Fair Democracy Engagement Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833860998
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
9084327335
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Citizen Participation

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,500
Expenses
$263,348
Assets
$11,104
Liabilities
$1,335

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • VICTORIA HAUSMAN (DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT - PARTIAL YEAR)
  • LESLIE MARTES (CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID COHEN (DIRECTOR)
  • RACHAEL CHASE COHEN (DIRECTOR)
  • CARLY BYRD (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Fortify democracy through greater civic education and participation.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization promoted and administered grants for the purpose ofnon-partisan registration of historically under-represented groups.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88.5%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -401.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $233K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.