Mission
ISSUE ONE IS THE LEADING CROSSPARTISAN POLITICAL REFORM ORGANIZATION THAT EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, ENGAGES CAPITOL HILL, AND ADVOCATES FOR SOLUTIONS TO FIX OUR BROKEN POLITICAL SYSTEM.
Public Charity
ISSUE ONE
ISSUE ONE is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $6.9M revenue, $9.5M expenses, $9.4M total assets. 144 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 320384285
WASHINGTON, DC
Public & Societal Benefit N.E.C.
NTEE: W99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.9M
Total Expenses$9.5M
Total Assets$9.4M
Grant Records144
Funding Total$27.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Issue One
How Issue One divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$10
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$70
Protecting the guardrails of democracy and advancing free and fair elections Issue One leads crosspartisan efforts to check executive overreach and ensure u.S
$9
Reshaping the online information environment and the role of money in politics Issue One advocates for structural democracy reforms at the state and federal levels
$1
Building crosspartisan civic power for a structural reform agenda Issue One engages american citizens across sectors and ideologies to co-shape a durable, nonpartisan democracy reform agenda for the…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$999,650
CIVIL PARTICIPATION
$850,000
Community Development
$369,500
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
$250,000
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$200,000
Showing up to 5 of 144 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY REFORM
Alix Fraser
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Amelia Leonardi
BOARD TREASURER
Barbara Brenner Buder
BOARD MEMBER
Bill Burgess
BOARD MEMBER
Carlos Curbelo
BOARD MEMBER
Dan Glickman Through Dec 2024
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.9M | $9.5M | $9.4M |
| 2024 | $14.8M | $8.2M | $12.0M |
| 2023 | $7.9M | $8.2M | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $7.0M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $19.4M | $16.3M | $5.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $19.4M to $6.9M (-65%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.