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DEMOCRACY WORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
DEMOCRACY WORKS INC (EIN 27-2460359)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-29
IRS object ID
202113029349301866
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-10-29T12:58:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272460359EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEMOCRACY WORKS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDEMOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7189231400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 JAY STREET NO 840AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSETH FLAXMANPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7189231400PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSETHPersonFirstNm
Person LastFLAXMANPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TURBOVOTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSETH FLAXMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 JAY STREET NO 840AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,624,951GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressDEMOCRACY.WORKSWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionIMPROVING CIVIC PARTICIPATION BY SIMPLIFYING AND MODERNIZING THE VOTING PROCESS FOR VOTERS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee100TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$14,249,048PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,464,780CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,555,899PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,152,702CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$280PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,223CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$52PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,246CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,805,279PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,624,951CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,549,292PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,991,245CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$723,884CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,879,706PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,383,830CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,429,498PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,375,075CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,375,781PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,249,876CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,151,363TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$12,787,557TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$216,728TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,699,986TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,934,635NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,087,571NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO LEVERAGE WEB-TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOTER EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,443,069ExpenseAmt
Revenue$910,756RevenueAmt
DescTURBOVOTE HELPS AMERICANS VOTE BY PROVIDING REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE, MAIL BALLOT REQUEST GUIDANCE, AND PERSONALIZED ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS. BY SUPPORTING VOTERS THROUGHOUT THEIR VOTING JOURNEYS, TURBOVOTE INCREASES ACCESS TO DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,828,014ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,125,000RevenueAmt
DescTHE VOTING INFORMATION PROJECT (VIP) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DEMOCRACY WORKS AND THE STATES TO PROVIDE OFFICIAL INFORMATION TO VOTERS ABOUT WHERE TO VOTE WHERE THEY LOOK FOR IT MOST-ONLINE. THE ONLY OFFICIAL NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS DATASET, VIP IS PUBLISHED ON THE GOOGLE CIVIC API, MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SPACE AT LARGE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,456,200ExpenseAmt
Revenue$116,946RevenueAmt
DescBALLOT SCOUT IS AN APPLICATION THAT TRACKS DOMESTIC BALLOTS SENT THROUGH THE MAIL USING UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODES. BY ADDING VISIBILITY INTO THE MAIL VOTING PROCESS FOR VOTERS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS, BALLOT SCOUT RETURNS CONFIDENCE AND TRUST TO THE SYSTEM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$812,505ExpenseAmt
DescHOW TO VOTE (HTV) PROVIDES A STATE-BY-STATE SUMMARY OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTING RULES FOR ALL 50 STATES AND THE D.C. AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, THE RESOURCE FEATURES TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS FOR EACH STATE: HOW TO REGISTER AND HOW TO VOTE. BY BREAKING DOWN THE OPTIONS EACH STATE OFFERS FOR CASTING A BALLOT, HTV EMPOWERS VOTERS TO CHOOSE THE VOTING METHOD THAT BEST SUITS THEM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$812,505TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$11,539,788TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document70IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee100EmployeeCnt
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
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7189231400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 JAY STREET NO 840AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ADAM GROSS
PRESIDENT/BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SETH E FLAXMAN
CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$250,619$0$11,240
NAMITA KHASAT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN PETERS
COO(THROUGH 1/2020)/SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$110,833$0$12,105
MIKE DUHAIME
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEESHA GASKINS-NATHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE HARBATH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS HUGHES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEI KAWASHIMA-GINSBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE KRONTIRIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
USHA PASI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHETAN SABNIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MADHUSUDAN BOMMASAMUDRAM
ENGINEERING MANAGER40.00$158,143$0$632Yes (X)
MARIA BIANCHI
VP OF PROGRAM & PRODUCT40.00$169,702$0$12,486Yes (X)
RHYS FUREIGH
DIRECTOR OF VOTER ENGAGEMENT40.00$161,777$0$11,799Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER SHEA
VP OF ENGINEERING40.00$180,619$0$881Yes (X)
MICHAEL WARD
VP OF VOTER ENGAGEMENT40.00$161,176$0$36,127Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,192,869TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$85,270TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K28IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
TWILIO INC
375 BEALE STREET SUITE 300SAN FRANCISCOCA94105PLATFORM TO SEND SMS NOTIFICATIONS$1,128,248
METEORITE ADVISERS
5670 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1800LOS ANGELESCA90036CONSULTING FOR CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP$425,500
NATIONAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS
2919 WEST SERVICE ROADEAGANMN55121PRINTING AND MAILING SERVICES$285,372
FAIRWINDS OPS INC
519 W 22ND ST STE 300 35254SIOUX FALLSSD57105MANAGING CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE$180,000
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
410 TERRY AVENORTH SEATTLEWA98109CLOUD HOSTING SERVICE$162,837
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$11,464,780AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,464,780TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM FEES AND SPONSORSHIP900000$3,131,290$3,131,290
MAILINGS900000$21,412$21,412
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,152,702TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,223TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,223ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,246TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,246ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,246OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,624,951TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,152,702RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,469ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$384,797TotalAmt
Program Services$57,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$183,055FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,969,037TotalAmt
Program Services$6,273,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$372,758FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,999TotalAmt
Program Services$20,208ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,588FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$934,815TotalAmt
Program Services$822,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,413FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$679,597TotalAmt
Program Services$586,570ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,270FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,084TotalAmt
Program Services$53,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,531FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,194TotalAmt
Management And General$44,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,655,987TotalAmt
Program Services$1,414,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$223,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,007FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,798TotalAmt
Program Services$296,004ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,395FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,026TotalAmt
