Save Democracy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874067722
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
6027409646
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voter Education, Registration

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,420
Expenses
$28,006
Assets
$54,986
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SARAH BROWN SMALLHOUSE (PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY)
  • SI SCHORR (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TED HINDERAKER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DON BUDINGER (DIRECTOR)
  • SARAH BROWN SMALLHOUSE (PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY)
  • SI SCHORR (VICE 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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

This coalition of Arizona citizens intends to educate voters of the challenges facing the state of Arizona brought about by our partisan primary system and explore alternative nonpartisan voting systems that would make elections work better for all citizens.

What it reported doing in 2024

Save democracy inc. Conducts research and educates the public on election systems, including a variety of existing systems, such as state-funded partisan primary elections, and alternative systems, such as a single non-partisan open primary in which all voters and all candidates are treated equally. Research and education covers the effects these systems can have on various processes of government, including participation rate and inclusivity among voters, and the propensity and ability of elected officials to solve problems collaboratively on behalf of all those they represent as opposed to only a portion of those they represent. We engage interested citizens in educational efforts that expose the deficiencies of our current election system and explore alternative election structures that reward, rather than punish, cooperation and collaborative problem-solving among elected officials. We educate and enlighten a diverse non-partisan community to understand the connection between voting systems and the prospects for making government more efficient, fairer, and more responsive to the needs of all citizens, regardless of party affiliation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -277.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.96; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -47.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -39.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.