Fairvote Minnesota Foundation

Organization Overview

Fairvote Minnesota Foundation is located in Saint Paul, MN. The organization was established in 2000. According to its NTEE Classification (W24) the organization is classified as: Citizen Participation, under the broad grouping of Public & Societal Benefit and related organizations. As of 12/2020, Fairvote Minnesota Foundation employed 31 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Fairvote Minnesota Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2020, Fairvote Minnesota Foundation generated $626.5k in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 5 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 23.9% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $517.5k during the year ending 12/2020. While expenses have increased by 13.6% per year over the past 5 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2020

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

PROVIDE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT VOTING METHODS IN PUBLIC ELECTIONS AND HOW THEY MAY BE IMPROVED.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

Part 3 - Line 4a

ADVOCACY - OUR KEY FOCUS ON ADVOCACY WAS ON OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN SEEKING RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FROM CITIES, COUNTIES, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW STATUTORY CITIES TO USE RCV IF THEY WISHED.


EDUCATION - FVMN BROUGHT SCHOLARS, EDUCATIONAL, BUSINESS, AND CIVIC LEADERS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR WORK TO SHARE THEIR ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS BROKEN IN OUR DEMOCRACY, HOW RANKED CHOICE VOTING IS A TOP SOLUTION AND TO GROW AWARENESS AND SUPPORT. SPECIFICALLY, WE ORGANIZED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH DEMOCRACY THOUGHT LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY DRAWING A TOTAL OF 1,100 PARTICIPANTS. THESE INCLUDED: (1) POLARIZATION IN A TIME OF CRISIS, WITH CONGRESSMAN DEAN PHILLIPS AND NEW AMERICA SCHOLAR LEE DRUTMAN. (2) CREATING A MORE RACIALLY JUST DEMOCRACY, WITH AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES CO-CHAIRS DANIELLE ALLEN AND STEPHEN HEINTZ, AND MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY LEADER SONDRA SAMUELS, ALONG WITH SPECIAL GUEST SENATOR TINA SMITH. (3) A TALE OF TWO CRISIS: COVID-19 & POLITICAL POLARIZATION, WITH RENOWNED EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. MIKE OSTERHOLM AND HEALTH POLICY EXPERT AND AUTHOR ANDY SLAVITT. WE PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MAILINGS TO OVER 40,000 RESIDENTS IN BLOOMINGTON AND MINNETONKA TO EXPLAIN RANKED CHOICE VOTING AND HOW IT WOULD BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITIES. ON THE MEDIA FRONT, WE PLACED 36 LTES THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND 3 MAJOR OP-EDS IN THE STAR TRIBUNE; AND SENT 3 LETTERS TO EDITORIAL BOARDS AND 11 PRESS RELEASES. LASTLY, IN COLLABORATION WITH BEST BUY AND WOODEN SHOE PRODUCTIONS, WE PRODUCED TWO VIDEOS - WE CAN FIX IT AND A SEAT AT THE TABLE - AND MULTIPLE 15-SECOND DIGITAL SEGMENTS SHOWCASING RCV AS A SOLUTION TO POLITICAL DYSFUNCTION AND A VEHICLE TO CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. WE HAD 114,000 COMPLETED VIEWS OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS LASTING 2 MINUTES OR MORE.


RESEARCH - CONDUCTED A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR LEGISLATURE. OF THE 429 CANDIDATES SURVEYED, WE RECEIVED 115 RESPONSES, PRIMARILY NEW CANDIDATES, AND OF RESPONDENTS, 94 PERCENT EXPRESSED STRONG SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AND STATE USE OF RCV.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Jeanne Massey
Executive Director
$96,502
Gail Dorfman
Chair
$0
Jim Watkins
Treasurer
$0
Maureen Reed
Vice Chair
$0
Roann Cramer
Secretary
$0
Stephen Imholte
Treasurer
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $89,000
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$537,046
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$626,046
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $463
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $626,509

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 8 grants that Fairvote Minnesota Foundation has recieved totaling $143,890.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Unite America Institute Inc

Denver, CO

PURPOSE: FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.

$50,000
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Saint Paul, MN

PURPOSE: MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES

$30,000
Schwab Charitable Fund

San Francisco, CA

PURPOSE: PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

$21,050
Minneapolis Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

PURPOSE: DONOR-RECOMMENDED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS

$11,550
Mightycause Charitable Foundation

Marianna, FL

PURPOSE: UNRESTRICTED

$10,734
American Endowment Foundation

Hudson, OH

PURPOSE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS

$10,500
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