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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING.

Totals

Total revenue
$177,653,103
Total expenses
$177,653,103
Contributions and grants received
$177,653,103
Grants paid
$177,653,103
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,384,638
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,384,638
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$177,653,103
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$177,653,103

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $177,653,103

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $177,653,103 · program services $177,653,103

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $878 · end of year $878

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,769,933 · end of year $6,383,760

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,770,811 · end of year $6,384,638

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING (CEPPS) IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND A LEGAL JOINT VENTURE OF THREE EQUAL PARTNERS: THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS (IFES), THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI), AND THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI). CEPPS WAS CREATED IN 1995 TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE UNDER A GLOBAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO A VARIETY OF LOCAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS WITHOUT CREATING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR UNDERMINING THE INDEPENDENCE AND IDENTITY OF LOCAL BENEFICIARIES. CEPPS PARTNERS IMPLEMENT A DIVERSE RANGE OF PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST POLITICAL AND ELECTORAL ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS - ELECTION COMMISSIONS, DOMESTIC ELECTION MONITORING ORGANIZATIONS, PARLIAMENTS AND THEIR MEMBERS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CEPPS PROVIDES DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE TO A VARIETY OF LOCAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS WHILE MAINTAINING THE AUTONOMY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE LOCAL INSTITUTIONS.

  • NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS ALL RECEIVE SUBGRANTS FROM THE CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING. THE ORGANIZATIONS THEN USE THE GRANTS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES * BUILDING EFFECTIVE, INDEPENDENT POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTION AUTHORITIES, LEGISLATIVE BODIES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGO'S) * ENABLING REGULAR, FREE ELECTIONS TO OCCUR AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AS VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT OBSERVATION AND MONITORING* PROMOTING FULL CITIZEN UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS * FOSTERING PROFESSIONALISM IN THE FIELDS OF ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS

    Expenses $75,567,784 · Grants $75,567,784

  • INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS: THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS ALL RECEIVE SUBGRANTS FROM THE CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING. THE ORGANIZATIONS THEN USE THE GRANTS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES * BUILDING EFFECTIVE, INDEPENDENT POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTION AUTHORITIES, LEGISLATIVE BODIES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGO'S) * ENABLING REGULAR, FREE ELECTIONS TO OCCUR AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AS VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT OBSERVATION AND MONITORING* PROMOTING FULL CITIZEN UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS * FOSTERING PROFESSIONALISM IN THE FIELDS OF ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS

    Expenses $52,122,995 · Grants $52,122,995

  • INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE: THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS ALL RECEIVE SUBGRANTS FROM THE CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING. THE ORGANIZATIONS THEN USE THE GRANTS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES * BUILDING EFFECTIVE, INDEPENDENT POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTION AUTHORITIES, LEGISLATIVE BODIES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGO'S) * ENABLING REGULAR, FREE ELECTIONS TO OCCUR AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AS VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT OBSERVATION AND MONITORING* PROMOTING FULL CITIZEN UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS * FOSTERING PROFESSIONALISM IN THE FIELDS OF ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS

    Expenses $49,962,324 · Grants $49,962,324

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • See Schedule O

    MEMBER/PROJECT COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • See Schedule O

    MEMBER/PROJECT COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • See Schedule O

    MEMBER/PROJECT COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Kira Ribar

    SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGY & OPS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Hallam Ferguson

    VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202502259349301865

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