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EQUALCITIZENS US: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
EQUALCITIZENS US (EIN 81-4602012)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201801349349304790
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-14T12:55:35-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN472399509PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORTHINGTON HUGHES & HOAR PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 3000AddressLine1Txt
CityWOBURNCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP018016592ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN814602012EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EQUALCITIZENSUS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEQUABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8572852805PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 AMORY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLINECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02446ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHOEBE T WONGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8572852805PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEVIN E WORTHINGTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00189847PTIN
Phone7813053534PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAWRENCE LESSIGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 ARMORY STAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLINECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02446ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$472,236GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTPS://EQUALCITIZEN.USWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2016FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMITION OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS NOW IN EFFECT OR AS MAY BE HEREAFTER AMENDED, SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT EFFORTS OT HELP ADVANCE REFORM TO ADVANCE THE IDEAL OF EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$472,236CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,500CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$23,153CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$165,230CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$177,730CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$294,506CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$23,111TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$317,617TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$100TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$100TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,011NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMITION OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS NOW IN EFFECT OR AS MAY BE HEREAFTER AMENDED, SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT EFFORTS OT HELP ADVANCE REFORM TO ADVANCE THE IDEAL OF EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$154,577ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO HELP ADVANCE REFORM TO ADVANCE THE IDEAL OF EQUAL POITICAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$154,577TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHOEBE T WONGPersonNm
Phone8572852805PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11440 N ST NW APT 903AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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PHOEBE T WONG
EXECUTIVE DI20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$12,500$0$0
LAWRENCE LESSIG
PRESIDENTYes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE SKARIN
CLERKYes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE CLEMENTS
TREASURERYes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$12,500TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$472,236TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,500TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,879TotalAmt
Program Services$12,879ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,893TotalAmt
Program Services$98,893ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$46,305TotalAmt
Program Services$23,152ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$23,153FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14TotalAmt
Program Services$14ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$377TotalAmt
Program Services$377ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,092TotalAmt
Program Services$2,092ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,035TotalAmt
Program Services$1,035ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91TotalAmt
Program Services$91ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS,$416$416
BANK CHARGES$145$145
OTHER$101$101

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,730TotalAmt
Program Services$154,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,153FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,111BOYAmt
EOY$317,617EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,111BOYAmt
EOY$317,617EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100BOYAmt
EOY$100EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100BOYAmt
EOY$100EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,011BOYAmt
EOY$317,517EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,011BOYAmt
EOY$317,517EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,111BOYAmt
EOY$317,617EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$294,506ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVANCE FROM TREASURERDesc
Amt$100Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$100TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMITION OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS NOW IN EFFECT OR AS MAY BE HEREAFTER AMENDED, SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT EFFORTS OT HELP ADVANCE REFORM TO ADVANCE THE IDEAL OF EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BREVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OR THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C"IF AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. TO ENSURE THE CORPORATION AVOIDS PRIVATE INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT, AND EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS, THE FOLLOWING PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED: A) WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION; AND. B) WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONS CONFORM TO THE CORPORATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT, OR AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION."
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ADETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BDETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING 98,893 0 0