Fair Elections Center

Analysis

Fair Elections Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Fair Elections Center reported income of $3.3m and spending of $5.4m, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.3m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Fair Elections Center sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include U-Turn Foundation ($3.3m), Damascus Way Re-Entry Center Inc ($3.3m) and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $288k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $237k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 46 employees.