Fairvote Action

SILVER SPRING, MD EIN: 38-3650370 Website

FAIRVOTE ACTION CAMPAIGNS FOR BETTER ELECTIONS FOR ALL. WE WIN VOTING REFORMS THAT MAKE DEMOCRACY MORE FUNCTIONAL AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR EVERY AMERICAN.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$583K

+42.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$440K

+353.6% YoY

Grant Count

7

+75.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$63K

+159.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$509K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$583,420$409,896$840,971
Revenue$1,795,956$1,130,903$1,729,659
Expenses$1,595,690$1,498,367$1,852,519
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,157$3,108
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$161K$322K$482K$643K0 grants20200 grants202111 grants20224 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

MAKE ALL VOTES COUNT DC$285KCALIFORNIA RCV INSTITUTE…$50KPREFERENTIAL PRIMARIES A…$35KFAIRVOTE MINNESOTA$25KIOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$25KMISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STAT…$10KYES ON 117$10K

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TOM WATHENCHAIR AND TREASURER1.5
ANDREW YANGVICE CHAIR1.5
MARK DE LA IGLESIASECRETARY1.5
DR DANIELLE ALLENBOARD MEMBER1
STAN LOCKHARTBOARD MEMBER1
MEREDITH SUMPTERPRESIDENT AND CEO5
BINMIAO GUOFINANCE MANAGER5
LAN NGUYENFORMER COO AND INTERIM CEO5
MARGARET LAWLORFORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE5
ASHLEY HOUGHTONVICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY & PROGRAM5
BRIAN CANNONDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY5
SUVARNA HULAWALEDIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & LEARNING5
DAVID DALEYSENIOR FELLOW5
SHILANDA BECNELDIRECTOR OF PEOPLE CULTURE5
DEBORAH OTISDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND POLICY5
ROBERT RICHIESENIOR ADVISOR5
WILLIAM MANTELLDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS5
MARISSA MILLERDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT5
RYAN SUTOSENIOR POLICY ADVISOR5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

BELLAIRECHICAGODES MOINESEAST LANSINGEASTSOUNDFOXBOROUGHKANSAS CITYLAGUNA NIGUALMONPELIERPORTLANDRICHMONDSACRAMENTOSAINT PAULSEATTLEWASHINGTON

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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