Public Charity

STATE DEMOCRACY PROJECT

STATE DEMOCRACY PROJECT is a Public Charity headquartered in BROOKLYN, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $50.1M revenue, $48.6M expenses, $5.0M total assets. 107 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $61.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 522003442 BROOKLYN, NY Government & Public Administration NTEE: W20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$50.1M
Total Expenses$48.6M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records107
Funding Total$61.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE STATE DEMOCRACY PROJECT DEDICATES ITSELF TO SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS REGARDING THE NEED TO ITERATIVELY IMPROVE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY ENCOURAGING INCREASED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS AND POLICY-MAKING, AS WELL AS MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

Where $100 goes at State Democracy Project

How State Democracy Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $97 for programs

$97
Sponsored projectsthe State Democracy Project supports a diverse array of grassroots organizations to pursue structural changes to expand participation, make government more responsive, and build a more democratic…
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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
TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
$50,000
2025
TO SUPPORT THE CELEBRATION OF BLACK TRANSWOMEN COOKOUT
$11,500
2025
Organizational Support
$6,353
2024
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$20,280,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$7,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 107 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Asa Shaw
SDP DIRECTOR Beth Schulman
TREASURER Dan Cantor
DEM PROJECT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Miles Rapoport As Of April
DIRECTOR Nora Ranney
DEM PROJECT NATIONAL LEG/ORG DIR. Raaheela Ahmed As Of March

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$31,199,014 4 grants
General Support
$22,700,646 66 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,831,301 10 grants
Training & Professional Development
$1,200,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$968,700 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $50.1M $48.6M $5.0M
2023 $19.7M $17.0M $3.1M
2022 $1.9M $2.5M $1.6M
2020 $1.6M $733K $978K
2019 $359K $591K $122K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $359K to $50.1M (+13831%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

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