DEMOCRACY CORPS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
DEMOCRACY CORPS INC (EIN 52-2146456)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-06
IRS object ID
201813109349302321
Schema version
2017v2.3
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-06T15:38:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN530229586PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOLDMAN CLEARFIELD & OCAMPO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16230 OLD DOBBIN LANE SUITE 180AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBIACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20145ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522146456EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEMOCRACY CORPS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDEMOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024996901PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11875 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNANCY ZDUNKEWICZPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024996901PhoneNum
Signature2018-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonADAM M CLEARFIELD CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00306310PTIN
Phone4107728090PhoneNum
Preparation2018-10-29PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.242.248.97IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-10-29IPDt
IP Tm11:21:45IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTANLEY GREENBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11875 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$489,505GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.DEMOCRACYCORPS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RESEARCH, STRATEGIC ADVICE, AND A PUBLIC VOICE FOR MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,098,695PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$489,505CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,098,695PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$489,505CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$88,841PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$101,572CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$40,074CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$944,441PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$513,056CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,033,282PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$614,628CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$65,413PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$125,123CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$177,900TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$52,777TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$177,900NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$52,777NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionPROVIDING RESEARCH TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF GOVERNMENT REFORMS. ENCOURAGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$534,211ExpenseAmt
DescNATIONAL SURVEY RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUPS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES ON MAJOR ISSUES FACING THE UNITED STATES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$534,211TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024996901PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11875 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STANLEY GREENBERG
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES CARVILLE
CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG SONSIK
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY SDUNKEWICZ
TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$88,099$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$88,099TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
GREENBERG RESEARCH INC
1101 15TH STREETNW STE 900WASHINGTONDC20005SURVEYS,FOCUS GROUPS/EXPENSES$378,038
GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH
1101 15TH STREETNW STE 900WASHINGTONDC20002SURVEYS,FOCUS GROUPS/EXPENSES$102,742
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$489,505AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$489,505TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$489,505TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,099TotalAmt
Program Services$35,239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,430FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,733TotalAmt
Program Services$2,693ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,020FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,740TotalAmt
Program Services$2,696ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,022FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269TotalAmt
Management And General$269ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$480,780TotalAmt
Program Services$480,780ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,467TotalAmt
Program Services$2,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,640ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,640FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$360TotalAmt
Program Services$144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,536TotalAmt
Program Services$4,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,161FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,130TotalAmt
Program Services$4,452ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,339FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PAYROLL FEES$2,490$996$747$747
TELEPHONE$1,000$400$300$300
BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, R$683$273$205$205
BUSINESS REGISTRATION$324$130$97$97

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17TotalAmt
Program Services$7ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$614,628TotalAmt
Program Services$534,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,074FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,900BOYAmt
EOY$52,777EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,900BOYAmt
EOY$52,777EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,900BOYAmt
EOY$52,777EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,900BOYAmt
EOY$52,777EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,900BOYAmt
EOY$52,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$125,123ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$485,895DuesAssessmentsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
GREENBERG RESEARCH INC
STANLEY B. GREENBERG IS THE 100% OWNER OF GREENBERG RESEARCH, INC.$378,038SUVERY/FOCUS GROUPS/EXPENSES0
(no name)
0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2STANLEY GREENBERG (PRESIDENT) HAS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH JAMES CARVILLE (CHAIRMAN).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZAION UTILIZES INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS TO ASSIST WITH MINIMAL MANAGEMENT DUTIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING THE TAX RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 480,780. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 480,780.

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