FDD is a world peace organization based in Washington, DC that was founded in 2001. As of 2019 they had $12 million in revenue and $19 million in assets.
FDD combines policy research, democracy and counterterrorism education, strategic communications and investigative journalism in support of its mission to promote pluralism, defend democratic values and fight the ideologies that drive terrorism.
Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Foundation For The Defense Of Democracies.
EIN:
13-4174402
City:
State:
Metro:
Website:
Phone:
(202) 207-0190
Facebook:
Twitter:
Founded:
2001
Type:
501(c)(3)
NTEE:
Revenue:
$12,475,125
Assets:
$19,230,583
Employees:
64
Fiscal year end:
December
Program areas at FDD
Research, communications, and education on issues related to international terrorism and the Defense of democratic societies and institutions.
Other research projects - to provide research on terrorism and related issues on a timely basis.
Iran project - policy research, analysis, and education addressing iran's support for terrorism and pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Form 990s for FDD
| Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
|---|
| 2018-12 | Dec 26, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2017-12 | Feb 21, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2016-12 | Mar 14, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2015-12 | Apr 11, 2017 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2014-12 | Jan 21, 2016 | 990 | View PDF |
| ...and five more Form 990 PDFs |
Financials for FDD
| Field | 2017 | 2016 | % Change |
|---|
| Federated campaigns | $0 | $0 | |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | |
| Fundraising event contributions | $0 | $0 | |
| Related organizations | $0 | $0 | |
| Government grants (contributions) | $0 | $0 | |
| Normal grants, contributions, etc. | $13,201,366 | $9,058,633 | 45.7% |
| <em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em> | $220,822 | $55,408 | 298.5% |
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $13,201,366 | $9,058,633 | -7.4% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $12,221,312 | $13,201,366 | -7.4% |
| Program services | $188,476 | $640 | 29349.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $114,886 | $31,796 | 261.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | |
| Net rental income | $-53,949 | $-37,026 | -45.7% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $3,876 | $217 | 1686.2% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $524 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $12,475,125 | $13,196,993 | -5.5% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA | $0 | $26,000 | -100% |
| Grants to individuals in USA | $0 | $0 | |
| Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA | $0 | $0 | |
| Benefits paid to or for members | $0 | $0 | |
| Compensation of current officers, etc. | $2,368,901 | $2,246,738 | 5.4% |
| Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons | $0 | $0 | |
| Non-officer salaries and wages | $4,305,287 | $4,041,444 | 6.5% |
| Pension/retirement accruals and contributions | $109,818 | $107,122 | 2.5% |
| Other employee benefits | $447,658 | $458,207 | -2.3% |
| Payroll taxes | $371,684 | $362,827 | 2.4% |
| Management fees | $0 | $0 | |
| Legal fees | $626,294 | $519,368 | 20.6% |
| Accounting fees | $39,343 | $38,973 | 0.9% |
| Lobbying fees | $0 | $0 | |
| Pro. fundraising fees | $20,500 | $34,667 | -40.9% |
| Investment mgmt fees | $4,322 | $150 | 2781.3% |
| Other fee-for-service | $3,699,496 | $2,945,371 | 25.6% |
| Advertising and promotion | $311 | $3,732 | -91.7% |
| Office expenses | $403,597 | $462,763 | -12.8% |
| Information tech. expenses | $269,904 | $218,495 | 23.5% |
| Royalty expenses | $0 | $0 | |
| Occupancy | $735,305 | $628,885 | 16.9% |
| Travel | $794,778 | $610,720 | 30.1% |
| Public official travel and entertainment | $0 | $0 | |
| Conferences, meetings, etc. | $421,777 | $318,749 | 32.3% |
| Interest | $0 | $0 | |
| Payments to affiliates | $0 | $0 | |
| Depreciation, amortization, etc. | $280,723 | $266,094 | 5.5% |
| Insurance | $78,947 | $97,962 | -19.4% |
| All other expenses | $0 | $0 | |
| Total expenses | $14,978,645 | $13,388,267 | 11.9% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Cash (non-interest-bearing) | $5,596,679 | $4,958,611 | 12.9% |
| Savings, short-term investments, etc. | $0 | $0 | |
| Pledges and grants receivable | $5,149,976 | $8,199,992 | -37.2% |
| Accounts receivable | $365,147 | $439,547 | -16.9% |
| Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc. | $0 | $0 | |
| Loans receivable from other disqualified persons | $0 | $0 | |
| Notes and loans receivable | $0 | $0 | |
| Inventories for use | $0 | $0 | |
| Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $349,950 | $333,724 | 4.9% |
| Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation | $2,039,629 | $2,258,360 | -9.7% |
| Investments, publicly traded securities | $5,163,360 | $5,188,843 | -0.5% |
| Investments, other securities | $0 | $0 | |
| Investments, program-related | $0 | $0 | |
| Intangible assets | $0 | $0 | |
| Other assets | $565,842 | $305,614 | 85.1% |
