Nonprofit · EIN 87-3557064
DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE
Tax-exempt · DAVIDSON, NC 28036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $243,578 | $346,436 | -$102,858 | $199,641 | $0 | $199,641 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $386,090 | $310,465 | $75,625 | $302,499 | $0 | $302,499 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $243,390 | $231,346 | $12,044 | $226,874 | $0 | $226,874 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $243,578
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $212,726
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $243,403
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $16,140
- Travel
- $231
- Program services (functional)
- $329,167
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,918
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,351
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $302,499
- Total assets, end of year
- $199,641
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $199,641
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $199,641
- Gross receipts
- $243,578
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Xu | Executive Director until Oct 1 2025 Key employee | 40 | $104,616 |
| Savannah Damon | Managing Director Exec Dir Key employee | 40 | $78,035 |
| John E Craig | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| James G Martin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James McNab | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Stephen Smith | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Connie Buehler | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Richard Hendrix | Chairman Director Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Emily Koons Jai | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ross Manire | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Barclay Briggs | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Cook | Executive Director until Aug 30 2024 Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee | 40 | $97,961 |
| Savannah Damon | Managing Director Key employee | 40 | $72,631 |
| Kenny Xu | Executive Director from Sept 1 2024 on Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee | 35 | $52,308 |
| John E Craig | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| James G Martin | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| James McNab | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Stephen Smith | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Connie Buehler | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Richard Hendrix | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Emily Koons Jai | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ross Manire | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Barclay Briggs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Cook | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $80,937 |
| Savannah Damon | Managing Director Key employee | 40 | $73,700 |
| Stephen Smith | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $5 |
| John E Craig | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| James G Martin | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| James McNab | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Connie Buehler | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Richard Hendrix | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kenny Xu | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Emily Koons Jai | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ross Manire | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 209 DELBURG ST STE 107, DAVIDSON, NC 28036-6914
- In care of
- % JOHN E CRAIG JR
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- John E Craig Jr, 1859 Craig Farm Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720
- Signed the 990
- John E Craig, Director & Treasurer
- Phone
- (347) 604-2179
- Website
- dftdunite.org
Mission
Promoting free speech and expression open debate viewpoint diversity and ideological balance at Davidson College Davidson NC. A parallel goal is ensuring that the College maintains its high pedagogical standards. DFTD is an independent alumni ae organization not affiliated with the College its membership including current and former elected federal and state officials successful businessmen nonprofit executives prominent intellectuals and journalists. DFTD stands up for the free speech rights of ALL-progressives moderates and conservatives if we see free speech or expression being threatened or denied. DFTD aims to bring to the College administrations and Trustees attention specific developments on campus that impede free expression open debate or academic freedom and to hold the administration and Trustees accountable. All Davidsonians-alumni faculty staff students and parents of students-are welcome to participate in the activities of DFTD.
Program accomplishments
- DFTD has just one program which is devoted solely to its mission. In 2025 we helped support the Davidson Free Speech Alliance which conducts an on-campus external speakers program that sponsored 5 speakers in 2025. The average audience for these events was 65. We published an email newsletter every six weeks that reports on the organizations work to strengthen freedom of expression and viewpoint diversity at Davidson. We maintain a vibrant website dftdunite. org that informs supporters and others of the organizations work and posts important articles published in the media on higher education free speech viewpoint diversity and academic standards issues. We interact with College leaders encouraging increased attention to freedom of expression and viewpoint diversity issues. We serve as ombudsman for students whose free speech rights appear to have been abused or threatened. We participate in the Colleges Deliberative Citizenship Initiative and are active members of the national Alumni Free Speech Alliance the consortium of prominent university and college alumni groups with the same mission as DFTDs. DFTDs leadership presents at the annual US Congressional Higher Education Free Speech Forum and at the annual Higher Education Free Speech Conference conducted by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni ACTA. DFTD works with FIRE the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression to include Davidson College in FIREs annual surveys of higher education students on freedom of expression issues.Expenses $329,167 · grants $15,500 · revenue $243,578
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 87-3557064
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $199,641
- Income (IRS master file)
- $243,578
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $243,578 | $346,436 | $199,641 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $386,090 | $310,465 | $302,499 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $243,390 | $231,346 | $226,874 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $249,225 | $34,461 | $214,830 | 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 87-3557064).
Questions about DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE
- What is the EIN of DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE is 87-3557064.
- Is DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE 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 DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE 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 DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names John E Craig Jr.
- Who are the officers and directors of DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,616 (Kenny Xu, Executive Director until Oct 1 2025).
- How much revenue does DAVIDSONIANS FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & DISCOURSE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $243,578, expenses of $346,436 and total assets of $199,641 at year end.
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