Right to Democracy Project
Donations deductibleRight to Democracy Project's network
12 peoplei12 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
12 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.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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adriel Cepeda Derieux | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ataveyra Medina Hernandez | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charles ALA'Ilima (also filed as Charles Ala'Ilima) | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cecilio Ortiz | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Edward Smith II (also filed as Edward Smith) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kaleo Moylan | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nesha Christian-Hendrickson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Roger Maldonado | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan Atkins | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Vanessa Williams | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| ZEN Hunter-Ishikawa (also filed as Zen Hunter-Ishikawa) | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Zeno Deleon Guerrero | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adi Martinez Roman | Co-Director & Co-President | 2024 |
| Neil Weare | Co-Director & Co-President | 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Weare | Co-Director & Co-President | 38 | $155k | $8k | |
| Adi Martinez Roman | Co-Director & Co-President | 38 | $137k | ||
| Ataveyra Medina Hernandez | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Roger Maldonado | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zen Hunter-Ishikawa | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Adriel Cepeda Derieux | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Ala'ilima | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kaleo Moylan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nesha Christian-Hendrickson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vanessa Williams | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cecilio Ortiz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zeno Deleon Guerrero | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Edward Smith II | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Atkins | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Right to Democracy Project
- EIN
- 462079939
- Address
- 1300 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, 20004-3002
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Advance democracy, equity, and self-determination in U.S. territories through participatory advocacy, narrative and cultural change, and ecosystem building. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R20 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Neil Weare (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsEdward Smith II
≥4years on the filingsSusan Atkins
≥4years on the filingsZEN Hunter-Ishikawa
≥3years on the filingsAdriel Cepeda Derieux
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
- $292k
- Total liabilities
- $6k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $286k
- Contributions and grants received
- $639k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 20
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 | $640k | $609k | $31k |
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.Right to Democracy Project 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
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 19 February 2013
- Registered agent
- Neil Weare (city and state not held)