2023-11-01T14:28:15-05:00 2022-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-01-01 815447067 FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER FAIR 2023310114 1825 K STREET NW 450 WASHINGTON DC 20006 ROBERT M BRANDON PRESIDENT & CEO 2023310114 2023-11-01 1 ROBERT BRANDON 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROBERT M BRANDON 1825 K STREET NW 450 WASHINGTON DC 20006 7555522 0 X WWW.FAIRELECTIONSCENTER.ORG X 2017 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 11 10 37 10 0 0 3424371 7488512 0 0 17674 36762 0 0 3442045 7525274 7240 303775 0 0 2500574 3012435 900 -102 300997 1016087 2507642 3524801 5823750 -82756 1701524 3661205 5578993 193870 474638 3467335 5104355 X FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER IS A NATIONAL, NONPARTISAN VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTION REFORM ORGANIZATION WHICH WORKS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO REGISTRATION AND VOTING FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED CONSTITUENCIES. THE CENTER WORKS TO IMPROVE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION THROUGH LEGISLATIVE, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, TO PROTECT ACCESS TO THE BALLOT THROUGH LITIGATION, AND TO PROVIDE ELECTION LAW EXPERTISE, VOTER INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO VOTER MOBILIZATION ORGANIZATIONS. 0 0 3957196 303775 CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT (CVP): CVP WORKS WITH UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND ELECTION OFFICIALS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO STUDENT VOTING. THE PROGRAM ENABLES CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TO INSTITUTIONALIZE REFORMS THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER AND VOTE. COLLEGE STUDENTS FACE SPECIAL CHALLENGES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REGISTER AND VOTE IN THEIR COLLEGE COMMUNITIES. THESE STUDENTS LACK INFORMATION ABOUT VOTER REGISTRATION RULES AND DEADLINES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY SOMETIMES LACK ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF ID FOR VOTER REGISTRATION OR VOTING PURPOSES, LACK TRANSPORTATION TO THE POLLS, FACE CONFUSION ABOUT WHERE TO VOTE, OR EVEN FACE UNSYMPATHETIC ELECTION OFFICIALS. IN RECENT YEARS, A NUMBER OF STATE LEGISLATURES AROUND THE COUNTRY PURSUED LAWS THAT SEEK TO LIMIT ACCESS TO THE POLLS WITH PARTICULARLY DAMAGING EFFECTS FOR STUDENT VOTERS. CVP SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES BY PROVIDING TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CURRENT VOTING INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN OFFER TO THEIR STUDENTS DURING EVENTS LIKE ORIENTATION AND CLASS REGISTRATION. CVP ALSO DEVELOPS BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLEGES TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS THROUGH CAMPUS-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS DURING VOTER REGISTRATION, EARLY VOTING, AND ON ELECTION DAY. IN 2022, CVP PARTNERED WITH ABOUT 340 CAMPUSES THAT ENROLLED MORE THAN 4 MILLION STUDENTS IN 41 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE PROJECT RUNS STAFFED PROGRAMS IN TEN STATES (AZ, FL, GA, MI, NC, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI) AND ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 20 AND 35 FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN EACH OF THESE STATES. CVP ALSO PAYS STIPENDS TO STUDENT "DEMOCRACY FELLOWS" TO WORK WITH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY AND OTHER STUDENT LEADERS TO SUPPORT NON-PARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION EFFORTS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH LEADERSHIP AND ELECTION LAW TRAINING. IN 2022, OVER 250 FELLOWS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM IN THE SPRING AND FALL SEMESTERS. CVP ALSO EXPANDED ITS HBCU LEGACY INITIATIVE, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS BARRIERS TO STUDENT VOTING ON HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CVP PARTNERED WITH 40 HBCUS IN CVP'S TEN STAFFED STATES AS WELL AS IN AL, MD, AND LA AND HIRED APPROXIMATELY 20 MORE DEMOCRACY FELLOWS. 550207 LITIGATION: FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER'S LEGAL TEAM FOCUSES ON CASES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION LEVERAGES ITS EXPERTISE TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO REGISTRATION AND VOTING THAT IMPACT HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS OTHER VOTERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE BALLOT. THESE CONSTITUENCIES INCLUDE STUDENTS, THE YOUTH, THE ELDERLY, LANGUAGE MINORITY AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER'S WORK ALSO CHALLENGES REGISTRATION LAWS THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST NATURALIZED CITIZENS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES THAT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY DENY VOTING RIGHTS TO FORMER FELONS, 17-YEAR-OLDS WHO WILL TURN 18 BY ELECTION DAY, AND OTHER HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS. IN 2022, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER PURSUED A LAWSUIT IN ARIZONA THAT CHALLENGED TWO LAWS THAT INHIBIT THE ABILITY FOR NATURALIZED CITIZENS TO REGISTER AND REMAIN REGISTERED VOTERS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED REPRESENTING THE HARRIET TUBMAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS ON A CHALLENGE TO FLORIDA'S RESTRICTIONS ON THIRD PARTY VOTER REGISTRATION IN THE 11TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.FURTHERMORE, IN KENTUCKY, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS CASE FOR VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETED THEIR FELONY SENTENCES BUT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S 2020 EXECUTIVE ORDER. FEC ALSO FILED A NEW CASE IN STATE COURT IN WISCONSIN TO CHALLENGE THE STATE'S REJECTION OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS GIVEN DEFECTS OR OMISSIONS IN THE WITNESS ADDRESS ON A VOTER'S CERTIFICATE ENVELOPE. ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, THE ORGANIZATION ADDITIONALLY FILED AN AMICUS BRIEF IN THE US SUPREME COURT CASE MOORE V. HARPER IN 2022. 189249 ELECTION REFORM POLICY: FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER (FEC) WORKS ON ELECTION REFORM POLICY IN ORDER TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE BALLOT, SUPPORT ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS AND TO SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. LAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH UPDATED VOTER GUIDES AND THIRD-PARTY REGISTRATION DRIVE GUIDES FOR ALL 50 STATES. FEC ALSO PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO VARIOUS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND MINORITY LANGUAGE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS IN MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES TO ANALYZE LEGISLATION AND PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF ITS IMPACT ON VOTING OR ON ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER ADDITIONALLY COLLABORATED WITH ALLIES TO SHAPE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON VOTING AND VOTER REGISTRATION THROUGH VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES. FEC MOREOVER ENGAGED IN ELECTION PROTECTION WORK IN MULTIPLE STATES DURING THE 2022 ELECTIONS 141878 POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT: IN 2018, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER CREATED WORKELECTIONS TO PROVIDE CURRENT, NON-PARTISAN INFORMATION TO ELECTION OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT, CENTRALIZE INFORMATION FOR JURISDICTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE AN EASY AND ACCESSIBLE WAY FOR JURISDICTIONS TO FIND INFORMATION. IN 2020, AS HUNDREDS OF OLDER, TRADITIONALLY ACTIVE POLL WORKERS WITHDREW BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER EXPANDED WORKELECTIONS TO PROVIDE DATA THAT FACILITATED THE RECRUITMENT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POLL WORKERS. WORKELECTIONS PARTNERED WITH THE US ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, WHO USED THE DATA FROM WORKELECTIONS TO POWER THEIR OWN RECRUITMENT EFFORT. ADDITIONALLY, FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER CO-FOUNDED POWER THE POLLS, WHICH OTHER NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS ALSO SPONSORED. MORE THAN 710,000 INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP THROUGH POWER THE POLLS AND WORKELECTIONS.COM, ONE MILLION INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE WORKELECTIONS WEB PORTAL, AND 190,000 OF THEM CLICKED ON APPLICATIONS.WORKELECTIONS NOW CONTAINS POLL WORKER REQUIREMENT INFORMATION AND LINKS TO APPLICATIONS FOR OVER 5,000 JURISDICTIONS IN FORTY-SEVEN STATES SO VOTERS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, MEDIA COMPANIES AND SCHOOLS CAN PROMOTE POLL WORKER INFORMATION TO THEIR MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS. THE PROJECT ENCOURAGES THESE GROUPS TO PROMOTE POLL WORKING TO THEIR EMPLOYEES, CLIENTS, AND MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A MORE DIVERSE GROUP OF POLL WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EACH YEAR, WORKELECTIONS UPDATES POLL WORKER INFORMATION IN STATES WITH ELECTIONS BY CONTACTING OFFICIALS AND SENDING SURVEYS TO JURISDICTIONS. 