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DEMOCRACY FUND INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2018

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Organization
DEMOCRACY FUND INC (EIN 38-3926408)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201943199349105119
Schema version
2018v3.1
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-15T18:21:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN770534410PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 University Ave 200AddressLine1Txt
CityLos GatosCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95032ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383926408EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Democracy Fund IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDEMOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024207943PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 17th St NW No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJoseph GoldmanPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024207943PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRoger V HansenPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00294980PTIN
Phone4083583316PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.79.212.98IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-15IPDt
IP Tm18:21:47IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$78,786,166FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$75,767,850ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$486,291DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$486,291DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$486,291DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$2,294,864NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$73,472,986GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$73,472,958CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$0NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$73,959,277TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$73,959,249TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$486,291TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$507,631CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
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Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$507,631CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$5,093,877OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Net Invst Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Adj Net Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsAdjNetIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$5,093,877OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$698,658PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
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Pension Empl Bnft Adj Net Incm$0PensionEmplBnftAdjNetIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$698,658PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$97,490LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$97,490LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$133,565AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$133,565AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$6,315,994OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$0OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$0OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,315,994OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,161,862TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$0TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$941,862TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$1,700,064OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$0OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Adj Net Incm$0OccupancyAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,700,064OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$395,438TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Adj Net Incm$0TravConfMeetingAdjNetIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$395,438TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$41,586PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Net Invst Incm$0PrintingAndPubNetInvstIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Adj Net Incm$0PrintingAndPubAdjNetIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$41,586PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,976,731OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,979OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$2,979OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,505,098OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$18,122,896TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,979TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$2,979TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$17,431,263TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$37,498,303ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$33,808,197ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$55,621,199TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,979TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$2,979TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$51,239,460TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$18,338,078ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$73,956,270NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$483,312AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$60,585,510CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$76,859,526CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$76,859,526CashEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$444AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$5,145AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$444AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$444AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$200,888PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$176,572PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$176,572PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Invst Land Cost Or Other Basis$1,723,104InvstLandCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Invst Land Accum Depreciation$234,584InvstLandAccumDepreciationAmt
Land Bldg Investments BOY$520,698LandBldgInvestmentsBOYAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$1,488,520LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOYFMV$1,488,520LandBldgInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$113,759OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$261,104OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$261,104OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$61,426,000TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$78,786,166TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$78,786,166TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$1,923,871AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$2,510,853AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Grants Payable BOY$5,475,000GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$3,690,106GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$531,783OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$751,783OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,930,654TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,952,742TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$500,448UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$2,239,286UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Temporarily Restricted BOY$52,994,898TemporarilyRestrictedBOYAmt
Temporarily Restricted EOY$69,594,138TemporarilyRestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$53,495,346TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$71,833,424TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$61,426,000TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$78,786,166TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses$18,338,078ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$71,833,424SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$71,833,424TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

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85,625 shares Paypal common stock1996-05-202018-11-19$6,869,916$2$6,869,914$6,869,914
256,875 shares Paypal common stock1996-05-202018-11-20$19,966,501$5$19,966,496$19,966,496
256,875 shares Paypal common stock1996-05-202018-11-21$20,325,890$5$20,325,885$20,325,885
85,625 shares Paypal common stock1996-05-202018-11-23$6,730,169$2$6,730,167$6,730,167
85,625 shares eBay common stock1996-05-202018-11-20$2,406,676$2$2,406,674$2,406,674
256,875 shares eBay common stock1996-05-202018-11-21$7,326,695$5$7,326,690$7,326,690
85,625 shares eBay common stock1996-05-202018-11-23$2,450,833$2$2,450,831$2,450,831
256,875 shares eBay common stock1996-05-202018-11-26$7,396,306$5$7,396,301$7,396,301
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$73,472,958CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$0NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$40,720,542AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$37,084,891NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr11.098036DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$18,353,576AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$28,708,340NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.639312DistributionYr2Rt
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Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$20,579,635NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.575657DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$5,466,956AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$6,418,681NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.851726DistributionYr4Rt
Total Distribution3.164731TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.791183AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$45,500,062NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$35,998,876AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$739,563NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$36,738,439AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$51,239,460QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$739,563InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$739,563SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$739,563TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$16,884EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$760,000ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$776,884TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$37,321OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$37,321AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsYes (1)ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied0Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDCOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.democracyfund.orgWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Robin ThompsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024207943PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 17th St NW Ste 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Exempt Interest$0TaxExemptInterestAmt
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (1)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (1)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As Exc0TransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsYes (1)MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

