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DEMOCRACY EARTH FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
DEMOCRACY EARTH FOUNDATION (EIN 37-1776296)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201933199349206373
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-15T14:45:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN952302617PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SINGERLEWAK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110960 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP900243783ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371776296EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEMOCRACY EARTH FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDEMOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6503009874PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1157 EAST 72ND STREET NO 12HAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10021ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANTIAGO SIRIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6503009874PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLIOR TEMKINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00748170PTIN
Phone3104773924PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address206.169.119.90IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-15IPDt
IP Tm10:49:25IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-04-17 16:48:07ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.DEMOCRACY.EARTHWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$89,918GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$19,416ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$50,005SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$35,955CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$14,050GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Other Revenue Total$20,497OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$53,963TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$70,500SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$229,211FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$30,037OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$105PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$107,570OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$437,423TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$383,460ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$88,824NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$294,636NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,948BOYAmt
EOY$33,144EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,876BOYAmt
EOY$3,197EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,824BOYAmt
EOY$36,341EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$330,977EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,824BOYAmt
EOY-$294,636EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION ARE TO DEVELOP OPEN-SOURCE,FREE AND DECENTRALIZED SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS THAT WILL BE USABLE BY (AND MADE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO) TENS OF MILLIONS OF USERS AND FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL BE UTILIZED BY INDIVIDUALS, USERS AND FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL BE USED BY INDIVIDUALS,GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS TO ADVANCE ONLINE OPEN SOURCE CONTENT.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
SOVEREIGN: OUR LARGEST PROJECT LAST YEAR IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOVEREIGN (HTTP://SOVEREIGN.SOFTWARE), A DECENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE SOFTWARE PLATFORM THAT USES BLOCKCHAIN BASED TECHNOLOGY. ALL OF THE SOURCE CODE AND CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://GITHUB.COM/DEMOCRACYEARTH/SOVEREIGN.PILOT IMPLEMENTATIONS: WE RAN A PILOT IN HONG KONG TESTING BLOCKCHAIN-BASED VOTING DURING A MOCKUP REFERENDUM HELD BY ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY TO ELECT THE MAYOR OF HONG KONG THAT LED TO THE PARTICIPATION OF 10,000+ VOTERS.$0$284,325
RESEARCH: WE PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER OUR PAPER "THE SOCIAL SMART CONTRACT" OUTLINING THE POLITICAL AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGES TO CREATE A SET OF SMART CONTRACTS THAT ENABLE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE USING BLOCKCHAINS AND A MECHANISM TO CREATE A PROOF-OF-IDENTITY PROTOCOL ABLE TO REGISTER VOTERS WITHOUT NEEDING TRUSTED AUTHORITIES.$0$87,484
CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS: WE PARTICIPATED IN THE FUTURE COUNCILS MEETING HELD IN DUBAI BY THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN NOVEMBER, DISCUSSING BLOCKCHAIN ENERGY USAGE AT THE NATURAL RESOURCE SECURITY COUNCIL. WE GOT AWARDED BY MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW MAGAZINE AND PARTICIPATED IN AN EVENT HELD IN MEXICO FOR OUR WORK RELATED TO DIGITAL GOVERNANCE. WE PRESENTED AT THE UNITED NATIONS AT AN EVENT HELD BY THE LATIN IMPACT FOUNDATION. WE PRESENTED IN COLABORAMERICA, AN EVENT FOR SOCIAL IMPACT ENTREPRENEURS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. WE RAN A WORKSHOP IN BERLIN FOR DEVELOPERS ON OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AT THE CODENOW EVENT. WE DID A WORKSHOP ON TECH NON-PROFITS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA INVITED BY THE NPO ORGANIZATION. WE PRESENTED AT TEDXPURAVIDA IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF THE NATION-STATE IN THE AGE OF BLOCKCHAINS. WE PRESENTED AT THE WORLD FAIR NANO CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO,CA.$0$65,613
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$437,422TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
SANTIAGO SIRI
PRESIDENT40.00$70,500$0$0
PIA MANCINI
SECRETARY10.00$0$0$0
VIRGILE DEVILLE
TREASURER25.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANTIAGO SIRIPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1157 EAST 72ND STREET NO 12HAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6503009874PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$118,069CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$178,846CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,119CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,416CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$438,450TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$118,069CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$178,846CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,119CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,416CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$438,450TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$79,730SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$358,720PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,147CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,985CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$68,288TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$506,738TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: CONSULTING INCOME. AMOUNT: 10,000. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCE AND GUEST SPEAKING. AMOUNT: 10,497. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 8: 20,497.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 5,034. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,257. DESCRIPTION: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 3,372. DESCRIPTION: TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 15,670. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL FEES. AMOUNT: 1,020. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 27,627. DESCRIPTION: TAXES & LICENSES. AMOUNT: 11. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 39,476. DESCRIPTION: UTILITIES. AMOUNT: 90. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 13,000. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION. AMOUNT: 13. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 107,570.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT-COINBASE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 86,876. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,197.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: BITCOIN OFFERING. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 330,977.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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