2025-11-17T13:14:18-06:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 812163801 REGISTER AMERICA REGI 2024484535 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 LYDIA JEAN ZODDA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2024484535 2025-11-17 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NELLIE SIRES 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 8413139 0 X N/A X 2016 DC ASSIST WITH VOTER REGISTRATION & ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES TO INCREASE U.S. VOTER REGISTRATION. 4 4 0 4 0 0 200000 8165000 0 243790 481 4349 0 0 200481 8413139 0 6590000 0 0 432061 409978 0 0 34706 360580 1006910 792641 8006888 -592160 406251 645002 1700996 211505 861248 433497 839748 THE ORGANIZATION IS FOUNDED FOR SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES, INCLUDING ASSISTING WITH VOTER REGISTRATION AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES WHICH LEAD TO INCREASED VOTER REGISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES. 0 0 7815995 6590000 243790 REGISTER AMERICA SUPPORTS VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT BY OTHER SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF PRIOR EFFORTS AND MOST EFFECTIVE PRACTICES. 7815995 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X LYDIA ZODDA 2024484535 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 X KYRU CRYMES CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GENE KARPINSKI TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DESMOND SERRETTE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSE MORALES JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NELLIE SIRES SEE SCH J EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTAL KNIGHT SEE SCH J CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA JEAN ZODDA SEE SCH J CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 QUENTIN JAVON MAYS SEE SCH J CHIEF OF STAFF 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 POLITECH 1522 CANYON LEDGE CT LAS VEGAS NV 89117 BLOCKS PLATFORM LICENSING 331687 1 8165000 8165000 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 243790 243790 243790 4349 4349 8413139 243790 0 4349 6590000 6590000 338383 250622 65797 21964 46196 34215 8982 2999 25399 18811 4939 1649 10585 10197 284 104 24359 24359 652503 628574 17538 6391 2914 511 2401 2 7128 5999 1066 63 8588 2045 6503 40 73916 63349 9281 1286 9164 7854 1151 159 631 133 495 3 498 498 FIELD EXPENSES 193119 193119 SUBSCRIPTIONS 19552 9733 9789 30 EQUIPMENT 3953 833 3104 16 8006888 7815995 156187 34706 144521 500481 1674246 26750 645002 1700996 7974 25250 203531 835998 211505 861248 X 433497 839748 433497 839748 645002 1700996 406251 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT 835998 835998 8413139 0 8413139 0 8413139 8006888 0 8006888 0 8006888 1 VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT PO BOX 33436 WASHINGTON DC 20033 264802468 501(C)(3) 6590000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT OF VRP'S OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE A HISTORY OF CONDUCTING SUCCESSFUL VOTER REGISTRATION AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAMS. RA DOES NOT INTEND TO CONDUCT ANY VOTER REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES INDEPENDENTLY, BUT RATHER WILL FOCUS ITS EFFORTS ON SUBSEQUENT GRANTMAKING TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PLAN AND ADMINISTER VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 5: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY HIRE OR COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEES OF VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT (VRP), A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION UN-RELATED FOR FORM 990 REPORTING PURPOSES. BASED ON A LONGSTANDING BUSINESS PRACTICE BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND VRP, THE ORGANIZATION SHARES OPERATING RESOURCES WITH VRP, INCLUDING PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS RECEIVED ALLOCATED COMPENSATION FOR HOURS DEVOTED TO THE ORGANIZATION: - NELLIE SIRES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT $30,092 - KRISTAL KNIGHT, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER $5,958 - LYDIA JEAN ZODDA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER $11,733 - QUENTIN JAVON MAYS, CHIEF OF STAFF $11,925 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. UPON APPROVAL, THE FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY THE CFO AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES, AND STAFF. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND SENIOR STAFF SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. WHENEVER A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, THEY MUST DISCLOSE THE SITUATION TO THE BOARD OR RELEVANT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE ALL MATERIAL FACTS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT. THIS INCLUDES WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT SHOULD BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE MEETING AND REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE INVITED TO PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD ASSIST THE BOARD IN ITS DECISION-MAKING BUT MUST AGAIN RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS SHOULD BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE TRANSACTION: A. IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; B. IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND C. COULD BE OBTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 REGISTER AMERICA (RA) DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES OF ITS OWN. THE ORGANIZATION SHARES EMPLOYEES WITH ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT (VRP). RA REIMBURSES VRP FOR ITS EMPLOYEES' TIME SPENT ON RA WORK, AND SALARIES ARE DETERMINED UNDER VRP'S PROCESS: VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR'S SALARY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A TEMPORARY TASK FORCE OF THREE BOARD MEMBERS TO STUDY THE ISSUE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TASK FORCE REPORTS THAT IT EXAMINES SALARIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, ASSESSES THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION CULTURE, AND BRINGS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, DISCUSSES THE TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATION, AND VOTES ON A SPECIFIC SALARY. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE RECORDED. THE PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2021, AND THE PROCESS FOR TOP MANAGEMENT WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 REGISTER AMERICA DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.