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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1948022

DEMOCRACY 21

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$188K$187K2023$431K$529K2024$102K$85K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DEMOCRACY 21 by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$101,535$84,775$16,760$32,812$11,366$21,446
December 31, 2024990$430,744$528,966-$98,222$121,727$117,041$4,686
December 31, 2023990-EZ$187,818$186,927$891$213,939$111,031$102,908
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$101,532
Other revenue
$3

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$27,708
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$31,757
Occupancy
$4,447
Other expenses
$20,863

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$121,727
Total assets, end of year
$32,812
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,366
Net assets, end of year
$21,446
Cash, savings and investments
$32,007
Gross receipts
$101,535

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
FRED WERTHEIMERPRESIDENT & CEO2$4,000$2,518
ROGER WITTENDIRECTOR1$0$0
DONALD SIMONVICE CHAIR1$0$0
DOMINIC UCCICHAIR2$0$0
REBECCA AVILATREASURER2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
FRED WERTHEIMERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
33.2$66,400$33,600$28,249
DONALD J SIMONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
SUSAN MANESDIRECTOR (RESIGNED 5/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOMINIC UCCICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
ROGER WITTENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
REBECCA AVILATREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
FRED WERTHEIMERPRESIDENT & CEO6.5$13,000$2,075
SUSAN MANESDIRECTOR1$0$0
DONALD SIMONVICE CHAIR1$0$0
DOMINIC UCCICHAIR1$0$0
ROGER WITTENDIRECTOR1$0$0
REBECCA AVILATREASURER1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2000 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1022
Signed the 990-EZ
FRED WERTHEIMER, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Phone
(202) 355-9600
Return prepared by
COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC

Mission

RENEW & REFORM OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM & GOVERNMENT.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ADVOCACY OF DEMOCRACY REFORMS, INCLUDING CAMPAIGN FINANCE, VOTING RIGHTS AND REDISTRICTING REFORMS, ADVOCACY OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE WHO SEEK TO UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS, AND ADVOCACY OF THE RULE OF LAW, FAIR AND FREE ELECTIONS, AND A POLITICAL SYSTEM FREE OF UNDUE INFLUENCE BY MONIED INTERESTS.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

File the 2026 990-EZ for DEMOCRACY 21

Due May 17, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
52-1948022
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1996
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$32,812
Income (IRS master file)
$101,535

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025$101,535$84,775$32,812XML
990December 2024$430,744$528,966$121,727XML
990-EZDecember 2023$187,818$186,927$213,939XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1948022).

Questions about DEMOCRACY 21

What is the EIN of DEMOCRACY 21?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DEMOCRACY 21 is 52-1948022.
Is DEMOCRACY 21 tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1996.
Are donations to DEMOCRACY 21 tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does DEMOCRACY 21 file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DEMOCRACY 21 due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DEMOCRACY 21 last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of DEMOCRACY 21?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $4,000 (FRED WERTHEIMER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does DEMOCRACY 21 have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $101,535, expenses of $84,775 and total assets of $32,812 at year end.

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