AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023
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- Organization
- AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC (EIN 53-0180733)
- Tax period
- 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-11-17
- IRS object ID
- 202523219349206207
- Schema version
- 2023v6.0
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-11-17T20:30:02Z | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2023-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2023-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 530180733 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | AMER | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 0000000000 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1625 K ST NW STE 210 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WASHINGTON | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | DC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 20006 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Donald Kusler | PersonNm |
| Person Title | National Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 0000000000 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-11-17 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
| Tax | 2023 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amended Return | Yes (X) | AmendedReturnInd |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c | Yes (X) | Organization501cInd |
| Type Of Organization Assoc | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd |
| Gross Receipts | $171,060 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $171,060 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $171,060 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $154,862 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $0 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $9,970 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $6,682 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $0 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $171,514 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$454 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $3,489 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $3,035 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,489 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,035 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,489 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,035 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,489 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,035 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | ADA is Americas most experienced independent liberal lobbying organization In the spirit of the New Deal and ADA founders Eleanor Roosevelt renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith and former Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey we lobby through coalition partnerships through direct advocacy and through the media Our lobbying philosophy is based on democratic action motivating our grassroots members to lobby their senators and representatives as constituent-advocates With 65000 members nationwide numerous state and local chapters and its headquarters in the District of Columbia actively engaging in the political process ADA continually strives to push for democratic and progressive values and ideals in American policy Our founders included Eleanor Roosevelt labor leader Walter Reuther economist John Kenneth Galbraith historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | 0 | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $0 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Meyer | ||||
| Executive Committee Chair | 0.50 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Bickel | ||||
| Treasurer | 0.50 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Clifford Tasner | ||||
| Secretary | 0.50 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Kusler | ||||
| National Director | 40.00 | $29,063 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Donald Kusler | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1629 K Street NW 300 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Washington | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | DC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 20006 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7036242275 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | false | FiledScheduleAInd |