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EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC (EIN 20-3687838)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-09-26
IRS object ID
202212699349301151
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-09-26T14:31:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 PARK AVE FL 3AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP101690005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN203687838EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATION REFORM NOW INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1276 5TH AVE STE 704 915AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHERI ADEBIYIPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum
Signature2022-09-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSHERIPersonFirstNm
Person LastADEBIYIPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYIGIT UCTUM CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01269549PTIN
Phone2125511724PhoneNum
Preparation2022-09-21PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSHERI ADEBIYIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1276 5TH AVE STE 704 915AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,968,766GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EDREFORMNOW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDRIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT STIMULATE THE CREATION OF NEW, ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$11,829PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$8,769,665PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,742,321CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$2,015,748PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,553,341PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,574,271CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$12,856,272TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$337,466TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,237,779TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,618,493NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO CREATE PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION CHANGE AT BOTH THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT EVERY STAGE FROM K-12 TO HIGHER-ED TO ENSURE AMERICANS OF ALL AGES, FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE, GAINS FULL AND FAIR ACCESS TO A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO FULFILL THEIR LIMITLESS POTENTIAL.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,436,076ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,432,837GrantAmt
Revenue$67,305RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION REFORM NOW, INC. (ERN) WORKS TO INFORM, EDUCATE, AND PUT FORTH IDEAS AROUND PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL ERN BUILDS A DURABLE NETWORK OF PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONS IN THE EDUCATIONAL POLICYMAKING ARENA TO EXPAND WHAT WORKS AND CHANGE WHAT IS BROKEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH A FOCUS ON PEOPLE OF COLOR. ERN'S WORK IS FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING BROAD AREAS: POLICY ACTION, LEADERSHIP NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COALITION BUILDING. WITHIN POLICY ACTION ERN'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENT AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL STUDENT-CENTERED POLICIES FOCUSING ON STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, RESOURCE EQUITY, TEACHER PREPARATION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE. TO FACILITATE CHANGE IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION ERN EMPOWERS AND CONNECTS A NETWORK OF DIVERSE "ON THE GROUND" LEADERS AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS TO DRIVE CHANGE, LEVERAGE ALLIANCES, AND TO MULTIPLY IMPACT. ERN USES MAJOR MEDIA AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TO ACTIVATE AUDIENCES AND ELEVATE ALIGNED VOICES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH DIVERSE COALITIONS ERN SEEKS TO INFORM AND MOBILIZE VOTERS TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AROUND THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION REFORM.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,436,076TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2126143213PhoneNum

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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CHARLES LEDLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIDNEY HAWKINS GARGIULO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SABAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PETRY
DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL SABAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOYKIN CURRY
DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WHITNEY TILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM F ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW BLUHM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARLON MARSHALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAVAR JEFFRIES
PRESIDENT36.00$100,000$0$0Yes (X)
TANYA MITCHELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER19.00$90,430$0$23,737Yes (X)
ROBERT LARSON
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR36.00$171,990$0$31,511Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
1 ADP BLVDROSELANDNJ07068EMPLOYEE LEASING AND HR SERVICES$1,250,121
VOX POPULI PARTNERS
25 PLYMOUTH ROADNEEDHAMMA02492PROGRAM CONSULTANT$270,000
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP
ONE LOWENSTEIN DRIVEROSELANDNJ07068MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP$270,000
BERNI CONSULTING LLC
900 CAMP STREET SUITE 346NEW ORLEANSLA70130COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS$196,092
ISAACSON MILLER INC
263 SUMMER STREET 7TH FLOORBOSTONMA02210ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANTS$183,802
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$550,500FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$9,079,932AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,630,432TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE REVENUDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$67,305RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$67,305TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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Exclusion$40,345ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,239OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,432,837TotalAmt
Program Services$4,432,837ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fundraising$38,994FundraisingAmt

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$104,250ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$1,308,402ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,749TotalAmt
Fundraising$48,749FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$81,763ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,484FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$102,984ProgramServicesAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,804TotalAmt
Program Services$4,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$638FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$20,515ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$3,009FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONSDesc
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Fundraising$15,124FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$873,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$858,866FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,969,099BOYAmt
EOY$11,783,445EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,381,800BOYAmt
EOY$1,047,850EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,924BOYAmt
EOY$12,460EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$86,943LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$75,366LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,732BOYAmt
EOY$11,577EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,133BOYAmt
EOY$940EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,381,688BOYAmt
EOY$12,856,272EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,425BOYAmt
EOY$310,710EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,041BOYAmt
