2020-11-16T16:00:05-06:00 2019-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2019-01-01 020767157 ROCK THE VOTE ROCK 2027199910 1440 G STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 CAROLYN DEWITT PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027199910 2020-11-16 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2020-11-16 144.121.95.190 2020-11-16 15:51:36 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F4C2D576246414DCF4A8347EDC3E11E193B17C66 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CAROLYN DEWITT 1440 G STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 1338580 0 X ROCKTHEVOTE.ORG X 2005 DC THE REGISTRATION, EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION OF YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND PROTECTION OF THEIR FREEDOM TO VOTE. 10 10 13 5702 0 0 2310685 1338580 65000 0 0 0 250 0 2375935 1338580 52250 0 0 0 395703 440237 0 0 60637 910756 916105 1358709 1356342 1017226 -17762 1749361 1709751 73250 41465 1676111 1668286 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 532515 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 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. IN 2019, ROCK THE VOTE HOSTED ITS ANNUAL CIVIC MESSAGING MEETING FOR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS; FORMALIZED ITS EFFORTS WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS LAUNCHING BRANDS FOR DEMOCRACY; AND KICKED OFF INITIATIVES WITH NEW MAJOR CORPORATE PARTNERS IN THE LEAD UP TO THE 2020 ELECTION. IN 2019, ROCK THE VOTE PROCESSED MORE THAN 219,000 VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS AND HELPED MORE THAN 116,000 INDIVIDUALS LOOK UP THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS. 366682 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. 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 2019, ROCK THE VOTE ADDED OVER 300,000 SUBSCRIBERS FOR A TOTAL OF 2.67 MILLION ELECTION REMINDER SUBSCRIBERS; PROVIDED ELECTION INFORMATION TO MORE THAN 1 MILLION WEBSITE VISITORS; EXPANDED ITS DEMOCRACY CLASS OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE A LESSON PLAN ON THE CENSUS AND GREW ITS COALITION TO MORE THAN 120 ORGANIZATIONS. 201748 VOTING RIGHTS & SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION: REDUCES BARRIERS BY FIGHTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE AND MODERNIZING THE PROCESS TO PARTICIPATE. ROCK THE VOTE TRACKS A DOZEN POLICIES THAT IMPACT YOUNG PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO VOTING AND ASSIGNS STATE REPORT CARDS. IN ADDITION, 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. IN 2019, ROCK THE VOTE BROUGHT TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT SECTORS FORMING A TASK FORCE TO MODERNIZE OUR ELECTIONS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE ROLE OF THIRD-PARTIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS. ROCK THE VOTE UPGRADED ITS REVOLUTIONARY CANVASSER APP; SECURED A COMMITMENT FROM ANOTHER STATE TO ADOPT CONNECTED VOTER REGISTRATION AND BE THE FIRST STATE TO IMPLEMENT THE COMMON DATA FORMAT; STARTED THE PROCESS TO IMPLEMENT CONNECTED VOTER REGISTRATION IN A THIRD STATE; AND STARTED THE PROCESS TO DEVELOP A TOOL TO ENHANCE BALLOT EDUCATION. 1100945 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 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 CAROLYN DEWITT 2027199910 1440 G STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 CAROLYN DEWITT PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120000 0 11843 AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK SMITH CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER SMITH TREASURER - UNTIL 03/2019 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARA BERGTHOLD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF AYEROFF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDO DIRECTOR, TREASURER - AS OF 03/2019 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 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON RUBIN DIRECTOR - UNTIL 03/2019 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SKOLNIK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 120000 0 11843 1 0 0 0 NGP VAN INC 1445 NEW YORK AVENUE NW SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20005 CRM SOFTWARE 120000 DAVID PRUTER 7752 QUITASOL STREET CARLSBAD CA 92009 DESIGNER & DATA MANAGER 119200 2 1338580 1338580 1338580 0 0 0 X 131843 97564 26369 7910 237048 213023 5711 18314 6611 5983 187 441 34125 29781 2113 2231 30610 25618 2701 2291 50151 50151 74627 74627 255719 221293 18572 15854 89516 88766 750 9464 8059 855 550 297297 289295 4305 3697 57867 49235 4644 3988 23967 20876 534 2557 39564 37577 1069 918 13411 11337 1116 958 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 3846 1967 1750 129 REGISTRATION FEES 400 338 33 29 MISCELLANEOUS 276 233 23 20 1356342 1100945 194760 60637 1001736 737364 544959 747925 19801 30100 608524 556287 69727 52237 97768 86266 15370 55859 1749361 1709751 41852 41465 31398 0 73250 41465 X 1347946 797157 328165 871129 1676111 1668286 1749361 1709751 -17762 9937 0 X 0 0 0 X 3226140 4148508 987557 2310685 1338580 12011470 3226140 4148508 987557 2310685 1338580 12011470 4959464 7052006 331 9581 9912 900 727 70 250 1947 12023329 127100 0.58650 0.59430 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 900. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 727. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 70. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 250. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6000 1500 7500 1348842 1356342 210634 52659 0 0 454114 206850 209377 210634 1080975 1621463 500 9000 16000 7500 33000 113529 51713 52344 52659 270245 405368 500 8000 15000 6000 29500 22164 18851 3313 586360 537436 48924 52237 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANSWERED THE QUESTION 'NO' BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE ANOTHER COMMITTEE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED BY 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 15A 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. THIS COMPENSATION STUDY WAS LAST PERFORMED IN 2016 WHEN THE NEW PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE HELD BY APPROPRIATE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G DESIGNER AND DATA MANAGER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 110,058. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,058. DIGITAL SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 42,000. DESIGN SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 34,952. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 537. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 461. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,950. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,908. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,759. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 643. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,310. FUNDRAISING SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,375. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,750. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,125. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,276. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,276.