The Voter Participation Center

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 55-0889748 Website

TO INCREASE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES INCLUDING UNMARRIED WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$19.5M

-31.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$12.5M

Grant Count

3

Avg Grant Size

$4.2M

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$28M$55M$83M$110M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$19,534,865$28,363,585$18,954,464
Revenue$57,968,925$22,716,299$37,381,213
Expenses$66,459,868$13,100,870$35,070,350
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,654,182$97,909$28,856
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$6M$9M$13M24 grants20201 grants20210 grants20220 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

COUNTERACT FOUNDATION$5.0MDEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDA…$5.0MCENTER FOR VOTER INFORMA…$2.5M

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K4$250–500K3$500K–1M4$1–5M2$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

THOMAS LOPACHPRESIDENT & CEO$257KKATHARINE WERNERVP OF DIGITAL PROGRAMMING$201KELBERT HAIRSTONVP OF FINANCE$198KCARYN PAVLAKVP OF DEVELOPMENT$180KNANCY LEEDSVP OF MAIL PROGRAMMING$162KLIONEL DRIPPSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$156KDENISE JUNEAU SEE SC…CHAIR$30K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DENISE JUNEAU SEE SCHEDULE OCHAIR1$30,000
JILL ALPERSECRETARY / TREASURER1
KATINA BANKSBOARD MEMBER0.5
DIANA WALSHBOARD MEMBER0.5
GAIL KITCHBOARD MEMBER0.5
DAMARA CATLETTBOARD MEMBER0.5
SUSIE HWANGBOARD MEMBER0.5
SUSAN STUTZMANBOARD MEMBER0.5
GIBBY WAITZKINBOARD MEMBER0.5
THOMAS LOPACHPRESIDENT & CEO29$257,174
KATHARINE WERNERVP OF DIGITAL PROGRAMMING37.42$201,126
ELBERT HAIRSTONVP OF FINANCE36.92$198,413
CARYN PAVLAKVP OF DEVELOPMENT33.48$179,960
NANCY LEEDSVP OF MAIL PROGRAMMING30.13$161,937
LIONEL DRIPPSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT24.49$155,665

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AtlantaBellevueDallasDenverGreensboroHoustonNew YorkOaklandPhiladelphiaRaleighSan FranciscoWashingtonWauwatosaYoungstown

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

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