Public Charity

PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNITED

PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNITED is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.7M revenue, $5.5M expenses, $11.1M total assets. 21 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 814827260 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.7M
Total Expenses$5.5M
Total Assets$11.1M
Grant Records21
Funding Total$5.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNITED IS TO PREVENT OUR DEMOCRACY FROM DECLINING INTO A MORE AUTHORITARIAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE DO THIS BY WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT HAVE HELD THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCOUNTABLE TO THE LAWS AND LONGSTANDING PRACTICES THAT HAVE PROTECTED OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS.

Where $100 goes at Protect Democracy United

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

$90 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
Protect Democracy United confronts threats to our democracy by engaging in litigation, advocating for policy solutions, and participating in public communications and organizing efforts
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ian Bassin
PRESIDENT Jeff Berman
TREASURER Jerry Hauser
SECRETARY & MANAGING DIRECTOR Justin Florence
DIRECTOR Richard R Buery Jr

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,340,352 19 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$480,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$185,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.7M $5.5M $11.1M
2023 $2.7M $5.0M $13.8M
2022 $13.3M $4.0M $15.2M
2020 $2.9M $1.0M $7.3M
2019 $2.8M $923K $4.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $3.7M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.1M.

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

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