CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY INC (EIN 47-4884653)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-09-15
IRS object ID: 202302589349301030
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-09-15T15:30:18+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621665434	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WALTON ENTERPRISES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1860	AddressLine1Txt
City	BENTONVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72712	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	474884653	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Confluence Advocacy Inc (FKA Walton Education Coalition Inc)	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CONF	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4794641500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1860	AddressLine1Txt
City	BENTONVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72712	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CLAIRE VOORHEES	PersonNm
Person Title	EDUCATION ADVOCACY DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2023-09-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CLAIRE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	VOORHEES	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LUKE C MITCHELL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P03095207	PTIN
Phone	4794641500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Change	Yes (X)	NameChangeInd

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLAIRE VOORHEES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1860	AddressLine1Txt
City	BENTONVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72712	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,500,000	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2015	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE K-12 EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES THAT CREATE A VIBRANT, COMPETITIVE AND HIGH PERFORMING PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE U.S.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,450,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,500,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,450,000	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,500,000	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,350,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$900,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,477,374	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,012,824	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,827,374	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,912,824	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$622,626	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$412,824	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$905,003	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$539,696	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$467,382	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$514,039	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$437,621	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$25,657	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE K-12 EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES THAT CREATE A VIBRANT, COMPETITIVE AND HIGH PERFORMING PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,267,793	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$900,000	GrantAmt
Desc	PERFORMING ADMINISTRATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION REFORM AND ADVOCACY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,267,793	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Kailey Larkins	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4794641500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1860	AddressLine1Txt
City	BENTONVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72712	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ALICE A PROIETTI
DIRECTOR (from 01/01/2022 - 12/27/2022)	1.0	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM C WALTON
DIRECTOR	1.0	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LUKAS WALTON
DIRECTOR (From 12/27/2022)	1.0	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM WALTON
DIRECTOR (from 12/27/2022)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLAIRE VOORHEES
EDUCATION ADVOCACY DIRECTOR	40.0	0		$0	$270,460	$34,476	Yes (X)
ERIKA J BELFIORE
SECRETARY/TREASURER (From 12/27/2022)	8.0	0		$0	$88,636	$28,784	Yes (X)
SUSAN BROWN
Environmental Advocacy Director (From 12/27/2022)	40.0	0		$0	$337,298	$46,979	Yes (X)
Adam Rogalski
Advocacy Program Officer	40.0	0.0		$0	$221,006	$45,437		Yes (X)
BRIENNE BELLAVITE
Advocacy Program Officer	40.0	0		$0	$224,319	$25,801		Yes (X)
Lauren Perry
Advocacy Program Officer	40.0	0		$0	$222,605	$29,695		Yes (X)
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
FORMER EDUCATION ADVOCACY DIRECTOR	0.0	0		$0	$673,763	$53,841			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$2,038,088	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$265,013	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Walton Enterprises LLC
PO Box 1860	Bentonville	AR	72712	Administrator/Management Fees	$1,384,119
WPAI HOLDINGS LLC
3317 E MEMORIAL RD	Edmond	OK	73013	CONSULTING	$130,700	SUITE 201
THE WELCOME PARTY
867 Boylston Street	Boston	MA	02116	CONSULTING	$125,000	Suite 500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,500,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,500,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,500,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$900,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$900,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,235,337	TotalAmt
Program Services	$741,202	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$494,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,450	TotalAmt
Management And General	$59,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,730	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$304,488	TotalAmt
Program Services	$304,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$940	TotalAmt
Management And General	$940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,855	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,855	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,584	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,584	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,558	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,735	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,238	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,238	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Program Evaluation Services	$167,668	$167,668
Polling - Education Issues	$130,700	$130,700
Matching Contribution Program	$14,841		$14,841
Dues and Subscriptions	$4,001		$4,001

