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← STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER INC

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,524,982

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $557,500 · program services $557,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $436,503 · program services $158,793 · management and general $208,176 · fundraising $69,534

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,789,456 · program services $3,440,019 · management and general $297,879 · fundraising $51,558

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $94,435 · program services $84,476 · management and general $7,673 · fundraising $2,286

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $401,214 · program services $352,252 · management and general $41,737 · fundraising $7,225

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $295,577 · program services $252,628 · management and general $34,773 · fundraising $8,176

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,507,683 · program services $1,507,683

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $137,340 · program services $19,320 · management and general $117,406 · fundraising $614

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,263,280 · program services $1,158,622 · management and general $18,267 · fundraising $86,391

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $213,499 · program services $173,659 · management and general $33,358 · fundraising $6,482

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $89,785 · program services $68,626 · management and general $19,903 · fundraising $1,256

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $220,538 · program services $170,734 · management and general $43,914 · fundraising $5,890

  • 17 · Travel

    total $88,508 · program services $86,929 · management and general $1,579

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,550 · management and general $3,550

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,198 · program services $36,361 · management and general $3,275 · fundraising $1,562

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS, SUBS, REF.

    total $93,465 · program services $88,392 · management and general $4,740 · fundraising $333

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $36,038 · program services $26,488 · management and general $9,550

  • 24c · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES

    total $7,958 · management and general $7,958

  • 24d · Other expenses: COURT RECORDS & FEES

    total $4,654 · program services $4,654

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,074,164 · end of year $8,008,349

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $530,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $39,110 · end of year $71,250

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

    $16,750

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

    $3,550

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,750 · end of year $13,200

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $135,101

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $381,604 · end of year $461,449

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $621,035 · end of year $1,926,265

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Joanna 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
  • Norm Eisen

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15 + 5 related
  • Christine Todd Whitman

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rachel Kleinfeld

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Miles Taylor 522-822

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Olivia Troye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tania Maestas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Mack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenn 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
  • Elizabeth 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
  • Christine 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
  • Katherine 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
  • Ranjana 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
  • Thania 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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343149349302634

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