Eternal Vigilance Action Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

This year Eternal Vigilance Action EVA made significant strides in our advocacy for Ranked Choice Voting RCV and broader election reform successfully defending RCV against legislative threats expanding our influence among key conservative groups and promoting policies that enhance election integrity. 1. Defeated Anti-RCV Legislation in Georgia We led efforts to defeat a critical bill in the Georgia legislature that aimed to ban RCV statewide. By mobilizing resources educating key stakeholders and building a coalition of supporters we defeated SB 355 which would have banned RCV in Georgia. This victory exemplifies our capability to counter legislative threats to RCV at the state level and reinforces the importance of RCV as a viable election reform measure. 2. Influenced Legislation in Ohio Our team testified before the Ohio Senate against similar legislation to ban RCV presenting the benefits of RCV in fostering fairer elections. While the legislation posed a real risk to RCV adoption our testimony strengthened our presence and commitment to RCV and contributed to raising awareness among Ohio legislators about the benefits of this voting method. 3. Strategic Shift to Defensive Focus in RCV Advocacy We quickly shifted our strategy from expanding RCV to preventing anti-RCV legislation. By focusing on states like Georgia Utah and Oklahoma Ohio and others where there is conservative momentum to curtail RCV we adapted our tactics to defend RCV from a conservative perspective using targeted messaging that aligns with values such as local control voter freedom and election integrity. 4. Joining the American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC We became members of ALEC positioning ourselves within influential conservative policy circles to challenge the organized opposition to RCV. This strategic alignment enables us to counter misinformation about RCV directly from within an organization that has significant sway over state-level policy formulation on the ideological right. 5. Continued Engagement and Advocacy at Key Events We attended the National Conference of State Legislatures NCSL and the State Policy Network SPN both of which are prominent platforms for engaging state legislators and influential think tanks. By socializing RCV and our broader election reform efforts at these events we strengthened our credibility and expanded our network among policymakers. 6. Support for Preferential Primaries with FairVote As part of our broader election reform agenda we worked with other conservative allies on the Preferential Primaries initiative in collaboration with FairVote. This partnership aims to promote RCV for primary elections a reform that we believe aligns with conservative principles of giving voters greater choice and promoting candidate accountability. 7. Legislative Influence Beyond RCV Beyond RCV we expanded our legislative influence by advocating for commonsense election reforms. Notably we supported legislation to increase the number of risk-limiting audits and implemented an escalating risk threshold over time. This bill was signed into law and used by incumbents to demonstrate a commitment to election integrity enhancing both voter trust and our standing within the election reform community. 8. Building and Leading Coalitions To build support for election reform we hosted regular coalition roundtable discussions with state and national partners held numerous meetings with legislators and governors offices and recruited local officials-including city council members mayors and election administrators-to advocate for RCV. These coalition-building activities are central to our long-term strategy of creating a sustainable grassroots network of RCV supporters. 9. Media Engagement and Public Education We actively engaged with local media serving as a source for several stories about RCV Georgias runoff reforms and election integrity. Our presence in the media has positioned us as a credible voice in election reform helping to el

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 59.6%; rating input score 60
• Program expense ratio: 94.1%; rating input score 94
• Fundraising efficiency: $134.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • 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: 36.7%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.6%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 52.3% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 57.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 70.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings