Demand Progress Education Fund

Analysis

Demand Progress Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2021, 5 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, Demand Progress Education Fund reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $1.8m (-46%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Demand Progress Education Fund sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Our Republic Charitable Fund ($1.8m), Learning Rights Law Center ($1.8m) and Healing Advocacy Fund ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $406k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $188k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 19 employees.