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DIR. 40.00 X 123890 0 9458 818458 0 49527 5 0 1 0 BERLIN ROSEN 750 17TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES 209000 1 7488512 7488512 31455 31455 35555 30248 5307 5307 5307 7525274 0 0 36762 X 303775 303775 264823 133098 79497 52228 2241681 1811880 272121 157680 100271 61182 30891 8198 201841 167296 30860 3685 203819 164407 21699 17713 79662 24310 55352 97782 59251 30944 7587 -102 -102 1064217 982447 62768 19002 803 173 630 113061 93755 14182 5124 32196 24125 8649 -578 162614 140165 17730 4719 170138 156997 12594 547 85813 79798 4887 1128 94 94 8127 870 7257 PAYROLL SERVICES 48721 36802 7902 4017 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 25629 16511 4266 4852 STUDENT ADVISORY BD. 21942 21942 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 17133 13366 3121 646 579710 546380 18779 14551 5823750 4838530 684223 300997 3543138 4266480 100000 1260621 33339 18067 18553 3661205 5578993 193870 474638 193870 474638 X 3101455 2591513 365880 2512842 3467335 5104355 3661205 5578993 1701524 -64504 0 X 0 0 0 X 2420590 2488682 5188599 3424371 7488512 21010754 2420590 2488682 5188599 3424371 7488512 21010754 4061010 16949744 1002 1418 2167 6700 31455 42742 26455 31968 58423 21111919 0.80290 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE 2017 COLUMN REPORTS THE SHORT YEAR 2/22/2017 (INCEPTION) TO 12/31/2017. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 1 6085 0 0 1 482 0 1 450 7017 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: REVIEWING, DRAFTING, AND SENDING LETTERS AND TESTIMONIALS TO LEGISLATORS. DISTRIBUTING TESTIMONY TO OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. 1 MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 1515 SOUTH ROBERT STREET WEST SAINT PAUL MN 55118 411804559 501(C)(3) 16500 0 CAMPUS MINIGRANTS FOR EARLY VOTE SITES CAMPAIGN EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY 1658 KINGS ROAD JACKSONVILLE FL 32209 591146751 501(C)(3) 8000 0 AWARD FOR LEGACY INITIATIVE ACTION PLANNING FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY 625 EAST TENNESSEE STREET SUITE 100 TALLAHASSEE FL 32308 596175096 501(C)(3) 8000 0 AWARD LEGACY INITIATIVE ACTION PLANNING 3 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE MONITORED THROUGH PERIODIC REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEES. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ROBERT M BRANDON PRESIDENT & CEO 244600 0 10000 0 0 0 6233 0 3990 0 264823 0 0 0 REBEKAH CARUTHERS VICE PRESIDENT 180165 0 5582 0 0 0 1280 0 9044 0 196071 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES REPORTED IN FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A RECEIVED BONUS COMPENSATION: ROBERT BRANDON $10,000 JON SHERMAN $2,418 MICHAEL BURNS $2,320 MICHELLE KANTER COHEN $2,163 REBEKAH CARUTHERS $5,582 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, KEY EMPLOYEE AND COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT THEY RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND HAS COMPLETED THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A COVERED PERSON IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSES TO THE BOARD, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST OR ANY DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIPS. AFTER A COVERED PERSON DISCLOSES THE EXISTENCE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST OR POSSIBLE FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION AND IF THE CORPORATION SHALL ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS DECIDED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS (EXCLUDING THE CEO) AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABILTY INFORMATION. THE DELIBERATION OF DECISION OF THE BOARD REVIEW WAS INCLUDED IN MEETING MINUTES. THE DATE OF THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS IN JANUARY 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,759. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 36,750. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 601. TOTAL EXPENSES 44,110. FELLOWS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 300,985. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 300,985. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 168,581. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,018. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 18,401. TOTAL EXPENSES 209,000. INTERN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,600. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 72,188. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 72,188. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 346,566. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 350,566. RESEARCHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,343. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,343. OUTREACH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 50,425. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,425.