TY 2025 Form 990EZ

(a) Name and title	(b) Average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Reportable compensation (Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-)
Catherine Sigmon Chief Financial Officer	20	0
Iain Hamp Chair	2	9,100
Melinda Merkel Iyer Director	5	27,000
Martin Quezada Director	2	0

(a) Name and title

(b) Average
hours per week
devoted to position

(c) Reportable compensation
(Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-)

(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and
deferred compensation

(e) Estimated amount
of other compensation

Catherine Sigmon

Chief Financial Officer

Iain Hamp

Chair

9,100

Melinda Merkel Iyer

Director

27,000

Martin Quezada

Director

(a) Name and title of each employee

(b) Average
hours per week
devoted to position

(c) Reportable compensation
(Forms W-2/1099-MISC)

(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation

(e) Estimated amount of other compensation

NONE

(a) Name and business address of each independent contractor

(b) Type of service

(c) Compensation

NONE

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990)
(Rev. January 2025)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

Civic Engagement Beyond Voting

Employer identification number

85-4166818

Return Reference	Explanation
FORM 990EZ, Part I, Line 8 Other Revenue	Other revenue $39 cash back from credit card.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other Expenses	Other expenses include $4,856 field expenses, $3,035 merchant fees, $72 bank charges and fees, $237 dues and subscriptions, $748 office supplies and software, $12,750 professional development, $3,528 software, $10 tax and license expenses and $2,665 website expenses.
Form 990EZ, Part III, Primary Exempt Purpose	Civic Engagement Beyond voting works to engage and empower everyday Arizonans in every level of government in their state. By following the work of the state legislature, school boards, county offices, courts, and other boards and commissions, we inform the public of policies and actions that impact their lives. We seek to move Arizona forward with equity, education, justice, and progressive social ideals.
Form 990EZ, Part III, Line 28 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments	CEBV conducted 61 online trainings for general audiences about Arizona state and local government, writing Letters to the Editor, using messaging effectively, how to testify in public meetings, Arizona political history, and media literacy, in addition to 2 dozen in-person presentations requested by a variety of interest groups all over the state. Attendance varied from 5 people to nearly 300 per meeting, for an estimated 3000 people served. This work involved developing the one-hour trainings and toolkits, scheduling and promoting them through newsletters and social media, and delivering the trainings online or in person.
Form 990EZ, Part III, Line 29 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments	CEBV produced weekly legislative analyses during the legislative session from January 4 through July 13, which included contextual descriptions of major issues being addressed, more than 200 bills being considered, and detailed actions that Arizonans could take to make their voices heard on issues that matter to them. The analyses were published on substack and also summarized and highlighted in a weekly email to an audience of over 12,000 weekly subscribers and followers.
Form 990EZ, Part III, Line 30 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments	CEBV created and delivered one session of a 9 week youth fellowship program that included training on state government, county and local government, attending and speaking in a local public meeting, researching and critiquing Arizona laws and bills, interviewing an elected official, and numerous writing and speaking assignments. A total of 9 young people were trained and were paid $1,500 stipends, and each delivered to a public online meeting their capstone project summarizing actions taken to develop a real-world program based on an issue with meaning for them.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)

Additional Data

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1	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received ....................	1	93,375
2	Program service revenue including government fees and contracts ................	2
3	Membership dues and assessments .............................	3
4	Investment income ....................................	4
5a	Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory .......	5a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses ............	5b
c	Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ......	5c	0
6	Gaming and fundraising events
a	Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000)	6a	0
b	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the			sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000) ..	6b
c	Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events ...	6c
d	Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c)	6d	0
7a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ......	7a
b	Less: cost of goods sold .............	7b
c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) .........	7c	0
8	Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) ....................	8	39
9	Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8 ..............	9	93,414

10	Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) ................	10
11	Benefits paid to or for members ......................	11
12	Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ................	12	36,100
13	Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ............	13	52,733
14	Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ...................	14
15	Printing, publications, postage, and shipping ...................	15
16	Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) ...................	16	27,900
17	Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 .................	17	116,733

18	Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9) ............	18	-23,319
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
	end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) .................	19	52,755
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ...........	20
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20 ..........	21	29,436

Part ⅢStatement of Program Service Accomplishments (see the instructions for Part III) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III . .	Expenses (Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? See Schedule O
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 Train the public on writing letters to the editor, social media messaging, state and local government functions, testifying in front of government bodies and other actions of citizen engagement. Continued on Schedule O (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			28a	13,897
29 Produce a weekly analysis of the Arizona State Legislature with analysis and insights into processes and procedures. Continued on Schedule O. (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			29a	30,436
30 Conduct a youth fellowship program to prepare young people between the ages of 16 and 22 for engaging in state and local government and civic life. Continued on Schedule O. (Grants $ 13,500) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			30a	22,750
31 Other program services (describe in Schedule O) ................ (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here...	31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a)..........	32	67,083

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