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Pierre Omidyar
720 University Ave Ste 200Los GatosCA95032Chairman0.75$0$0$0
Patricia Christen
720 University Ave Ste 200Los GatosCA95032Director1.00$0$0$0
Joseph Goldman
1200 17th St NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036President & CEO33.00$349,576$35,557$0
Sarah Steven
720 University Ave Ste 200Los GatosCA95032Director1.00$0$0$0
Matthew Deakin
720 University Ave Ste 200Los GatosCA95032Treasurer2.00$0$0$0
Isaiah Castilla
1200 17th St NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036Secretary & Senior Counsel37.00$158,055$19,118$0
William Fitzpatrick
720 University Ave Ste 200Los GatosCA95032Former Secretary & Director1.00$0$0$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

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Srikanth Gopal
1200 17th St NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036VP Strategy & Progra39.00$255,836$31,228$0
Elisabeth Hawkings
1200 17th St NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036Managing Program Dir35.00$236,641$16,237$0
Thomas Glaisyer
1200 17th St NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036Managing Program Dir39.00$213,626$17,815$0
Adam Ambrogi
1200 17th St NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036Program Director39.00$198,921$28,809$0
Margaret Yao
1200 17th St NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036Chief People Officer38.00$201,824$22,758$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k41OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

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SKDKnickerbocker LLC
1150 18th Street NW Ste 800WashingtonDC20036Consulting$555,411
Williams Group
70 Ionia Avenue SW Ste 200Grand RapidsMI49503Consulting$393,864
FSG Inc
123 Mission Street FL8San FranciscoCA94105Consulting$365,177
Organizational Research Services
1100 Olive Way Ste 1350SeattleWA98101Consulting$243,436
Arabella Advisors LLC
1201 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 300WashingtonDC20036Consulting$220,290
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k36ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Modern Elections & Money in Politics ProgramThrough the Modern Elections & Money in Politics Program, Democracy Fund supports research, promotes dialogue, and highlights ways to improve elections administration and campaign finance. Democracy Fund's aim is to foster a pro-voter election system that serves the needs of the American people and boldly advances the will of voters. We aim to reduce barriers to voting, improve security and trustworthiness of election administration, and reduce the dependency of our leaders on special financial interests.Description1Txt
Expenses1$3,068,072Expenses1Amt
Description2Vibrant Media & Public Square ProgramThrough the Vibrant Media & Public Square Program, Democracy Fund supports innovations and institutions that are reinventing local media and expanding the public square to ensure that people can access diverse sources of information and different points of view. We seek to support media models that serve the needs and preferences of communities today. We support efforts to combat misinformation, protect press freedom, and ensure newsrooms are as diverse as the communities they serve.Description2Txt
Expenses2$3,155,881Expenses2Amt
Description3The Principled Leadership & Governance ProgramThrough the Principled Leadership & Governance Program, Democracy Fund works to foster better, more trusting relationships among political leaders to increase their capacity to work together to solve problems. Through collaboration, trainings, and new technology, we seek to create new incentives and tools that help leaders work together. We support efforts to ensure Congress and its staff are as diverse as America and to engage faith leaders in critical conversations about democracy.Description3Txt
Expenses3$1,986,459Expenses3Amt
Description4Special ProjectsThrough our Special Projects, Democracy Found works to: strengthen investigative journalism and defend the role of a robust, free press in our public square; foster a just and inclusive society and protect those Americans whose civil rights and safety appear to be endangered in this emerging landscape; and ensure government accountability and protect our system of checks and balances.Description4Txt
Expenses4$689,750Expenses4Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$44,266,316AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$1,926,640FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$46,192,956TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$46,192,956AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$692,894CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$45,500,062NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$2,275,003MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$51,239,460ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$51,239,460QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$739,563PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$50,499,897AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Fndtn Ruling2014-02-11PrivateOperatingFndtnRulingDt
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$483,312CurrentYearAmt
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Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (171 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
American Press Institute
4401 Wilson Boulevard Ste 900ArlingtonVA22203N/ASO IProgram support for the Trusting News project$150,000
American Press Institute
