Mission
EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND LITIGATION TO STRENGTHEN AND PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY AND TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND OUR ELECTIONS PROCESS.
Public Charity
DEMOCRACY 21 EDUCATION FUND
DEMOCRACY 21 EDUCATION FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $301K revenue, $563K expenses, $429K total assets. 37 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 521956824
WASHINGTON, DC
Government & Public Administration
NTEE: W20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$301K
Total Expenses$563K
Total Assets$429K
Grant Records37
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Democracy 21 Education Fund
How Democracy 21 Education Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$92
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $92 for programs
$92
Education, research, and litigation to promote democracy reforms, including campaign finance, voting rights, and redistricting reforms, and to promote protections for the rule of law and the integrity…
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
$30,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,750
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$20,000
SEE SCHEDULE O
$50,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,200
Showing up to 5 of 37 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Diane Laviolette
BOARD CHAIR
Dominic Ucci
DIRECTOR
Donald J Simon
PRESIDENT & CEO
Fred Wertheimer
DIRECTOR
Geoffrey Cowan
DIRECTOR
J Adam Skaggs
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $301K | $563K | $429K |
| 2024 | $211K | $283K | $692K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.6M | $764K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $784K | $708K | $606K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $784K to $301K (-62%), with total assets most recently reported at $429K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.