The Democracy Integrity Project EIN 81-5223488

The Democracy Integrity Project

EIN  81-5223488 Membership association Mc Lean, VA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Researches foreign interference, extremism, corruption, and disinformation to educate the public.
Leadership
Daniel J Jones · President, CEO · $59K
Money in and out
$250K revenue, $143K expenses
Bottom line
+43% operating surplus

Researches foreign interference, extremism, corruption, and disinformation to educate the public. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $250K in revenue, $143K in expenses, and $313K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$250K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$143K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$313K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $107K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.09
Operating surplus
+43%
revenue over expenses▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
45%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +51% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$250K
FY2024▲ ×6098
Expenses
$143K
FY2024▼ -54%
Total assets
$336K
FY2024▼ -37%
Total liabilities
$23K
FY2024▲ ×17
Total revenue
$250K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$143K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$313K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$107K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$336K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $111K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Research

The organization seeks to protect the integrity of democratic elections around the world primarily by engaging and managing a network of experienced organizations and individuals who work to uncover details, through field research and data analysis, of efforts by foreign actors, including foreign governments, to interfere in democratic…

$55Kprogram expense
02

Analysis and Reporting

The organization, by combining its own insights and analysis with the research conducted by the experienced organizations and individuals it engages, reports original, credible, and fact-based information regarding efforts to interfere with democratic elections around the world to a variety of organizations that educate the public…

$55Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Democracy Integrity Project
EINHdr · item D81-5223488
Principal addressHdr · item CMc Lean, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R11)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, CEO
$59,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel J Jones’s $59K as President, CEO is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel J Jones$59,000$59,000$59,000$133,879

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$250K
Investment income$30
Total revenueLn 12$250K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.09
Program services78%$111K
Management & general14%$19K
Fundraising9%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$143K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$331K
Total assetsLn 16$336K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$313K
Months of cash on handcomputed27.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $331K · Operating expenses/yr $143K
27.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $111K · Total expenses $143K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $19K · Total expenses $143K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $143K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $12K · Solicited contributions $250K
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $250K · Total revenue $250K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $250K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $250K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $30 · Total revenue $250K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $143K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $250K · Prior year $41
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $863K · FY2024 $250K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $313K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $250K · Expenses $143K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $336K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $313K · Total assets $336K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $336K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Daniel J Jones · Reported title PRESIDENT, CEO · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $143K
41%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $64K · Total expenses $143K
45%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth ×6098
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$700K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$250K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$41 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$863K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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