4401 Wilson Boulevard Ste 900ArlingtonVA22203N/ASO IGeneral support$200,000
American Press Institute
4401 Wilson Boulevard Ste 900ArlingtonVA22203N/ASO IProgram support for research on political information in a healthy democracy$50,000
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashingtonDC20016N/APCProgram support for Investigative Reporting Workshop$250,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus
55 Columbus AvenueSan FranciscoCA94111N/APCProgram support for education and legal services for MASA communities$200,000
Bipartisan Policy Center Inc
1225 Eye Street NWWashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for research and education to build Congressional capacity$650,000
Bipartisan Policy Center Inc
1225 Eye Street NWWashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for research and education around election administration$400,000
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
780 Regent StreetMadisonWI53706N/APCProgram support for Project DATA$280,000
Business Forward Foundation
1155 Connecticut Avenue NW Ste 1000WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support to engage business leaders in creating inclusive communities$170,000
Business Forward Foundation
1155 Connecticut Avenue NW Ste 1000WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for protecting the courts project$75,000
California State University Northridge Foundation
18111 Nordhoff StreetNorthridgeCA91330N/APCProgram support for ethnic media work$70,000
Center for Civic Design Inc
5443 Tates Bank RoadCambridgeMD21613N/APCGeneral support$150,000
Center for Democracy and Technology
1401 K Street NW Suite 200WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for election privacy and security project$100,000
Center for Election Innovation & Research
1120 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 1040WashingtonDC20036N/APCGeneral support$250,000
Center for Internet Security Inc
31 Tech Valley Drive Ste 2East GreenbushNY12061N/APCProgram support for elections infrastructure security research and trainings$213,000
Center for Public Integrity
910 17th Street NW Ste 700WashingtonDC20006N/APCGeneral support$1,500,000
Center for Responsive Politics
1101 14th Street NW Suite 1030WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for the Foreign Lobby Watch Project$100,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc
1616 Rhode Island Avenue NWWashingtonDC20003N/APCProgram support for assessing threats to the U.S. judicial system$150,000
Center for Technology and Civic Life
233 North Michigan Avenue Ste 1800ChicagoIL60601N/APCGeneral support$250,000
Chalkbeat Inc
1239 Broadway 703BNew YorkNY10001N/APCGeneral support$250,000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
100 North LaSalle Street Ste 600ChicagoIL60602N/APCProgram support for evaluation of Illinois automatic voter registration$100,000
City Bureau NFP
6100 South Blackstone AvenueChicagoIL60637N/APCGeneral support$200,000
College to Congress
810 7th Street NEWashingtonDC20002N/APCGeneral support$100,000
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
1899 L Street NW Ste 225WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for government transparency and fact checking project$50,000
Common Cause Education Fund
1133 19th Street NW 9th FloorWashingtonDC20036N/APCGeneral support$450,000
Common Cause Education Fund
1133 19th Street NW 9th FloorWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for nonpartisan research on automatic voter registration$50,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey
35 Knox Hill RoadMorristownNJ07963N/APCProgram support for the New Jersey news ecosystem project$650,000
Community Partners
1000 North Alameda Street Ste 240Los AngelesCA90012N/APCProgram support for the Future of California Elections project$75,000
Community Partners
1000 North Alameda Street Ste 240Los AngelesCA90012N/APCProgram support for Open News' Local Coder Cohort$150,000
Congressional Management Foundation
216 7th Street SE 2nd FloorWashingtonDC20003N/APCGeneral support$250,000
Congressional Sports for Charity
104 Hume AvenueAlexandriaVA22301N/APCProgram support for Congressional baseball game$50,000
Convergence Center for Policy Resolution
1133 19th Street NW Ste 410WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support to increase Congressional effectiveness$100,000
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation Inc
219 West 40th StreetNew YorkNY10018N/APCProgram support for the Center for Community and Ethnic Media$111,000
Demos A Network for Ideas and Action LTD
220 Fifth Avenue 2nd FloorNew YorkNY10001N/APCProgram support for Motor Voter compliance project$250,000
E Pluribus Unum Foundation Inc
513 3rd AvenueNashvilleTN37210N/APCGeneral support$50,000
Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Inc
210 Morrissey BoulevardBostonMA02125N/APCProgram support for development of strategic plan for collaboration on civic education$75,000
Emma L Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media
30 Rockefeller Plaza 28A42New YorkNY10112N/APCProgram support for diversity in media internship program$250,000
Ethics and Public Policy Center Inc
1730 M Street NW Suite 910WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for the Faith Angle Forum$62,500
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
901 Commerce Street Ste 500NashvilleTN37203N/APCProgram support for MLK50 Conference$50,000
Fair Elections Center
1825 K Street NWWashingtonDC20006N/APCProgram support for workelections.com$75,000
Faith and Politics Institute
110 Maryland Avenue NE Ste 504WashingtonDC20002N/APCGeneral support$125,000
