The Voters Project A NJ Nonprofit Corporation

Overview

Mission

The Voters Project is a 501(C)(4) social welfare organization committed to ensuring and advancing the collective well-being of all the residents of the State of New Jersey through expanded civic participation and appreciation of the unicersal rights to suffrage.

What it reported doing in 2024

Non Partisan voter education distributing written information to citizens detailing polling locations and urging citizens to vote on election day and encourahing early voting.

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 100% 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.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831119615
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Bayonne, NJ, USA
Phone
2019265856
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.8%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • 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: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.2%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 48.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 50% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $587K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $500K reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 annual filings from 2020 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.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.