We Must Vote Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874704608
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Jackson, MS, USA
Phone
6012080983
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voter Education, Registration

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$277,500
Expenses
$470,000
Assets
$-63,700
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Dorothy Johnson (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Toni Johnson (Director): $75,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We Must Vote, Inc. is a nonprofit organization established to provide factual information about the voting process, get people registered to vote, and ensure they participate in local and federal elections. Because many people feel that their vote is not important, in order to have a society of committed voters, it is necessary to teach and enlighten citizens not only of their right to vote and what it cost but also the importance of availing themselves to the process in a factual and truthful way

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025, We Must Vote Inc conducted training for employees to prepare volunteers for Voter Registration programs. We conducted 12 voter registration programs in Hinds and Yazoo Counties alone, and we did door-to-door campaigns, too, to help people get registered in underserved communities saturated with elderly people and those who lack adequate transportation. We got more than 300 people registered to vote and made sure that they were all aware of where their precincts were located. We also worked with other organizations to help people get to the polls for local elections. Additionally, miscellaneous costs incurred are included in this expense.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 4
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47%; rating input score 47
  • Program expense ratio: 27.8%; rating input score 28
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -69.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: -0.14; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -88% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 33.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -147.1% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47% of revenue deployed · 27.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $130K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 47/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.