Faith in Public Life Inc
1990 M Street NW 740WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for building networks among faith leaders and MASA communities$150,000
Field Foundation of Illinois
200 South Wacker Drive Ste 3860ChicagoIL60606N/APFProgram support for Chicago Local News Field Fund$200,000
Free Press
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Ste 1110WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for the News Voices project$300,000
Fund for Constitutional Government
122 Maryland Ave NEWashingtonDC20002N/APCProgram support for Open the Government coalition$250,000
George Washington University
2115 G Street NW Suite 440WashingtonDC20052N/APCProgram support for The Monkey Cage$100,000
Georgetown University
3700 O Street NWWashingtonDC20057N/APCProgram support for the Resilient Democracy Coalition$190,000
Georgetown University
3700 O Street NWWashingtonDC20057N/APCProgram support for Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life$25,000
Georgetown University
3700 O Street NWWashingtonDC20057N/APCProgram support for the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection$200,000
Government Accountability Project
1612 K Street NW Suite 1100WashingtonDC20006N/APCProgram support for whistleblower education$200,000
Hopewell Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for Over Zero$100,000300
Human Rights First
805 15th Street NW Suite 900WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for Veterans for American Ideals project$150,000
iCivics Inc
1035 Cambridge Street Suite 21BCambridgeMA02141N/APCProgram support for development of strategic plan for collaboration on civic education$57,000
iCivics Inc
1035 Cambridge Street Suite 21BCambridgeMA02141N/APCProgram support for development of strategic plan for collaboration on civic education$75,000
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
1458 Howard StreetSan FranciscoCA94103N/APCProgram support for the New Americans Campaign$250,000
Institute for Nonprofit News
714 West Olympic Boulevard 931Los AngelesCA90015N/APCGeneral support$300,000
Institute for Nonprofit News
714 West Olympic Boulevard Ste 650Los AngelesCA90015N/APCProgram support for the News Revenue Hub$50,000
Institute for Nonprofit News
714 West Olympic Boulevard Ste 650Los AngelesCA90015N/APCProgram support for the American Journalism Project$200,000
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
1110 Vermont Avenue NW Ste 500WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$100,000
Internews
1133 Fifteenth Street Ste 350WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for the Listening Post Collective$100,000
Islamic Society of North America
6555 South County Road 750 EPlainfieldIN46168N/APCProgram support for Shoulder to Shoulder Islamophobia trainings$40,000
Issue One
1401 K Street NW Suite 350WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for the Ethics and Accountability Project$200,000
Issue One
1401 K Street NW Suite 350WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$200,000
Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes
332 Minnesota Street Suite W1360Saint PaulMN55101N/APCProgram support for the Your Voice Ohio project$100,000
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Inc
Columbia PointBostonMA02125N/APCProgram support for development of strategic plan for collaboration on civic education$43,000
Journalism & Women Symposium
2885 Sanford Avenue SW 29226GrandvilleMI49418N/APCGeneral support$80,000
Kartemquin Educational Films
1901 West Wellington AvenueChicagoIL60657N/APCProgram support for Represent, an educational film$20,000
Lawfare Institute
4401 Brandywine Street NWWashingtonDC20016N/APCCapacity support for video and podcast production$25,000
Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
1401 New York Avenue NW Ste 400WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$100,000
League of Women Voters Education Fund
1730 M Street NW Suite 910WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for Transformation Roadmap implementation$260,000
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue SEWashingtonDC20540N/AGOVProgram support for Congressional Research Service seminars and trainings$150,000
Lincoln Network Inc
10826 Greater Hills StreetRaleighNC27614N/APCProgram support for technology resources for Congress$25,000
Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation
613 South Henry StreetWilliamsburgVA23185N/APCProgram support for Election Law Program$200,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
30 Wadsworth Street Room 470CambridgeMA02142N/APCProgram support for Election Data and Science Lab$200,000
Millions of Conversations Inc
513 3rd Avenue SNashvilleTN37210N/APCGeneral support$250,000
MOAA Military Family Initiative
201 North Washington StreetAlexandriaVA22314N/APCProgram support for the Military Voter Registration Project$250,000
Montclair State University Foundation Inc
1 Normal AvenueMontclairNJ07043N/APCProgram support for Center for Cooperative Media$250,000
Mozilla Foundation
650 Castro Street Ste 300Mountain ViewCA94041N/APCProgram support for the Coral Project$200,000
MuckRock Foundation Inc
1151 Massachusetts AvenueCambridgeMA02138N/APCGeneral support$100,000
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
40 Rector Street 5th FloorNew YorkNY10006N/APCProgram support for the Policing Reform Campaign$200,000
NALEO Educational Fund
1122 West Washington Boulevard 3rdLos AngelesCA90015N/APCProgram support for ensuring diversity in Congressional staff and promoting civility$100,000Floor
National Affairs Inc
1730 M Street NW Suite 910WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for event series promoting democratic institutions and the rule of law$100,000
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East First PlaceDenverCO80230N/AGOVProgram support for research on election administration$140,000
National Disability Rights Network Inc
820 1st Street NE Ste 740WashingtonDC20002N/APCProgram support for voter disability access and rights awareness$150,000
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
444 North Capitol Street Suite 267WashingtonDC20001N/APCProgram support for election security governance project$200,000
National Immigration Law Center
3435 Wilshire Boulevard Ste 1600Los AngelesCA90010N/APCProgram support for litigation and legal services$200,000
National Press Photographers Foundation Inc
1175 Huntover CourtMcLeanVA22102N/APCGeneral support$10,000
National Security Archive Fund Inc
2130 H Street NW Suite 701WashingtonDC20052N/APCGeneral support$100,000
New America Foundation
740 15th Street NW Suite 900WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for TechCongress initiative$100,000
New America Foundation
740 15th Street NW Suite 900WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for Political Reform Project$125,000
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for the Civic Engagement and Elections Research Collaborative Fund$100,000300
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for the Pluribus Project$100,000300
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for Media Democracy Fund$300,000300
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for the Center for Secure and Modern Elections$100,000300
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for 2020 Census Project$200,000300
New York University
25 West 4th Street 4th FloorNew YorkNY10012N/APCProgram support for GovLab's Congressional CrowdLaw project$151,800
New York University
25 West 4th Street 4th FloorNew YorkNY10012N/APCProgram support for the Membership Puzzle Project$250,000
News Revenue Hub
110 West A Street Ste 650San DiegoCA92101N/APCGeneral support$370,000
Nonprofit Vote
2464 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 210CambridgeMA02140N/APCProgram support for National Voter Registration Day$75,000
North Carolina Community Foundation Inc
3737 Glenwood Avenue Ste 460 SteRaleighNC27612N/APCProgram support for the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund$250,000524
Online News Association
1111 North Capitol Street NE 6thWashingtonDC20002N/APCProgram support for the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism$250,000Floor
Outlier Media a project of Investigative Reporters and Editors
141 Neff AnnexColumbiaMO65211N/ANCProgram support for Outlier Media's service journalism project$100,000
Partnership for Public Service Inc
1100 New York Avenue NW Ste 200WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$100,000East
PEN American Center Inc
588 Broadway Ste 303New YorkNY10012N/APCProgram support for the Press Freedom Initiative Fund$125,000
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
1717 Rhode Island Avenue NW Ste 700WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for Faith In/And Democracy's engagement of faith leaders and communities$100,000
Pillars Fund
171 North Aberdeen Street Suite 400ChicagoIL60607N/APCProgram support for project to counter Islamophobia through narrative change$150,000
Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc
801 Third Street SouthSt PetersburgFL33701N/APCCapacity support for strategic planning for the Local Independent Online News Publishers project$25,000
Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc
801 Third Street SouthSt PetersburgFL33701N/APCProgram support for independent fact checking$200,000
Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc
801 Third Street SouthSt PetersburgFL33701N/APCProgram support for libel and defamation e-learning course$130,000
Pro Publica Inc
155 Avenue of the Americas 13thNew YorkNY10013N/APCGeneral support$1,500,000Floor
Protect Democracy Project
2020 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Ste 163WashingtonDC20006N/APCGeneral support$500,000
Proteus Fund
15 Research Drive Suite BAmherstMA01002N/APCProgram support for the Security and Rights Collaborative$300,000
R Street Institute
1212 New York Avenue NW Ste 900WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$365,000
Reed Institute
3203 SE Woodstock BoulevardPortlandOR97202N/APCProgram support for the Cooperative Congressional Election Study$30,250
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1156 15th Street NW Ste 1250WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$400,000
ReThink Media Inc
2039 Shattuck Avenue Suite 40BerkeleyCA94704N/APCProgram support for the Security and Rights Collaborative's communications work$100,000
ReThink Media Inc
2039 Shattuck Avenue Suite 40BerkeleyCA94704N/APCProgram support for the Democracy Collaborative's communication efforts$250,000
Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
2323 BroadwayOaklandCA94612N/APCGeneral support$300,000
Santa Fe Community Foundation
501 Halona StreetSanta FeNM87505N/APCProgram support for the New Mexico Local News Lab Fund$400,000
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2440 West El Camino RealMountain ViewCA94040N/APCProgram support for ReflectUS$183,500
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2440 West El Camino RealMountain ViewCA94040N/APCProgram support for the Women Influencers Network$90,000
Social Science Research Council
