CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN THE AMERICAS: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN THE AMERICAS (EIN 94-2978680)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-10
IRS object ID: 202223149349302407
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-10T09:00:32-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	541149263	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	702 KING FARM BOULEVARD SUITE 610	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20850	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	942978680	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE AMERICAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022345506	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 53106	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARIA JOSE ESPINOSA CARRILLO	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022345506	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MARIA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	JOSE ESPINOSA CARRIL	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARC FRIEDMAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00064585	PTIN
Phone	3019173040	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARIA JOSE ESPINOSA CARRI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 53106	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$408,995	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	DEMOCRACYINAMERICAS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	MISSION STATEMENT: THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE AMERICAS (CDA) IS DEVOTED TO CHANGING U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE COUNTRIES OF THE AMERICAS BY BASING OUR RELATIONS ON MUTUAL RESPECT, FOSTERING DIALOGUE WITH THOSE GOVERNMENTS AND MOVEMENTS WITH WHICH U.S. POLICY IS AT ODDS, AND RECOGNIZING POSITIVE TRENDS IN DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$760,249	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$408,901	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$18,447	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,216	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$94	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$779,912	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$408,995	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$561,866	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$495,570	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$29,496	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$449,157	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$166,394	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,011,023	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$661,964	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$231,111	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$252,969	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$542,599	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$249,213	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$58,821	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$18,404	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$483,778	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$230,809	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	MISSION STATEMENT: THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE AMERICAS (CDA) IS DEVOTED TO CHANGING U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE COUNTRIES OF THE AMERICAS BY BASING OUR RELATIONS ON MUTUAL RESPECT, FOSTERING DIALOGUE WITH THOSE GOVERNMENTS AND MOVEMENTS WITH WHICH U.S. POLICY IS AT ODDS, AND RECOGNIZING POSITIVE TRENDS IN DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$366,776	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	"CUBA: CDA IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING A U.S. POLICY TOWARD CUBA BASED ON ENGAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION OF CUBA'S SOVEREIGNTY."	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$218,144	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	"ATLANTIC PLATFORM: THE PLATFORM FOR INNOVATION AND DIALOGUE WORKS TO CONNECT ALTANTIC FELLOWS AND OTHER GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS WITH CUBAN COUTERPARTS. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE SPACE FOR IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS REGARDING EQUITY, EMPATHY, AND THE FUTURE THROUGH IMMERSIVE CONVENINGS AND AUDIOVISUAL WORK."	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$584,920	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARIA JOSE ESPINOSA CARILLO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022345506	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 53106	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BEA EDWARDS
BOARD MEMBER: PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CONRAD MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER: TREASURER	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE TESS
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA DELGADO
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARIANE VAN BUREN
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLLIN LAVERTY
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE QUINN
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMILIA GORE
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELYSA SPERBER
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NNEDI IFUDO NWEKE
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH STEPHENS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SPECIA	40.00		Yes (X)	$96,758	$0	$8,390
EMILY MENDRALA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$6,219	$0	$423
MARIA JOSE ESPINOSA CARRILLO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ACTING	40.00		Yes (X)	$114,557	$0	$948
JORGE QUINTANA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$73,333	$0	$729

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$290,867	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$10,490	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$107,475	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$301,426	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$408,901	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$94	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$94	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$408,995	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$94	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216,627	TotalAmt
Program Services	$189,414	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,604	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,609	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$227,507	TotalAmt
Program Services	$186,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,917	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,554	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,915	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,207	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,775	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$933	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,521	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,342	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,778	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,513	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,684	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,431	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,856	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,575	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,927	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$880	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,790	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$879	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$532	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,233	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$168	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,166	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$178	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
WEBSITE AND DIGITAL MED	$4,546	$4,366	$76	$104
INTERNS	$3,177	$2,377	$651	$149
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET	$1,701	$1,516	$134	$51
PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI	$416	$282	$96	$38

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$361	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,120	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$31,773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$661,964	TotalAmt
