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Demand Progress Action INC

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Silver Spring, MD501(c)(4)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 46-1493219Revenue $1.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSdemandprogress.org30 Ritchie Ave, 20910-5110 · Silver Spring, MDTax-exempt since Sep 2013

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National grassroots group that fights for basic rights & freedoms needed for modern democracy.

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $429K a year · 24% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $332K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$185K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$839K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.1M Management & general 24% · $371K Fundraising 6% · $90K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
David Segal
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Moon
Board Member/Senior Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rachel Miller
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marvin Ammori
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Masnick
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shireen Al-Adeimi
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Stanley
Managing Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for essential rights and freedoms vital for modern democracy.

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3 programs · $936K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General Advocacy Program

The general advocacy program is a cross-cutting program that advances the work of both of our other two major programs as well as our other programmatic work.

$605Kprogram expense
02

National Security and Human Rights

Dpa strives to protect human and civil rights, online and off, in the united states.

$207Kprogram expense
03

Corporate Power & Economics

Demand progress action, inc. (dpa) seeks to reduce the corrupting influence of corporate interests in policy-making, break up and regulate concentrations of corporate power, and reform the financial system - so our democracy and economy work for everyone.

$124Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Way to Win Action Fund IncorporatedFY2024$150K
Open Society Policy Center INCFY2024$150K
Demand Progress Education FundFY2024$32K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$332K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $103K · 2022–2024
Fund for Constitutional GovernmentDC · FY2024$82,537
Demand Progress Education FundMD · FY2022$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$371K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$441K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$336K$185K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$83K$83K
Management feesLn 11a$567K$377K$146K$44K
Legal feesLn 11b$60K$934$59K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$562K$447K$105K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$35K
Information technologyLn 14$184K$183K$742$257
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$141$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K$647
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$350$121
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.1M$371K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.6M$13K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.7M−$661K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$839K$1.9M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $153K$131K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4K$54K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,578,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,000,625$1,558,520
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$20,452
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,592$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,003,217$1,578,972
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$82,537
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,663,534$1,483,429
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,664,534$1,565,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$661,317$13,006
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,578,972 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$32,283
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,526,237
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,558,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,452$20,452
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,452$1,578,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,565,966 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $82,537$82,537
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $376,998 · Management $146,217 · Fundraising $43,834$567,049
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $934 · Management $58,998$59,932
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,289$56,289
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $446,582 · Management $104,625 · Fundraising $11,025$562,232
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $34,562$34,562
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $182,587 · Management $742 · Fundraising $257$183,586
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,630$3,630
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $141 · Management $1,525$1,666
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,583 · Management $1,867 · Fundraising $647$8,097
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,915 · Management $350 · Fundraising $121$6,386
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,104,907 · Management $370,613 · Fundraising $90,446$1,565,966
Part X · Balance sheet $1,602,105 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,706,380$440,662
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,123,018
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,018$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,765$18,425
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,000$20,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,740,163$1,602,105
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $100,981$53,304
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $234,788$131,401
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $335,769$184,705
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,376,446$1,250,923
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $27,948$166,477
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,404,394$1,417,400
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,740,163$1,602,105
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,417,400 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,578,972
XI-2 Total expenses$1,565,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,404,394
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,417,400

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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