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EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC (EIN 26-0596684)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-06
IRS object ID
201903109349302890
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-06T16:44:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 PARK AVE FL 3AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP101690005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260596684EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 BROADWAY FL 19AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100382550ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHAVAR JEFFRIESPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSCOTT HAUMERSEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00084908PTIN
Phone2125511724PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.222.124.178IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-04IPDt
IP Tm13:29:25IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSHAVAR JEFFRIESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 BROADWAY FL 19AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100382550ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,768,307GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATION POLICIES THAT ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO OBTAIN A COMPETITIVE EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$8,198,044PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$15,469PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$282CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,213,513PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,768,307CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,287,219PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,858,617CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$6,005PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$111,316CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,417,442PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,903,279CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,627,984PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,679,769CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$585,529PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,088,538CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,452,521TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,480,950TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$522,524TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$462,415TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,929,997NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,018,535NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionEDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY, INC. ADVOCATES FOR EDUCATION POLICIES THAT ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO OBTAIN A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,068,728ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,858,617GrantAmt
Revenue$165,248RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY, INC. (ERNA) BUILDS COALITIONS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO GIVE A VOICE TO REFORM IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEBATE. IT ALSO IDENTIFIES MISSING CONSTITUENT GROUPS ADVOCATING FOR REFORM AND THEN AIDS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT. GENERALLY, POLICY OBJECTIVES ARE BUILT AROUND PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESOURCE EQUITY, HUMAN CAPITAL INCLUDING TEACHER PREPARATION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION. ERNA EMPOWERS ALIGNED APPOINTED AND ELECTED POLICYMAKERS TO GET INTO OFFICE AND ADVANCE INTO INCREASINGLY INFLUENTIAL ROLES; INFORMS AND MOBILIZES VOTERS, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, TOWARDS PRO-REFORM POSITIONS AND IN SUPPORT OF ALIGNED ELECTED OFFICIALS; AND ESTABLISHES STRONG AND DIVERSE COALITIONS WITH TRADITIONALLY PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS. WE SUPPORT CANDIDATES IN A NUMBER OF WAYS: DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS, INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND PROMOTING THEM TO OUR SUPPORTER BASE. ERNA USES GRANT FUNDING TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE THE ELECTORATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, SUCH AS PREPARING AND DISTRIBUTING POLICY PAPERS, AND CONDUCTING NON-ADVOCACY OUTREACH.Desc
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document42IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TANYA MITCHELLBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2126143213PhoneNum

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Address Line1222 BROADWAY FL 19AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100382550ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BOYKIN CURRY
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN GARGIULO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN GERSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH COHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHITNEY TILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAVAR JEFFRIES
PRESIDENT4.00Yes (X)$10,000$0$0
TANYA MITCHELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER20.00Yes (X)$97,342$0$20,967
CHARLES BARONE
POLICY DIRECTOR40.00$235,048$0$38,427Yes (X)
MICHAEL DANNENBERG
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, POLICY40.00$218,125$0$18,500Yes (X)
KATHLEEN NUGENT-HUGHES
CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$220,115$0$969Yes (X)
JENNIFER WALMER
COLORADO STATE DIRECTOR40.00$208,911$0$40,762Yes (X)
TENICKA BOYD
NATIONAL DIRECTOR LEADERS OF COLOR40.00$195,335$0$4,725Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
1 ADP BLVDROSELANDNJ070681728PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES$4,016,339
OURSO BEYCHOK INC
352 NAPOLEON STBATON ROUGELA708025939VOTER MOBILIZATION CONSULTING$334,085
THE RABEN GROUP
1341 G ST NW STE 5WASHINGTONDC200053105COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$170,000
LJR CUSTOMER STRATEGIES
2257 MARAIS STNEW ORLEANSLA701178443RESEARCH/POLLING CONSULTING$148,625
JAKE BRAUN CONSULTING LLC
4009 N KENMORE AVE APT 1CHICAGOIL606132037VOTER MOBILIZATION CONSULTING$134,080
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$10,602,777AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$112,087NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,602,777TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$165,248RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$165,248TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$282TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$282ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,768,307TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$165,248RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$282ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$2,858,617TotalAmt
Program Services$2,858,617ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,309TotalAmt
Management And General$119,809ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,500FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$3,285,748TotalAmt
Program Services$3,124,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,680ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,239FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$22,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$587FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$209,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,591FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$225,181ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,998FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Management And General$4,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,494TotalAmt
Program Services$37,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,278TotalAmt
Management And General$25,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$374,710TotalAmt
Program Services$374,710ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,676,021TotalAmt
Program Services$1,585,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,675TotalAmt
Program Services$33,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,546TotalAmt
Program Services$38,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,504ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,975FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,257TotalAmt
Program Services$161,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,984FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,071TotalAmt
Program Services$203,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$729FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,230TotalAmt
Program Services$101,230ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,356TotalAmt
Program Services$906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$413ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,638TotalAmt
Management And General$9,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONSDesc
Total$98,003TotalAmt
Program Services$91,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,156FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,679,769TotalAmt
Program Services$9,068,728ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$499,725ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111,316FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,245,301BOYAmt
EOY$3,298,998EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,509BOYAmt
EOY$11,500EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$11,490EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,417BOYAmt
EOY$75,333EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,863LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,250LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,969BOYAmt
EOY$3,613EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,325BOYAmt
EOY$80,016EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,452,521BOYAmt
EOY$3,480,950EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$375,873BOYAmt
EOY$462,415EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,977BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,674BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$522,524BOYAmt
EOY$462,415EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$845,932BOYAmt
EOY$2,589,702EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,084,065BOYAmt
EOY$428,833EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,929,997BOYAmt
EOY$3,018,535EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,452,521BOYAmt
EOY$3,480,950EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,088,538ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$2,858,617PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$2,843,500InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$2,843,500TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (16 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
CHANGE COURSE CT IEC
16 CLOVER LNWESTPORTCT068802626812194839$12,500
COLORADANS FOR FAIRNESS
PO BOX 102766DENVERCO802502766814420090$340,000
COLORADO VALUES PROJECT
117 MANHATTAN DRBOULDERCO803034222822621980$150,000
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
1225 I ST NW STE 1100WASHINGTONDC200053914521304889$75,000
DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM DC
641 S ST NWWASHINGTONDC200015196473087534$5,000
DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM DC IEC
1700 K ST NWWASHINGTONDC200063817473709678$205,000
DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM LOUISIANA
2508 GATES CIRBATON ROUGELA708091028473568602$25,000
ESSEX COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
12 N STATE RT 17 STE 320PARAMUSNJ076522650223279556$10,000
GOOD JOB COLORADO
4950 S YOSEMITE ST F2-164GREENWOOD VILLAGECO801111349830862715$650,000
GREAT SCHOOLS THRIVING COMMUNITIES
2253 S ONEIDA ST STE 202DENVERCO802242562824230298$10,000
HEALTHY LOUISIANA ECONOMY PAC
PO BOX 51804NEW ORLEANSLA701511804471052403$10,000
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
700 13TH ST NW STE 600WASHINGTONDC200055998451672898$25,000
IVOTE
722 12TH ST NWWASHINGTONDC200053957464431052$50,000
DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM NEW YORK STATE
222 BROADWAY FL 19NEW YORKNY100382550203927839$5,000
OUR COLORADO VALUES
3368 W 35TH AVEDENVERCO802112706814474149$430,000
RAISING COLORADO
