2025-11-17T10:08:01-06:00 2024-12-31 363168081 SIKICH LLC 1 CHURCH STREET SUITE 700 ROCKVILLE MD 208504163 990 2024-01-01 203685508 DEMOCRACY A JOURNAL OF IDEAS INC DEMO 2022634390 818 18TH STREET NW SUITE 750 WASHINGTON DC 20006 MICHAEL TOMASKY EDITOR 2022634390 2025-11-14 1 1 SUSAN J ROSENBERG P00059813 3017389040 2025-11-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL TOMASKY 818 18TH STREET NW STE 750 WASHINGTON DC 20006 514968 0 X WWW.DEMOCRACYJOURNAL.ORG X 2005 DE TO BUILD A VIBRANT AND VITAL PROGRESSIVISM FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY THAT BUILDS ON THE MOVEMENT'S PROUD HISTORY, IS TRUE TO ITS CENTRAL VALUES, AND IS RELEVANT TO PRESENT TIMES. PUBLISH THE QUARTERLY NONPARTISAN JOURNAL "DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS." 6 5 3 0 0 0 829886 510509 4663 4459 0 0 0 0 834549 514968 0 0 0 0 280109 296218 0 0 75733 308731 501579 588840 797797 245709 -282829 890220 607391 0 0 890220 607391 TO BUILD A VIBRANT AND VITAL PROGRESSIVISM FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY THAT BUILDS ON THE MOVEMENT'S PROUD HISTORY, IS TRUE TO ITS CENTRAL VALUES, AND IS RELEVANT TO PRESENT TIMES. PUBLISH THE QUARTERLY NONPARTISAN JOURNAL "DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS" 0 0 587097 4459 1. PUBLISHED 4 QUARTERLY ISSUES OF A PERIODICAL WHICH SPURS INTELLECTUAL DEBATE ON ISSUES FACING AMERICANS AND THE WORLDWIDE SOCIETY.2. ORGANIZED A LARGE CONFERENCE IN THE SPRING (100-PLUS ATTENDEES, INCLUDING PRESS) DEVOTED TO DISCUSSION OF IMPORTANT PUBLIC ISSUES.3. JOINTLY ORGANIZED OCCASIONAL DINNERS INCLUDING INVITED GUESTS AND SPEAKERS TO DISCUSS ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE PAGES OF THE JOURNAL. 587097 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 DC X JACK MESERVE 2022634390 818 18TH STREET NW STE 750 WASHINGTON DC 20006 ANDREI CHERNY PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANE BATEMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT ABERNETHY DIRECTOR 1.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 GLEN FUKUSHIMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK HANAUER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TOMASKY EDITOR 40.00 X X 100000 0 0 WILLIAM BUDINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK MESERVE MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 82000 0 6102 182000 0 6102 0 0 0 0 0 510509 510509 SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE 513120 4459 4459 4459 514968 4459 0 0 188102 124975 31564 31563 65404 43454 10975 10975 23784 15802 3991 3991 18928 12576 3176 3176 69099 69099 7350 7350 33180 3672 3672 25836 1126 1126 1200 1200 29992 29992 574 191 191 192 197611 197611 SERVICE FEES 69276 69276 WRITERS AND COPYEDITING 60353 60353 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI 19468 19468 SUPPLIES 5788 5788 6562 1613 4949 797797 587097 134967 75733 786879 453997 100000 100000 50739 1274 0 2067 2655 890220 607391 0 0 X 890220 607391 890220 607391 890220 607391 -282829 0 X 0 0 0 X 567746 597973 562752 829886 510509 3068866 567746 597973 562752 829886 510509 3068866 1231722 1837144 3068866 62500 0.59860 0.65600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 ON DECEMBER 31, 2024, DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED ITS BYLAWS TO ACCOUNT FOR A CHANGE IN THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION. ANDREI CHERNY RESIGNED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION. THE BOARD ELECTED THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, INC. AS THE SUCCESSOR SOLE MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM WILL BE REVIEWED BY OUR CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AS WELL AS BY THE EDITOR AND MANAGING EDITOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO BE DISCLOSED AND PERFORMS REGULAR REVIEWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B MICHAEL TOMASKY'S SALARY HAS REMAINED THE SAME SINCE 2015. IN THAT YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET, REVIEWED THE CORPORATION'S FINANCES AND REVENUE PROSPECTS AND REVIEWED PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COMPENSATION LEVELS AT PEER ORGANIZATIONS. THEY ALSO TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THAT TOMASKY HAD NOT RECEIVED A SALARY INCREASE SINCE 2011, AND APPROVED HIS CURRENT SALARY BY A VOTE OF 5-0 (WITH TOMASKY ABSTAINING). THIS WILL REMAIN THE PROCESS FOR ANY SUBSTANTIVE SALARY CHANGES. MAJOR CHANGES TO MICHAEL TOMASKY (THE EDITOR'S SALARY) ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, ANY MAJOR CHANGES THAT THE EDITOR WISHED TO MAKE TO SUBORDINATES THAT SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED SPENDING WOULD BE REVIEWED BY EITHER THE BOARD OR THE BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS PO BOX 90855 LOS ANGELES CA 90009 954829141 FOSTERING FREE SPEECH AND IDEAS DE 501(C)(3) LINE 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS C 100000 CASH