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DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE

EIN 83-1567380 WASHINGTON, DC

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Revenue 2024
$25,320,258
Expenses 2024
$17,693,107

Program services were 98.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B90
Classification
2000
Street
601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW S BLDG 90

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

8 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

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Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ELEVATE AND ASSEMBLE PRO-DEMOCRACY VOICES IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION AND VALUE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE THE EMERGING CHALLENGES FACING AMERICA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO ELEVATING AND ASSEMBLING PRO-DEMOCRACY VOICES IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION AND VALUE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE THE EMERGING CHALLENGES FACING AMERICA.

  • IN 2024, DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE'S GENERAL PROGRAMMING CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION AND VALUE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED CONVENINGS AND RESOURCES THAT FOSTERED CIVIC TRUST AND HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND NORMS. BOARD MEMBERS AND AFFILIATED EXPERTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC FORUMS AND NEWS MEDIA TO PROMOTE THESE IDEALS AND BROADEN THE REACH OF THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION.

    Expenses $12,818,232 · Grants $12,615,000

  • THE DEMOCRACY INNOVATION FUND (DIF) INCUBATES AND ACCELERATES PRO-DEMOCRACY INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE CENTER-RIGHT. DIF GRANTS TO NASCENT ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS ON A PATH TO INDEPENDENT GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY. DURING 2024, DIF SAW SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BY ITS GRANTEES AND MADE GRANTS TO NEW ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $2,774,464 · Grants $2,200,000

  • IN 2024, PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY CONTINUED AS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. THE PROGRAM CONVENED COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS THROUGH BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF TRUSTED LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. THESE EFFORTS EMPHASIZED TRANSPARENCY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AROUND ELECTION SYSTEMS.

    Expenses $1,112,032

  • THE LYCEUM LABS PROJECT UNDERTOOK THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES IN 2024: (1) CONTINUING TO FORM AND CONVENE THE LEADING TO GOVERN NETWORK. THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY IN 2024 WAS ENGAGING LEADERS OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN 501(C) ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LEADING TO GOVERN NETWORK THROUGH QUARTERLY CALLS AND OUR FIRST EVER 2-DAY IN-PERSON CONVENING IN WASHINGTON, DC. ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS SHARE A BELIEF IN AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PRAGMATIC, SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS THROUGH NONPARTISAN RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. (2) ORCHESTRATING THE "LEADING TO GOVERN" SYMPOSIUM IN DEMOCRACY JOURNAL. LYCEUM LABS CURATED A SYMPOSIUM ON "REVITALIZING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP" FOR THE SUMMER 2024 ISSUE OF DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS. IN THE SYMPOSIUM, LEADERS OF SEVEN NETWORK PARTNERS PUBLISHED ESSAYS ON THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY ARE PURSUING THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS' RESPECTIVE MISSIONS AND WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THEIR WORK. LYCEUM LABS WORKED WITH MICHAEL TOMASKY, EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL, TO ENVISION THIS SYMPOSIUM, SELECT THE THEMES, AND SOLICIT THE ESSAYS. LYCEUM LABS ALSO SUB-GRANTED TO THE DEMOCRACY JOURNAL TO SUPPORT ITS EDITORIAL WORK ON THIS EFFORT. THIS SPECIAL ISSUE SERVED IN EFFECT AS A PUBLIC DEBUT FOR THE NETWORK. (3) CONTINUING TO CONDUCT RESEARCH FOR A FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION. THROUGHOUT 2024, EMILY CHERNIACK OF THE NEW POLITICS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND DANIEL STID OF LYCEUM LABS CONTINUED TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH FIELD INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS. THESE INTERVIEWS MARKED THE SECOND PHASE OF A TWO-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT THAT WILL INFORM AND INSPIRE MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z AMERICANS WHO HAVE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL BUT RIGHT NOW SEE POLITICS AS THE LAST PLACE THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO CONSIDER RUNNING FOR OFFICE.IN 2024, THE PRESIDENTIAL REFORM PROJECT ADVANCED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCOUNTABILITY BY PUBLISHING RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON ISSUES SUCH AS THE EXPANDED ROLE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE INSURRECTION ACT, ETHICS REFORM, DOMESTIC TROOP DEPLOYMENT, AND EMERGENCY POWERS. THESE TOPICS TOOK ON HEIGHTENED IMPORTANCE AS NEW CHALLENGES EMERGED TO TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF EXECUTIVE POWER AND AS COURT RULINGS RESHAPED LONG-STANDING PRECEDENTS. THE PROJECT SERVED AS A TRUSTED EXPERT RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND THE RULE OF LAW.IN 2024, THE POLITICAL EMAILS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO COLLECT, ORGANIZE, AND MAKE PUBLIC LARGE VOLUMES OF EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS FROM POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, LEGISLATORS, NGOS, AND OTHER GROUPS ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY AND CIVIC DEBATE. THE PROGRAM'S ANALYSIS HAS BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN THE MEDIA AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP AUDIENCES UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION IN SHAPING POLITICAL DISCOURSE.

    Expenses $759,990 · Grants $75,000

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • William Kristol

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $500
    From this org
    $500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Stubbs

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $500
    From this org
    $500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rachel Hoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $500
    From this org
    $500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sarah Longwell

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Daniel Stid

    SR. PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $200,000
    From this org
    $200,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $200,000

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $25,320,258
    Expenses
    $17,693,107
    Contributions
    $24,677,648
    Grants paid
    $14,890,000
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,473,706
    Expenses
    $4,921,604
    Contributions
    $10,309,310
    Grants paid
    $2,700,250
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,378,497
    Expenses
    $555,373
    Contributions
    $3,377,994
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,226,223
    Expenses
    $1,650,967
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,543,576

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,889,681
    Expenses
    $1,630,169
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,037,126

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,002,248
    Expenses
    $1,361,507
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,738,365

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $150,200
    Expenses
    $130,840
    Assets (EOY)
    $525,168

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

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

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Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.