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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,827,023
Total expenses
$7,346,326
Contributions and grants received
$7,973,936
Grants paid
$429,792
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,519
Other revenue
-$156,432
Total assets, end of year
$19,065,511
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,564,868
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,500,643
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,239,761
Management and general expenses
$732,152
Fundraising expenses
$374,413
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,239,761

Program services were 84.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $887,700

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,086,236

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,519 · excluded $9,519

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $235,400

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $887,700

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $453,914

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$218,514 · excluded -$218,514

  • 11a · Other revenue: HONORARIA

    total $46,528 · excluded $46,528

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $10,335 · excluded $10,335

  • 11c · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $5,219 · excluded $5,219

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $62,082

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $429,792 · program services $429,792

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $451,871 · program services $361,497 · management and general $45,187 · fundraising $45,187

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,005,983 · program services $3,419,521 · management and general $365,066 · fundraising $221,396

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $174,529 · program services $139,816 · management and general $26,133 · fundraising $8,580

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $356,882 · program services $285,878 · management and general $52,459 · fundraising $18,545

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $334,376 · program services $267,830 · management and general $48,282 · fundraising $18,264

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,896 · program services $11,808 · management and general $39,864 · fundraising $224

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $543,466 · program services $526,603 · fundraising $16,863

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,439 · program services $56,496 · management and general $31,364 · fundraising $3,579

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $81,735 · program services $49,831 · management and general $29,514 · fundraising $2,390

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $582,163 · program services $486,507 · management and general $62,186 · fundraising $33,470

  • 17 · Travel

    total $95,332 · program services $83,981 · management and general $10,789 · fundraising $562

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $59,289 · program services $52,229 · management and general $6,710 · fundraising $350

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,557 · program services $4,644 · management and general $594 · fundraising $319

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,831 · program services $4,207 · management and general $339 · fundraising $285

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS/DUES/SUBS.

    total $71,780 · program services $54,315 · management and general $13,397 · fundraising $4,068

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $5,005 · program services $4,447 · management and general $250 · fundraising $308

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $400 · program services $359 · management and general $18 · fundraising $23

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,428,998 · end of year $7,729,972

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,761,210 · end of year $3,592,579

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,083,945 · end of year $3,319,674

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $871,927

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,085 · end of year $10,994

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

    $223,138

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

    $223,138

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,557 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,886,577 · end of year $4,412,292

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $249,018 · end of year $272,157

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $154,500 · end of year $2,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,665,601 · end of year $5,290,211

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,534,750 · end of year $5,626,057

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,456,430 · end of year $7,874,586

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ADVANCE DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN THE DIGITAL AGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • PRIVACY & DATA: AS TECHNOLOGY PERMEATES ALL FACETS OF SOCIETY, THE PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED, USED AND SHARED BY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTS HAS WIDE-RANGING EFFECTS ON PEOPLE'S LIVES. CDT DEVELOPS LAWS, POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S DIGITAL PRIVACY, AND TO ADDRESS UNFAIR AND DISCRIMINATORY USES OF PEOPLE'S DATA. WE CHAMPION CONSUMERS' INTERESTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE RIGHTS OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,447,596

  • RESEARCH: THE RESEARCH TEAM CONDUCTS AND SUPPORTS ORIGINAL, OBJECTIVE RESEARCH TO INFORM CURRENT POLICY DEBATES. THE TEAM EXAMINES NOVEL QUESTIONS THAT CAN GIVE CONTEXT TO POLICY CONVERSATIONS AND BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND POLICYMAKERS, TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING. THE RESEARCH TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH CDT POLICY TEAMS TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH QUESTIONS BUT CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE RESEARCH TO ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS.

    Expenses $1,073,311

  • EQUITY IN CIVIC TECHNOLOGY: AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INCREASINGLY RELY ON DATA AND TECHNOLOGY TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THEY DO SO IN WAYS THAT AFFIRM INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY, RESPECT CIVIL RIGHTS, PROMOTE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE OVERSIGHT, AND ADVANCE JUST SOCIAL STRUCTURES WITHIN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. CDT FURTHERS THESE GOALS BY CREATING SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED POLICY RESOURCES AND ACTIONABLE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE.

