Mission
THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY [C.E.D.] IS A U.S. SOCIAL MOVEMENT BUILDING ORGANIZATION, GROWING CAPACITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM AMERICAN CAPITALISM INTO A MORE JUST, SUSTAINABLE AND DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
Public Charity
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY INC
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BOSTON, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.3M revenue, $4.4M expenses, $7.5M total assets. 102 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $15.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 473589804
BOSTON, MA
Economic Development
NTEE: S30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.3M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$7.5M
Grant Records102
Funding Total$15.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Center for Economic Democracy Inc
How Center for Economic Democracy Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $82 for programs
$82
Ced completed several major milestones in 2025:1) ced launched the brave narratives project in collaboration with local partners to release the "a collective future" documentary about inspiring examples…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$4,240,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,135,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$108,300
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$100,000
Civic Participation
$50,000
Showing up to 5 of 102 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR (TREASURER SINCE 10/1/25)
Aaron Tanaka
SR. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL PROGRAMS
Amrita Wassan
SR. DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE
Chrislene Dejean
DIRECTOR
Farhad Ebrahimi
SR. DIR. OF PHILANTHROPY & INVESTING
Jennifer Near
DIRECTOR
Khalida Smalls
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.3M | $4.4M | $7.5M |
| 2024 | $6.5M | $4.2M | $9.6M |
| 2023 | $4.9M | $4.5M | $16.3M |
| 2022 | $7.5M | $3.0M | $15.9M |
| 2021 | $4.0M | $2.7M | $11.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.0M to $4.3M (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.