7944 S PENNSYLVANIA DRLITTLETONCO801222856470988839$350,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE WHO SUPPORT K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES, ADVOCATES FOR SYSTEMIC REFORM OF AMERICAN K-12 AND HIGHER PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS, AND LOBBIES FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS NATIONWIDE ON K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM ISSUES, INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, SCHOOL AND TEACHER ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,779OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,166DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,613BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,084OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,084DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,613TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,768,307TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,768,307RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,768,307TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,679,769TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,679,769ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,679,769TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE IRS GUIDANCE REQUIRES 501(C)(4) ENTITIES TO OPERATE PRIMARILY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE. THE IRS HAS NOT PROVIDED A NUMERICAL STANDARD FOR WHAT DEFINES "PRIMARILY". THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT NO MORE THAN 50% OF ITS EXPENDITURES BE POLITICAL IN NATURE. DURING 2018, POLITICAL EXPENDITURES ACCOUNTED FOR LESS THAN 50% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES. MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO MONITOR FUTURE POLITICAL EXPENDITURES TO ASCERTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE IRS GUIDELINES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (22 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BORN TO RUN COLORADO
PO BOX 102LAFAYETTECO800260102824159102501(C)(4)$50,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
CHANGE COURSE CT IEC
16 CLOVER LNWESTPORTCT068802626812194839527$12,500POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
COLLECTIVE FUTURE
410 1ST ST SE STE 310WASHINGTONDC200031866823079496501(C)(4)$10,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
COLORADANS FOR FAIRNESS
PO BOX 102766DENVERCO802502766814420090527$340,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
COLORADO DEMOCRACY ALLIANCE
PO BOX 13344DENVERCO802013344454555568501(C)(4)$10,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
COLORADO VALUES PROJECT
117 MANHATTAN DRBOULDERCO803034222822621980527$150,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
1225 I ST NW STE 1100WASHINGTONDC200053914521304889527$75,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM DC IEC
1700 K ST NWWASHINGTONDC200063817473709678527$205,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM LOUISIANA
2508 GATES CIRBATON ROUGELA708091028473568602527$25,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
ESSEX COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
12 N STATE RT 17 STE 320PARAMUSNJ076522650223279556527$10,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
FAIR MAPS COLORADO
820 S MONACO PKWY 284DENVERCO802243703825297008501(C)(4)$10,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
GOOD JOB COLORADO
4950 S YOSEMITE ST F2-164GREENWOOD VILLAGECO801111349830862715527$650,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
GREAT SCHOOLS THRIVING COMMUNITIES
2253 S ONEIDA ST STE 202DENVERCO802242562824230298527$10,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
HEALTHY LOUISIANA ECONOMY PAC
PO BOX 51804NEW ORLEANSLA701511804471052403527$10,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
700 13TH ST NW STE 600WASHINGTONDC200055998451672898527$25,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
IVOTE
722 12TH ST NWWASHINGTONDC200053957464431052527$50,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
LEADERSHIP NOW PROJECT
604 A ST SEWASHINGTONDC200031224821780610501(C)(4)$50,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
LGBTQ VICTORY FUND
1225 I ST NW STE 525WASHINGTONDC200056005521729701501(C)(4)$300,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
NEW ERA COLORADO ACTION FUND
PO BOX 181153DENVERCO802188823205392556501(C)(4)$15,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
OUR COLORADO VALUES
3368 W 35TH AVEDENVERCO802112706814474149527$430,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
RAISING COLORADO
7944 S PENNSYLVANIA DRLITTLETONCO801222856470988839527$350,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
STAND FOR CHILDREN LOUISIANA IEC
601 LAUREL STBATON ROUGELA708025632471797001501(C)(4)$46,000POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org22TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationERNA REQUIRES GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SIGN AGREEMENTS THAT FUNDS BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIED EXEMPT PURPOSES BEFORE FUNDS ARE GRANTED BUT DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SYSTEM TO MONITOR GRANTS AFTER FUNDS ARE DISBURSED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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
CHARLES BARONE
POLICY DIRECTOR$235,048$0$0$0$0$0$24,500$0$13,927$0$273,475$0$0$0
MICHAEL DANNENBERG
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, P$218,125$0$0$0$0$0$18,500$0$0$0$236,625$0$0$0
KATHLEEN NUGENT-HUGHES
CHIEF OF STAFF$209,615$0$10,500$0$0$0$969$0$0$0$221,084$0$0$0
JENNIFER WALMER
COLORADO STATE DIRECTOR$199,411$0$9,500$0$0$0$19,942$0$20,820$0$249,673$0$0$0
TENICKA BOYD
NATIONAL DIRECTOR LEADERS OF COLOR$185,885$0$9,450$0$0$0$4,725$0$0$0$200,060$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$112,087NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN COLUMN (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION PAYS LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP FOR THE SERVICES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, SHAVAR JEFFRIES. THE PRESIDENT PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OVER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND FUNDRAISES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2018 THE ORGANIZATION PAID $30,000 TO LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SERVICES. THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR SHAVAR JEFFRIES ON PART VII, SECTION A.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, INCLUDING ANY RELATIONSHIP/INTEREST IN ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS A PARTY. AS AN ONGOING PROCEDURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND ENSURES THAT ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING SUCH TRANSACTIONS AS THEY ARE PROCESSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IS DETERMINED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION ONLY MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,068,617. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,068,617. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 517,258. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 517,258. PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 68,466. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 68,466. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,680. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,680.