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Commonwealth Alliance Voter Engagement Inc

EIN 84-2758628 · Louisville, KY

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

COMMONWEALTH ALLIANCE VOTER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATES AND SUPPORTS GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS IN BUILDING ORGANIZING PEOPLE POWER AND SHAPING THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO AN EQUITABLE AND THRIVING COMMONWEALTH FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS.

Income
$1.0 million
Spending
$867,013
Employees
18
Volunteers
53
Highest pay
$146,312, co-executive director

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)
  1. $280,733 spent. BLACK LEADERSHIP ACTION COALITION OF KENTUCKY ACTION FUND (A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF COMMONWEALTH ALLIANCE VOTER ENGAGEMENT):INVESTED IN BLACK KENTUCKIANS THROUGH MEMBERSHIP BUILDING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT TO TRANSFORM CURRENT SYSTEMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE.
  2. $233,541 spent. GENERAL PROGRAM: IN SUPPORT OF OUR LONG-TERM VISION, WE DEVELOPED CO-GOVERNING RELATIONSHIPS AND COORDINATION PLANS WITH COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO HONE A STATE-WIDE STRATEGY, AND BUILT NATIONAL AND STATE-LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY AND INVESTMENT IN KENTUCKY.
  3. $138,921 spent. KENTUCKY FUTURE PROJECT:COORDINATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT VOTER TURNOUT DURING THE ELECTION CYCLE IN SERVICE OF REACHING OUR LONG-TERM GOALS TO BUILD MULTIRACIAL COOPERATION IN OUR COMMONWEALTH
  4. $50,972 spent. STRENGTHENING PARTNERS: PROVIDED TRAINING, STRATEGIC COORDINATION, DATA AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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