People Over Party Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991923387
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,679,341
Expenses
$7,586,072
Assets
$93,269
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • John Plishka (Treasurer): $12,500 total reported compensation
  • Zafair Basha (Chairman): $3,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our organization focuses on two core program services: facilitating ballot access and providing voter education. We work tirelessly to ensure that all eligible candidates have fair and equal access to the ballot promoting democracy and diversity in the electoral process. Additionally we strive to educate and inform voters about their rights and responsibilities empowering them to make informed decisions at the polls. Through these efforts we aim to strengthen civic engagement and uphold the principles of democracy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our organization is dedicated to ensuring ballot access for all eligible candidates and providing voter education to promote informed decision-making. We work tirelessly to remove barriers that may hinder candidates from participating in the electoral process advocating for fair and equal access to the ballot. Through voter education initiatives we strive to empower individuals with the knowledge and resources needed to make educated choices at the polls. By offering unbiased information on candidates issues and the voting process we aim to foster a more engaged and informed electorate. Our efforts in ballot access and voter education are fundamental to upholding the principles of democracy and promoting civic participation.

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 99% 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

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: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 26
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.5%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 99.7%; 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: 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.2%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.5% of revenue deployed · 99.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $12K · 2 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $6.8M reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.