Defending Democracy Together
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What it says it does
TO FURTHER THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY PROTECTING AND DEFENDING AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS.
- Income
- $18.8 million
- Spending
- $13.9 million
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $12,000, executive 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 (4)
- $5.5 million spent. THE REPUBLICAN ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (RAP) CONTINUED ITS ROLE AS A CENTER-RIGHT VOICE ADVOCATING FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND THE DEFENSE OF AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS. RAP CONDUCTED COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS AND MAINTAINED ITS "DEMOCRACY REPORT CARD," A PUBLIC DATABASE ASSIGNING GRADES TO ELECTED OFFICIALS BASED ON KEY CRITERIA RELATED TO DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW. ADDITIONALLY, RAP RAN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES EMPHASIZING THAT NO PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS ABOVE THE LAW, REINFORCING THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN OUR DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM.
- $4.1 million spent. DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER'S (DDT) GENERAL PROGRAM ADVANCED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND ADHERENCE TO CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES. IN 2024, DDT SERVED AS A CENTER-RIGHT VOICE FOR STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC NORMS, WITH ITS EXPERTS AND BOARD MEMBERS PROMOTING VALUES AND POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH LONGSTANDING AMERICAN TRADITIONS. THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDING NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTIONS, TELEVISION ADVERTISING, AND DIGITAL CONTENT, DDT REACHED WIDE AUDIENCES AND FOSTERED GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE AND THE PRESERVATION OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.
- $2.0 million spent. REPUBLICANS FOR THE RULE OF LAW (RRL) WAS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ISSUE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN THAT PROMOTED THE RULE OF LAW AND DEFENDED CORE DEMOCRATIC NORMS. THROUGH ADVERTISING, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, AND DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS, RRL EMPHASIZED THAT NO ONE, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, IS ABOVE THE LAW IN AMERICA. THE PROJECT ALSO CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE JUDICIARY IN UPHOLDING CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES AND PROTECTING THE RULE OF LAW.
- $1.9 million spent. REPUBLICANS FOR UKRAINE (RFU) CONTINUED ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, SUPPORT U.S. ALLIES, AND ADVANCE POLICIES THAT HELP UKRAINE PREVAIL IN ITS DEFENSIVE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA. IN 2024, RFU DEPLOYED ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE STAKES OF DEMOCRACY VERSUS AUTOCRACY, UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC SOLIDARITY, AND REAFFIRMED AMERICA'S CORE VALUES OF FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE. THE PROJECT ALSO ELEVATED THE VOICES OF CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS WHO CHAMPION THESE PRINCIPLES, MAKING THE CASE THAT STANDING WITH UKRAINE IS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH U.S. INTERESTS AND LONG-HELD REPUBLICAN VALUES.IN 2024, THE NEBRASKA PROJECT ADVANCED PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AND THE PRINCIPLES THAT STRENGTHEN TRUST IN AMERICAN GOVERNANCE. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS AND STORYTELLING, THE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTED COMMUNITY VOICES IN NEBRASKA THAT EMPHASIZED ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERY CITIZEN'S ROLE IN SUSTAINING DEMOCRACY.IN 2024, THE PRESIDENTIAL REFORM PROJECT (PRP) ADVANCED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAWS, NORMS, AND PRACTICES THAT GOVERN THE MODERN PRESIDENCY. THROUGH RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS, PRP HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF CLARIFYING AND STRENGTHENING EXECUTIVE BRANCH AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADHERENCE TO CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES.THE DEMOCRACY INNOVATION FUND (DIF) INCUBATES AND ACCELERATES PRO-DEMOCRACY INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE CENTER-RIGHT. DIF GRANTS TO NASCENT ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS ON A PATH TO INDEPENDENT GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY. DURING 2024, DIF SAW SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BY ITS GRANTEES AND MADE GRANTS TO NEW ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not 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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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