2023-10-24T11:03:55-05:00 2022-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2022-01-01 200385691 Center for Political Accountability CENT 2024641570 1233 20th Street NW 205 Washington DC 20036 Bruce Freed President 2024641570 2023-10-18 1 Bruce Freed XXX-XX-XXXX 1 Yong Zhang CPA P01249785 7038930300 2023-10-17 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Bruce Freed 1233 20th Street NW 205 Washington DC 20036 1132071 0 X www.politicalaccountability.net X 2003 DC See Part III, Line 1. 12 12 3 12 0 0 1072795 1131975 0 0 0 96 0 0 1072795 1132071 1105 0 0 0 362537 399778 0 0 329755 615980 735494 979622 1135272 93173 -3201 210350 528925 22093 675234 188257 -146309 The Center's mission is to bring transparency and accountability to corporate political spending. The Center sees this as ending the pervasive secrecy that hides corporate political activity from shareholders and the public. 0 0 657035 Educated the public about corporate political spending and worked with institutional investors to submit proposals requiring notification to shareholders of political contribution policies and provide informational disclosure. 657035 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X Bruce Freed 2024641570 1233 20th Street NW Suite 205 Washington DC 20036 Shelley Alpern Secretary 0.10 X X 0 0 0 Rebecca Avila Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Kevin Brennan Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 John Cooper Chairman 0.20 X X 0 0 0 Samuel Fulwood III Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 William Lauffer Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Morris Pearl Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Rona Peligal Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Daniel Simon Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Emily G Tynes Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Larry Zicklin Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Paul Roth Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Bruce Freed President 40.00 X 150000 0 38532 150000 0 38532 1 0 1 0 0 1131975 1131975 96 96 1132071 0 0 96 X 188532 107619 11646 69267 171075 148075 21686 1314 13158 6019 993 6146 27013 17609 2907 6497 17601 8311 6224 3066 335265 147642 25961 161662 38181 24889 4109 9183 100578 65567 10821 24190 118429 77204 12742 28483 5427 3538 584 1305 1248 842 107 299 1444 942 155 347 42496 42496 20532 13385 2209 4938 Dues and subscriptions 54293 35393 5842 13058 1135272 657035 148482 329755 4546 16452 10000 20000 27914 32498 227337 89874 160645 137463 7245 322512 210350 528925 22093 3812 382365 0 289057 22093 675234 X 188257 -146309 188257 -146309 210350 528925 -3201 -331365 0 X X 0 0 0 X 939670 779488 941842 1072795 1131975 4865770 939670 779488 941842 1072795 1131975 4865770 2098781 2766989 96 96 4865866 0.56870 0.61780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 227337 89874 137463 137463 Security deposit 37108 Right-of-use asset - operating lease 285404 322512 Lease liability - operating lease 289057 289057 X 1132071 0 1132071 0 1132071 1135272 0 1135272 0 1135272 Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated the Center's tax positions and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruce Freed President 150000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38532 0 188532 0 0 0 Form 990, Part IV, Line 12a The organization's independent audit was delayed due to Covid and is expected to be completed by December 31, 2023 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by Senior Management. A copy of the Form 990 was provided to all board members for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Every new employee receives a copy of the written conflict of interest policy. Adherence to the policy is discussed during an annual evaluation of each employee. Board members and employees are required to annually sign the conflict of interest policy statement. If a conflict of interest arises, the issue is resolved by Senior Management or the Board Chair. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 CPA's President/CEO's performance is reviewed annually by the Board as a whole. The Board determines the compensation package and the decision is recorded in the board minutes. However, it does not include use of comparability data. Compensation for other employees is determined by the Executive Director. The last compensation review took place in December 2020. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The conflict of interest policy, governing documents, and financial statements for the organization are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Payroll processing fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,955. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,955. Operations consultant: Program service expenses 70,405. Management and general expenses 11,620. Fundraising expenses 133,975. Total expenses 216,000. Writer-media: Program service expenses 33,030. Management and general expenses 5,091. Fundraising expenses 11,379. Total expenses 49,500. Media services/Shareholder comm: Program service expenses 15,646. Management and general expenses 2,582. Fundraising expenses 5,772. Total expenses 24,000. Graphic design: Program service expenses 5,606. Management and general expenses 925. Fundraising expenses 2,068. Total expenses 8,599. Interns: Program service expenses 12,223. Management and general expenses 2,017. Fundraising expenses 4,509. Total expenses 18,749. Database maintenance: Program service expenses 10,732. Management and general expenses 1,771. Fundraising expenses 3,959. Total expenses 16,462.