Voter Registration Project

Analysis

Voter Registration Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Voter Registration Project reported income of $44.6m and spending of $23.3m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $43.8m to $44.6m (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Voter Registration Project sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester Inc ($44.6m), National Association of Boards of Pharmacy ($44.6m) and Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center ($44.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. It paid $141k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $24.8m against liabilities of $542k, net assets of $24.2m. It reported 46 employees.