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Democracy Defense Project INC

Short Hills, NJUnknown exempt organization EIN 99-0888028Revenue $3.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRS51 Jfk Parkway Suite 2nd FL · Short Hills, NJ

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Rebuild confidence in the electoral process by creating a bipartisan coalition and empowering trusted voices to talk about election integrity and begin to rebuild americans' faith in our election system.

Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2024
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Spent on programs
536%
of spending
Looks good: 536% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $6.8M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$655K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
536%
Net assets
$2.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

536 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 536% · $6.8M Management & general 5% · $63K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeffrey Kaplan
Director and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Rogers
Director and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Palmer
Director, VP & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anthony Salesi
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeffrey Kaplan
Director and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Rogers
Director and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Palmer
Director, VP & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anthony Salesi
Assistant Treasurer
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rebuilding faith in elections by uniting diverse voices for integrity.

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4 programs · $8.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Democracy defense project maintains similar programs to its federal efforts at the state-level.

$5.7Mprogram expense
02

Democracy defense project is organized and operated to rebuild trust in america's electoral process by uplifting trusted voices from both political parties to publicly and persistently defend the american electoral process, promote election integrity, and rebuild trust in the american electoral system.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

Democracy defense project maintains similar programs to its federal efforts at the state-level.

$840Kprogram expense
04

Democracy defense project is organized and operated to rebuild trust in america's electoral process by uplifting trusted voices from both political parties to publicly and persistently defend the american electoral process, promote election integrity, and rebuild trust in the american electoral system.

$399Kprogram expense

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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
Guardian of Rights FundFY2024$5.6M
Tides FoundationFY2024$1.0M
Stand Together C4 FundFY2024$150K
Global Impact Social Welfare FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$6.8M
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.8M
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.6M$1.3M$2.3M$2.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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

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

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