Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,679,341
- Total expenses
- $7,586,072
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,679,341
- Grants paid
- $50,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $93,269
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $93,269
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,564,389
- Management and general expenses
- $21,683
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,564,389
Program services were 99.7% 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.
-
1a · Federated campaigns
$0
-
1b · Membership dues
$0
-
1c · Fundraising events
$0
-
1d · Related organizations
$0
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,679,341
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
-
3 · Investment income
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $50,000 · program services $50,000
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $1,021,570 · program services $1,021,570 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $20,000 · program services $0 · management and general $20,000 · fundraising $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $6,494,502 · program services $6,492,819 · management and general $1,683 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $0 · end of year $93,269
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $93,269
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Our organization focuses on two core program services: facilitating ballot access and providing voter education. We work tirelessly to ensure that all eligible candidates have fair and equal access to the ballot promoting democracy and diversity in the electoral process. Additionally we strive to educate and inform voters about their rights and responsibilities empowering them to make informed decisions at the polls. Through these efforts we aim to strengthen civic engagement and uphold the principles of democracy.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To promote civic participation and protect the integrity of the democratic process by expanding lawful ballot access improving voter understanding of election procedures and advancing public awareness of issues affecting fair and transparent elections.
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Our organization is dedicated to ensuring ballot access for all eligible candidates and providing voter education to promote informed decision-making. We work tirelessly to remove barriers that may hinder candidates from participating in the electoral process advocating for fair and equal access to the ballot. Through voter education initiatives we strive to empower individuals with the knowledge and resources needed to make educated choices at the polls. By offering unbiased information on candidates issues and the voting process we aim to foster a more engaged and informed electorate. Our efforts in ballot access and voter education are fundamental to upholding the principles of democracy and promoting civic participation.
Expenses $7,564,389 · Grants $50,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Zafair Basha
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $3,500
- From this org
- $3,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Plishka
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $12,500
- From this org
- $12,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
-
Common Sense America Inc
$50,000
Ballot Access and Voter Education
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202513219349305706
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