Rebuild Democracy
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
The organization's purpose is to promote social welfare by advancing solutions to strengthen democracy, expand economic security, and improve the quality of life for people in the United States and around the world.
- Income
- $212,974
- Spending
- $817,252
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 19
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)
- $215,083 spent. Commissioned 19 social-media creators to post 19 short-form videos on economic security as well as health policy education. Content generated over 60,000 views across TikTok and Instagram. $5,907 was spent on completing research on electoral races and assessing candidate stances on the child tax credit and other social welfare policies.
- $183,632 spent. Conducted 2 focus groups on distrust among Diverse-Community Focused (10 participants from across America) and Alienated Populists (9 participants from across America); These two focus groups were conducted nationwide, one among Diverse Community Focused voters and one among Alienated Populist voters. All participants were screened to not be strong supporters of any presidential candidate. The groups were conducted on July 25 & 30, 2024. We then conducted an online randomized control trial of the US general population. The trial was conducted from August 30 - September 1, 2024. We sampled 6,404 adults, with 4,251 in our test groups and 2,153 in the control sample. The sample was stratified and weighted by gender, ethnicity, age, education, and urbanization to match census data. We tested four messages against a control to measure movement on convincing rating, favorability of a hypothetical messenger, trust in a hypothetical messenger, engagement, and mobilization. Through this randomized control trial, we identified messages raising alienated voters trust by +6.8 points, favorability by +9.3 points, engagement by +11.5 points. We then published an 6-page Trust Toolkit and 5-page Appendix and distributed it to media, civic groups, research groups.
- $114,900 spent. Partnered with 12 bipartisan organizations to expand the federal Child Tax Credit. Submitted 3 policy briefs, organized multiple Congressional meetings, and placed 14 op-eds and LTEs that reached millions of readers. Coalition efforts contributed to the House passage of H.R. 7024.
- $34,492 spent. Produced a 90-second climate-health satire video ('Today's Special') that garnered at least 121,244 views and was shared by health-and-wellness influencers. Content encouraged viewers to support healthy-food policies and candidates.
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 2024.
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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