CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN THE AMERICAS: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN THE AMERICAS (EIN 94-2978680)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-12
IRS object ID: 202123169349304822
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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	2021-11-12T14:26:00-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521035214	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GLASS JACOBSON PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 KING FARM BOULEVARD SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20850	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	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	JORGE QUINTANA	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022345506	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JORGE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	QUINTANA	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	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JORGE QUINTANA	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	$779,912	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	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$812,400	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$760,249	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$164,755	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$18,447	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,005	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,216	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$980,160	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$779,912	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	$487,152	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$561,866	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$24,758	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$531,593	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$449,157	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,018,745	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,011,023	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$38,585	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$231,111	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$743,732	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$542,599	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$28,843	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$58,821	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$714,889	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$483,778	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	$486,088	ExpenseAmt
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	$393,889	ExpenseAmt
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	$879,977	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	Yes (1)	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	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	6	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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	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	JORGE QUINTANA	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 (11 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
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
DAN ERIKSON
BOARD MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE TESS
BOARD MEMBER: SECRETARY	0.00	Yes (X)	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
SARAH STEPHENS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SPECIA	40.00		Yes (X)	$144,477	$0	$12,568
EMILY MENDRALA
EXECUIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$122,464	$0	$5,146

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$266,941	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$17,714	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$88,770	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$671,479	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$760,249	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TRAVEL FEES	900099	$10,908	$10,908
CONSULTING FEES	900099	$7,539	$7,539

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$18,447	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,216	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,216	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$779,912	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,447	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,216	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	$284,655	TotalAmt
Program Services	$246,478	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,888	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$224,268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$133,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,872	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,032	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,080	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,784	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$403	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,013	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,052	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,611	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,507	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,572	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,878	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$329,126	TotalAmt
Program Services	$329,126	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,614	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,724	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$910	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,439	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$548	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,148	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$245	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,796	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,389	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,259	TotalAmt
Program Services	$906	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$353	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,207	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
WEBSITE AND DIGITAL MED	$8,593	$8,170	$302	$121
INTERNS	$2,840	$0	$2,840	$0
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET	$2,562	$2,424	$100	$38
FILM PRODUCTION	$1,769	$1,769	$0	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,615	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$40,879	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$73	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,011,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$879,977	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$106,288	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,758	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$688,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,041	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,227	BOYAmt
EOY	$290,723	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,368	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,483	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,305	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$178	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,344	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$743,732	BOYAmt
EOY	$542,599	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,866	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,803	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,515	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,462	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,018	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,821	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	-$70,187	BOYAmt
EOY	-$17,576	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$785,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$501,354	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$714,889	BOYAmt
EOY	$483,778	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$743,732	BOYAmt
EOY	$542,599	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$231,111	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	$438,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,297,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,090,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$812,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$760,249	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,398,981	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$438,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,297,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,090,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$812,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$760,249	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,398,981	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,121,810	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,277,171	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,643	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,065	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,216	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,929	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,409,910	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,710,128	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.28960	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.32760	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A PART II LINE 17A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE A, PART VI RESPONSE TO LINE 17A, SATISFACTION OF FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AS A PUBLIC CHARITY FOR 2020 THE 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 2020. 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 2020 IS 28.96%, WHICH IS LESS THAN 5 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 2019, ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 32.76%, WHICH TOGETHER WITH THE DATA FROM 2020 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.	ExplanationTxt

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 Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$708	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$708	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$985,557	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$986,265	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$172,940	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$43,235	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	$174,903	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$185,696	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$167,711	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$172,940	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$701,250	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,051,875	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$278	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$401	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,112	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$708	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,499	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$43,726	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$46,424	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$41,928	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$43,235	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$175,313	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$262,970	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$44	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$3	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$653	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total	$700	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,483	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,305	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$178	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$178	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CREDIT CARD PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$2,018	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,018	TotalLiabilityAmt

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SARAH STEPHENS	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SPECIA	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$144,477	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$12,568	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$157,045	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

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 329,126. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 329,126.
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.