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US nonprofit · EIN 883133672 · Mountain BRK, ALiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 883133672) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ulysses S Grant Institute for the Study of Democracy

Donations deductible
Revenue
$105k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$553k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.1m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$2.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
3.4y av
Staff
0
4 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Bobby Burchfield
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Ulysses S Grant Institute for the Study of Democracy's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bobby Burchfield ChairChairman of the Board2023
3 yrs
Daron ShawDirector2023
3 yrs
John YOODirector2023
3 yrs
Judge Janice Rogers BrownDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Derek LyonsPresident/CEOsince 2023
Lindsey HaganSecretary of the Boardsince 2023
May MailmanAdvisor (Until 12/29/23)2023
Taylor ReedTreasurersince 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Derek LyonsPresident and CEO6$181k$6k
Lindsey HaganSecretary of the Board2$19k$797
Bobby BurchfieldChairman of the Board1$0
Daron ShawDirector1$0
Judge Janice Rogers BrownDirector1$0
John YooDirector1$0
Taylor ReedTreasurer1$0

About

Legal name
Ulysses S Grant Institute for the Study of Democracy
EIN
883133672
Address
421 Office Park Dr, Mountain BRK, AL, 35223-2411
State
Alabama
Mission
The ulysses s. Grant institute for the study of democracy promotes rigorous and objective study and analysis of the american democratic process. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R05 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2022
Principal officer
Justin Riemer (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBobby Burchfield
≥3years on the filingsDaron Shaw
≥3years on the filingsJohn YOO
≥3years on the filingsJudge Janice Rogers Brown

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
$2.1m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$2.1m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$204k
Employees
0
Volunteers
4

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$105k$553kDeficit $448k
2023$2.9m$327k$2.6m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of MissouriTo support university education and research.$50k