Organizations Filed Purposes:
VOTE SMART, A NONPARTISAN CIVIC EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING CITIZENS WITH ABUNDANT, ACCURATE AND RELEVANT INFORMATION ON ELECTED OFFICIALS, POLITICAL CANDIDATES AND ISSUES.
VOTE SMART IS A NONPARTISAN RESEARCH GROUP THAT COLLECTS, KEEPS AND MAKES AVAILABLE THE FACTUAL RECORDS ON PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND ISSUES.
RESEARCH:VOTE SMART DEVOTES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT COLLECTING AND KEEPING FACTUAL RECORDS ON ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENTIAL, CONGRESSIONAL, GUBERNATORIAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE, AND ISSUES. THIS INCLUDES VOTING RECORDS, PUBLIC COMMENTS, INTEREST GROUP RATINGS, BIOGRAPHICAL AND CONTACT INFORMATION, CAMPAIGN FINANCES AND ISSUE POSITIONS. VOTERS, CITIZENS, SCHOOLS AND JOURNALISTS THUS HAVE ACCESS TO UNBIASED INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES AS WELL AS THOSE SERVING IN ELECTED POSITIONS. THIS RESEARCH IS DONE BY HUNDREDS OF FULL-TIME INTERNS AND MULTIGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEERS WHICH ARE MANAGED BY OUR YOUNG, COMMITTED STAFF.
INFORMATION DELIVERY (OUTREACH):ONCE INFORMATION IS THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED AND SUBSTANTIATED, VOTE SMART PROVIDES ITS INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL CITIZENS. THIS IS DONE DIRECTLY THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, A TOLL-FREE VOTER'S RESEARCH HOTLINE AND PUBLICATIONS OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH MEDIA, LIBRARIES AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Kimball | PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT | 40 | $74,055 |
| Adelaide Elm Kimball | BOARD MEMBER | 25 | $46,722 |
| Dr Kyle Dell | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $1,000 |
| Michael Dukakis | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Irene Natividad | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Brooks Jackson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jon Trachta | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Brent Steele | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica Arrigoni | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Brandes | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
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