Democracyfirst

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 88-1027253 Website

DEMOCRACYFIRST IS A 501(C)4 DEDICATED TO RESTORING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM, PROTECTING FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, AND RENEWING THE PRO-DEMOCRACY CONSENSUS IN AMERICAN POLITICS.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

Grant Count

5

Avg Grant Size

$325K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$8M$11M2022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,482,253$357,333
Revenue$9,040,572$3,775,287$4,410,000
Expenses$10,111,758$3,061,434$6,186,749
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$406K$813K$1M$2M0 grants20220 grants20230 grants20245 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC$1.0MCOMMON SENSE NEW YORK$400KDEFEND THE VOTE ACTION F…$100KWOMEN4US$100KDEFENDING MAIN STREET SU…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JORDAN WOODPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR35
MARK BAILEYTREASURER/DIRECTOR2
CHRISTINE HOLTDIRECTOR2
TODD RUBINDIRECTOR2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

PotomacWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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