Democratizing Philanthropy Project: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 88-2293441)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022	$550K
FY2023	$900K
FY2024	$605K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022	$16K
FY2023	$2.0M
FY2024	$627K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022	$534K
FY2023	$689K
FY2024	$340K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

1 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 1% · $231 Management & general 99% · $16K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Vivian Chang

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kina Collins

Executive Di

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Iara D Peng

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Will Rockafellow

Secretary/Tr

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shirley Vilca

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds lasting revenue and activist networks for organizations tackling national systemic issues.

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3 programs · $231 · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Accelerator

Democratizing philanthropy project's accelerator program is a cohort-based model designed to support progressive non-profits in growing their capacity around small donor revenue generation.

$231program expense

02

Powerprogress

Power progress is an annual end-of-year campaign and capacity building program. Participating organizations experience cohort- based learning through weekly workshops while utilizing a branded campaign toolkit to promote their fundraising campaign.

Pt IX · col B

03

Springboard

DPP'S springboard program is designed for organizations who are interested in small donor revenue generation but may not have the capacity or infrastructure for the more involved accelerator cohort. Springboard programs range from a more formal eight-week cohort to one-time workshops or individualized consulting sessions.

Pt IX · col B

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

Democracy Fund INCFY2024$200K

Ford FoundationFY2024$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$300K

Grants paid · 34 grants · $957K · 2023–2024

Prism Reports INCCA · FY2024$31,915

Civic Shout LLCFY2024$20,000

Grassroots Analytics LLCFY2024$20,000

Tedesco & Affiliate LLCFY2024$11,250

Prism Reports INCCA · FY2023$266,750

Workers Defense Project INCTX · FY2023$35,000

Tides FoundationCA · FY2023$35,000

Florida Rising Together INCFL · FY2023$33,972

New Georgia Project IncorporatedGA · FY2023$30,000

Casa INCMD · FY2023$30,000

Virginia New Majority Education FundVA · FY2023$28,114

Make the Road New YorkNY · FY2023$27,500

Pico CaliforniaCA · FY2023$24,475

Texas Organizing Project Education FundTX · FY2023$22,891

We Are Down HomeNC · FY2023$20,000

United for Respect Education FundCA · FY2023$20,000

State Democracy ProjectNY · FY2023$20,000

Restoring JusticeTX · FY2023$20,000

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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$550K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K

Money outPt IX

$16K

Ln 25

Programscol B$231

Managementcol C$16K

Owns and owesPt X

$534K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K

Total assetsLn 16$545K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K

Government grantsLn 1e$550K

Total revenueLn 12$550K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$545K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$545K

Total assetsLn 16$545K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

Net assetsLn 32$534K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$545K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$545K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$11K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$534K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$786		$786
Legal feesLn 11b	$15K		$15K
Office expensesLn 13	$52	$52
Information technologyLn 14	$60		$60
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$191	$179	$12
Total functional expensesLn 25	$16K	$231	$16K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025	$605K	$627K	−$22K	$340K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024	$900K	$2.0M	−$1.1M	$689K	990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 25, 2023	$550K	$16K	$534K	$534K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $550,000 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$550,000

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$550,000

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$15,862

I-18 Total expenses$15,862

I-19 Revenue less expenses$534,138

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $550,000 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$550,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,000

VIII-12 Total revenue$550,000

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,862 across 5 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesManagement $786$786

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,773$14,773

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52$52

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $60$60

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $179 · Management $12$191

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $231 · Management $15,631 · Fundraising $0$15,862

Part X · Balance sheet $544,694 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$544,694

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$544,694

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$10,265

X-25 Other liabilities$291

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,556

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$534,138

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$534,138

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$544,694

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,138 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$550,000

XI-2 Total expenses$15,862

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$534,138

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,138

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Democratizing Philanthropy Project FY2022 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Democratizing Philanthropy Project

Accelerator

Powerprogress

Springboard

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV