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David’s Legacy

Location:

San Antonio, TX
Tax ID:

81-1390880
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2021):

Assets: $345,495
Formation:

2016
President:

Mathew M. Molak
Budget (2022):

Revenue: $156,078
Expenses: $68,448
Assets: $87,630

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David’s Legacy is a Texas-based organization that seeks to prevent child cyber-bullying through education and political advocacy. 1 David’s Legacy has supported federal content moderation policies that would limit the amount of potentially harmful content accessible to children on social media. 2

Background

David’s Legacy was founded in 2016 after David Bartlett Molak of San Antonio, Texas committed suicide after experiencing cyber-bullying. 3

Finances

In 2022, David’s Legacy received $153,195 in contributions, 4 $156,078 in total revenue, 5 made $ 68,448 in expenditures, 6 and held $87,630 in net assets. 7

Education

David’s Legacy provides cyber-bullying prevention presentations to students in high school, middle school, grades 3 to 5 and kindergarten to 2nd grade. 1

These presentations help define and distinguish cyber-bullying from other negative behaviors, highlight the criminal consequences of cyber-bullying, and provide students with tools to seek help and report cyber-bullying. 1 In addition to student-oriented presentations, David’s Legacy provides educator-oriented lessons on how to identify signs of cyber-bullying. 1

ParentsSOS

David’s Legacy, in conjunction with Fairplay, sponsors the ParentsSOS project organization. 8

In 2024, ParentsSOS supported a federal bill, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would limit the amount of pro-suicide, bullying, sexual exploitation, drug promotion, and eating disorder promotion content accessible to children on social media platforms through content moderation. 9

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF), a left-of-center pro-open source and anti-content moderation organization, 10 has criticized KOSA for limiting teenagers’ access to information, highlighting that arguably pro-LGBT content would be banned under KOSA, and more generally argued that the law violates the First Amendment. 11 EEF has also criticized KOSA for placing the enforcement provisions of KOSA in the hands of the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. 11

David’s Law

In 2019, through political advocacy, David’s Legacy pushed a cyber-bullying prevention bill through the Texas Legislature. 2 The bill, named David’s Law, requires public schools in Texas to provide students with education on the negative impacts of cyber-bullying­­­, including the criminal consequences of cyber-bullying for bullies. 2

In addition to cyber-bullying prevention lessons, the bill requires that public schools investigate off-campus cyber-bullying if it materially impacts a student’s education, requires schools to incorporate suicide prevention training into health classes, and requires that schools provide students with an anonymous hotline to report suspected cyber-bullying to school authorities. 2

Leadership

Mathew M. Molak, David Bartlett Molak’s father, is the president of David’s Legacy. 12

References

  1. “Presentation Information.” David’s Legacy. https://www.davidslegacy.org/programs/education/presentation-information/
  2. “Texas Bullying Laws.” Texas State – Texas School Safety Center. https://txssc.txstate.edu/videos/bullying-and-the-law/
  3. “David’s Story.” David’s Legacy. https://www.davidslegacy.org/davids-story/
  4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). David’s Legacy. Part I, Line 1. 2022.
  5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). David’s Legacy. Part I, Line 9. 2022.
  6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). David’s Legacy. Part I, Line 17. 2022.
  7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). David’s Legacy. Part I, Line 21. 2022.
  8. “Parents SOS – Frontpage Footer.” ParentsSOS. https://www.parentssos.org/
  9.  “The Honorable Chuck Schumer: Our appeal is straightforward: please bring the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409) to a vote.” Parents SOS Coalition Letter. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/65a56885a72f1c4f2b4f53ef/t/65c3bd9929a3425943069b3f/1707326873887/Senate+Letter+Action.pdf
  10. “About.” Electronic Frontier Foundation. https://www.eff.org/about
  11. Mullin, Joe. “The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate—It’s Our Last Chance To Stop It” July 30, 2024. Accessed August 1, 2024. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/kosa-internet-censorship-bill-just-passed-senate-its-our-last-chance-stop-it
  12. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). David’s Legacy. Part IV. 2022.
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: October 1, 2016

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2021 Dec Form 990EZ $0 $0 $345,495 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
    2020 Dec Form 990EZ $0 $0 $323,920 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2019 Dec Form 990 $263,069 $178,769 $305,445 $0 N $261,261 $0 $1,808 $0 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $225,284 $117,903 $221,145 $0 N $225,284 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990EZ $0 $0 $113,764 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
    2016 Dec Form 990EZ $0 $0 $95,630 $8,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF

    David’s Legacy


    San Antonio, TX