Democracy (formally Democracy: A Journal of Ideas) is a left-of-center policy magazine edited by liberal journalist Michael Tomasky.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
| Year | Total Assets | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Filing |
|---|
| 2024 | $607,391 | $514,968 | $797,797 | View |
| 2023 | $890,220 | $834,549 | $588,840 | View |
| 2022 | $662,156 | $567,517 | $488,081 | View |
| 2021 | $573,110 | $666,963 | $473,065 | View |
| 2020 | $375,976 | $591,869 | $476,192 | View |
Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail
Employee Compensation
Highest Earning Employees
| Employee | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|
| Michael Tomasky | EDITOR | $100,000 |
| Jack Meserve | MANAGING EDITOR | $82,000 |
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $3,233,870
- Number of Grants: 55
- Number of Funders: 29
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|
| $100,000 | 2023 | Vanguard Charitable | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| $100,000 | 2022 | Center for the Study of Democratic Institution | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| $100,000 | 2021 | Center for the Study of Democratic Institution | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| $100,000 | 2020 | Center for the Study of Democratic Institution | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| $100,000 | 2024 | Center for the Study of Democratic Institution | General Purpose |
| $100,000 | 2023 | Center for the Study of Democratic Institution | General purpose |
| $75,000 | 2024 | The Rodel Foundation | ENVIRONMENT |
| $75,000 | 2024 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO SUPPORT A SPECIAL ISSUE JOURNAL TO EDUCATE READERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT DEMILITARIZING US FOREIGN POLICY AND PROMOTING DEMOCRACY |
| $75,000 | 2024 | Defending Democracy Together Institute | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATON'S GENERAL PURPOSE. |
| $75,000 | 2023 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | to support a special issue journal of the publication in order to educate readers and the general public about the future of global democracy |
| $75,000 | 2023 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | to support a special issue journal to educate readers and the general public about demilitarizing US foreign policy and promoting democracy |
| $75,000 | 2023 | The Rodel Foundation | ENVIRONMENT |
| $75,000 | 2023 | Omidyar Network Fund, Inc. | To support the creation and distribution of educational material and webseries |
| $75,000 | 2022 | Rodel Charitable Foundation – De | SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS |
| $75,000 | 2022 | Vanguard Charitable | For recipient's exempt purpose |
| $75,000 | 2021 | Rodel Charitable Foundation – De | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT. |
| $70,000 | 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $51,000 | 2024 | Vanguard Charitable | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| $50,000 | 2023 | Democracy Fund Inc | Program support for a symposium on proportional representation |
| $50,000 | 2022 | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation | TO SUPPORT A NONPARTISAN ESSAY SERIES AND PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM ON TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY. |
| $25,000 | 2023 | Protect Democracy Project | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE |
| $10,000 | 2020 | Richard Ravitch Foundation Inc C/o Andrew Cooper at Cerity Partners | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| $5,600 | 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| $5,000 | 2022 | Merle Chambers Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $5,000 | 2021 | Beatrice Snyder Foundation C/o Fox & Associates | THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
