Center for Voter Information

Overview

Mission

Providing resources and tools to help voting-eligible citizens register and vote in upcoming elections. Center for Voter Information is a non-profit, non-partisan partner organization to Voter Participation Center, both founded to provide resources and tools to help voting-eligible citizens register and vote in upcoming elections. Learn More > Voting Information. Center for Voter Information is a non-profit, non-partisan partner organization to Voter Participation Center. Together we have helped more than 6 million voters register and get to the polls in our history. Together, CVI and VPC (Voter Participation Center) registered more than 1.5 million voters during the 2020 election.

What it reported doing in 2024

Conducted advocacy and voter turnout programs using mail and digital methods for the purpose of voter education. Provided comprehensive and factual information about positions of candidates to under-reperesented communities including unmarried women, people of color, young people, and those who share the values of increasing the participation of such communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 84% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030554750
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2026599570
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Women's Rights

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 92
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 96.2%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $52.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.5%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.2%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 96.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $32.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $131K · 11 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $21.8M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 annual filings from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KARUNA KOPPULA (VP OF ADMINISTRATION): $131,061 total reported compensation
  • LIONEL DRIPPS (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT): $104,110 total reported compensation
  • THOMAS LOPACH (PRESIDENT & CEO): $104,065 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.