2020-05-01T13:04:17-05:00 2019-06-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2018-07-01 520698385 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP NATI 2028645521 1920 L STREET NW NO 450 WASHINGTON DC 20036 NICCO MELE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028645521 2020-05-01 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2020-05-01 14:04:12 ED P 8A04992F9AA5330EDB38CCF362EE047B41C21F8B 3242370ACE0FDCD1644E50D607094B3FB533101C 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z X NICCO MELE 1920 L STREET NW NO 450 WASHINGTON DC 20036 2647254 0 X WWW.NCOC.ORG X 1953 SEE PART III, LINE 1. 10 10 6 14 0 0 134269 171919 12875 21200 147872 160818 1333400 1334698 1628416 1688635 30000 40000 0 0 478211 509372 0 0 16728 487788 521155 995999 1070527 632417 618108 3740818 3968308 828384 359751 2912434 3608557 X NCOC IS A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING CIVIC LIFE IN AMERICA. WE PURSUE OUR MISSION THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF PARTNERS INVOLVED IN A CUTTING-EDGE CIVIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, CROSS-SECTOR CONFERENCES, AND YEAR-ROUND WORK WITH 0 0 485560 40000 21200 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: THE 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP WAS HELD AT THE MARRIOTT MARQUIS IN WASHINGTON, DC FROM OCTOBER 18 THROUGH OCTOBER 19, 2018 WITH 350 PARTICIPANTS PROVIDING INPUT TO CIVIC LIFE IN AMERICA WITH A FOCUS ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. A YEAR-LONG EFFORT TO STIMULATE AND ADVANCE ACTIVITY RELATED TO THE FOCUS HAS FOLLOWED. 236185 CIVIC HEALTH: THE CIVIC HEALTH INDEX (CHI) REPORTS ARE PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NETWORKS ACROSS THE NATION FOCUSED ON LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND SECTOR SPECIFIC LEVELS UTILIZING DATA COLLECTED BY THE CENSUS BUREAU IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE CHANGED THE WAY GOVERNMENTS GO ABOUT THEIR WORK, REINTRODUCED CIVICS TO OUR CLASSROOMS, REDIRECTED INVESTMENTS, INFLUENCED NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONVERSATIONS, AND BOLSTERED A NETWORK OF CIVIC LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITH STRENGTHENING CIVIC LIFE AS ITS MISSION, NCOC'S CIVIC HEALTH INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INCREASINGLY ENGAGED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. 721745 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X NICCO MELE 2028645521 1920 L STREET NW SUITE 450 WASHINGTON DC 20036 GARRETT GRAFF CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AG NEWMYER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY BYRD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LATTIE COOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP DUNCAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA ELLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WEISER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB GRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL LEFTWICH KITCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC K FEDERING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STERLING SPEIRN CEO 40.00 X 138425 0 23065 138425 0 23065 1 0 1 0 0 171919 171919 REGISTRATION INCOME 900099 21200 21200 21200 134005 134005 1333403 1333403 985432 958619 26813 26813 26813 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1295 1295 1295 1688635 21200 0 1495516 X 40000 40000 225372 54090 166776 4506 232836 193784 31856 7196 4620 2573 1928 119 19845 18361 836 648 26699 14869 11140 690 4482 2960 1452 70 57303 37281 19107 915 22642 22642 136036 119662 15627 747 10520 6845 3508 167 8450 5497 2818 135 74669 48579 24898 1192 20356 3526 16830 165497 160364 5118 15 169 110 56 3 15443 10047 5149 247 3337 2171 1113 53 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 1577 1026 526 25 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 674 674 1070527 721745 332054 16728 277701 251402 99948 295779 17500 2500 47138 32997 38560 73103 43124 33449 29979 3291463 3271103 5620 13987 3740818 3968308 59655 40786 754850 300447 13879 18518 828384 359751 X 2884934 3553807 27500 54750 2912434 3608557 3740818 3968308 618108 78015 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5575395 134254 152127 134269 171919 6167964 5575395 134254 152127 134269 171919 6167964 2684926 3483038 784804 1470686 1436253 1446266 1467408 6605417 1295 1295 12774676 76955 0.27270 0.28160 X NCOC QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3) OF THE TREASURY REGULATIONS, BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING:ITS SUPPORT, AS REPORTED FOR 2018, IS 27.27%, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I).NCOC IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(II). NCOC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN MANY STATES AND BIG CITIES TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. NCOC'S PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT 27.27%, IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III). IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I), NCOC HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS, RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALL OR MOST OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE FAMILY, OR FROM A SINGLE DONOR. IN FACT, NCOC HAS RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND CORPORATIONS IN ADDITION TO GRANTS RECEIVED FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FOUNDATIONS. IN THIS RESPECT, NCOC MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B).NCOC REMAINS AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WORK. NCOC IS A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING CIVIC LIFE IN AMERICA. NCOC WORKS THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF PARTNERS INVOLVED IN A CUTTING-EDGE CIVIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, CROSS-SECTOR CONFERENCES, AND YEAR-ROUND WORK