2024-10-15T14:35:23-05:00 2023-12-31 352123203 KSM BUSINESS SERVICES INC PO BOX 40857 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 990 2023-01-01 862006080 CENTER FOR COUNTERING DIGITAL HATE INC CENT 2028159368 1250 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 SIMON CLARK CHAIR OF THE BOARD 2028159368 2024-10-04 1 1 CASSE TATE P01271193 3175802000 2024-10-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SIMON CLARK 1250 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 2306471 0 X COUNTERHATE.COM X 2020 DE THE CENTER FOR COUNTERING DIGITAL HATE'S (CCDH) MISSION IS TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ONLINE THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS, AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 7 6 10 6 0 0 495986 2305067 0 0 0 0 0 1404 495986 2306471 0 0 0 0 454249 471092 0 0 63455 394642 1363829 848891 1834921 -352905 471550 528554 1041848 43680 85424 484874 956424 X THE CENTER FOR COUNTERING DIGITAL HATE'S (CCDH) MISSION IS TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ONLINE THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS, AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 0 0 1237788 THE CENTER FOR COUNTERING DIGITAL HATE (CCDH) IS A LEADING CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN WASHINGTON, DC WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ONLINE. SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES ERODE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES BY ENABLING THE SPREAD OF ONLINE HATE AND DISINFORMATION. THEY DENY THE PROBLEM, DEFLECT THE BLAME, AND DELAY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. CCDH HOLDS THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BUSINESS CHOICES BY HIGHLIGHTING THEIR FAILURES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, AND ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE FROM PLATFORMS, CORPORATE ADVERTISERS, AND GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES. IN AUGUST 2023, WE PUBLISHED OUR STAR REPORT, WHICH INCLUDED THE RESULTS OF POLLING SHOWING THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE US ARE TIRED OF BEING EXPLOITED BY SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AND WANT GOVERNMENTS AND PLATFORMS TO ADDRESS ONLINE HATE AND DISINFORMATION. MOST OF THE PEOPLE POLLED AGREED WITH THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF OUR STAR FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION: SAFETY BY DESIGN, TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY. WE LED A MOVEMENT OF MORE THAN 70 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND ACADEMICS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS TO HOLD SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ACCOUNTABLE FOR HARMS. OUR RESEARCH HAS EXAMINED ONLINE THREATS TO GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE, CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH, AND DISINFORMATION SURROUNDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. WE EXAMINED STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE DESIGN OF PLATFORMS AND ONLINE TOOLS INCLUDING TWITTER, META'S HORIZON WORLDS, GOOGLE'S BARD AI, TIKTOK, GOOGLE SEARCH, AND MIDJOURNEY IN 2023 WE SECURED MORE THAN 3,600 MENTIONS ACROSS PRINT, BROADCAST, RADIO AND DIGITAL MEDIA, AND GARNERED MORE THAN 1.3 BILLION VIEWS FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ON HARMS TO CHILDREN. 1237788 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA CO CT DC HI KY ME MN NV NY ND OH OK OR SC VA WA X IMRAN AHMED 2028159368 1250 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 SIMON CLARK CHAIR OF THE BOARD 20.00 X X 0 0 0 IMRAN AHMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 80.00 X X 220077 0 22500 THOMAS CONRAD BROOKES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTY JEAN MCNEILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEEN KESHISHIAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACK MORGENROTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COBY SCHOFFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 220077 0 22500 1 0 1 0 KAPLAN HECKER & FINK 350 FIFTH AVENUE 63RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 LEGAL SERVICES 314419 1 2305067 2305067 GAIN ON EXCHANGE RATES 900099 1404 1404 1404 2306471 0 0 1404 X 242876 170013 48575 24288 164686 113558 51128 18840 7536 5652 5652 16879 11763 4211 905 27811 19382 6938 1491 286016 286016 37835 37835 25869 18494 7375 647251 647251 134340 134340 20552 10276 10276 20288 10144 10144 18642 10837 6311 1494 90409 72327 18082 7095 7095 27 27 664 332 332 9205 720 8430 55 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 53532 26766 26766 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 5066 2533 2533 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 5051 3520 1260 271 BANK FEES 1586 1586 401 200 201 1834921 1237788 533678 63455 475796 852224 51646 185500 5159 1035 1112 4124 528554 1041848 27537 80735 12169 0 3974 4689 43680 85424 X 484874 956424 484874 956424 528554 1041848 471550 0 X 0 0 0 X 1471247 495986 2305067 4272300 1471247 495986 2305067 4272300 638120 3634180 4272300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25869 0 0 25869 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS REGARDING STRATEGY AROUND DIGITAL DISINFORMATION 5159 1035 4124 4124 DUE TO CCDH UK 4689 4689 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IMRAN AHMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 220077 0 0 0 0 0 22500 0 0 0 242577 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS ZACH MORGENROTH AND ALEEN KESHISHIAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF A DIRECTOR OR POTENTIAL DIRECTOR BELIEVES THAT THEIR PERSONAL, BUSINESS, OR OTHER INTERESTS CREATE A SIGNIFICANT AND ONGOING CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS REGARDS THEIR DUTIES TO CCDH THEN THEY SHOULD CONSIDER STEPPING DOWN AS A CCDH DIRECTOR (OR NOT BECOMING A CCDH DIRECTOR). LESS SERIOUS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS MAY BE ACCEPTABLE BUT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS. IN ANY EVENT, EACH YEAR DIRECTORS WILL BE ASKED TO REPORT TO THE CEO ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THESE WILL BE RECORDED BY CCDH AND CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD DETERMINED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION BASED ON A REVIEW OF OTHER NON-PROFITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G RESOURCE SHARING - CONSULTING SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 141,332. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 141,332. RESOURCE SHARING - OPERATIONAL SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 505,919. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 505,919. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11B CCDH WAS SUED BY X CORP IN 2023. THE COSTS FOR OUR DEFENSE WERE OFFSET BY OUR INSURER AND FROM A RECORD NUMBER OF DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND CHARITIES, DRIVEN BY WIDESPREAD MEDIA COVERAGE OF OUR CLEAR DETERMINATION FROM THE ONSET TO FIGHT AND WIN THE CASE. X CORP'S CASE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISMISSED BY THE JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA, AND WE RECEIVED A SLAPP RULING, MEANING COSTS MUST BE COVERED BY X CORP. CENTRE FOR COUNTERING DIGTIAL HATE LANGLEY HOUSE PARK ROAD EAST FINC LONDON UK N2 8EY BRITISH NON-PROFIT UK N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 CENTRE FOR COUNTERING DIGTIAL HATE Q 505919 CASH