Everyday Canvassing
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We have open-ended conversations through knocking doors and engaging with people in public spaces. We listen and record resident's appreciations and concerns for their community so that government will thereafter learn and improve from community input. We also educate the public about government and nonprofit services, as well as local community gatherings, that can help them.
- Income
- $414,902
- Spending
- $360,282
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 7.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 66%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 211
- Highest pay
- $75,950, co-executive director
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 53% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 84 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (3)
- $211,049 spent. For the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth, and Families (MCCC), and Kent County Local Management Board we developed infrastructure and facilitated the first iteration of community member policy and program creation in their organizations. For DEP, we co-created the Climate Justice Co-Creation Initiative, where we developed a team of community based organizations and individual stipended community members to co-develop policy and program solutions to climate-related issues in Montgomery County, MD. The Climate Justice Co-Creation Initiative will focus on climate change mitigation and prevention strategies over the next several years with growing involvement and decision-making from individuals most directly impacted by climate-related challenges. As for MCCC, we conducted the Community Needs Assessment for Children, Youth, and Families. Our work began with Collaboration Council through the Out of School Time was a pilot project where we recruited low income community members through canvassing to take part in suggesting the next generation of out of school programming and policy development. The focus groups evolved in our work with the Community Needs Assessment, where we stipended recurring focus groups with the same group of thirty people. We divided these thirty people in three groups of ten. Each group of ten attended five to seven meetings and the groupings were based on geography and age. We called each group a cohort. About half of this work occurred in November and December 2023, with the other half of the work occurring in the first half of 2024. Each cohort originally focused on getting to know one another and identifying mutual challenges their families and children were experiencing. The cohorts culminated in late spring of 2024. This is continued work built on outreach we have conducted prior with Montgomery Planning and other county agencies. A report based on our outreach for the Fairland Briggs Chaney Master Plan from 2022 can be found at: https://montgomeryplanning.org/planning/communities/upcounty/fairland/fairland-master-plan-1997/fairland-briggs-chaney-mp/equitable-community-engagement/what-weve-heard/. We repeated the canvassing, policy co-creation, and cohort development process for Kent County's Local Management Board.
- $118,368 spent. Along with our project specific accomplishments, we always work to connect community members with public resources, engage in open-ended conversations around how our community could improve, and introduce community members to one-another. For example, outside of county master planning efforts like Fairland and Briggs Chaney master plan and the University Boulevard sector plan, we have canvassed people in White Oak, Downtown Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Long Branch, Rockville, Montgomery Village, Aspen Hill, Wheaton, Germantown, Takoma Park, Fairland, Burtonsville, Clarksburg, and more. In 2024, we knocked and left flyers at about 10,000 doors to have conversations one-on-one with residents. We also navigated people through accessing resources and introduced them to resources at food distribution events in community settings like churches, parks, and private rental properties with residents of mostly low and moderate incomes. Because housing affordability and safety is such a prevalent issue at the doors we have knocked, Everyday Canvassing put significant outreach time and organization infrastructure building for the Housing Justice Montgomery coalition and a high school internship program focused on housing this year. All our staff also work on government contracted projects as well. So the expenses recorded for Emmanuel, Angela, Harold, Tino, and Mady's wages are divided amongst the projects done in collaboration with government. Also, because our volunteers are walking, talking, and connecting with community members for usually 3 - 4 hours, we host "family meals" after we knock doors. Sitting down, eating, and reflecting on the experiences we've had talking with people at doors and bonding allows our volunteer operation to remain well-attended and consistent. Sharing food is therefore also critical to our success building up the level of civic engagement in our community and is a mission-related expense. All printing has been used to share resources or inspire conversations door-to-door.
- $22,316 spent. As we've taken on new government projects requiring new insurance, skills, and better internal operations, our staff training and internal operations costs have become more sophisticated. We held our first ever overnight board and staff retreat to refresh our vision, values, and methods. And we also added new general liability and volunteer insurance.
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 September 2020.
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.
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