Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$4,555,748

Total expenses

$4,709,403

Contributions and grants received

$2,561,140

Grants paid

$190,700

Program service revenue

$1,990,530

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$4,078

Total assets, end of year

$657,211

Total liabilities, end of year

$555,234

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$101,977

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,456,518

Management and general expenses

$222,789

Fundraising expenses

$30,096

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,456,518

Program services were 94.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• ENABLING LEADERSHIP NOW MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN DEMOCRACY-SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES:LEADERSHIP NOW PROJECT EMPOWERS ITS MEMBERS TO STRATEGICALLY USE THEIR EXPERTISE, INFLUENCE, AND INVESTMENT TO PROTECT AND RENEW DEMOCRACY AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS AND COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND POLITICAL EXPERTS, WE IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE OUR MEMBERS CAN HAVE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.LEADERSHIP NOW OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS ON INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION, AND ADVOCATE FOR REFORMS THAT UPHOLD DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES ENSURING OUR MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY. IN 2024, LEADERSHIP NOW HELPED SAFEGUARD ELECTIONS IN KEY STATES SUCH AS WISCONSIN AND ARIZONA AND MOBILIZED BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS TO PUBLICLY URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO "PASS THE TORCH" AT A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR NATIONAL LEADERSHIP. OUR WORK WAS FEATURED IN OVER 200 MEDIA OUTLETS, REFLECTING OUR GROWING INFLUENCE IN THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY AND BUSINESS CONVERSATION. EACH YEAR, WE CONVENE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS COMMITTED TO DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL; IN 2024, OUR 7TH ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING BROUGHT TOGETHER MEMBERS AND INVITED GUESTS WITH SPEAKERS INCLUDING MELINDA FRENCH GATES, GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER, AND FORMER REPRESENTATIVE ADAM KINZINGER. OUR MEMBERS ARE LEADING EXECUTIVES, ENTREPRENEURS, AND INVESTORS ACROSS MORE THAN 25 STATES.

  Expenses $2,034,953 · Revenue $1,556,982

• INFORMING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON U.S. POLITICAL RISKS AND THREATS TO DEMOCRACY THROUGH EXPERT ANALYSIS AND ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP:LEADERSHIP NOW PROJECT HAS LEVERAGED OUR PLATFORM TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE BUSINESS LEADERS ON KEY POLICY ISSUES THAT STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY, SUCH AS BUILDING TRUST IN DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, PROTECTING ELECTIONS, SUPPORTING OBJECTIVE REDISTRICTING, RANKED-CHOICE VOTING, AND STRENGTHENING TALENT PIPELINES IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY ANALYSIS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, EVENTS, EARNED MEDIA, AND BUSINESS COALITIONS, WE CONNECTED WITH INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCES TO DRIVE IMPACT.LEADERSHIP NOW CONTINUES TO MOBILIZE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AROUND DEMOCRACY-RELATED ISSUES, EARNING CREDIBILITY AS ONE OF THE EARLIEST VOICES LINKING THE HEALTH OF OUR DEMOCRACY TO THE STRENGTH OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. OUR EFFORTS HAVE POSITIONED US AS A TRUSTED LEADER IN ADVOCATING FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW TO CREATE A STABLE, FAIR, AND PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESSES TO THRIVE AND INNOVATE.

  Expenses $1,765,536 · Grants $5,000 · Revenue $342,838

• CANDIDATES TO WATCH:LEADERSHIP NOW PROJECT MEMBERS CONTINUED THEIR EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY AND HIGHLIGHT HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES. THROUGH A RIGOROUS AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, MEMBERS REVIEWED AND ANALYZED CANDIDATE RECOMMENDATIONS, USING A SCORING SYSTEM TO ASSESS QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY.CANDIDATES COME FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING SCIENCE, BUSINESS, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND THE MILITARY. LEADERSHIP NOW PRIORITIZED CANDIDATES WITH EXPERTISE OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL POLITICS, BELIEVING THEIR EXPERIENCES WOULD OFFER FRESH PERSPECTIVES TO GOVERNANCE. THE PROCESS INCLUDED INTERVIEWS WITH SELECTED CANDIDATES TO ASSESS THEIR COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL.OUR "2024 CANDIDATES TO WATCH" LIST INCLUDED A MIX OF INCUMBENTS AND CHALLENGERS WHO DEMONSTRATED A DEDICATION TO SAFEGUARDING AND RENEWING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. THESE PRIORITY CANDIDATES WON IN SOME OF THE CLOSEST RACES IN THE COUNTRY, WITH SOME RUNNING FOR HIGHER OFFICE.

  Expenses $559,244 · Grants $185,700

• OTHER PROGRAMS

  Expenses $96,785 · Revenue $90,711

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

Grants on this return

• PROJECT DEMOCRACY

  $183,200

  WI CASE AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM MEDIA CAMPAIGN & MEDIA SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS FOR NY-04 CAMPAIGN

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

23 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202522969349300812

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