DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER (EIN 82-3877328)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-10-30
IRS object ID: 202343039349300729
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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 D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-10-30T11:51:56-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	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	2022-01-01	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	1100 VERMONT AVE NW 10TH 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	2023-10-29	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PAULA WENDLING	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00536805	PTIN
Phone	3015899000	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd

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	1100 VERMONT AVE NW 10TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,042,397	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	$13,666,118	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,017,716	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$987	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,362	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$23,319	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,667,105	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,042,397	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,561,598	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$350,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,534,357	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,834,848	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$24,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$68,178	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,974,793	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,156,142	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,094,748	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$10,340,990	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,572,357	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,298,593	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,361,499	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$12,045,107	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$427,562	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$409,763	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$12,933,937	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$11,635,344	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	$7,658,256	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. RAP RAN COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING THE INVESTIGATION BY THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE JANUARY 6 ATTACK, AND DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THOSE WHO UNDERMINED AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. RAP 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 Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$957,080	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$350,000	GrantAmt
Desc	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER'S (DDT) GENERAL PROGRAM PROMOTED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION. DDT'S EXPERTS AND BOARD MEMBERS PROMOTED VALUES AND POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN POLITICS THROUGH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION, TELEVISION ADVERTISMENTS, AND DIGITAL CONTENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,073,750	ExpenseAmt
Desc	REPUBLICANS FOR VOTING RIGHTS (RVR) PROVIDED A STRONG, PROMINENT, RIGHT-OF-CENTER VOICE IN SUPPORT OF VOTING RIGHTS AND IN OPPOSITION TO ELECTION SUBVERSION EFFORTS. RVR RAN COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS TO DEFEND THE ACCESSBILITY, INTEGRITY, AND COMPETITIVENESS OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$283,225	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE PRESIDENTIAL REFORM PROJECT (PRP) WAS A COMMUNICATIONS AND LOBBYING CAMPAIGN AROUND EXECUTIVE BRANCH REFORMS, INCLUDING THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT OF 1887. PRP ASSESSED THE PROBLEMS AND AMBIGUITIES IN THE LAWS GOVERNING THE CONTEMPORY PRESIDENCY, AND CONTRACTED LOBBYISTS TO PURSUE REFORMS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$283,225	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,972,311	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	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	0	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	19	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	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	2028006948	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)	$500	$0	$0
LINDA CHAVEZ
DIRECTOR/TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
MONA CHAREN
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
TIM MILLER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$500	$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	$14,000	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	ADVERTISING, COMMUNICATIONS, RESEARCH, A	$2,905,043
FACEBOOK INC
15161 COLLECTIONS CENTER DR	CHICAGO	IL	60693	ADVERTISING	$837,113
GOOGLE
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94043	ADVERTISING	$538,111
NATIONAL CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
151 WEST 42ND ST 11TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10036	ADVERTISING	$437,153
NBC UNIVERSAL
901 MAIN AVENUE	NORWALK	CT	06851	ADVERTISING	$391,906

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	17	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$9,017,716	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,017,716	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,362	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,362	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
LIST RENTAL	900099	$21,819	$21,819
HONORARIUMS	900099	$1,500	$1,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$23,319	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,042,397	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$24,681	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$350,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,000	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,819,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,595,670	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,620	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,274	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,274	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,306	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,166	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,735	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,735	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,404	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$409,841	TotalAmt
Program Services	$386,463	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,221	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,157	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,206,828	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,206,828	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$583	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,693	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,914	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,321	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$458	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,294	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,363	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,465	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,928	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MERCHANT FEES	$25,478	$25,478
TAXES, LICENSES, FEES	$1,938	$698	$652	$588
PUBLICATIONS	$384		$258	$126
TAX PAYMENTS	$186			$186

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,340,990	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,972,311	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,178	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,780	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,703	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,132,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,829,127	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,351	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,347	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,218	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,736	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,361,499	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,045,107	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$427,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,763	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$427,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,763	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	$12,619,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,396,116	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$314,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$239,228	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,933,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,635,344	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,361,499	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,045,107	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,298,593	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 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	$9,042,397	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,042,397	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,042,397	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,340,990	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$10,340,990	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$10,340,990	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, 2022. 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, 2022.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
KEEP COUNTRY FIRST POLICY ACTION INC
PO BOX 34688	WASHINGTON	DC	20043	862932695	501(C)(4)	$250,000	$0	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL MISSION.
C & B GROUP
925 15TH ST NW 5TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	833837181	501(C)(4)	$100,000	$0	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL MISSION.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER 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	$2,819,574	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 HEADING, DOING BUSINESS AS:	BECOMING AMERICAN INITIATIVE REPUBLICANS FOR THE RULE OF LAW REPUBLICAN VOTERS AGAINST TRUMP REPUBLICAN ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT REPUBLICANS FOR VOTING RIGHTS REPUBLICANS FOR UKRAINE
FORM 990 HEADING, ITEM J, ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES:	WWW.DEFENDINGDEMOCRACYTOGETHER.ORG WWW.RULEOFLAWREPUBLICANS.COM WWW.BECOMINGAMERICANINITIATIVE.ORG WWW.RUSSIATWEETS.COM WWW.REPUBLICANSAGAINSTPUTIN.COM WWW.RVAT.ORG WWW.ACCOUNTABILITY.GOP WWW.STANDWITHALLIES.COM WWW.CONFIRMGUPTA.COM WWW.GOPFORUKRAINE.COM
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	LONGWELL PARTNERS INC. WAS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER DURING 2022. SARAH LONGWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER, WAS COMPENSATED AS AN EMPLOYE OF LONGWELL PARTNERS INC. DURING 2022. 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 DID NOT ESTABLISH ANY 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 AND MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. 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.