Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,580,825
- Total expenses
- $4,113,430
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,471,804
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $109,021
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,659,914
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $151,007
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,508,907
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,465,067
- Management and general expenses
- $374,228
- Fundraising expenses
- $274,135
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,465,067
Program services were 84.2% 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
$7,471,804
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$999,683
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3 · Investment income
total $70,044 · excluded $70,044
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,038,660
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $999,683
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $38,977
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $38,977 · excluded $38,977
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $457,518 · program services $343,138 · management and general $45,752 · fundraising $68,628
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,067,864 · program services $800,898 · management and general $106,786 · fundraising $160,180
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $35,152 · program services $26,364 · management and general $3,515 · fundraising $5,273
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $98,909 · program services $74,182 · management and general $9,891 · fundraising $14,836
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $77,187 · program services $57,890 · management and general $7,719 · fundraising $11,578
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,762 · management and general $3,762
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $58,578 · management and general $58,578
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,761,547 · program services $1,761,547
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13 · Office expenses
total $27,442 · program services $6,944 · management and general $19,755 · fundraising $743
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14 · Information technology
total $311,317 · program services $233,488 · management and general $77,829
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16 · Occupancy
total $17,091 · program services $12,818 · management and general $3,418 · fundraising $855
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17 · Travel
total $154,661 · program services $115,996 · management and general $30,932 · fundraising $7,733
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $12,446 · program services $9,335 · management and general $2,489 · fundraising $622
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23 · Insurance
total $24,577 · program services $18,433 · management and general $2,457 · fundraising $3,687
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24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTION
total $5,379 · program services $4,034 · management and general $1,345
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,191,942 · end of year $1,331,111
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,627,056 · end of year $3,734,299
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $2,205,621
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,906 · end of year $983
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $334,122 · end of year $372,868
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$57,238
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$44,006
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $18,364 · end of year $13,232
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,800 · end of year $1,800
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $133,678 · end of year $151,007
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,041,512 · end of year $5,303,286
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $2,205,621
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, INC. IS A NON-PARTISAN NONPROFIT THAT PRODUCES INDEPENDENT PUBLIC-INTEREST RESEARCH AND JOURNALISM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON IMPORTANT PUBLIC MATTERS. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS HIGHLY-TECHNICAL, SPECIALIZED RESEARCH, PUBLISHES ANALYSIS, AND SUPPORTS JOURNALISTS, MEDIA OUTLETS, AND OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS WITH RESOURCES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FACT-BASED REPORTING AND EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, INC. (ADI) IS A NON-PARTISAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS METHODOLOGICALLY RIGOROUS PUBLIC-INTEREST RESEARCH TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.
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RESEARCH - THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH BY BUILDING AND MANAGING RESEARCH NETWORKS THAT INCLUDE EXPERTS IN FINANCIAL RECORDS, DATA ACQUISITION, PUBLIC-RECORDS RESEARCH, SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. OUR UNIQUE STRUCTURE AND SPECIALIZED APPROACH ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO RESEARCH COMPLEX PUBLIC-INTEREST PROBLEM SETS RAPIDLY AND EFFICIENTLY.
Expenses $3,465,067
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Daniel JonesDANIEL JONES
PRESIDENT, CEO
- Total calculated
- $516,518
- From this org
- $398,516
- From related orgs
- $59,000
- Other
- $59,002
- Hours/week
- 50 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $398,516 + $59,000 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $46,124
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,878
- Filer's total
- $457,518 + $59,000 related
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Michael BalascioMICHAEL BALASCIO
TREASURER, DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 1 related
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Adam KaufmannADAM KAUFMANN
SECRETARY, DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 1 related
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William TaylorWILLIAM TAYLOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Deanna WoodmanDEANNA WOODMAN
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $134,479
- From this org
- $120,915
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,564
- Hours/week
- 40
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Valerie SzybalaVALERIE SZYBALA
RESEARCH STAFF
- Total calculated
- $150,465
- From this org
- $131,004
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,461
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $131,004
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,218
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,243
- Filer's total
- $150,465
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
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
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 1A
- FIRST CLASS AIRFARE EXTENDED ON A LIMITED BASIS (ONLY FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL, NOT ALLOWED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL) AND ONLY TO ACCOMODATE TRAVEL SCHEDULE.
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
No itemized grants to organizations 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.
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THE DEMOCRACY INTEGRITY PROJECT
501(C)(4) · RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING · DC · controlled entity
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349313135
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