CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY (EIN 20-0385691)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-10-21
IRS object ID: 201932949349300718
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-10-21T10:17:29-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	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	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200385691	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024641570	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1233 20TH STREET NW NO 205	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRUCE FREED	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024641570	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-10-21	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	2019-10-21	IPDt
IP Tm	11:17:21	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	4FA38BE9C690C82C721A5060F87FC7588CB81F81	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4A81CC21A2E4F454F94C28FED93DC0391148F391	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-01-14 16:20:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRUCE FREED	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1233 20TH STREET NW NO 205	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$939,670	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.POLITICALACCOUNTABILITY.NET	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	11	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,251,314	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$939,670	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,251,314	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$939,670	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$298,008	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$302,411	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$352,947	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$442,678	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$535,567	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$740,686	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$837,978	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$510,628	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$101,692	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$18,306	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$50,392	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$96,956	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$19,919	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$78,650	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$30,473	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO BRING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO CORPORATE POLITICAL SPENDING, THE CENTER SEES THIS AS ENDING THE PERVASIVE SECRECY THAT HIDES CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTIVITY FROM SHAREHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$290,608	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT CORPORATE POLITICAL SPENDING AND WORKED WITH INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION POLICIES AND PROVIDE INFORMATIONAL DISCLOSURE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$290,608	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	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	0	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	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	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	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	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRUCE FREED	PersonNm
Phone	2024641570	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1233 20TH STREET NW SUITE 205	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN MILTON COOPER JR
CHAIRMAN	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHELLEY ALPERN
SECRETARY	0.10	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES E M KOLB
TREASURER	0.10	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LARWRENCE ZICKLIN
MEMBER	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM S LAUFER
MEMBER	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LANCE LINDBLOM
MEMBER	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MORRIS PEARL
MEMBER	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANN RAVEL
MEMBER (FROM 04/18)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMILY TYNES
MEMBER (FROM 04/18)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE F FREED
PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$151,000	$0	$32,668

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$151,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$32,668	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7810 CONTEE ROAD APT 120	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAUREL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20707	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	FUNDRAISING AND ADMIN SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$212,420	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$939,670	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$939,670	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$939,670	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,668	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,414	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$59,662	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,033	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,770	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,220	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,812	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,991	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,310	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,597	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,041	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,204	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,686	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,277	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$323,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,470	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$184,578	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,865	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,935	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,540	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,070	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,723	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,923	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,081	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,595	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,054	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,536	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,397	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$12,607	$4,351	$3,082	$5,174
TAX EXPENSES	$1,961	$775	$549	$637
PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES	$1,482	$586	$415	$481
EQUIP. RENTAL/MAINT.	$1,136	$449	$318	$369

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$837,978	TotalAmt
Program Services	$290,608	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$194,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$352,947	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,986	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$7,500	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$100	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,488	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,561	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$39,421	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$39,421	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)
BOY	$7,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,245	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,392	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,464	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,455	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,919	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$78,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,473	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$78,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,473	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,392	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$101,692	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$7,431	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
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	$383,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$788,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$629,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,251,314	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$939,670	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,991,916	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$383,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$788,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$629,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,251,314	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$939,670	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,991,916	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,550,010	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,441,906	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$3,991,916	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.61170	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.56420	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$29,482	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,482	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,939	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,939	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

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

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SECURITY DEPOSIT	Desc
Book Value	$7,245	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$7,245	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$14,455	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$14,455	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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	BRUCE F FREED	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$151,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	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	$32,668	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$183,668	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

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 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EVERY NEW EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A COPY OF THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ADHERENCE TO THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED DURING AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF EACH EMPLOYEE. BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT OR THE BOARD CHAIR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	CPA'S PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD AS WHOLE, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA OR CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DECISION. THE BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND THE DECISION IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN MAY 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	MEDIA SERV./SH COMM.: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,310. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,886. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,830. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,026. RESEARCH SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,821. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,664. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,893. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,378. WRITER-MEDIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,075. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,011. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,815. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,901. OPERATIONS CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,677. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,811. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 142,932. TOTAL EXPENSES 212,420. EXPERT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,091. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,100. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,791. INTERNS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,010. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,025.