FAIRVOTE: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
FAIRVOTE (EIN 54-1635649)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-05-19
IRS object ID
202331399349300818
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionFAIRVOTE IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION SEEKING BETTER ELECTIONS FOR ALL. WE RESEARCH AND ADVANCE VOTING REFORMS THAT MAKE DEMOCRACY MORE FUNCTIONAL AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR EACH AMERICAN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$348PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFAIRVOTE IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION SEEKING BETTER ELECTIONS FOR ALL. IT RESEARCHES AND ADVANCES VOTING REFORMS THAT MAKE DEMOCRACY MORE FUNCTIONAL AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR EVERY AMERICAN. SINCE 1992, IT HAS A PROVEN RECORD AS A NONPARTISAN INNOVATOR IN ELECTIONS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH STRATEGIC RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COLLABORATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescFAIRVOTE HAS GROWN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MOMENT. IN 2022, FV: EXPANDED ITS STAFF TO MORE THAN 25 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND ITS BUDGET BY 40%; LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE; STARTED NEW PLANNING, MEASUREMENT, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING BEST PRACTICES ACROSS ALL STAFF WORK PLANS; HELD ITS FIRST IN-PERSON BOARD MEETINGS AND IN-PERSON ALL STAFF RETREAT SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM ITS EXTENSIVE PROGRAM IMPACT:MEDIA AND ENDORSEMENTS:-A 2021 MEDIA AUDIT AFFIRMED RCV AS THE FASTEST-GROWING ELECTION REFORM IN THE COUNTRY WITH AN OVERWHELMING 77% POSITIVE QUOTE SHARE - MEANING POSITIVE QUOTES ON RCV OUTNUMBERED NEGATIVE QUOTES ON RCV BY MORE THAN A 3:1 MARGIN. FAIRVOTE WAS THE SINGLE MOST QUOTED AND CITED SOURCE IN THE MEDIA ON RCV. WHILE A SIMILAR AUDIT WAS NOT CONDUCTED IN 2022, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THROUGH MEDIA TRACKING SUGGESTS A SIMILAR RATIO.-FAIRVOTE AND/OR FAIRVOTE ALLIES WERE FEATURED IN AT LEAST SIX CABLE/TV NEWS SHOWS IN SUPPORT OF RCV, WITH TALKING POINTS USED BY ANOTHER 56+ CABLE CONTRIBUTORS. FAIRVOTE AND/OR FAIRVOTE STAFF WERE QUOTED MORE THAN 125 TIMES IN MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS IN 2022, INCLUDING NEARLY EVERY MAJOR NATIONAL PUBLICATION, TYPICALLY EXPLAINING AND EDUCATING AUDIENCES ABOUT THE MERITS OF RCV OR THE FAIR REPRESENTATION ACT.-RCV, ONE OF FAIRVOTE'S TWO PRIORITY AREAS OF REFORM, WAS ENDORSED BY 19 OUTLETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN 2022. SEVERAL TOP OUTLETS, SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, WENT SO FAR AS TO ENDORSE THE PROPORTIONAL FORM OF RCV, THE GOLD STANDARD OF REPRESENTATION. RCV HAS BEEN THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR MANY OF THESE EDITORIAL WRITERS.NATIONAL DIALOGUE ABOUT BETTER ELECTIONS:-FAIRVOTE LAUNCHED A SERIES OF COLLEGE CAMPUS EVENTS, INCLUDING AT LEAST SEVEN IN 2022 ON THE TOPICS OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING (RCV) AND THE PROPORTIONAL FORM OF RCV IN MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS. IN PARALLEL, FAIRVOTE STAFF MEMBER AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR DAVE DALEY ATTENDED MULTIPLE EVENTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: SMITH COLLEGE, EMORY UNIVERSITY, BARD, AND THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF LAW. MANY OF THESE EVENTS WERE IN CONVERSATION WITH LEADING PEOPLE WITHIN THE REFORM WORLD, SUCH AS CAROL ANDERSON OR JEFF WICE, AND WERE DESIGNED TO DEEPEN SUPPORT AMONG THOUGHT LEADERS AND INFLUENCERS FOR ELECTION REFORMS AS SOLUTIONS TO POLARIZATION-DRIVEN DYSFUNCTION. FAIRVOTE ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE AND SPEAK AT EVENTS AT YALE, HAVERFORD COLLEGE, WILLIAM AND MARY AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S ASH CENTER.-CONTRACTOR AND FORMER STAFF MEMBER DREW PENROSE COMPLETED A DETAILED BOOK ON THE PROPORTIONAL FORM OF RCV THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLINE IN 2023. -FAIRVOTE LAUNCHED DEMOCRACYSOS SUBSTACK AS AN AVENUE FOR CURRENT AND PAST FV STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS TO LIFT UP ANALYSIS DRIVING INTEREST IN THE RCV, THE FAIR REPRESENTATION ACT, AND OTHER IMPACTFUL ELECTION REFORMS.-FAIRVOTE'S WEBSITE IS AMONG THE TOP RESULTS OF NATIONAL SEARCHES ON SEVERAL CORE DEMOCRACY TERMS AND PROVIDES THE DEFINITIVE SET OF RESOURCES ON RCV. FAIRVOTE UNVEILED A NEW WEBSITE IN 2022 THAT IS MORE USER-FRIENDLY AND EFFECTIVE.RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: FAIRVOTE PUBLISHED THE FOLLOWING REPORTS IN 2022. ITS FINDINGS AND RESULTING WINS FOR RCV ARE AVAILABLE BELOW:-PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTIONS AND DECLINE IN VOTER TURNOUT, 1994-2022. FAIRVOTE'S ONGOING BIANNUAL REPORT ON RUNOFF ELECTIONS FINDS THAT RUNOFFS TYPICALLY HAVE A 40% DECLINE IN TURNOUT WITH DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS REPORT MAKES THE CASE FOR WHY RUNOFF CITIES AND STATES SHOULD SWITCH TO SINGLE-ROUND RUNOFFS WITH RCV. IT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF OVER 200 RUNOFF ELECTIONS THAT IS FREQUENTLY CITED AND HAS BEEN A SOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS.