Fairvote
Donations deductibleRevenue
$7.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$6.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$6.1m
$950k liabilities
Net assets
$5.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.0y av
Staff
38
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Dr Danielle Allen
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Fairvote's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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
10 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Danielle Allen Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| CHI KIM | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Wilner | Treasurer | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Donald Marron | Vice Chair | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Dr Purnima Chawla | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jake Sandler | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark De La Iglesia | Board Secretary | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Rhett Dornbach-Bender | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stan Lockhart | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Timothy Hayes (also filed as TIM Hayes) | Board Member | 2017 | 9 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aida Cavalic | Director of Finance | 2020 |
| Angela Kouters | Government Affairs Director | 2022 |
| Ashley Houghton | VP of Policy & Program | since 2022 |
| Binmiao GUO | Finance Manager | 2024 |
| Brian Cannon | Director of Advocacy | since 2022 |
| David Daley | Senior Fellow | since 2019 |
| Deborah Otis | Director of Research and Policy | since 2023 |
| Khalid Pitts | Executive VP | since 2020 |
| LAN Nguyen | Former COO and Interim CEO | since 2021 |
| Margaret Lawlor | Former Director of Finance | since 2022 |
| Marissa Miller | Director of Development | 2024 |
| Meredith Sumpter | President & CEO | 2024 |
| Robert Richie | Senior Advisor | since 2017 |
| Ryan Suto | Senior Policy Advisor | 2024 |
| Sangita Dhungana | Executive VP | since 2019 |
| Shilanda Becnel | Director of People Culture | 2024 |
| Suvarna Hulawale | Director of Strategy and Learning | since 2023 |
| William Mantell | Director of Communications | 2024 |
| Yasmin Khan | Vice President of Development | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Sumpter | President & CEO | 40 | $214k | $11k | |
| Ashley Houghton | VP of Policy & Program | 40 | $185k | $25k | |
| Brian Cannon | Director of Advocacy | 40 | $168k | $17k | |
| Suvarna Hulawale | Director of Strategy & Learning | 40 | $154k | $16k | |
| David Daley | Senior Fellow | 40 | $153k | $30k | |
| Shilanda Becnel | Director of People Culture | 40 | $151k | $18k | |
| Deborah Otis | Director of Research & Policy | 40 | $147k | $20k | |
| Robert Richie | Senior Advisor | 40 | $147k | $26k | |
| William Mantell | Director of Communications | 40 | $134k | $14k | |
| Marissa Miller | Director of Development | 40 | $131k | $24k | |
| Ryan Suto | Senior Policy Advisor | 40 | $109k | $26k | |
| Binmiao Guo | Finance Manager | 40 | $106k | $22k | |
| Lan Nguyen | Former COO and Interim CEO | 40 | $76k | $4k | |
| Margaret Lawlor | Former Director of Finance | 40 | $65k | $3k | |
| Dr Purnima Chawla | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donald Marron | Vice Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Mark de la Iglesia | Board Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Wilner | Treasurer | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Tim Hayes | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Danielle Allen | Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Jake Sandler | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chi Kim | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rhett Dornbach-Bender | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stan Lockhart | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
25 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253037536). 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 |
|---|---|
| Meredith Sumpter | CEO and President |
| Shilanda Becnel | Director of People Culture |
| William Mantell | Director of Communications |
| Joy Guo | |
| David Wilner | Treasurer |
| Robert Richie | Senior Advisor |
| Margaret Lawlor | Former Director of Finance |
| Joy Guo | Accounting Manager |
| Rhett Dornbach-Bender | Board Member |
| Danielle Allen | Chair |
| Chi Kim | Board Member |
| Punima Chawla | Board Member |
| Suvarna Hulawale | Director of Strategy and Learning |
| Lan Nguyen | Former COO and Interim CEO |
| Marissa Miller | Director of Development |
| Brian Cannon | Director of Advocacy |
| Ashley Houghton | Vice President of Policy & Program |
| Stan Lockhart | Board Member |
| David Daley | Senior Fellow |
| Ryan Suto | Senior Policy Advisor |
| Deborah Otis | Director of Research and Policy |
| Tim Hayes | Board Member |
| Mark de la Iglesia | Secretary |
| Donald Marron | Vice Chair |
| Jake Sandler | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Fairvote
- EIN
- 541635649
- Address
- 8484 Georgia Avenue 240, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-5604
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- Fairvote is a nonpartisan organization seeking better elections for all. It researches and advances voting reforms that make democracy more functional and representative for every american. Since 1992, it has a proven record as a nonpartisan innovator in elections at the local, state, and national level through strategic research, communications, and collaboration. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R400 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1992
- Principal officer
- Meredith Sumpter (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥9years on the filingsDavid Wilner
≥9years on the filingsDonald Marron
≥9years on the filingsMark De La Iglesia
≥9years on the filingsTimothy Hayes
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6.1m
- Total liabilities
- $950k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $35k
- Employees
- 38
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.2m | $6.4m | $843k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Mi Vote | Outreach and education on ranked choice voting | $20k |
| Building Power for Communities of Color | Outreach and education on ranked choice voting | $15k |