East Valley Indivisibles, formerly known as Indivisibles of Sherman Oaks, is a left-of-center get-out-the-vote organization based in Sherman Oaks, California. It is a chapter of the Washington, D.C.-based left-progressive Indivisible Project.

The organization is a part of the Democratic-aligned get-out-the-vote coalition Field Team 6. Field Team 6’s focus is registering and turning out new Democratic Party voters in order to maintain Democratic control of Congress. ¹

Overview

East Valley Indivisibles is a left-progressive nonprofit voter outreach, agitation, and get out the vote organization based in Sherman Oaks, California and active in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. It is a chapter of the left-of-center activist and agitation organization Indivisible Project. ²

The organization works to elect Democratic Party candidates in California and across the nation. It also works to promote liberal advocacy on the state, local, and national level. In addition to endorsing and helping to elect candidates in the Los Angeles area, the organization campaigns for Democrats across the country. ³

The organization campaigns for Democratic candidates both in-person and remotely. It conducts door to door canvassing in the Los Angeles area for endorsed candidates to local and state offices and conducts a text banking operation for Democratic Party candidates nationwide. ⁴ It also conducts letter and postcard campaigns and phone banking on behalf of Democrats in swing districts. ⁵

The organization’s website offers pre-filled out online forms to email public officials to express an opinion on issues of importance to the organization. The organization also promotes writing a letter to the editor of local newspapers to advocate for its important causes. ⁶

As of August 2022, the organization promoted prosecuting former President Donald Trump, eliminating the filibuster to guarantee a federal right to abortion, and to recruit for the so-called “Indivisible Truth Brigade” which would promote left-wing propaganda in order to combat “misinformation.” ⁷

Field Team 6

East Valley Indivisibles is a part of the Democratic-aligned voter registration and get out the vote coalition Field Team 6. Field Team 6 is geared towards registering new Democratic voters and getting out the vote of infrequent Democratic voters. The goal of Field Team 6 is to help Democrats hold Congress in the 2022 midterm elections. ⁸

Leadership

Carolyn Chriss is the president and CEO of the organization since its founding in 2017. ⁹

Finances

Unlike most Indivisible chapters, which are informal organizations, East Valley Indivisibles is a registered nonprofit with 501(c)(4) status from the IRS. However, only one tax return from 2017 is publicly available. ¹⁰

According to its 2017 tax return, the organization raised $1,902 and spent $1,186. It had assets of $716. ¹¹

Most of its revenue came from individual membership dues. ¹²

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10. East Valley Indivisibles Inc., Return of an Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990), 2017. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/352591000/201822899349200202/full.
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