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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Weare | Co-Director & Co-President | 2021-2024 | $162,953 | $700,453 | 1 |
| Adi Martinez Roman | Co-Director & Co-President | 2023-2024 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ataveyra Medina Hernandez | Secretary | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Roger Maldonado | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Zen Hunter-Ishikawa | Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Adriel Cepeda Derieux | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Charles Ala'ilima | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kaleo Moylan | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nesha Christian-Hendrickson | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Vanessa Williams | Secretary | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cecilio Ortiz | Director | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Zeno Deleon Guerrero | Director | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Edward Smith II | Director | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Atkins | Director | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Edward Smith (former) | DIRECTOR | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 14 people listed · 2 paid, $300K · 5 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Weare | Co-Director & Co-President | 38 | $155,408 | $0 | $7,545 | $162,953 | 1 |
| Adi Martinez Roman | Co-Director & Co-President | 38 | $136,654 | $0 | $0 | $136,654 | 1 |
| Ataveyra Medina Hernandez | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Roger Maldonado | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Zen Hunter-Ishikawa | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adriel Cepeda Derieux | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Charles Ala'ilima | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kaleo Moylan | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nesha Christian-Hendrickson | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Vanessa Williams | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cecilio Ortiz | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Zeno Deleon Guerrero | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Edward Smith II | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Atkins | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 12 people listed · 2 paid, $251K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL WEARE | CO-DIRECTOR | 38 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | 1 |
| ADI MARTINEZ-ROMAN | CO-DIRECTOR | 38 | $100,501 | $0 | $0 | $100,501 | 1 |
| ZEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| EDWARD SMITH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN ATKINS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ATAVEYRA MEDINA HERNANDEZ | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHARLES ALA'ILIMA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ADRIEL CEPEDA DERIEUX | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NESHA CHRISTIAN-HENDRICKSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROGER MALDONADO | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KALEO MOYLAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VANESSA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $250K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL WEARE | PRESIDENT | 40 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | 1 |
| ZEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| EDWARD SMITH | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN ATKINS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $138K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL WEARE | PRESIDENT | 40 | $137,500 | - | $0 | $137,500 | 1 |
| ZEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| EDWARD SMITH | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN ATKINS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2022 · 1 contractor · $250K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL WEARE | OKEMOS, MI | MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $250,000 |
2021 · 1 contractor · $138K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL WEARE | OKEMOS, MI | LEGAL & 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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $640,386 | $608,960 | $292,090 | $286,123 | $639,143 | $0 | $299,607 | 5 | 20 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $872,346 | $795,319 | $338,378 | $280,936 | $870,459 | $0 | $286,490 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $391,935 | $175,474 | $206,831 | $203,909 | $391,930 | $0 | $97,500 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right To Democracy Action | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $346,239 | 2024 | $346,239 | show |
| FORD FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT” | 2023-2024 | 3 | $235,000 | 2024 | $200,000 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2023 | 4 | $185,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| J M KAPLAN FUND INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT” | 2022 | 1 | $150,000 | 2022 | $150,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $60,000 | 2019 | $60,000 | show |
| THE PATRICIA L AND THOMAS W KRISE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT” | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| NEW ORGANIZING INSTITUTE EDUCATION FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2014 | 1 | $5,115 | 2014 | $5,115 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $608,960 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $795,319 spent · pay $326,879 · grants $500 · events $35,746
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $795,319 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $175,474 spent · pay $97,500 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $175,474 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $186,296 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $176,530 | 94.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,766 | 5.2% | |
| Total | $186,296 | 100% |