Nonprofit · EIN 52-2311577
CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $299,283 | $454,793 | -$155,510 | $168,276 | $11,941 | $156,335 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $105,491 | $580,980 | -$475,489 | $320,494 | $8,649 | $311,845 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $114,536 | $638,551 | -$524,015 | $799,718 | $12,384 | $787,334 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $70,582
- Program service revenue
- $224,092
- Investment income
- $4,609
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,050
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $81,984
- Other salaries and wages
- $124,245
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $237,849
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,763
- Occupancy
- $2,687
- Travel
- $57,110
- Depreciation
- $2,328
- Program services (functional)
- $426,911
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,838
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,044
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $320,494
- Total assets, end of year
- $168,276
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,941
- Net assets, end of year
- $156,335
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,973
- Publicly traded securities
- $76,729
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $132,856
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,479
- Gross receipts
- $299,283
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Chester | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $76,175 | $5,809 |
| Lauren-Glenn Davitan | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicholas Carter | Managing Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Javier Ruiz Diaz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katharina Kopp | Deputy Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,100 | $13,921 |
| Jeffrey Chester | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $118,342 | $7,917 |
| Kathryn Montgomery | Research Director and Senior Strategist Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,481 | $7,824 |
| Lauren-Glenn Davitan | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicholas Carter | Managing Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Javier Ruiz Diaz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHARINA KOPP | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,008 | $12,377 |
| KATHRYN MONTGOMERY | RESEARCH DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STRATEGIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,008 | $12,377 |
| JEFFREY CHESTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $142,976 | $12,374 |
| LAUREN-GLENN DAVITIAN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS CARTER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER RUIZ DIAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1015 15TH ST NW STE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-2605
- In care of
- % JEFFREY CHESTER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jeffrey Chester, 1015 15th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- Jeffrey Chester, President
- Phone
- (202) 494-7100
- Website
- www.DemocraticMedia.org
- Return prepared by
- Beverly Orr
Mission
The Center for Digital Democracy's (CDD) mission is to ensure that digital technologies serve and strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes. CDD strives to safeguard privacy and civil and human rights, as well as to advance equity, fairness and community. CDD works to protect and expand digital rights and data justice through research-led initiatives designed to influence policymakers, corporate leaders, the news media, civil society and the general public. The organization focuses on developing and advocating for rules and policies that: (1) foster privacy, justice and non-discriminatory treatment in the digital marketplace; (2) safeguard young people against unfair, manipulative and other harmful practices; (3) promote responsible commercial data and digital marketing operations in political campaigns and elections; and (4) ensure that digital marketing practices contribute to fair and equitable public health outcomes.
Program accomplishments
- Digital Safeguards for Children and Youth: Children are growing up tethered to social media, video entertainment, gaming and mobile platforms operated by Facebook, Google, and other powerful corporations. There is a growing body of evidence documenting how the technology industry has significantly increased risks to children's privacy; bombarded them with misinformation, hate and racist speech; exposed them to cyberbullying and sexual predation and contributed to behaviors that threaten their health and well-being. It appears that just as they do for adults, digital platforms data practices can also produce disparate outcomes for children of color and low income youth exacerbating existing disparities in racial, economic and political equity. The growing power of global big tech platforms creates an urgent need for comprehensive, coordinated, international efforts to promote greater corporate accountability and stronger government policies on behalf of children, and to ensure that safeguards are built into the foundation of emerging platforms and services. The Center is working with allies to conduct a number of efforts aimed at informing the public, the news media and policymakers, about the growing risks to young people from the unregulated digital technology industry in order to elevate the importance of this issue in the policy disclosure, place it higher on the Washington political agenda, and ultimately bring about policy change. The Center's project is focused on the following objectives: Influencing major technology companies to strengthen their internal policies and practices for protecting the privacy of children and adolescents, analyzing emerging commercial technologies and services to assess their implications for youth exposure, and engaging with civil society organizations and other stakeholders in the U.S. and elsewhere to foster consensus and collaboration on how to protect privacy and the well-being of young people in the digital environment promoting public health policies in the digital environment - The Center continues its work addressing the impact of digital media on health outcomes, including the role that marketing plays in contributing to the obesity epidemic. The Center has produced numerous reports documenting how unhealthy foods are marketed to young people through digital media and continue to operate a comprehensive research and public education initiative on that issue. We also analyze how drug companies market their products on new media platforms, assessing their impact on influencing consumer and medical professional health behaviors ensuring competition in the retail and grocery sector-We track and analyze developments related to the transformation of retail as a result of new technologies and also omnichannel marketing strategies. Our in-depth research initiative identifies the latest trends and practices, making the information available to journalists, policymakers and NGOs.Expenses $422,361 · grants $1,050 · revenue $244,092
- The Center's Media Accountability Program identifies, analyzes and develops public education initiatives to ensure the U.S. digital media system operates in ways that support democracy.Expenses $4,550
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2311577
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R63)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $168,276
- Income (IRS master file)
- $299,283
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $299,283 | $454,793 | $168,276 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $105,491 | $580,980 | $320,494 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $114,536 | $638,551 | $799,718 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,007,521 | $563,273 | $1,325,364 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2311577).
Questions about CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY is 52-2311577.
- Is CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jeffrey Chester.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,175 (Jeffrey Chester, President).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $299,283, expenses of $454,793 and total assets of $168,276 at year end.
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