Center for Digital Democracy

Analysis

Center for Digital Democracy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 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, Center for Digital Democracy reported income of $115k and spending of $639k, spending 558% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $115k (-89%), an average of -52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Digital Democracy sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forum for Equality Foundation ($115k), Southern Law Enforcement Foundation ($115k) and Harvard House Program Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $286k. At year end it held assets of $800k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $787k. It reported 3 employees.