The Democracy Council of California

Analysis

The Democracy Council of California is a registered charity in United States, based in Culver City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2022, The Democracy Council of California reported income of $456k and spending of $681k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $6.2m to $456k (-93%), an average of -58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Democracy Council of California sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wausau School Foundation Inc ($456k), Long Beach City College Auxiliary Inc ($456k) and Three Oclock Project ($456k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $496k, net assets of -$485k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.