NonprofitsRock The Vote

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Rock The Vote

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$11.3M

Total expenses

$8.4M

Net assets

$3.7M

Grants received

$8.3M

139 grants

EIN

020767157

Tax year

2024

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 continued on schedule o

Programs

2 programs

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: $670K

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 parties

Expenses: $579K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$11.1M
Program service revenue$228K
Investment income
Other revenue$1K
Total revenue$11.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$596K
Fundraising$74K
Other expenses$7.8M
Total expenses$8.4M
Total assets$3.8M
Net assets$3.7M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CAROLYN DEWITT

PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$152K

40 hrs/wk

1 AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

2 LARA BERGTHOLD

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

3 JESSICA REEVES

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

4 RUSSELL GLASS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

5 WAYNE JORDAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

6 DERAY MCKESSON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

7 JESSE MOORE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

8 MICHAEL SKOLNIK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

9 MUTHONI WAMBU KRAAL

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MELISSA WYATT

DIRECTOR OF CIVIC TECH AND DATA

Staff

$101K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Redrock Entertainment Services

Event Production, Security, Artist Fees

$5.2M

TaskForce PR

Event Production, Marketing

$350K

Lil Baby Global Holdings

Artist Performance Fee

$300K

David Pruter

Tech Data Consulting Services

$129K

Grants received

Showing 139 of 139

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR VOTERS
2024
$160K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$30K
General operating support
2024
$25K
CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$15K
SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS
2024
$15K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2024
$11K
CIVIL RIGHTS
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$6K
FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
General Support
2024
$300
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1.1M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$500K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$150K
CIVIC PARTICIPATION - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
Program Grant
2023
$55K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$20K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$15K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$15K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
PHILANTHROPY
2023
$10K
TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
2023
$7K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$3K
General Purpose
2023
$3K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE
2023
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$124K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$100K
For general support
2022
$100K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$94K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$83K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$50K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2022
$50K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$34K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS
2022
$15K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2022
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$8K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
2022
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$500
CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$125K
For general support
2021
$50K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2021
$39K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$18K
GENERAL DONATION
2021
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$8K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$375K
Program Grant
2020
$300K
MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF MOBILIZING THE YOUTH VOTE DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
2020
$250K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2020
$230K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2020
$218K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$156K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$149K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$125K
General Operating Support
2020
$125K
CHARITABLE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
2020
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$100K
GENERAL MISSION
2020
$100K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$60K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$50K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$38K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$32K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$30K
PROMOTE VOTING PARTICIPATION
2020
$30K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2020
$20K
Voter education and registration Fund
2020
$20K
TO BUILD FOUR ADDITIONAL ELECTION CENTERS, ONE FOR EACH OF THE ATLANTA UNITED'S SUPPORTER GROUPS, AS PART OF THE EXISTING PARTNERSHIP.
2020
$18K
TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE A BLANK FAMILY OF BUSINESS MINI-ELECTION CENTER WITH REGISTRATION AND GET OUT THE VOTE TOOLS AND RESOURCES.
2020
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$13K
General Support
2020
$10K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2020
$10K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
2020
$9K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$7K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2020
$7K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$5K
SUPPORT OPERATIONS
2020
$250
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
$100
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFTS
2020
$200K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$116K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$83K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$15K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2019
$8K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$1K
CONTRIBUTION
2019
$305K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$14K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$5K
TO SUPPORT YOUR MISSION OF HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN VOTING.
2018
$5K
General Operating Expense
2018
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2018
$2K
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES, PROMOTING ARTS, EDUCATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
2018
$1K
Voter Registration
2018
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$15K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2017
$10K
Health Care Civic Engagement
2017
$10K
General Support
2017

Funded by

$8.3M from 79 funders · 139 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.8M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Park Foundation Inc

$600K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$508K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

$500K · 1 grant · 2023

NEO Philanthropy Inc

$475K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

Tides Foundation

$430K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Cornerstone Foundation Inc

$315K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$285K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Details

EIN020767157
NTEE codeR40
Subsection03
Ruling date2006-07
Formed2005
Employees17
Volunteers3440
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