Sisters Lead Sisters Vote Inc

Overview

Mission

To support the political power of Black women by amplifying their voices on issues important to the Black community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Strategic Communications: SLSV works in coalition locally and nationally to push content and narratives that acknowledge, uplift and encourage Black women leaders and the community that supports them in both digital and traditional media. Combining our research and extensive network of Black women leaders, we ensure that they have access to the messages, graphics and original source materials to tell the story in their authentic way. SLSV will also host messaging convenings and trainings that will both empower Black women leaders as messengers and identify Black women to respond or ? clapback? on digital and traditional media when they are confronted with inaccurate information.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
825413976
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2026300707
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Women's Rights

Official website

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.6%; rating input score 56
  • Program expense ratio: 53.9%; rating input score 54
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 73.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 38.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.6% of revenue deployed · 53.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 11 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $230K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.