Public Charity

FAIRVOTE

Based in SILVER SPRING, MD, FAIRVOTE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $7.2M in revenue, $6.4M in expenses, $6.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 104 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $13.2M.

EIN: 541635649 SILVER SPRING, MD Voter Education & Registration NTEE: R40 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.2M
Total Expenses$6.4M
Total Assets$6.1M
Grant Records104
Funding Total$13.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

FAIRVOTE IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION SEEKING BETTER ELECTIONS FOR ALL. IT RESEARCHES AND ADVANCES VOTING REFORMS THAT MAKE DEMOCRACY MORE FUNCTIONAL AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR EVERY AMERICAN. SINCE 1992, IT HAS A PROVEN RECORD AS A NONPARTISAN INNOVATOR IN ELECTIONS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH STRATEGIC RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COLLABORATION.

Where $100 goes at Fairvote

How Fairvote divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$74
2024 Fairvote (c3) accomplishmentsfairvote has continued to meet the needs of the growing electoral reform movement
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO SUPPORT THE FAIRVOTE AWARDS GALA AND TO PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT FOR STATE PARTNERS AND TO EDUCATE EAS REGARDING RCV AND RELATED REFORMS.
$451,299
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$440,914
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$180,150
$111,801
$111,801

Showing up to 5 of 104 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VP OF POLICY & PROGRAM Ashley Houghton
FINANCE MANAGER Binmiao Guo
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Brian Cannon
BOARD MEMBER Chi Kim
SENIOR FELLOW David Daley
TREASURER David Wilner

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$10,725,584 80 grants
Environment & Conservation
$912,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$451,299 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$430,000 5 grants
Economic Development
$300,700 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.2M $6.4M $6.1M
2023 $7.7M $6.9M $5.3M
2022 $4.8M $5.4M $3.8M
2021 $4.7M $3.4M $4.3M
2020 $4.1M $3.3M $2.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $7.2M (+75%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.1M.

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