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EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC (EIN 20-3687838)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-12
IRS object ID
201802859349300960
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-10-12T10:42:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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 Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN203687838EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATION REFORM NOW 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
Signature2018-10-11SignatureDt

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
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IP2018-10-11IPDt
IP Tm08:33:33IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSHAVAR JEFFRIESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100382550ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,626,580GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EDREFORMNOW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDRIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT STIMULATE THE CREATION OF NEW, ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$184,626PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$206,207CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,379,392PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,308,568CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,221,170PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$4,078,111CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$610,497CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,414,380PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,963,548CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,220,503PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,741,246CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,158,889PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,567,322CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$8,336,765TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,044,142TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$886,832TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,449,933NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR COUNTRY'S LEADERS PURSUE EDUCATION POLICIES THAT ENABLE ALL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND STUDENTS OF COLOR, TO OBTAIN A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO FULFILL THEIR LIMITLESS POTENTIAL.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,277,229ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,078,111GrantAmt
Revenue$94,070RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION REFORM NOW, INC. (ERN) WORKS TO INFORM, EDUCATE, AND PUT FORTH IDEAS AROUND PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL ERN BUILDS A DURABLE NETWORK OF PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONS IN THE EDUCATIONAL POLICYMAKING ARENA TO EXPAND WHAT WORKS AND CHANGE WHAT IS BROKEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH A FOCUS ON PEOPLE OF COLOR. ERN'S WORK IS FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING BROAD AREAS: POLICY ACTION, LEADERSHIP NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COALITION BUILDING. WITHIN POLICY ACTION ERN'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENT AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL STUDENT-CENTERED POLICIES FOCUSING ON STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, RESOURCE EQUITY, TEACHER PREPARATION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE. TO FACILITATE CHANGE IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION ERN EMPOWERS AND CONNECTS A NETWORK OF DIVERSE "ON THE GROUND" LEADERS AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS TO DRIVE CHANGE, LEVERAGE ALLIANCES, AND TO MULTIPLY IMPACT. ERN USES MAJOR MEDIA AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TO ACTIVATE AUDIENCES AND ELEVATE ALIGNED VOICES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH DIVERSE COALITIONS ERN SEEKS TO INFORM AND MOBILIZE VOTERS TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AROUND THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION REFORM.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$7,277,229TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document60IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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CHARLES LEDLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIDNEY HAWKINS GARGIULO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SABAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE GRAY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PETRY
DIRECTOR/CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL SABAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOYKIN CURRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHITNEY TILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAVAR JEFFRIES
PRESIDENT36.00$0$0$50,000Yes (X)
TANYA MITCHELL
FINANCE DIRECTOR20.00$87,682$0$18,796Yes (X)
ROBERT LARSON
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR36.00$146,170$0$12,714Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
1 ADP BLVDROSELANDNJ070681728PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES$550,902
STRATEGY REDEFINED LLC
657 ROYAL CREST AVENASHVILLETN372144814PROGRAM CONSULTING$438,772
VOX POPULI PARTNERS
50 MILK STBOSTONMA021095003PROGRAM CONSULTING$295,500
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP
1 LOWENSTEIN DRROSELANDNJ070681740MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$270,000
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
215 PARK AVE S FL 15NEW YORKNY100031612PROGRAM CONSULTING$204,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$703,970FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$9,716,735AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,420,705TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE REVENUEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$4,078,111TotalAmt
Program Services$4,078,111ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$13,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$18,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$157,497TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$42,436TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$70,518ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$37,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$10,492ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,670FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$546,895TotalAmt
Program Services$546,895ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$2,165FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General$18,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,231FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,277,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$853,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$610,497FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$4,369,830BOYAmt
EOY$4,369,244EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,233,675BOYAmt
EOY$3,870,435EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$362BOYAmt
EOY$8,532EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$250,307LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,937BOYAmt
EOY$60,554EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,949BOYAmt
EOY$28,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,926,753BOYAmt
EOY$8,336,765EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$444,463BOYAmt
EOY$452,073EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,000BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,679BOYAmt
EOY$434,759EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,044,142BOYAmt
EOY$886,832EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,958,678BOYAmt
EOY$3,187,077EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,923,933BOYAmt
EOY$4,262,856EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,882,611BOYAmt
EOY$7,449,933EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,926,753BOYAmt
EOY$8,336,765EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,567,322ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,463,293CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,930,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,910,711CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,558,218CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,420,705CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,283,410TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,930,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,910,711CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,558,218CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,420,705CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,283,410TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$19,865,387SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$31,418,023PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$110CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$110TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,484CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$5,484TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$51,289,004TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$94,070GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.61260PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61420PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$42,436DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$42,436TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPUBLIC AFFAIRS/GOVERNMENT RELATION SERVICES WORK TO IDENTIFY A LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND AN APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. ADVISE, CONFER, AND REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION'S POSITION ON LEGISLATION WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,873OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$49,475DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,398BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$185,434OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$140,278DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,156BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$60,554TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRETURNED CONTRIBUTIONS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$434,759Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$434,759TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,308,568TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,308,568RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,308,568TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,741,246TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,741,246ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,741,246TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationERN IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ERN HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEDFORD GROVE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12055 18TH AVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941161249ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivitySOLICITATION CONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$54,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$54,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CASINO NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$669,865GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$601,700CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$68,165GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$12,500CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$5,281NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$199,560RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,191FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,545EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$43,647OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF OUTINGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$145,910GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$102,270CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$43,640GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$40,660RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$2,980FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,648OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$815,775GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$703,970CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$111,805GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$12,500CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$5,281NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$240,220RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$4,171FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$10,545EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$45,295OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$318,012DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$206,207NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC
222 BROADWAY FL 19NEW YORKNY100382550260596684501(C)(4)$3,996,259EDUCATION OUTREACH AND POLICY RESEARCH
GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION
1390 LAWRENCE ST STE 400DENVERCO802042081840474837501(C)(3)$14,100HARVARD FELLOWSHIP TUITION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE GRANTS. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE GRANTS, A SEPARATE ENTITY CARRIES OUT 501(C)(3) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDES REPORTS TO ERN ON HOW THE GRANT FUNDS ARE SPENT. THE GRANT TO EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY IS COST REIMBURSEMENT ONLY AND THERE ARE NO PAYMENTS MADE IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL COSTS. MONITORING INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE COSTS AND ACTIVITIES PERFORMED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PERMISSIBLE AND IN LINE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT LARSONPersonNm
TitleDEVELOPMENT DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$130,420BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$15,750BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,070DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,644NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$158,884TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JOHN SABAT AND MICHAEL SABAT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
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 2017 THE ORGANIZATION PAID $270,000 TO LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THE DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
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.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 29,043. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,043. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 611,313. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 611,313. PROGRAM AND STATE PROGRAMS CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,134,613. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,134,613. GENERAL PROGRAMMING CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 424,709. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,662. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 426,371. PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 77,364. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 77,364.