Program Services$4,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$376FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,619,692TotalAmt
Program Services$1,592,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,016FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,689TotalAmt
Program Services$176,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,053FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,728TotalAmt
Program Services$29,160ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,579FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,103TotalAmt
Program Services$7,788ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$567ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$748FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,065TotalAmt
Program Services$17,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,509FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MAILHOUSE POSTAGE/DELIV$187,081$187,081
BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES$21,383$1,283$19,514$586
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$9,000$9,000

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,375,075TotalAmt
Program Services$11,539,788ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,111,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$723,884FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,907,797BOYAmt
EOY$8,731,822EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,195BOYAmt
EOY$3,118,749EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,832,000BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,336BOYAmt
EOY$655,141EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,516BOYAmt
EOY$217,044EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$93,224LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$78,874LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,453BOYAmt
EOY$14,350EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,066BOYAmt
EOY$50,451EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,151,363BOYAmt
EOY$12,787,557EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,924BOYAmt
EOY$479,597EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,200BOYAmt
EOY$266,189EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$946,909EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,604BOYAmt
EOY$7,291EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,728BOYAmt
EOY$1,699,986EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,318,463BOYAmt
EOY$9,827,097EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,616,172BOYAmt
EOY$1,260,474EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,934,635BOYAmt
EOY$11,087,571EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,151,363BOYAmt
EOY$12,787,557EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,249,876ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$96,940OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$955,406CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,752,092CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,922,101CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,249,048CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,464,780CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,343,427TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$955,406CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,752,092CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,922,101CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,249,048CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,464,780CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,343,427TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$13,456,978SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,886,449PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$699CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$492CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,871CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$280CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,223CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,565TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$234CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$319CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,246CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,851TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$35,366,843TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$10,770,077GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.61880PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,750OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,750DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$40,999OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,649DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,350BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$44,475OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,475DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,350TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT LIABILITYDesc
Amt$7,291Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,291TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,736,308TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$111,357DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$111,357RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,624,951RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,624,951TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,486,432TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$111,357DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$111,357ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,375,075ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,375,075TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
SETH E FLAXMAN
CEO$249,619$0$1,000$0$0$0$500$0$10,740$0$261,859$0$0$0
MADHUSUDAN BOMMASAMUDRAM
ENGINEERING MANAGER$133,793$0$0$0$24,350$0$500$0$132$0$158,775$0$0$0
MARIA BIANCHI
VP OF PROGRAM & PRODUCT$168,702$0$1,000$0$0$0$500$0$11,986$0$182,188$0$0$0
RHYS FUREIGH
DIRECTOR OF VOTER ENGAGEMENT$160,777$0$1,000$0$0$0$500$0$11,299$0$173,576$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER SHEA
VP OF ENGINEERING$179,619$0$1,000$0$0$0$500$0$381$0$181,500$0$0$0
MICHAEL WARD
VP OF VOTER ENGAGEMENT$158,501$0$1,000$0$1,675$0$500$0$35,627$0$197,303$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationKATHRYN PETERS RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $95,000. MADHUSUDAN BOMMASAMUDRAM RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,350.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO REVISE THE NUMBER AND TERM OF DIRECTORS, TO CLARIFY THE LIMITS OF AUTHORITY FOR BOARD COMMITTEES, AND TO REFLECT OTHER UPDATES REQUIRED FOR CONFORMITY UNDER MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATE LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE CEO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR. A FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY TO AFFIRM THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. NO DIRECTOR MAY VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DIRECTORS WHO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS ON RELATED TRANSACTIONS. THE BOARD HAS THE RIGHT TO USE COMPARABILITY DATA ON DECISIONS WHERE INTERESTED PARTIES ARE AFFECTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW, DELIBERATE AND DETERMINE THE SALARIES OF BOTH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AFTER ANALYZING SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NONPROFITS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROCESS WORKS AS FOLLOWS. THE CEO ALERTS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THAT A SALARY INCREASE WILL BE REQUESTED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. THE CHAIR THEN REQUESTS THAT THE CEO COMPILE A REPORT OF SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NONPROFITS WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC REGION. AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE CEO AND COO ARE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM AND THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DELIBERATE ON THE SALARY DATA PRESENTED BY THE CEO AND MAKE A DECISION. AS PER A PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED ARRANGEMENT, THE COO SALARY IS LINKED TO THE CEO SALARY, AND SO THE BOARD REVIEWS THAT SALARY REQUEST DURING THE SAME PRIVATE CONVERSATION. IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A REVISED PROCESS TO DETERMINE CEO COMPENSATION. AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT REVIEWED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND PERFORMED AN ANALYSIS OF 990'S OF COMPARABLE NONPROFITS. THE CONSULTANT PROVIDED A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS TO A NEWLY FORMED BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF BOARD MEMBERS AND THE FINAL SALARY FIGURE FOR THE CEO WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM AND RESEARCH CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,302,477. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 216,161. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,048. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,527,686. STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,200. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,200. PEO SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 104,524. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,618. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,959. TOTAL EXPENSES 121,101.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE -96,940.