Democracy Matters Foundation

Analysis

Democracy Matters Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Democracy Matters Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2,381 to $2.0m (+82792%), an average of +437% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30976%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Democracy Matters Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwest Georgia Childrens Alliance Inc ($2.0m), Oklahoma Policy Inc ($2.0m) and Village Initiative ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. It paid $20k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $1.1m.