Votingworks

Analysis

Votingworks is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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, Votingworks reported income of $10.9m and spending of $6.2m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $7.0m to $10.9m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 308%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Votingworks sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Side Justice Center Inc ($10.8m), Dallas Casa ($10.9m) and Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation ($10.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $591k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $11.9m against liabilities of $488k, net assets of $11.5m. It reported 20 employees.