League Of Women Voters of the City of New York

Name

League Of Women Voters of the City of New York

Legal name

League of Women Voters of the City of New York, Inc.

Website

https://lwvnyc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement and Voter Education Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAJ

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAIACAB

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYEDAAAFAC

Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Community & Public Education Programs (Libraries, Community Centers)

Keywords

• Civic education
• Voter registration
• Nonpartisan advocacy
• Get out the vote
• Civic engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues with multiple tier levels ranging from $5 for students to $500 for Vanguard level. Membership provides access to all three levels of the League (local, state, and national).
2. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions through one-time or recurring donations. Accepts credit card, bank withdrawal, stock donations, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, and Donor Advised Fund grants. EIN #13-3100525.
3. Publication Sales: Sale of educational publications including the 'What Makes New York City Run?' guidebook priced at $12, along with branded merchandise through Uncommon Goods and Zazzle partnerships.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate volunteer programs with suggested donation of $5,000 for partnership recognition including website highlighting, public programming, and social media exposure to 300,000+ followers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The League of Women Voters of the City of New York is a nonpartisan civic engagement nonprofit that promotes informed citizen participation in government. It sells voter registration services, civic education speaker presentations, and educational publications (including the 'What Makes NYC Run?' guidebook priced at $12), while also offering membership subscriptions, corporate volunteer partnership programs, and branded merchandise.

Product overview

The League of Women Voters of the City of New York offers a portfolio of civic education and voter engagement products and services. Core offerings include voter registration programs with multilingual support, educational speaker presentations (Who Makes NYC Run, Voting, Civics for Adults, Ranked Choice Voting), and published guides like 'What Makes NYC Run?' The organization also provides the Civic Explainers series covering NYC government operations, a Constitution Conversation Starter Kit for community dialogues, and Ranked Choice Voting education materials—all available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Supporting offerings include a Vote Store merchandise program, internship opportunities, corporate volunteerism programs, and a membership tier system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voter Registration Services Voter registration drives, training programs, and resources to help New Yorkers register to vote. Includes telephone information services, event request forms, and multilingual voter registration materials. Delivered to NYC residents, community partners, and schools.
• Speaker Presentations Non-partisan educational presentations including 'Who Makes NYC Run', 'Voting', 'Civics for Adults', 'Redistricting', and 'Ranked Choice Voting'. Sessions last 30-40 minutes and are available for civic groups, schools, libraries, and businesses.
• Civic Explainers Easy guides explaining how NYC government works, including budgets, land use decisions, elected officials' roles, and civic engagement. Available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
• What Makes NYC Run? Guide A comprehensive citizen's guide to New York City government explaining the roles of elected officials, budget development, land use decisions, and how residents can participate in civic processes. Priced at $12.
• Constitution Conversation Starter Kit Free toolkit for hosting discussions about the US Constitution, including video guides, facilitator guides, and US Constitution booklets for community dialogue.
• Ranked Choice Voting Education Educational materials and presentations explaining what Ranked Choice Voting is and how votes are counted in NYC elections. Available in multiple languages.
• Vote Store Merchandise Merchandise store featuring Vote-themed items including mugs, t-shirts, totes, and jewelry. Proceeds support the League's civic engagement work.
• Corporate Volunteerism Program Customized civic engagement programs for corporate employees including speaker presentations, volunteer activities (trivia, voter registration, GOTV), and training programs. Suggested partnership donation of $5,000 includes website highlighting, public programming, and social media exposure to 300,000+ followers.
• Membership Program Pay-what-you-can membership with recommended level of $75 (minimum $20) providing automatic enrollment at local, state, and national League levels, member discounts, and voting rights at annual meetings. Tiers range from $5 (Student) to $500 (Vanguard).

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 52,000+ New Yorkers with civics education in 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Con EdisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCon Edison financially supported the production and translation of Civic Explainers including What Makes NYC Run?, NYC Budget, Ranked Choice Voting, and other civic education materials into English, Spanish, and Chinese.
• Partnership for New York CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three organizations that underwrote the 2024 update of What Makes NYC Run? guidebook. Also serves as Advisory Board member through Kathryn Wylde.
• We Love NYCsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-underwriter of 2024 What Makes NYC Run? update with a focus on civic engagement.
• VerizonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnderwriter of 2024 What Makes NYC Run? update supporting civic education.
• Uncommon GoodscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerE-commerce partner that donates $5 from every regularly priced 'Vote' item to support League's work helping New Yorkers vote. Sells Vote Necklace, Ring, and other merchandise.
• ZazzlesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline marketplace store for Vote Louder merchandise including mugs, t-shirts, totes, and face masks.
• WABC-TVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing media partner selected by NYC Campaign Finance Board to conduct official televised candidate debates for Mayoral, Comptroller and Public Advocate races in 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2021.
• CUNY Graduate Center - Center for Urban ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to maintain MyGovNYC.org tool trusted by NYC Mayor's Office that helps residents find contact info for state and congressional representatives.
• NYC Board of ElectionscoreOthersLeague volunteer attends weekly Commissioners' meetings and advocates for election reform. Provides voter registration forms and absentee ballot information to voters.
• BronxNetsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Constitution Day 'What the Constitution Means to Me' conversation with Heidi Schreck and Ally Coll featuring community members and students from Hostos Community College.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brennan Center for Justice: Nonpartisan law and policy institute focused on voting rights, election administration, and reform advocacy, providing research and litigation that complements LWVNYC's grassroots civic-education work.
• Common Cause: Nonpartisan government-accountability and voting-rights organization running voter education, redistricting advocacy, and election reform campaigns with state and local chapters comparable to LWVNYC's model.
• When We All Vote: Nonpartisan voter-registration nonprofit co-founded by Michelle Obama focused on closing turnout gaps, directly comparable to LWVNYC's registration, education, and Get Out the Vote programming.
• HeadCount: Nonpartisan nonprofit that registers voters at concerts and live events and runs civic-engagement campaigns, sharing LWVNYC's volunteer-driven registration model and youth outreach focus.
• Rock the Vote: National voter-registration and civic-engagement nonprofit targeting young and diverse voters through digital tools and celebrity partnerships, overlapping heavily with LWVNYC's registration and outreach programs.
• League of Women Voters of the United States: National parent-affiliate of LWVNYC, providing the brand, infrastructure, and member portal; LWVNYC operates as an autonomous local chapter under the same nonpartisan civic-engagement umbrella.
• Protect Democracy: Nonpartisan organization defending democratic norms and countering election interference through legal action and public education, addressing the same democratic-resilience concerns that motivate LWVNYC's civic-engagement mission.
• Vote.org: Digital-first voter-registration and election-information platform with tools and APIs used by civic organizations, comparable to LWVNYC's TurboVote/Vote411 integrations and MyGovNYC tool.
• RepresentUs: Nonpartisan anti-corruption and election-reform advocacy organization running state and local campaigns on ranked choice voting and ballot access, intersecting with LWVNYC's voting-reform and civic-education agenda.

Broad incumbents

• NAACP: Large established civil-rights organization with a national voter-registration, mobilization, and civic-participation program that overlaps with LWVNYC's voter engagement work but operates across a much broader civil-rights portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LWVNYC
• Facebookfacebook.com/LWVNYC
• Instagraminstagram.com/LWVNYC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/league-of-women-voters-nyc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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