DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER (EIN 82-3877328)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-12
IRS object ID: 202003179349300705
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-12T04:42:10-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	560574444	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHERRY BEKAERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20852	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	823877328	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DEFE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7032614624	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	925 15TH ST NW 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WILLIAM KRISTOL	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024207870	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMANDA ADAMS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00748038	PTIN
Phone	3015899000	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	98.183.140.190	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-10	IPDt
IP Tm	14:07:29	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	D540CFC6B4C0005F0B59529FD802F0C3F429425A	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEE SCHEDULE O	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	WILLIAM KRISTOL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	925 15TH ST NW 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,379,901	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	SEE SCHEDULE O	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2018	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEDICATED TO DEFENDING AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC NORMS, VALUES, AND INSTITUTIONS AND FIGHTING FOR CONSISTENT CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES LIKE RULE OF LAW, FREE TRADE, AND EXPANDING LEGAL IMMIGRATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,332,219	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,378,608	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$532	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$994	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$299	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,332,758	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,379,901	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$136,600	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$55,270	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,835	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$417,915	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$40,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$30,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$71,868	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,837,343	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,475,736	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,018,778	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,978,921	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,313,980	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,400,980	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,568,854	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,272,626	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$254,874	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$557,666	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,313,980	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,714,960	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO FURTHER THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY PROTECTING AND DEFENDING AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,796,487	ExpenseAmt
Desc	REPUBLICANS FOR THE RULE OF LAW (RRL) WAS THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE, CONSISTENT, AND EFFECTIVE CENTER-RIGHT VOICE DEFENDING THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND POPULIST ATTACKS IN 2019. AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE REDACTED VERSION OF THE MUELLER REPORT, RRL WAS AMONG THE FIRST ORGANIZATIONS TO DIGITIZE THE DOCUMENT TO MAKE IT SEARCHABLE ONLINE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PUBLISHED AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE REPORT, CONTAINING THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND THE SUMMARIES OF EACH SECTION FOR MORE CONVENIENT READING, AS WELL AS A VERSION OF THE REPORT WITH KEY PASSAGES (THOSE WITH THE STRONGEST EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR) HIGHLIGHTED. RRL SENT A PHYSICAL COPY OF THIS LAST VERSION TO EVERY REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THEN-REPUBLICAN REP. JUSTIN AMASH, WHO HAD ALREADY PUBLICLY CONDEMNED THE PRESIDENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION. IN ADDITION TO OP-EDS AND LETTERS-TO-THE-EDITOR IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS AROUND THE COUNTRY, RRL'S ONLINE VIDEOS AND TV ADS FEATURING WATERGATE-ERA REPUBLICANS STANDING UP FOR THE RULE OF LAW WENT VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA, GARNERING MILLIONS OF VIEWS AND EARNING WIDESPREAD MEDIA COVERAGE. RRL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GROUPS TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE UKRAINE AFFAIR LONG BEFORE IT BECAME JUST THE FOURTH PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT PROCESS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. THE ORGANIZATION HELPED DRAW ATTENTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S REFUSAL, CONTRARY TO THE LAW, TO GIVE CONGRESS THE WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT THAT EVENTUALLY FORMED THE CENTER OF THE IMPEACHMENT CASE. RRL GENERATED THOUSANDS OF CONSTITUENT EMAILS ABOUT CONSTITUENT PHONE CALLS FROM THOUSANDS VOLUNTEERS TO REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS IN FAVOR OF WITNESSES, IMPEACHMENT, AND REMOVAL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$742,979	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$55,270	GrantAmt
Revenue	$994	RevenueAmt
Desc	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER (DDT) PROMOTED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION, A WELCOMING LEGAL IMMIGRATION POLICY, AND FREE TRADE. DDT'S EXPERTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND A PANEL OF NOTABLE CONSERVATIVE LEGAL ADVISORS PROMOTED VALUES AND POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN POLIITICS THROUGH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTIONS, TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS, AND DIGITAL PROMOTION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$58,501	ExpenseAmt
Desc	IN 2019, BECOMING AMERICAN INITIATIVE (BAI) HELPED TO SHAPE THE DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION ON THE CENTER-RIGHT AND WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, REFRAMING THE ISSUE AWAY FROM GANGS, TERRORISM, AND XENOPHOBIA AND TOWARD REFORMS THAT SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES. CAMPAIGN ELEMENTS INCLUDED:LINDA CHAVEZ, FORMER LABOR SECRETARY-DESIGNATE, ACTED AS THE RESPECTED AND HIGH-PROFILE SPOKESMAN FOR THE INITIATIVE;GRASS-ROOTS PERSUASION EFFORTS CONTINUED TO FOCUS ELITE ATTENTION ON THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE AFTER THE FOCUS OF 2018 DISSIPATED; ONLINE PETITIONS ENCOURAGING REPUBLICANS TO EMBRACE COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM RATHER THAN IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONISM. BAI'S WORK WAS FEATURED IN SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING THE DAILY CALLER, THE BULWARK, AND CREATOR'S.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,620	ExpenseAmt
Desc	REPUBLICANS FIGHTING TARIFFS (RFT) LED AND AMPLIFIED CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERTARIAN VOICES IN SUPPORT OF FREE TRADE AND AGAINST TARIFFS, FRAMING TARIFFS AS TAXES ON AMERICANS. RFT ALSO RAN SPECIFIC COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS AROUND EACH ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW TARIFFS AND EACH RETALIATORY RESPONSE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND OTHER COUNTRIES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$7,620	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,605,587	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	20	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	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	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LONGWELL PARTNERS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2026434303	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	925 15TH ST NW 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
WILLIAM KRISTOL
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT	30.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
LINDA CHAVEZ
DIRECTOR/TREASURER	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$25,500	$0	$0
MONA CHAREN
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
TIM MILLER
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$38,000	$0	$0
SARAH LONGWELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	17.46		Yes (X)	$15,000	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$79,500	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY INC
1090 VERMONT AVE NW SUITE 800 WAS	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	ADVERTISING, COMMUNICATIONS, RESEARCH &	$1,247,189
FACEBOOK INC
15161 COLLECTIONS CENTER DR	CHICAGO	IL	60693	ADVERTISING	$509,054
LOCUST STREET SOLUTIONS LLC
2008 HILLYER PLACE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNICATIONS	$500,000
AMPERSAND
151 WEST 42ND STREET 11TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10036	ADVERTISING	$324,920
GOOGLE LLC
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94043	ADVERTISING	$129,914

