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Ian Bassin

President/Executive Director · Protect Democracy Project

President/Executive Director at Protect Democracy Project. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$413K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as President/Executive Director of Protect Democracy Project, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $413K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Executive Director of United to Protect Democracy — $36K.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Protect Democracy Project President/Executive Director · $55.5M revenue · Washington, DCTHE MISSION OF PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT IS TO PREVENT OUR DEMOCRACY FROM DECLINING INTO A MORE AUTHORITARIAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE DO THIS BY…pay $263K → $377KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$377Kreported comp
United to Protect Democracy Executive Director · $3.7M revenue · Washington, DCTHE MISSION OF UNITED TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY IS TO PREVENT OUR DEMOCRACY FROM DECLINING INTO A MORE AUTHORITARIAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE DO THIS BY…pay $7K → $36KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$36Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Ian Bassin

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Ian Bassin 1 organization · New York, NYAvaaz Foundation

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Co-Managing Director · FY2024
$310K
J
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$277K
V
Chief Operating Officer · FY2022
$239K
B
Impact Director · FY2024
$231K
J
Impact Director · FY2024
$228K
G
Counsel · FY2024
$216K
K
Counsel · FY2022
$215K
D
Impact Director · FY2024
$207K
A
Counsel · FY2024
$201K
J
Impact Director · FY2023
$198K
B
Counsel · FY2021
$190K
S
Developer · FY2021
$190K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org