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Promise of Democracy Foundation Inc

EIN 26-4261551 · Cleveland, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The Promise of Democracy Foundation's (PDF) mission is to improve the quality of life in African American and underserved communities, by promoting democratic values, voting rights and electoral participation, through non-partisan voter registration/education, participation in policy forums, and the promotion of literary and cultural arts.

Income
$113,125
Spending
$96,998
Reserves
1.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$22,125, president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 48% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $37,895 spent. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute. The purpose of this program was to serve as fiscal sponsor for the Ohio Voter Fund in building its organizational capacity to conduct training and implementation of non-partisan voter engagement programs including predictive dialer phone banking, door to door canvassing operations, non-partisan voter education literature distribution, and coordination of Early Vote bus tours and other Get Out the Vote activities.
  2. $21,215 spent. Ohio Voice. Provided support for Promise of Democracy and Ohio Voter Fund's organizational operations in implementing non-partisan community based voter education and get out the vote training and neighborhood canvassing operations in Cuyahoga county. This program continues into 2025.
  3. $27,000 spent. NEO Philanthropy; Healthy Democracy Healthy People. Implementation of a civic engagement pilot program to recruit, and train Community Health Workers to carry out non-partisan voter registration and education programs within their agencies and among their clients and surrounding community.
  4. $10,000 spent. Cleveland Votes. Provided support for Promise of Democracy and Ohio Voter Fund's organization's operations in implementing their Equitable Democracy grant program through non-partisan community-based programs including voter registration, voter education and awareness programs.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2012.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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