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FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC (EIN 13-4174402)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-07
IRS object ID
202413129349300241
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-07T11:35:58-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134174402EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation for the Defense ofBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Democracies IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022070190PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 M Street NW 800SAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200365876ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonClifford D MayPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022070190PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYong Zhang CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249785PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-18PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerClifford D MayPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 M Street NW 800SAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200365876ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,100,752GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://www.fdd.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionResearch institute focusing on foreign policy and national security- See Schedule OActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$114,379PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$395,972CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$128,030PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$128,472CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$18,424,072PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$23,924,041CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,572,493PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,470,500CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$31,722,831TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,352,392TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,211,205TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,801,869NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,511,626NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTo conduct research and provide education on national security and on international terrorism. See Schedule O for full missionMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,487,944ExpenseAmt
DescResearch: Provides research on national security, international relations, terrorism, and related issues on a timely basis and in response to the political and societal environment.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,271,694ExpenseAmt
Grant$500,000GrantAmt
DescCommunications and Government Relations: Educates the general public and policy audiences on issues related to national security, international relations, terrorism, and other issues related to the defense of democratic societies and institutions.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,117,542ExpenseAmt
Revenue$59,800RevenueAmt
DescIran Threat: Provides policy research, analysis, and education addressing Iran's support for terrorism and the pursuit of nuclear weapons.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmt
$1,918,874Center on Economic and Financial Power: Examines how democracies can use sanctions as economic coercion, deter illicit finance, and defend themselves against economic warfare.
$1,844,013Center on Military and Political Power: Promotes understanding of the defense strategies, policies, and capabilities necessary to deter and defeat threats to the freedom, security, and prosperity of Americans and our allies by providing rigorous, timely, and relevant research and analysis.
$1,561,058Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation: Aims to promote a greater understanding of the threats and opportunities to national security posed by the rapidly expanding technological environment.$130,161
$518,476Conducts research: Conduct research and analysis of certain groups and nations that may cause harm to the US or other democratic allies.
$523,591Education and Training Programs: Provide mentoring, skill-building workshops, roundtables, and travel opportunities to mid-career professionals working in various aspects of national security and public policy.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$6,366,012TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$130,161TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$19,243,192TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document100IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee71EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKathy Helman Vice President FinanPersonNm
Phone2022070190PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 M Street NW 800SAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200365876ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Timothy Gordon
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leonard Abramson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Isaac Applbaum started 52323
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Arditi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Barish
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Bilzin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Cohen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Dezenhall
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry Hochberg
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Horowitz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Kargman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lennert Leader
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Litinsky
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bernard Marcus
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Naftaly
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Natty Nashman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Pelson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Pruzanksi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth Schwartz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tina Snider
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Sterling
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gil Tenzer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Dubowitz
CEO60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$860,629$0$49,209
Clifford May
President60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$758,588$488$41,4662.00
Jonathan J Schanzer
Senior Vice President60.00Yes (X)$624,498$0$49,209
William McCarthy
COO48.00Yes (X)$588,311$6,660$9,9562.00
Lawrence Muscant
Senior Vice President50.00$776,445$0$49,2092.00Yes (X)
Toby R Dershowitz
Senior Vice President50.00$508,420$154,276$30,59210.00Yes (X)
Elaine K Dezenski
Senior Director40.00$284,553$0$40,287Yes (X)
Elizabeth L Robbins
Vice President40.00$310,690$0$12,261Yes (X)
Mark Montgomery
Senior Director / Senior Fellow40.00$275,713$0$28,607Yes (X)
Georgianna Shea
Chief Technologist40.00$256,149$0$21,612Yes (X)
Bradley L Bowman
Senior Director40.00$254,152$0$39,465Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$5,498,148TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$161,424TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$371,873TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K37IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
1285 Avenue of the AmericasNew YorkNY100196064Legal and Research Services$402,152
Financial Integrity Network LLC
1050 Connecticut Avenue NWWashingtonDC20036Research and Program Servies$382,166
Covington & Burling LLP
One City Center 850 Tenth StreetWashingtonDC20001Legal and Research Services$370,315
OSIbeyond LLC
11921 Rocivkille Pike Suite 210RockvilleMD20852Information Technology Services$347,064
K17 Security
9710 Traville Gateway Drive SuiteRockvilleMD20850Security Services$309,883
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K16CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Registration revenue900099$59,800$59,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$394,773TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$128,393RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$128,393RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$177,910SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$176,711SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,199SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,199TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,199ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescOther revenueDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$79ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$79OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$524,444ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500,000TotalAmt
Program Services$500,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,401,960TotalAmt
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Management And General$503,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,260,274FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,429,237TotalAmt
Program Services$6,278,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$698,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$451,327FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$288,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,855FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$732,535TotalAmt
Program Services$609,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,567FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$495,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,410FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fundraising$1,482FundraisingAmt

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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$1,400,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$101,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,026FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$397,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$168,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,643FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$749,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$836,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$197,190FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$305,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,641ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,302FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$31,003FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$150,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,273FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$3,784,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,258,588BOYAmt
EOY$10,597,341EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$9,794,161BOYAmt
EOY$5,410,156EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$676,505BOYAmt
EOY$626,771EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$510,419BOYAmt
EOY$477,392EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,063,037LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$927,498BOYAmt
EOY$893,761EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,347,534BOYAmt
EOY$9,738,489EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,639,556BOYAmt
EOY$3,978,921EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,154,261BOYAmt
EOY$31,722,831EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$943,619BOYAmt
EOY$1,393,318EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$250,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,408,773BOYAmt
EOY$4,567,887EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,352,392BOYAmt
EOY$6,211,205EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,443,555BOYAmt
EOY$16,093,261EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,358,314BOYAmt
EOY$9,418,365EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,801,869BOYAmt
EOY$25,511,626EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,154,261BOYAmt
EOY$31,722,831EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,470,500ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$182,146NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,889OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,525,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,069,464CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,921,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,850,316CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,209,636CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,576,868TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,525,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,069,464CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,921,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,850,316CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,209,636CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,576,868TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$28,101,373SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$76,475,495PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$275,681CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124,973CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$166,800CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$236,155CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$523,166CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,326,775TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,092CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$168CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,965CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,137CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,441TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$105,928,084TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$521,308GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72200PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70690PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income - 2019 Amount: $ 14,092. 2020 Amount: $ 168. 2021 Amount: $ 3,965. 2022 Amount: $ 6,137. 2023 Amount: $ 79.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$515,428FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$515,428FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$24,879,113FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$25,394,541FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$251,491CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$305,967CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$18,161CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$515,428CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,091,047TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$102,277BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,571InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$106,848EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$102,075BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$202InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$102,277EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$102,036BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$39InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$102,075EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$100,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,036InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$102,036EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$75,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$100,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,245,921OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,609,643DepreciationAmt
Book Value$636,278BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$634,490OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$408,264DepreciationAmt
Book Value$226,226BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$182,626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$151,369DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,257BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$893,761TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Intercompany receivable$81,510
Deposits and lease incentives$308,982
Deferred compensation plan assets$1,030,192
Right-of-use assets - operating leases$2,558,237
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,978,921TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred compensation plan liabilities$1,030,192
Sublease security deposit$18,435
Lease liabilities - operating leases$3,519,260
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,567,887TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,102,487TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$182,146NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$1,889OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$180,257RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,922,230RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,811InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,811RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,924,041TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,392,730TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,392,730ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,811InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,811ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$25,394,541TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:In June 2018, the Board resolved to solicit contributions to be held in perpetuity and funding of long-range support for programs and operations of the Foundation.
Part X, Line 2:Management has evaluated the Foundation's tax positions and concluded that the consolidated financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Exchange Rate Gain (Loss) -1,889.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific01Program serviceResearch, Meetings, and Travel$48,187
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)01Program serviceResearch, Meetings, Travel, and Software Tools$77,517
Middle East and North Africa013Program serviceResearch, Communiction, and Educational Trips$2,494,876
North America01Program serviceResearch, Communication, and Governmental Education$133,971
South America00Program serviceResearch Travel$518
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees16SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,755,069SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,755,069TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Grantees are requested to provide regular updates on activities funded.
Part I, line 3:Foreign expenses are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting.
