Center for Popular Democracy

Analysis

Center for Popular Democracy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Popular Democracy reported income of $28.7m and spending of $29.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $28.9m to $28.7m (-0.8%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Popular Democracy sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Service Association ($28.7m), Pathfinder Services Inc ($28.7m) and Fiesta Sports Foundation ($28.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.6m. At year end it held assets of $35.9m against liabilities of $5.9m, net assets of $30.0m. It reported 126 employees.