The Democracy Integrity Project FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Mc Lean, VA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 81-5223488Revenue $126K in FY2021

On file with the IRS1360 Beverly Rd Ste 305, 22101-3646 · Mc Lean, VATax-exempt since Aug 2017

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The Democracy Integrity Project (tdip) is a 501(c)4 nonprofit that provides research on matters of public interest to government entities, media, and other nonprofits to educate the public on matters such as foreign election interference, global extremism, corruption, and coordinated disinformation.

76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $159K a year · 39% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $700K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$126K
-85% vs prior year
Spent
$308K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$534K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$126K
FY2021▼ -85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$863K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$41
FY2024$250K
Expenses
$308K
FY2021▼ -76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$308K
FY2022Not on file
FY2024$143K
Net assets
$534K
FY2021▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$717K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$337K
FY2024$313K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $234K Management & general 20% · $62K Fundraising 4% · $11K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

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 1031 $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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Researches foreign interference, extremism, corruption, and disinformation to educate the public.

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2 programs · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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…

$117Kprogram expense
02

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…

$117Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$126K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Money outPt IX
$308K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$534K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$522K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Total revenueLn 12$126K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$464K
SavingsLn 2$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$522K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$534K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$718K$522K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$736K$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$717K$534K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$44K$6K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$488$729
Legal feesLn 11b$108K$81K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$108K$97K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$425$319$42$64
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$472$708
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$443$666
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$233$351
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K$234K$62K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $250K$143K$107K$313K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $41$337K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $126K$308K−$182K$534K 990 PDF
FY2020 $863K$1.3M−$402K$717K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $125,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $850,000$125,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $105$32
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,800$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $862,905$125,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $168,429$63,867
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,096,928$243,807
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,265,357$307,674
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$402,452−$182,142
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $125,532 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32$32
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32$125,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $307,674 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,250 · Management $5,900 · Fundraising $8,850$59,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,650 · Management $488 · Fundraising $729$4,867
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $80,739 · Management $26,913$107,652
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,735$16,735
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,750 · Management $10,750$107,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $319 · Management $42 · Fundraising $64$425
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,542 · Management $472 · Fundraising $708$4,722
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,330 · Management $443 · Fundraising $666$4,439
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,750 · Management $233 · Fundraising $351$2,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $234,330 · Management $61,976 · Fundraising $11,368$307,674
Part X · Balance sheet $535,741 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,303$463,717
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $583,567$58,599
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,148$13,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $736,018$535,741
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,500$1,365
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,500$1,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $716,518$534,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $736,018$535,741
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$125,532
XI-2 Total expenses$307,674
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$182,142
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$716,518
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,376

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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