Institute for Ethical Campaigning
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 882917714
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 2025520221
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Education N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $27,631
- Expenses
- $41,834
- Assets
- $26,792
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DOMINIC GABELLO (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MOLLY CULHANE (DIRECTOR)
- DE'SHAUN BOOKER (DIRECTOR)
- DOMINIC GABELLO (PRESIDENT)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
1. To promote ethical campaign practices through education of the public about the role ofcampaign finance reform and, 2. To promote diversity among campaignconsultants and staff through internship programs focused on providingopportunities for underserved communities specifically a) economicallydisadvantaged youth, b) people of color, c) people with disabilities.it is the belief of the founders of the corporation that the publicwill be better served by a more representative group of stakeholdersthat are educated as to the power of campaign finance reform.
What it reported doing in 2025
Developed and implemented a strategic communications and outreach program to advance ethical standards in political campaigning. Established a structured content strategy, including an article submission process and consistent social media engagement, to provide educational resources and expand audience reach. Supported fundraising efforts through donor outreach, opportunity identification, and promotion of organizational initiatives. Built partnerships with universities, student organizations, and aligned nonprofits to strengthen programmatic impact and visibility. Collaborated with internal stakeholders to track performance, evaluate outcomes, and refine strategies, laying the groundwork for continued organizational growth and increased public engagement.
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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 95
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 31
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 86%; rating input score 86
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -51.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 32.4% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $36K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.