300 Cadman Plaza West 15th FloorBrooklynNY11201N/APCProgram support for the Digital Disinformation Research and Mapping Project$100,000
Social Science Research Council
300 Cadman Plaza West 15th FloorBrooklynNY11201N/APCProgram support for the Social Data Initiative$150,000
Sojourners
408 C Street NEWashingtonDC20002N/APCProgram support for Matthew 25 Initiative$75,000
Solutions Journalism Network
79 Madison Avenue 2nd Floor 224New YorkNY10016N/APCGeneral support$150,000
Take Back Our Republic Inc
246 East Glenn AvneueAuburnAL36830N/APCGeneral support$350,000
Take The Lead Inc
322 West 57th Street Ste 45MNew YorkNY10019N/APCProgram support for "50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism"$50,000
Texas Civil Rights Project
1405 Montopolis Drive Michael TigarAustinTX78741N/APCProgram support for Motor Voter and High School compliance project$390,000Human Rights Center
Texas Civil Rights Project
1405 Montopolis Drive Michael TigarAustinTX78741N/APCCapacity support for executive coaching and management training$20,000Human Rights Center
The Aspen Institute Inc
2300 North Street NW 700WashingtonDC20037N/APCProgram support for the Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership$125,000
The Aspen Institute Inc
2300 North Street NW 700WashingtonDC20037N/APCProgram support for the Socrates project$100,000
The Aspen Institute Inc
2300 North Street NW 700WashingtonDC20037N/APCProgram support for Aspen Congressional Program$150,000
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for nonpartisan research on primary elections$100,000
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for Lawfare$100,000
The Campaign Legal Center Inc
1411 K Street NW Ste 1400WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$325,000
The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc
1400 65th Street Suite 200EmeryvilleCA94608N/APCGeneral support$1,500,000
The Council of State Governments
1776 Avenue of the StatesLexingtonKY40511N/APCProgram support for election cybersecurity working group$225,000
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
1744 R Street NWWashingtonDC20009N/APCProgram support for the Alliance for Securing Democracy project$300,000
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
1744 R Street NWWashingtonDC20009N/APCProgram support for Digital Democracy Project$300,000
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
633 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashingtonDC20004N/APCProgram support for the Black Talent Initiative$150,000
The Lugar Center
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue Ste 1125WashingtonDC20004N/APCGeneral support$100,000
The Miami Foundation Inc
40 NW 3rd Street suite 305MiamiFL33128N/APCProgram support for NewsMatch 2018$950,000
The Miami Foundation Inc
40 NW 3rd Street Suite 305MiamiFL33128N/APCProgram support for Legal Clinic Fund$400,000
The Niskanen Center Inc
820 First Street NE Suite 675WashingtonDC20002N/APCGeneral support$100,000
The Obsidian Collection Archives
5417 South Michigan AvenueChicagoIL60615N/APCGeneral support$185,000
The OpenGov Foundation
1875 Connecticut Avenue NW 10thWashingtonDC20009N/APCGeneral support$125,000Floor
The Participatory Budgeting Project Inc
33 Flatbush Avenue 4th FloorBrooklynNY11217N/APCGeneral support$200,000
The Pew Charitable Trusts
1615 L Street NW Suite 800WashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for House Chiefs of Staff initiative$75,000
The Pew Research Center
901 E Street NWWashingtonDC20004N/APCProgram support for elections survey$150,000
The Project on Government Oversight Inc
1100 G Street NW Suite 500WashingtonDC20005N/APCGeneral support$1,000,000
The Project on Government Oversight Inc
1100 G Street NW Suite 500WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for The Constitution Project$125,000
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
210 Sprigg LaneCharlottesvilleVA22903N/APCProgram support for technical advising on ASNE Diversity Survey$45,000
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
210 Sprigg LaneCharlottesvilleVA22903N/APCProgram support for Center for Effective Lawmaking$75,000
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A1105AustinTX78712N/AGOVProgram support for research about trust in elections$99,985
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A1105AustinTX78712N/AGOVProgram support for the Engaging News Project$300,000
ThinkTennessee
414 Union Street Suite 1900NashvilleTN37219N/APCProgram support for education about voter registration modernization in Tennessee$90,739
Tides Foundation
1012 Torney Avenue Ste 222San FranciscoCA94129N/APCProgram support for POPVOX LegiDash Fund$100,000
Trinity Forum Inc
1000 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 900WashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for research on role of Christian leaders in political life$110,000
Trustees of Columbia University in City of NY
729 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019N/APCProgram support for Columbia Journalism Review's United States Project-$4,538
Trustees of Tufts College
169 Holland StreetSomervilleMA02144N/APCProgram support for research on youth electoral participation$100,000
University of Arizona Foundation
1111 North Cherry AvenueTucsonAZ85721N/APCProgram support for the National Institute for Civil Discourse$250,000
University of Chicago
5801 South Ellis AvenueChicagoIL60637N/APCProgram support for Bright Line Watch$90,000
University of Chicago
5801 South Ellis AvenueChicagoIL60637N/APCProgram support for the Project on Political Reform$50,000
University of Chicago
