THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH (EIN 26-0006579)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-29
IRS object ID: 202123339349300732
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Note: A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-29T15:26:16-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	560574444	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHERRY BEKAERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20852	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	260006579	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	AND EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024207871	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1090 VERMONT AVE NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	F LANE CARDWELL	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024207871	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	F	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LANE CARDWELL	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMANDA ADAMS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00748038	PTIN
Phone	3015899000	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEE SCHEDULE O	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RICHARD BERMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1090 VERMONT AVE NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,220,438	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SEE SCHEDULE O	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON ISSUES RELATED TO CONSUMER CHOICES AND THE ACTIVIST COMMUNITY (CONTINUED) ATTACKING THOSE CHOICES; PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO POLICYMAKERS, THE MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,984,369	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,220,271	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,306	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$328	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$167	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,400	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,991,403	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,220,438	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,431	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$36,102	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,502,993	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,460,321	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$75,141	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,483,734	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,238,244	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,001,158	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,734,667	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,755	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$514,229	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,448,924	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,822,893	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$664,045	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,552,243	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,784,879	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,270,650	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON CONSUMER ISSUES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO PRODUCT CHOICES; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK ON ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC POLICIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WORKING TO INCREASE (CONTINUED) GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND ELIMINATE CONSUMER CHOICE; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS, THEIR FUNDING SOURCES AND THEIR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,101,309	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONTINUED THE LATE 2019 LAUNCH OF A NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN CONCERNING TAP WATER. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE EXPOSED EVERY YEAR TO CONTAMINANTS IN TAP WATER INCLUDING FECAL BACTERIA AND HEAVY METALS. CORE LAUNCHED AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE DATABASE AT ISTAPWATERSAFE.COM THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LOOK INTO THEIR LOCAL WATER SUPPLIER. THE WEBSITE USES TESTING DATA PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS. THIS DATA SHOWS WHETHER A WATER SYSTEM HAS DETECTED POTENTIALLY HARMFUL LEVELS OF CONTAMINANTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$971,857	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	MAINTAINED HUMANEWATCH.ORG, A WATCHDOG PROJECT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ANIMAL LIBERATION ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ISSUES. THIS INCLUDES HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (HSUS), ITS MISLEADING FUNDRAISING PRACTICES, ITS DISMAL TRACK RECORD OF SUPPORTING PET SHELTERS AND ITS SUPPORT OF A RADICAL ANIMAL RIGHTS AGENDA.RESEARCHED VOLUMES OF DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING FEDERAL TAX FORMS, CORRESPONDENCE, NEWS ARTICLES, LEGAL AND GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER RECORDS, WHICH THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES ON A DYNAMIC WEBSITE THAT GETS MORE THAN 500,000 VISITORS A YEAR. PRODUCED AND PLACED NATIONWIDE ADVERTISING TO EDUCATE DONORS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT HSUS. SENT DIRECT MAIL TO MORE THAN 3 MILLION ANIMAL CHARITY DONORS. PROVIDED BLOG UPDATES AND DIRECT MAIL ON RESEARCH FINDINGS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. EDUCATED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION FACEBOOK FANS AND TWITTER FOLLOWERS. WROTE AND DISTRIBUTED PRESS RELEASES, OPINION EDITORIALS, AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TRIGGERING COVERAGE IN RADIO/TV AND ONLINE/PRINT NEWS OUTLETS. PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HSUS TO FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATORS AND STAFF. MAINTAINED THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE OF WWW.PETAKILLSANIMALS.COM, INCLUDING RESEARCH TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION ABOUT PETA'S PRACTICE OF PET EUTHANIZATION. PROMOTED THE WEBSITE WITH PRESS RELEASES, OPINION EDITORIALS, AND LETTERS TO THE EDITORS, RESULTING IN COVERAGE IN MEDIA PUBLICATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$939,341	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	LAUNCHED A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN 2019 CONCERNING FAKE MEAT PRODUCTS. COMMENCED CLEAN FOOD FACTS, A WEBSITE THAT LISTS THE INGREDIENTS OF DOZENS OF MEAT ANALOGUE FOOD PRODUCTS. CLEAN FOOD FACTS EDUCATES CONSUMERS ABOUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN THESE PRODUCTS, OFTEN PROMOTED AS HEALTHIER DESPITE BEING ULTRA-PROCESSED. PROMOTED THE WEBSITE WITH ONLINE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, PRESS RELEASES, AND OPINION EDITORIALS, RESULTING IN COVERAGE IN MAJOR MEDIA PUBLICATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (7 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$336,090	$0	$0	LAUNCHED THE AMERICAN SECURITY INSTITUTE, A PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM AND WEBSITE TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT THE THREATS TO OUR DEMOCRACY, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. OUR TEAM AIMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE OFTEN-HIDDEN INFLUENCE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE INFLUENCE OF BIG TECH COMPANIES INTO OUR DEMOCRACY.
$80,226	$0	$0	MAINTAINED THE DYNAMIC WEBSITE CONSUMERFREEDOM.COM, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE MEDIA ON ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC CHOICE ON FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND OTHER CONSUMER ISSUES. RESEARCHED AND POSTED BLOG POSTS ON ISSUES RELATED TO CONSUMER CHOICE. PROMOTED CONSUMER CHOICE ISSUES ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. PRODUCED AND PLACED REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISEMENTS. WROTE AND PUBLISHED PRESS RELEASES, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND OPINION EDITORIALS IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PUBLICATIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO FOOD AND CLOTHING CHOICES AND OTHER CONSUMER ISSUES RESULTING IN NATIONWIDE COVERAGE.
$17,323	$0	$0	CONTINUED WORK ON A FILM EXAMINING MODERN AND HISTORICAL ACTIVISM. INTERVIEWEES INCLUDE EXPERTS ON LAW, RELIGION, AND PHILOSOPHY.
$10,962	$0	$0	MAINTAINED THE ACTIVISTFACTS.COM WEBSITE. CONTINUED RESEARCHING, PRODUCING, AND UPDATING IN-DEPTH PROFILES OF ORGANIZATIONS, CELEBRITIES, FOUNDATIONS, AND KEY PLAYERS ACTIVE IN PUBLIC POLICY DEBATES. IN 2020, MORE THAN 325,000 VISITORS CAME TO ACTIVISTFACTS.COM.
$6,742	$0	$0	MAINTAINED THE CENTER FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCIENCE (CAS), WHICH EDUCATES THE PUBLIC BY DEBUNKING THE JUNK SCIENCE BEHIND THE MANY NEWS STORIES THAT BOMBARD CONSUMERS, HELPS PRESENT A BALANCED VIEW OF THE SCIENCE BEHIND THESE CLAIMS, AND EXAMINES THE ORGANIZATIONS RELEASING THESE REPORTS TO SCARE CONSUMERS. RESEARCHED AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE PRESENCE. IN 2020, NEARLY 27,000 VISITORS WENT TO THE SITE.
$3,763	$0	$0	MAINTAINED THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ALLIANCE PROJECT (INCLUDING BIGGREENRADICALS.COM, EPAFACTS.COM, AND GREENDECOYS.COM) WHICH EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS, THEIR AGENDAS AFFECTING CONSUMER CHOICES, THEIR DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THEIR FUNDING SOURCES, AND MANY OF THEIR TACTICS INVOLVING ESTABLISHING FRONT GROUPS. ENGAGED IN ISSUE RESEARCH, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENT-RELATED ISSUES VIA MULTIPLE WEBSITES, UPDATED BLOGS, DISTRIBUTED FACTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE VIDEOS.
$36,102	$36,102		NATIONAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT PET SHELTERS, CALLED "HELP PET SHELTERS" (WWW.HELPPETSHELTERS.COM). OUR CAMPAIGN EDUCATES AMERICANS ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATIONAL GROUPS AND LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS, AND ASKS THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER. ADDITIONALLY, WE COLLECTED $21,989 IN FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTING 95% TO VETTED PET SHELTERS IN THEIR STATE. ADDITIONAL GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO SHELTERS AS VOTED BY WEBSITE VISITORS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$491,208	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$36,102	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,503,715	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICHARD BERMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2024207871	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1090 VERMONT AVE NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICHARD BERMAN
PRESIDENT, EXEC. DIRECTOR	21.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$11,700	$0	$0
F LANE CARDWELL
SECRETARY & TREASURER/DIRECTOR	0.12	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
JAMES BLACKSTOCK
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
DAVID BROWNE
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
DANIEL MINDUS
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
RICHARD VERRECCHIA
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
NELSON MARCHIOLI
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
JEFFREY FIELDING
DIRECTOR	0.05	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$14,700	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY INC
1090 VERMONT AVE NW 800	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	MGMT, ADVERTISING, RESEARCH & ACCT FEES	$2,444,724
FOX CORPORATION
1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS	NEW YORK	NY	10036	MEDIA & ADVERTISING	$220,068
GOOGLE INC
DEPT 33654 PO BOX 39000	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94139	MEDIA & ADVERTISING	$100,834

