Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 5,519,516 | 5,519,979 | 7,311,203 | 6,385,563 | 7,400,881 | 32,137,142 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 5,519,516 | 5,519,979 | 7,311,203 | 6,385,563 | 7,400,881 | 32,137,142 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 3,017,530 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 29,119,612 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,519,516 | 5,519,979 | 7,311,203 | 6,385,563 | 7,400,881 | 32,137,142 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 208,246 | 313,565 | 296,854 | 384,786 | 455,880 | 1,659,331 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 149,403 | 128,643 | 159 | 278,205 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 34,074,678 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 149,403. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 128,643. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 159. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FUNCTION, WHICH BEGAN DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, INCLUDES FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THE REACH OF LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND INCREASE ITS RECOGNITION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-D, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT | THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND (LWVEF) AIMS TO EDUCATE VOTERS AND INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION IN EVERY ELECTION. LWVEF WORKS YEAR-ROUND TO REGISTER VOTERS, PROVIDE THEM WITH ELECTION INFORMATION, AND HOST CANDIDATE FORUMS AND DEBATES. AS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF SERVICE, LWVEF IS STRONGLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ELECTION WORK IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. VOTE411.ORG, LWVEF'S NONPARTISAN ELECTION WEBSITE, PROVIDES VOTERS WITH CUSTOMIZED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ELECTION DAY RESOURCES. THESE INCLUDE THEIR POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION, EARLY OR ABSENTEE VOTING RULES, REGISTRATION DEADLINES, ID REQUIREMENTS, CANDIDATE GUIDES AND MORE. IN FY24, LWVEF PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES TO VOTERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, JULY 2023-JUNE 2024, NEARLY 4.5 MILLION PEOPLE ACCESSED VOTE411 FOR VOTER EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PURPOSES. LWVEF REGISTERED OVER 28,300 VOTERS THROUGH THIS ONLINE PLATFORM. LWVEF ALSO INCLUDES BALLOT INFORMATION FOR EVERY ELECTION CYCLE ON VOTE411. IN THE RUNUP TO THE GENERAL ELECTION THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEAGUES REACHED OUT TO OVER 40,000 CANDIDATES REQUESTING THAT THEY ANSWER THE LEAGUE'S NONPARTISAN QUESTIONS FOR VOTE411'S ONLINE VOTER GUIDE. LWVEF CONTACTED MORE THAN 5.3 MILLION VOTERS VIA CANVAS, EMAIL, MAIL, PHONE, AND TEXT DURING THIS TIMEFRAME TO PROVIDE THEM WITH CRITICAL ELECTION INFORMATION, INCLUDING HOW TO MAKE A VOTING PLAN, FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE, LEARN ABOUT EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING OPTIONS, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, LWVEF REACHED 10.27 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH VOTE411-SPECIFIC SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND PEOPLE VIEWED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ON LWV.ORG MORE THAN 80,000 TIMES. LWVEF RAN TWO VOTE411 MARKETING CAMPAIGNS DURING FY24 TO INFORM VOTERS AHEAD OF THE SPRING AND SUMMER 2024 PRIMARY ELECTIONS, INCLUDING OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN EVER TO REACH SPANISH-SPEAKING VOTERS. IN TOTAL, THESE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS REACHED OVER 3.5 MILLION VOTERS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND LOCAL LEAGUES, LWVEF REGISTERED MORE THAN 269,000 VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LWVEF ACHIEVED THIS IN PART THROUGH ITS NATURALIZATION CEREMONY REGISTRATION PROJECT, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 47,700 NEWLY NATURALIZED PEOPLE REGISTERED AT MORE THAN 1,160 NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES NATIONWIDE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. IN AN EFFORT TO COUNTER MIS- AND DISINFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE ELECTION CYCLE AND TO ADVANCE BETTER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEMOCRATIC AND ELECTORAL PROCESS, THE LWVEF CREATED A NEW DO'S AND DON'TS OF ELECTION DISINFORMATION EDUCATIONAL HANDOUT (IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH), DISTRIBUTING NEARLY 100,000 COPIES. LWVEF ALSO SUPPORTED STATE AND LOCAL LEAGUES AS THEY ENGAGED IN NEARLY 2,500 MEETINGS WITH ELECTIONS OFFICIALS, HELD NEARLY 600 PUBLIC FORUMS FOCUSED ON THE MECHANICS OF VOTING, AND HOSTED MORE THAN 60 TRAININGS ON COMBATING DISINFORMATION. WITH THE SUPPORT OF LWVEF, STATE AND LOCAL LEAGUES HOSTED NEARLY 2,000 CANDIDATE DEBATES AND FORUMS FROM JULY 2023 TO JUNE 2024 TO FURTHER ASSIST VOTERS IN LEARNING ABOUT THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE LWVEF CONTINUED ITS TOUR TO BUILD POWER ACROSS THE SOUTH, AND MORE PARTICULARLY IN ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA TO DEVELOP A COLLECTIVE VISION BASED ON A SHARED ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY. THIS TOUR EMPOWERED LEADERS THROUGH TRAININGS ON HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN USE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ADVANCE LWVEF EFFORTS. FROM JULY 1, 2023, TO JUNE 30, 2024, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND STATE AND LOCAL LEAGUES ENGAGED IN LEGAL ADVOCACY AROUND THE COUNTRY, PRIMARILY IN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK. LEAGUES ALSO ENGAGED IN LITIGATION AROUND THE ISSUES OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, EDUCATION, AND LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE LEAGUE WAS ACTIVE IN 75 MATTERS, INCLUDING 49 FEDERAL CASES AND REDISTRICTING MATTERS AND 26 STATE MATTERS, AS REPORTED TO LWV. SEVENTEEN CASES WERE RESOLVED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, AND 57 CASES REMAINED ACTIVE INTO THE NEXT. OVER 3,600,000 VOTERS WERE PROTECTED BY THE LEAGUE'S LEGAL EFFORTS IN FY24. IN SPRING 2024, WE LAUNCHED OUR ONE PERSON ONE VOTE CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. THIS INCLUDED THE CREATION OF A DIGITAL LANDING PAGE, EMAIL LIST, AND VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS EXPLAINING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL PROCESS. OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS BLOGS AND OUR CAMPAIGN LANDING PAGE, EARNED MORE THAN 66K VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND'S ONLY MEMBER IS ITS SISTER ORGANIZATION, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND IS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND ARE ELECTED FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS. CURRENTLY, THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE OVERLAPPING MEMBERSHIPS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE EXECUTIVE STAFF BEFORE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEWS AND SIGNS. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE STAFF ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBMIT WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL CONTRACTS AND PAYMENTS TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES (LWVUS) PAYS ALL COMPENSATION EXPENSES. LWVUS USES THE FOLLOWING METHOD TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION: THE BOARD DETERMINES THE GOALS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EACH YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASED ON THESE GOALS, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USES THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW, ALONG WITH INDEPENDENTLY PREPARED COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED ON A PERSONNEL ACTION FORM. A COMPENSATION/MARKET ANALYSIS IS PERFORMED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND POSTS COPIES OF ITS FORM 990S ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE AND ALSO MAKES THE FORMS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY EMAIL, MAIL, AND FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT ITS OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE EDUCATION FUND'S FORM 1023, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FILED DURING THE 1950S, NO LONGER EXISTS. THE EDUCATION FUND'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE EDUCATION FUND'S WEBSITE: WWW.LWV.ORG/LEAGUE-WOMEN-VOTERS-EDUCATION-FUND. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,721,840. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 93,490. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 278,801. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,094,131. |
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