Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Open Democracy
EIN 99-3108589 • 501(c)3 • Evanston, IL
Profile
Open Democracy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to open democracy. Open Democracy's mission is to promote open democratic processes and systems. This involves designing, implementing, and educating about such processes to allow anyone to participate in addressing issues that are meaningful to them and their communities and that strengthen overall community engagement. The purpose of this organization is exclusively for charitable, educational, and community purposes, as described in current Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
97th percentile
Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$285
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$285
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$300
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$15
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$285
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
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Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $285
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $285
- Revenue
- $300
- Expenses
- $15
- Net income
- $285
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Apr 14, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $300
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Open Democracy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to open democracy. Open Democracy's mission is to promote open democratic processes and systems. This involves designing, implementing, and educating about such processes to allow anyone to participate in addressing issues that are meaningful to them and their communities and that strengthen overall community engagement. The purpose of this organization is exclusively for charitable, educational, and community purposes, as described in current Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Civic Saturday - monthly civic education gatherings for local community members | $0 | $0 |
| Collaborating with city staff to implement the next participatory budgeting process | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Nguyen | Board Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Rishabh Juneja | Board Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Morgan Wu | Board Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Gustavo Umbelino | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Matthew Easterday | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Carol Henes | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Kemone Hendricks | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Celia Carlino | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Open Democracy
- EIN
- 99-3108589
- Phone
- 7078493539
- Address
- 2519 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Signing Officer
- Name
- My Nguyen
- Title
- Board Director
- Phone
- 7078493539
- Signed
- 2025-04-14
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Bank account maintenance fee”
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