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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SD FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,111,406
Total expenses
$9,026,038
Contributions and grants received
$11,111,406
Grants paid
$827,515
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,694,305
Total liabilities, end of year
$969,710
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,724,595
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,463,084
Management and general expenses
$1,120,884
Fundraising expenses
$442,070
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,463,084

Program services were 82.7% 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

    $11,111,406

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $827,515 · program services $827,515

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $893,022 · program services $723,348 · management and general $107,163 · fundraising $62,511

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,998,117 · program services $2,428,474 · management and general $359,774 · fundraising $209,869

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $200,948 · program services $162,768 · management and general $24,113 · fundraising $14,067

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $514,105 · program services $416,425 · management and general $61,693 · fundraising $35,987

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $292,988 · program services $237,320 · management and general $35,159 · fundraising $20,509

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $165,222 · management and general $165,222

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $76,015 · management and general $76,015

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $79,307 · fundraising $79,307

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,244,744 · program services $2,109,614 · management and general $135,130

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $234,796 · program services $193,089 · management and general $34,448 · fundraising $7,259

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,306 · program services $4,057 · management and general $3,175 · fundraising $74

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $108,058 · program services $49,318 · management and general $56,890 · fundraising $1,850

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,364 · program services $579 · management and general $785

  • 17 · Travel

    total $55,118 · program services $46,693 · management and general $6,947 · fundraising $1,478

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $216,427 · program services $183,344 · management and general $27,277 · fundraising $5,806

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,591 · program services $11,008 · management and general $1,632 · fundraising $951

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,857 · program services $9,277 · management and general $12,580

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $34,004 · program services $32,333 · management and general $1,140 · fundraising $531

  • 24b · Other expenses: Payroll Processing

    total $26,734 · program services $21,655 · management and general $3,208 · fundraising $1,871

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $13,957 · program services $5,909 · management and general $8,048

  • 24d · Other expenses: Merchant Fees

    total $843 · program services $358 · management and general $485

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $852,371 · end of year $3,604,315

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,145,000 · end of year $956,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $576 · end of year $72

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $53,592 · end of year $26,770

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

    $98,757

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

    $13,591

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $30,446 · end of year $85,166

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $21,982 · end of year $21,982

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,170 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $428,910 · end of year $431,955

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $40,000 · end of year $537,755

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,639,227 · end of year $3,005,107

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $719,488

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SD Foundation is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing expert analysis and research on current and proposed election-related law.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A nonpartisan organization providing expert analysis and research on election-related law.

  • State Policy Analysis: Research and analysis pertaining to laws and legislation related to elections, and their impact, in specific states.

    Expenses $4,518,170 · Grants $825,000

  • National Policy Analysis: Research and analysis pertaining to laws and legislation related to elections, and their impact, nationwide.

    Expenses $1,393,823 · Grants $515

  • Public Education: Efforts undertaken to educate the public about laws and legislation related to elections; the impact of laws and legislation related to elections, and public perceptions about election-related issues through research, traditional and digital media, and stategic partnerships.

    Expenses $1,245,462

  • Partner Capacity Building

    Expenses $305,629 · Grants $2,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Megan Lewis

    Executive Director/Director

    Total calculated
    $283,815
    From this org
    $268,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,712
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,103
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,771
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,941
    Filer's total
    $283,815
  • Brina Milikowsky

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 3 related
  • Zach Silk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 3 related
  • Tshombe Hubbard

    Chief Administrative Officer

    Total calculated
    $364,469
    From this org
    $309,421
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,048
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,000
    Bonus
    $34,421
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,361
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,687
    Filer's total
    $364,469
  • Samantha Tarazi

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $244,737
    From this org
    $205,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,303
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,434
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,457
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,846
    Filer's total
    $244,737
  • Charlotte Olena

    Vice President of Advocacy

    Total calculated
    $246,270
    From this org
    $224,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,035
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,000
    Bonus
    $14,235
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,321
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,714
    Filer's total
    $246,270
  • Alexander Lee

    Chief People Officer

    Total calculated
    $265,966
    From this org
    $224,016
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,950
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,000
    Bonus
    $14,016
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,373
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,577
    Filer's total
    $265,966
  • Amanda Harrington

    Vice President of Communications

    Total calculated
    $239,658
    From this org
    $219,118
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,540
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,000
    Bonus
    $9,118
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,741
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,799
    Filer's total
    $239,658
  • Megan Bellamy

    Vice President of Law & Policy

    Total calculated
    $265,607
    From this org
    $215,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,465
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,000
    Bonus
    $5,142
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,197
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,268
    Filer's total
    $265,607
  • James Griffith

    Senior Director of Law and Policy

    Total calculated
    $234,548
    From this org
    $200,020
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,528
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,020
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,605
    Filer's total
    $234,548

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503169349304490

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