EOY$927,069EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$337,466BOYAmt
EOY$1,237,779EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,005,709BOYAmt
EOY$8,721,516EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,038,513BOYAmt
EOY$2,896,977EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,044,222BOYAmt
EOY$11,618,493EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,381,688BOYAmt
EOY$12,856,272EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,574,271ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,420,705CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,911,574CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,728,404CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,674,871CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,079,932CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,815,486TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,420,705CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,911,574CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,728,404CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,674,871CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,079,932CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,815,486TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$24,801,190SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,014,296PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$45,815,486TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,115,163GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.45870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.51550PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$104,250DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$104,250TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPUBLIC AFFAIRS/GOVERNMENT RELATION SERVICES WORK TO IDENTIFY A LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND AN APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. ADVISE, CONFER, AND REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION'S POSITION ON LEGISLATION WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,899OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,322DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,577BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,044OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,044DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,577TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY, INC.Desc
Amt$927,069Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$927,069TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,742,321TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,742,321RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,742,321TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,168,050TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,168,050ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,168,050TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationERN IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ERN HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
KATHERYN MCNICHOLAS
30 WALNUT VALLEY ROADCOLUMBIANJ07832GRANT WRITING SERVICES0$0$29,000-$29,000
STEPHEN WHISNANT
4511 47 STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20016FUNDRAISING CONSULTATION0$0$19,750-$19,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$48,750TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$48,750TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CASINO NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$817,290GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$550,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$266,790GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$7,585NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$143,636RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,832FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$56,098EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$64,825OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$817,290GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$550,500CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$266,790GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$7,585NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$143,636RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$5,832FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$56,098EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$64,825OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$277,976DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$11,186NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
COLLECTIVE FUTURE
410 1ST ST SE SUITE 310WASHINGTONDC20003823079496501(C)4$10,000$0COLLECTIVE FUTURE - 5TH ANNIVERSARY SPONSORSHIP
STRIVE PREP
2480 W 26TH AVE SUITE B-360DENVERCO80211202562193501(C)3$10,000$0SHINE ON! 2021 DONATION
UNITE INC
100 3RD PLACE NELAFAYETTEAL36862810711157501(C)3$10,000$0BLACK DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSORSHIP (JULY 14-16, 2021)
EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC
276 5TH AVE SUITE 704 915NEW YORKNY10001260596684501(C)4$4,367,252$0EDUCATION OUTREACH AND POLICY RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE GRANTS. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE GRANTS, A SEPARATE ENTITY CARRIES OUT 501(C)(3) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDES REPORTS TO ERN ON HOW THE GRANT FUNDS ARE SPENT. THE GRANT TO EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY IS COST REIMBURSEMENT ONLY AND THERE ARE NO PAYMENTS MADE IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL COSTS. MONITORING INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE COSTS AND ACTIVITIES PERFORMED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PERMISSIBLE AND IN LINE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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)
PersonROBERT LARSONPersonNm
TitleDEVELOPMENT DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$165,375BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$6,615BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,627DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,884NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$203,501TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$6,615CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. REVIEW OF OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN MARCH 2020.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JOHN SABAT AND MICHAEL SABAT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION PAYS LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP FOR THE SERVICES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, SHAVAR JEFFRIES. THE PRESIDENT PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OVER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND FUNDRAISES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. DURING THE TAX YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN, THE ORGANIZATION PAID $270,000 TO LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SERVICES. THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR SHAVAR JEFFRIES ON PART VII, SECTION A.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THE DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, INCLUDING ANY RELATIONSHIP/INTEREST IN ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS A PARTY. AS AN ONGOING PROCEDURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND ENSURES THAT ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING SUCH TRANSACTIONS AS THEY ARE PROCESSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. REVIEW OF OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN MARCH 2020.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM AND STATE PROGRAMS CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,001,978. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,001,978. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 306,424. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 343. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 306,767. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 237,626. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 237,626. PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 26,871. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 26,871.