DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER (EIN 82-3877328)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2023-03-23
IRS object ID: 202340829349300009
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-03-23T09:09:54-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	882730877	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20852	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	823877328	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DEFE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7032614624	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	925 15TH ST NW 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WILLIAM KRISTOL	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024207870	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-03-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	WILLIAM	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KRISTOL	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMANDA ADAMS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00748038	PTIN
Phone	3015899000	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Application Pending	Yes (X)	ApplicationPendingInd

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEE SCHEDULE O	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	WILLIAM KRISTOL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	925 15TH ST NW 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$13,667,105	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	SEE SCHEDULE O	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2018	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEDICATED TO DEFENDING AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC NORMS, VALUES, AND INSTITUTIONS AND FIGHTING FOR CONSISTENT CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES LIKE RULE OF LAW, FREE TRADE, AND EXPANDING LEGAL IMMIGRATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$37,388,305	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$13,666,118	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$374,986	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,022	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$987	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$37,764,313	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$13,667,105	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,378,762	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,561,598	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,063,064	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,534,357	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$24,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$93,274	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$18,675,867	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,974,793	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$38,117,693	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,094,748	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$353,380	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,572,357	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,048,372	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,361,499	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$686,792	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$427,562	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,361,580	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,933,937	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO FURTHER THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY PROTECTING AND DEFENDING AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,033,124	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,561,598	GrantAmt
Desc	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER'S (DDT) GENERAL PROGRAM PROMOTED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION, A WELCOMING LEGAL IMMIGRATION POLICY, AND FREE TRADE. DDT'S EXPERTS, BOARD MEMBERS , AND A PANEL OF NOTABLE CONSERVATIVE LEGAL ADVISORS PROMOTED VALUE AND POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN POLITICS THROUGH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTIONS, TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS, AND DIGITAL PROMOTION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,891,123	ExpenseAmt
Desc	REPUBLICAN ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (RAP) WAS A HIGH-PROFILE, CENTER-RIGHT VOICE DEDICATED TO DEMANDING POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY, PROTECTING THE RULE OF LAW, AND DEFENDING AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC NORMS, VALUES, AND INSTITUTIONS. LAUNCHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE JANUARY 6 ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL, RAP RAN COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE ELECTED LEADERS WHO OBJECTED TO THE CERTIFICATION OF THE 2020 ELECTION, AND IN SUPPORT AND DEFENSE OF PRINCIPLED ELECTED LEADERS WHO TOOK COURAGEOUS STANDS TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY. RAP CREATED AND MAINTAINED A "DEMOCRACY REPORT CARD," WHICH WAS A ROBUST, THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED PUBLIC DATABASE THAT ASSIGNED GRADES TO ELECTED OFFICIALS BASED ON CRITERIA DEEMED TO BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE DEFENSE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$914,837	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CONFIRM GUPTA (CG) WAS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING VANITA GUPTA'S SUPPORT FROM CONSERVATIVES, REPUBLICANS, AND LEADERS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. GUPTA WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION TO BE U.S. ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND CG JOINED A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF HER NOMINATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$925,031	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE PRESIDENTIAL REFORM PROJECT (PRP) WAS A COMMUNICATIONS AND LOBBYING CAMPAIGN AROUND EXECUTIVE BRANCH REFORMS, INCLUDING THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT OF 1887, AND THE NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT OF 1976. PRP ASSESSED THE PROBLEMS AND AMBIGUITIES IN THE LAWS GOVERNING THE CONTEMPORARY PRESIDENCY, AND CONTRACTED LOBBYISTS TO PURSUE REFORMS. REPUBLICANS FOR THE RULE OF LAW (RROL) WAS A HIGH-PROFILE, CENTER-RIGHT VOICE DEFENDING THE INSTITUTIONS OF OUR REPUBLIC AND UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW. RRL RAN COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS PROMOTING FAITH IN OUR DEMOCRACY, PUSHING BACK AGAINST EFFORTS TO CHALLENGE THE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS, AND CALLING FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND A RETURN TO THE RULE OF LAW FOLLOWING THE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL. REPUBLICANS FOR VOTING RIGHTS (RVR) LAUNCHED IN JULY 2021 TO PROVIDE A STRONG, PROMINENT, RIGHT-OF-CENTER VOICE IN SUPPORT OF VOTING RIGHTS AND TO COMBAT ELECTION SUBVERSION EFFORTS. RVR RAN COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS TO DEFEND THE ACCESSIBILITY, INTEGRITY, AND COMPETITIVENESS OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$925,031	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,764,115	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	23	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LONGWELL PARTNERS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2026434303	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 VERMONT AVE NW 10TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
WILLIAM KRISTOL
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,000	$0	$0
LINDA CHAVEZ
DIRECTOR/TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,000	$0	$0
MONA CHAREN
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,000	$0	$0
TIM MILLER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$1,000	$0	$0
SARAH LONGWELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	5.00		Yes (X)	$12,000	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$16,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
LONGWELL PARTNERS INC
1100 VERMONT AVE NW 10TH FL	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH	$2,676,483
BULLY PULPIT INTERACTIVE
1445 NEW YORK AVE NW 5TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	ADVERTISING	$896,146
NATIONAL CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
151 WEST 42ND STREET 11TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10036	ADVERTISING	$464,086
LAMAR TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
5321 CORPORATE BOULEVARD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70808	ADVERTISING	$435,978
FACEBOOK INC
15161 COLLECTIONS CENTER DR	CHICAGO	IL	60693	ADVERTISING	$157,515

