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MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA (EIN 47-0928008)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-16
IRS object ID
202013219349300246
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-11-16T06:47:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470928008EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMEDIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027564100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVE SW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANGELO CARUSONEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027564100PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD J LOCASTRO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00288314PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-16IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerANGELO CARUSONEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVE SW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,556,285GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEDIAMATTERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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PY Investment Income$59,139PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$59,498CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$105PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$14,164,151CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,410,846CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,385,270PYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$13,594,863CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,772,096PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$569,288CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,399,438TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,455,919TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,669,289TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,730,149NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDEDICATED TO COMPREHENSIVELY MONITORING, ANALYZING, AND CORRECTING CONSERVATIVE MISINFORMATION IN THE U.S. MEDIA.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,889,472ExpenseAmt
Grant$467,000GrantAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANGELO CARUSONEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027564100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVE SW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID BROCK
CHAIRMAN27.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$280,060$0$14,832
WILL LIPPINCOTT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BELL
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BONNIE TURNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BUELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM CASTRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL POLLOCK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN WHITE
DIRECTOR (START 03/19)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELO CARUSONE
PRESIDENT71.00Yes (X)$253,888$0$18,037
JULIE MILLICAN
VICE PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)$180,000$0$16,400
CYNTHIA PADERA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$177,917$0$11,060
PILAR MARTINEZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER45.00Yes (X)$119,287$0$10,213
MATTHEW GERTZ
SENIOR FELLOW40.00$171,437$0$18,918Yes (X)
LAURA KEITER
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$135,000$0$11,296Yes (X)
JOHN WHITEHOUSE
NEWS DIRECTOR40.00$135,000$0$10,072Yes (X)
RACHEL TARDIFF
DIR, ISSUES PROG & SPECIAL PROJECTS40.00$127,000$0$10,425Yes (X)
BENJAMIN DIMIERO
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR40.00$122,500$0$15,484Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,702,089TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$136,737TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BONNER GROUP INC
800 MAINE AVE SW 4TH FLWASHINGTONDC20024PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES$1,355,000
PERKINS COIE
1201 3RD AVENUESEATTLEWA98101LEGAL SERVICES$287,701
CIVITAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP
409 7TH STREET NW STE 350WASHINGTONDC20004STRATEGIC PLANNING$262,643
ATEN DESIGN GROUP INC
3507 RINGSBY COURT UNIT 111DENVERCO80216WEBSITE REDESIGN SERVICES$148,335
ERIX TECHNOLGIES INC
14603 DONEGAL COURTBOWIEMD20721IT SERVICES$142,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$14,104,653AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,058,359NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,104,653TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,205TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$61,205ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$390,427SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$392,134SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,707SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,707TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,707ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,164,151TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$59,498ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$467,000TotalAmt
Program Services$467,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,081,694TotalAmt
Program Services$564,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$391,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$125,810FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,706,903TotalAmt
Program Services$4,294,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$407,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,769FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,177TotalAmt
Program Services$116,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$603FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$426,617TotalAmt
Program Services$359,198ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,567FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$423,151TotalAmt
Program Services$355,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,221FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,356TotalAmt
Program Services$163,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,840FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,008TotalAmt
Program Services$25,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,268ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,440,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,440,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,536TotalAmt
Management And General$16,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$857,082TotalAmt
Program Services$685,917ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$162,267FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,147TotalAmt
Program Services$298,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,037TotalAmt
Program Services$122,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,800FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$379,032TotalAmt
Program Services$378,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$309ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,015,051TotalAmt
Program Services$870,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,373ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$477,378TotalAmt
Program Services$182,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$268,396FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,698TotalAmt
Program Services$12,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$555ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$344,794FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,965TotalAmt
Program Services$46,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$552,766TotalAmt
Program Services$474,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,736TotalAmt
Program Services$64,106ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$222,066$207,795$5,738$8,533
RESEARCH$178,956$177,030$105$1,821
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$20,308$17,869$2,439
REGISTRATION & LICENSIN$6,425$6,425

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,774TotalAmt
Program Services$5,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$601ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,594,863TotalAmt
Program Services$9,889,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,294,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,410,846FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,177,859BOYAmt