Form 990, Schedule F, Part IV, line 6Form 5713 is separately filed as the organzation does not have Form 990-T filing requirement.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FDD ActionBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 M Street NW Ste 800SAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200365876ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN832602916RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$500,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantGeneral OperationsPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrantees are requested to provide regular updates on activities funded.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mark Dubowitz
CEO$404,484$0$320,000$0$136,145$0$9,900$0$39,309$0$909,838$0$0$0
Lawrence Muscant
Senior Vice President$453,495$0$300,000$0$22,950$0$9,900$0$39,309$0$825,654$0$0$0
Clifford May
President$406,371$488$320,000$0$32,217$0$9,900$0$31,566$0$800,054$488$0$0
Toby R Dershowitz
Senior Vice President$302,370$85,846$187,500$62,500$18,550$5,930$7,425$2,475$13,848$6,844$529,693$163,595$0$0
Jonathan J Schanzer
Senior Vice President$349,483$0$250,000$0$25,015$0$9,900$0$39,309$0$673,707$0$0$0
William McCarthy
COO$363,340$6,660$200,000$0$24,971$0$9,900$0$56$0$598,267$6,660$0$0
Elaine K Dezenski
Senior Director$258,863$0$25,000$0$690$0$8,721$0$31,566$0$324,840$0$0$0
Elizabeth L Robbins
Vice President$250,000$0$60,000$0$690$0$9,321$0$2,940$0$322,951$0$0$0
Mark Montgomery
Senior Director / Senior Fellow$249,423$0$25,000$0$1,290$0$8,271$0$20,336$0$304,320$0$0$0
Bradley L Bowman
Senior Director$223,462$0$30,000$0$690$0$7,625$0$31,840$0$293,617$0$0$0
Georgianna Shea
Chief Technologist$236,949$0$18,750$0$450$0$7,764$0$13,848$0$277,761$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aFDD grosses up the reimbursement of the Chief Executive Officer's supplemental life insurance so that the net amount covers the cost of the policy. This insurance is provided as a result of an enhanced security risk to the CEO and is included in his taxable compensation. Additionally, during 2022 and into 2023, the CEO was on an overseas assignment. Certain costs related to this assignment were taxable to the CEO and were grossed-up to cover the taxable costs of these expenses. As Outlined in FDD's Travel policy, First-Class/Business Class travel is offered for travel over a certain length of time. Also housing allowance is offered for International Assignments.
Part I, Line 1bWhile there is no written policy for these expenses, the reimbursements were approved by the Compensation Committee. Additionally, First-Class/Bussiness Class travel is included in FDD's travel policy. All other items are at the descretion of Senior Management and/or FDD's compensation Committee.
Part I, Line 7Bonus targets are set annually by management and the Compensation Committee. Bonuses are paid to staff based on performance and accomplishments. Regular employee bonuses are approved by management. Bonuses to the President, CEO, and officers are set and approved by the Compensation Committee.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$176,711NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV (Avg high/low)MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission:To conduct research and provide education on national security and on international terrorism. The organization produces independent analyses on issues related to national security and global terrorism's intentions and capabilities. FDD examines the historical, cultural, philosophical, and ideological factors that drive terrorism and that threaten democracies and individual freedoms guaranteed within democratic societies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe President, CEO, and Finance & Audit Committee reviewed and commented on the 990. The final draft of the 990 was provided the all of the members of the Board of Directors prior to submitting to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cFDD asks those covered by the Conflict of Interest Policy to complete a disclosure form annually. In the case that they do have an actual or potential conflict of interest, they are asked to promptly disclose all pertinent facts to the President, the CEO, or the Chairman of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15FDD's Compensation Committee reviews, sets, and approves salary and bonuses for the President and CEO. Quatt & Associates conducted a compensation study to assist the Compensation Committee in setting compensation for the President and CEO. Minutes are taken of the meeting and decisions are comfirmed via email. Compensation for other officers is recommended by the President and CEO, and reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee. Quatt & Associates conducted a compensation study for FDD to assist the President, CEO, and the Compensation Committee in setting and approving compensation for the other officers. Salary and bonus recommendations for other officers are documented in writing by the President and CEO, which are then provided to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee's review and approval of the recommendations is included in the Compensation Committee minutes and confirmed by email.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and Form 990 are available upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Row 1, Column(D)Included in the reportable compensation for the CEO, are: - amounts related to his base compensation and annual bonus. - gross-up of a supplemental life insurance policy provided by FDD to the CEO resulting from an enhanced security risk to him. - gross-up of taxable expenses related to his temporary oversea assignment. All of these items have been reviewed and approved by the FDD's Compensation Committee.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gResearch: Program service expenses 4,576,864. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,576,864. Media Advisory and Consulting: Program service expenses 174,280. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 174,280. Security: Program service expenses 89,220. Management and general expenses 1,384,834. Fundraising expenses 4,934. Total expenses 1,478,988. Administrative Services: Program service expenses 99,727. Management and general expenses 15,484. Fundraising expenses 23,835. Total expenses 139,046.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Exchange Rate Gain (Loss) -1,889.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:No change from prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FDD ActionBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 M Street NW Ste 800SAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200365876ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN832602916EIN
Primary ActivitiesAdvocate for effective policies to promote U.S. national securityPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation for the Defense of Democracies IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FDD Action
B$500,000Cash
FDD Action
J$30,900% of square footage of space
FDD Action
L$62,963Allocation of time sheet
FDD Action
N$54,297Allocation of time sheet