Liabilities / Assets
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Voters' Right to Know
990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 82-4258577
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
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Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
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Net Margin
19th percentile
Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
96th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 48.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
3rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
51st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$10,074
Down $39,500 (-80%) from 2019
Net Assets
$10,074
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$130,000
Down $20,000 (-13%) from 2019
Expenses
Up$169,500
Up $21,033 (+14%) from 2019
Net Income
Down-$39,500
Down $41,033 (-2677%) from 2019
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- May 14, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.1
- Gross Receipts
- $130,000
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Educate the public and public officials and proposed laws concerning public transparency and the disclosure of sources in the political process.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Educate the public concerning transparency efforts and the political process. | $68,750 | $169,146 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Costa | Director | - | $62,925 | - | $62,925 |
| James Heerwagen | Chair Of Board Of Directors And President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Darrin Lim | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Voters' Right to Know
- EIN
- 82-4258577
- Phone
- 4159032800
- Address
- 28 Liberty Ship Way, Sausalito, CA 94965
Signing Officer
- Name
- Darrin Lim
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 4159032800
- Signed
- 2021-05-14
Preparer
- Firm
- Karen A Hahn CPA INC
- Address
- 500 E Calaveras Blvd Ste 333, Milpitas, CA 95035
- Preparer
- Karen A Hahn CPA
- Phone
- 4082638888
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Pt IV
“Darrin Lim, Treasurer, is a partner of Politicom Law LLP, which provides legal and non-profit administrative services to the Organization and bills the Organization on an hourly basis. The Organization paid the law firm $15,942 in 2020.”
Pt IV
“John Costa, Director, provides independent contractor support for the Organization on an hourly basis. The organization paid John Costa $62,925 in 2020.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10
“To Promote Fair Elections; Grant; Yes for Fair and Honest Elections: P.O. Box 6536, Portland, OR, 97228; None, 14000.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10
“To Promote Election Reform; Grant; National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers: 2700 Adams Avenue, Suite 204, San Diego, CA, 92116; None, 1000.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10
“To Promote Fair Elections; Grant; Outlaw Dirty Money: 502 W. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85003; None, 50000.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10
“To Promote Fair Elections; Grant; Milestones Campaigns, LLC: 6341 SW Dover Street, Portland, OR, 97221; None, 3750.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Filing Fees 90.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Office Expenses 237.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Polling, Researching, Surveying 12000.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Communication 10.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | To Promote Fair Elections; Grant; Yes for Fair and Honest Elections: P.O. Box 6536, Portland, OR, 97228; None, 14000. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | To Promote Election Reform; Grant; National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers: 2700 Adams Avenue, Suite 204, San Diego, CA, 92116; None, 1000. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $10,074
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $10,074
- Revenue
- $130,000
- Expenses
- $169,500
- Net income
- -$39,500