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CENTER FOR AMERICAN IDEAS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CENTER FOR AMERICAN IDEAS (EIN 86-3675838)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202413209349315241
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-15T14:16:44-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN742920819PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11005 LA POSADA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78752ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN863675838EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTER FOR AMERICAN IDEASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024645170PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11390 CHAIN BRIDGE RD STE 515AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELODIE JOHNSONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024645170PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRENAE DUNCANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01257722PTIN
Phone5123462086PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID AVELLAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11390 CHAIN BRIDGE RD STE 515AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,416,143GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.IDEACHAMPIONS.USWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CENTER FOR AMERICAN IDEAS (CFAI) IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY AND EDUCATE BOTH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS ABOUT IDEAS THAT ADVANCE AND ENHANCE PROSPERITY THROUGH PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,543PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$488CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,332,043PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,416,143CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,564,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$430,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$448,635CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$30,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$57,303CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,234,486PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$854,722CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,353,185PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,733,357CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$21,142PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$682,786CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$431,471TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,125,514TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$10,210TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$431,471NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,115,304NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CENTER FOR AMERICAN IDEAS (CFAI) IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY AND EDUCATE BOTH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS ABOUT IDEAS THAT ADVANCE AND ENHANCE PROSPERITY THROUGH PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$969,383ExpenseAmt
Grant$430,000GrantAmt
DescIN 2023, THE CFAI SPENT THE MAJORITY OF IT'S EXPENDITURES ON POLICY EVENTS, SURVEY RESEARCH AND OUTGOING CONTRIBUTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$969,383TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JESSICA CURTISBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7035660376PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11390 CHAIN BRIDGE RD STE 515AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22101ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DAVID AVELLA
CHAIRMAN40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$326,515$0$0
BRIAN CONKLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE COVERT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERARD DEHRMANN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH GIANINI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEGGY GRANDE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AJ GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA HERSHMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIA KELLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY MAKARY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRSTJEN NIELSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SPROSS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELODIE JOHNSON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA CURTIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$50,119$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$376,634TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,415,655AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,415,655TotalContributionsAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVENDOR REFUNDDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$488RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$488OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,416,143TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$488RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$430,000TotalAmt
Program Services$430,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$376,634TotalAmt
Program Services$143,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$192,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,430FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,610TotalAmt
Program Services$18,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,347FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,391TotalAmt
Program Services$8,889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,573FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,091TotalAmt
Management And General$6,091ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,933TotalAmt
Management And General$94,933ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433TotalAmt
Management And General$433ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,400TotalAmt
Management And General$5,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,531TotalAmt
Program Services$71,578ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$7,953FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,324TotalAmt
Program Services$217,324ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE$227,099$227,099
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS$140,000$140,000
POLLING PROJECTS$80,000$80,000
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,411$2,411

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,500TotalAmt
Management And General$1,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,733,357TotalAmt
Program Services$969,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$706,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,303FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,471BOYAmt
EOY$1,125,514EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,471BOYAmt
EOY$1,125,514EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$10,210EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$10,210EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,471BOYAmt
EOY$1,115,304EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,471BOYAmt
EOY$1,115,304EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,471BOYAmt
EOY$1,125,514EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$682,786ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$1,047PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$140,000PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$140,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$140,000TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOPAC ELECTION FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WILSON BLVD STE 2110AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN465053897EIN
Paid Internal Funds$140,000PaidInternalFundsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BYLAWS PERMIT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THEY DO SO UNDER THE ADVICE OF THE CFO/INSIDE COUNSEL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GOPAC EDUCATION FUND
1201 WILSON BLVDARLINGTONVA22209451475628501(C)(4)$330,000$0TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
AMERICAN ADVANCEMENT
5557 BALTIMORE AVE STE 500-1028HYATTSVILLEMD20781824871132501(C)(4)$95,000$0TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BYLAWS PERMIT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN TO MAKE GRANTS TO QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THEY DO SO UNDER THE ADVICE OF THE CFO/INSIDE COUNSEL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID AVELLAPersonNm
TitleCHAIRMANTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$326,515BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$326,515TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT RETURN IS PROVIDED BY AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM, IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEN, IT IS REVIEWED WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENTITY. THEN, IT IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHERE IS A WRITTEN POLICY IN THE BY-LAWS WHICH IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN IT, THERE ARE STEPS OUTLINED TO BE TAKEN SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THERE IS A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOD ("COMPENSATION COMMITTEE") THAT CONVENES ANNUALLY TO CONSIDER THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE CFO IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WHOSE CONTRACT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE ED WHO, UNDER THE AUTHORITY GRANTED THEM VIA THE BY-LAWS, MAY CONTINUE THE RELATIONSHIP AND/OR ADJUST THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT AS THEY SEE FIT. ALSO, THE BY-LAWS PERMITS THE ED AND CHAIRMAN TO SET COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES AS THEY SEE FIT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18UPON REQUEST, THEY ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST, ANY PUBLICLY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE