Fairvote

Analysis

Fairvote is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Fairvote reported income of $7.7m and spending of $6.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $7.7m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Fairvote sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advocacy & Protective Services Inc ($7.6m), National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform ($7.8m) and Legal Services of Central New York Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $629k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 41 employees.