2023-11-15T22:45:39-06:00 2022-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2022-01-01 020767157 ROCK THE VOTE ROCK 2027199910 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 CAROLYN DEWITT PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027199910 2023-11-15 1 CAROLYN DEWITT 999009999 0 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2023-11-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X CAROLYN DEWITT 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 2316058 0 X ROCKTHEVOTE.ORG X 2005 DC ROCK THE VOTE (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1990 TO BUILD THE CIVIC POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION, EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION BY MODERNIZING THE CIVIC PROCESS AND FIGHTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE. 9 9 24 4027 0 0 1329171 2176814 3487 0 0 0 0 139244 1332658 2316058 0 0 0 0 720979 1096184 0 0 17866 2071349 1588814 2792328 2684998 -1459670 -368940 1738194 1320729 118314 68387 1619880 1252342 X ROCK THE VOTE (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1990 TO BUILD THE CIVIC POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION, EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION BY MODERNIZING THE CIVIC PROCESS AND FIGHTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE. 0 0 2313279 VOTER EDUCATION: PROVIDES NONPARTISAN CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGES, IN-SCHOOL AND IN-PERSON ACTIVATIONS THAT TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE. ROCK THE VOTE PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE WITH LINKS TO RESOURCES TO NEW VOTERS THROUGH TEXT/EMAIL. ROCK THE VOTE PRODUCED A COMPREHENSIVE, ONE-STOP SHOP ELECTION CENTER WITH VETTED VOTER INFORMATION TO GUIDE 2,938,218 YOUTH THROUGH EACH STEP OF THE VOTING PROCESS AND ENABLED THEM TO CHECK THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS, SIGN UP FOR ELECTION REMINDERS, LOOK UP POLLING LOCATIONS AND THEIR SAMPLE BALLOT, AND FIND STATE-SPECIFIC VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER VOTING RIGHTS INFORMATION. ROCK THE VOTE HELPED 172,890 YOUNG VOTERS CAST AN INFORMED BALLOT BY HELPING VOTERS LEARN ABOUT WHICH CANDIDATES MOST ALIGNED WITH THEIR VALUES. TO POWER THIS TOOL, ROCK THE VOTE COLLECTED 41,067 ENDORSEMENTS FROM 633 ORGANIZATIONS, UNIONS, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, AND EDITORIAL BOARDS THAT SPANNED THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM FOR A TOTAL OF 9,444 CANDIDATES. THROUGH ITS DEMOCRACY CLASS INITIATIVE, ROCK THE VOTE OFFERS FREE, ONE-PERIOD LESSON PLANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF VOTING, THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL ELECTIONS, VOTING RIGHTS, AND AN ISSUE IMPACTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO LEARNING THE PROCESS TO REGISTER AND PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE. IN 2022, ROCK THE VOTE PARTNERED WITH ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH THE HISTORY OF VOTING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS TO MORE THAN 3,500 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 11TH AND 12TH GRADES. AN ADDITIONAL 470 TEACHERS USED THE CURRICULUM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS NATIONWIDE. VOTING RIGHTS & SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION: REDUCES BARRIERS BY FIGHTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE AND MODERNIZING THE PROCESS TO PARTICIPATE. ROCK THE VOTE DEVELOPS AND PROVIDES CIVIC TECHNOLOGY TO NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, COMPANIES, AND INFLUENCERS TO REGISTER AND EDUCATE VOTERS THROUGH COST-EFFECTIVE DIGITAL PLATFORMS. ROCK THE VOTE ALSO UTILIZES THIS TECHNOLOGY IN ITS OWN PROGRAMMING. ROCK THE VOTE PROVIDED 436 PARTNERS WITH A SUITE OF TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, INCLUDING ROCK THE VOTE'S TRUSTED ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION (OVR) PLATFORM, REGISTRATION STATUS LOOKUP TOOL, ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST PLATFORM, PLEDGE TO VOTE TOOL, AND BALLOT TRACKING AND CURING TOOL. A TOTAL OF 408,848 VOTERS UTILIZED THESE TOOLS IN THE 2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS. IN 2022, ROCK THE VOTE PROMOTED THE MODERNIZATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION PLATFORMS THROUGH THE CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND MARKETING MATERIALS AND OUTREACH TO STATES TO PROMOTE CONNECTED VOTER REGISTRATION. VOTER REGISTRATION & MOBILIZATION: CREATING A CULTURE SHIFT BY REACHING YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE - ON AND OFFLINE - THROUGH TRUSTED MESSENGERS WITH MESSAGES THAT INSPIRE AND INFORMATION THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CIVIC PROCESS. WITH RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO REACHING AND MOBILIZING YOUNG VOTERS, ESPECIALLY YOUTH OF COLOR, ROCK THE VOTE CREATES AND PROMOTES RESEARCH-BASED ORIGINAL CONTENT ON ITS OWN SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS. IN 2022, ROCK THE VOTE GENERATED 12,637,673 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. IN ADDITION, ROCK THE VOTE COLLABORATES WITH AND ADVISES YOUTH BRANDS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AND TRUSTED MESSENGERS TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. ROCK THE VOTE RAMPED UP 28 PARTNERS THROUGH ATHLETES ROCK THE VOTE FORMING PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES, TEAMS, PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONS AND COLLEGE SPORT CONFERENCES REACHING MORE THAN 160 MILLION IN 2022 AND EVEN MORE THROUGH 14 PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOUTH BRANDS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES. IN 2022, ROCK THE VOTE SENT MORE THAN SIX MILLION EMAILS AND NEARLY FOUR MILLION TEXT MESSAGES REMINDING YOUTH TO VOTE, DEVELOP A VOTING PLAN, AND ENCOURAGE THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO VOTE. 2313279 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MO MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN VT VA WA WV WI X X CAROLYN DEWITT 2027199910 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 X AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK SMITH CO-CHAIR UNTIL 12/22 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDO TREASURER UNTIL 1/22 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARA BERGTHOLD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF AYEROFF NON-VOTING EMERITUS AS OF 12/22 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL GLASS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE JORDAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DERAY MCKESSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE MOORE TREASURER 122 DIRECTOR AS OF 12/22 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SKOLNIK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA REEVES DIRECTOR 722 TREASURER AS OF 12/22 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MUTHONI WAMBU KRAAL DIRECTOR AS OF 7/22 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN DEWITT PRESIDENT/EXEC. 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THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A DOCUMENT IS GIVEN TO ALL STAFF ONCE A YEAR FOR THE STAFF TO DISCLOSE AND SIGN WHETHER A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW EVERY YEAR TO SIGN AND INDICATE IF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE OR SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEES IS DECIDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA AND RECORDED INTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND IMPLEMENTING ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION FOR THE LEADERSHIP, AS APPROPRIATE, BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA. RTV LEADERSHIP WORKED WITH AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO SET SALARY BANDS FOR VARIES EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES LIKE VPS. SALARY BANDS ARE BASED ON NONPROFIT INDUSTRY STANDARDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE HELD IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART VII SECTION A THE LIST OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS DOES NOT INCLUDE: NEW BOARD MEMBERS, NOTES ON BOARD MEMBERS THAT ROLLED OFF/TRANSITIONED TO NON-VOTING EMERITUS, OR OFFICER TRANSFERS (TREASURER) FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G DESIGNER AND DATA MANAGER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 121,800. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 121,800. DIGITAL SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 174,772. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 174,772. DESIGN SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 50,083. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,083. FUNDRAISING SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,850. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,850. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,481. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,481. HR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 96,040. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 96,040. OTHER CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,749. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 52,749. COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 55,004. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 55,004.