Democracy A Journal of Ideas Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$515k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$798k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$607k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$607k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.6y av
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Democracy A Journal of Ideas Inc's network
7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Cherny | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Glen Fukushima | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michael Tomasky | Editor | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nick Hanauer | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert Abernethy | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Shane Bateman | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| William Budinger (also filed as Bill Budinger) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Meserve | Managing Editor | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Tomasky | Editor | 40 | $100k | ||
| Jack Meserve | Managing Editor | 40 | $82k | $6k | |
| Andrei Cherny | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shane Bateman | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Abernethy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Glen Fukushima | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nick Hanauer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Budinger | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Democracy A Journal of Ideas Inc
- EIN
- 203685508
- Address
- 818 18th St Nw Ste 750, Washington, DC, 20006-3513
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To build a vibrant and vital progressivism for the twenty-first century that builds on the movement's proud history, is true to its central values, and is relevant to present times. Publish the quarterly nonpartisan journal "democracy: a journal of ideas" (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B60 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Michael Tomasky (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAndrei Cherny
≥7years on the filingsMichael Tomasky
≥7years on the filingsNick Hanauer
≥7years on the filingsRobert Abernethy
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $607k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $607k
- Contributions and grants received
- $511k
- Program service revenue
- $4k
- Employees
- 3
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $515k | $798k | Deficit $283k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Democracy: A Journal Of Ideas Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 29 September 2006
- Registered agent
- C T Corporation System (city and state not held)