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RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $640K · expenses $609K · assets $292K

EIN
46-2079939
Address
1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-3002
Website
https://righttodemocracy.us
NTEE code
R20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Neil Weare (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Advance democracy, equity, and self-determination in U.S. territories through participatory advocacy, narrative and cultural change, and ecosystem building.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Neil Weare Co-Director & Co-President2021-2024 $162,953$700,453 1
Adi Martinez Roman Co-Director & Co-President2023-2024 $136,654$237,155 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ataveyra Medina Hernandez Secretary2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Roger Maldonado Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Zen Hunter-Ishikawa Treasurer2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Adriel Cepeda Derieux Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Charles Ala'ilima Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kaleo Moylan Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nesha Christian-Hendrickson Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Vanessa Williams Secretary2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cecilio Ortiz Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Zeno Deleon Guerrero Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Edward Smith II Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Susan Atkins Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Edward Smith (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 14 people listed · 2 paid, $300K · 5 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Weare Co-Director & Co-President38 $155,408$0$7,545 $162,9531
Adi Martinez Roman Co-Director & Co-President38 $136,654$0$0 $136,6541
Ataveyra Medina Hernandez Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Roger Maldonado Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Zen Hunter-Ishikawa Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Adriel Cepeda Derieux Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Charles Ala'ilima Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kaleo Moylan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Nesha Christian-Hendrickson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Vanessa Williams Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Cecilio Ortiz Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Zeno Deleon Guerrero Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Edward Smith II Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Atkins Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · 2 paid, $251K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEIL WEARE CO-DIRECTOR38 $150,000$0$0 $150,0001
ADI MARTINEZ-ROMAN CO-DIRECTOR38 $100,501$0$0 $100,5011
ZEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
EDWARD SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN ATKINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ATAVEYRA MEDINA HERNANDEZ SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES ALA'ILIMA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIEL CEPEDA DERIEUX DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
NESHA CHRISTIAN-HENDRICKSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROGER MALDONADO DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KALEO MOYLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
VANESSA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $250K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEIL WEARE PRESIDENT40 $250,000$0$0 $250,0001
ZEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
EDWARD SMITH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN ATKINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $138K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEIL WEARE PRESIDENT40 $137,500-$0 $137,5001
ZEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD SMITH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN ATKINS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2022 · 1 contractor · $250K
NameLocationServicePaid
NEIL WEAREOKEMOS, MIMANAGEMENT SERVICES$250,000
2021 · 1 contractor · $138K
NameLocationServicePaid
NEIL WEAREOKEMOS, MILEGAL & NONPROFIT ADVISING$137,500

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$640,386$608,960 $292,090$286,123 $639,143$0 $299,607520
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$872,346$795,319 $338,378$280,936 $870,459$0 $286,490310
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$391,935$175,474 $206,831$203,909 $391,930$0 $97,50008
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,653$186,296 $145,198-$12,552 $179,648$0 ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $991,354 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
Right To Democracy Action Public charity Exact 2024 1$346,239 2024$346,239
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FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT” 2023-2024 3$235,000 2024$200,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2023 4$185,000 2023$10,000
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J M KAPLAN FUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT” 2022 1$150,000 2022$150,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$60,000 2019$60,000
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THE PATRICIA L AND THOMAS W KRISE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT” 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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NEW ORGANIZING INSTITUTE EDUCATION FUND Public charity Exact 2014 1$5,115 2014$5,115
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,902,04019 82015–2024 CALIFORNIA RENTERS LEGAL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FUND; WELCOME TABLE COLLABORATIVE; LOVE NOT BLOOD CAMPAIGN; FOOT SOLDIERS PARK INC and 4 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $608,960 spent · pay $384,700 · grants $0 · events $32,706
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $299,607$239,685$29,961$29,961 49.2%
Travel $75,263$67,737-$7,526 12.4%
Fees: other services $60,208$54,187-$6,021 9.9%
Other salaries and wages $50,621$41,585$1,452$7,584 8.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $32,706$29,435-$3,271 5.4%
Payroll taxes $32,564$29,308-$3,256 5.3%
Fees: accounting $28,385-$28,385- 4.7%
Office expenses $15,632$14,069-$1,563 2.6%
Insurance $5,803$5,223-$580 1.0%
Information technology $4,452$4,007-$445 0.7%
Other employee benefits $1,908$1,717-$191 0.3%
Fees: legal $1,811-$1,811- 0.3%
Total$608,960100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $795,319 spent · pay $326,879 · grants $500 · events $35,746
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $292,772$175,663$78,073$39,036 36.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $286,490$171,894$76,397$38,199 36.0%
Travel $99,893$59,936$26,638$13,319 12.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $35,746$35,746$0$0 4.5%
Other salaries and wages $22,334$13,400$5,956$2,978 2.8%
Payroll taxes $17,882$10,729$4,769$2,384 2.2%
Fees: accounting $17,265$0$17,265$0 2.2%
Office expenses $10,580$6,349$2,820$1,411 1.3%
Information technology $3,663$2,198$977$488 0.5%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $3,284$1,970$876$438 0.4%
Fees: legal $2,745$0$2,745$0 0.3%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,350$810$360$180 0.2%
Insurance $567$0$567$0 0.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $500$500-- 0.1%
Other employee benefits $173$104$46$23 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $75$75$0$0 0.0%
Total$795,319100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $175,474 spent · pay $97,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $97,500$97,500$0$0 55.6%
Fees: other services $50,347$50,347$0$0 28.7%
Travel $14,351$14,351$0$0 8.2%
Office expenses $6,400$0$6,400$0 3.6%
Fees: accounting $3,950$0$3,950$0 2.3%
Information technology $2,828$0$2,828$0 1.6%
Fees: legal $98$0$98$0 0.1%
Total$175,474100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $186,296 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $176,530 94.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,766 5.2%
Total$186,296100%

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