0.80290 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE 2017 COLUMN REPORTS THE SHORT YEAR 2/22/2017 (INCEPTION) TO 12/31/2017. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 1 2625 1 2800 0 1 2590 1 420 0 8435 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: REVIEWING, DRAFTING, AND SENDING LETTERS AND TESTIMONY TO LEGISLATORS. DISTRIBUTING TESTIMONY TO OTHERS. 0 LEASE LIABILITY 5239 5239 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT BRANDON PRESIDENT & CEO 259168 0 0 0 0 0 23220 0 5937 0 288325 0 0 0 REBEKAH CARUTHERS VICE PRESIDENT 189492 0 0 0 0 0 5681 0 7994 0 203167 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, KEY EMPLOYEE AND COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT THEY RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND HAS COMPLETED THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A COVERED PERSON IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSES TO THE BOARD, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST OR ANY DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIPS. AFTER A COVERED PERSON DISCLOSES THE EXISTENCE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST OR POSSIBLE FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION AND IF THE CORPORATION SHALL ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS DECIDED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS (EXCLUDING THE CEO) AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABILTY INFORMATION. THE DELIBERATION OF DECISION OF THE BOARD REVIEW WAS INCLUDED IN MEETING MINUTES. THE DATE OF THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS IN JANUARY 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 154,010. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 65,131. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 860. TOTAL EXPENSES 220,001. FELLOWS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 303,261. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 128,249. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,692. TOTAL EXPENSES 433,202. INTERN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,802. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,066. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 133. TOTAL EXPENSES 34,001. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,282. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 965. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,260. ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 41,986. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,756. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 234. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,976. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,674. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,126. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 160. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,960. OTHER CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,113. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,540. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 214. TOTAL EXPENSES 55,867. OTHER PROFESSIONA FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,132. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,186. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 512. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,830.