How We Raise & Spend Money

LWV is a nonprofit organization. We must seek adequate financing from our supporters to achieve our goals. We adopt yearly budgets to support our local, state and national activities.

Financial support comes from members, nonmembers, businesses, unions, tribes, grants and the community at large. In many cases, donations can be tax deductible.

Although member dues are a major source of income for the LWV, we conduct fundraising campaigns at every level to augment our income.

Because we rely on thousands of volunteer hours from our members and our Board, we are able to operate with a very low overhead. We have only two part-time paid staff members – an administrator and an assistant – who work out of our state office.

The League of Women Voters of Oregon never sells its donor lists.