Civic Intelligence

Democracy Works Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 27-2460359

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Nov 08, 2016

Organization ProfileDEMOCRACY.WORKS

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20 Jay Street No 824Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 923-1400

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

34th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

25th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

13th percentile

-22%

Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$149,444

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.3% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

5th percentile

-23%

Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

11th percentile

-29%

Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets34th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,407,082

Down $423,029 (-23%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$1,363,432

Down $461,153 (-25%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$43,650

Up $38,124 (+690%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue25th percentileNet Margin13th percentile

Revenue

Down

$2,057,053

Down $819,974 (-29%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$2,518,206

Up $244,630 (+11%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$461,153

Down $1,064,604 (-176%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth5th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2011: $13,412Liabilities 2011: $12,000Net Assets 2011: $1,4122011Assets 2012: $600,046Liabilities 2012: $61,134Net Assets 2012: $538,9122012Assets 2013: $1,408,891Liabilities 2013: $175,257Net Assets 2013: $1,233,6342013Assets 2014: $1,830,111Liabilities 2014: $5,526Net Assets 2014: $1,824,5852014Assets 2015: $1,407,082Liabilities 2015: $43,650Net Assets 2015: $1,363,4322015Assets 2017: $930,070Liabilities 2017: $189,296Net Assets 2017: $740,7742017Assets 2018: $2,844,698Liabilities 2018: $277,844Net Assets 2018: $2,566,8542018Assets 2019: $10,151,363Liabilities 2019: $216,728Net Assets 2019: $9,934,6352019Assets 2024: $15,724,506Liabilities 2024: $1,338,792Net Assets 2024: $14,385,7142024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$1,407,082
Liabilities$43,650
Net Assets$1,363,432
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth11th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2011: $27,051Expenses 2011: $29,955Net Income 2011: -$2,9042011Expenses 2012: $982,8752012Revenue 2013: $1,928,545Expenses 2013: $1,233,823Net Income 2013: $694,7222013Revenue 2014: $2,877,027Expenses 2014: $2,273,576Net Income 2014: $603,4512014Revenue 2015: $2,057,053Expenses 2015: $2,518,206Net Income 2015: -$461,1532015Revenue 2017: $4,091,954Expenses 2017: $3,798,288Net Income 2017: $293,6662017Revenue 2018: $8,832,890Expenses 2018: $7,006,810Net Income 2018: $1,826,0802018Revenue 2019: $15,805,279Expenses 2019: $8,429,498Net Income 2019: $7,375,7812019Revenue 2024: $14,930,333Expenses 2024: $9,461,048Net Income 2024: $5,469,2852024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$2,057,053
Expenses$2,518,206
Net Income-$461,153
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 8, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$2,158,373
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Democracy works, inc. Is devoted to civic participation by simplifying and modernizing the voting process for voters and election administrators.

Democracy works is an organization dedicated to the idea that voting should fit the way we live. We are devoted to improving civic engagement through the use of technology.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$1,473,000$1,072,220▼ $400,780
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$109,403$212,857▲ $103,454
Accounts Receivable$208,039$32,527▼ $175,512
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$24,561$27,483▲ $2,922
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$15,108$14,049▼ $1,059
Total Assets$1,830,111$1,407,082▼ $423,029
Other Assets Total$0$47,946▲ $47,946
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$5,026$36,948▲ $31,922
Other Liabilities$0$4,827▲ $4,827
Deferred Revenue$500$1,875▲ $1,375
Total Liabilities$5,526$43,650▲ $38,124
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$1,549,901$1,247,272▼ $302,629
Unrestricted Net Assets$274,684$116,160▼ $158,524
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$1,824,585$1,363,432▼ $461,153
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,830,111$1,407,082▼ $423,029

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$14,049$38,176$52,225
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Wes MorganCTOFT$125,011$24,433$149,444
Christopher SheaSenior Software EngineerFT$134,000-$134,000
Troy HillSenior Software EngineerFT$121,654$8,569$130,223
Seth E FlaxmanExecutive DirectorFT$97,441$16,841$114,282
Kathryn PetersTreasurerFT$93,572$8,569$102,141

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jim BildnerBoard Chair
Gale KaufmanDirector
Gina GlantzDirector
Nicco MeleDirector
Trey GreysonDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,128,804
Program Service Revenue
$926,726
Investment Income
$1,523
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$1,128,804
Change in Net Assets
$-461,153

Noncash Contribution Practices

Property subject to holding requirements
No
Reviewed unusual noncash gifts
No
Third parties used for noncash contributions
No

Noncash Contributions

Contribution TypeContribution CountReported AmountValuation Method
Securities Publicly Traded1$101,320Fair Market Value
Total Noncash Contributions1$101,320-

