2019-11-15T08:45:43-06:00 2018-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2018-01-01 272460359 DEMOCRACY WORKS INC DEMO 7189231400 20 JAY STREET NO 840 BROOKLYN NY 11201 SETH FLAXMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7189231400 2019-11-12 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2019-11-12 09:21:04 ES P 315509361D37B46DF3AAD9321C2B5B7987D53599 03E3EECF7E65A1A7F99EA68D2AC92F3596A19EA3 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z TURBOVOTE SETH FLAXMAN 20 JAY STREET NO 840 BROOKLYN NY 11201 8832890 0 X DEMOCRACY.WORKS X 2010 MA IMPROVING CIVIC PARTICIPATION BY SIMPLIFYING AND MODERNIZING THE VOTING PROCESS FOR VOTERS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS. 10 8 45 0 0 12728 2752092 5922101 1339136 2896599 492 13871 234 319 4091954 8832890 0 0 0 0 2813708 4176959 63700 0 202404 920880 2829851 3798288 7006810 293666 1826080 930070 2844698 189296 277844 740774 2566854 X DEMOCRACY WORKS, INC. IS DEVOTED TO CIVIC PARTICIPATION BY SIMPLIFYING AND MODERNIZING THE VOTING PROCESS FOR VOTERS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS. 0 0 3095319 1409788 TURBOVOTE AND LABS:TURBOVOTE PROVIDES AN ONLINE SERVICE TO HELP EVERY AMERICAN VOTE IN EVERY ELECTION - LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL. TURBOVOTE TRACKS ELECTIONS IN THE US AND SENDS USERS TEXT AND EMAIL REMINDERS ABOUT HOW AND WHEN TO VOTE. IT HELPS USERS GET REGISTERED, APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, OR SIMPLY RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY. IN 2018, TURBOVOTE ELECTION REMINDERS REACHED MORE THAN 6 MILLION ACTIVE SUBSCRIBERS. IN ADDITION, OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH MAJOR TECH PLATFORMS, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF CORPORATIONS, NONPROFITS, AND UNIVERSITIES, CONTRIBUTED TO RECORD HIGH MIDTERM TURNOUT.DEMOCRACY WORKS LABS IS OUR IN-HOUSE INNOVATION ARM THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF VOTER ENGAGEMENT TOOLS AND THUS BUILD A FOUNDATION TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE FIELD OF VOTER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY. IN 2018, LABS LAUNCHED HOW TO VOTE, WHICH IS BUILT ON THE DEMOCRACY WORKS API AND HELPS VOTERS ACCESS ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING AND REGISTRATION ACROSS ALL 50 STATES AND DC. 1537634 365765 GOVERNMENT SERVICES: BALLOT SCOUT MAKES VOTING BY MAIL A SEAMLESS AND RELIABLE SERVICE, RETURNING CONFIDENCE TO THE SYSTEM. BALLOT SCOUT HELPS ELECTION OFFICES TO ADD USPS INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODES TO ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPES, WHICH ALLOWS ADMINISTRATORS AND VOTERS TO TRACK BALLOTS WITH EASE. BALLOT SCOUT BRINGS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE VOTE-BY-MAIL PROCESS. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ELECTION DIRECTORS (NASED) IS A NONPARTISAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT DISSEMINATES ELECTION ADMINISTRATION BEST PRACTICES AND INFORMATION ACROSS THE STATES. HOUSED WITHIN DEMOCRACY WORKS, NASED PROMOTES ACCESSIBLE, ACCURATE, AND TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES. NASED MEMBERS ARE ELECTION DIRECTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING ELECTION LAWS AND POLICIES, MAINTAINING THE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASES, WORKING WITH LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL VOTING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL VOTERS, AND MORE. 1660646 1121046 VOTING INFORMATION PROJECT:THE VOTING INFORMATION PROJECT (VIP) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DEMOCRACY WORKS AND 45 STATE ELECTION OFFICES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. DEMOCRACY WORKS'S VIP STAFF WORK WITH STATE ELECTION OFFICES TO COLLECT OFFICIAL, VERIFIED STATE ELECTION DATA AND THEN STANDARDIZE IT INTO A NATIONAL DATASET FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. DW HAS ALSO BUILT SEVERAL TOOLS THAT MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS VIP DATA, LIKE GET TO THE POLLS AND THE VOTING INFORMATION TOOL. THESE TOOLS ENSURE THAT OFFICIAL, VERIFIED ELECTIONS DATA IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS SO AMERICANS CAN EASILY FIND ACCURATE AND OFFICIAL VOTING DATA WHERE THEY LOOK FOR IT MOST. 6293599 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 1 45 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY MA X X THE ORGANIZATION 7189231400 20 JAY STREET NO 840 BROOKLYN NY 11201 NICCO MELE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SETH E FLAXMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 147596 0 13742 KATHRYN PETERS SECRETARY/COO 40.00 X X 141048 0 18540 JIM BILDNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEESHA GASKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINA GLANTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TREY GREYSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM GROSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HUGHES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GALE KAUFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEI KAWASHIMA-GINSBURG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE KRONTIRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO OLIVAS-REYES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER SHEA SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER 40.00 X 148442 0 1892 WESLEY MORGAN CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 40.00 X 124837 0 24853 TROY HILL SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 40.00 X 126706 0 9695 DAVID DELLA COSTA SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 40.00 X 136089 0 20380 GORDON STRATTON SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 40.00 X 118042 0 9895 942760 0 98997 10 0 1 0 FAIRWINDS OPS 51 MELCHER ST 1ST FLR BOSTON MA 22210 IT INFRASTURCTURE MAINTENANCE 155000 METEORITE 5670 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1800 LOS ANGELES CA 90036 STRATEGIC CONSULTANT 108678 2 5922101 5922101 PROGRAM FEES AND SPONS 900000 2890971 2890971 MAILINGS 900000 5628 5628 2896599 13871 13871 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 319 319 319 8832890 2896599 0 14190 X 320926 175984 64273 80669 3163447 2898395 207259 57793 8500 7853 532 115 385044 348048 26566 10430 299042 264523 23028 11491 180 180 27399 27399 815475 754770 40432 20273 36280 30862 5246 172 36195 11226 24460 509 1321710 1279591 42119 202836 179422 15620 7794 234472 201070 20826 12576 9750 9750 13270 12144 586 540 MAILHOUSE EXPENSES 119629 119629 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 7500 7500 BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES 5155 152 4961 42 7006810 6293599 510807 202404 540011 1508687 216000 646000 32010 540596 46875 63646 93224 60021 42953 33203 52221 52566 930070 2844698 32673 184211 135849 73572 20774 20061 189296 277844 X 389040 832821 351734 1734033 740774 2566854 930070 2844698 1826080 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1846644 1128804 955406 2752092 5922101 12605047 1846644 1128804 955406 2752092 5922101 12605047 5223934 7381113 550 1523 699 492 13871 17135 234 319 553 12622735 8018035 0.58470 0.40750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7750 5296 2454 85474 54725 30749 33203 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 20061 20061 9281619 448729 448729 8832890 0 8832890 7455539 448729 448729 7006810 0 7006810 X X 1 PSDC INC 3413 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 CULTIVATION OF MAJOR GIFTS AND ASSISTANCE WITH GRANT WRITING 0 0 21065 0 21065 NY MA X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SETH E FLAXMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 147596 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 13242 0 161338 0 0 0 KATHRYN PETERS SECRETARY/COO 141048 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 18040 0 159588 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER SHEA SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER 148442 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 1392 0 150334 0 0 0 DAVID DELLA COSTA SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 136089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20380 0 156469 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR. A FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN AN ADDENDUM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS PERIODICALLY TO AFFIRM THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. NO DIRECTOR MAY VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DIRECTORS WHO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS ON RELATED TRANSACTIONS. THE BOARD HAS THE RIGHT TO USE COMPARABILITY DATA ON DECISIONS WHERE INTERESTED PARTIES ARE AFFECTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW, DELIBERATE AND DETERMINE THE SALARIES OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AFTER ANALYZING SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NONPROFITS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROCESS WORKS AS FOLLOWS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALERTS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THAT A SALARY INCREASE WILL BE REQUESTED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. THE CHAIR THEN REQUESTS THAT THE ED COMPILE A REPORT OF SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NONPROFITS WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC REGION. AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE ED AND COO ARE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM AND THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DELIBERATE ON THE SALARY DATA PRESENTED BY THE ED AND MAKE A DECISION. AS PER A PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED ARRANGEMENT, THE COO SALARY IS LINKED TO THE ED SALARY, AND SO THE BOARD REVIEWS THAT SALARY REQUEST DURING THE SAME PRIVATE CONVERSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM AND RESEARCH CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 693,662. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,458. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,229. TOTAL EXPENSES 743,349. PEO SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,697. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,974. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,044. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,715. STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,411. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,411.