    Expenses $941,997

  • SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE: NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE GIVEN GOVERNMENTS UNPRECEDENTED MEANS TO ACCESS PERSONAL INFORMATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALL PEOPLE CAN SEEK INFORMATION AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES FREELY, THERE MUST BE REASONABLE CHECKS AND BALANCES ON GOVERNMENTS' ABILITY TO ACCESS, COLLECT, AND STORE INDIVIDUALS' DATA. CDT ADVANCES THOUGHTFUL SOLUTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE, CYBER SECURITY, AND OTHER ISSUES CONCERNING CIVIL LIBERTIES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

    Expenses $826,777

  • INTERNET ARCHITECTURE/OPEN INTERNET: THE OPEN INTERNET TEAM WORKS TO ENABLE INTERNET USERS TO MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FREE EXPRESSION AND INNOVATION OFFERED BY AN ACCESSIBLE, INTERCONNECTED, AND UNRESTRICTED PLATFORM. TO HELP THE INTERNET RETAIN ITS DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND OPENNESS, THE TEAM WORKS TO PROTECT USERS' RIGHTS TO ACCESS, CREATE, AND SHARE CONTENT AND SERVICES.

    Expenses $771,719

  • GRANTS MADE TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CDT EUROPE ORGANIZATION.

    Expenses $429,792 · Grants $429,792

  • FREE EXPRESSION: THE INTERNET AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES GIVE PEOPLE THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, ACCESS INFORMATION, AND FIND COMMUNITY. CDT WORKS TO PROTECT THESE ACTIVITIES ONLINE, AND TO ADVANCE PLATFORM GOVERNANCE APPROACHES THAT PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTS INVOLVED. OUR TEAM WORKS TO SUSTAIN A FREE AND OPEN INTERNET ON BOTH A DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL STAGE.

    Expenses $359,092

  • COMMUNICATIONS

    Expenses $255,310

  • AI GOVERNANCE LAB: THE AI GOVERNANCE LAB DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES ADOPTION OF ROBUST, TECHNICALLY INFORMED SOLUTIONS FOR THE EFFECTIVE REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF AI SYSTEMS. THE LAB PROVIDES PUBLIC INTEREST EXPERTISE IN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING POLICY AND TECHNICAL CONVERSATIONS, TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LIVES AND RIGHTS ARE IMPACTED BY AI.

    Expenses $134,167

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ALEXANDRA REEVE GIVENS

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $451,871
    From this org
    $410,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,871
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $375,000
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,988
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,883
    Filer's total
    $451,871

  • WILLIAM S BERNSTEIN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JULIE BRILL

    DIRECTOR/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LAURA W MURPHY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PETER HUSTINX

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CARL LANDWEHR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TRAVIS LEBLANC

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BRUCE P MEHLMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DAVID VLADECK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ANDREW J PINCUS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PHILIPPA SCARLETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARK SEIFERT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MORTEN KJAERUM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KATHERINE MAHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SAMIR JAIN

    VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY

    Total calculated
    $259,362
    From this org
    $220,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,362
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,712
    Filer's total
    $259,362

  • GREGORY NOJEIM

    SR COUN. & DIR., SEC. & SV.

    Total calculated
    $239,145
    From this org
    $203,469
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,676
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,469
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,699
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,977
    Filer's total
    $239,145

  • GEORGE SLOVER

    GEN COUNSEL AND SR COUNSEL COMP POL.

    Total calculated
    $183,990
    From this org
    $175,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,990
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,115
    Filer's total
    $183,990

  • DHANARAJ THAKUR

    DIRECTOR, RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $192,028
    From this org
    $170,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,028
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,775
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,253
    Filer's total
    $192,028

  • ELIZABETH LAIRD

    DIRECTOR, EQUITY IN CIVIC TECH.

    Total calculated
    $178,116
    From this org
    $162,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,616
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,344
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,272
    Filer's total
    $178,116

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
DURING THE YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUS COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION: ALEXANDRA REEVE GIVENS $35,000

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • CDT EUROPE

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING CDT'S MISSION · BE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349319664

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