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$13,666,118	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$13,666,118	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$987	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$987	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,667,105	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$987	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,561,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,561,598	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,000	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,517,062	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,338,325	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$175,293	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,444	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,295	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,295	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,187	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,131	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,056	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,475	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,532	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,532	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$24,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$234,798	TotalAmt
Program Services	$221,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,798	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,460,249	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,460,249	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,235	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,375	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,993	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,394	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MERCHANT FEES	$7,202	$7,202
STATE REGISTRATION FEES	$3,059	$3,059
TAXES, LICENSES, FEES	$1,621		$1,077	$544

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68	TotalAmt
Management And General	$68	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,094,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,764,115	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$237,359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$93,274	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$817,128	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,780	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,781,983	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,132,956	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,351	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,218	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,064	BOYAmt
EOY	$194	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,048,372	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,361,499	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$686,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$427,562	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$686,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$427,562	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,315,099	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,619,403	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,046,481	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,534	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,361,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,933,937	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,048,372	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,361,499	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$6,572,357	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$20,000	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$20,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$20,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VETERANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 9219	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05407	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	823302794	EIN
Paid Internal Funds	$20,000	PaidInternalFundsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER MADE A GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO VETERANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,706,274	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$39,169	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$39,169	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$13,667,105	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$13,667,105	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,133,917	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$39,169	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$39,169	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,094,748	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,094,748	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE EFFECT OF GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY U.S. GAAP ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AT DECEMBER 31, 2021. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL OTHER TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2021.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGHERU LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 11218	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELKINS PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19027	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$24,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$24,000	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$24,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$24,000	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
OPERATION GRANT
545 E TOWN ST	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	862101443	501(C)(4)	$11,598	$0	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL MISSION.
SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND
1828 L STREET NW SUITE 300-B	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	264486735	501(C)(4)	$500,000	$0	TO SUPPORT GALVANIZED ACTION.
STAND UP REPUBLIC INC
700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE FL 2	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	815016758	501(C)(4)	$30,000	$0	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL MISSION.
VETERANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
PO BOX 9219	SOUTH BURLINGTON	VT	05407	823302794	527	$20,000	$0	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL MISSION.
WORKMONEY INC
790 N MILWAUKEE ST SUITE 300	MILWAUKEE	WI	53202	850604101	501(C)(4)	$1,000,000	$0	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL MISSION.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	5	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DDT MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REQUESTING PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORTS AND PROGRAM UPDATES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LONGWELL PARTNERS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	SEE PART V	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$2,517,062	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SEE PART V	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV, LINE 1, COLUMN (B) - DESCRIPTION OF RELATIONSHIP:

ENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY SARAH LONGWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PART IV, LINE 1, COLUMN (D) - DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS:

SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE RESEARCH AND MONITORING/ANALYSIS ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, MEETING PLANNING, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVE OF DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSE.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM J: WEBSITES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:	DEFENDINGDEMOCRACYTOGETHER.ORG, RULEOFLAWREPUBLICANS.COM, BECOMING AMERICANINITIATIVE.ORG, TERRIBLETARIFFS.COM, REPUBLICANSAGAINSTPUTIN.COM, RUSSIATWEETS.COM, GOPUNRIGGED.COM, RVAT.ORG, ACCOUNTABILITY.GOP, STANDWITHALLIES.COM, PRESIDENTPENCE.COM, CONFIRMGUPTA.COM
FORM 990, PART I, DOING BUSINESS AS:	BECOMING AMERICAN INITIATIVE REPUBLICANS FOR THE RULE OF LAW REPUBLICAN VOTERS AGAINST TRUMP REPUBLICAN ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT REPUBLICANS FOR VOTING RIGHTS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	LONGWELL PARTNERS INC. WAS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER DURING 2021. SARAH LONGWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER, WAS COMPENSATED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF LONGWELL PARTNERS INC. DURING 2021. DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ESTABLISHED ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL PROCESSES, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, THE CONFIDENTIAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE TO THE PREPARER AND THE SIGNING OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER HAS NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER'S FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL BOTH RECEIVED AND REVIEWED COPIES OF THIS FORM 990. COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER REQUIRES THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO READ AND SIGN THE POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD THEN DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT. ANY OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING UPON ISSUES INVOLVING THEIR PARTICULAR CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER REQUIRES THAT COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE RECUSED. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING ARE MAINTAINED WITH RESPECT TO DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. COPIES OF ITS 990S ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON DC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.