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Democracy Forward Foundation

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since June 2017
  • EIN: 82-1007988

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: Crime, Legal-Related / Public Interest Law, Litigation (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$12.4M (2023)

Expenses
$8.53M (2023)

Total Assets
$9.84M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$955k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 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 June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,350,896
Expenses
$8,525,354
Net Income
$3,825,542
Net Assets
$8,883,423
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,366,275
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$15,379
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,190,690
14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $112,000
1.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $3,763,457
44.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,837,999
Total Liabilities $954,576
Net Assets $8,883,423
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Skye L Perryman (President And Ceo) $331,402 $0 $16,914
Sean Lev (Legal Director) $231,011 $0 $31,940
Robin F Thurston (Legal Director) $176,811 $0 $8,212
Jeffery Dubner (Legal Director) $175,584 $0 $13,028
William Bardwell (Senior Counsel) $168,049 $0 $5,268
Brooke Menschel (Senior Counsel) $162,036 $0 $11,065
Jessica A Morton (Senior Counsel) $146,173 $0 $12,803
Samara Spence (Senior Counsel) $144,311 $0 $13,485
Aman George (Senior Counsel) $138,961 $0 $6,110
Marc Elias (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mindy Myers (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tania Faransso (Director) $0 $0 $0
Javier Guzman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron Klain (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,175,849
Expenses
$5,154,441
Net Income
$1,021,408
Net Assets
$5,057,881
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,119,171
99.1%
Program Services $60,000
1.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$3,322
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $844,107
16.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $46,000
0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,676,742
51.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,129,179
Total Liabilities $71,298
Net Assets $5,057,881
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Lev (Legal Director) $257,083 $0 $35,789
Skye Perryman (President/Ceo) $210,000 $0 $6,600
Robin Thurston (Managing Sr Counsel) $195,333 $0 $7,540
Michael Martinez (Managing Sr Counsel) $169,500 $0 $6,780
Megan Uzzell (External Affairs) $165,000 $0 $29,043
Jeffrey Dubner (Managing Sr Counsel) $163,333 $0 $12,084
Samara Spence (Sr Counsel) $160,417 $0 $9,886
Andrianna Dunbar (Director Of Operations) $144,375 $0 $20,979
Marc Elias (Director/Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Podesta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Nathan (Director Resigned Aug 2021) $0 $0 $0
Mindy Myers (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Matt Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 10, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,297,085
Expenses
$3,741,069
Net Income
$1,556,016
Net Assets
$4,036,473
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,305,000
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$7,915
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,304,482
34.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,516,221
40.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,068,777
Total Liabilities $32,304
Net Assets $4,036,473
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Lev (Legal Director) $265,625 $0 $45,656
Anne Harkavy (Exec Dir Resigned April 2021) $238,333 $0 $0
Robin Thurston (Managing Sr Counsel) $195,600 $0 $6,180
Jeffrey Dubner (Managing Sr Counsel) $195,560 $0 $14,972
Michael Martinez (Managing Sr Counsel) $184,986 $0 $7,399
Travis Annatoyn (Managing Sr Counsel) $184,903 $0 $15,117
Adam Jentleson (Public Affairs Director) $153,000 $0 $19,486
Megan Uzzell (External Affairs) $144,000 $0 $35,009
Andrianna Dunbar (Director Of Operations) $143,833 $0 $22,000
John Lewis (Sr Counsel) $143,642 $0 $10,278
Karianne Jones (Sr. Counsel) $141,042 $0 $3,784
Aman George (Sr Counsel/ Legal Policy Dir) $138,665 $0 $5,921
Marc Elias (Director/Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Podesta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron Klain (Dir/Treas Resigned Nov 2020) $0 $0 $0
Scott Nathan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mindy Myers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Skye Perryman (President/Ceo Began June 2021) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 25, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,764,100
Expenses
$4,251,116
Net Income
$512,984
Net Assets
$2,480,457
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,764,100
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $1,364,814
32.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,857,381
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,533,754
Total Liabilities $53,297
Net Assets $2,480,457
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anne Harkavy (Executive Director) $260,000 $0 $0
Javier Guzman (Legal Director) $249,687 $0 $28,049
Robin Thurston (Sr Counsel) $193,125 $0 $5,871
Jeffrey Dubner (Sr Counsel) $192,355 $0 $15,042
Nitin Shah (Sr Counsel) $192,165 $0 $8,685
Travis Annatoyn (Sr Counsel) $181,706 $0 $15,091
Adam Jentleson (Public Affairs Director) $172,890 $0 $18,933
Megan Uzzell (Sr Counsel) $142,718 $0 $29,950
John Lewis (Sr Counsel) $139,479 $0 $9,577
Aman George (Sr Counsel) $137,045 $0 $6,605
Karianne Jones (Counsel) $135,417 $0 $3,679
Samuel Ritzman (Research & Investigations Dir.) $135,417 $0 $217
Marc Elias (Director/Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Podesta (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
Ron Klain (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Scott Nathan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mindy Myers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 3, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,811,406
Expenses
$4,577,737
Net Income
$233,669
Net Assets
$1,967,473
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,811,406
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $1,484,846
32.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,963,948
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,086,157
Total Liabilities $118,684
Net Assets $1,967,473

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,600,100
Expenses
$4,126,432
Net Income
$1,473,668
Net Assets
$1,733,804
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,600,100
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $529,511
12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,402,294
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,836,716
Total Liabilities $102,912
Net Assets $1,733,804

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$705,000
Expenses
$230,150
Net Income
$474,850
Net Assets
$474,850
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $705,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $43,334
18.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $69,659
30.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $581,904
Total Liabilities $107,054
Net Assets $474,850

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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