The LWV has two separate and distinct roles, which are recognized and represented by Elmhurst members:

•  Voter Service and Citizen Education: We present unbiased nonpartisan information about elections, the voting process, and issues.

•  Action and Advocacy: We are nonpartisan, but, after study, we use our positions to advocate for or against particular policies in the public interest.

To conduct our voter service and citizen education activities, we use funds from the League of Women Voters of Elmhurst Education Fund, which is a 501(c)(3) corporation, or a nonprofit educational organization. The LWV, a membership organization, conducts action and advocacy and is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation. The LWV is organized by bodies of government, starting with local entities and rolling up to state and national level. 

Members of the LWV Elmhurst are also automatically members of:

•  The League of Women Voters of Illinois

•  The League of Women Voters of the United States

Inter-League Organizations (ILOs) are formed by local and state Leagues within a metropolitan area or region to act on issues that are beyond one local League's scope.

The LWV Elmhurst is part of these ILOs:

•  The League of Women Voters Lake Michigan Region 

•  The League of Women Voters Upper Mississippi River Region

The LWVIL, in both its values and its practices, affirms its belief in and commitment to diversity and pluralism. The LWVIL recognizes that diverse perspectives are necessary for responsible and effective decision making in democratic organizations. The LWVIL [therefore] affirms its commitment to:

• Removing barriers to participation in any League activity on the basis of age, race, color, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or national origin; and . . .

•  Actively seeking to be inclusive.