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New Democracy

EIN 82-0957528 · Washington, DC

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NEW DEMOCRACY IS A 501(C)(4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS NONPARTISAN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, HOSTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GRASSROOTS TO HELP BUILD THE CENTER-LEFT MOVEMENT. NEW DEMOCRACY IS HOME TO THE CENTER FOR NEW LIBERALISM, OUR DIGITAL-FIRST GRASSROOTS MEMBERSHIP ARM THAT ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE DIGITALLY AND IN-PERSON ACROSS THE WORLD.

Income
$394,387
Spending
$1.2 million
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$1.1 million, director

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

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

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

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
  1. $518,246 spent. NEW DEMOCRACY FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2024 AND EDUCATED MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THROUGH OUR ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN. OUR COMPELLING ADVERTISEMENTS MOTIVATED AMERICANS TO TAKE ACTION AND ENGAGE IN THE CIVIC PROCESS IN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS.
  2. CENTER FOR NEW LIBERALISM, A DIGITAL-FIRST GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IS A PART OF NEW DEMOCRACY. WITH OVER 70 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE WORLD, THE NEW LIBERALS CIVICALLY ENGAGE AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS BY CREATING AFFINITY GROUPS, EDUCATING THEIR COMMUNITIES ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, AND HOSTING FORUMS TO ENGAGE LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS.
  3. $10,000 spent. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SERIES

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2020 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2023.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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