5801 South Ellis AvenueChicagoIL60637N/APCProgram support for the Project on Political Reform$140,000
University of Oregon Foundation
1585 East 13th AvenueEugeneOR97403N/APCProgram support for the Agora Journalism Center to provide journalism engagement tools$100,000
University System of New Hampshire
73 Main Street Huddleston HallDurhamNC03824N/APCProgram support to pilot digital hearings to better engage constituents$40,000
URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement
79 Upper College RoadKingstonRI02881N/APCProgram support for analysis of polling place efficacy$99,961
Wayne State University
656 West Kirby 4200 Faculty/AdminisDetroitMI48202N/APCProgram support for the Levin Center's research on Congressional oversight$75,000ration Building
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc
120 Broadway Suite 1750New YorkNY10271N/APCProgram support for research on executive branch powers$175,000
Women's Policy Inc
409 12th Street SW Ste 702WashingtonDC20024N/APCGeneral support$330,000
Yale University
157 Church StreetNew HavenCT06510N/APCProgram support for the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic$130,000
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Bipartisan Policy Center Inc
1225 Eye Street NWWashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for research and education around election administration$25,000
Center for American Progress
1333 H Street NW 10th FloorWashingtonDC20005N/APCProgram support for research on generational change and democracy$125,000
Democracy Works Inc
20 Jay Street Suite 824BrooklynNY11201N/APCGeneral support$350,000
Duke University
2200 West Main Street Suite 710DurhamNC27705N/APCProgram support for the News Measures Research Project$120,000
Former Members of Congress Inc
1401 K Street NW Suite 503WashingtonDC20002N/APCGeneral support$175,000
Georgetown University
3700 O Street NWWashingtonDC20057N/APCProgram support for Institute of Politics and Public Service Dialogue and Dine series$25,000
Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation Inc
1000 Chastain RoadKennesawGA30144N/ASO IProgram support for the Georgia News Lab$100,000
Lincoln Network Inc
10826 Greater Hills StreetRaleighNC27614N/APCProgram support for technology resources for Congress$75,000
Morgan State University Foundation Inc
1700 East Cold Spring LaneBaltimoreMD21251N/APCProgram support for the Morgan Initiative$125,000
National Association of Black Journalists
1100 Knight Hall Suite 3100College ParkMD20742N/APCCapacity support for operations management$100,000
National Issues Forum Institute
100 Commons RoadDaytonOH45459N/APFProgram support for Connecting to Congress project$20,000
NEO Philanthropy
45 West 36th Street 6th FloorNew YorkNY10018N/APCProgram support for Movement Law Lab$120,000
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for 2020 Census Project$550,000300
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for The Trust Project$300,000300
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20036N/APCProgram support for the Demand Progress Legislative Capacity Project$100,000300
New York University
25 West 4th Street 4th FloorNew YorkNY10012N/APCProgram support for research on misinformation and social media platforms$44,440
Northeastern University
360 Huntington AvenueBostonMA02115N/APCProgram support for research around the role of misinformation on social media platforms$40,000
One Voice Inc
1072 JR Lynch StreetJacksonMS39203N/APCProgram support for education about voter registration modernization in Mississippi$100,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College
1033 Massachusetts Avenue 5th FloorCambridgeMA02138N/APCProgram support for the Belfer Center's Defending Digital Democracy Project$100,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College
1033 Massachusetts Avenue 5th FloorCambridgeMA02138N/APCProgram support for the Ida B. Wells Society of Investigative Reporting$100,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College
1033 Massachusetts Avenue 5th FloorCambridgeMA02138N/aPCProgram support for the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation$100,000
Proteus Fund
15 Research Drive Suite BAmherstMA01002N/APCProgram support for the Security and Rights Collaborative$100,000
ReflectUs
C/O Ignite 510 16th StreetOaklandCA94612N/APCProgram support for ReflectUs$250,000
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
311 North 5th StreetCamdenNJ08102N/APCProgram support for platform accountability research$59,208
The Congressional Institute Inc
1700 Diagonal Road Suite 730AlexandriaVA22314N/ANCProgram support for the Congressional Reform Project$150,000
The Ohio State University
901 Woody Hayes DriveColumbusOH43210N/AGOVProgram support for Connecting to Congress project$180,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
202 South 36th StreetPhiladelphiaPA19104N/APCProgram support for the Center for High Impact Philanthropy$71,500
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A1105AustinTX78712N/AGOVProgram support for the Engaging News Project$34,958
Yale University
157 Church StreetNew HavenCT06510N/APCProgram support for research on digital outage$50,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$3,690,106TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$486,291ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$2,294,864ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion-$1,808,573ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty-$1,808,573TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsYes (1)ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd

