Southwest Voter Registration Education Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
- Only 42% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
SouthwestVoter Registration Education Project To empower Latinos and other minorities by increasing their participation in the American democratic process.
- Income
- $716,595
- Spending
- $691,647
- Spent on programs
- 42%
- Reserves
- -6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 99
- Volunteers
- 80
- Highest pay
- $82,630, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 757% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 79% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1542% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 33 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $291,023 spent. SVREP opened the 2024 cycle with plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary, convening community members to discuss and plan the 50th Celebration dinners. The plans included designing and unveiling SVREPs new logo. The celebration at the San Antonio and Los Angeles dinners commemorated the vision, dedication, and progress SVREP has made on behalf of the Latino community over the past half-century. SVREP executed its plans for voter registration and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts for the Presidential elections. With a team of over 100, hired for a few weeks during the GOVT phase, SVREP registered 250,000 Latino voters, contacted 150,000 Latino voters, and outreached to over 500,000 Latino voters for the November 5, 2024 elections. The Latino voters were contacted with live contact, paid radio and social media, email, and text messages. SVREP continued to enjoy support from the community with over 120 volunteers helping SVREP with nonpartisan activities. SVREP registered to vote 250,000 Latino voters with in-person and online voter registration drives in our targeted states in Arizona, California, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. SVREP contacted Latino voters for the general election in Arizona (100,000), California (250,000), Colorado (25,000), Georgia (52,000), Nevada (25,000), and Texas (500,000) with live and digital strategies. Additionally, SVREP outreached to voters with social media efforts. For the Los Angeles County elections, SVREP contacted over 250,000 Latino households of voters through canvassing and phone banking, paid radio and social media ads, texting, and email messages. These voters were contacted with 3 live contacts. Additionally, SVREP registered family members of the Latino voters targeted with direct live contacts.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1974.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Voter Registration Project (Washington, DC), EIN 26-4802468. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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