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$9,378,608	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,378,608	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$994	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$994	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$994	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$299	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$299	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,379,901	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$994	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$299	ExclusionAmt

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

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,270	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,270	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,000	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$340,243	TotalAmt
Program Services	$340,243	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,172	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,172	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$689,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$637,483	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,223	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,192	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,183	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$118,749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$30,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$726,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$633,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,264	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,747,766	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,747,766	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,277	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,023	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,334	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,123	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$567	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,490	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,784	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,511	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,195	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,472	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,472	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,021	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,021	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TAXES, LICENSES, FEES	$4,041	$2,871	$1,170
STATE REGISTRATION FEES	$3,791			$3,791
MERCHANT FEES	$3,393			$3,393
SUBSCRIPTIONS/PUBS	$944		$944

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183	TotalAmt
Management And General	$183	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,978,921	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,605,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$301,466	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71,868	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$738,056	BOYAmt
EOY	$197,427	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$430,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,043,222	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,004,061	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,358	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$400,000	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$26,558	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,568,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,272,626	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$254,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$557,666	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$254,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$557,666	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	$1,313,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,030,658	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$684,302	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,313,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,714,960	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,568,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,272,626	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$5,400,980	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,399,671	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$19,770	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$19,770	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,379,901	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,379,901	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,998,691	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$19,770	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$19,770	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,978,921	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,978,921	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE EFFECT OF GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY U.S. GAAP ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AT DECEMBER 31, 2019. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL OTHER TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANN W HERBERGER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	500 W 56TH ST APT 215	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100193574	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$30,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$30,000	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$30,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$30,000	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SWAMP ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
PO BOX 26141	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22313	825401286	501(C)(4)	$25,000	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION.
MORMON WOMEN FOR ETHICAL GOVERNMENT
1878 W 12600 S STE 321	RIVERTON	UT	84065	821803803	501(C)(4)	$25,000	TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL MISSION.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DDT MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REQUESTING PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORTS AND PROGRAM UPDATES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LONGWELL PARTNERS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	SEE PART V	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$340,243	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SEE PART V	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV, COLUMN (B) - DESCRIPTION OF RELATIONSHIP:

ENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY SARAH LONGWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PART IV, COLUMN (D) - DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS:

SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE RESEARCH AND MONITORING/ANALYSIS ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, MEETING PLANNING, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVE OF DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSE.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM J: WEBSITES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:	DEFENDINGDEMOCRACYTOGETHER.ORG, RULEOFLAWREPUBLICANS.COM, BECOMINGAMERICANINITIATIVE.ORG, TERRIBLETARIFFS.COM, REPUBLICANSAGAINSTPUTIN.COM, RUSSIATWEETS.COM, GOPUNRIGGED.COM, RVAT.ORG, OPERATIONGRANT.ORG
FORM 990, PART I, DOING BUSINESS AS:	BECOMING AMERICAN INITIATIVE REPUBLICANS FOR THE RULE OF LAW REPUBLICAN VOTERS AGAINST TRUMP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY, INC. WAS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FROM 1/1/19-10/31/19. LONGWELL PARTNERS INC. TOOK OVER AS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FROM 11/1/19-12/31/19. SARAH LONGWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER, WAS COMPENSATED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY, INC. AND LONGWELL PARTNERS INC. DURING 2019. DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ESTABLISHED ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL PROCESSES, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, THE CONFIDENTIAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE TO THE PREPARER AND THE SIGNING OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER HAS NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER'S FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL BOTH RECEIVED AND REVIEWED COPIES OF THIS FORM 990. COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER REQUIRES THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO READ AND SIGN THE POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD THEN DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT. ANY OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING UPON ISSUES INVOLVING THEIR PARTICULAR CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER REQUIRES THAT COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE RECUSED. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING ARE MAINTAINED WITH RESPECT TO DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. COPIES OF ITS 990S ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON DC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 633,681. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 77,605. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,264. TOTAL EXPENSES 726,550.