Program areas at FairVote Minnesota Foundation
Education: FairVote Minnesota hosted or tabled at several community and other field events educating voters and elected officials about RCV, including the Minnehaha Art Fair, the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference, the Twin Cities Pride Festival, Open Streets East Lake, Bloomington Pride, St. Cloud Pride, League of Women Voters meetings, the Association of Minnesota Counties Conference, and the Minnesota State Fair. FairVote MN's Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Erin Zamoff, gave a TED Talk on RCV at TEDx Edina, and Executive Director Jeanne Massey was invited to present at the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR) Summit in San Diego.
Fundraising: We organized several online fundraising campaigns to support our work, and hosted three key events focused on strengthening and protecting our democracy, including a summer Rank Your Wine event with legislative champions, Ranked Choice Voting: Pushing Back Extremism & Protecting Our Rights with special guests Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Senate Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen, and a year-end event featuring Congressman Dean Phillips, Congresswoman Mary Peltola, Senator-Elect Kelly Morrison, and Representative Cedrick Frazier.
Who funds FairVote Minnesota Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at FairVote Minnesota Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jeanne Massey | Executive Director | $226,116 | 2023-05-19 |
| Erin Zamoff | Director of Communications and Public Affairs | | 2022-11-23 |
| Karl Landskroener | Political Director | | 2022-11-23 |
| Jim Watkins | Vice Chair | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Maureen Reed | Chair | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for FairVote Minnesota Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $472,766 | $507,317 | -6.8% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $589 | $64 | 820.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $473,355 | $507,381 | -6.7% |
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Data update history
August 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 23, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
July 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Public policyVoting rights
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 550 Vandalia St Suite 203
- Saint Paul, MN 55114
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- County
- Ramsey County, MN
- Website URL
- fairvotemn.org/Â
- Phone
- (763) 807-2550
IRS details
- EIN
- 41-1924245
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1998
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- W20: Government and Public Administration
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Subordinate organization
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