Democracy Fund Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 38-3926408

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$49.2M

+1.7% YoY

Grant Count

237

+3.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$207K

-1.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120182020202120232024
Metric202420232021
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$12M$25M$37M$49M169 grants2018304 grants2020250 grants2021230 grants2023237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

New Venture Fund$1.5MSolutions Project Inc$1.5MBorealis Philanthropy$1.0MJustFundUs$934KHopewell Fund$750KThe Project on Governmen…$750KNew Venture Fund$720KDemocracy Forward Founda…$700KFree Press$700KLawyers' Committee for C…$600K

Grant Size Distribution

1,190 grants across all recorded years

143<$50K153$50–100K627$100–250K191$250–500K62$500K–1M14$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 2024 IRS filing

Joseph GoldmanPresident & CEO$521KDeepa IsacGeneral Counsel & Secretary$312KRobin ThompsonTreasurer & Senior Director …$241KDanielle AllenDirector$20K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Patricia ChristenChairman2.46
Joseph GoldmanPresident & CEO28$520,858
Deepa IsacGeneral Counsel & Secretary36$311,569
Robin ThompsonTreasurer & Senior Director of Finance36$240,688
Danielle AllenDirector0.25$20,000
Crystal HaylingDirector0.25
Deepak BhargavaDirector0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

38states
+30 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAmherstApopkaArlingtonAthertonAtlantaAuburnAustinBaltimoreBaton RougeBeavertonBelmontBerkeleyBeverly HillsBostonBoulderBowieBrooklyn

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

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