Mission
FORTIFY DEMOCRACY THROUGH GREATER CIVIC EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION.
Small Public Charity
FAIR DEMOCRACY ENGAGEMENT FUND
FAIR DEMOCRACY ENGAGEMENT FUND, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $52K in revenue, $263K in expenses, $11K in total assets. 20 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 833860998
WASHINGTON, DC
Citizen Participation
NTEE: W24
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$52K
Total Expenses$263K
Total Assets$11K
Grant Records20
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Fair Democracy Engagement Fund
How Fair Democracy Engagement Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 6 years.
$99
Programs
the work itself
$1
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $99 for programs
$99
The organization promoted and administered grants for the purpose ofnon-partisan registration of historically under-represented groups
Source: Form 990-EZ 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
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$100,000
GENERAL OPERATING
$75,000
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$50,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,000
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 20 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Carly Byrd
DIRECTOR
David Cohen
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Leslie Martes
DIRECTOR
Rachael Chase Cohen
DIRECTOR, TREASURER - PARTIAL YEAR
Suzy Obst
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT - PARTIAL YEAR
Victoria Hausman
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52K | $263K | $11K |
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $221K |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $61K |
| 2022 | $197K | $133K | $74K |
| 2021 | $298K | $361K | $10K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $298K to $52K (-82%), with total assets most recently reported at $11K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.