Democracy at Work Institute
City-funded organization
Democracy at Work Institute, City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $2,988,030 awarded since 2016
- Paid to date
- $2,431,594
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $2,988,030 · 8 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,913,714 · 14 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $132,120 · Julian Mckinley, Co-Executive Director
Holds contracts at
- Department of Small Business Services City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Worker Coop Business Development Department of Small Business Services · CT180120258802134 · ended 2026 $1,135,260
- Support job creation in worker cooperatives Department of Small Business Services · CT180120238807059 · ended 2023 $302,736
- Creation of jobs in worker cooperatives initiative Department of Small Business Services · CT180120228806406 · ended 2022 $302,736
- to provide worker cooperative program services to businesses Department of Small Business Services · CT180120201428157 · ended 2020 $302,736
- ECNOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Department of Small Business Services · CT180120191425862 · ended 2019 $302,736
- To support the creation of jobs in worker cooperatives. Department of Small Business Services · CT180120218800972 · ended 2021 $257,326
- SUPPORT THE CREATION OF JOBS IN WORKER COOPERATIVE BUSINESSE Department of Small Business Services · CT180120181422593 · ended 2018 $229,500
- Technical Assist. Services to Worker Cooperatives & Business Department of Small Business Services · CT180120181424701 · ended 2017 $155,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2020 $302,736
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2022 $302,736
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2023 $302,736
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2024 $302,736
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2025 $302,736
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2026 $302,736
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2027 $302,736
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2021 $257,326
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2018 $229,500
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2019 $229,500
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2019 $39,005
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2019 $25,000
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2019 $9,231
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2025 $5,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Julian Mckinley Co-Executive Director $132,120
- Vanessa Bransburg Co-Executive Director $129,583
- Shevanthi Daniel Program Director $115,553
- Melissa Hoover Program Director $114,697
- Anh-Thu Nguyen Program Director/Director.(Thru Nov) $97,997
- Zen Trenholm Program Director./Secretary (As Of Nov) $96,924
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +56% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Todd Leverette · 30.9% of revenue $132,000
- FY2021 Melissa Hoover · 7.76% of revenue $117,179
- FY2022 Melissa Hoover · 15.65% of revenue $123,000
- FY2023 Vanessa Bransburg · 15.06% of revenue $128,985
- FY2024 Julian Mckinley · 31.27% of revenue $132,120