Nonprofit · EIN 83-1567380
DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $25,320,258 | $17,693,107 | $7,627,151 | $20,377,057 | $879,811 | $19,497,246 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,473,706 | $4,921,604 | $5,552,102 | $12,861,442 | $991,347 | $11,870,095 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $24,677,648
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $642,598
- Other revenue
- $12
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,890,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $13,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $200,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,659,345
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $32,760
- Accounting fees
- $30,963
- Occupancy
- $29,099
- Travel
- $122,015
- Program services (functional)
- $17,464,718
- Management and general (functional)
- $199,806
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,583
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,861,442
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,377,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $879,811
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,497,246
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,571,021
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,926,225
- Gross receipts
- $25,320,258
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL STID | SR. PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,000 |
| SARAH LONGWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $12,000 |
| WILLIAM KRISTOL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $500 |
| JOHN STUBBS | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $500 |
| RACHEL HOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $500 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL STID | SR. PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $266,667 |
| SARAH LONGWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $12,000 |
| WILLIAM KRISTOL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $500 |
| JOHN STUBBS | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $500 |
| RACHEL HOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $500 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW S BLDG 90, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-0000
- In care of
- % SARAH LONGWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM KRISTOL, 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW S BLDG 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM KRISTOL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 800-6948
- Return prepared by
- CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO ELEVATE AND ASSEMBLE PRO-DEMOCRACY VOICES IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION AND VALUE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE THE EMERGING CHALLENGES FACING AMERICA.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE'S GENERAL PROGRAMMING CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION AND VALUE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED CONVENINGS AND RESOURCES THAT FOSTERED CIVIC TRUST AND HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND NORMS. BOARD MEMBERS AND AFFILIATED EXPERTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC FORUMS AND NEWS MEDIA TO PROMOTE THESE IDEALS AND BROADEN THE REACH OF THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION.Expenses $12,818,232 · grants $12,615,000
- THE DEMOCRACY INNOVATION FUND (DIF) INCUBATES AND ACCELERATES PRO-DEMOCRACY INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE CENTER-RIGHT. DIF GRANTS TO NASCENT ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS ON A PATH TO INDEPENDENT GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY. DURING 2024, DIF SAW SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BY ITS GRANTEES AND MADE GRANTS TO NEW ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $2,774,464 · grants $2,200,000
- IN 2024, PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY CONTINUED AS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. THE PROGRAM CONVENED COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS THROUGH BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF TRUSTED LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. THESE EFFORTS EMPHASIZED TRANSPARENCY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AROUND ELECTION SYSTEMS.Expenses $1,112,032
- THE LYCEUM LABS PROJECT UNDERTOOK THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES IN 2024: (1) CONTINUING TO FORM AND CONVENE THE LEADING TO GOVERN NETWORK. THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY IN 2024 WAS ENGAGING LEADERS OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN 501(C) ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LEADING TO GOVERN NETWORK THROUGH QUARTERLY CALLS AND OUR FIRST EVER 2-DAY IN-PERSON CONVENING IN WASHINGTON, DC. ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS SHARE A BELIEF IN AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PRAGMATIC, SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS THROUGH NONPARTISAN RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. (2) ORCHESTRATING THE "LEADING TO GOVERN" SYMPOSIUM IN DEMOCRACY JOURNAL. LYCEUM LABS CURATED A SYMPOSIUM ON "REVITALIZING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP" FOR THE SUMMER 2024 ISSUE OF DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS. IN THE SYMPOSIUM, LEADERS OF SEVEN NETWORK PARTNERS PUBLISHED ESSAYS ON THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY ARE PURSUING THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS' RESPECTIVE MISSIONS AND WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THEIR WORK. LYCEUM LABS WORKED WITH MICHAEL TOMASKY, EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL, TO ENVISION THIS SYMPOSIUM, SELECT THE THEMES, AND SOLICIT THE ESSAYS. LYCEUM LABS ALSO SUB-GRANTED TO THE DEMOCRACY JOURNAL TO SUPPORT ITS EDITORIAL WORK ON THIS EFFORT. THIS SPECIAL ISSUE SERVED IN EFFECT AS A PUBLIC DEBUT FOR THE NETWORK. (3) CONTINUING TO CONDUCT RESEARCH FOR A FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION. THROUGHOUT 2024, EMILY CHERNIACK OF THE NEW POLITICS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND DANIEL STID OF LYCEUM LABS CONTINUED TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH FIELD INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS. THESE INTERVIEWS MARKED THE SECOND PHASE OF A TWO-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT THAT WILL INFORM AND INSPIRE MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z AMERICANS WHO HAVE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL BUT RIGHT NOW SEE POLITICS AS THE LAST PLACE THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO CONSIDER RUNNING FOR OFFICE.IN 2024, THE PRESIDENTIAL REFORM PROJECT ADVANCED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCOUNTABILITY BY PUBLISHING RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON ISSUES SUCH AS THE EXPANDED ROLE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE INSURRECTION ACT, ETHICS REFORM, DOMESTIC TROOP DEPLOYMENT, AND EMERGENCY POWERS. THESE TOPICS TOOK ON HEIGHTENED IMPORTANCE AS NEW CHALLENGES EMERGED TO TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF EXECUTIVE POWER AND AS COURT RULINGS RESHAPED LONG-STANDING PRECEDENTS. THE PROJECT SERVED AS A TRUSTED EXPERT RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND THE RULE OF LAW.IN 2024, THE POLITICAL EMAILS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO COLLECT, ORGANIZE, AND MAKE PUBLIC LARGE VOLUMES OF EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS FROM POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, LEGISLATORS, NGOS, AND OTHER GROUPS ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY AND CIVIC DEBATE. THE PROGRAM'S ANALYSIS HAS BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN THE MEDIA AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP AUDIENCES UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION IN SHAPING POLITICAL DISCOURSE.Expenses $759,990 · grants $75,000
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-1567380
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $26,870,135
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,607,219
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $25,320,258 | $17,693,107 | $20,377,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,473,706 | $4,921,604 | $12,861,442 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,378,497 | $555,373 | $6,357,103 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 83-1567380).
Questions about DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE is 83-1567380.
- Is DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE 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 DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE 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 DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names WILLIAM KRISTOL.
- Who are the officers and directors of DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (DANIEL STID, SR. PROGRAM DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $25,320,258, expenses of $17,693,107 and total assets of $20,377,057 at year end.
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