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$434	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,912,824	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,267,793	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$645,031	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$822,724	BOYAmt
EOY	$463,508	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$123,977	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$55,822	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,155	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,033	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$905,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$539,696	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,671	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,201	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$435,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$502,838	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$467,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$514,039	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$437,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,657	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$437,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,657	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$905,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$539,696	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$412,824	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$860	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$123,977	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$55,822	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$68,155	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$68,155	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Center for Innovative Policy
1225 Eye Street	NW 1100	Washington	DC	20005	020747896	501 (C) (4)	$100,000	IMPROVE EDUCATION
NewDEAL
700 K Street	NW Suite 300	Washington	DC	20001	273147985	501 (C) (4)	$100,000	IMPROVE EDUCATION
New Democracy
1156 15th Street	NW Suite 400	Washington	DC	20005	043181246	501 (C) (4)	$100,000	IMPROVE EDUCATION
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE INC
1747 Pennsylvania Ave	NW Suite 250	Washington	DC	20006	200309803	501 (C) (4)	$100,000	IMPROVE EDUCATION
State Government Leadership Foundation
1201 F St	NW Ste 675	Washington	DC	20004	200505849	501 (C) (4)	$250,000	IMPROVE EDUCATION
With Honor Action Inc
PO Box 1115		Alexandria	VA	22313	821940227	501 (C) (4)	$250,000	IMPROVE EDUCATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	6	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATION STAFF ROUTINELY FOLLOW UP WITH GRANTEES TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE GRANT FUNDS ARE BEING USED AND TO EVALUATE THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH GRANTEE TO INSURE THERE IS COORDINATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
FORMER EDUCATION ADVOCACY DIRECTOR	$0	$673,763	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$29,600	$0	$24,241	$0	$727,604	$0	$0
CLAIRE VOORHEES
EDUCATION ADVOCACY DIRECTOR	$0	$270,460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,277	$0	$12,199	$0	$304,935	$0	$0
SUSAN BROWN
Environmental Advocacy Director (From 12/27/2022)	$0	$337,298	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,888	$0	$18,091	$0	$384,277	$0	$0
BRIENNE BELLAVITE
Advocacy Program Officer	$0	$224,319	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,807	$0	$6,994	$0	$250,121	$0	$0
Adam Rogalski
Advocacy Program Officer	$0	$221,006	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,196	$0	$24,241	$0	$266,443	$0	$0
Lauren Perry
Advocacy Program Officer	$0	$222,605	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,364	$0	$9,331	$0	$252,300	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Susan Brown is a participant in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan maintained by a related organization. The participant and the related organization contributed $1,431 to the non-qualified plan in calendar year 2022. Joseph Williams is a participant in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan maintained by a related organization. The participant and the related organization contributed $26,061 to the non-qualified plan in calendar year 2022. The total non-qualified contributions are included in the total compensation reported on this Form 990 for the participants.

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3

COMPENSATION IS BASED ON A COMPARISON OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WALTON ENTERPRISES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship With Org	Contributors/Board	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan To Organization	Yes (X)	LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$502,838	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$502,838	BalanceDueAmt
Default	false	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (true)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (true)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$502,838	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WALTON ENTERPRISES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	CONTRIBUTORS/BOARD	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$1,384,119	TransactionAmt
Transaction	ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1	"WALTON CONSERVATION COALITION, INC." MERGED INTO THE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE NAME "CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY, INC." ON DECEMBER 27, 2022. THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FROM "WALTON CONSERVATION COALITION, INC. THE ORGANIZATION HAVE NOW BEEN INTEGRATED INTO "CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY, INC."
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1b	THE THREE DIRECTORS ARE LISTED AS "INDEPENDENT" ON PART VI, LINE 1B BECAUSE NONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COMPENSATION IN ANY FORM FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION, AND THE TRANSACTION REPORTED ON SCHEDULE L DID NOT INVOLVE A TRANSACTION RESULTING IN ANY COMPENSATION, INCOME OR OTHER FINANCIAL BENEFIT PROVIDED TO OR ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH DIRECTOR OR FAMILY MEMBER.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons	ALICE PROIETTI, DIRECTOR; JIM C. WALTON, DIRECTOR; TOM WALTON, DIRECTOR,; LUKAS WALTON, DIRECTOR; - Family relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Significant changes to organizational documents	THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME TO CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY, INC. THE FOLLOWING ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE TO THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION: 1. ADDITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY DIRECTOR OFFICER - THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY DIRECTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM. 2. ADDITION OF NWA & THE DELTA REGION OF AR & MS ADVOCACY DIRECTOR - THE ADVOCACY DIRECTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE NWA & DELTA REGION ADVOCACY PROGRAM. 3. ADDITION OF SECRETARY OFFICER - THE SECRETARY WILL PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY AND SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE ASSIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	THE MEMBERS OF CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY, INC. ARE THE SAME PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING ON THE CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS MEMBERS EXERCISE ALL THEIR VOTING POWERS WITH RESPECT TO CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY, INC AS DIRECTORS OF CONFLUENCE ADVOCACY, INC. AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS' POWERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY AN APPROPRIATE OFFICER.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PARTY TO A POSSIBLE TRANSACTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION PRIOR TO ACTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARISON OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARISON OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE. FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	Consulting - Total Expense: 304488, Program Service Expense: 304488, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS FROM MERGER - 860;