WITH A NETWORK OF NATIONAL PARTNERS. NCOC HOLDS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT PROVIDES INPUT TO CIVIC LIFE IN AMERICA WITH A FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC REFORM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. NCOC ALSO PRODUCES REPORTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NETWORKS ACROSS THE NATION FOCUSED ON LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND SECTOR SPECIFIC LEVELS UTILIZING DATA COLLECTED BY THE CENSUS BUREAU IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE CHANGED THE WAY GOVERNMENTS GO ABOUT THEIR WORK, REINTRODUCED CIVICS TO OUR CLASSROOMS, REDIRECTED INVESTMENTS, INFLUENCED NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONVERSATIONS, AND BOLSTERED A NETWORK OF CIVIC LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN THIS MANNER, NCOC MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44420 25970 18450 28683 17154 11529 29979 CAPITAL LEASES 16447 DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT 2071 18518 X 1744008 78015 78015 1665993 22642 22642 1688635 1047885 0 1047885 22642 22642 1070527 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, NCOC 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. 1 BRIDGE ALLIANCE EDUCATION FUND 214 S ALLEN STREET STATE COLLEGE PA 16801 823476248 501(C)(3) 20000 SPONSORSHIP FOR NCOC'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM PHILANTHROPY FOR ACTIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 1717 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE WASHINGTON DC 20036 311705363 501(C)(3) 10000 CONTRIBUTION FOR LANGUAGE PERCEPTION PROJECT 2 0 PART I, LINE 2: SPONSORSHIP GRANTS ARE USUALLY FOR GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCES. IF A PROJECT IS BEING SUPPORTED, A WRITTEN REPORT IS REQUIRED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STERLING SPEIRN CEO 138425 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23065 0 161490 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 A NETWORK OF NATIONAL PARTNERS. NCOC PURSUES ITS MISSION THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF PARTNERS INVOLVED IN A CUTTING-EDGE CIVIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, CROSS-SECTOR CONFERENCES AND YEAR-ROUND ENGAGEMENT WITH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN UTILIZING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THEIR WORK. AT THE CORE OF OUR JOINT EFFORTS IS THE BELIEF THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE ABILITY TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY THRIVE. COMMUNITIES WITH STRONG INDICATORS OF CIVIC HEALTH AS MEASURED BY THE CIVIC HEALTH INDEX HAVE HIGHER EMPLOYMENT RATES, STRONGER SCHOOLS, BETTER PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENTS. NCOC'S CIVIC HEALTH INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INCREASINGLY ENGAGED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE CORPORATION IS A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. ANY AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION INTERESTED IN FURTHERING THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION IS ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION (A "MEMBER"), EXCEPT THAT AN AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING OR WORKING FOR THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE, OR WHICH REFUSES TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, IS INELIGIBLE TO BECOME A MEMBER. FOR THIS PURPOSE, "AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT OR INDEPENDENT AGENCY (OR ANY BUREAU, BRANCH, DIVISION OR UNIT THEREOF) OF (A) THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, (B) THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY OF THE SEVERAL STATES, TERRITORIES OR POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OR (D) THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY CITY, COUNTY OR OTHER EQUIVALENT SUBDIVISION OF ANY OF SUCH STATES, TERRITORIES OR POSSESSIONS, AND ORGANIZATION" MEANS ANY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, REGARDLESS OF ITS STRUCTURE, WHETHER FOR-PROFIT OR NONPROFIT, WHEREVER ORGANIZED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A NCOC HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, SENIOR STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ATTENSTATION FORM. WHENEVER A STAFF OR BOARD MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN AN AREA WHERE HE/SHE EXERCISES ANY DISCRETION IN CARRYING OUT HER/HIS DUTIES FOR NCOC, HE/SHE PROMPTLY DISCLOSES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE CEO. IF THE CEO HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, HE/SHE DISCLOSES IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PERSON OR BODY TO WHOM DISCLOSURE IS MADE (HEREINAFTER SUPERVISOR) DETERMINES WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT REQUIRES RECUSAL OF THE INTERESTED PERSON. WHEN A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON PROVIDES THE SUPERVISOR WITH ALL THE INFORMATION HE/SHE HAS RELEVANT TO ANY DECISION TO BE MADE IN WHICH HE/SHE HAS AN INTEREST AND THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD DOES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CEO, INCLUDING HIS/HER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND COMPARABILITY DATA. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION REVIEW LAST TOOK PLACE IN MARCH 2017. THE CEO ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION FOR ALL STAFF AND CONSULTS WITH THE BOARD ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 89,741. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 463. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 22. TOTAL EXPENSES 90,226. OTHER CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,921. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,164. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 725. TOTAL EXPENSES 45,810.