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US nonprofit · EIN 933922232 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 933922232) - 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 2025: 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 2023.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Focus for Democracy Fund

Donations deductible
Revenue
$7.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$6.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$12.4m
$702k liabilities
Net assets
$11.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
2.3y av
Staff
0
2 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
4
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Focus for Democracy Fund's network

4 people3 organisationsi4 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

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 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aaron FrankPresident2024
2 yrs
David ORRDirector2024
2 yrs
Lisa Minsky-PrimusDirector2024
2 yrs
Sanford NewmanCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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
Jennifer AntonowTreasurer, Director of Operations24$92k$275
Aaron FrankPresident24$91k$228
David OrrPrincipal24$76k$190
Sanford NewmanSecretary1$0
Lisa Minsky-PrimusDirector1$0

Colorado roster

7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20243038834). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Jennifer AntonowTreasurer
Aaron FrankPresident
Jennifer Antonow
Sanford NewmanCo Founder
Lisa Minsky PrimusBoard Member
Jennifer HerreraAdministrative Director
Eliza FinkelsteinCo Founder

About

Legal name
Focus for Democracy Fund
EIN
933922232
Address
1200 G St Nw Ste 800, Washington, DC, 20005-6705
State
District of Columbia
Mission
Focus for democracy fund educates donors, raises funds, and makes grants to nonprofit organizations that promote civic engagement and strengthen democratic participation. (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
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2023
Principal officer
Aaron Frank (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsAaron Frank
≥2years on the filingsDavid ORR
≥2years on the filingsLisa Minsky-Primus
≥2years on the filingsSanford Newman

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$12.4m
Total liabilities
$702k
Net assets or fund balances
$11.7m
Contributions and grants received
$6.9m
Program service revenue
$6k
Grants and similar paid out
$4.7m
Employees
0
Volunteers
2

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$24.6m$13.4m$11.2m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

16 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
Accelerate Change IncGeneral support$1.3m
Southern Vision AllianceProject support$1.1m
Courier NewsroomContent support$432k
Working America Education FundGeneral support$389k
New Venture FundProject bullhorn support$300k
Public Democracy AmericaGeneral support$250k
The Justice Project ActionProject support$250k
Headcount IncGood to vote support$200k
People Not PoliticiansMissouri ballot measure support$200k
Asian American Voices MediaContent support$65k
Voter Participation CenterGeneral support$60k
Coalition for Civic DutyProject support$50k
Black Voters Matter FundProject support$40k
Neo Philanthropy IncCerd support$25k
Poder LatinxVoter participation$20k
Asian American Advocacy FundGeorgia community assessment$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.
Focus for Democracy Fund 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
Revoked
Formed
7 June 2023
Registered agent
Corporate Creations (city and state not held)