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← DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,497,922
Total expenses
$3,508,986
Contributions and grants received
$3,481,348
Grants paid
$267,800
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14,324
Other revenue
$2,250
Total assets, end of year
$6,357,615
Total liabilities, end of year
$788,612
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,569,003
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,433,024
Management and general expenses
$678,650
Fundraising expenses
$397,312
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,433,024

Program services were 69.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,481,348

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,324 · related or exempt $14,324

  • 11a · Other revenue: Honoraria

    total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500

  • 11b · Other revenue: rental income

    total $750 · related or exempt $750

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,250

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $262,300 · program services $262,300

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,500 · program services $5,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $260,600 · program services $180,178 · management and general $49,018 · fundraising $31,404

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,554,978 · program services $1,082,822 · management and general $286,556 · fundraising $185,600

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $247,412 · program services $163,343 · management and general $52,471 · fundraising $31,598

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $141,456 · program services $96,167 · management and general $28,574 · fundraising $16,715

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $340,078 · program services $196,530 · management and general $119,057 · fundraising $24,491

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,157 · program services $14,411 · management and general $5,351 · fundraising $3,395

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $96,324 · program services $67,158 · management and general $12,267 · fundraising $16,899

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $164,524 · program services $89,067 · management and general $63,116 · fundraising $12,341

  • 17 · Travel

    total $102,028 · program services $83,001 · management and general $9,670 · fundraising $9,357

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,279 · program services $4,178 · fundraising $10,101

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,182 · management and general $16,182

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,033 · program services $3,993 · management and general $2,310 · fundraising $730

  • 24a · Other expenses: Printing, publications,

    total $109,045 · program services $73,213 · management and general $880 · fundraising $34,952

  • 24b · Other expenses: Communications

    total $62,075 · program services $57,891 · management and general $1,284 · fundraising $2,900

  • 24c · Other expenses: Professional Developmen

    total $55,069 · program services $28,663 · management and general $18,992 · fundraising $7,414

  • 24d · Other expenses: Banking and processing

    total $15,088 · program services $4,981 · management and general $3,984 · fundraising $6,123

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,858 · program services $19,628 · management and general $8,938 · fundraising $3,292

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $435,890 · end of year $1,004,173

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,801,486 · end of year $2,700,278

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,021,947 · end of year $1,549,584

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,076 · end of year $109

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $89,467

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $41,422

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $63,148 · end of year $48,045

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $321,440 · end of year $361,160

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $111,103 · end of year $694,266

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $174,988 · end of year $117,464

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $62,955 · end of year $671,148

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,040,440 · end of year $3,933,270

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,499,707 · end of year $1,635,733

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Democracy North Carolina's mission is to strengthen democratic structures, build power among disenfranchised communities, and inspire confidence in a transformed political process that works for all.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To strengthen democratic structures, build power among disenfranchised communities, and inspire confidence in a transformed political process that works for all.

  • In 2023, Democracy North Carolina created 20 voter education resources for use in the Municipal Elections. We distributed more than 150,000 nonpartisan resources which highlighted changes in election laws including the implementation of a photo Voter ID law.

    Expenses $636,924

  • Our communications team connected with grassroots partners to mobilize voters and encourage political participation.Our Regional Managing Organizers (RMOs) across 5 regions in the state worked with civic organizations, places of worship, community leaders and other individuals to engage voters--educating them n new Voter ID laws, changes in votingrequirements for previouslyincarceratedpeople, and the impact of gerrymandering in their communities.

    Expenses $1,360,123 · Grants $267,800

  • During the 2023 Municipal Elections, our policy department recruited and trained 650 people to be Election Advocates, which consists of Poll Monitors, Exit Poll Interviewers, and CBOE volunteers. We deployed Vote Protectors at 9 locations in 6 counties. The Exit Pollsters interviewed people leaving the polls to gather information about the implementation of the new Voter ID law and its impact on voters casting ballots. Our CBOE monitors attended meetings in 32 counties, with 152 reports in total. Our communications team created voter education resources that were distributed statewide by advocates and partners. Additionally, the communications department managed and updated NCVoter.org, a website that provides comprehensive educational resource to voters.Democracy North Carolina owns and hosts the Election Protection hotline for the state of NC - 888-Our Vote. In conjunction with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the hotline was staffed by trained volunteers (lawyers, law students, and voting rights experts). The hotline handled 515 tickets in 2023.

    Expenses $435,977

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Randy Lucas

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Overton

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Irving Joyner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Greg Walker-Wilson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • April Dawson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judy Futch

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cynthia Wallace

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Levenstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ajamu Dilahunt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adrienne Kelly

    Co-Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $134,703
    From this org
    $126,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,703
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,703
    Filer's total
    $134,703

  • Tamara Kersey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Monica Gibbs

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adrian Maldonado

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marcus Bass

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl CarterEllis

    Co-Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $131,766
    From this org
    $126,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,766
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,766
    Filer's total
    $131,766

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
The board reviews the Executive Director's performance annually and votes to approve any changes in compensation. The Executive Director reviews the Operations Director's performance annually and determines any changes in compensation.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402699349301905

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