Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $14,524,982
- Total expenses
- $9,282,181
- Contributions and grants received
- $14,524,982
- Grants paid
- $557,500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,757,900
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,387,714
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,370,186
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $8,187,136
- Management and general expenses
- $853,738
- Fundraising expenses
- $241,307
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $8,187,136
Program services were 88.2% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$14,524,982
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $557,500 · program services $557,500
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $436,503 · program services $158,793 · management and general $208,176 · fundraising $69,534
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,789,456 · program services $3,440,019 · management and general $297,879 · fundraising $51,558
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $94,435 · program services $84,476 · management and general $7,673 · fundraising $2,286
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $401,214 · program services $352,252 · management and general $41,737 · fundraising $7,225
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $295,577 · program services $252,628 · management and general $34,773 · fundraising $8,176
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,507,683 · program services $1,507,683
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $137,340 · program services $19,320 · management and general $117,406 · fundraising $614
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,263,280 · program services $1,158,622 · management and general $18,267 · fundraising $86,391
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13 · Office expenses
total $213,499 · program services $173,659 · management and general $33,358 · fundraising $6,482
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14 · Information technology
total $89,785 · program services $68,626 · management and general $19,903 · fundraising $1,256
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16 · Occupancy
total $220,538 · program services $170,734 · management and general $43,914 · fundraising $5,890
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17 · Travel
total $88,508 · program services $86,929 · management and general $1,579
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,550 · management and general $3,550
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23 · Insurance
total $41,198 · program services $36,361 · management and general $3,275 · fundraising $1,562
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24a · Other expenses: BOOKS, SUBS, REF.
total $93,465 · program services $88,392 · management and general $4,740 · fundraising $333
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES
total $36,038 · program services $26,488 · management and general $9,550
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES
total $7,958 · management and general $7,958
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24d · Other expenses: COURT RECORDS & FEES
total $4,654 · program services $4,654
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,074,164 · end of year $8,008,349
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $530,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $39,110 · end of year $71,250
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$16,750
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,550
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $16,750 · end of year $13,200
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $135,101
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $381,604 · end of year $461,449
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $621,035 · end of year $1,926,265
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,127,385 · end of year $6,370,186
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
THE STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION ADVANCING FREE, FAIR, AND SECURE ELECTIONS. WE CONNECT STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS, AND PRO-DEMOCRACY PARTNERS ACROSS AMERICA WITH THE TOOLS AND EXPERTISE THEY NEED TO SAFEGUARD DEMOCRACY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
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LEGAL AND RESEARCH: STATES UNITED PROTECTS ELECTIONS BY SUPPORTING PRO-DEMOCRACY MEASURES FROM STATE LEADERS WHO OVERSEE OUR ELECTIONS, CHALLENGING ANTI-VOTER MEASURES THROUGH LITIGATION, AND FINDING POLICY SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT ELECTIONS. WE HAVE ENGAGED IN WORK AROUND ELECTION PROTECTION, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEMOCRACY VIOLATORS, PREVENTING POLITICAL VIOLENCE, AND COUNTERING ELECTION DISINFORMATION. STATES UNITED HAS ALSO PUBLISHED NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND RESOURCES ON EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, GUIDES TO ELECTION POWERS IN THE STATES, RESEARCH ON POLL OBSERVER LAWS, AND GUIDANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE.
Expenses $8,187,136 · Grants $557,500
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Joanna LydgateJOANNA LYDGATE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $418,461
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $371,667
- Other
- $46,794
- Hours/week
- 25 + 15 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $371,667 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $15,000 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $31,794 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $418,461 related
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Norm EisenNORM EISEN
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15 + 5 related
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Christine Todd WhitmanCHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Rachel KleinfeldRACHEL KLEINFELD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Miles Taylor 522-822MILES TAYLOR 522-822
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Olivia TroyeOLIVIA TROYE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tania MaestasTANIA MAESTAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kenneth MackKENNETH MACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jenn Fogel-BublickJENN FOGEL-BUBLICK
SECRETARY & TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $286,504
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $275,000
- Other
- $11,504
- Hours/week
- 25 + 15 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $275,000 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $11,000 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $504 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $286,504 related
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Elizabeth UlmerELIZABETH ULMER
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $232,129
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $214,979
- Other
- $17,150
- Hours/week
- 30 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $209,979 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $5,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $8,399 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $8,751 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $232,129 related
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Christine SunCHRISTINE SUN
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $251,233
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $235,125
- Other
- $16,108
- Hours/week
- 30 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $230,125 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $5,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $7,007 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $9,101 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $251,233 related
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Katherine ReisnerKATHERINE REISNER
SENIOR COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $201,465
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $185,350
- Other
- $16,115
- Hours/week
- 30 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $180,350 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $5,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $7,214 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $8,901 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $201,465 related
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Ranjana NatarajanRANJANA NATARAJAN
SENIOR COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $269,272
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $231,688
- Other
- $37,584
- Hours/week
- 30 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $226,688 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $5,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $7,394 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $30,190 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $269,272 related
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Thania SanchezTHANIA SANCHEZ
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $240,256
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $198,145
- Other
- $42,111
- Hours/week
- 30 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $193,145 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $5,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $7,860 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $34,251 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $240,256 related
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
None.
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 ORGANIZATION RELIES ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION, STATES UNITED ACTION, WHICH USED THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL: - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD
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
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INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE-US
$520,000
RESEARCH PROJECT--STATE ELECTION DISINFORMATION MITIGATION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT
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$30,000
RESEARCH PROJECT ON ANTI-DEMOCRATIC ACTORS IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS
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$7,500
CONFERENCE
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.
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501(C)(4) · PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS AND OUR DEMOCRACY · DC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 10 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202343149349302634
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