Program Services	$584,920	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,548	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,496	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,711	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$203,945	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$290,723	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,040	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,187	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,483	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,483	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,275	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$542,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$249,213	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,390	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,018	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,014	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,821	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,404	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$17,576	BOYAmt
EOY	-$17,627	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$501,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,436	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$483,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,809	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$542,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$249,213	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$252,969	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,297,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,090,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$812,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$760,249	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$408,901	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,369,613	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,297,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,090,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$812,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$760,249	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$408,901	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,369,613	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,146,235	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,223,378	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,643	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,065	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$94	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,023	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,380,636	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$526,032	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.27930	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.28960	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	SCHEDULE A, PART VIRESPONSE TO LINE 17A, SATISFACTION OF FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AS A PUBLIC CHARITY FOR 2021THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE AMERICAS ("CDA") CLEARLY SATISFIES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AS A PUBLIC CHARITY PURSUANT TO IRC SECTIONS 170(B)(1)(A) (VI) FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:1. CDA'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS NOT LESS THAN 10% FOR TAX YEAR 2021. SEE ALSO REASON 3 BELOW.2. CDA HAS A PROGRAM SEEKING NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, INCLUDING REGULAR MAILINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SEVERAL ANNUAL PUBLIC FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS.3. CDA'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2021 IS 27.93%, WHICH IS LESS THAN 6 PERCENTAGE POINT LESS THAN THE 33% SAFE HARBOR. IT RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM ALMOST 91 SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL DONORS, AS WELL AS 4 OTHER CHARITIES, OF WHICH ONLY 6 WERE OVER $5,000. FOR 2020, ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 28.96%, WHICH TOGETHER WITH THE DATA FROM 2021 EVIDENCES CONTINUING BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT.4.CDA'S GOVERNING BODY IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC, RATHER THAN THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. ITS 10-PERSON BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS WOMAN-LED, VERY DIVERSE, INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES AND NOT INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY OR PRIVATE FOUNDATION DONORS. 5.CDA IS NOT A GRANT-MAKING CHARITY. INSTEAD IT PROVIDES SERVICES THAT ARE DIRECTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THERE IS ALSO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CDA'S PROGRAMS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION ON ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROGRAMS BY EXPERTS, REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER CHARITIES, AND GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. CDA'S MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN PUBLIC EDUCATION, FOCUSING ON EDUCATING AND CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS ABOUT U.S. RELATIONS WITH CUBA. CDA'S MISSION AND ADVOCACY ALSO INCLUDES A FOCUS ON ENGAGEMENT WITH MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND ISSUES OF INTEREST IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. CDA'S ADVOCACY AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES HAVE FOCUSED ON EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, VENEZUELA, REGIONAL MIGRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AGRICULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND LGBTQ RIGHTS. THIS MISSION IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH CONNECTING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLICY LEADERS TO THE REGION THROUGH DELEGATIONS FOCUSING ON TOPICS SUCH AS MIGRATION, FOREIGN POLICY, LGBTQ RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE PRODUCE SEVERAL POLICY MEMOS ON U.S-CUBA RELATIONS, AS WELL AS PRESS RELEASES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OUR STRATEGY LEVERAGES CDA'S CUBA CENTRAL NEWS BRIEF (AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY SUBSCRIPTION AND ON OUR WEBSITE) AND OUR ABILITY TO SECURE PRESS INTERVIEWS AND PLACE OP-EDS, WHICH GENERATE PRO-REFORM PRESS COVERAGE AND SUPPORT TO OUR NETWORK.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$215	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$215	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$632,253	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$632,468	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$119,870	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$29,968	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$185,696	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$167,711	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$172,940	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$119,870	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$646,217	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$969,326	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$401	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,112	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$708	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$215	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,436	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$46,424	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$41,928	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$43,235	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$29,968	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$161,555	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$242,333	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$3	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$653	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total	$656	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,483	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,483	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CREDIT CARD PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$4,014	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,014	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN JUNE 2006, THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) RELEASED FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, CDA HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITHIN THE GOVERNING BOARD WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT GOES OVER THE 990 WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXPLAINS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THE 990. THE TREASURER ALSO REVIEWS THE 990. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN REPORTS TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE 990 BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL OBTAIN AND RELY UPON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY PRIOR TO APPROVING THE TERMS OF COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 70,856. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,575. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 84,431.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C.	THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.