EXPAND DEMOCRACY INC
EIN 33-2949625 · Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis (W05)
What they do
Expand Democracy Had A Strong Opening Year In Our Efforts to Study and Offer Policy Solutions Designed to Support and Advance A Democracy Of, By, and for The People. Those Efforts Included The Following. (1) Lifting Up and Evaluating Ideas: We Profiled Nearly 100 Ideas In Our Substack Posts and Democracy Lab Podcast, Authored More Than 20 National Commentaries, and Published Three New Academic Articles On Democracy. (2) The Democracy Exchange Network (DEN): Our Growing Network of 175+ Reform Leaders, Scholars, and Philanthropists Meets Monthly to Evaluate Timely Proposals and Offer Support. We Hosted Eleven Guests, Surfacing Insights and Building Pathways From Innovation to Implementation. (3) Advisory Groups of Election Officials, Advocates, and Scholars: We Held Multiple Meetings With Our Impressive Election Administrators Group to Evaluate How Proposals Might Affect Election Officials. We Formed An Advisory Group of Scholars to Assist In Evaluating Ideas. (4) We Supported Other Miss
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EVELINE DOWLINGSENIOR FELLOW
DANA DUDLEYBOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIANE RANDALLBOARD OF DIRECTORS
LAN NGUYENCHAIR
LAURA LISWOODBOARD OF DIRECTORS
LUCAS RICHIEBOARD OF DIRECTORS
MELINDA MANNSECRETARY
MYEISHA BOYDBOARD OF DIRECTORS
RA JOYBOARD OF DIRECTORS
ROB RICHIEPRESIDENT
SUSANNAH WELLFORDVICE-CHAIR
WILLIAM REDPATHTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2025
- Location
- 7401 JACKSON AVE, TAKOMA PARK, MD 20912-5708
- County
- Montgomery
- In care of
- % ROBERT RICHIE
- Primary officer
- Robert Richie, President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis (W05)
- IRS tax category
- Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis