Our Voice Our Vote Arizona

Overview

Mission

Our voice our vote Arizona engages in community organizing, leadership development, and civic participation efforts. The organization focuses on voter registration, education, and engagement to strengthen communities and encourage active participation in arizonas democratic process. Continued on schedule o

What it reported doing in 2024

Issue advocacy continued grassroots advocacy efforts to mobilize communities around shared priorities for Arizona. Engaged community members and local leaders to identify key issues and develop strategic approaches for positive policy change. Facilitated ongoing dialogue between advocates and policymakers to promote community-driven solutions and advance equitable outcomes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 55% for direct work, and 45% for grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823222019
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6024925715
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voter Education, Registration

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 52
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.8%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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: 50%; rating input score 50; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.7%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.9% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.4% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.8% of revenue deployed · 91.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $182K · 5 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $376K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 annual filings from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • REGINALD BOLDING (PRESIDENT): $181,658 total reported compensation
  • CYMONE BOLDING (CHIEF STRATEGIEST/ BOARD MEMBER): $181,658 total reported compensation
  • SENA MOHAMMED (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $129,976 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.