2017-11-15T09:48:38-08:00 2016-12-31 Montgomery & Granai PC 110 Main Street Burlington VT 054018451 990EZ 2016-01-01 475375511 Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc RIGH 8022720882 70 So Winooski Ave Burlington VT 05401 James Haslam Executive Dir. 2017-11-15 true Colleen L Montgomery CPA P00038392 8028646565 2016 2018-03-14 21:41:22Z X X www.rights-democracy.org X X 171454 X 171409 45 0 0 0 0 171454 48000 51788 3937 15267 118992 52462 52462 X 36771 75000 0 111771 59309 0 52462 R&D Ed Fund is organized to inform and educate the public about their human rights under state, national and international law, and to promote discussion and understanding of the character of an effective and robust democracy with respect to political participation and to economic and social justice. Raise Up (Raise UP VT and Raise UP NH) Public education and grassroots organizing raising attention about the need for paid sick days and family and medical leave, livable wage (higher minimum wage) and protection agains wage theft and misclassification of employees. 64631 Jobs, Justice, Climate: Work to promote policy solutions to cut carbon productions and move to 100% clean energy, revolutionize our transportation and housing infrastructure, and ultimately stop the extraction of fossil fuels from the earth, and to ensure a just transition, where democracy is strengthened and good jobs are created throughout this critical process. 24036 Voter engagement: Grass-roots organizing and public events to educate about the local legislative process, the need to pay attention to elections at the local level as well as the national level and how to get involved as an educated voter or as a candidate. 25372 114039 X James Haslam Executive Dir. 1.00 0 Jan Schaffer Director 0 0 Craig Mitchell Director 0 0 Julie Winn CHAIR 0 0 Traven Leyshon Treasurer 0 0 James Ehlers Director 0 0 Beth Stighler Director 0 0 Sheila Reed Director 0 0 Ali Dieng Director 0 0 Brittany Nevins Director 0 0 Jade Fitzgerald Secretary 0 0 Kaity Thomson Director 0 0 Janice Kelble Director 0 0 Elizabeth Ropp Director 0 0 John Moran Director 0 0 X false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false James Haslam 70 So Winooski Ave Burlington VT 05401 8022720882 false false false false false false false false false false false true false NONE NONE true X 111409 111409 0 0 111409 111409 15813 95596 45 45 0 0 111454 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1 Class of Activity: Empower citizens | Donee's Name: Vermont Interfaith Action | Donee's Address: 152 Pearl St Burlington VT 05401 | Relationship of Donee: None | Cash Amount Given: $18000 Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.2 Class of Activity: Raise the wage | Donee's Name: Main Street Alliance | Donee's Address: 131 Church St, Suite 215 Burlington VT 05401 | Relationship of Donee: None | Cash Amount Given: $30000 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $38 Other Expenses.1003 Information Technology $87 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $8905 Other Expenses.1007 Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $119 Other Expenses.1 Program supplies $5880 Other Expenses.3 Dues & subscriptions $198 Other Expenses.4 Bank Fees $40 Other Assets.1006 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $0 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $75000 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $59309