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Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage In Political science, nonpartisan denotes an Election, event or organization in which the participants declare or do not formally have a Political party The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas: background information, issue positions (via the Political Courage Test), voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements. The Political Courage Test (formerly the National Political Awareness Test (NPAT is an American initiative intended to make American politics more transparent This information is distributed via their web site, a toll-free phone number, and print publications. A toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, or 800 number is a special Telephone number, in that the Called party is charged the cost of the The president of the organization since its founding is Richard Kimball. Richard Kimball is an American Politician, and President of the nonprofit organization Project Vote Smart.

PVS also provides records of public statements, contact information for state and local election offices, polling place and absentee ballot information, ballot measure descriptions for each state (where applicable), links to federal and state government agencies, and links to political parties and issue organizations. An absentee ballot is a Vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official Polling station. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral

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History and background

In 1992, 40 national leaders, including Barry Goldwater, John McCain, former U. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) S. Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, founded PVS. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 PVS does not accept financial contributions from lobbyists, governmental organizations, corporations, labor unions or other special interests. Lobbying includes all attempts to influence Legislators and officials whether by other legislators constituents or organized groups A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming It is financed by donations from more than 45,000 members and through grants from philanthropic foundations, including the Carnegie, Ford, Knight and Revson foundations. Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material The Ford Foundation is a Private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by The John S and James L Knight Foundation is an American private non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting Journalism and supporting The Charles H Revson Foundation was founded in 1956 by Charles H

In addition to monetary donations, members donate their time as member interns for a two week stay at the ranch.

Four locations have housed PVS since its inception. Originally based at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, PVS established another office in 1994, at Northeastern University in Boston. Oregon State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research[[ university]] located in Corvallis, Oregon, United Corvallis (kɔrˈvælɪs is a City located in central western Oregon, United States. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. In 1999, PVS established its headquarters and research center at the Great Divide Ranch, in the Rocky Mountains, near Philipsburg, Montana. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. Philipsburg is a town in and the County seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. And in 2006, PVS added a branch at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast

Richard Kimball's 2006 bonus and salary

In 2006, founder and president Richard Kimball received a bonus of $471,994 (33% of the Project Votes Smart's annual budget in 2006), as well as a 400% increase in salary. Richard Kimball is an American Politician, and President of the nonprofit organization Project Vote Smart. The explanation provided for the bonus on the tax form was "This bonus was paid to compensate Richard Kimball for being the key employee and leading the organization for more than 10 years at a very low average salary between $25,000 and $35,000…His new salary is $114,314 per year. " This moved caused some fervor on a blog run by a former employee. [1] [2] [1] [2]

See also

On the Issues

References

  1. ^ Matt Castanien, Richard Kimball’s $400,00 bonus!!! & PVS’s 990 TAX FORM Partisan Free Politics, 06/06/25. On The Issues or OnTheIssues is a Non-partisan and Non-profit organization providing information to voters about candidates primarily
  2. ^ Patrick Duganz , Raising Richard, Breaking the pay scale at Project Vote Smart Missoula Independent, 08/30/2007

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