Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by RUSSIAN AMERICA FOR DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $207,667
- Total expenses
- $187,074
- Contributions and grants received
- $197,520
- Grants paid
- $10,277
- Program service revenue
- $10,147
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $82,684
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $54,765
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $27,919
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $184,500
- Management and general expenses
- $2,574
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $184,500
Program services were 98.6% 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
$197,520
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2a · Program service revenue: Speaker Events
total $10,147 · related or exempt $10,147
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $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 $3,908 · program services $3,908
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $6,369 · program services $6,369
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $850 · program services $722 · management and general $128
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,432 · program services $8,164 · management and general $1,268
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $280 · program services $238 · management and general $42
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13 · Office expenses
total $657 · program services $543 · management and general $114
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $6,731 · program services $6,679 · management and general $52
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $0
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24a · Other expenses: FBU Purchases
total $156,531 · program services $156,531
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24b · Other expenses: Software
total $994 · program services $480 · management and general $514
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24c · Other expenses: Meals & Entertainment
total $727 · program services $727
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24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping
total $456 · management and general $456
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24e · All other expenses
total $139 · program services $139
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $7,077 · end of year $82,684
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $54,765
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,077 · end of year $27,919
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc is a nonprofit in mission to promote a free and democratic Russia by engaging Russian Americans in community development, educational outreach, and policy advocacy.
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*Street RalliesIn 2023, RADR communities took part in global actions against Putin's dictatorship, in support of Ukraine, and in solidarity with political prisoners in Russiaincluding Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin, and other prisoners of conscience.- In January, protests were held in 24 U.S. cities to mark the anniversary of Alexei Navalnys return and arrest.- In February, on the anniversary of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, our communities rallied across America.- At the end of February, we commemorated the opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.- In April, we participated in a global action to defend Ukrainian children.- In August, we joined the global "Putin is a Killer" campaign.- In October, we marked the 1,000th day of Navalny's detention with protests, and, in cooperation with Memorial, held the "Return of Names" memorial events.- In December, RADR communities organized pickets and protests as part of the Where is Navalny? campaign to raise awareness of his disappearance from the penal colony.Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, activists from the Sacramento community have joined Ukrainians at the California State Capitol every month on the 24th to rally in support of Ukraine. Activists from our communities also regularly organize letter-writing events for political prisoners, who greatly appreciate the support from like-minded individuals.*Community Meetings with Politicians and Public FiguresThis year, in collaboration with other Russian opposition organizations, we organized and hosted meetings with:- Leonid Volkov (Denver, San Francisco, Washington, and New York)- Ivan Zhdanov (Miami)- Denis Bilunov (Chicago, Washington, and New York)- Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Anastasia Shevchenko (San Francisco, New York, and Washington)- Dmitry Bykov (Chicago)- Maria Pevchikh (Washington and New York)- Alexander Podrabinek (New York and Washington)- Pavel Sulyandziga (Sacramento and Washington)At meetings with Mikhail Khodorkovsky in New York and Washington, we raised $4,850 in donations for his book *How to Kill a Dragon?* Half of this amount went to PTSD Med Team, a group of Russian doctors in Ukraine who assist Ukrainian defenders, and the other half was donated to Russian political prisoners via Memorial and Solidarity Zone.*AdvocacyIn 2023, we participated in four advocacy campaigns in the U.S. Congress in collaboration with Ukrainian diaspora organizationsin March and June with UCCA, and in April and October with the American Coalition for Ukraine. RADR delegates from eight states took part in these campaigns. This year, we also began to establish connections with the home offices of Congress members in their respective states.*Freedom Birds for Ukraine (FBU)The Freedom Birds for Ukraine project, dedicated to supporting Ukraines Armed Forces and providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainian civilians, raised $170,000 by the end of 2023. With these funds, we delivered 43 drones (valued at $600 to $10,000), 5 thermal imagers, 3 night-vision devices, uniforms, and other gear totaling about $6,000. Additionally, $12,000 went to humanitarian efforts. In October, blogger Michael Naki endorsed FBU on his platform. FBU has also supported the Siberian Battalion of Ukraines International Legion, contributing $10,000 for uniforms and equipment. RADR organized special targeted collections in 2023 for U.S.-based humanitarian efforts:- In February, we assisted three Ukrainian veterans with amputations who visited Washington. In May, we raised emergency funds for a large family of Russian refugees left homeless.- In November, we helped cover a flight for a veteran of the Azov battalion.- In December, we provided a treadmill for the Kind Deeds rehabilitation center, which serves Ukrainian veterans with amputations.*AdaptationLocal activists run adaptation chats in Miami, Sacramento, New York, Denver, and Seattle, where newcomers can get advice on renting homes, finding jobs, accessing Russian-speaking notaries, locating kindergartens, and more. In 2023, we held webinars on navigating life in the U.S. In June, RADR Chicago hosted a webinar on housing, and in December, the Sacramento group organized a session on taxes and immigration with an attorney. In September, attorney Igor Slabykh launched a Beginner Immigrant Course, covering the U.S. Constitution, and in November, the U.S. political system. In December, we announced enrollment for a three-month online course on starting a business in the U.S., beginning in January 2024.*Joint Projects with Other Opposition OrganizationsIn July, RADR collaborated with other Russian opposition groups on a petition supporting Ukraines NATO membership. This initiative was signed by the Anti-War Committee, Civil Council, Free Russia Forum, Action4Life, and Russian diaspora groups in Turkey, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. RADR also sent delegates to the Russian Democratic Forces Conference in Berlin in April and the Congress of Anti-War Initiatives in Brussels in November. In November, at the invitation of the Anti-War Committee of Russia, RADR participated in the Anti-War Committee Round Table
Expenses $184,500
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Dmitry Valuev
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202413199349304641
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