Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc
Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $259,702 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ($95,200). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $300k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $260k
- Net assets
- $33k
What Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc does
Mission
The Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc is a nonprofit with a mission to empower and strengthen Russian American communities that enrich our new home in the United States to uplift newcomers from Russia and to help pave the way for a freer more just future in the country where most of us were born and raised.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The "Freedom Birds for Ukraine FBU" project is a fully volunteer-led fundraising initiative that provides humanitarian aid to Ukrainian civilians and direct non-lethal assistance to the Ukrainian military. It brings together anti-war Russians who reject the Kremlins aggression and are committed to supporting Ukraines defense and recovery. In 2024 FBU collected a total of $140,000 through more than 2,000 individual contributions. These funds enabled the delivery of 44 reconnaissance drones - including 12 Mavic 3T units equipped with thermal imagers - along with four vehicles one anti-drone system and a range of essential supplies such as radios satellite communication devices generators charging stations tactical medical kits and vehicle repairs valued at $19,000. FBU also collaborated with the Civil Council to support Russian volunteers serving in the Siberian Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces contributing $9,000 to logistics for Russian volunteers joining the unit. An additional $15,670 in humanitarian aid was distributed to replace a volunteer vehicle in Mykolaiv $7,101 support the Russians for Ukraine refugee shelter in Poland $2,305 provide gifts for children in the…
$148,579 spentof which $48,096 as grants52% of program spendingIn 2024 RADR expanded its adaptation programs to help new immigrants integrate and thrive in the United States with the "Business Navigator" project emerging as one of the years cornerstone initiatives. The program offers free comprehensive training and mentorship for Russian-speaking newcomers seeking to start or develop their own businesses in the U.S. It launched an online educational course featuring expert-led sessions on business registration accounting taxation licensing insurance and legal compliance; created a vibrant community of aspiring entrepreneurs who participate in regular mastermind sessions to share experiences and practical solutions; and provided individualized mentoring consultations to support participants in achieving their business goals. Alongside this initiative RADR maintained active local adaptation chats in Sacramento New York Miami Denver Seattle Chicago San Diego Los Angeles and Washington D.C. which serve as peer-support networks connecting newcomers offering practical guidance and strengthening local communities. The organization also continued its series of live-stream discussions on immigration topics with attorney Liya Djamilova who provided…
$95,170 spent34% of program spendingRADRs identity is deeply rooted in civic activism and public engagement. In 2024 the organization coordinated or participated in dozens of protest and solidarity events across the United States ranging from commemorations of Alexei Navalny to anti-war rallies and remembrance ceremonies for victims of political repression in Russia. Among the major actions were solidarity events in January demanding Navalnys release; February vigils following his murder and nationwide rallies marking two years since Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine; participation in the Noon Against Putin campaign in March; joint Return of Names commemorations with Memorial in October; and Victory to Ukraine! Freedom to Russia! rallies in November. Throughout the year activists in Sacramento held monthly pickets in support of Ukraine and organized gatherings to show solidarity with political prisoners. RADR also led U.S. efforts to support Russian pro-democracy asylum seekers detained in immigration facilities organizing fundraisers for legal defense compiling a database of violations in detention centers submitting findings to the U.S. State Department and Congress and advocating against deportations that…
$39,661 spentof which $50 as grants14% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $283,410.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $7k to $83k (+1068%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Pavel Sulyandziga
Board Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
88% of Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $100k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 4,524 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,524 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc?
- Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $259,702 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ($95,200). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $259,702 in grants to Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc?
- FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT is the largest funder on record, with $95,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Russian America for Democracy in Russia Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing