State Democracy Project
Donations deductibleState Democracy Project's network
5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
5 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara Brunner Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| ASA Shaw | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brian Kettenring | Director (Through Mar) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dan Cantor | Secretary (Thru June); Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rajan Narang | Ed (Thru Feb); Director (As of Mar) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amaad Rivera | Executive Director (As of 10/2019) | 2019 |
| Amad Rivera Executive | Director (Until March 2020) | 2020 |
| Beth Schulman | SDP Director | since 2022 |
| David A Donnelly | Acting Exec. Dir. (Until 10/2019) | since 2018 |
| Nicholas M Nyhart | President and CEO (Until 10/2018) | 2018 |
| Rajan Narang | Executive Director & President (Until March 2023) | 2022 |
| Rajan Narang Executive Director | And President (As of Nov 2020) | 2020 |
| Young Jung CHO | Ed of SDP'S BPRC Project | 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yong Jung Cho | Ed of SDP'S BPRC Project | 35 | $170k | $10k | |
| Miles Rapoport As of April | Dem Project Executive Director | 35 | $134k | ||
| Raaheela Ahmed As of March | Dem Project National Leg/Org Dir. | 35 | $113k | $7k | |
| Beth Schulman | SDP Director | 30 | $85k | $5k | |
| Tamara Brummer | Chair & Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Cantor | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Rajan Narang | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Nora Ranney | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Asa Shaw | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253035324). 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 |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth G. Schulman | SDP Director |
| Yong Jung Cho | Ed of SDP'S BPRC Project |
| Stephanie Johnson | |
| Elizabeth G. Schulman | President and Director |
| Daniel Cantor | Treasurer |
| Raaheela Ahmed | Dem Project National Leg/Org Dir. |
| Miles Rapaport | Dem Project Executive Director |
| Nora Ranney | Board Member |
| Tamara Brunner | Chair and Secretary |
| Rajan Narang | Director |
| Asa Shaw | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- State Democracy Project
- EIN
- 522003442
- Address
- 77 Sands Street 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11201-1431
- State
- New York
- Mission
- The state democracy project dedicates itself to serving the general public and policy makers regarding the need to iteratively improve american democracy by encouraging increased citizen participation in elections and policy-making, as well as more responsive government institutions at the local, state and federal levels. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W200 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- Beth Schulman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1997
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBrian Kettenring
≥7years on the filingsDan Cantor
≥4years on the filingsTamara Brunner
≥4years on the filingsASA Shaw
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
- $5m
- Total liabilities
- $562k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $49.2m
- Program service revenue
- $818k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $46.9m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
Grants paid
25+ 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Working Families Power | State reform fellowships and sponsored projects | $29.9m |
| Pro Democracy Campaign | Exclusively for the explicit charitable, 501(c)(3) eligible purposes described in grantee's proposal | $9.9m |
| Working Families Organization - GNDN | Nonpartisan educational and charitable activities | $1.5m |
| Be A Hero Education Fund | 501(c)(3)-appropriate activities | $1.4m |
| New Georgia Project | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $1m |
| Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $500k |
| Black Male Initiative of Ga | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $400k |
| Wisdom Inc | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $380k |
| Black Men Build | To engage, educate and organize black men on local and national political and social issues | $367k |
| Carolina Federation Fund | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $300k |
| Center for Popular Democracy | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $200k |
| Community Change | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $200k |
| Grassroots Arkansas | To build representative democracy, world class community schools and culturally relevant public education in arkansas | $138k |
| Peoples Action Institute | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $125k |
| Ohio Organizing Collaborative | Nonpartisan voter engagement | $100k |
| Voces de la Frontera | We choose US campaign w/ pro-democracy center | $100k |
| Un-Pac Action | In support of charitable and educational activities, as described in fiscal sponsorship | $98k |
| Citizen Action Fund of Wisconsin | Nonpartisan voter engagement | $70k |
| One Arizona | Nonpartisan voter engagement | $50k |
| Wisconsin Democracy Campaign | Voter protection | $50k |
| Take Action Minnesota Ed Fund | Nonpartisan voter engagement | $30k |
| Freedom Righteous Organizing Collaborative | Nonpartisan voter engagement | $25k |
| Maine Peoples Alliance (Maine People's Resource Center) | Universal voting initiative w/ 100% democracy | $25k |
| Rural Organizing Education Fund | Nonpartisan voter engagement | $25k |
| Innovation Ohio Education Fund | Nonpartisan voter engagement | $10k |
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.State 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: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Foreign Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 19 February 2026
- Registered agent
- Not stated