Public Charity

CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC

Based in BROOKLYN, NY, CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $40.9M in revenue, $31.8M in expenses, $42.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 368 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $138.4M.

EIN: 453813436 BROOKLYN, NY Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: W01 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$40.9M
Total Expenses$31.8M
Total Assets$42.4M
Grant Records368
Funding Total$138.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY (CPD) AND ITS AFFILIATES KNOW THAT EVERYDAY PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD. WE UPEND BUSINESS AND POLITICS AS USUAL TO FORGE A REPRESENTATIVE, MULTIRACIAL GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY WHERE WE ALL THRIVE, NO EXCEPTIONS.

Where $100 goes at Center for Popular Democracy Inc

How Center for Popular Democracy Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$45
Campaigns
52% of program spending
$17
Base-building
20% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 113,231 members; 4,093 people
$13
Executive office programs
15% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
DONOR-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING
$10,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,288,700
2024
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$605,000
2024
General operating support and project support
$315,500
2024
PROJECT SUPPORT
$311,000

Showing up to 5 of 368 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIR Aaron Dorfman
BOARD MEMBER Alicia Russell
CHIEF OF EQUITY, PEOPLE & CULTURE Alisha Brooks
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Analilia Mejia
BOARD VICE CHAIR Brianna Brown
BOARD MEMBER Christina Livingston

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$113,023,856 206 grants
Economic Development
$6,784,500 16 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$4,562,558 32 grants
Environment & Conservation
$3,425,000 5 grants
Education
$3,361,559 26 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $40.9M $31.8M $42.4M
2023 $28.7M $29.8M $35.9M
2022 $30.0M $25.8M $37.1M
2020 $40.9M $29.1M $39.6M
2019 $28.9M $36.5M $25.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $28.9M to $40.9M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $42.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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