EIN 32-0384285

Issue One

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
25
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Issue One is a nonpartisan organization committed to putting everyday citizens back in control of our democracy by reducing the influence of well-financed special interests over American politics and policy-making.
Also known as...
Fund for the Republic
Total revenues
$7,870,934
2023
Total expenses
$8,163,749
2023
Total assets
$5,511,701
2023
Num. employees
25
2023

Program areas at Issue One

Safeguarding democracy together: protecting election integrity, fostering trust, and building a stronger democracy communityissue One educates and advocates for reforms to protect, build trust in elections, and strengthen our democracy, as detailed in schedule o. Through initiatives like faces of democracy and the national council on election integrity, we lead crosspartisan efforts for safe, secure, and fair elections, focusing on protection and federal funding for election workers. Issue One also incubates projects, publishes influential reports, and maintains a strong presence on capitol hill and in the media to support reform measures. Through the faces of democracy and the national council on election integrity, Issue One is leading a crosspartisan effort to ensure elections are safe, secure, and fair. These prominent and trusted voices include current and former elected officials an election administrative officials. These programs are working to enhance protections for elections workers across the country and ensure they have consistent and predictable federal funding needed to administer elections.issue One builds the capacity of the democracy reform field by incubating new and innovative projects to advance our mission of addressing the structural dysfunction in our democracy and to expand the capacity of the public to do so. We publish groundbreaking, definitive reports. Our goal is to create the climate for the changes we believe in. We have a strong presence on capitol hill, as well as in the media, and provide expertise to groups advancing reform measures.
Fostering congressional leadership and bipartisan engagementissue One embraces a crosspartisan approach in our work; recognizing that no significant political reform has passed congress without bipartisan support in the last 70 years. Our efforts focus on educating and engaging members of congress on policies and solutions to restore democracy, including our reformers caucus and modernization initiatives, as detailed in schedule o.issue One's reformer's caucus, which is half republican and half democratic, champions the policies that address dysfunction in congress - from transparency laws to campaign finance enforcement measures. These groups educate and engage members of congress on the policies and solutions that will restore our democracy. Issue One also leads modernization efforts through our support of the select committee on the modernization of congress which was established at the start of the 116th congress and made permanent in the 118th congress. This resulted in the implementation of more than 180 bipartisan recommendations to make congress a more functional, accessible, transparent, representative, and technologically adept institution. At the same time, we hold elected representatives to the highest ethical standards by defending and ensuring that the office of congressional ethics remains a strong independent watchdog holding members of congress accountable, advocating for bipartisan legislation that bans members and their immediate family members from trading stocks while in office, and working to reduce the influence of big money in our political system.
Reshaping the digital information landscape for democracy in the digital age through the council for responsible social media (crsm), Issue One is working to unite stakeholders in the fight for social media reform with the aim of creating a healthier democracy for our digital age, as detailed in schedule o. Through the council for responsible social media, Issue One is working to unite stakeholders in the fight for social media reform with the aim of creating a healthier democracy for our digital age, a mission that an overwhelming majority of americans across the political spectrum support. The council is the most prominent group of its kind that's ever come together to speak in One voice about the need to reform our digital and information environment and work with congress to advance commonsense solutions to hold tech companies accountable.

Who funds Issue One

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$841,400
David and Lucile Packard FoundationDemocracy, Rights & Governance$750,000
Skoll FoundationGeneral Operating Support$500,000
...and 45 more grants received totalling $5,918,051

Personnel at Issue One

NameTitleCompensation
Kevin P. RyanBoard Member
Nicholas PennimanChief Executive Officer$298,141
Nick PennimanFounder and Chief Executive Officer$255,285
Stephen KayBoard Member
Amelia LeonardiCo - Founder and Chief Operating Officer$205,472
...and 19 more key personnel

Financials for Issue One

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,784,196
Program services$72,040
Investment income and dividends$181
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-5,255
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$19,772
Total revenues$7,870,934

Form 990s for Issue One

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-02-20990View PDF
2022-062023-02-13990View PDF
2021-062022-02-03990View PDF
2020-062021-04-06990View PDF
2019-062020-09-15990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s

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Alabama Arise (ACPP)Montgomery, AL$2,478,865
American Legislative Exchange CouncilArlington, VA$11,289,177
Illinois Policy InstituteChicago, IL$7,407,587
Data update history
November 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Ivorybill Foundation
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from University of Notre Dame
June 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Public policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1401 K St NW 350
Washington, DC 20005
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
issueone.org/ 
Phone
(202) 299-0265
IRS details
EIN
32-0384285
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
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
Central organization
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0227197
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-12-31
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