This fund supports the general mission of LWV-BMC: The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through advocacy and education. LWV-BMC is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that began in 1913 as a Women's Franchise League, becoming a local League of Women Voters in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment.