PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Democracy 21 Education Fund

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other / Government and Public Administration (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.26M (2023)

Expenses
$1.63M (2023)

Total Assets
$764k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,258,355
Expenses
$1,627,403
Net Income
-$369,048
Net Assets
$763,547
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,141,253
90.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $117,102
9.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $111,194
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $60,426
3.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $763,547
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $763,547
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President & Ceo) $87,000 $0 $24,194
Susan Manes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Norman Eisen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Foster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diane Laviolette (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,600,195
Expenses
$1,074,011
Net Income
$526,184
Net Assets
$1,132,595
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,596,884
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,311
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $116,038
10.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $95,617
8.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,132,595
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $1,132,595
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President & Ceo) $93,080 $0 $22,957
Susan Manes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Norman Eisen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Foster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diane Laviolette (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$784,044
Expenses
$708,321
Net Income
$75,723
Net Assets
$606,411
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $783,929
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $115
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,280
15.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $139,616
19.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $606,411
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $606,411
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President & Ceo) $87,250 $12,750 $21,698
Susan Manes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Foster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diane Laviolette (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$381,880
Expenses
$551,071
Net Income
-$169,191
Net Assets
$530,688
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $380,512
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $765
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $603
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,576
19.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $145,799
26.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $530,688
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $530,688
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President & Ceo) $89,750 $10,250 $18,116
Susan Manes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Foster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diane Laviolette (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$474,631
Expenses
$518,453
Net Income
-$43,822
Net Assets
$699,879
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $473,176
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,455
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $105,089
20.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $120,371
23.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $699,879
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $699,879
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President & Ceo) $88,670 $11,330 $17,006
Susan Manes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Foster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diane Laviolette (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$458,502
Expenses
$486,828
Net Income
-$28,326
Net Assets
$743,701
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $456,850
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,652
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $103,591
21.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $46,428
9.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $743,701
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $743,701
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President & Ceo) $87,830 $12,170 $17,114
Matt Keller (Vice Chair) $19,774 $0 $0
Susan Manes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Foster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diane Laviolette (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$580,874
Expenses
$464,064
Net Income
$116,810
Net Assets
$772,027
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $579,378
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,496
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,259
23.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $45,342
9.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $772,027
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $772,027
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President & Ceo) $91,750 $8,250 $17,767
Matt Keller (Vice Chair) $12,000 $0 $0
Susan Manes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Foster (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$597,723
Expenses
$452,944
Net Income
$144,779
Net Assets
$655,217
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $596,700
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,023
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,478
23.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $61,648
13.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $655,217
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $655,217
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President) $91,920 $8,080 $16,431
Matt Keller (Director) $12,000 $0 $0
Susan Manes (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Troyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$571,001
Expenses
$465,868
Net Income
$105,133
Net Assets
$510,438
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $570,303
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $698
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,570
23.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $54,317
11.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $510,438
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $510,438
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President) $93,500 $6,500 $15,726
Matt Keller (Director) $12,000 $0 $0
Susan Manes (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Troyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$442,298
Expenses
$411,932
Net Income
$30,366
Net Assets
$405,305
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $441,686
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $612
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,391
26.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $46,797
11.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $405,305
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $405,305
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President) $92,920 $7,080 $15,144
Matt Keller (Director) $12,000 $0 $0
Susan Manes (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Troyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Adam Skaggs (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$436,601
Expenses
$434,092
Net Income
$2,509
Net Assets
$374,939
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $435,994
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $607
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,252
24.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $39,147
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $374,939
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $374,939
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Wertheimer (President) $92,920 $7,080 $13,919
Matt Keller (Director) $12,000 $0 $0
Susan Manes (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dominic Ucci (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Cowan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Avila (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald J Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brad Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Troyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Webber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicco Mele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Witten (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Hobert Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$448,493
Expenses
$456,525
Net Income
-$8,032
Net Assets
$372,430
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $447,830
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $663
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $105,130
23.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $372,430
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $372,430

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$396,216
Expenses
$394,760
Net Income
$1,456
Net Assets
$380,462
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $395,152
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,064
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,555
27.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $38,252
9.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $380,462
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $380,462

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »