Civic Intelligence

Make Elections Fair Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 87-4078783

Jul 01, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023 • Filed on Jan 18, 2024

Organization ProfileN/A
830 North 4th AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85003

(520) 298-2828

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

72nd percentile

16%

Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

99th percentile

683%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

775%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$33,012

Up $28,795 (+683%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$33,012

Up $28,795 (+683%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin72nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$175,000

Up $155,000 (+775%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$146,205

Up $130,422 (+826%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$28,795

Up $24,578 (+583%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2022: $4,217Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $4,2172022Assets 2023: $33,012Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $33,0122023Assets 2024: $18,248Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $18,2482024Assets 2025: $0Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $02025

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$33,012
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$33,012
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth99th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2022: $20,000Expenses 2022: $15,783Net Income 2022: $4,2172022Revenue 2023: $175,000Expenses 2023: $146,205Net Income 2023: $28,7952023Revenue 2024: $2,345,500Expenses 2024: $2,360,264Net Income 2024: -$14,7642024Revenue 2025: $1,234,728Expenses 2025: $1,252,976Net Income 2025: -$18,2482025

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$175,000
Expenses$146,205
Net Income$28,795
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Signed
Jan 18, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$175,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate the public about elections, investigate possible reforms of elections, and advocate for the reform of elections.

The advocacy and passage of initiatives to eliminate the partisan primary to allow all voters to vote in the primary for any candidate.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
FUNDRAISING EVENTS, PREPARATION OF A SPECIFIC INITIATIVE, GATHERING SIGNATURES NECESSARY FOR THE BALLOT EFFORT, AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS IN MEDIA, ADS, CANVASING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.$0$15,175
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SARAH BROWN SMALLHOUSEPresident And Secretary-$0--
CHARLES COUGHLINVice-President-$0--
PAUL JOHNSONVice-President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Make Elections Fair Inc
EIN
87-4078783
Phone
5202982828
Address
830 NORTH 4TH AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ 85003

Signing Officer

Name
Sarah Brown Smallhouse
Title
President
Phone
5202982828
Signed
2024-01-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Beachfleischman Pllc
Address
1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201, TUCSON, AZ 85718
Preparer
Kelly L Meltzer CPA
Phone
5203214600
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: public relations, media and donor outreach. Amount: 15,175.”

FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 34, CHANGES TO ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS:

“The organization's articles of incorporation were amended in order to change its name from open primaries now, inc. To make it fair arizona, inc., and then to make elections fair, inc. The change in name was previously reported to internal revenue service. Therefore, a name change has not been indicated on this return, and a copy of the amended articles previously provided to internal revenue service are not attached.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$33,012
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$33,012
Revenue
$175,000
Expenses
$146,205
Net income
$28,795
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.23$1.25$0.02
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$2.35$2.36$0.01
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.18$0.15$0.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02$0.00