Public Charity

RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY PROJECT INC

RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY PROJECT INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BURLINGTON, VT. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $209K revenue, $232K expenses, $63K total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 473746922 BURLINGTON, VT Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$209K
Total Expenses$232K
Total Assets$63K
Grant Records35
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY PROJECT (RAD) MISSION IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO TAKE ACTION TO BUILD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND MAKE THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITIES GUIDE THE POLICIES OF OUR GOVERNMENT. WE ARE BUILDING A POPULAR MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE RIGHTS AND BUILD A REAL DEMOCRACY. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, PROGRESSIVE UNIONS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING FOR HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION GROUPS.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Alison Nihart
TREASURER Barb Wilson
NH CO-CHAIR Dana Hackett
NH CO-CHAIR (TO 10/24/24) Ed Taylor
VT CO-CHAIR Jaime Contois
DIRECTOR (TO 8/27/24) Joanna Grossman

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Top Grant Purposes

PRIMARY PURPOSE
$325,000 6 grants
FIGHTBACK, MINIMUM WAGE, PAID FAMILY LEAVE, WORKER RIGHTS
$315,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$235,000 4 grants
UNRESTRICTED
$187,500 3 grants
MINIMUM WAGE & PAID SICK LEAVE
$150,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $209K $232K $63K
2023 $224K $267K $88K
2022 $635K $1.0M $178K
2020 $801K $1.1M $308K
2019 $1.1M $560K $665K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.1M to $209K (-81%), with total assets most recently reported at $63K.

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