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Nonprofit · EIN 04-3411708

BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004

Financials

$4.8M$3.2M2023$2.6M$3.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,556,697$3,669,293-$1,112,596$3,202,962$604,698$2,598,264
December 31, 2023990$4,755,016$3,170,325$1,584,691$4,742,823$968,072$3,774,751
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,072,899
Program service revenue
$459,049
Investment income
$9,892
Other revenue
$14,857

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$405,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$437,581
Other salaries and wages
$700,954
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,462,645
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$16,720
Accounting fees
$79,668
Occupancy
$115,714
Travel
$66,573
Depreciation
$18,203
Program services (functional)
$2,625,558
Management and general (functional)
$751,559
Fundraising (functional)
$292,176

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,742,823
Total assets, end of year
$3,202,962
Total liabilities, end of year
$604,698
Net assets, end of year
$2,598,264
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,908
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,098,264
Net assets with donor restrictions
$500,000
Gross receipts
$2,556,697
Employees
20
Volunteers
11
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$221,307$32,237
JANE NORMANCHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$174,879$27,185
CAROLINE AVAKIANDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$137,987$46,049
ELIZABETH SCHILLINGDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$137,080$22,018
VICTORIA WARDDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE
Officer
40$122,231$26,618
KENNY DIGGSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SARAH STANDIFORDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREA MARTASECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDON BOSWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NADIA BELKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER EPPS-ADDISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAKOTA HALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DESMOND MEADEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAKE OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH STEINMETZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BECCA UHERBELAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$198,255$29,176
DANA LAURENTSENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$168,281$38,720
JANE NORMANCHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$172,075$24,918
CAROLINE AVAKIANDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$132,476$41,524
VICTORIA WARDDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE
Officer
40$139,337$18,258
AL-AYOUBI LAUDMILASTRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$124,943$28,115
ELIZABETH SCHILLINGDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$131,462$20,119
KENNY DIGGSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SARAH STANDIFORDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREA MARTASECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDON BOSWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NADIA BELKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER EPPS-ADDISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARA GRANICHDIRECTOR- UNTIL 12/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAKOTA HALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DESMOND MEADEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAKE OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH STEINMETZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BECCA UHERBELAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1319 F ST NW STE 301 # 238, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1140
In care of
% GALEN C NELSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRIS MELODY FIGUEREDO, 1660 L STREET NW 605, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 223-2373
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER, INC. (BISC) STRENGTHENS DEMOCRACY BY BUILDING A NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE STRATEGY FOR BALLOT MEASURES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ENCOMPASSES OUR V2030/ALIGNMENT WORK, OUR WORK WITH OVER 60 NATIONAL AND STATE PARTNERS AND FUNDERS GEARED TO BETTER ALIGN THE BALLOT MEASURE SPACE AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT LONG TERM STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES FOR THE FIELD.
    Expenses $987,529 · grants $405,000
  • ROAD AHEAD 2024 - THE ROAD AHEAD CONFERENCE IS THE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY'S ONLY CONFERENCE SOLELY DEDICATED TO BALLOT MEASURES. IT IS TYPICALLY HELD EVERY FEBRUARY IN LAS VEGAS.ROAD AHEAD ATTENDEES COME FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY AND ALL PARTS OF THE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY. WHAT UNITES THEM ALL IS A DESIRE TO USE BALLOT MEASURES AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.
    Expenses $556,926 · revenue $308,802
  • THE TRAINING AND ORGANIZING CATEGORY ENCOMPASSES OUR CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM. THE CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF OUR FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS CURRICULA AND TRAINS THE FIELD IN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO RUN AND WIN A TRANSFORMATIVE AND EQUITABLE BALLOT MEASURE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS BISC'S PEER-TO-PEER AND SKILLS BUILDING COHORTS, WHICH HELP PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY MOVE UP BISC'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LADDER AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
    Expenses $341,535
  • COMMUNICATIONS: BISC USES EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PRESS INTERVIEWS TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT CRITICAL BALLOT MEASURES AND CAMPAIGNS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
    Expenses $329,371
  • ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Expenses $222,590
  • POLICY AND LEGAL ADVOCACY ENCOMPASSES WORKING WITH STATE AND NATIONAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING BISC'S LAWYER'S GUILD, TO PROTECT DIRECT DEMOCRACY AND PROGRESSIVE BALLOT MEASURE WINS AROUND THE COUNTRY, WORKING WITH STATE AND NATIONAL PARTNERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EQUITABLE AND STRATEGIC BALLOT MEASURE POLICIES, AS WELL AS THE TRACKING OF BALLOT MEASURES AND ANALYSIS OF BALLOT MEASURE TRENDS.
    Expenses $187,607

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-3411708
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,202,962
Income (IRS master file)
$2,556,697

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,556,697$3,669,293$3,202,962XML
990December 2023$4,755,016$3,170,325$4,742,823XML
990December 2022$2,250,670$3,320,797$3,237,638IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3411708).

Questions about BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC

What is the EIN of BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC is 04-3411708.
Is BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1998.
Are donations to BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRIS MELODY FIGUEREDO.
Who are the officers and directors of BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $221,307 (CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,556,697, expenses of $3,669,293 and total assets of $3,202,962 at year end.

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