What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 11 April 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Listed only on the earlier return
- Siyad Abdullahi
Listed only on the later return
- Melisa Franzen
Totals
- Total revenue
- $660,781
- Total expenses
- $641,872
- Contributions and grants received
- $657,477
- Grants paid
- $5,250
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,279
- Other revenue
- $25
- Total assets, end of year
- $435,784
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $263,810
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $171,974
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $507,159
- Management and general expenses
- $75,799
- Fundraising expenses
- $58,914
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $507,159
Program services were 79.0% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$190,174
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$467,303
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$37,911
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3 · Investment income
total $3,279 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $3,279
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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11d · All other revenue
total $25 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $25
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11e · Other revenue, total
$25
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $5,250 · program services $5,250
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $32,028 · program services $26,460 · management and general $1,909 · fundraising $3,659
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $257,586 · program services $234,754 · management and general $19,597 · fundraising $3,235
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,113 · program services $944 · management and general $152 · fundraising $17
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $19,635 · program services $18,973 · management and general $238 · fundraising $424
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $23,241 · program services $21,346 · management and general $1,320 · fundraising $575
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,970 · management and general $6,970
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $31,022 · management and general $31,022
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $47,932 · fundraising $47,932
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11g · Fees: other
total $105,869 · program services $104,391 · management and general $1,478
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $20,107 · program services $20,107
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13 · Office expenses
total $16,683 · program services $15,960 · management and general $507 · fundraising $216
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14 · Information technology
total $24,049 · program services $20,688 · management and general $2,983 · fundraising $378
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16 · Occupancy
total $14,922 · program services $13,659 · management and general $981 · fundraising $282
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17 · Travel
total $9,319 · program services $9,010 · management and general $299 · fundraising $10
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $16,309 · program services $14,440 · management and general $1,765 · fundraising $104
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20 · Interest
total $1,930 · management and general $1,930
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,227 · management and general $1,227
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23 · Insurance
total $2,226 · program services $1,177 · management and general $980 · fundraising $69
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24a · Other expenses: Service Charges and Admin Fees
total $4,003 · program services $0 · management and general $2,006 · fundraising $1,997
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24e · All other expenses
total $451 · management and general $435 · fundraising $16
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $107,282 · end of year $15,320
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,166 · end of year $1,175
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $26,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $245 · end of year $245
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $959 · end of year $4,659
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,210
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$8,905
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,532 · end of year $1,305
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $71,541 · end of year $413,080
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $72,159 · end of year $113,810
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
end of year $150,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$489,734 · end of year $171,974
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $627,300 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
FairVote Minnesota Foundation promotes better democracy through improving the voting system across the state. We provide research and education about the effects our voting system has on the quality of democracy and advocate for Ranked Choice Voting or other systems that promote greater competition, participation, majority rule, and proportional representation.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Provide education, outreach, research and advocacy to build knowledge and awareness about voting methods in public elections and how they may be improved.
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Education and Outreach Community Education Events FairVote Minnesota educated voters and public officials about RCV at numerous community events, including the Minnehaha Art Fair, Minnesota State Fair, League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference, Twin Cities Pride, Open Streets, multiple city Pride festivals (Bloomington, St. Cloud, Hopkins), Hopkins Raspberry Festival, League of Women Voters meetings, and the Association of Minnesota Counties Conference. Executive Director Jeanne Massey also presented at the Represent Us American Democracy Summit in September 2023. RCV Election Education In 2023, RCV was used in 34 races across five Minnesota cities. These elections saw smooth implementation and strong voter participation, with voters reporting that RCV was easy to use and enhanced the democratic process. Civil campaigns and diverse representation were notable outcomes. FairVote Minnesota and its allies led voter education efforts at over 200 candidate forums and events, reaching more than 50,000 voters through door-knocking, social media, radio, phone outreach, and print media. Visit RankYourVote.org for more. Minnesota Flag Contest As part of the state's redesign of the Minnesota flag, FairVote Minnesota hosted an unofficial ranked choice "people's vote" for the final flag designs. More than 12,000 Minnesotans participated, and the initiative received strong support from the task force chair and broad media coverage. Digital Engagement Our social media presence continued to grow across platforms. In 2023: Twitter (X) posts earned nearly 750,000 impressions, Facebook activity reached nearly 218,000 users, Instagram, a newer platform for us, reached over 115,000 users Fundraising In addition to several online campaigns, we hosted a major summer event featuring RCV legislative champions to support our educational and outreach work.
Expenses $505,611 · Grants $5,250
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Lobbying
Expenses $1,408
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Research
Expenses $140
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeanne Massey
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $60,639
- From this org
- $60,639
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 13.92 + 26.08 related
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Melisa Franzen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Jim Dorsey
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Kim Nelson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Jack Uldrich
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Mike Osterholm
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Steve Kelley
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Michael Minta
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Zaylore Stout
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Emily Crabtree
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Maureen Reed
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5 + 1.5 related
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Jim Watkins
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations 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.
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501 (C) (4) · Lobbying · MN
Directly controlled by FairVote Minnesota Fdn
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 11 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511159349300531
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