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PLEASE SEE THE ADDITIONAL DETAILED NARRATIVE AT SCHEDULE O. 534338 321068 ADVOCACY: ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH INFORMED AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT AND TO PROMOTE ACTION ON SELECTED ISSUES. PLEASE SEE THE ADDITIONAL DETAILED NARRATIVE AT SCHEDULE O. 258844 29875 MEMBER SERVICES: EXPENDITURES ARE USED TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL LEAGUES WITH MEMBER RECRUITMENT AND VARIOUS PROGRAMS. 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ANNUAL EARNINGS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN EXCESS OF 10% WILL BE REINVESTED TO ALLOW FOR THE FUND'S GROWTH. IN ESTABLISHING THIS POLICY, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS CONSIDERED THE LONG-TERM EXPECTED RETURN ON ITS ENDOWMENT. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS' OBJECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS HELD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A SPECIFIED TERM AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REAL GROWTH THROUGH NEW GIFTS AND INVESTMENT RETURN. 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THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND REVIEWS ALL GRANT REPORTS AND EXAMINES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR SOME GRANTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANISA TOOTLA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 82363 82363 2700 2700 260 260 6988 6988 3267 3267 95578 95578 0 0 TRACY SPATZ CONTROLLER 63371 63371 2025 2025 309 309 864 864 11573 11573 78142 78142 0 0 KATE KENNEDY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 64821 64821 2018 2018 121 121 5227 5227 7696 7696 79883 79883 0 0 X 6 150109 FMV 0 0 0 PART III, LINES 4 A,B,C,D - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND (LWVEF) WORKS TO REGISTER VOTERS, PROVIDE VOTERS WITH ELECTION INFORMATION THROUGH VOTER GUIDES AS WELL AS CANDIDATE FORUMS AND DEBATES, PROTECT VOTERS' RIGHTS, AND MOBILZE VOTERS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, STRETCHING FROM JULY 2018 THROUGH JUNE 2019, LWVEF CONTRIBUTED TO REGISTERING APPROXIMATELY 175,000 VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW, THE LEAGUE WAS THE LARGEST ON-THE-GROUND PARTNER OF NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY IN SEPTEMBER 2018, WHERE LEAGUE VOLUNTEERS HELD MORE THAN 400 REGISTRATION EVENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO REGISTERING MORE THAN 32,000 VOTERS ON ONE DAY ALONE. LWVEF REGISTERED MORE THAN 28,000 NEW CITIZENS AT MORE THAN 750 NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. THROUGH THE YOUTH VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT, LWVEF HOSTED MORE THAN 750 HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGISTRATION EVENTS IN THE SPRING OF 2019, REGISTERING MORE THAN 20,000 NEW VOTERS. DURING THIS TIMEFRAME THAT COVERED THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS, LWVEF'S WORK TO EDUCATE VOTERS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION USERS ON VOTE411.ORG, THE LEAGUE'S ELECTION WEBSITE OPERATED BY LWVEF. VOTE411.ORG PROVIDES VOTERS WITH CUSTOMIZED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ELECTION DAY RESOURCES INCLUDING THEIR POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION, EARLY OR ABSENTEE VOTING RULES, REGISTRATION DEADLINES, ID REQUIREMENTS, AND MORE. LWVEF ALSO POPULATES THE SITE WITH CANDIDATE INFORMATION EVERY ELECTION CYCLE. FOR THE 2018 FALL MIDTERMS, LWVEF REACHED OUT DIRECTLY TO NEARLY 5,000 CANDIDATES AND STATE AND LOCAL LEAGUES REACHED OUT TO NEARLY 20,000 ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES, REQUESTING THEY ANSWER THE LEAGUE'S NONPARTISAN QUESTIONS FOR THE ONLINE VOTER GUIDE. IN ADVANCE OF THE 2019 PRIMARY ELECTIONS, LWVEF POSTED INFORMATION ON MORE THAN 1,000 CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICES ON VOTE411. IN THE SPRING OF 2019, LWVEF ALSO BEGAN A THOROUGH REDESIGN OF VOTE411.ORG IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE. THE GOAL OF UPGRADING VOTE411.ORG WAS TO IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR VOTERS SEEKING CANDIDATE INFORMATION, RESOURCES ABOUT VOTING AND REGISTRATION. WITH THE SUPPORT OF LWVEF, STATE AND LOCAL LEAGUES HOSTED MORE THAN 750 CANDIDATE DEBATES AND FORUMS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME, HELPING TO EDUCATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VOTERS IN THE LEADUP TO THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS AS WELL AS 2019 PRIMARY ELECTION SEASON. AS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION WITH NEARLY 100 YEARS OF SERVICE, LWVEF IS STRONGLY RECOGNIZED FOR THIS ELECTION WORK IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND'S ONLY MEMBER IS ITS SISTER ORGANIZATION, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND IS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND ARE ELECTED FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS. CURRENTLY, THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE OVERLAPPING MEMBERSHIPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION BEFORE SIGNING. THE 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE EXECUTIVE STAFF AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE STAFF ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBMIT WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL CONTRACTS AND PAYMENTS TO FURTHER ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD DETERMINES THE GOALS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EACH YEAR. THE CHAIR CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASED ON THESE GOALS, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. THE CHAIR USES THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW ALONG WITH INDEPENDENTLY PREPARED COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED ON A PERSONNEL ACTION FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND POSTS COPIES OF ITS FORM 990S TO ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE AND ALSO MAKES THE FORMS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY EMAIL, MAIL, AND FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT ITS OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE EDUCATION FUND'S FORM 1023, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FILED DURING THE 1950S, NO LONGER EXISTS. THE EDUCATION FUND'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE EDUCATION FUND'S WEBSITE, WWW.LWV.ORG/CONTENT/EDUCATION-FUND. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 270,991. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 205,758. TOTAL EXPENSES 493,749. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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