Totals
- Total revenue
- $299,283
- Total expenses
- $454,793
- Contributions and grants received
- $70,582
- Grants paid
- $1,050
- Program service revenue
- $224,092
- Investment income
- $4,609
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $168,276
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,941
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $156,335
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $426,911
- Management and general expenses
- $23,838
- Fundraising expenses
- $4,044
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $426,911
Program services were 93.9% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
-
1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$70,582
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Contractual Fees
total $224,092 · related or exempt $224,092 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
3 · Investment income
total $4,609 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4,609
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,050 · program services $1,050
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $81,984 · program services $81,984 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $124,245 · program services $110,748 · management and general $11,039 · fundraising $2,458
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,211 · program services $4,553 · management and general $1,535 · fundraising $123
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $8,899 · program services $5,572 · management and general $3,061 · fundraising $266
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,510 · program services $15,212 · management and general $1,228 · fundraising $70
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $2,763 · program services $0 · management and general $2,763 · fundraising $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $91,785 · program services $90,894 · management and general $0 · fundraising $891
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,708 · program services $4,708 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $7,693 · program services $7,175 · management and general $424 · fundraising $94
-
14 · Information technology
total $8,877 · program services $8,279 · management and general $489 · fundraising $109
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15 · Royalties
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $2,687 · program services $2,506 · management and general $148 · fundraising $33
-
17 · Travel
total $57,110 · program services $57,110 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,197 · program services $1,989 · management and general $208 · fundraising $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,328 · program services $0 · management and general $2,328 · fundraising $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $1,142 · program services $629 · management and general $513 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Printing & Publications
total $32,436 · program services $32,436 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24b · Other expenses: Membership Dues
total $2,066 · program services $2,066 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24c · Other expenses: Licenses & Fees
total $102 · program services $0 · management and general $102 · fundraising $0
-
24e · All other expenses
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $10,647 · end of year $17,033
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $164,807 · end of year $38,584
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $30,510
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $6,390 · end of year $2,372
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$18,996
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$16,023
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,655 · end of year $2,973
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $133,920 · end of year $76,729
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $75 · end of year $75
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,963 · end of year $11,941
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $3,686 · end of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $303,623 · end of year $132,856
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,222 · end of year $23,479
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
The Center for Digital Democracy's (CDD) mission is to ensure that digital technologies serve and strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes. CDD strives to safeguard privacy and civil and human rights, as well as to advance equity, fairness and community. CDD works to protect and expand digital rights and data justice through research-led initiatives designed to influence policymakers, corporate leaders, the news media, civil society and the general public. The organization focuses on developing and advocating for rules and policies that: (1) foster privacy, justice and non-discriminatory treatment in the digital marketplace; (2) safeguard young people against unfair, manipulative and other harmful practices; (3) promote responsible commercial data and digital marketing operations in political campaigns and elections; and (4) ensure that digital marketing practices contribute to fair and equitable public health outcomes.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Center for Digital Democracy's (CDD) mission is to ensure that digital technologies serve and strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes. CDD strives to safeguard privacy and civil and human rights, as well as to advance equity, fairness and community.
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Digital Safeguards for Children and Youth: Children are growing up tethered to social media, video entertainment, gaming and mobile platforms operated by Facebook, Google, and other powerful corporations. There is a growing body of evidence documenting how the technology industry has significantly increased risks to children's privacy; bombarded them with misinformation, hate and racist speech; exposed them to cyberbullying and sexual predation and contributed to behaviors that threaten their health and well-being. It appears that just as they do for adults, digital platforms data practices can also produce disparate outcomes for children of color and low income youth exacerbating existing disparities in racial, economic and political equity. The growing power of global big tech platforms creates an urgent need for comprehensive, coordinated, international efforts to promote greater corporate accountability and stronger government policies on behalf of children, and to ensure that safeguards are built into the foundation of emerging platforms and services. The Center is working with allies to conduct a number of efforts aimed at informing the public, the news media and policymakers, about the growing risks to young people from the unregulated digital technology industry in order to elevate the importance of this issue in the policy disclosure, place it higher on the Washington political agenda, and ultimately bring about policy change. The Center's project is focused on the following objectives: Influencing major technology companies to strengthen their internal policies and practices for protecting the privacy of children and adolescents, analyzing emerging commercial technologies and services to assess their implications for youth exposure, and engaging with civil society organizations and other stakeholders in the U.S. and elsewhere to foster consensus and collaboration on how to protect privacy and the well-being of young people in the digital environment promoting public health policies in the digital environment - The Center continues its work addressing the impact of digital media on health outcomes, including the role that marketing plays in contributing to the obesity epidemic. The Center has produced numerous reports documenting how unhealthy foods are marketed to young people through digital media and continue to operate a comprehensive research and public education initiative on that issue. We also analyze how drug companies market their products on new media platforms, assessing their impact on influencing consumer and medical professional health behaviors ensuring competition in the retail and grocery sector-We track and analyze developments related to the transformation of retail as a result of new technologies and also omnichannel marketing strategies. Our in-depth research initiative identifies the latest trends and practices, making the information available to journalists, policymakers and NGOs.
Expenses $422,361 · Grants $1,050 · Revenue $244,092
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The Center's Media Accountability Program identifies, analyzes and develops public education initiatives to ensure the U.S. digital media system operates in ways that support democracy.
Expenses $4,550
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeffrey Chester
President
- Total calculated
- $81,984
- From this org
- $76,175
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,809
- Hours/week
- 30
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Lauren-Glenn Davitan
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicholas Carter
Managing Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Javier Ruiz Diaz
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 25 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202632339349300728
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