ACRONYM: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: ACRONYM (EIN 82-1630469)
Tax period: 2018-05-01 to 2019-04-30
Filed: 2020-03-16
IRS object ID: 202000769349301025
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-03-16T12:52:34-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-04-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-05-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	821630469	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ACRO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023605071	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 L STREET NW LOBBY 2 NO 34728	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TARA MCGOWAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023605071	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-03-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00288314	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	75.103.231.202	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-03-16	IPDt
IP Tm	13:52:27	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	EF3E61DA19F4BB256B54258A4A409CDD4C91D73D	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	3242370ACE0FDCD1644E50D607094B3FB533101C	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-11-19 02:30:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	TARA MCGOWAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 L STREET NW LOBBY 2 NO 34728	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,452,446	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.ANOTHERACRONYM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2017	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,289,377	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,450,170	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,571	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,598	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$678	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,293,948	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,452,446	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$775,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$92,938	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,486	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,204,186	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,489,478	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,297,124	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,264,478	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,176	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,187,968	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,239	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,191,238	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,415	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$6,446	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$3,176	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,184,792	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ACRONYM IS A DIGITAL-FIRST SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION ON A MISSION TO ADVANCE PROGRESSIVE ISSUES AND CAUSES AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUTTING-EDGE DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART NONPARTISAN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ADVOCACY, VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET-OUT-THE-VOTE PROGRAMS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,910,733	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$775,000	GrantAmt
Desc	ACRONYM RAN A NUMBER OF NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET-OUT-THE-VOTE PROGRAMS. ACRONYM ALSO CONDUCTED PAID ADVERTISING, MOBILIZATION TRAININGS ON DIGITAL MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND ORGANIZING FOR PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS REACHED AUDIENCES ACROSS OVER 15 STATES AND HELPED TO DRIVE CIVIC EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT AND ACTION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,910,733	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	50	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
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	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	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	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMANDA BOWEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2023605071	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O ACRONYM 1400 L STREET NW LOBBY	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TARA MCGOWAN
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$159,000	$1,968
HANNAH LINKENHOKER
TREASURER (THRU 1/19)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DUBIN
DIRECTOR	0.10	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CONOR GAUGHAN BEG 3619
DIRECTOR	0.10		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$159,000	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,968	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
FACEBOOK
1 HACKER WAY	MENLO PARK	CA	94025	ADVERTISING	$1,371,871
LOCKWOOD STRATEGY INC
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	DIGITAL CONSULTING	$392,948
GOOGLE
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94043	ADVERTISING	$388,243
PIER MEDIA
12707 HIGH BLUFF DR STE 200	SAN DIEGO	CA	92130	MEDIA SERVICES	$280,000
PERKINS COIE LLP
700 13TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	LEGAL SERVICES	$163,767

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$9,450,170	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$8,744	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,450,170	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,598	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,598	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SERVICE REFUNDS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$678	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$678	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$678	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,452,446	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,276	ExclusionAmt

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

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$775,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$775,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$185,265	TotalAmt
Management And General	$185,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,592	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,592	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,924,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,924,505	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$200	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,530	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$4,486	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,749	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,749	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$566	TotalAmt
Management And General	$566	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,489	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,595	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,894	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,435	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,435	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,168	TotalAmt
Management And General	$59,168	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ADV. & MEDIA OUTREACH	$3,723,611	$3,723,611
ADVERTISING PRODUCTION	$254,427	$254,427
FEES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$58,572	$58,572
BANK & MERCHANT FEES	$15,774		$15,774

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$595	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,264,478	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,910,733	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$349,259	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,486	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$591,238	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,400,000	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$200,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,191,238	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,446	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,446	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$3,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,184,792	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$3,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,184,792	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,191,238	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,187,968	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$1,424,837	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities	$724,837	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$700,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$1,424,837	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
PACRONYM
1400 L STREET NW LOBBY 2 34728	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	821784228	$300,000
FLORIDA STRONG ACTION PAC
542 NE 72ND STREET	MIAMI	FL	33138	813275690	$400,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SECTION 527 POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, IT MADE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OF CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$200,000	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$200,000	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
PACRONYM
1400 L STREET NW LOBBY 2 34728	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	821784228	527	$300,000	CONTRIBUTION
FLORIDA STRONG ACTION PAC
542 NE 72ND STREET	MIAMI	FL	33138	813275690	527	$400,000	CONTRIBUTION
GIFFORDS
PO BOX 51196	WASHINGTON	DC	20091	465592432	501(C)(4)	$75,000	CONTRIBUTION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THESE GRANTS ARE CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY SUCH AS INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. ACRONYM MONITORS ITS GRANT FUNDS THROUGH REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH GRANTEES, AS WELL AS REPORTING BY GRANTEES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TARA MCGOWAN	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$0	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$159,000	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$1,968	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$0	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$160,968	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, ACRONYM DID NOT PAY A SALARY TO ITS CEO. A WHOLLY-OWNED FOR PROFIT SUBSIDIARY, LOCKWOOD STRATEGY, INC. DID PAY TARA MCGOWAN COMPENSATION OF $159,000. SALARY IS SET BY REVIEWING COMPENSATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND ACTIVITY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN REVIWED BY MANAGEMENT. A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY AND LEGAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS MUST AFFIRMATIVELY ASSERT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR ROLE AS A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE AFFECTED MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER, AND THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AFTER REVIEWING DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND ACTIVITY. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT PAY COMPENSATION TO ITS CEO. A FOR PROFIT SUBSIDIARY DID PAY COMPENSATION TO THE CEO, SEE SCHEDULE J.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	STRATEGY AND GENERAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 840,770. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 840,770. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 322,865. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 322,865. MEDIA SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 113,236. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 113,236. DATA AND RESEARCH SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 107,286. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 107,286. ADVERTISING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 435,832. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 435,832. CREATIVE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 104,516. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 104,516.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 L STREET NW LOBBY 2 34728	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	821784228	EIN
Primary Activities	PAC	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	527	ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
LOCKWOOD STRATEGY INC
1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	824595611	DIGITAL CONSULTING	DE	ACRONYM	C	$379,871	$965,368	1.00000	Yes (1)
COURIER NEWSROOM INC
8588 RICHMOND HIGHWAY 90545	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22309	834159180	INTERNET PUBLISHING/BROADCASTING	DE	ACRONYM	C			1.00000	Yes (1)
SHADOW INC
7676 RICHMOND HIGHWAY UNIT 6164	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22306	832962958	TECHNOLOGY	DE	ACRONYM	C			0.84420	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PACRONYM
B	$300,000	ACTUAL AMOUNT
SHADOW INC
B	$200,000	ACTUAL AMOUNT
LOCKWOOD STRATEGY INC
M	$1,021,996	ACTUAL AMOUNT