Issue One's network
20 people3 organisationsi20 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Hatch Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barbara Brenner Buder | Board Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill Burgess | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carlos Curbelo | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dan Glickman Through DEC 2024 | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David Gerson | Board Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diana Aviv | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Elaine Walsh Carney | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Emil Hill | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ian Simmons Through NOV 2024 | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jamie McDonald EFF May 2025 | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| JB Lyon | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Julie Ann Crommett | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Katie Fahey | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Linda Douglass EFF FEB 2025 | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Linda Willard | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Patrick Toussaint | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Peter Staple | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Richard Gephardt | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tavan Pechet | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alix Fraser | Vice President, Technology Reform | since 2024 |
| Amelia Leonardi | Chief Operating Officer | since 2018 |
| Anne Snouck-Hurgronje | Chief Development Officer | since 2019 |
| David Hawkings JR | Editor in Chief | since 2020 |
| David Meyers | Publisher and Executive Editor | since 2020 |
| Ethan Rome | Chief of Strategy and Program | since 2020 |
| Gabriela Schneider | Chief Communications Offic | 2018 |
| Jamie Dillon | Senior Director of Advancement | since 2024 |
| Louisa Imperiale | Chief Advancement Officer | 2025 |
| Mahdokht Fassihian | Deputy Chief of Strategy and Program | since 2023 |
| Meredith McGehee | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Nicholas Penniman | Founder and CEO | since 2018 |
| Nicole Lagace | Vice President, Communications | since 2024 |
| Nilmini Rubin | Managing Director, Fix the System | 2021 |
| William Gray | Communications Director | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Penniman | Chief Executive Officer | 39.9 | $354k | $294 | $71k |
| Amelia Leonardi | Chief Operating Officer | 39.5 | $281k | $2k | $70k |
| Louisa Imperiale | Chief Advancement Officer | 39.8 | $215k | $6k | $24k |
| Ethan Rome | Chief of Strategy and Program | 39.8 | $192k | $4k | |
| Alix Fraser | Vice President, Technology Reform | 39.8 | $157k | $2k | $25k |
| Nicole Lagace | Vice President, Communications | 39.8 | $157k | $504 | $8k |
| Jamie Dillon | Senior Director of Advancement | 39.8 | $142k | $298 | $24k |
| Diana Aviv | Board Member | 2 | $23k | ||
| Elaine Walsh Carney | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Brenner Buder | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bill Burgess | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Julie Ann Crommett | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carlos Curbelo | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Katie Fahey | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Gephardt | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Gerson | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Whitney Hatch | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Emil Hill | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jb Lyon | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Peter Staple | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Toussaint | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Linda Willard | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dan Glickman Through Dec 2024 | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ian Simmons Through Nov 2024 | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tavan Pechet | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Linda Douglass Eff Feb 2025 | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jamie McDonald Eff May 2025 | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
Colorado roster
29 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263012636). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Elaine Walsh Carney | Board Member |
| Peter Staple | Board Member |
| Jamie McDonald | Board Member |
| Katie Fahey | Board Member |
| Dan Glickman | Board Member (Thru Nov. 2024)) |
| Linda Douglass | Board Member |
| Jb Lyon | Board Member |
| Emil Hill | Board Member |
| Amelia Leonardi | Chief Operating Officer |
| Amelia Leonardi | |
| Ian Simmons | Board Member (Thru Nov. 2024) |
| Julie Ann Crommett | Board Member |
| Nicole Lagace | Vice President, Communications |
| Nicholas Penniman | Chief Executive Officer |
| Louisa Imperiale | Chief Administrative Officer |
| Whitney Hatch | Chair |
| Tavan Pechet | Board Member |
| Diana Aviv | Board Member |
| Linda Willard | Board Member |
| Patrick Toussaint | Board Member |
| Jamie Dillon | Senior Director of Advancement |
| Ethan Rome | Chief of Strategy and Program |
| Richard Gephardt | Board Member |
| Bill Burgess | Board Member |
| David Gerson | Secretary |
| Alix Fraser | Vice President, Technology Reform |
| Barbara A. Brenner | Treasurer |
| Carlos Curbelo | Board Member |
| Penniman Nicholas | Chief Executive Officer |
About
- Legal name
- Issue One
- EIN
- 320384285
- Address
- 1401 K St Nw Ste 350, Washington, DC, 20005-4574
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Issue one is the leading crosspartisan political reform organization that educates the public, engages capitol hill, and advocates for solutions to fix our broken political system. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W99 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Nicholas Penniman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWhitney Hatch
≥8years on the filingsDavid Gerson
≥8years on the filingsJB Lyon
≥7years on the filingsKatie Fahey
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.6m
- Program service revenue
- $53k
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 21
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $14.8m | $8.2m | $6.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Issue One likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 13 August 2012
- Registered agent
- Incorp Services, Inc. (city and state not held)