2016-09-23T09:56:37-05:00 2015-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2015-01-01 264802468 VOTING FOR AMERICA VOTI 2025464173 1420 K STREET NW NO 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 MICHAEL SLATER PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8778295500 2016-09-23 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2016-09-23 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X MICHAEL SLATER 1420 K STREET NW NO 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 1652302 0 X WWW.VOTING4AMERICA.ORG X 2008 MA TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS PLAN, MANAGE, AND EVALUATE VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS. 11 10 0 11 0 0 631000 1652302 1885 0 0 0 0 0 632885 1652302 320000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 313479 319586 633479 319586 -594 1332716 250000 1332122 250594 0 -594 1332122 X VOTING FOR AMERICA'S PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST LOW INCOME MINORITY CITIZENS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. VOTING FOR AMERICA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES AND PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES. 0 0 319586 VOTING FOR AMERICA'S PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST LOW INCOME MINORITY CITIZENS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. VOTING FOR AMERICA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES AND PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES. 319586 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 FL MT TX WI X MICHAEL SLATER 2025464173 1420 K STREET NW NO 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 MARGARET GROARKE CHAIR 0.50 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EMORY WRIGHT VICE CHAIR (AS OF 07/2015) 0.50 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARLAND YATES VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 06/2015) 0.50 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEIGH-ANNE COLE SECRETARY-TREASURER 0.50 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN MELLOR ASST. SECRETARY, PV GENERAL COUNSEL 0.50 20.00 X X 0 46719 23838 RENEE BRERETON DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA GREER DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG KAPLAN DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MASTER DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES FOX PIVEN DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 GUSTAVO RIVERA DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN SCHAUB DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SLATER PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 55.00 X 0 115912 10753 0 162631 34591 0 0 0 0 0 1652302 752302 1652302 1652302 0 0 0 X 149000 149000 170586 170586 319586 319586 0 0 250000 0 1332122 250000 1332122 594 250000 0 250594 0 X -250594 1332122 250000 0 -594 1332122 250000 1332122 1332716 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 411366 5983 0 631000 1652302 2700651 411366 5983 0 631000 1652302 2700651 894276 1806375 2700651 1885 0.66890 0.78560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE FROM PROJECT VOTE 1332122 1332122 X PART X, LINE 2: VOTING FOR AMERICA EVALUATED THEIR TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT THEIR POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. X 1 752302 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS WHO DONATED THE PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 VOTING FOR AMERICA'S ACCOUNTANTS PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY VOTING FOR AMERICA'S OUTSIDE 501(C)(3) COUNSEL AND THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY QUESTIONS OR CORRECTIONS THEY HAVE ARE DIRECTED TO THE TAX RETURN'S PREPARER. A SECOND VERSION OF THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED. THE PROCESS REPEATS ITSELF UNTIL BOTH COUNSEL AND THE PRESIDENT ARE SATISFIED WITH THE FILING. THE FINAL DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTION AND COMMENTS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PROJECT VOTE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO ALSO SERVES AS VOTING FOR AMERICA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADOPTED A FORMAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN AUGUST 2008 BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF ALL DIRECTORS. THE BOARD'S ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL LEADS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND OTHER KEY GOVERNANCE POLICIES. AT ITS CORE, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MEANT TO BE SELF-POLICING, RELYING ON BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE WHEN THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OR APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT. THE PRESIDENT, BOARD CHAIR, COUNSEL, OR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE REMINDED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN SITUATIONS WHERE, BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SUCH A REMINDER APPEARS TO BE PRUDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A VOTING FOR AMERICA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES. EMPLOYEES OF VOTING FOR AMERICA ARE COMPENSATED FROM PROJECT VOTE, WHICH IS A RELATED ORGANIZATION THAT IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION CODE 501(C)(3). THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY, WHICH OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY IN 2015. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED A TEMPORARY TASK FORCE OF THREE BOARD MEMBERS TO STUDY THE ISSUE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TASK FORCE REPORTED THAT IT EXAMINED SALARIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, ASSESSED THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION CULTURE, AND BROUGHT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, DISCUSSED THE TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATION, AND VOTED ON A SPECIFIC SALARY. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES WERE RECORDED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S ASSISTANT SECRETARY IS A FULL-TIME VOTING FOR AMERICA EMPLOYEE AND ATTORNEY, WHOSE SALARY IS SET BY THE PRESIDENT. HIS WORK AS AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY IS INCIDENTAL TO HIS PRIMARY FULL-TIME STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES UPON WHICH HIS COMPENSATION IS BASED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 VOTING FOR AMERICA COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE RULES REQUIRING THAT IT MAKE ITS FEDERAL FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR INSPECTION. VOTING FOR AMERICA DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 149,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 149,000. PROJECT VOTE INC 1420 K STREET NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 721268719 CHARITABLE LA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0