Renew Democracy Foundation: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 93-3474414)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024	$260K
FY2025	$433K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024	$64K
FY2025	$419K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024	$196K
FY2025	$210K

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

31 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

31%

69%

Program services 31% · $20K Management & general 69% · $44K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Mark Henson

Interim Executive Dir.

$10,000Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Shim

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Beth Stanton

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dana Gresham

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Courtney Lee-Ashley

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Afoakwah

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anais Carmona

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Michael Gonzalez

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Henson’s $15K as Interim Executive Dir. is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024
Mark Henson	$15,000	$10,000

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Renew Democracy Foundation is an education nonprofit based in Washington, DC.

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1 program · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

See Schedule O

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-3474414) · Dispute this line

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Effective Governing CoalitionFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$260K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K

Money outPt IX

$64K

Ln 25

Programscol B$20K

Managementcol C$44K

Owns and owesPt X

$196K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K

Total assetsLn 16$196K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$260K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$196K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K

Total assetsLn 16$196K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$196K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$196K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$196K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$10K		$10K
Management feesLn 11a	$19K		$19K
Office expensesLn 13	$376		$376
Information technologyLn 14	$10K		$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K		$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$20K	$20K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$64K	$20K	$44K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025	$433K	$419K	$14K	$210K	990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025	$260K	$64K	$196K	$196K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

See the full FY2024 990

Part I · Summary $260,000 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$260,000

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 $0$260,000

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 $0$10,000

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$53,567

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$63,567

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$196,433

Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $260,000 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$260,000

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$260,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$260,000

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $63,567 across 7 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $10,000$10,000

IX-11a Management feesManagement $18,813$18,813

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $376$376

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,175$10,175

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,553$1,553

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,650$2,650

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,000

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,000 · Management $43,567 · Fundraising $0$63,567

Part X · Balance sheet $196,433 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$196,433

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$196,433

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $0$196,433

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$196,433

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$196,433

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $196,433 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$260,000

XI-2 Total expenses$63,567

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,433

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$196,433

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Renew Democracy Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV