2024-05-02T16:14:55-05:00 2023-12-31 GARY MCGEE & CO LLP 1000 SW BROADWAY SUITE 1200 PORTLAND OR 97205 990 2023-01-01 271457207 HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND HEAL 5038416865 PO BOX 18104 PORTLAND OR 97218 GRACE TAYLOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 5038416865 2024-05-02 GRACE TAYLOR 999009999 1 YEE LEE MCGEE P01294356 5032222515 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GRACE TAYLOR PO BOX 18104 PORTLAND OR 97218 591695 0 X HEALTHYDEMOCRACY.ORG X 2010 OR DESIGN AND COORDINATE INNOVATIVE DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS. 8 8 4 20 0 0 741683 580648 0 7000 186 3694 0 353 741869 591695 27900 45064 0 0 246735 244912 0 0 20739 332931 195439 607566 485415 134303 106280 231302 337191 6740 6349 224562 330842 X HEALTHY DEMOCRACY WORKS TO ELEVATE THE VOICES OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE IN PUBLIC DECISION-MAKING. HEALTHY DEMOCRACY DEVELOPS NEW FORMATS FOR DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT THAT PRIORITIZE THOUGHTFUL DELIBERATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND IN-DEPTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE. 0 0 205380 45064 DEMOCRACY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE DEMOCRACY R&D NETWORK (DRD), IS AN AUTONOMOUS NETWORK OF SORTATION PRACTITIONERS, ACADEMICS, AND ADVOCATES, FISCALLY SPONSORED BY HEALTHY DEMOCRACY. IT IS THE BACKBONE OF THE BURGEONING GLOBAL FIELD OF LOTTERY SELECTED DELIBERATION. THROUGH SHARING LESSONS LEARNED, SETTING BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS, AND CATALYZING COLLABORATION AMONG ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERS, THE NETWORK EXISTS TO ENABLE MORE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY LOTTERY-SELECTED DELIBERATIVE ASSEMBLIES. THEY ALSO WORK TO ADVANCE PERMANENT DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MORE PLACES, FROM LOCAL TO SUPRANATIONAL, THAT HAVE MORE INFLUENCE AND POWER AROUND THE WORLD. THE DRD NETWORK HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE 87 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS AND 90 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, IN 54 COUNTRIES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. IN 2023, DRD HOSTED EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND VIDEO CALLS ON TOPICS SPANNING FROM CITIZEN DELIBERATION IN RUSSIA TO DELIBERATION IN A CONFLICT AFFECTED AREA IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AND POST-CONFLICT DELIBERATIONS IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, TO THE DETAILS OF CIVIC LOTTERY, THE "PEOPLE'S HOUSE" IN AUSTRALIA, TO MIXED LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES IN THE BRUSSELS REGIONAL FRANCOPHONE PARLIAMENT, AND DELIBERATE BRASI'S DECIDADANIA PROJECT - TO NAME A FEW.DRD'S NEW FRONTIERS OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY PROJECT IS DEVELOPING "LIVING GUIDEBOOKS" AS A RESOURCE TO INTERNATIONAL TEAMS ON INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF DELIBERATIVE REFORMS. THE TEAM IS WORKING ON A FIRST PROTOTYPE DESIGN FOR COLOMBIA, FOR CITIZEN DELIBERATION IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF COLOMBIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT. THE LIVING GUIDE BOOKS WILL PRESENT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON GLOBAL SOUTH-GLOBAL NORTH LEARNING, AND ABOUT DELIBERATION ON DIFFICULT ISSUES.THE NETWORK'S ANNUAL MEETING TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 4TH AND 5TH IN COPENHAGEN, BOASTING DOZENS OF WORKSHOPS - FROM DISCUSSIONS OF A GLOBAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO EQUITY ADVANCEMENTS IN THE FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, DRD HELD ONLINE REGIONAL MEETINGS OF MEMBERS IN LATIN AMERICA, THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, NORTH AMERICA, AND CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE. MEMBERS OF THE LATIN AMERICA GROUP ARE COLLABORATING ON A PROJECT THAT INCLUDES CLIMATE ASSEMBLIES IN FOUR COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLATFORM. 70444 3000 PUBLIC PROMOTION AND ADVOCACY FOR LOTTERY-SELECTED DELIBERATIVE PANELS: HEALTHY DEMOCRACY CONTINUES TO BE A LEADING ORGANIZATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIELD OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY AND AN ADVOCATE FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF INCLUSIVE, DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRATIC REFORMS. IN 2023, STAFF TRAVELED AROUND THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY AS EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. HEALTHY DEMOCRACY STAFF PRESENTED SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS AT CONFERENCES CLOSE TO HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE GLOBAL FORUM ON MODERN DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY SUMMIT IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THE DEMOCRACY R&D ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR DIALOGUE & DELIBERATION IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THE OREGON LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE AND BARD COLLEGE'S HANNAH ARENDT CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY. WE PRESENTED ON TOPICS SUCH AS: EQUITY IN DELIBERATIVE PRACTICE, THE PARTICIPATORY CULTURE OF OUR FIELD, THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INITIATIVE CONVENTION SYSTEM, AND CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE AND DELIBERATIVE LOCAL DEMOCRACIES GET TO KNOW THE FIELD, AND EXPANDING THE DIALOGUE & DELIBERATION FIELD.WE GAVE VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS FOR GROUPS, SUCH AS A WEBINAR FOR THE NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE ON 'PROMISING PRACTICES: TACKLING TOUGH ISSUES THROUGH CITIZEN PANELS,' A PRESENTATION ON INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS TO CALIFORNIA-BASED DEMOCRACY REFORM ORGANIZATIONS, AND A VIRTUAL INFO SESSION ON CITIZENS' ASSEMBLIES WITH DEMOCRACY CREATIVE IN BURLINGTON, VT. WE WERE FEATURED IN PODCASTS, INCLUDING AN EPISODE OF THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD ON 'EVERYDAY PEOPLE CREATING POLICY', AND PENN STATE MCCOURTNEY INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY'S PODCAST, 'WHEN THE PEOPLE DECIDE'. WE WERE FEATURED IN A NEW AMERICA ARTICLE, 'BUILDING THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN PETALUMA, CA AND CO-DIRECTOR ALEX RENIRIE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN THE NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW, FALL 2023 ISSUE, LOTTERY-SELECTED DEMOCRACY: REDESIGNING GOVERNANCE FROM THE GROUND UP. 48291 DELIVERY OF LOTTERY-SELECTED DELIBERATIVE PANELS: HEALTHY DEMOCRACY DESIGNS AND CONVENES PROCESSES THAT EMPOWER EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO SOLVE TOUGH PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, HD STAFF MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF PROGRAM DELIVERY, INCLUDING SELECTING PANELISTS THROUGH A DEMOCRATIC LOTTERY, DESIGNING INCLUSIVE PUBLIC PROCESSES THAT CULTIVATE INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO TOUGH POLICY QUESTIONS, DESIGNING AND LEADING PROGRAM FACILITATION, AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE BROADER PUBLIC.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. IN 2023, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO DESIGN A LOTTERY-SELECTED PANEL THAT WOULD GUIDE PLANNING FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE SANTA MONICA AIRPORT. THOUGH SANTA MONICA'S CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO REVERT TO TRADITIONAL ENGAGEMENT METHODS, WE DESIGNED A PROCESS THAT INTEGRATES A DELIBERATIVE ASSEMBLY WITH A TEAM OF URBAN DESIGN EXPERTS - AN INNOVATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO INSPIRE FUTURE DELIBERATIVE PLANNING PROJECTS. WE COLLABORATED WITH RADICALXCHANGE TO FACILITATE COLORADO CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOPS, ENGAGING COLORADOANS IN PRIORITIZING THE STATE'S CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS RESPONSES. WE SELECTED PANELISTS THROUGH A DEMOCRATIC LOTTERY, PROVIDED PANELIST CONCIERGE SERVICES, AND FACILITATION SUPPORT. WE PROVIDED PRO-BONO CONSULTATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE US EXPLORING HOW DEMOCRATIC LOTTERIES AND DELIBERATION CAN IMPROVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. WE MET WITH OVER 20 LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL NEW PROJECTS. 23950 4000 CIVIC EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CAPACITY BUILDING: HEALTHY DEMOCRACY IS A KEY SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT BODIES, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONS. HD WORKS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND CAPACITY FOR SUCH DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES THROUGH CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS FOR GOVERNMENTS, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PRACTITIONERS.IN 2023, HEALTHY DEMOCRACY PARTNERED WITH ENGAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS (ELGL) TO OFFER A SIX-WEEK TRAINING CALLED LOTTERY-SELECTED PANELS: HOW TO INSTIGATE INCLUSIVE AND DELIBERATIVE PARTICIPATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THE TRAINING PROVIDED LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT LOTTERY-SELECTED PANELS AND DELIBERATION. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE COACHING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH DEMOCRACY WITHOUT ELECTIONS (DWE) TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR 25+ PARTICIPANTS ON BUILDING POLITICAL WILL FOR LOTTERY-SELECTED PANELS IN YOUR COMMUNITY - A HOW-TO GUIDE FOR LOCAL ADVOCATES WISHING TO BRING LOTTERY-SELECTED DELIBERATION TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.WE COLLABORATED WITH STAFF AT THE OR DEPT. OF LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (DLCD) TO HELP SHAPE THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT METHODS THAT STATE PLANNING RULES AND GRANTS REQUIRE AND/OR SUPPORT. WITH A GRANT FROM THE OREGON STATE CAPITOL FOUNDATION, WE DEVELOPED A 10-WEEK CURRICULUM FOR LEWIS AND CLARK ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STUDENTS THAT CONSISTED OF THREE UNITS: 1) GENERAL LEARNING ABOUT THE FIELD OF LOTTERY-SELECTED DELIBERATION, PAYING HOMAGE TO OREGON'S UNIQUE HISTORICAL LEGACY; 2) ADVOCACY TRAINING; 3) ADVOCACY EVENT WE PRESENTED TO COLLEGE STUDENTS AT THE NORTHSTAR CIVIC FOUNDATIONS COMPASS FELLOWS PROGRAM. 18753 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION: HEALTHY DEMOCRACY WORKS WITH FELLOW DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS TO DEVELOP, INCUBATE, AND REFINE NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS THAT IMPROVE DELIBERATIVE PROCESSES. HD STAFF REGULARLY CONSULT WITH GOVERNMENT STAFF ON PROCESS DESIGNS THAT RANGE FROM ONE-TIME DELIBERATIVE PANELS TO PERMANENT SYSTEMIC REFORMS. THIS YEAR WE CREATED THE FOLLOWING PROCESS DESIGN TOOLS:* READINESS CHECKLIST FOR NEW PROJECTS - TO STREAMLINE THE EARLIEST STAGES OF PROJECT PLANNING WITH OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS.* ADVOCATE RESOURCE GUIDE - THIS EVER-EVOLVING LIST OF OUR FAVORITE INTRODUCTORY ARTICLES, VIDEOS, AND MORE IS A GREAT STARTING PLACE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN PROMOTING OUR WORK.* UPDATED LANGUAGE PHILOSOPHY & STYLE GUIDE - ANOTHER LIVING DOCUMENT, A REVISION TO OUR LONGSTANDING STYLE GUIDE, NOW WITH MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE WORDS & VALUES WE PREFER, THE ONES WE DON'T, AND WHY IT MATTERS.* ADVOCACY TIPS - DO'S, DON'TS, AND OTHER ADVICE RELATED TO ADVOCATING FOR LOTTERY-SELECTED DEMOCRACY WITH GOVERNMENT STAFF, ELECTED, AND OTHERS. 42703 4000 366818 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 OR X GRACE TAYLOR 5038416865 PO BOX 18104 PORTLAND OR 97218 JOHN HORVICK BOARD CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM SCHERZINGER BOARD TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PATSY KRAEGER BOARD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AWAB AL-RAWE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYN CARSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARJAN EHSASSI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTOR REUTHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAMON ISIAH TURNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEELY UMLAUT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KACEY BULL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 32.00 X 56438 0 0 LINN DAVIS PROGRAM CO-DIRECTOR 32.00 X 54243 0 2400 ALEX RENIRIE PROGRAM CO-DIRECTOR 32.00 X 54242 0 2400 GRACE TAYLOR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 32.00 X 54242 0 2400 219165 0 7200 0 0 0 0 0 9486 88487 482675 580648 CONSULTING FEES 541900 7000 7000 7000 3694 3694 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 353 353 353 591695 7000 0 4047 X 45064 45064 226365 135933 74972 15460 18547 11633 5584 1330 650 625 25 7150 7150 152901 150518 2383 6740 3383 2016 1341 1745 366 1154 225 2820 2820 19992 18789 1203 507 507 2934 2934 485415 366818 97858 20739 94103 322296 137199 14895 231302 337191 6740 6349 6740 6349 X 62597 142177 161965 188665 224562 330842 231302 337191 106280 0 X 0 0 0 X 234248 274510 267024 741683 580648 2098113 234248 274510 267024 741683 580648 2098113 719537 1378576 76 95 186 3694 4051 897 353 1250 2103414 12273 0.65540 0.56030 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 897. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 353. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 464676 464676 92935 23234 0 0 69190 56992 112692 92935 331809 497714 17298 14248 28173 23234 82953 124430 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 FUNDRAISING GRANT RECEIVED EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 FUNDRAISING GRANT RECEIVED SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 REDIRECTED GRANT LOCATED IN COLUMBIA REGION. 45064 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 1 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES PAID A PROJECT COORDINATOR IN MEXICO AS PART OF THE NED GRANT PROJECT. 7000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 2 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES PAID A PROJECT ADVISING CONTRACTOR IN AUSTRALIA AS PART OF THE NED GRANT PROJECT. 13185 0 0 0 0 0 0 65249 0 65249 COLUMBIA A SUB-GRANTEE FOR A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. 45046 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND USES A DETAILED EXPENDITURE REPORTING TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND THE GRANTEES ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA. WE REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTING OF ALL EXPENDITURES AND SPOT-CHECKS OF TRANSACTION RECORDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE FULL BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH BYLAWS. EACH YEAR EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND REVIEWS THEIR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THEN COMPLETES AND SIGNS THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE SIGNED COPIES ARE STORED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR CONVENIENT ACCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A BOARD TASK FORCE WAS ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REVIEW AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PANELISTS AND PARTICIPANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,497. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,497. MODERATORS AND FACILITATORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,075. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,075. CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,567. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,383. TOTAL EXPENSES 65,950. LANGUAGE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,379. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,379.