2025-11-17T13:13:11-06:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 812169516 VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT EDUCATION FUND VOTE 2024484535 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 LYDIA JEAN ZODDA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2024484535 2025-11-17 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NELLIE SIRES 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 8174820 0 X N/A X 2016 DC INCREASE VOTER REGISTRATION AMONG GROUPS TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. 6 6 0 6 0 0 2533650 8126598 0 0 11076 48222 0 0 2544726 8174820 90000 5989136 0 0 226310 659498 0 0 67867 697082 1181593 1013392 7830227 1531334 344593 1134601 3187120 3480 1711406 1131121 1475714 THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING INCREASING VOTING AMONG GROUPS WHICH ARE TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. 0 0 7520295 5989136 VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT EDUCATION FUND (VRPEF) PROVIDED GRANTS TO AND TECHNICAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CARRYING OUT NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS AIMED AT GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE ELECTORATE AND CARRIED OUT RESEARCH TO EVALUATE PRIOR EFFORTS AND DESIGN BEST PRACTICES FOR ACHIEVING THESE GOALS. 7520295 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X LYDIA ZODDA 2024484535 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 X EVAN BACALAO CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATRINA GAMBLE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHISH SINHA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TAYLOR HOLDEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEIGH CHAPMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT HOLLAMBY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NELLIE SIRES SEE SCH J EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTAL KNIGHT SEE SCH J CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA JEAN ZODDA SEE SCH J CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 QUENTIN JAVON MAYS SEE SCH J CHIEF OF STAFF 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GRSG COMPANY 5922 EXCELSIOR BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416 VOTER REGISTRATION SUPPORT 386238 1 8126598 8126598 48222 48222 8174820 0 0 48222 X 5989136 5989136 545400 392592 106471 46337 74213 53420 14488 6305 39885 28710 7786 3389 16437 14535 1645 257 34102 34102 966236 929288 27360 9588 6382 2306 4045 31 9546 2959 6517 70 99206 79128 18423 1655 8101 6462 1504 135 943 292 644 7 568 568 SUBS. & PUBLICATIONS 28226 14276 13906 44 EQUIPMENT 6746 2091 4606 49 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 5100 5100 7830227 7520295 242065 67867 145286 834440 3186871 35100 249 119775 1134601 3187120 3480 74575 0 1636831 3480 1711406 X 1131121 1475714 1131121 1475714 1134601 3187120 344593 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1986014 3001436 3501484 2533650 8126598 19149182 1986014 3001436 3501484 2533650 8126598 19149182 565633 18583549 2847 501 216 11076 48222 62862 6300 6300 19218344 0.96700 0.99540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT 1636831 1636831 8174820 0 8174820 0 8174820 7830227 0 7830227 0 7830227 1 IDENTIFY YOUR DREAM 24044 NOBLE DR FARMINGTON MI 483362630 473719667 501(C)(3) 257360 0 VOTER REGISTRATION MICHIGAN VOICES 2727 2ND AVENUE SUITE 109 DETROIT MI 48201 830612165 501(C)(3) 446800 0 VOTER REGISTRATION MISSISSIPPI VOTES 730 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET SUITE 403 JACKSON MS 39202 821014316 501(C)(3) 100000 0 VOTER REGISTRATION THE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER 1707 L ST NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 550889748 501(C)(3) 4416125 0 VOTER REGISTRATION VOTE REV ACTION FUND 611 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE NUM 143 WASHINGTON DC 20003 843996441 501(C)(4) 768850 0 VOTER REGISTRATION 4 1 PART I, LINE 2: VRP-EF IS A GRANTMAKING ENTITY. ITS DISBURSEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO GO PRIMARILY TO RECOGNIZED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS, ALTHOUGH IN SOME CASES, WHERE THE MOST APPROPRIATE LOCAL ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT A VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORT IS NOT A 501(C)(3), VRP-EF MAY MAKE A CONTROLLED GRANT TO A NON-501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT IT BE USED SOLELY FOR 501(C)(3)-PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITY. RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE A HISTORY OF CONDUCTING SUCCESSFUL VOTER REGISTRATION AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAMS. VRP-EF DOES NOT INTEND TO CONDUCT ANY VOTER REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES INDEPENDENTLY, BUT RATHER WILL FOCUS ITS EFFORTS ON FUNDRAISING AND SUBSEQUENT GRANTMAKING TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PLAN AND ADMINISTER VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 5: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY HIRE OR COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEES OF VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT (VRP), A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION UN-RELATED FOR FORM 990 REPORTING PURPOSES. BASED ON A LONGSTANDING BUSINESS PRACTICE BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND VRP, THE ORGANIZATION SHARES OPERATING RESOURCES WITH VRP, INCLUDING PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS RECEIVED ALLOCATED COMPENSATION FOR HOURS DEVOTED TO THE ORGANIZATION: - NELLIE SIRES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT $30,092 - KRISTAL KNIGHT, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER $9,603 - LYDIA JEAN ZODDA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER $18,911 - QUENTIN JAVON MAYS, CHIEF OF STAFF $19,220 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. UPON APPROVAL, THE FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY THE CFO AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES, AND STAFF. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND SENIOR STAFF SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. WHENEVER A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, THEY MUST DISCLOSE THE SITUATION TO THE BOARD OR RELEVANT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE ALL MATERIAL FACTS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT. THIS INCLUDES WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT SHOULD BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE MEETING AND REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE INVITED TO PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD ASSIST THE BOARD IN ITS DECISION-MAKING BUT MUST AGAIN RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS SHOULD BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE TRANSACTION: A. IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; B. IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND C. COULD BE OBTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 VRPEF DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES OF ITS OWN. THE ORGANIZATION SHARES EMPLOYEES WITH ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT (VRP). VRPEF REIMBURSES VRP FOR ITS EMPLOYEES' TIME SPENT ON VRPEF WORK, AND SALARIES ARE DETERMINED UNDER VRP'S PROCESS: VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR'S SALARY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A TEMPORARY TASK FORCE OF THREE BOARD MEMBERS TO STUDY THE ISSUE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TASK FORCE REPORTS THAT IT EXAMINES SALARIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, ASSESSES THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION CULTURE, AND BRINGS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, DISCUSSES THE TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATION, AND VOTES ON A SPECIFIC SALARY. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE RECORDED. THE PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2021, AND THE PROCESS FOR TOP MANAGEMENT WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT EDUCATION FUND DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 543,050. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27,360. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,588. TOTAL EXPENSES 579,998. VOTER REGISTRAION SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 386,238. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 386,238.