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RENEW DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
RENEW DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE INC (EIN 82-2547275)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202413209349321536
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.

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Business Name Line1JS MILLER GROUP PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Expense$6,791,696ExpenseAmt
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350 Fifth Ave 63rd FloorNew YorkNY10118Consultant$318,743
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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BOY$4,186,188BOYAmt
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year$130,565CurrentYearAmt
Total$248,532TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$372,798GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

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DescInvestmentDesc
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Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Revenue Subtotal$5,607,953RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,607,953TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Expenses Subtotal$7,276,370ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,276,370TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$4,721,052SubtotalSpentAmt
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Europe including Iceland and GreenlandHumanitarian Aid$300,000Fair market value
Europe including Iceland and GreenlandHumanitarian Aid$4,601Fair market value
Europe including Iceland and GreenlandDelegation to the US$116,200Fair market value
Europe including Iceland and GreenlandHumanitarian Aid$2,650,250Fair market value
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org5TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

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Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$637,256GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$603,827CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$33,429GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,490RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$44,341FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$54,400EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$63,567OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$637,256GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$603,827CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$33,429GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$6,490RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$44,341FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$54,400EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$63,567OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$168,798DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$135,369NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonUriel EpshteinPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$236,271BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$12,647DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$248,918TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11DRAFT COPIES OF THE 990 ARE FIRST SENT TO THE CEO FOR APPROVAL BEFORE BEING SENT TO THE BOARD CHAIRMAN.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aThe process was that the Board had a compensation committee consisting of 3 members, which together recommended the CEOs salary to the entire Board of Directors and was based on research into the market and the pay scale for CEOs of comparable organizations.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bOther salary increases are determined by consultation between the CEO and the Board Chairman and are based on the market.
Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18COPIES OF FILED TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11gEvents $67,380Other Service Providers $492,540PR& Public Affairs $ 197,437Website & Branding $119,015
Part III response or note to any other line in Part IIILine 1- Description of Organization Mission:the world. By doing so, we inspire those in the United States and in other free countries to value and protect their own democracies. Line 4a - Program Service Accomplishments:freedom is threatened by authoritarianism. Pillar 4 - Build Community: Both virtually and in-person, we build communities of thought leaders, students, dissidents, and others who believe in and are committed to the values of liberal democracy.