EIN 04-3411708

Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
20
Year formed
1998
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, Inc. (BISC) strengthens democracy by building a national progressive strategy for ballot measures. The organization's mission includes capacity building through formal training programs that develop curricula and train the field in the skills necessary to run and win transformative initiatives. Additionally, BISC engages in policy and legal advocacy, working with state and national partners including their lawyers guild, to protect direct democracy and progressive ballot measure wins across the country. BISC is located in Washington, DC.
Total revenues
$4,755,016
2023
Total expenses
$3,170,325
2023
Total assets
$4,742,823
2023
Num. employees
20
2023

Program areas at Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

Road ahead 2023 - the road ahead conference is the progressive community's only conference solely dedicated to Ballot measures. It is typically held every february in las vegas.road ahead attendees come from all corners of the country and all parts of the progressive community. What unites them all is a desire to use Ballot measures as a vehicle for social change.
The training and organizing category encompasses our capacity building program. The capacity building program is comprised of our formal training program that develops curricula and trains the field in the skills needed to run and win a transformative and equitable Ballot measure campaigns, as well as bisc's peer-to-peer and skills building cohorts, which help partners across the country move up bisc's leadership development ladder and share best practices and learn from one another on an ongoing basis.
Strategic partnerships encompasses our v2030/alignment work, our work with over 60 national and state partners and funders geared to better align the Ballot measure space and develop and implement long term strategic imperatives for the field.
Communications: bisc uses email, social media, and press interviews to communicate about critical Ballot measures and campaigns around the country.
Policy and legal advocacy encompasses working with state and national partners, including bisc's lawyer's guild, to protect direct democracy and progressive Ballot measure wins around the country, working with state and national partners on the development of equitable and strategic Ballot measure policies, as well as the tracking of Ballot measures and analysis of Ballot measure trends.
Organizational development

Grants made by Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Organize ActionProgram Support$350,000

Who funds Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Democracy Fund VoiceGeneral Support for Primary Purpose Activities$300,000
Women Donors Network ActionPrimary Purpose Support$200,000
American Federation of State County and Municipal EmployeesGeneral$180,000
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

NameTitleCompensation
Jane NormanChief of Staff$172,075
Chris Melody Fields FigueredoExecutive Director$198,255
Victoria WardDirector of Operations and Finance$139,337
Caroline Sanchez-AvakianDirector of Strategic Communications
Elizabeth SchillingDevelopment Director$131,462
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,239,146
Program services$508,882
Investment income and dividends$5,788
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,200
Total revenues$4,755,016

Form 990s for Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-10-24990View PDF
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-04990View PDF
2020-122021-11-10990View PDF
2019-122021-06-07990View PDF
...and 12 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 16, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from Grove Action Fund
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from Women Donors Network Action
December 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 13 new personnel
December 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofits
Issues
EducationPublic policyVoting rights
Characteristics
Political advocacy
General information
Address
1660 L St NW 605
Washington, DC 20036
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
ballot.org/ 
Phone
(202) 223-2373
IRS details
EIN
04-3411708
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1998
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
W20: Government and Public Administration
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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