Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 04-3411708 Website

BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER, INC. (BISC) STRENGTHENS DEMOCRACY BY BUILDING A NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE STRATEGY FOR BALLOT MEASURES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.2M

-32.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$405K

+15.7% YoY

Grant Count

6

+500.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$68K

-80.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,202,962$4,742,823$3,237,638
Revenue$2,556,697$4,755,016$2,250,670
Expenses$3,669,293$3,170,325$3,320,797
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$9,892$5,788$528
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$125K$250K$375K$500K0 grants20204 grants20214 grants20221 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

ORGANIZE ACTION INC$200KVOTER RIGHTS COLORADO$50KPROGRESS ARIZONA$50KPROTECT OUR SCHOOLS KENT…$50KMISSOURI JOBS WITH JUSTI…$45KNEBRASKA VOTES$10K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHRIS MELODY FIELDS …EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$221KJANE NORMANCHIEF OF STAFF$175KCAROLINE AVAKIANDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUN…$138KELIZABETH SCHILLINGDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR$137KVICTORIA WARDDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND F…$122K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KENNY DIGGSCHAIR1
SARAH STANDIFORDTREASURER1
ANDREA MARTASECRETARY1
BRANDON BOSWELLDIRECTOR1
NADIA BELKINDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER EPPS-ADDISONDIRECTOR1
DAKOTA HALLDIRECTOR1
DESMOND MEADEDIRECTOR1
JAKE OLSONDIRECTOR1
RUTH STEINMETZDIRECTOR1
BECCA UHERBELAUDIRECTOR1
CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$221,307
VICTORIA WARDDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE40$122,231
CAROLINE AVAKIANDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS40$137,987
JANE NORMANCHIEF OF STAFF40$174,879
ELIZABETH SCHILLINGDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40$137,080

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

CloverdaleDenverFrankfortLincolnPhoenixSt LouisTempe

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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