2026-07-01T18:45:12-07:00 2025-12-31 823726482 Rising Sun Accounting PO Box 25726 Seattle WA 98165 990 2025-01-01 850733961 FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON FOUNDATION FAIR 4259996356 PO Box 395 Bothell WA 98041 Elise Orlick Executive Director 4259996356 2026-04-05 1 Marci Nakano P02473205 2063543920 2026-04-05 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Elise Orlick PO Box 395 Bothell WA 98041 637176 0 X www.fairvotewa.org/foundation X 2020 WA FairVote Washington Foundation is organized as a non-profit corporation exclusively for conducting research and educating the public on issues related to ranked choice voting, voting methods, and electoral reform and advocating on behalf of those issues to the extent that no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, except as is otherwise provided by section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code 3 3 0 3 0 0 467839 637032 0 0 177 144 0 0 468016 637176 0 250 0 0 408696 423900 0 0 45468 194058 139978 602754 564128 -134738 73048 167632 258393 11818 29531 155814 228862 FairVote Washington Foundation is organized as a non-profit corporation exclusively for conducting research and educating the public on issues related to ranked choice voting, voting methods, and electoral reform and advocating on behalf of those issues to the extent that no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, except as is otherwise provided by section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code 0 0 144655 0 0 Public Outreach & Education: Conduct outreach and public education events about non-partisan election reforms such as ranked-choice voting that give voters greater choice and a stronger voice in our elections, and lead to a more civil, more functional, more representative democracy. 113854 250 0 Partnership Building with Election Administrators and Allied Organizations: Meet with elections administrators and allied organizations across the state to discuss benefits and to offer support regarding future implementation of ranked choice voting 106846 0 0 Research: conduct research on voter understanding of elections and possible election reforms in Washington state 0 0 0 365355 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X David Bangs 4259996356 PO Box 395 Bothell WA 98041 Elise Orlick Executive Director 40 0 X 0 105000 3412 Robert Poore President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 David Bangs Secretary & Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Jason Grenn Director 2 0 X X 0 0 0 0 105000 3412 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 637032 978 637032 0 144 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 637176 0 0 144 X 250 250 98361 53284 20287 24790 274537 191203 69570 13764 0 13903 8330 4701 872 37099 24328 8942 3829 1030 1030 102016 73980 25898 2138 543 543 15825 3890 11860 75 779 779 8388 2322 6066 7230 7225 5 4167 4167 564128 365355 153305 45468 167632 258393 167632 258393 11818 29531 11818 29531 X 155814 228862 0 0 155814 228862 167632 258393 73048 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 359083 411078 477684 467839 637032 2352716 359083 411078 477684 467839 637032 2352716 947237 1405479 4 72 169 177 144 566 2353282 0.59724 0.48779 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 564128 564128 109619 27405 0 0 106874 62144 115413 109619 394050 591075 0 0 0 0 0 26719 15536 28853 27405 98513 147770 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by a contract accountant. Copies of Form 990 are presented to the board in draft form. Board members review the form and accountant addresses any questions they have before filing the form. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy requires disclosure on conflicts. Board members review this policy annually and they sign a document regarding this policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The board of directors sets the Executive Director salary utilizing industry comparability studies. There are no other paid officers or key employees of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's Form 990, Form 1023, governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are all available upon request. The Form 990 is also included on the organization's website. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Outreach and Advocacy Consultants Form 990, Part IX, Line 25 FairVote Washington Foundation and FairVote Washington (its related c4 organization) have a written paymaster agreement. FairVote Washington acts as the central paymaster for both organizations which includes payment of shared staff and operating expenses. Staff time is tracked with timesheets that allocate time between both organizations. At the end of each month, FairVote Washington invoices FairVote Washington Foundation for their portion of the shared expenses. FairVote Washington Foundation pays the invoice through a transfer of funds. This transfer is shown as a reimbursement in FairVote Washington's financials (reduction in expense) and as expenses in FairVote Washington Foundation's financials. FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON PO Box 395 Bothell WA 98041 831994669 Electoral reform in Washington state WA 501(c)(4) N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON o 557083 The shared expenses are approximately 90% of the actual costs. Schedule R, Part V, Line 2 FairVote Washington Foundation and FairVote Washington (its related c4 organization) have a written paymaster agreement. FairVote Washington acts as the central paymaster for both organizations which includes payment of shared staff and operating expenses. Staff time is tracked with timesheets that allocate time between both organizations. At the end of each month, FairVote Washington invoices FairVote Washington Foundation for their portion of the shared expenses. FairVote Washington Foundation pays the invoice through a transfer of funds. This transfer is shown as a reimbursement in FairVote Washington's financials (reduction in expense) and as expenses in FairVote Washington Foundation's financials.