THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH (EIN 26-0006579)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-16
IRS object ID: 202033219349304478
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
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	2020-11-16T09:32:32-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	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	2019-01-01	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	2020-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	24.30.12.216	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-13	IPDt
IP Tm	14:32:22	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	2E714E3C23332E73948D0414F341D65AE97E6CE4	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	18694F53AD11E15FFCEA276DE93F63B2E746D691	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	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	$2,991,403	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	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,743,263	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,984,369	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,067	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,706	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$393	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$328	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,746,723	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,991,403	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,431	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,282,057	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,502,993	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$377,483	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,397,932	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,483,734	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,679,989	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,001,158	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$66,734	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,755	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,341,530	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,448,924	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$546,896	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$664,045	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,794,634	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,784,879	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	$1,358,409	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$14,431	GrantAmt
Revenue	$5,745	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, NEW 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. LAUNCHED A 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 FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC TO DISTRIBUTE TO VETTED PET SHELTERS IN THEIR STATE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$763,994	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$561	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, WHICH ARE 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 Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$283,515	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	LAUNCHED A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN 2019 CONCERNING TAP WATER. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE EXPOSED EVERY YEAR TO CONTAMINANTS IN TAP WATER INCLUDING FECAL BACTERIA AND HEAVY METALS. WE 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 Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$68,497	$0	$400	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.
$25,627	$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 2019, MORE THAN 50,000 VISITORS WENT TO THE SITE.
$11,812	$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.
$11,724	$0	$0	COMMENCED WORK ON A FILM EXAMINING MODERN AND HISTORICAL ACTIVISM. INTERVIEWEES INCLUDE EXPERTS ON LAW, RELIGION, AND PHILOSOPHY.
$195	$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 2019, MORE THAN 300,000 VISITORS CAME TO ACTIVISTFACTS.COM.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$117,855	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$400	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,523,773	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	Yes (1)	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	0	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	15	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	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	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	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	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	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 (7 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	6.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$35,850	$0	$0
F LANE CARDWELL
SECRETARY & TREASURER/DIRECTOR	0.15	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
JAMES BLACKSTOCK
DIRECTOR	0.12	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
DAVID BROWNE
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
DANIEL MINDUS
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
RICHARD VERRECCHIA
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
NELSON MARCHIOLI
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$38,850	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 (4 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	$1,461,294
PRIMEDIA INC
1775 BALD HILL ROAD	WARWICK	RI	02886	MARKETING	$300,000
GOOGLE INC
DEPT 33654 PO BOX 39000	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94139	MEDIA & ADVERTISING	$181,979
THE NEW YORK TIMES
PO BOX 392088	PITTSBURGH	PA	15251	MEDIA & ADVERTISING	$173,284

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,984,369	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,984,369	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,306	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,306	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,400	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,706	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$328	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$328	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,991,403	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,706	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$328	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,141	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,141	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,290	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,290	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,850	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,850	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,461,294	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,391,123	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,171	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,849	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,849	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,749	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,988	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,491	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,975	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,975	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,280	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$855	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,245	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,158,991	TotalAmt
Program Services	$837,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$321,176	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,384	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$678	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,333	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,515	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,144	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,113	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,333	TotalAmt
Program Services	$424	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,909	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TAXES, LICENSES, & FEES	$69,085	$64,612	$493	$3,980
DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS	$50	$50
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PUBS	$18	$18

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82	TotalAmt
Management And General	$82	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,001,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,523,773	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,902	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$377,483	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$499,489	BOYAmt
EOY	$682,531	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,756,866	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,733,265	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,074	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,230	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,824	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$19,733	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$19,733	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,341,530	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,448,924	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$546,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$664,045	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$546,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$664,045	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	-$80,842	BOYAmt
EOY	-$80,163	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,875,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,865,042	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,794,634	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,784,879	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,341,530	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,448,924	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$9,755	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	$5,100,664	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,538,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,826,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,743,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,984,369	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,192,916	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,100,664	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,538,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,826,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,743,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,984,369	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,192,916	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$11,551,877	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,641,039	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$125	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$271	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$311	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$393	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$328	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,428	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$12	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$18,194,356	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$26,853	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.36500	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.40800	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	$1,060	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

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

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,060	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,000,098	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,001,158	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$300,058	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$75,015	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	$346,517	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$304,864	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$283,999	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$300,058	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,235,438	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,853,157	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$18,575	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$393	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$31,138	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,060	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$51,166	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$86,629	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$76,216	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$71,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$75,015	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$308,860	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$463,290	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$0	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$393	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$31,138	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,060	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$32,591	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,733	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,733	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,483,121	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$491,718	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$491,718	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,991,403	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,991,403	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,492,876	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$491,718	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$491,718	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,001,158	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,001,158	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, 2019. 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, 2019.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

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 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVING THE GRANT FUNDS IS AN IRS RECOGNIZED PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NONPROFIT. 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	$1,461,294	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:	THE CENTER FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCIENCE THE CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM 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 2019. 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.