-AN ANALYSIS OF STATEWIDE ELECTION RECOUNTS, 2000-2022: THIS BIANNUAL REPORT HAS BECOME THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR JOURNALISTS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND ACTUAL AND PROSPECTIVE STATEWIDE RECOUNT ELECTIONS AND HAS BEEN A RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE RECOUNT LAWS.-FEWEST VOTES WIN: PLURALITY VICTORIES IN 2022 PRIMARIES: THIS REPORT EXAMINES HOW CANDIDATES CAN ADVANCE TO GENERAL ELECTIONS WITHOUT MAJORITY SUPPORT FROM THEIR PRIMARY ELECTORATES, AND MAKES THE CASE FOR WHY RCV IS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN PARTIES AND ADVANCE STRONG PRIMARY NOMINEES. -WHY THREE AND FIVE-MEMBER DISTRICTS ARE IDEAL FOR THE FAIR REPRESENTATION ACT: THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE IDEAL DISTRICT MAGNITUDE FOR MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS UNDER THE FAIR REPRESENTATION ACT. IT GROWS FAIRVOTE'S REPUTATION AS A THOUGHT LEADER IN ITS FIELD.-RCV IN VIRGINIA: A CONSERVATIVE SOLUTION FOR PARTY NOMINATIONS. THIS REPORT EXPLORES THE USES OF RCV BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA IN 2020, 2021, AND 2022, AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR FUTURE RCV IMPLEMENTATIONS. THE VIRGINIA GOP CASE DEMONSTRATES THAT RCV CAN UNITE THE PARTY BEHIND NOMINEES WITH BROAD SUPPORT, DELIVER STRONG CONSENSUS WINNERS, APPEAL TO VOTERS, AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND LEGITIMACY TO THE NOMINATING PROCESS. -BALLOT USAGE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RCV ELECTIONS. THIS REPORT ANALYZES PATTERNS OF BALLOT USE AND DEVELOPS NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BALLOT DESIGN FOR POLICYMAKERS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS. -MONOPOLY POLITICS 2022. PRODUCED EVERY TWO YEARS SINCE 1997, FAIRVOTE'S MONOPOLY POLITICS ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THAT PARTISANSHIP IS THE DRIVING FACTOR BEHIND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. THIS REPORT PRESENTS FAIRVOTE'S FULL 2022 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PROJECTIONS AND METHODOLOGY, EXAMINES DECADES-LONG TRENDS IN INCUMBENT ADVANTAGE AND CROSSOVER REPRESENTATIVES, AND PRESENTS THE FAIR REPRESENTATION ACT AS THE SOLUTION TO THE DYSFUNCTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. -BEST PRACTICES FOR RELEASING RCV ELECTIONS RESULTS. THIS REPORT ANALYZES HUNDREDS OF RCV ELECTIONS TO CREATE A SET OF BEST PRACTICES FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO RELEASE RCV RESULTS IN A WAY THAT IS CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT. -RCV FINDS SUCCESS IN UTAH IN 2021. THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE FIRST-TIME RCV USE IN TWENTY UTAH CITIES IN 2021 AND FINDS EVIDENCE THAT ELECTION WINNERS HAD BROAD SUPPORT, VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY USED THE OPTION TO RANK, AND VOTERS LIKED RCV. THIS REPORT IS A ROADMAP FOR OTHER STATES WHO COULD FOLLOW UTAH'S EXAMPLE.-DUBIOUS DEMOCRACY 2022. THIS ONGOING BIANNUAL REPORT SCORES STATES ON A VARIETY OF MEASURES RELATED TO HEALTHY ELECTIONS. BECAUSE FAIRVOTE HAS CONTINUOUSLY TRACKED THESE STATISTICS OVER TIME, THIS REPORT SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR ADVOCATES, POLICYMAKERS, AND ACADEMICS.SUPPORT FOR CIVIC REFORM ALLIES: FAIRVOTE PROVIDED RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT TO STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ELEVATE CONVERSATION ABOUT BETTER ELECTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE:-LEGAL ROUNDTABLE: FAIRVOTE BUILT OUT A LEGAL ROUNDTABLE MADE UP OF THE CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, PROTECT DEMOCRACY, REPRESENTUS, THE RCV RESOURCE CENTER AND UNITE AMERICA TO SUPPORT NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ADVOCACY AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT AROUND RANKED CHOICE VOTING (RCV). THIS ROUNDTABLE EMERGED IN 2022 AS A CLEAR AREA OF NEED FOR THE COALITION. IT TENDS TO COALESCE AROUND TWO PRIORITIES: ASSISTING IN CRAFTING POLICIES AND LEGISLATION THAT ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF RCV, AND RESPONDING TO LEGAL CHALLENGES AGAINST RCV. COLLECTIVELY, THIS ROUNDTABLE HAS RESPONDED TO SEVERAL DOZEN QUERIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.-ELECTION ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT TEAM: FAIRVOTE LAUNCHED AN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION TEAM MADE UP OF THREE ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS WHO WERE COUNTY CLERKS IN UTAH AND COLORADO THAT IS LED BY FORMER VOTE AT HOME CEO AMBER MCREYNOLDS. THIS TEAM RESPONDS TO QUERIES AND SUPPORTS STATE AND MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF ELECTIONS AS THEY INTEGRATE RCV INTO THEIR ELECTIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT ASSISTS IN REAL TIME WITH HOLISTIC ASSESSMENTS OF WHAT MIGHT BE NEEDED TO EMBRACE RCV WHILE ALSO PROVIDING REAL-TIME GUIDANCE ON EVERYTHING FROM ELECTION RECOUNTS TO VOTING EQUIPMENT. FOR EXAMPLE: -OVER 2022, FAIRVOTE PROVIDED ADVICE AND DIRECT ELECTION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE VIRGINIA GOP TO CONDUCT THREE RANKED CHOICE VOTING (RCV) NOMINATION CONTESTS FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 8, 10, AND 11. IN UTAH, FAIRVOTE PROVIDED ONGOING STRATEGY AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION ADVICE TO UTAH RCV, INCLUDING AMBER MCREYNOLDS ENGAGING ON PUSHBACK FROM THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS. -FV ALSO ENGAGED IN A FEW NATIONAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCES IN 2022, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONFERENCE (IGO), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE (NASS), AND ELECTIONS CENTER CONFERENCE, AND WERE WELL RECEIVED.