FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B:
“The organization's form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and is reviewed by the organization's cfo and treasurer.”
EIN 99-0888028 • 501(c)4 • Short Hills, NJ
Profile
The purpose of the democracy defense project is to rebuild confidence in the electoral process by creating a bipartisan coalition and empowering trusted voices to talk about election integrity and begin to rebuild americans' faith in our election system.
Scores are not available for this record yet.
Assets
$2,942,137
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$654,744
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$2,287,393
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$3,550,180
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$1,262,788
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$2,287,392
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The purpose of the democracy defense project is to rebuild confidence in the electoral process by creating a bipartisan coalition and empowering trusted voices to talk about election integrity and begin to rebuild americans' faith in our election system.
Rebuild confidence in the electoral process by creating a bipartisan coalition and empowering trusted voices to talk about election integrity and begin to rebuild americans' faith in our election system.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $0 | $2,942,137 | ▲ $2,942,137 |
| Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds | $0 | $2,287,392 | ▲ $2,287,392 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Accounts Receivable | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivable From Disqualified Prsn | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables From Officers Etc | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Investments Other Securities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Investments Program Related | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Pd in Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Intangible Assets | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Loans From Officers Directors | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $0 | $2,942,137 | ▲ $2,942,137 |
| Other Assets Total | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $0 | $654,744 | ▲ $654,744 |
| Grants Payable | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Other Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Deferred Revenue | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Escrow Account Liability | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $654,744 | ▲ $654,744 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $0 | $2,287,392 | ▲ $2,287,392 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $0 | $2,942,136 | ▲ $2,942,136 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Kaplan | Director and President |
| Larry Rogers | Director and Treasurer |
| Michael Palmer | Director, VP & Secretary |
| Anthony Salesi | Assistant Treasurer |
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Global Strategy Group LLC | Consulting Services | 57 SOUTH FULLETON AVENUE UNIT 2, Montclair, NJ 07042 | $542,500 |
| National Research INC | Consulting Services | 17 VILLAGE COURT, Hazlet, NJ 07730 | $197,500 |
| Black Rock Group LLC | Consulting Services | 66 CANAL CENTER PLAZA 500, Alexandria, VA 22314 | $186,600 |
| Valcour LLC | Consulting Services | 629 K STREET NW SUITE 300, Washington, DC 20006 | $163,500 |
| Highstake 35 LLC | Consulting Services | 218 E BEARSS AVE 405, Tampa, FL 33613 | $159,522 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $1,262,788 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Management | $660,860 | $18,965 | $0 | $679,825 |
| Fees for Services Other | $284,106 | $236 | $0 | $284,342 |
| Advertising | $151,900 | $0 | $0 | $151,900 |
| Other Expenses | $28,450 | $0 | $0 | $28,450 |
| Information Technology | $23,607 | $0 | $0 | $23,607 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $5,062 | $5,062 | $0 | $10,124 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $807 | $0 | $0 | $807 |
| Travel | $807 | $0 | $0 | $807 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $213 | $213 | $0 | $426 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,238,312 | $24,476 | $0 | $1,262,788 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | $0 |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 |
| Gaming Direct Expenses | $0 |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
“The organization's form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and is reviewed by the organization's cfo and treasurer.”
“Form 1024 was not filed; the section 501(c)(4) organization filed form 8976 and is self-certifying it's exempt status with the filing of this return.”
“The organization's governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”
“Description:other nonemployee fees total fees:284106”
“Description:filing fees total fees:236”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO AND TREASURER. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | FORM 1024 WAS NOT FILED; THE SECTION 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION FILED FORM 8976 AND IS SELF-CERTIFYING IT'S EXEMPT STATUS WITH THE FILING OF THIS RETURN. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | DESCRIPTION:OTHER NONEMPLOYEE FEES TOTAL FEES:284106 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | DESCRIPTION:FILING FEES TOTAL FEES:236 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G |
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| IRS990/WebsiteAddressTxt | 0 | N/A |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd | 0 | true |
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