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,057,053
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$50,913
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,107,966
Total Revenue per Form 990
$2,057,053
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,895,399
Other Expenses$609,307
Total Fundraising Expense$48,494
Professional Fundraising Fees$13,500
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,349,508$53,277$1,888$1,404,673
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$143,961$43,892$28,571$216,424
Fees for Services Other$165,075$4,024$395$169,494
Other Employee Benefits$138,695$14,326-$153,021
Payroll Taxes$112,172$7,006$2,103$121,281
Occupancy$90,667$5,667$1,693$98,027
Information Technology$70,013$3,024-$73,037
Travel$68,350$2,236$292$70,878
Office Expenses$4,183$24,830-$29,013
Fees for Services Accounting-$23,658-$23,658
Fees for Services Professional Fundraising--$13,500$13,500
Depreciation Depletion$8,809--$8,809
Insurance$2,826$4,099$52$6,977
Fees for Services Legal-$2,803-$2,803
Other Expenses$136$1,147$0$1,283
Advertising$929$80-$1,009
Total Functional Expenses$2,262,642$207,070$48,494$2,518,206

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$2,569,119
Expenses per Audited Statements$2,518,206
Total Expenses per Form 990$2,518,206
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$50,913
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$13,500
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Deferred Rent Liability$4,827
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11

“Form 990 is prepared by the organization's independent accountants. A draft of the return is first reviewed by the president and the administrative director. A final draft is provided to the board prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“The conflict of interest policy is in an addendum to the organization's by-laws, adopted september 10, 2010. All directors are required to sign disclosure statements annually to affirm they have received a copy of the policy, understand and agree to comply with the policy. No director may vote on any matter in which he or she has a conflict of interest. Directors who disclose a conflict of interest will not participate in discussions on related transactions. The board has the right to use comparability data on decisions where interested parties are affected.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“The independent members of the board review, deliberate and determine the salaries of both the executive director and chief operating officer after analyzing salary data for comparably sized nonprofits. Specifically, the process works as follows. The executive director alerts the chair of the board that a salary increase will be requested at the next board meeting. The chair then requests that the ed compile a report of salary data for comparably sized nonprofits within the same geographic region. At the board meeting, the ed and coo are asked to leave the room and the independent members of the board deliberate on the salary data presented by the ed and make a decision. As per a previously negotiated arrangement, the coo salary is linked to the ed salary, and so the board reviews that salary request during the same private conversation.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Democracy Works Inc
EIN
27-2460359
Phone
7189231400
Address
20 JAY STREET NO 824, BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Doing Business As
Turbovote

Signing Officer

Name
Seth Flaxman
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7189231400
Signed
2016-11-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Seth Flaxman
Formed
2010
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
26
Volunteers
4

Preparer

Firm
Lutz and Carr Cpas Llp
Address
300 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Preparer
Frederick Martens
Phone
2126972299
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0DEMOCRACY WORKS ALSO WORKED WITH THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUST TO ADMINISTER THE VOTING INFORMATION PROJECT. THIS RESULTED IN SUCCESSFULLY COLLECTING AND STANDARDIZING POLLING PLACE INFORMATION FOR ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE DATA WAS LIVE ON GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND WORDPRESS FOR MILLIONS OF USERS TO ACCESS.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR. A FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN AN ADDENDUM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY TO AFFIRM THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. NO DIRECTOR MAY VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DIRECTORS WHO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS ON RELATED TRANSACTIONS. THE BOARD HAS THE RIGHT TO USE COMPARABILITY DATA ON DECISIONS WHERE INTERESTED PARTIES ARE AFFECTED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW, DELIBERATE AND DETERMINE THE SALARIES OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AFTER ANALYZING SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NONPROFITS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROCESS WORKS AS FOLLOWS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALERTS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THAT A SALARY INCREASE WILL BE REQUESTED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. THE CHAIR THEN REQUESTS THAT THE ED COMPILE A REPORT OF SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NONPROFITS WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC REGION. AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE ED AND COO ARE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM AND THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DELIBERATE ON THE SALARY DATA PRESENTED BY THE ED AND MAKE A DECISION. AS PER A PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED ARRANGEMENT, THE COO SALARY IS LINKED TO THE ED SALARY, AND SO THE BOARD REVIEWS THAT SALARY REQUEST DURING THE SAME PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,407,082
Liabilities
$43,650
Net assets
$1,363,432
Revenue
$2,057,053
Expenses
$2,518,206
Net income
-$461,153
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$15.7$1.34$14.4$14.9$9.46$5.47
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$10.2$0.22$9.93$15.8$8.43$7.38
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.84$0.28$2.57$8.83$7.01$1.83
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.93$0.19$0.74$4.09$3.80$0.29
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.41$0.04$1.36$2.06$2.52$0.46
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.83$0.01$1.82$2.88$2.27$0.60
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.41$0.18$1.23$1.93$1.23$0.69
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.60$0.06$0.54$0.98
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.01$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.00
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