Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund
Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund's network
11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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
11 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Livingston Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Analilia Mejia | Co-Executive Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Branden Snyder | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brianna Brown | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Damareo Cooper | Co-Executive Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Debbie Soto | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gustavo Torres | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Maurice Mitchell | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Reyna Lopez | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rob Solano | Board Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Theo Oshiro | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damareo Cooper | Co-Executive Director | 5.6 | $32k | $6k | |
| Analilia Mejia | Co-Executive Director | 5.2 | $29k | $6k | |
| Jennifer Freedman | Chief Operating Officer | 2.2 | $10k | $3k | |
| Christina Livingston | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rob Solano | Board Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debbie Soto | Board Secretary (Through January) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Reyna Lopez | Board Member (Thru Aug); Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maurice Mitchell | Board Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brianna Brown | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Theo Oshiro | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Branden Snyder | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gustavo Torres | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253000062). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Damareo Cooper | Co-Executive Director |
| Debbie Soto | Secretary |
| Maurice Mitchell | Treasurer |
| Analilia Mejia | Co-Executive Director |
| Jenny Freedman | Chief Operating Officer/Acting CDO |
| Claire Davis | Director of Finance |
| Reyna Lopez | Board Member |
| Gustavo Torres | Director |
| Christina Livingston | Chair |
| Ana Maria Archila | Co-Executive Director |
| Theo Oshiro | Board Member |
| Claire Davis |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund
- EIN
- 453860271
- Address
- 1730 M St Nw Ste 1115, Washington, DC, 20036-4579
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The center for popular democracy action (cpda) and its affiliates know that everyday people have the power to change the world. We upend business and politics as usual to forge a representative, multiracial government and society where we all thrive, no exceptions. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Damareo Cooper (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChristina Livingston
≥8years on the filingsBranden Snyder
≥8years on the filingsDebbie Soto
≥8years on the filingsReyna Lopez
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
- $3.7m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $1.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $687k
- Employees
- 104
- Volunteers
- 9
Grants paid
4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Popular Democracy Pac | Civic engagement | $537k |
| One Pennsylvania Inc | Civic engagement | $50k |
| Make the Road Action | Civic engagement | $50k |
| Tides Advocacy | Civic engagement | $50k |
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.Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund, 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
- 31 March 2017
- Registered agent
- Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)