Democracy Unlimited

What it reported doing in 2025

Move to Amend Education Fund Provides grants to Move to Amend to educate the general public, allied organizations, and affiliated grassroots movements about the history of democracy and corporations in the United States, the impact that the current state of democracy has on social movements to achieve their mission, and on solutions to end corporate constitutional rights and get money out of politics; to support and act in solidarity with organizations working on solutions that would be achievable with an end of corporate constitutional rights and money as speech; and to connect with other organizations dedicated to creating a diverse, independent, powerful and authentic democracy movement. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Granted funds to Move to Amend for the following activities: 1) production and distribution of approximately 45 national educational webinars and public forums, including structured multi-part series, monthly educational programs, standalone public briefings, 77 direct educational and outreach emails and 101 educational videos reels shared as social media. For example, a) National Educational Webinars and Forums which included the four-part series co-sponsored with Veterans for Peace to examine corporate power and global systems (Striking at the Roots of Imperialism); b) monthly series to analyze lessons from historic U.S. social movements (Cultural Change for the We the People Amendment); c) an educational analysis of election spending and democratic governance (Your Vote, Their Million $: Big Money and the NYC 2025 Mayoral Election); d) series of educational briefings that analyze current events through the lens of constitutional history and corporate governance (Corporate Coup Report; e) to host presentations on the constitutional amendment process and its relevance to current constitutional challenges with Madiba Dennie, attorney, professor and author of The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back (Our Right and Duty to Create an Equitable Democracy & Constitution) and Wilfred Codrington III, constitutional law professor, (It Takes a Constitutional Amendment, Stupid). ***** 2) presentation at The 22nd Century Conference and Next Systems Studies: Forging a People-Powered Democracy, addressing constitutional history, democratic structure, and civic reform theory. ***** 3) expansion of civic education through the Movement Education Program (MEP) with a) new curriculum module in 2025 titled The Way Through: From Overwhelm, Burnout, Despair & Anger into Effective Action; and b) national workshops supporting sustainable civic participation; c) two volunteer education sessions training participants in constitutional literacy and grassroots organizing fundamentals. ***** 4) convene Monthly Environmental Education through the Ecology Network (Eco-Net). a) discussions exploring the relationship between corporate power and environmental crisis that featured climate and civic leaders including David Orr and Dr. Christopher Basaldú. b) to archived and distributed recordings for continued public learning. ***** 5) production of legal and constitutional education materials through the Law & Research Committee that analyze the development and impact of corporate constitutional rights and money as speech for distribution nationally for use by affiliates, scholars, students, and community leaders to strengthen public understanding of constitutional law and democratic governance. Major reports published in 2025 included: a) Democracy in the Gaps (May 2025); b) Artificial Intelligence, Free Speech, and Corporate Constitutional Rights (July 2025); c) Statements of U.S. Supreme Court Justices Against Corporate Constitutional Rights; and d) Statement Supporting Ending Corporate Constitutional Rights and Money as Free Speech as well as e) comparative analyses of proposed constitutional amendments, including side-by-side examinations of the We the People Amendment (H.J.Res. 54) and other fe

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 52.3%; rating input score 52
• Program expense ratio: 74.4%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.64 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 29.7%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings