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FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC (EIN 45-2637507)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-28
IRS object ID
201842719349300829
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-09-28T12:28:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452637507EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation for GovernmentBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Accountability IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2392448808PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115275 Collier Blvd Suite 201-279AddressLine1Txt
CityNaplesCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34119ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTarren BragdonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Executive OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2392448808PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNicole M Prince CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01315245PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2018-09-24PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address72.214.41.82IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-09-28IPDt
IP Tm13:28:26IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTarren BragdonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115275 Collier Blvd Suite 201-279AddressLine1Txt
CityNaplesCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34119ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,675,803GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://www.thefga.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of transparency, the free market, individual freedom, and limited constitutional government.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,516,590PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$965PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,730PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$17,984CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,521,285PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,675,803CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$71,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$191,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,942,522PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$85,381CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,019,436PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,305,804CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,033,458PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,907,581CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$487,827PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$768,222CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,496,450TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,292,488TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$162,674TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$190,490TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,333,776NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,101,998NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe foundation's mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of transparency, the free market, individual freedom, and limited constitutional government.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$903,831ExpenseAmt
DescFreedom to Work: Local and state governments have created barriers to work that limit opportunity and make it harder for people to climb the economic ladder, disproportionately harming low-income families who are trying to earn a living. FGA's proven reforms help to break down these barriers by promoting work and lessening the burdens from opportunity-killing regulations like occupational licensing, unleashing the freedom to work.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,679,791ExpenseAmt
Grant$160,000GrantAmt
DescWelfare Reform: FGA promotes proven reforms that have successfully moved individuals from dependency to full-time work and allowed them to quickly escape poverty, and helped states reduce fraud in welfare programs to protect resources for the truly needy.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$769,610ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,000GrantAmt
DescHealthcare Reform - FGA educates lawmakers about proven options to restore a free market in the health care system, ideas that expand access, reduce costs, take care of high-risk individuals, and empower consumers with the knowledge and incentives necessary to shop for high-value healthcare providers.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,198,918ExpenseAmt
Grant$21,000GrantAmt
DescAll other program services to further accomplish the Organization's exempt purpose.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,198,918TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$21,000TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,552,150TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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 Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document41IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee24EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ceterus IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2695440322PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1804 Meeting Street Suite 101AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlestonCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29403ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Robert Levy
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrea Forrest Brock
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bridgett Wagner
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Harden
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betty Neighbors
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tarren Bragdon
CEO38.00Yes (X)$205,380$0$6,913Yes (X)
Jonathan Bechtle
COO & General Counsel36.00$169,863$0$5,788Yes (X)
Chad Goote
VP of Advancement40.00$213,852$0$6,537Yes (X)
Joshua Archambault
Senior Fellow40.00$151,621$0$4,877Yes (X)
Christie Herrera
VP of State Affairs & Poli40.00$154,889$0$5,220Yes (X)
Jonathan Ingram
VP of Research40.00$164,891$0$5,412Yes (X)
Mary Katherine Stout
Senior Fellow40.00$143,795$0$5,779Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,204,291TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$40,526TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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FOOD Services I LLC
5023 S Michigan AvenueChicagoIL60615Welfare and work reform$245,833
Rockwood Solutions
15 Constitution Dr Suite 1ABedfordNH03110Research support$107,750
Harbinger LLC
1401 1 Street NW Suite 330WashingtonDC20005Event management and logistics$100,255
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$6,657,819AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,657,819TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,984TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$17,984ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,675,803TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$17,984ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,000TotalAmt
Program Services$191,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$387,944TotalAmt
Program Services$361,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,495FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,810,659TotalAmt
Program Services$1,688,811ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,543FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,177TotalAmt
Program Services$40,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,386FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,077TotalAmt
Management And General$19,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,920TotalAmt
Program Services$139,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,573FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225TotalAmt
Program Services$225ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,553TotalAmt
Management And General$26,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,320TotalAmt
Program Services$61,320ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$744,658TotalAmt
