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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$55,482,925
Total expenses
$34,368,875
Contributions and grants received
$52,306,553
Grants paid
$7,218,161
Program service revenue
$288,628
Investment income
$2,887,744
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$94,771,289
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,718,602
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$93,052,687
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,277,727
Management and general expenses
$4,820,294
Fundraising expenses
$1,270,854
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,277,727

Program services were 82.3% 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

    $52,306,553

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,136,588

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $288,628 · related or exempt $288,628

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,887,744 · excluded $2,887,744

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,218,161 · program services $7,218,161

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,093,915 · program services $455,238 · management and general $533,328 · fundraising $105,349

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,817,272 · program services $11,568,051 · management and general $2,425,677 · fundraising $823,544

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $723,383 · program services $546,628 · management and general $134,524 · fundraising $42,231

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,518,248 · program services $1,147,268 · management and general $282,345 · fundraising $88,635

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,037,905 · program services $784,293 · management and general $193,019 · fundraising $60,593

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $402,285 · program services $306,398 · management and general $95,887

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,231 · management and general $36,231

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $57,750 · fundraising $57,750

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,565,909 · program services $2,279,252 · management and general $248,158 · fundraising $38,499

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $412,721 · program services $282,461 · management and general $123,083 · fundraising $7,177

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,101,331 · program services $1,018,810 · management and general $66,872 · fundraising $15,649

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $538,489 · program services $436,577 · management and general $82,899 · fundraising $19,013

  • 17 · Travel

    total $892,261 · program services $566,195 · management and general $314,274 · fundraising $11,792

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $418,026 · program services $418,026

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $114,172 · program services $32,214 · management and general $81,958

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $1,199,316 · program services $1,196,655 · management and general $2,039 · fundraising $622

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $200,000 · management and general $200,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: HONORARIUMS AND STIPEND

    total $21,500 · program services $21,500

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,604,447 · end of year $3,117,475

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,053,989 · end of year $47,513,885

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,393,753 · end of year $5,857,510

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $133,406 · end of year $287,087

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $497,077 · end of year $765,160

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

    $3,370,094

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

    $2,676,343

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $732,112 · end of year $693,751

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,289,612 · end of year $21,430,459

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $13,507,972 · end of year $14,216,381

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,023,415 · end of year $889,581

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,350,728 · end of year $1,036,462

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $368,554 · end of year $682,140

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $62,122,748 · end of year $86,695,177

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,393,753 · end of year $6,357,510

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT IS TO PREVENT OUR DEMOCRACY FROM DECLINING INTO A MORE AUTHORITARIAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE DO THIS BY WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT HAVE HELD THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCOUNTABLE TO THE LAWS AND LONGSTANDING PRACTICES THAT HAVE PROTECTED OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS.

  • PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THREATS TO DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS AND HOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN BEST CONFRONT THEM. PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT ADVANCES ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION THROUGH MONITORING, INVESTIGATING, ADVOCACY, LOBBYING, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, LITIGATING AGAINST ACTIONS THAT THREATEN OUR DEMOCRACY AND THE FREE, FAIR, AND FULLY-INFORMED PURSUIT OF SELF-GOVERNMENT.

    Expenses $28,277,727 · Grants $7,218,161 · Revenue $288,628

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ian Bassin

    PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $420,955
    From this org
    $377,276
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,679
    Hours/week
    36.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $372,714
    Bonus
    $4,562
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,889
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,790
    Filer's total
    $420,955

  • Cecilia Munoz

    SECRETARY & OMBUDSPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Berman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kori Schake

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Llanes

    CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $344,515
    From this org
    $309,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,924
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $304,591
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,086
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,838
    Filer's total
    $344,515

  • Justin Florence

    CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $328,444
    From this org
    $276,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,521
    Hours/week
    37

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,298
    Bonus
    $4,625
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,057
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,464
    Filer's total
    $328,444

  • Jessica Marsden

    IMPACT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $264,108
    From this org
    $228,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,611
    Hours/week
    37.8

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,772
    Bonus
    $4,725
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,710
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,901
    Filer's total
    $264,108

  • Anne Tindall

    COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $252,283
    From this org
    $200,566
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,717
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,816
    Bonus
    $4,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,909
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,808
    Filer's total
    $252,283

  • Deana El-Mallawany

    IMPACT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $250,565
    From this org
    $207,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,241
    Hours/week
    36.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,762
    Bonus
    $4,562
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,061
    Filer's total
    $250,565

  • Benjamin Berwick

    IMPACT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $245,043
    From this org
    $230,739
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,304
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,739
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,876
    Nontaxable benefits
    $428
    Filer's total
    $245,043

  • Genevieve Nadeau

    COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $241,139
    From this org
    $215,945
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,194
    Hours/week
    38.4

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,145
    Bonus
    $4,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,045
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,149
    Filer's total
    $241,139

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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
DISCRETIONARY BONUSES WERE PROVIDED TO ALL STAFF IN 2024 BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THE AVAILABILITY AND AMOUNT OF BONUSES IS DETERMINED BY MANAGEMENT EACH YEAR AND THESE PAYMENTS ARE NOT FIXED OR GUARANTEED.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

  • VOTESHIELD PROTECTION LLC

    VOTING DATA ANALYSIS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT · DE · income $379,665 · assets $189,069

    Directly controlled by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533159349302808

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