EOY$1,196,352EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$213,900BOYAmt
EOY$120,192EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$360,504BOYAmt
EOY$1,445,667EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,276BOYAmt
EOY$953,292EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,823BOYAmt
EOY$236,580EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,047,228LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,583,477LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$865,112BOYAmt
EOY$463,751EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,552,759BOYAmt
EOY$1,850,689EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,465BOYAmt
EOY$132,915EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,386,698BOYAmt
EOY$6,399,438EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$918,751BOYAmt
EOY$1,147,459EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$726,692BOYAmt
EOY$1,171,826EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$810,476BOYAmt
EOY$350,004EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,455,919BOYAmt
EOY$2,669,289EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,607,160BOYAmt
EOY$3,122,528EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,323,619BOYAmt
EOY$607,621EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,930,779BOYAmt
EOY$3,730,149EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,386,698BOYAmt
EOY$6,399,438EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$569,288ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$230,082NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,124,676CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,603,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,447,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,864,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,104,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,144,638TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,124,676CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,603,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,447,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,864,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,104,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,144,638TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,446,550SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$55,698,088PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$82,760CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$91,486CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$82,287CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$60,797CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$61,205CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$378,535TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$60,523,173TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.92030PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93450PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$13,594,863FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$13,594,863FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$829,743FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$207,436FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$693,392CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$773,154CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$807,565CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$829,743CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,103,854TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,655,781LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$173,348CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$193,289CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$201,891CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$207,436CurrentYearAmt
Total$775,964TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,163,946GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,182,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,072,650DepreciationAmt
Book Value$110,276BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,419,485OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,087,719DepreciationAmt
Book Value$331,766BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$444,817OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$423,108DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,709BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$463,751TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SUBLEASE DEPOSITS PAYABLE$47,284
DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT$184,086
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$118,634
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$350,004TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,377,697TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$230,082NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$230,082RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,147,615RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$16,536InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$16,536RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,164,151TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,578,327TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,578,327ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$16,536InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$16,536ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,594,863TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, MMFA HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
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 Line1BONNER GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVE SW 4TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityPROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$14,104,653GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$1,440,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$12,664,653NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$14,104,653TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,440,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$12,664,653TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAIN AVE SW 5TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN331137541RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$467,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL OPERATING PURPOSESPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING THE GRANT PERIOD, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL REPORTS DESCRIBING HOW THE GRANT WAS SPENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
DAVID BROCK
CHAIRMAN$280,060$0$0$0$0$0$7,980$0$6,852$0$294,892$0$0$0
ANGELO CARUSONE
PRESIDENT$253,888$0$0$0$0$0$7,617$0$10,420$0$271,925$0$0$0
JULIE MILLICAN
VICE PRESIDENT$180,000$0$0$0$0$0$5,250$0$11,150$0$196,400$0$0$0
CYNTHIA PADERA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$177,917$0$0$0$0$0$5,038$0$6,022$0$188,977$0$0$0
MATTHEW GERTZ
SENIOR FELLOW$171,437$0$0$0$0$0$4,843$0$14,075$0$190,355$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,058,359NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CFO, LEGAL COUNSEL, AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE RETURN WAS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS, OTHER MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON DISCLOSURE, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS, OR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMPLOYEE, THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WILL GATHER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT DOES EXIST, THEN THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE RECUSED FROM ANY DECISION MAKING POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. A TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT, OR SOME ALTERNATIVE, MAY BE APPROVED IF IT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF AN EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITIEE, WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, VIOLATES THIS POLICY, DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN INCLUDING TERMINATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, FORMAL REPRIMAND, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL COMPENSATION PROCESSES ARE DELIBERATED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.