Nonprofit · EIN 02-0767157
ROCK THE VOTE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,342,907 | $8,390,660 | $2,952,247 | $3,757,446 | $98,712 | $3,658,734 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,277,715 | $1,732,788 | -$455,073 | $806,946 | $99,496 | $707,450 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,113,893
- Program service revenue
- $227,814
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,200
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $152,086
- Other salaries and wages
- $339,004
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $595,510
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $56,659
- Accounting fees
- $68,315
- Occupancy
- $20,346
- Travel
- $29,808
- Depreciation
- $12,710
- Program services (functional)
- $8,131,312
- Management and general (functional)
- $185,170
- Fundraising (functional)
- $74,178
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $806,946
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,757,446
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $98,712
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,658,734
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,755
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,658,734
- Gross receipts
- $11,342,907
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 3,440
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN DEWITT | PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $152,312 |
| MELISSA WYATT | DIRECTOR OF CIVIC TECH AND DATA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,494 |
| 1 AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| 2 LARA BERGTHOLD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| 3 JESSICA REEVES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| 4 RUSSELL GLASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| 5 WAYNE JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| 6 DERAY MCKESSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| 7 JESSE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| 8 MICHAEL SKOLNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| 9 MUTHONI WAMBU KRAAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN DEWITT | PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $201,123 | $6,005 |
| 1 AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 2 LARA BERGTHOLD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 3 JESSICA REEVES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 4 RUSSELL GLASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 5 WAYNE JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 6 DERAY MCKESSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 7 JESSE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 8 MICHAEL SKOLNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 9 MUTHONI WAMBU KRAAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-5654
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CAROLYN DEWITT, 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- CAROLYN DEWITT, PRESIDENTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 719-9910
- Website
- ROCKTHEVOTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Robin Braverman Associates
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1990, ROCK THE VOTE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE CIVIC POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION, EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION BY MODERNIZING THE CIVIC PROCESS AND FIGHTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLES RIGHT TO VOTE.
Program accomplishments
- Culture of Voting - Rock the Vote drives civic engagement by meeting young people where they are online, offline, and in spaces that shape their identities. Through trusted messengers, compelling storytelling, and research-based content, we harness social media to mobilize young voters. We integrate civic participation into concerts, festivals, and cultural moments, making it a natural part of young peoples lives.Partnerships with brands, entertainment companies,ssociations,sports leagues,and cultural influencers amplify democratic participation. In 2024,Rock the Votes multi-media campaign Voting is Self-Care earned 310 million impressions. The organization generated 272.4 million additional social media impressions and 128 media hits reaching 2.73 million people. Rock the Vote produced early vote microevents in 18 cities and large-scale early vote concerts and festivals in three cities. We partnered with dozens of athletes, influencers, musicians, and actors, plus more than 30 brands, leagues, and teams who served as trusted messengers to share vetted information and resourcesExpenses $6,871,612
- Voter Education - Rock the Vote delivers nonpartisan civic education across digital platforms, civic technology tools, classrooms, and community events, giving young people the knowledge to participate in democracy. Our Election Reminder Program provides step-by-step guidance via text, email, and our online Election Center. Through our innovative ballot education tool, Democracy Explainers and Democracy Class curriculum, we equip young people with the knowledge and skills to be informed voters. In 2024, 5.5 million people visited Rock the Votes Election Center for vetted information on election dates, deadlines, polling locations, and voting policies. Voters used Rock the Votes Ballot Tool in to view sample ballots with 34,021 endorsements from 3,667 sources across the political spectrum. Rock the Vote sent Election Reminders via email and text to over five million subscribers, adding 1.24 million new subscribers in 2024. More than 470 educators signed up for Democracy Class while 662,208 viewed our Democracy Explainers with 273,278 active readers.Expenses $669,692
- Voter Registration Mobilization - Rock the Vote engages and mobilizes young voters through digital tools, on-the-ground organizing, and partnerships. Recognizing that voting is habit-forming, we reach young people early to build lifelong civic participation.Rock the Vote develops and maintains civic technology that guides users through voter registration, status checks, and absentee ballot requests. These secure, compliant tools are provided free to nonprofits, schools, companies, and influencers nationwide, and are integrated into our own programs.In 2024, Rock the Vote provided technology tools to 192 partners, reaching 1,885,334 voters through our Online Voter Registration platform, Registration Status Lookup, Absentee Ballot Request Platform, Pledge to Vote Tool, and Ballot Tracking and Curing Tool. We directly messaged 252,216 unregistered young voters across two states with 975,938 registration contacts and coordinated 3,500 handwritten postcards to new voters. On Election Day, staff contacted 203,791 eligible young voters unlikely to have been reached by campaigns or partiesExpenses $578,611 · revenue $221,814
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 02-0767157
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,757,446
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,342,907
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,342,907 | $8,390,660 | $3,757,446 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,277,715 | $1,732,788 | $806,946 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,316,058 | $2,684,998 | $1,320,729 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0767157).
Questions about ROCK THE VOTE
- What is the EIN of ROCK THE VOTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROCK THE VOTE is 02-0767157.
- Is ROCK THE VOTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to ROCK THE VOTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROCK THE VOTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ROCK THE VOTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ROCK THE VOTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ROCK THE VOTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CAROLYN DEWITT.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROCK THE VOTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $152,312 (CAROLYN DEWITT, PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ROCK THE VOTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,342,907, expenses of $8,390,660 and total assets of $3,757,446 at year end.
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