Pro-Democracy Campaign

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Foxboro, MA501(c)(4)Since 2023Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 93-2175467Revenue $30.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSprodemocracy.us124 Washington St Ste 101, 02035-1368 · Foxboro, MATax-exempt since Sep 2024

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The Pro-Democracy Campaign is a social welfare organization focused on strengthening grassroots initiatives that advance participation, community involvement, and better democratic structures in the united states.

96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 7% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$794K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $25.3M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$30.4M
+99% vs prior year
Spent
$30.0M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$30.4M
FY2025▲ +99%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$15.3M
FY2025$30.4M
Expenses
$30.0M
FY2025▲ +140%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$12.5M
FY2025$30.0M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2024.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $28.9M Management & general 2% · $577K Fundraising 2% · $547K

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; $794K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director/President
$302,040Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of States
$203,240Pt VII · Sec A
State Strategist
$156,700Pt VII · Sec A
$132,040Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (as of June 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru June 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Donnelly’s $302K as Executive Director/President is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
David Donnelly$302,040$271,020
Rajan Narang$203,240$166,620
Jessica Wisneski$156,700—
Jerusha W Haasenritter$132,040—

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

Strengthens democracy by funding and advising groups that expand participation, especially for disenfranchised voters.

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3 programs · $28.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grant Making

1. Distribute funding to state-based power building social welfare organizations and to some national groups to support civic engagement, democracy initiatives, and research that expand democratic participation in the U.S.2. Monitor grantees' progress towards goals. 3.

$28.4Mprogram expense
02

Strategic Support and Training

Engage with partners to provide strategic advice on programmatic efforts, check-in on organizational health, connect with non-financial resources (research about voter engagement strategies, affinity groups of policy-makers, etc.), and conduct or connect partners with trainings that enhance their programmatic efforts.

$439Kprogram expense
03

Educational Briefings

1. Conduct or participate in educational briefings for partners on programmatic topics and convene leaders for educational meetings on community organizing, advocacy on democracy strategies, and leadership DEVELOPMENT.2.

$126Kprogram 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
Oakw FundFY2024$1.1M
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$25.3M
See all 5 funders →
Grants paid · 150 grants · $38.8M · 2023–2024
Working Families Organization INCNY · FY2024$1,800,000
League of Conservation Voters INCDC · FY2024$1,500,000
Faith in MinnesotaMN · FY2024$1,500,000
Michigan Peoples CampaignMI · FY2024$1,340,000
Unite Here Action FundNY · FY2024$1,100,000
One ArizonaAZ · FY2024$1,050,000
Make the Road Action Fund INCNY · FY2024$1,000,000
Organize PennsylvaniaPA · FY2024$800,000
Neo Philanthropy INCNY · FY2024$800,000
Detroit ActionMI · FY2024$750,000
Power InterfaithPA · FY2024$750,000
Citizen ImpactMA · FY2024$550,000
Pennsylvania VoicePA · FY2024$500,000
Down Home North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$480,000
See all 150 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.4M
Money outPt IX
$30.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$28.9M
Managementcol C$577K
Fundraisingcol D$547K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.4M
Total revenueLn 12$30.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
Other assetsLn 15$69K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$169K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$28.3M$28.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$417K$235K$87K$96K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$277K$59K$101K$118K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$5K$5K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$3K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$16K$10K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$738K$232K$225K$281K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$660$758
TravelLn 17$71K$30K$19K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$8K$5K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$35K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.0M$28.9M$577K$547K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $30.4M$30.0M$348K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.3M$12.5M$2.8M$2.8M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $30,396,970 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,252,030$30,396,970
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,252,030$30,396,970
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,467,000$28,297,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $413,068$756,048
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,616,705$995,256
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,496,773$30,048,804
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,755,257$348,166
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $30,396,970 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,396,970
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,396,970
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$30,396,970
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,048,804 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $28,297,500$28,297,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $234,541 · Management $86,553 · Fundraising $96,041$417,135
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,377 · Management $100,525 · Fundraising $117,554$277,456
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,220 · Management $5,226 · Fundraising $6,065$16,511
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,607 · Management $1,675 · Fundraising $3,057$7,339
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,795 · Management $10,154 · Fundraising $11,658$37,607
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41,849$41,849
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,717$64,717
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $232,465 · Management $224,693 · Fundraising $280,734$737,892
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,767 · Management $2,929 · Fundraising $2,781$9,477
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,027 · Management $660 · Fundraising $758$2,445
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,899 · Management $19,221 · Fundraising $22,068$71,188
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,122 · Management $5,220 · Fundraising $5,995$19,337
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,935$6,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,000 · Management $6,416$41,416
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,925,320 · Management $576,773 · Fundraising $546,711$30,048,804
Part X · Balance sheet $3,243,588 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,755,257$3,174,477
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$69,111
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,755,257$3,243,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$68,684
X-18 Grants payable$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$168,684
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,755,257$2,822,357
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$252,547
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,755,257$3,074,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,755,257$3,243,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,074,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,396,970
XI-2 Total expenses$30,048,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$348,166
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,755,257
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$28,519
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,074,904

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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