Liabilities / Assets
79th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.14x
Liabilities / Revenue
71st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
74th percentile
Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
91st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 15.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
74th percentile
Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
48th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$14,846
Up $1,828 (+14%) from 2014
Net Assets
Up$12,835
Up $7,081 (+123%) from 2014
Liabilities
Down$2,011
Down $5,253 (-72%) from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$45,251
Down $251 (-0.6%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$38,170
Down $9,353 (-20%) from 2014
Net Income
Up$7,081
Up $9,102 (+450%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- May 10, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $45,251
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Renew & reform our political system & government.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ADVOCACY ON THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE ISSUE AND OTHER GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL REFORM ISSUES. | $0 | $38,171 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRED WERTHEIMER | President | PT | $6,500 | $657 | $7,157 |
| SUSAN MANES | Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
| DONALD SIMON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| DOMINIC UCCI | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROGER WITTEN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Democracy 21
- EIN
- 52-1948022
- Phone
- 2023559600
- Address
- 2000 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signing Officer
- Name
- Fred Wertheimer
- Title
- President and CEO
- Phone
- 2023559600
- Signed
- 2016-05-10
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Councilor Buchanan & Mitchell Pc
- Address
- 7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500, BETHESDA, MD 20814
- Preparer
- Patricia Drolet
- Phone
- 3019860600
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income
“Description: interest income. Amount: 1.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: computer supplies and services. Amount: 1,231. Description: finance fees. Amount: 328. Description: depreciation. Amount: 57. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 696. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,127. Description: meetings. Amount: 12. Description: telephone. Amount: 1,640. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 5,091.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: security deposit. Beg. Of year amount: 360. End of year amount: 360. Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 428. End of year amount: 613.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: due to democracy 21 education fund. Beg. Of year amount: 7,264. End of year amount: 2,011.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $14,846
- Liabilities
- $2,011
- Net assets
- $12,835
- Revenue
- $45,251
- Expenses
- $38,170
- Net income
- $7,081