Mission
BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER FOUNDATION (BISC FOUNDATION) STRENGTHENS DEMOCRACY BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD ISSUES AND THE ROLE BALLOT MEASURES PLAY IN OUR DEMOCRACY.
Public Charity
BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER FOUNDATION
BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.4M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $6.0M total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 043454684
WASHINGTON, DC
Citizen Participation
NTEE: W24
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$6.0M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation
How Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$64
Programs
the work itself
$24
Management
running the organization
$12
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $64 for programs
$23
Strategic initiatives
$12
Policy and legal advocacy encompasses working with state and national partners, including bisc's lawyer's guild, to protect direct democracy and progressive ballot measure wins around the country, working…
$12
Communications
Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$200,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$162,000
Program Grant
$100,000
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$50,000
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 28 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Andrea Marta
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Chris Melody Fields Figueredo
DIRECTOR
Dakota Hall
DIRECTOR
Danielle Atkinson
CHAIR
Elena Nunez
DIRECTOR
Emily Persaud-Zamora
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $6.0M |
| 2023 | $5.4M | $2.4M | $5.8M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $2.1M | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $840K |
| 2019 | $829K | $850K | $616K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $829K to $2.4M (+192%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.