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March to the Polls

EIN 86-3898144 · Dallas, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceGood86 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

March to the Polls' mission is to empower youth and other low-voting communities - through nonpartisan civic education, leadership development, and hands-on learning experiences-to lead, vote, and stay civically engaged.

Income
$498,297
Spending
$560,477
Spent on programs
70%
Reserves
3.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%
Employees
5
Volunteers
120
Highest pay
$91,666, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 0% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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)
  1. $125,244 spent. MTTP offers in-class high school voter education and registration twice a year. This work helps schools comply with the Texas High School Voter Registration Act's requirement of two opportunities to register students each school year. Our team discusses voting with students, delivers educational content, and registers eligible students. We connect the dots between voting and how it affects students' lives, teach students about the importance, logistics, and mechanics of voting, and empower broader civic engagement beyond voting. We worked with 10 North Texas school districts in 84 schools. To date, March to the Polls has registered over 38,000 students to vote.
  2. $200,656 spent. We establish on-campus student-led Student Voter Empowerment Clubs (SVEC) for students in grades 9-12. The clubs help fill some of the gap left by a lack of robust civics education requirements in Texas and aim to positively change youth culture around voting. Students engage in active learning like conducting candidate forums, taking field trips to observe government in action, presenting to their peers during our in-class engagement work, and participating in Voter Participation Drives (text, calls, and canvassing) aimed at 18-21-year-old first-time voters and their families. We established 38 clubs with over 520 members in the 2024-2025 program year. Students directly engaged through this program had 5x the turnout compared to their peer group in local and state elections in 2023.
  3. $65,420 spent. Our Community Outreach efforts more broadly allow us to support other groups where we act as a voting resource. We work with county election departments to ensure equitable and fair voting access including Volunteer Deputy Registrar trainings for hundreds of volunteers, enabling them to register others to vote. MTTP provides VDRs for voter registration at events run by elections departments and others. We also participate in voting coalitions, supporting increased turnout for our community.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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