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,220,271	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,220,271	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$167	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$167	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,220,438	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$167	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,102	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,102	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,700	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,700	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,444,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,352,597	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$897	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$897	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,634	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,390	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,873	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$624	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$945,216	TotalAmt
Program Services	$899,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$45,565	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,359	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,566	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,768	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,876	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,809	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,095	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,330	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,330	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,288	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$2,731	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,159	TotalAmt
Program Services	$250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,909	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TAXES, LICENSES, & FEES	$10,144	$6,197	$59	$3,888
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PUBS	$189	$189

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,145	TotalAmt
Program Services	$359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$786	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,734,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,503,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$75,141	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$682,530	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,621,209	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,733,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,186,513	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,406	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,765	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,448,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,822,893	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$664,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,552,243	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$664,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,552,243	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$80,163	BOYAmt
EOY	-$594,392	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,865,042	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,865,042	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,784,879	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,270,650	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,448,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,822,893	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$514,229	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,538,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,826,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,743,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,984,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,220,271	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,312,523	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,538,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,826,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,743,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,984,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,220,271	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,312,523	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$9,878,946	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,433,577	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$271	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$311	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$393	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$328	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$167	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,470	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$12	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,314,005	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$21,270	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.39440	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.36500	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 12.	ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$680	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$680	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,733,987	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,734,667	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$336,733	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$84,183	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$304,864	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$283,999	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$300,058	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$336,733	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,225,654	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,838,481	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$393	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$31,138	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,060	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$680	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$33,271	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$76,216	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$71,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$75,015	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$84,183	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$306,414	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$459,621	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$393	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$31,138	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,060	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$680	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$33,271	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,375,712	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$155,274	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$155,274	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,220,438	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,220,438	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,889,941	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$155,274	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$155,274	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,734,667	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,734,667	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE EFFECT OF GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CENTER CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AT DECEMBER 31, 2020. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL OTHER TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THE CENTER HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2020.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUMANE SOCIETY OF MANATEE COUNTY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2515 14TH STREET WEST	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRADENTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34205	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	591819652	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$6,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	GENERAL SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THAT EACH ORGANIZATION RECEIVING A GRANT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY. NO OTHER MONITORING IS DEEMED TO BE REQUIRED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICHARD BERMAN AND CO INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	SEE PART V BELOW	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$2,444,724	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SEE PART V BELOW	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE L, PART IV (B) - DESCRIPTION OF RELATIONSHIP:

ENTITY IS MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY RICHARD BERMAN, PRESIDENT.

SCHEDULE L, PART IV (D) - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:

SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE RESEARCH AND MONITORING/ANALYSIS ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, MEETING PLANNING, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM J: WEBSITES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:	COREPROJECTS.COM, CONSUMERFREEDOM.COM, ACTIVISTFACTS.COM, HUMANEWATCH.ORG, PETAKILLSANIMALS.COM, HUMANEFORPETS.ORG, CREWEXPOSED.COM, ENVIRONMENTALPOLICYALLIANCE.COM, BIGGREENRADICALS.COM, ACCOUNTABLESCIENCE.COM, EPAFACTS.COM, GREENDECOYS.COM, PROP65SCAM.COM, HELPPETSHELTERS.COM, WELLNESS.CONSUMERFREEDOM.COM, PETSHELTERSCAM.COM, PETASAVESANIMALS.COM, MATERNITYPENS.COM, LEEDEXPOSED.COM, HSOTC.ORG, DISASTERWHORES.COM, CMDSCAM.COM, BIZBULLIES.COM
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C: DOING BUSINESS AS:	AMERICAN SECURITY INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCIENCE THE CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM DISASTERCHECKLIST.ORG ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ALLIANCE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SHELTER PETS HUMANEWATCH
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY, INC. IS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. RICHARD BERMAN, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, WAS COMPENSATED AS PRESIDENT OF RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY, INC. DURING 2020. DUE TO THE CENTER'S ESTABLISHED ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL INTERNAL CONTROL PROCESSES, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM, THE CONFIDENTIAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE TO THE PREPARER AND SIGNING OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION'S FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL BOTH RECEIVED AND REVIEWED COPIES OF THIS FORM 990, REDACTED FOR DONOR INFORMATION, PRIOR TO ITS FILING. COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REQUIRES THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO READ AND SIGN THE POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD THEN DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT. ANY OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING UPON ISSUES INVOLVING THEIR PARTICULAR CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REQUIRES THAT COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE RECUSED. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING ARE DONE WITH RESPECT TO DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION EXCEPT THROUGH THOSE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH ITS FORM 1023 EXEMPTION APPLICATION (COPY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC) AS REQUIRED BY LAW.