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POLICING EQUITY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
POLICING EQUITY (EIN 81-4945849)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202123199349330717
Schema version
2020v4.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-15T20:42:09-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN951777440PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET SUITE 3300AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN814945849EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POLICING EQUITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPOLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9498128618PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11925 CENTURY PARTK EAST NO 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90067ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBETSY CASTROPersonNm
Person TitleSVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONSPersonTitleTxt
Phone9498128618PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBETSYPersonFirstNm
Person LastCASTROPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLIZBETH NEVAREZPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01399868PTIN
Phone3108731600PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPHILLIP GOFFPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11925 CENTURY PARTK EAST NO 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90067ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$63,148,706GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.POLICINGEQUITY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2016FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$8,568,110CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,073,824PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$44,906,336CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$661,838TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$840,782TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,601,202ExpenseAmt
DescCOMPSTAT FOR JUSTICE: AIMS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PROMOTING FAIR AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR COMMUNITIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,180,108ExpenseAmt
DescEMPOWER LAW ENFORCEMENT: TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RELATIONS: LEVERAGES OUR DATA DRIVEN INTERVENTIONS TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO A PARTNER AGENCY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$188,474ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document49IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee82EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1BETSADE CASTROBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9498128618PhoneNum

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CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
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ZIP90067ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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PHILLIP ATIBA GOFF PHD
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, CENTER FOR POLICING EQUITY40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$256,922$0$0
CHARLES PHILLIPS JD
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH GAMSON SMIEDT MSW PHD
BOARD SECRETARY / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CPE (FORMER)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$61,500$0$0
TIANHUI MICHAEL LI PHD
BOARD TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED ZIMMERMAN JD
BOARD VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICIA GARZA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM SAVAGE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK GLASER PHD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY BRYANT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN O'TOOLE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA PROW CONTRACTOR
INTERIM COO40.00Yes (X)$118,200$0$0
KAT KIYOKO AMANO CSPO
SVP OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE40.00$157,531$0$12,948Yes (X)
CHRIS BURBANK
VICE PRESIDENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY40.00$153,000$0$0Yes (X)
DR TRACIE KEESEE
CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF JUSTICE IN40.00$154,890$0$20,926Yes (X)
DR TRACEY LLOYD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE40.00$147,500$0$1,953Yes (X)
ROBIN N JOHNSON-AHORLU
VICE PRESIDENT OF DISCOVERY40.00$140,092$0$8,033Yes (X)
KERRY R MULLIGAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF DDI40.00$130,626$0$6,721Yes (X)
SUMMER ROBINS
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS40.00$127,115$0$6,069Yes (X)
JOHN R TINDEL
DIR., RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT40.00$114,750$0$8,066Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K17IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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FOCUS FUNDRAISING LLC
4800 WESTERN AVENUEBETHESDAMD20816FUNDRAISING$270,198
SKD KNICKERBOCKER
1150 18TH STREET NW SUITE 800WASHINGTONDC20036COMMUNICATION$195,000
TENNER LLC
2869 MCGILL TER NWWASHINGTONDC20008MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION$178,025
CHAZIN & COMPANY
9211 CORPORATE BOULEVARD SUITE 310ROCKVILLEMD20850ACCOUNTING$136,308
KOYA LEADERSHIP PARTNERS
PO BOX 279NEWBURYPORTMA01950RECRUITING$109,998
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$52,908,631AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$240,075TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$240,075ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,000,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,674,260SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$325,740SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$325,740TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$325,740ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$565,815ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$817,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,817FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,417,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$280,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$220,734FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$23,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,547FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$279,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,997ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,067FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$304,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,666FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,854TotalAmt
Program Services$34,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,308TotalAmt
Management And General$158,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,750TotalAmt
Management And General$56,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,198TotalAmt
Fundraising$270,198FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,762TotalAmt
Management And General$47,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$779,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$706,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,237FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$92,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$153,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,471FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,431TotalAmt
Program Services$178,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,515FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,848TotalAmt
Program Services$38,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,678FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,643TotalAmt
Program Services$639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$422ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$582FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,015TotalAmt
Management And General$46,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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LICENSES AND FEES$17,351$1,471$485$15,395
SURVEYS AND RESEARCH$14,884$1,410$9,938$3,536

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,621TotalAmt
Program Services$85ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,568,110TotalAmt
Program Services$5,969,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,760,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$837,443FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,618,615BOYAmt
EOY$4,528,592EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,170BOYAmt
EOY$21,615,543EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,704,264BOYAmt
EOY$2,785,042EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,150BOYAmt
EOY$40,796EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$186,724LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,817LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,590BOYAmt
EOY$153,907EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,978,711BOYAmt
EOY$24,641,557EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,572,500BOYAmt
EOY$53,765,437EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$661,838BOYAmt
EOY$534,492EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$306,290EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$661,838BOYAmt
EOY$840,782EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,820,230BOYAmt
EOY$46,518,916EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,090,432BOYAmt
EOY$6,405,739EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,910,662BOYAmt
EOY$52,924,655EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,572,500BOYAmt
EOY$53,765,437EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$44,906,336ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,107,657NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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 Minus3 Years$6,311,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,184,849CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,986,379CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,908,631CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,391,799TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,311,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,184,849CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,986,379CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,908,631CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,391,799TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$23,974,672SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$46,417,127PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,162CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$240,075CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$241,421TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$70,633,220TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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)
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$56,250OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$56,250TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOBBYING EFFORTS CENTERED ON INFORMING POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM LEGISLATION. THE ORGANIZATION PAID THE FEE TO A LOBBYIST.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$112,474OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,817DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,657BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$74,250OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$74,250BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$153,907TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$55,421,481TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,107,657NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$887,140DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,994,797RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$53,426,684RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$47,762InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$47,762RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$53,474,446TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,407,488TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$887,140DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$887,140ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,520,348ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$47,762InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$47,762ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,568,110TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S (FASB'S) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC NO. 740, UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THAT POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOCUS FUNDRAISING LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14800 WESTERN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20816ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRANT WRITING AND CONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$270,198RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$270,198NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$270,198TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$270,198TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PHILLIP ATIBA GOFF PHD
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, CENTER FOR POLIC$256,922$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$256,922$0$0$0
DR TRACIE KEESEE
CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$154,390$0$500$0$0$0$0$0$20,926$0$175,816$0$0$0
KAT KIYOKO AMANO CSPO
SVP OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE$157,031$0$500$0$0$0$2,031$0$10,917$0$170,479$0$0$0
CHRIS BURBANK
VICE PRESIDENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ST$153,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$153,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BONUS AMOUNTS PAID WERE UNDER THE SPOT BONUS CATEGORY. HR WORKED WITH EACH PERSON'S SUPERVISOR TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT GIVEN THEIR PERFORMANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$369,996NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNON CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE LISTED BY TO NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BALL BOARD MEMBERS WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND VOTE TO APPROVE PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD REVIEWS THE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT CONTAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCOVERED DURING THIS (MONITORING) PROCESS ARE RESOLVED AS SOON AS ADMINISTRATIVELY POSSIBLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SALARY OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BODY , WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATON OF INTERESTED PERSONS, AS PART OF THE BUDGET REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. A THRID PARTY TOOL IS USED TO DETERMINE THE RESONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION.
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 11GCONTRACTORS AND SUB-AWARDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 779,953. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 706,915. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 64,237. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,551,105.