2016-05-09T19:46:24-05:00 2015-06-30 521855942 TATE AND TRYON 2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2014-07-01 530239013 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND LEAG 2022631308 1730 M STREET NW NO 1000 WASHINGTON DC 200364542 ANISA TOOTLA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 2022631308 2016-05-09 1 ELIZABETH HELLER P00397829 2022932200 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z NANCY E TATE 1730 M STREET NW NO 1000 WASHINGTON DC 200364542 2234048 0 X WWW.LWV.ORG X 1957 DC THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND, A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION, ENCOURAGES THE INFORMED AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT AND WORKS TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF MAJOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. 12 12 0 40989 0 0 2742484 2120065 7254 5025 232244 104084 0 4874 2981982 2234048 379943 71575 0 0 0 1078599 43017 43875 664559 2170020 876052 2592980 2070101 389002 163947 7092676 6184977 1206132 814052 5886544 5370925 X THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND, A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION, ENCOURAGES THE INFORMED AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT AND WORKS TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF MAJOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. 0 0 717900 71575 ELECTION SERVICES: DEVOTED TO INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT VOTER REGISTRATION, THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING AND PROVIDING CANDIDATE INFORMATION. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED NARRATIVE. SCHEDULE O PROVIDES ADDITIONAL DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LEAGUE'S ELECTION SERVICES PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS. 121658 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: VARIOUS PROJECTS FOCUSING ON CURRENT ISSUES. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED NARRATIVE.SCHEDULE O PROVIDES ADDITIONAL DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LEAGUE'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS. 102263 5025 COMMUNICATIONS: EXPENDITURES ARE USED TO MAINTAIN THE LEAGUE'S VOTE 411 WEBSITE, PREPARE AND DISSEMINATE MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS, WHICH PROMOTE POLITICAL AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND WHICH ADDRESS SELECTED ISSUES.SCHEDULE O PROVIDES ADDITIONAL DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LEAGUE'S COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS. 100670 ADVOCACY: LOBBYING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH INFORMED AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT AND TO PROMOTE ACTION ON SELECTED ISSUES. 100670 1042491 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MI MN MS MO MT NE NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY ID IL MA NV DC X X ANISA TOOTLA 2022631308 1730 M ST NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ELISABETH MACNAMARA PRESIDENT 15.00 15.00 X X 0 0 0 TONI E LARSON VICE PRESIDENT 7.50 7.50 X X 0 0 0 KAREN NICHOLSON SECRETARY 7.50 7.50 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA DONATH TREASURER 7.50 7.50 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY APPLER DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS CARSON DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 CONNIE FERGUSON DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 ROSALEE KEECH DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 ANITA LOCH DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE B SCHINK DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 LINDA P WASSENICH DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA ZIA DIRECTOR 7.50 7.50 X 0 0 0 KELLY GARDNER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 25.00 25.00 X 17868 17868 7434 NANCY TATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 25.00 25.00 X 97325 97325 13952 ANISA TOOTLA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 25.00 25.00 X 31624 31624 4094 GREGORY LEATHERWOOD SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 25.00 25.00 X 52203 52203 15122 KELLY CEBALLOS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 30.00 20.00 X 61002 40668 9190 LAURA ZYLSTRA SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 30.00 20.00 X 63925 42617 14385 323947 282305 64177 0 0 1 0 0 2120065 31803 2120065 PUBLICATION SALES 511190 5025 5025 5025 104084 104084 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4874 4874 4874 2234048 5025 0 108958 X 71575 71575 760883 433531 121122 206230 7463 4252 1188 2023 268373 152912 42721 72740 41880 23862 6667 11351 8178 8178 9069 9069 43875 43875 47208 47208 424148 187661 63048 