Sister District Action Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SISTER DISTRICT ACTION NETWORK INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS LEGISLATORS, ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, AND VOTERS THROUGH CIVIC EDUCATION, RIGOROUS RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND STRATEGIC CONVENINGS TO ENGAGE DEEPLY IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 100,000
- Highest pay
- $190,777, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (4)
- $236,087 spent. RESEARCH - OUR AWARD-WINNING RESEARCH TEAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES FOR VOTER AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH MAY AT THEIR DISCRETION USE THEIR FUNDS FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. THIS WORK ENSURES WE ARE UTILIZING THE HIGHEST IMPACT TACTICS IN OUR WORK. WE ALSO PERFORM QUALITATIVE AND NARRATIVE RESEARCH TO INVESTIGATE HOW NON-EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS LIKE RACE AND GENDER MAY IMPACT ELECTORAL OUTCOMES.
- $213,832 spent. STATE BRIDGES - ACTIVATES SISTER DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO FUNDRAISE FOR ORGANIZATIONS LEADING YEAR-ROUND POWER-BUILDING WORK.
- $162,755 spent. RESEARCH (NON PRIMARY PURPOSE) - OUR AWARD-WINNING RESEARCH TEAM CONDUCTS ACADEMIC-QUALITY EXPERIMENTS AND ANALYSES TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE BEST PRACTICES IN THE AREAS OF VOTER AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT THAT SPECIFICALLY INVOLVES OUTREACH TO LIBERAL VOTERS. THIS WORK ENSURES WE ARE UTILIZING THE HIGHEST IMPACT TACTICS IN OUR WORK. WE ALSO PERFORM QUALITATIVE AND NARRATIVE RESEARCH TO INVESTIGATE HOW NON-EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS LIKE RACE AND GENDER MAY IMPACT ELECTORAL OUTCOMES.
- $649,104 spent. PURPLE DISTRICT NETWORK - BUILDS COMMUNITY AMONG PURPLE DISTRICT LEGISLATORS IN ORDER TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, GOVERNANCE TECHNIQUES, EDUCATION AND STRATEGIES FOR BEING EFFECTIVE LEGISLATORS. NARRATIVE BUILDING & STORY TELLING - INCREASES UNDERSTANDING OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE POWER AND PROMISE OF STATES.STATE POWER TABLE IS CONVENING NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN PROGRESSIVE STATE LEGISLATOR SUPPORT IN ORDER TO 1) INCREASE OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT BY IDENTIFYING AND PURSUING OPPORTUNITIES TO STREAMLINE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION, 2) INCREASE VISIBILITY ABOUT PROGRESSIVE STATE LEGISLATORS, POLICY AND ISSUES, AND 3) DRIVE COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS, POLICY AND ISSUES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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