Spread the Vote

Analysis

Spread the Vote is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilmington, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2017, 9 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, Spread the Vote reported income of $961k and spending of $875k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $961k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Spread the Vote sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carlos Dunlap Foundation ($961k), Freestate Legal Project Inc ($961k) and Conflict Center ($960k).

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 $65k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $216k against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $115k. It reported 23 employees.