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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,771,306
Total expenses
$3,146,331
Contributions and grants received
$1,359,731
Grants paid
$687,078
Program service revenue
$1,187,005
Investment income
$224,570
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,723,688
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,518,355
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,205,333
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,654,737
Management and general expenses
$357,623
Fundraising expenses
$133,971
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,654,737

Program services were 84.4% 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

    $1,359,731

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $125,902

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $1,096,747 · related or exempt $1,096,747

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AFFILIATE DUES

    total $90,258 · related or exempt $90,258

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $106,408 · excluded $106,408

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $157,652

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $39,490

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $118,162

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $118,162 · excluded $118,162

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $687,078 · program services $687,078

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $86,167 · program services $54,812 · management and general $20,392 · fundraising $10,963

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $895,740 · program services $804,352 · management and general $90,471 · fundraising $917

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,246 · program services $13,786 · management and general $3,354 · fundraising $106

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $76,309 · program services $68,432 · management and general $7,702 · fundraising $175

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $37,772 · program services $30,741 · management and general $6,210 · fundraising $821

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $18,166 · management and general $18,166

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,964 · management and general $34,964

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $850,040 · program services $697,953 · management and general $66,837 · fundraising $85,250

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $48,872 · program services $40,200 · management and general $8,672

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,248 · program services $10,851 · management and general $5,158 · fundraising $26,239

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $108,610 · program services $90,413 · management and general $8,697 · fundraising $9,500

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $82 · program services $82

  • 17 · Travel

    total $104,467 · program services $88,943 · management and general $15,524

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $75,350 · program services $54,534 · management and general $20,816

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,707 · management and general $29,707

  • 24a · Other expenses: FILING FEES

    total $20,379 · management and general $20,379

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $10,380 · program services $10,060 · management and general $320

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $2,754 · program services $2,500 · management and general $254

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $906,468 · end of year $968,218

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,385,984 · end of year $1,041,661

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $171,683 · end of year $207,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $19,686

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

    $15,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $15,000

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,230 · end of year $1,437,321

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $18,614 · end of year $54,488

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $152,374 · end of year $183,650

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $60,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $623,357 · end of year $1,284,705

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,333,994 · end of year $1,948,639

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $352,940 · end of year $256,694

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY ACTION (CPDA) AND ITS AFFILIATES KNOW THAT EVERYDAY PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD. WE UPEND BUSINESS AND POLITICS AS USUAL TO FORGE A REPRESENTATIVE, MULTIRACIAL GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY WHERE WE ALL THRIVE, NO EXCEPTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BUILD A REPRESENTATIVE, MULTIRACIAL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT WHERE ALL THRIVE, NO EXCEPTIONS.

  • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: IN 2024 CPDA ALSO DESIGNED A STRATEGY FOR INJECTING HOUSING INTO THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE AND COMMUNICATING WITH RENTERS ABOUT WHAT WAS AT STAKE IN THE ELECTION AND WHERE CANDIDATES STOOD ON ISSUES THAT IMPACTED RENTERS SPECIFICALLY. THESE TARGETED INTERVENTIONS BY PDIA, ITS AFFILIATES, AND COUNTLESS OTHER PARTNERS AND TENANT-LED ORGANIZATIONS, DIRECTLY LED TO THE CENTERING OF THE HOUSING CRISIS IN THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. PDIA COLLABORATED WITH AFFILIATES, PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH MONTHLY STRATEGY CALLS, POLICY ANALYSIS, BASE-BUILDING INTEGRATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND POPULAR EDUCATION TRAINING, WHILE ALSO PLANNING NATIONAL CAMPAIGN OPPORTUNITIES TO UNIFY POLICY PLATFORMS AND NARRATIVE STRATEGIES.

    Expenses $1,166,435 · Grants $687,078 · Revenue $639,258

  • CANVASS NETWORK: CPDA'S CANVASS LLC PROVIDES DIRECT FIELD CAPACITY TO OUR NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND HELPS THEM BUILD THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP. CPDA'S ORGANIZERS AND TRAINERS WORK ALONGSIDE AFFILIATE LEADERS TO ACHIEVE OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS OF GROWING OUR SHARED BASE, DEVELOPING THE LEADERSHIP OF IMPACTED PEOPLE, AND INCREASING THE MOVEMENT'S RESILIENCE AND IMPACT OVER TIME. IN 2024, THE CANVASS LLC CALLED 1,275 VOTERS IN KEY STATES ON VOTER PROTECTIONS AND HOUSING ISSUES.

    Expenses $644,135 · Revenue $547,747

  • DATA: IN 2024 CPDA EXPANDED THE LOUISE JEFFERSON INITIATIVE (LJI), A SERIES OF STATE HEAT MAPS THAT USE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM THE VOTER FILE (RACE, REGISTRATION STATUS, ISSUE SCORING, ETC.) TO VISUALIZE OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE MAPS INCLUDE DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES FOR THE US HOUSE, UPPER AND LOWER CHAMBERS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND VOTING PRECINCTS ALONGSIDE OTHER DENSITY MAPS THAT CAN HELP US DEVELOP CAMPAIGNS AND CRAFT MESSAGING. WE HAVE COMPLETED MAPS FOR 15 STATES AND HAVE TRAINED AFFILIATES IN THOSE AREAS TO USE THE MAP EFFECTIVELY. OUR DATA TEAM ALSO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR AFFILIATES AND ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL DATA TOOLS.

    Expenses $309,034

  • BASEBUILDING

    Expenses $255,363

  • CAMPAIGNS

    Expenses $182,486

  • EXECUTIVE OFFICE PROGRAMS

    Expenses $97,284

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Damareo Cooper

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $38,285
    From this org
    $32,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,175
    Hours/week
    5.6

  • Analilia Mejia

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $34,798
    From this org
    $29,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,619
    Hours/week
    5.2

  • Christina Livingston

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Solano

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Soto

    BOARD SECRETARY (THROUGH JANUARY)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reyna Lopez

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU AUG); SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maurice Mitchell

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brianna Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theo Oshiro

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Branden Snyder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gustavo Torres

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Freedman

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $13,084
    From this org
    $9,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,199
    Hours/week
    2.2

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.

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)

FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 5
CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND ("CPDA") DOES NOT DIRECTLY HIRE OR COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEES OF CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY (CPD), A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("CPD"). CPD SERVES AS THE COMMON PAYMASTER OR PAYROLL AGENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING CPD EMPLOYEES, CPDA EMPLOYEES, AND EMPLOYEES OF CPD WHO ALSO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF CPDA ("SHARED EMPLOYEES"), TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN 2024, CPD DISBURSED $229,357 TO DAMAREO COOPER, AND $224,451 TO ANALILIA MEJIA FOR THEIR COMPENSATION.

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CPD ACTION CANVASS NETWORK LLC

    OPERATING CANVASS NETWORK PROGRAMS · CO · income $644,135 · assets $473,028

    Directly controlled by CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349314684

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