| Total assets | $19,230,583 | $21,684,691 | -11.3% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $697,074 | $556,740 | 25.2% |
| Grants payable | $0 | $0 | |
| Deferred revenue | $0 | $0 | |
| Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 | $0 | |
| Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 | $0 | |
| Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons | $0 | $0 | |
| Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties | $0 | $0 | |
| Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties | $0 | $0 | |
| Other liabilities | $2,261,323 | $2,335,627 | -3.2% |
| Total liabilities | $2,958,397 | $2,892,367 | 2.3% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Unrestricted net assets | $8,900,455 | $8,401,089 | 5.9% |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $7,296,731 | $10,391,235 | -29.8% |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $75,000 | $0 | 999% |
Vendors for FDD
| Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
|---|
| WordPress | Content management system software | | 2019-08-27 |
| ██████ ███ ███████ █████████ | Tax accounting | | 2019-02-04 |
| ████ █████ ███████ ███████ ███ ████████ ███ | Legal and Research Services | $403,518 | 2017-12-01 |
| ██████████ █████ | See Schedule O; Development Strategy Materials | $775,000 | 2017-12-01 |
| █████████ | Program Support and Travel | $468,229 | 2017-12-01 |
| █████████ █████████ ███████ | Research and Program Support | $366,667 | 2017-12-01 |
| ████████ ██████ | Research and Program Support | $225,000 | 2017-12-01 |
Personnel at FDD
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|
| Mark Dubowitz | Chief Executive Officer | $555,785 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| Bill McCarthy | Chief Operating Officer / Senior Vice President | - | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ███████ ████████ | Chief Operating Officer | $350,367 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
| ████ ██████████ | Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Strategy | - | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ████████ ███████ | Senior Vice President / Vice President of Development | $316,179 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ████████ ████████ | Senior Vice President for Research | $366,076 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ███████ █████ | Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab Executive Director | - | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| █████ ██████ | Senior Director of Finance | - | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ████ ██████████ | Director of Marketing and Events | - | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ███ █████████ | Director of Communications | - | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ...and 17 more key personnel |
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| | Name | Type | Revenue | Location |
|---|
| 1 | Business Executives for National Security | 501(c)(3) | $7.5 million | Washington, DC |
| 2 | Generation You Employed | 501(c)(3) | $14 million | Washington, DC |
| 3 | Jewish Institute for National Security of America | 501(c)(3) | $5.1 million | Washington, DC |
| 4 | Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) | 501(c)(3) | $15 million | Washington, DC |
| 5 | United State Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) | 501(c)(3) | $8.3 million | Washington, DC |
| 6 | Stimson Center | 501(c)(3) | $10 million | Washington, DC |
| 7 | Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) | 501(c)(3) | $39 million | Washington, DC |
| 8 | International Crisis Group (ICG) | 501(c)(3) | $18 million | Washington, DC |
| 9 | Bancroft Global Development | 501(c)(3) | $29 million | Washington, DC |
| 10 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 501(c)(3) | $51 million | Washington, DC |
| 11 | Sojourners | 501(c)(3) | $4.9 million | Washington, DC |
| 12 | Institute for War and Peace Reporting-Us | 501(c)(3) | $6.0 million | Washington, DC |
| 13 | World Justice Project (WJP) | 501(c)(3) | $7.3 million | Washington, DC |
| 14 | Inter-American Dialogue | 501(c)(3) | $4.6 million | Washington, DC |
| 15 | Secure Freedom (CSP) | 501(c)(3) | $4.2 million | Washington, DC |
| 16 | Center for a New American Security | 501(c)(3) | $7.8 million | Washington, DC |
| 17 | Hudson Institute | 501(c)(3) | $17 million | Washington, DC |
| 18 | Atlantic Council of the United States | 501(c)(3) | $29 million | Washington, DC |
| 19 | New America | 501(c)(3) | $36 million | Washington, DC |
| 20 | Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) | 501(c)(3) | $45 million | Washington, DC |
| 21 | International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) | 501(c)(3) | $3.3 million | Washington, DC |
| 22 | Foundation for the Global Compact | 501(c)(3) | $14 million | New York, NY |
| 23 | World Affairs Council of Northern California | 501(c)(3) | $3.4 million | San Francisco, CA |
| 24 | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 501(c)(3) | $16 million | Canada, |
| 25 | Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) | 501(c)(3) | $3.5 million | New York, NY |