Teach Democracy FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1957EIN 95-2219680

Teach Democracy inspires lifelong civic engagement through interactive programs and resources for teachers and youth because our democracy depends on informed participation by all. Teach Democracy envisions a society in which all young people become lifelong, knowledgeable, and confident participants in our democracy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$445K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $601K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$445K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $285K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$542K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
60
of 60 voting members
Looks good: 60 of 60 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.9M
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$8.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +53%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$5.4M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$8.0M
FY2024▲ +19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$11.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2024 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1993.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.0M Management & general 15% · $420K Fundraising 13% · $375K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

74 people listed on the 990; $445K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP, Programming & Operations
$159,837Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$136,915Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$109,550Pt VII · Sec A
President (end 1/24)
$38,365Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee (end 1/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marshall Croddy—————$589,738
Amanda Susskind—$38,365$244,400———
Amanda Susskind———$236,900$230,000$77,551
Stephanie Doute$212,441—————
Keri Doggett$155,886$159,837$141,428———
Keri Doggett———$137,309$134,600$130,000
Cara Shaffer—$136,915$126,469———
Laura Wesley$107,848$109,550————

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.

See Teach Democracy executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

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

Educates students about the US Constitution and democratic institutions while providing seminars and paid internships for first-generation, college-bound youth in Los Angeles.

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Teach Democracy claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Civic Action Program (cap)

CAP provides lessons that engage students in analyzing issues, learning about public policy, and choosing and addressing an issue that matters to them. CAP embeds research-based practices in civic learning. Over 600 teachers throughout the nation register on the CAP website annually.

$637Kprogram expense
02

Mock Trial

Teach Democracy develops a hypothetical criminal case each year for local and state competitions. Teams of students prepare to take the roles of attorneys, witnesses, clerks, and bailiffs and present either a prosecution or defense case presided over by volunteer judges and scored by volunteer attorneys.

$333Kprogram expense
03

Expanding Horizons Institute (ehi)

EHI provides seminars and paid internships for first-generation, college bound youth in Los Angeles. Local businesses and agencies sponsor interns at their job sites.

$159Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

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
See all 16 funders →
Grants paid · 3 grants · $109K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$18,730
Unitemized GrantFY2024$54,530
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,186

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$420K
Fundraisingcol D$375K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$542K
PeoplePt VI, VII
74
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a60
IndependentVI 1b60
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$630K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$786K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$251K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Gains on assetsLn 7$99K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$920K
SavingsLn 2$502K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$141K
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$542K
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 6766
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$984K$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$459K$542K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$8.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$55K$55K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$354K$177K$88K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$996K$845K$37K$114K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$26K$698$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$118K$97K$5K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$117K$89K$10K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$173K$58K$62K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$529K$347K$145K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$6K$7K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$20K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$81K$65K$4K$12K
TravelLn 17$33K$29K$4K$198
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$179K$156K$22K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K$53K$6K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$16K$26K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.0M$420K$375K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.4M$3.0M$2.4M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $3.9M$2.8M$1.1M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.6M−$77K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$2.2M−$437K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.1M$742K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.8M−$125K$5.9M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,907,728 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$786,410
VIII-1e Government grants$629,927
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,946,486
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,160,019
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,362,823
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $251,141$251,141
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $152,293$152,293
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $2,014$2,014
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $99,185$99,185
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$124,902−$124,902
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $165,174$165,174
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $251,141 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $293,764$3,907,728
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,833,770 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $54,530$54,530
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $176,804 · Management $88,402 · Fundraising $88,402$353,608
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $844,801 · Management $37,375 · Fundraising $114,079$996,255
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,392 · Management $698 · Fundraising $3,746$30,836
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,466 · Management $4,832 · Fundraising $15,536$117,834
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $88,629 · Management $10,261 · Fundraising $18,564$117,454
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $57,941 · Management $62,111 · Fundraising $52,759$172,811
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $347,383 · Management $144,934 · Fundraising $36,442$528,759
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,168 · Management $6,612 · Fundraising $5,616$18,396
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,006 · Management $2,902 · Fundraising $2,880$25,788
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,297 · Management $3,621 · Fundraising $12,377$81,295
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,715 · Management $4,041 · Fundraising $198$32,954
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $155,907 · Management $21,938 · Fundraising $1,073$178,918
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $52,643 · Management $5,653 · Fundraising $10,209$68,505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,150 · Management $26,230 · Fundraising $13,447$55,827
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,038,832 · Management $419,610 · Fundraising $375,328$2,833,770
Part X · Balance sheet $8,526,322 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $440,853$919,783
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $543,642$502,348
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $128,735$117,472
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,975$72,563
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,556$20,735
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,305,528$1,302,421
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,484,562$5,450,125
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $158,511$140,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,184,362$8,526,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $188,685$275,932
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $112,200$116,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,987$9,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $459,195$542,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,184,879$6,679,224
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $540,288$1,304,904
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,725,167$7,984,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,184,362$8,526,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,984,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,907,728
XI-2 Total expenses$2,833,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,073,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,725,167
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$436,481
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$251,478
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,984,128

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.