-FAIRVOTE HAS BUILT AND MAINTAINED A STRONG COALITION OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ALLIES WORKING TO ENACT AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING ON THE MUNICIPAL, STATE-WIDE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL. TO THAT END, IN 2022: -FAIRVOTE MAINTAINS A LISTSERV, REGULAR COALITION CALLS, A LIBRARY OF SHARED CONTENT, AND SLACK/TWITTER STRATEGIZING WITH LOCAL RANKED CHOICE VOTING ORGANIZATIONS.Desc
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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DR PURNIMA CHAWLA
CHAIR1.501.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD MARRON
VICE CHAIR & TREASURER1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK DE LA IGLESIA
BOARD SECRETARY1.501.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WILNER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM HAYES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR DANIELLE ALLEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAKE SANDLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHI KIM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RICHIE
PRESIDENT & CEO40.005.00Yes (X)$182,808$0$31,252
LAN NGUYEN
EVP & COO40.005.00Yes (X)$162,626$0$34,478
MARGARET LAWLOR
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.005.00Yes (X)$147,464$0$31,058
DAVID DALEY
SENIOR FELLOW40.005.00$139,084$0$26,355Yes (X)
BRIAN CANNON
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY40.005.00$136,090$0$9,235Yes (X)
ANGELA KOUTERS
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR40.005.00$134,490$0$11,165Yes (X)
YASMIN KHAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT40.005.00$131,219$0$12,087Yes (X)
ASHLEY HOUGHTON
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.005.00$115,079$0$15,641Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 G STREET NE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesPOLICY/LEGALServicesDesc
Compensation$131,632CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$74,550FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$368,813GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,881,743AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$606,634NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,325,106TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGRANT ADMINISTRATION RDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$116,423TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$116,423RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$116,423TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,016TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,016ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$43,305FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$74,550ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$145,948FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$102,643TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$102,643ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MANAGEMENT FEES541610$375,235$375,235
OTHER INCOME900099$28,766$28,766
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$404,001OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,775,903TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$520,424RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$69,627ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,000TotalAmt
Program Services$305,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$589,685TotalAmt
Program Services$404,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,098FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,952,277TotalAmt
Program Services$1,337,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$388,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225,455FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$337,498TotalAmt
Program Services$231,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,975FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,629TotalAmt
Program Services$144,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,324FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$938,091TotalAmt
Program Services$826,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$89,275FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,052TotalAmt
Management And General$198,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,389TotalAmt
Management And General$17,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,524TotalAmt
Program Services$10,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,789FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,091TotalAmt
Program Services$5,793ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,354TotalAmt
Program Services$7,748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,179FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,749TotalAmt
Program Services$130,786ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,757TotalAmt
Program Services$144,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,354FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,166TotalAmt
Program Services$94,714ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,793FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,701TotalAmt
Program Services$29,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,021FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,976TotalAmt
Program Services$12,894ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$765FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,324TotalAmt
Program Services$5,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,474FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$94,027$61,331$20,511$12,185
BUSINESS LICENSES AND P$15,545$0$12,701$2,844
FINANCE CHARGES$12,029$0$733$11,296
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT$10,977$7,947$2,980$50

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,352,841TotalAmt
Program Services$3,761,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,048,837ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$542,877FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,176,134BOYAmt
EOY$3,019,467EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$850,000BOYAmt
EOY$150,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,531BOYAmt
EOY$467,798EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,405BOYAmt
EOY$36,902EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$71,743LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$54,609LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,997BOYAmt
EOY$17,134EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,090BOYAmt
EOY$86,520EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,251,157BOYAmt
EOY$3,777,821EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,471BOYAmt
EOY$265,400EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,263BOYAmt
EOY$35,936EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,734BOYAmt
EOY$301,336EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,703,423BOYAmt
EOY$3,154,235EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,350,000BOYAmt
EOY$322,250EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,053,423BOYAmt
EOY$3,476,485EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,251,157BOYAmt
EOY$3,777,821EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$576,938ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,650,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,210,414CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,133,529CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,668,346CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,325,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,987,595TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,650,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,210,414CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,133,529CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,668,346CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,325,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,987,595TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,875,757SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,111,838PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$741CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$348CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,016CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,377TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,025,972TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$96,058GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61290PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,731,127FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,761,127FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$338,056FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$84,514FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$289,145CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$315,924CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$323,525CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$338,056CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,266,650TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,899,975LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$108,900CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$28,209CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$30,832CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$30,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$197,941TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$72,286CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$78,981CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$80,881CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$84,514CurrentYearAmt
Total$316,662TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$474,993GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$8,881CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$3,646CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$30,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$42,527TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,243OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,109DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,134BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,134TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$35,936Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$35,936TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,921,851TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,921,851RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$145,948OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$145,948RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,775,903TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,498,789TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$145,948OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$145,948ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,352,841ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,352,841TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, FAIRVOTE HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 THROUGH 2021.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES -145,948.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES 145,948.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FAIRVOTE AWARDSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$117,855GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$74,550CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$43,305GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$4,000NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$63,623FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,400EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$67,925OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$117,855GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$74,550CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$43,305GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$4,000NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$63,623FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$10,400EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$67,925OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$145,948DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$102,643NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
RANK THE VOTE
872 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 1-6CAMBRIDGEMA01239844007566501(C)3$50,000$0OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
UNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE
1580 N LINCOLN ST STE 520DENVERCO80203273001286501(C)3$50,000$0RESEARCH
MAINE CITIZENS FOR CLEAN ELECTIONS
PO BOX 18187PORTLANDME04112272646667501(C)3$25,000$0OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
REPRESENTWOMEN
6930 CARROLL AVE STE 240TAKOMA PARKMD20912821933696501(C)3$50,000$0OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
FAIRVOTE ACTION
8484 GEORGIA AVENUESILVER SPRINGMD20910383650370501(C)4$30,000$0ADVOCACY
FIX DEMOCRACY FIRST EDUCATION FUND
1402 3RD AVE STE 500SEATTLEWA98101261499049501(C)3$100,000$0OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT MONITORS GRANT COMPLIANCE THROUGH REVIEW OF BUDGETARY AND ACTIVITY REPORTS PROVIDED BY THE GRANTEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ROBERT RICHIE
PRESIDENT & CEO$182,808$0$0$0$0$0$5,579$0$25,673$0$214,060$0$0$0
LAN NGUYEN
EVP & COO$162,626$0$0$0$0$0$5,165$0$29,313$0$197,104$0$0$0
MARGARET LAWLOR
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$147,464$0$0$0$0$0$4,510$0$26,548$0$178,522$0$0$0
DAVID DALEY
SENIOR FELLOW$139,084$0$0$0$0$0$4,344$0$22,011$0$165,439$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REPRESENTWOMENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgTHE SPOUSE OF FAIRVOTE'S CEO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REPRESENTWOMENRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceGRANTTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeOUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAssistancePurposeTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$606,634NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER FOR THEIR REVIEW. COPIES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE TAXING AUTHORITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUAL REVIEW AND MEETING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALL CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT SALARY IS COMPARED AGAINST INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILIABLE UPON REQUEST OR AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15BALL KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE COMPARED AGAINST INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS AND APPROVED BY THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FAIRVOTE ACTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18484 GEORGIA AVENUE SUITE 240AddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20910ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383650370EIN
Primary ActivitiesADVOCACY ON RANKED CHOICE VOTINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FAIRVOTE ACTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeQTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$375,235InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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