Transfer Schedule Detail TransferScheduleDetail (2 entries)

Line NumberLineNumberTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtTransfers Trans And Shr ArrngmTransfersTransAndShrArrngmDesc
Democracy Fund Voice Inc
1b(4)$88,904Reimbursement of shared expenses
Democracy Fund Voice Inc
1c$370,569Shared paid employees
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOYes (1)RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Relationship Schedule Detail RelationshipScheduleDetail

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Democracy Fund Voice IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Type501 (c) (4)OrganizationTypeDesc
Relationship DescriptionCommon Director - Pierre OmidyarRelationshipDescriptionTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
Pierre M Omidyar Trust
1720 University Avenue Ste 200Los GatosCA95032$19,224,525Yes (X)
Pierre M Omidyar Trust
2720 University Avenue Ste 200Los GatosCA95032$56,543,325Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1685,000 shares of eBay Inc common stock$19,224,5252018-11-19
2685,000 shares of Paypal Inc stock$56,543,3252018-11-19

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Payroll Administration$83,565$0$0$83,565
Accounting and Auditing$50,000$0$0$50,000

Expenditure Responsibility Stmt ExpenditureResponsibilityStmt

Expenditure Responsibility ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdGrantGrantDtGrantGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtExpended By GranteeExpendedByGranteeAmtAny Diversion By GranteeAnyDiversionByGranteeTxtDates Of Reports By GranteeDatesOfReportsByGranteeTxtResults Of VerificationResultsOfVerificationTxt
The Congressional Institute Inc
1700 Diagonal Road Suite 730AlexandriaVA223142017-12-01$300,000Program support for the Congressional Reform Program$133,278NoJanuary 2018, November 2018N/A
Field Foundation of Illinois
200 South Wacker Drive Suite 3860ChicagoIL606062018-12-01$200,000Program support for Chicago Local News Field Fund$2,500NoJanuary 2019N/A
National Issues Forum Institute
100 Commons RoadDaytonOH454592018-12-01$20,000Program support for Connecting to Congress project$0NoJanuary 2019N/A
Outlier Media a project of Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc
141 Neff AnnexColumbiaMO652112018-12-01$100,000Program support for Outlier Media's service journalism project$20,000NoJanuary 2019N/A

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierIn-Kind ServicesIdentifierTxt
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-PF, PART VII-B, LINE 1a(3)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationDuring the period ended December 31, 2018, affiliated entities and related parties provided in-kind services of financial manager fees of $100,000. These contributed services were valued at $100,000 but were not recorded on Form 990-PF.MediumExplanationTxt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLegal FeesCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$97,490LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$97,490DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Deposits$295$295$295
Due from Affiliates$110,672$259,618$259,618
Employee Advances$2,792$1,191$1,191

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (9 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Conference sponsorships$421,205$0$0$421,205
External Events$748,420$0$0$748,420
Hosted events - Internal$61,316$0$0$61,316
Professional development$212,925$0$0$212,925
Software$177,361$0$0$177,361
Accrual to cash adjustment$0$0$0-$468,654
Other Expenses$313,808$0$0$313,808
Matching Gifts$38,717$0$0$38,717
Bank Fees$2,979$2,979$2,979$0

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFederal excise tax payableDesc
BOY Book Value$531,783BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$751,783EOYBookValueAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Consultants$5,868,914$0$0$5,868,914
Contracted Services$447,080$0$0$447,080

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Federal Excise Taxes$767,000$0$0$547,000
Payroll Taxes$394,862$0$0$394,862