Demand Justice FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 86-3689961Revenue $6.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSdemandjustice.org200 Massachusetts Ave Nw Ste 700, 20001-5654 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Dec 2021

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Demand Justice is a grassroots advocacy organization that engages and mobilizes the public against the capture of the federal courts by corporate and partisan interests.

87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$294K 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $345K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$294K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $450K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$140K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$6.0M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$709K
FY2024$566K
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.3M

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 Dec 2021.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.4M Management & general 10% · $167K Fundraising 3% · $42K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $294K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$156,617Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Counsel
$135,417Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Waldron’s $104K as Senior Director of Operations is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brian Fallon—$106,746$171,042$156,617
Chris Kang—$116,924$141,283—
Christopher Kang———$135,417
M Tamara Brummer——$111,665—
Rachel Waldron$103,890$74,483——
Maggie Jo Buchanan$88,218———
Meegan Robinson—$85,313——
Rachel Kane——$82,160—

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

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

Programs and updates

Mobilizes the public against corporate and partisan capture of federal courts.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Demand justice has played a lead role in building support for supreme court reform proposals. Since the introduction of the judiciary act in april 2021, demand justice has organized more than 120 constituent meetings urging members of congress to support this piece of legislation; these meetings have drawn participation from more than…

$774Kprogram expense
02

Demand justice is committed to recruiting, and advocating for, professionally diverse lawyers to serve as federal judges. Demand justice works to identify and support a diverse pipeline of talent for nomination to the federal bench, and once they are nominated, demand justice carries out activities to ensure these nominees achieve…

$625Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Accountable USFY2025$450K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$450K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $116K · 2021–2023

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$457
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$167K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$457
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 61,075
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$2K
Total assetsLn 16$0$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$140K
Net assetsLn 32$0$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$323K$238K$77K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$166K$114K$31K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$38K$8K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$8K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$28K$9K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$14K$5K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$402$105
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$268K$260K$7K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$399K$396K$2K$493
Office expensesLn 13$21K$6K$15K$326
Information technologyLn 14$141K$139K$2K$566
OccupancyLn 16$21K$15K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$945$945
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$74K$72K$1K$373
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$582$582
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K$421
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K$50$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$167K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $566K$1.4M−$863K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $709K$1.9M−$1.1M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$5.7M−$952K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.0M$1.6M$4.3M$4.3M 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 $5,950,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$5,949,860
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$457
I-12 Total revenue$5,950,317
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$35,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$590,337
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$982,193
I-18 Total expenses$1,607,530
I-19 Revenue less expenses$4,342,787
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,950,317 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,949,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,949,860
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $457$457
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $457$5,950,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,607,530 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $238,062 · Management $77,475 · Fundraising $7,928$323,465
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,172 · Management $31,066 · Fundraising $20,468$165,706
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,437 · Management $7,761 · Fundraising $2,533$48,731
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,154 · Management $3,062 · Fundraising $1,992$13,208
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,996 · Management $8,872 · Fundraising $2,359$39,227
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,096 · Management $4,566 · Fundraising $1,191$19,853
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,240 · Management $402 · Fundraising $105$1,747
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $259,627 · Management $6,560 · Fundraising $1,711$267,898
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $396,460 · Management $1,891 · Fundraising $493$398,844
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,090 · Management $14,519 · Fundraising $326$20,935
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $138,617 · Management $2,169 · Fundraising $566$141,352
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,118 · Management $4,897 · Fundraising $1,278$21,293
IX-17 TravelPrograms $945$945
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $72,035 · Management $1,428 · Fundraising $373$73,836
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $582$582
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,987 · Management $1,615 · Fundraising $421$7,023
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,822 · Management $50 · Fundraising $13$27,885
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,398,858 · Management $166,915 · Fundraising $41,757$1,607,530
Part X · Balance sheet $4,431,889 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$2,617,110
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,765,239
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$47,044
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,496
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$4,431,889
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$140,356
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$140,356
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$4,091,533
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$200,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$4,291,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$4,431,889
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,291,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,950,317
XI-2 Total expenses$1,607,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,342,787
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$51,254
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,291,533

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

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