States United Democracy Center Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$33.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$21.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$25.2m
$962k liabilities
Net assets
$24.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
3.8 years on average
Staff
72
7 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
States United Democracy Center Inc's network
6 people3 organisationsi6 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
6 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna Lydgate | Director & President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Norm Eisen | Director & Co-Chair (Until 4/2024) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Olivia Troye | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rachel Kleinfeld | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Mandel | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tania Maestes | Board Member | 2024 | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Sun | SVP, Legal | since 2022 |
| DAX Goldstein | Senior Counsel | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Ulmer | SVP, Communications | since 2022 |
| Gillian Feiner | Senior Counsel | since 2023 |
| Jenn Fogel-Bublick | Secretary & Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Katherine Reisner | Senior Counsel | 2022 |
| Ranjana Natarajan | Senior Counsel | since 2022 |
| Thania Sanchez | SVP Research & Analytics | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna Lydgate | Director & President | 25 | $417k | $44k | |
| Jenn Fogel-Bublick | Chief Operating Officer | 25 | $321k | $30k | |
| Ranjana Natarajan | Chief Program Officer | 30 | $304k | $56k | |
| Christine Sun | SVP, Legal | 30 | $277k | $49k | |
| Thania Sanchez | SVP Research & Analytics | 30 | $254k | $53k | |
| Elizabeth Ulmer | SVP, Communications | 30 | $250k | $27k | |
| Gillian Feiner | Senior Counsel | 30 | $232k | $52k | |
| Norm Eisen | Director & Co-Chair (Until 4/2024) | 15 | $0 | ||
| Tania Maestes | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Kleinfeld | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Olivia Troye | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Mandel | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
13 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253037374). 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 |
|---|---|
| Ranjana Natarajan | Chief Program Officer |
| Jennifer Fogel-Bublick | Chief Operating Officer |
| Christine Sun | SVP, Legal |
| Elizabeth Ulmer | SVP, Communications |
| Susan Mandel | Member |
| Joanna Lydgate | President |
| Gillian Feiner | Senior Counsel |
| Tania Maestas | Member |
| Jennifer Fogel-Bublick | |
| Norm Eisen | Director & Co-Chair (Until 4/2024) |
| Rachel Kleinfeld | Member |
| Thania Sanchez | SVP Research & Analytics |
| Olivia Troye | Member |
About
- Legal name
- States United Democracy Center Inc
- EIN
- 861704152
- Address
- 1101 17th St Nw Ste 250, Washington, DC, 20036-4722
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- States united democracy center is a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. We connect state and local officials, law enforcement leaders, and pro-democracy partners across america with the tools and expertise they need to safeguard democracy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R01 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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Joanna Lydgate (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsJoanna Lydgate
≥4years on the filingsNorm Eisen
≥4years on the filingsOlivia Troye
≥4years on the filingsRachel Kleinfeld
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
- $25.2m
- Total liabilities
- $962k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $24.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $33m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.4m
- Employees
- 72
- Volunteers
- 7
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 | $33.3m | $21.9m | $11.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Strategic Dialogue - US | Monitor threat narratives | $1m |
| Public Rights Project | Support the election protection hub | $250k |
| Leadership Center for Attorney General Studies | Fund a legal fellow and research | $150k |
| University of Southern California | Conference sponsorship | $20k |
| University of Virginia | Summit sponsorship | $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.States United Democracy Center 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
- 26 February 2021
- Registered agent
- Incorp Services, Inc. (city and state not held)