Progressives for Democracy in America
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What it says it does
Progressives for Democracy in America exists to increase participation in Americas democracy both by getting more people prepared to vote and by having its members follow the creation of laws and public policy by their elected representatives.
- Income
- $5.3 million
- Spending
- $5.2 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12,500
- Highest pay
- $57,000, 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)
- $3.0 million spent. This was an extensive public education campaign done in coordination with our longtime partners Food and Water Watch with whom we have often lobbied alongside on environmental issues calling upon Governor Newsom and California authorities to shut down the Aliso Canyon underground storage facility. This facility had been the site of one of the largest methane gas leaks in recorded history in late 2015. In late 2024 a deadline approached for a decision to ve made about the futiure of the facility.
- $1.2 million spent. This was another public education campaign pertaining to state policy. In this case the focus was in Illinois. We partnered with the National Black Empowerment Action Fund to build a campaign calling on Governor Pritzker to increase economic and education opportunities for Black communities in Illinois.
- $400,000 spent. This was another partnership with Food and Water Watch again focused on shutting down the controversial Alsio Canyon underground storage facility. This project involved contacting members of Food and Water Watch and Progressives for Democracy in America as well as citizens living close to the Also Canyon facility via direct phone calls and emails to encourage them to contact elected officials and local authorities an advoicate for closing the Alsio Canyon facility.
- $458,927 spent. We paid out every cent we received for the two political ad buys we helped purchase see the reporting in Schedule C amounting to $333500. We also had over $120,000 in program service expenditures most of which was spent on achieving the progressive Central conference in Chicago in August 2024.
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.
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 October 13, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2020.
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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