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← RIGHT VOTE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RIGHT VOTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,178,960
Total expenses
$13,609,066
Contributions and grants received
$15,667,984
Grants paid
$4,900,000
Program service revenue
$500
Investment income
$64,379
Other revenue
$446,097
Total assets, end of year
$14,650,752
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,236,653
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,414,099
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,398,513
Management and general expenses
$316,971
Fundraising expenses
$893,582
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,398,513

Program services were 91.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $15,667,984

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,231

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Shared Workspace

    total $500 · related or exempt $500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $64,392 · excluded $64,392

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $15,219

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $15,232

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$13

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$13 · excluded -$13

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Cost Sharing Revenue

    total $446,097 · related or exempt $446,097

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $446,097

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,900,000 · program services $4,900,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,072,851 · program services $965,565 · management and general $53,643 · fundraising $53,643

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $627,730 · program services $564,958 · management and general $31,386 · fundraising $31,386

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,836 · program services $43,052 · management and general $2,392 · fundraising $2,392

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $69,700 · program services $62,730 · management and general $3,485 · fundraising $3,485

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $103,717 · program services $93,345 · management and general $5,186 · fundraising $5,186

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $84,796 · program services $76,316 · management and general $4,240 · fundraising $4,240

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $138,850 · management and general $138,850

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $569,600 · program services $569,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,844,821 · program services $1,123,742 · management and general $3,169 · fundraising $717,910

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,586,836 · program services $2,586,836

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,228 · program services $20,006 · management and general $1,111 · fundraising $1,111

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $399,269 · program services $359,343 · management and general $19,963 · fundraising $19,963

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $956,331 · program services $867,691 · management and general $44,320 · fundraising $44,320

  • 17 · Travel

    total $43,893 · program services $38,783 · management and general $2,195 · fundraising $2,915

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $47,057 · program services $42,351 · management and general $2,353 · fundraising $2,353

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,286 · program services $24,558 · management and general $1,364 · fundraising $1,364

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $51,071 · program services $45,963 · management and general $2,554 · fundraising $2,554

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $375 · program services $337 · management and general $19 · fundraising $19

  • 24b · Other expenses: Taxes Licenses & Fees

    total $14,819 · program services $13,337 · management and general $741 · fundraising $741

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,708,931 · end of year $756,783

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $8,027,012

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $111,862 · end of year $65,849

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $834,314

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $27,285

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $807,029

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,489,013 · end of year $4,994,079

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $39,190 · end of year $165,930

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,531,515 · end of year $5,070,723

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,739,101 · end of year $9,414,099

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

See Schedule O.

  • In 2024, Right Vote, Inc. worked to encourage community and civic engagement on issues to safeguard individual liberty and promote social well-being.

    Expenses $12,398,513 · Grants $4,900,000 · Revenue $500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessica Anderson

    President

    Total calculated
    $662,821
    From this org
    $634,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,188
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $334,633
    Bonus
    $300,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,938
    Filer's total
    $662,821
  • Garrett Bess

    Executive DirectorSecretary

    Total calculated
    $410,029
    From this org
    $381,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,283
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,746
    Bonus
    $150,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $13,083
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,200
    Filer's total
    $410,029
  • Kelsy Young

    Development

    Total calculated
    $226,832
    From this org
    $212,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,252
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,500
    Bonus
    $63,080
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,309
    Filer's total
    $226,832
  • Ian Artinger

    VP Digital Advocacy

    Total calculated
    $209,656
    From this org
    $192,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,776
    Bonus
    $60,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,067
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,813
    Filer's total
    $209,656
  • Carson Steelman

    VP Communications

    Total calculated
    $150,991
    From this org
    $140,452
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,539
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,702
    Bonus
    $20,750
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,852
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,687
    Filer's total
    $150,991
  • Sean Fieler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Gary Marx

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Nick Nicolay

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • John Backiel

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Benefit information (Part I, line 1a)
First Class or Charter Travel: First class or charter travel is permitted for certain members of executive leadership in certain circumstances.
No written policy information (Part I, line 1b)
The Organization does not have a written travel expense reimbursement policy; however, proper substantiation is required for all expense reimbursement requests as recommended by IRS guidelines.
Other non-fixed payments (Part I, line 7)
The organization paid employee bonuses based on individual and organization performance.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • Sentinel Action Fund Inc

    527 · Political Action Committee · DC

    Directly controlled by Right Vote Inc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349319615

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