The Voter Participation Center

Analysis

The Voter Participation Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 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, The Voter Participation Center reported income of $22.7m and spending of $13.1m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $29.6m to $22.7m (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Voter Participation Center 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 97th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York County Defender Services Inc ($22.4m), Lakeshore Legal Aid ($22.9m) and Aroostook County Action Program Inc ($22.4m).

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 $505k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. It paid $747k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $28.4m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $23.8m. It reported 38 employees.