Civic Intelligence

Americans for Democratic Action Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 53-0180733

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Nov 17, 2025

Organization Profilewww.adaction.org
1625 K St NW Ste 210Washington, DC 20006

(000) 000-0000

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

42nd percentile

-0.3%

Higher net margin than 42% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$29,063

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 17.0% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

2nd percentile

-96%

Faster asset growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

13th percentile

-38%

Faster revenue growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$3,035

Up $1,558 (+105%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$3,035

Up $1,558 (+105%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin42nd percentile

Revenue

Flat

$171,060

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Down

$171,514

Down $1,558 (-0.9%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$454

Up $1,558 (+77%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth2nd percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KAssets 2010: $101,191Liabilities 2010: $125,892Net Assets 2010: -$24,7012010Assets 2011: $23,581Liabilities 2011: $163,390Net Assets 2011: -$139,8092011Assets 2012: $11,992Liabilities 2012: $110,548Net Assets 2012: -$98,5562012Assets 2013: $23,347Liabilities 2013: $51,971Net Assets 2013: -$28,6242013Assets 2014: $41,522Liabilities 2014: $57,018Net Assets 2014: -$15,4962014Assets 2015: $58,537Liabilities 2015: $83,796Net Assets 2015: -$25,2592015Assets 2016: $81,576Liabilities 2016: $91,298Net Assets 2016: -$9,7222016Assets 2017: $62,952Liabilities 2017: $67,099Net Assets 2017: -$4,1472017Assets 2018: $70,636Liabilities 2018: $9,383Net Assets 2018: $61,2532018Assets 2019: $72,042Liabilities 2019: $11,478Net Assets 2019: $60,5642019Assets 2020: $64,290Liabilities 2020: $26,891Net Assets 2020: $37,3992020Assets 2021: $70,866Liabilities 2021: $58,200Net Assets 2021: $12,6662021Assets 2022: $77,016Liabilities 2022: $68,189Net Assets 2022: $8,8272022Assets 2023: $3,035Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $3,0352023Assets 2023: $1,477Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $1,4772023Assets 2024: $1,477Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $1,4772024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$3,035
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$3,035
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth13th percentile

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

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2010: $1,542,548Expenses 2010: $1,462,427Net Income 2010: $80,1212010Revenue 2011: $660,286Expenses 2011: $775,394Net Income 2011: -$115,1082011Revenue 2012: $471,073Expenses 2012: $429,820Net Income 2012: $41,2532012Revenue 2013: $575,124Expenses 2013: $505,192Net Income 2013: $69,9322013Revenue 2014: $414,772Expenses 2014: $401,644Net Income 2014: $13,1282014Revenue 2015: $336,549Expenses 2015: $346,312Net Income 2015: -$9,7632015Revenue 2016: $295,915Expenses 2016: $280,578Net Income 2016: $15,3372016Revenue 2017: $303,630Expenses 2017: $298,055Net Income 2017: $5,5752017Revenue 2018: $432,616Expenses 2018: $367,216Net Income 2018: $65,4002018Revenue 2019: $337,774Expenses 2019: $338,463Net Income 2019: -$6892019Revenue 2020: $183,173Expenses 2020: $206,338Net Income 2020: -$23,1652020Revenue 2021: $202,351Expenses 2021: $227,084Net Income 2021: -$24,7332021Revenue 2022: $274,743Expenses 2022: $278,582Net Income 2022: -$3,8392022Revenue 2023: $171,060Expenses 2023: $171,514Net Income 2023: -$4542023Revenue 2023: $171,060Expenses 2023: $173,072Net Income 2023: -$2,0122023Revenue 2024: $198,353Expenses 2024: $199,911Net Income 2024: -$1,5582024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$171,060
Expenses$171,514
Net Income-$454
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$171,060
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

ADA is Americas most experienced independent liberal lobbying organization In the spirit of the New Deal and ADA founders Eleanor Roosevelt renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith and former Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey we lobby through coalition partnerships through direct advocacy and through the media Our lobbying philosophy is based on democratic action motivating our grassroots members to lobby their senators and representatives as constituent-advocates With 65000 members nationwide numerous state and local chapters and its headquarters in the District of Columbia actively engaging in the political process ADA continually strives to push for democratic and progressive values and ideals in American policy Our founders included Eleanor Roosevelt labor leader Walter Reuther economist John Kenneth Galbraith historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
0--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Donald KuslerNational DirectorFT$29,063-$29,063
Kurt MeyerExecutive Committee Chair-$0--
John BickelTreasurer-$0--
Clifford TasnerSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Americans for Democratic Action Inc
EIN
53-0180733
Phone
0000000000
Address
1625 K ST NW STE 210, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Signing Officer

Name
Donald Kusler
Title
National Director
Phone
0000000000
Signed
2025-11-17
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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,035
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$3,035
Revenue
$171,060
Expenses
$171,514
Net income
-$454
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.20$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.17$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.17$0.00
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.08$0.07$0.01$0.27$0.28$0.00
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.06$0.01$0.20$0.23$0.02
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.06$0.03$0.04$0.18$0.21$0.02
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.07$0.01$0.06$0.34$0.34$0.00
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.07$0.01$0.06$0.43$0.37$0.07
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.07$0.00$0.30$0.30$0.01
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.08$0.09$0.01$0.30$0.28$0.02
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.08$0.03$0.34$0.35$0.01
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.04$0.06$0.02$0.41$0.40$0.01
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.05$0.03$0.58$0.51$0.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.11$0.10$0.47$0.43$0.04
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.16$0.14$0.66$0.78$0.12
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.13$0.02$1.54$1.46$0.08