173439 132930 35501 7711 89718 157642 79634 40031 37977 25775 25608 167 30952 23648 6114 1190 34151 13149 21002 5956 2352 3604 MISCELLANEOUS 43 43 G&A ALLOCATION 0 16766 -39011 22245 2070101 1042491 363051 664559 46376 22245 0 24131 1783869 300 1601101 197854 51143 80 860 148909 141431 41630 7478 5068463 4524875 7092676 6184977 19601 710 0 537034 1186531 276308 1206132 814052 X 4318601 4351201 898868 350649 669075 669075 5886544 5370925 7092676 6184977 163947 -679566 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3155574 2861256 2668706 2742484 2120065 13548085 3155574 2861256 2668706 2742484 2120065 13548085 463102 13084983 98156 107758 107959 232244 104084 650201 14198286 9899 0.92160 0.77000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2070101 2070101 253505 63376 0 0 297225 310018 321088 253505 1181836 1772754 5915 5915 74313 77505 80272 63376 295466 443199 31 31 189 19711 528437 1 1 4476388 489949 -485928 0 420261 4060148 3902592 100454 710236 0 236894 4476388 3457878 178477 562513 0 296275 3902592 0.82850 0.16480 0.00670 1 0 148909 141431 7478 7478 DUE TO LWVEF GENERAL FUND 276308 276308 1554482 -679566 -679566 2234048 0 2234048 2070101 0 2070101 0 2070101 PART V, LINE 4: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HAS A POLICY OF APPROPRIATING FOR DISTRIBUTION EACH YEAR 5% OF ITS ENDOWMENT FUND'S AVERAGE FAIR VALUE FROM THE TRAILING THREE YEARS TO BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY. 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. X X X X X 1 AVALON CONSULTING GROUP INC 2030 M ST NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 CONSULTING 0 771839 39925 731914 DONOR SERVICES GROUP 6715 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90028 TELEMARKETING 0 24503 3950 20553 796342 43875 752467 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC 1 LWV OF GEORGIA 100 EDGEWOOD AVE NE SUITE 1275 ATLANTA GA 30327 580600853 501C4 39100 ELECTION SERVICES 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND REQUIRES ALL GRANTEES TO SUBMIT NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR GRANTS RECEIVED. 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 NANCY TATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 95023 95023 0 0 2302 2302 6976 6976 510 510 104811 104811 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES ACTS AS A COMMON PAYMASTER FOR BOTH ITSELF AND THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND. THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES USES COMPENSATION SURVERYS AND THE INPUT AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD IN ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PART II, LINE 1 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES ACTS AS A COMMON PAYMASTER FOR BOTH ITSELF AND THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND. THE OFFICERS AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES LISTED IN PART II SERVE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN PART II REPRESENTS THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID TO THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SERVICES TO BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. X 6 31803 FMV 0 0 0 PART III, LINES 4 A,B,C - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND (LWVEF) SUPPORTS OUR MEMBERS WHO HELP REGISTER VOTERS, PROVIDE VOTERS WITH ELECTION INFORMATION, AND ALLOW VOTERS TO HEAR FROM CANDIDATES IN THEIR OWN WORDS THROUGH DEBATES AND VOTING GUIDES. VOTER REGISTRATION: VOTER REGISTRATION IS A PILLAR OF THE LEAGUE'S WORK. RECENT DATA SHOWS THAT NEARLY 30 PERCENT OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTER POPULATION---SOME 59 MILLION PEOPLE---ARE NOT CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO VOTE. IF WE WANT OUR PUBLIC POLICIES TO TRULY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, THEN AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN OUR ELECTIONS, AT EVERY LEVEL. THE LEAGUE IS PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING GROUPS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN OUR ELECTORATE, INCLUDING YOUNG PEOPLE, THOSE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, NON-COLLEGE YOUTH, AND NEW CITIZENS, BY HELPING THEM REGISTER TO VOTE. LOCAL LEAGUES CONDUCTED ON-THE-GROUND VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN 2014, ULTIMATELY HELPING TO REGISTER MORE THAN 50,000 VOTERS IN PERSON AND ONLINE NATIONWIDE. REACHING NEW VOTERS: NEW CITIZENS, NEW VOTERS: ALTHOUGH NEW CITIZENS ARE IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, THERE IS NO STANDARDIZED PROGRAM TO REGISTER THEM DURING NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES. THE LEAGUE IS WORKING TO CHANGE THAT. WITH LONGSTANDING TIES TO LOCAL ELECTIONS OFFICIALS AND THE COURTS, LEAGUES ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE ON-SITE VOTER REGISTRATION AT NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS. IN 2014, LEAGUES REGISTERED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW CITIZENS TO VOTE, INCLUDING 7,000 IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA ALONE. ENGAGING YOUNG VOTERS: IN 2014, THE LEAGUE ONCE AGAIN SPEARHEADED A MAJOR PROGRAM TO REGISTER YOUNG PEOPLE. NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, OUR YOUTH VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT WAS ACTIVE IN MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITIES IN 15 STATES. YOUNG PEOPLE COMPRISE A MAJOR BLOC OF THE ELECTORATE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF ELECTIONS-YET DUE TO STRUCTURAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS, THEY VOTE IN MUCH LOWER NUMBERS THAN THE REST OF THE POPULATION. LEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY SET UP REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGH-SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND CAFETERIAS, AT SPRING FAIRS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND AT VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. THE GOAL WAS TO REGISTER AS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED TO CAST A BALLOT ON ELECTION DAY. ALL TOLD, LEAGUE VOLUNTEERS HELPED MORE THAN 9,200 HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS REGISTER THIS YEAR-ADDING TO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS REGISTERED SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY: ON SEPTEMBER 23, AS A LEAD NATIONWIDE ORGANIZER OF NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER LEAGUE TEAMS REMINDED AMERICANS THAT EVERY ELECTION IS IMPORTANT AND THAT VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES WERE RAPIDLY APPROACHING. NEARLY 400 LEAGUES IN 48 STATES PARTICIPATED, MAKING US THE LARGEST ON-THE-GROUND REGISTRATION GROUP ON THE DAY FOR THE THIRD YEAR RUNNING! NATIONAL LEAGUE PRESIDENT, ELISABETH MACNAMARA, WAS ONE OF THE KEY SPEAKERS AT A SIGNATURE EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY. AROUND THE COUNTRY, LEAGUES USED CREATIVE AND ENTERTAINING MEANS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING TO VOTE. IN NORTH CAROLINA, THERE WAS A BLUEGRASS CONCERT; IN MIAMI, A HUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EVENT FEATURING THE LEAGUE AND ITS PARTNERS AS WELL AS TV STAR WILMER VALDERRAMA. LEAGUE MEMBERS, ARMED WITH CLIPBOARDS AND REGISTRATION FORMS, HIT SUBWAY STATIONS, BUS STOPS, GROCERY STORES, SCHOOLS AND BASEBALL GAMES, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE MORE THAN 150,000 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED NATIONWIDE THAT DAY. VOTE411.ORG: LAUNCHED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND (LWVEF) IN 2006, VOTE411.ORG IS A "ONE-STOP-SHOP" FOR ELECTION RELATED INFORMATION. TENS OF MILLIONS OF VOTERS HAVE USED DATA PROVIDED BY VOTE411.ORG TO GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY CAST A VOTE. FEATURES: > UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON POLLING LOCATIONS, REGISTRATION AND VOTING DEADLINES IN EVERY STATE > DETAILED INFORMATION ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CANDIDATES > A VOTER REGISTRATION TOOL IN 2014: > 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE USED THE SITE TO GET ELECTION-RELATED INFORMATION. 500,000 ON ELECTION DAY ALONE. > PROVIDED DETAILED CANDIDATE INFORMATION ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATES, COVERING EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY IN AMERICA > OFFERED AN EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE FINDER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER PARTNER QUOTE: "THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS' VOTE411 TOOL HAS BEEN INTEGRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF VOTO LATINO'S RECENT VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET OUT THE VOTE CAMPAIGNS. WE HAVE ALWAYS STRIVED TO MAKE REGISTERING TO VOTE AND VOTING SIMPLE AND SEAMLESS AND IT IS TOOLS LIKE VOTE411, AND PARTNERS LIKE LWV, THAT MOVE US CLOSER TO THAT GOAL," PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VOTO LATINO, MARIA TERESA KUMAR. 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 THE SAME MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EACH YEAR. THE CHAIR CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'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 187,661. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 63,048. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 173,439. TOTAL EXPENSES 424,148. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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