Program Services$715,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,095FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,225,797TotalAmt
Program Services$1,225,797ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,388TotalAmt
Program Services$78,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$208FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,874TotalAmt
Program Services$86,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,870TotalAmt
Program Services$4,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$494,620TotalAmt
Program Services$481,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,081FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,172TotalAmt
Program Services$370,172ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$476TotalAmt
Management And General$476ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,669TotalAmt
Management And General$5,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,441TotalAmt
Management And General$10,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Subscriptions$115,336$107,040$8,296
License and permits$405$345$60

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,907,581TotalAmt
Program Services$5,552,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$270,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,381FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$353,060BOYAmt
EOY$316,358EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,015,491BOYAmt
EOY$1,883,475EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,500BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$23,469EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,354BOYAmt
EOY$23,633EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$38,419LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$17,650LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,899BOYAmt
EOY$20,769EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,146BOYAmt
EOY$24,784EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,496,450BOYAmt
EOY$2,292,488EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,174BOYAmt
EOY$190,490EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,500BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,674BOYAmt
EOY$190,490EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,258,776BOYAmt
EOY$2,026,998EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,000BOYAmt
EOY$75,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,333,776BOYAmt
EOY$2,101,998EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,496,450BOYAmt
EOY$2,292,488EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$768,222ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,970,689CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,043,477CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,573,449CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,516,590CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,657,819CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,762,024TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,970,689CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,043,477CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,573,449CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,516,590CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,657,819CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,762,024TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,761,390SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,000,634PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$214CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$295CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,730CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,223TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,784,247TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$383,287GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.52930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.51200PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$91,320FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$91,320FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,846,261FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,937,581FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$446,879FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$111,720FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$341,621CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$336,839CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$351,673CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$446,879CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,477,012TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,215,518LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$135,341CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$79,664CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$54,623CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$91,320CurrentYearAmt
Total$360,948TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$85,405CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$84,210CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$87,918CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$111,720CurrentYearAmt
Total$369,253TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$553,880GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$56,393CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus1$4,617CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$61,010TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,835OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,631DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,204BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,584OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,019DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,565BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,769TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,974,973TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$299,170OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$299,170RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,675,803RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,675,803TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,206,751TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$299,170OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$299,170ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,907,581ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,907,581TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Management has evaluated the Foundation's tax positions and concluded that the Foundation's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost sharing reimbursements 299,170.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost sharing reimbursements 299,170.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Donors Trust
1800 Diagonal Road Suite 280AlexandriaVA22314522166327501(c)(3)$160,000$0N/AN/AWelfare reform
Safe Families for Children
4300 W Irving Park RoadChicagoIL60641453194102501(c)(3)$20,000$0N/AN/ASafe families
Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
185 Devonshire Street Suite 1101BostonMA02110222632081501(c)(3)$10,000$0N/AN/AHealthcare reform
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRegular contact with staff to discuss strategy and progress.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (6 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
Tarren Bragdon
CEO$197,628$0$7,752$0$0$0$6,913$0$0$0$212,293$0$0$0
Jonathan Bechtle
COO & General Counsel$162,519$0$7,344$0$0$0$5,788$0$0$0$175,651$0$0$0
Chad Goote
VP of Advancement$173,942$0$39,910$0$0$0$6,537$0$0$0$220,389$0$0$0
Joshua Archambault
Senior Fellow$143,461$0$8,160$0$0$0$4,877$0$0$0$156,498$0$0$0
Christie Herrera
VP of State Affairs & Poli$146,729$0$8,160$0$0$0$5,220$0$0$0$160,109$0$0$0
Jonathan Ingram
VP of Research$146,731$0$18,160$0$0$0$5,412$0$0$0$170,303$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bEach member of the governing body receives a copy of the Form 990 for review prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is enforced by each officer and director annually completing a conflict of interest disclosure statement which is retained in the confidential files of the Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aA committee of the Board meets at the start of each fiscal year to review a salary survey of similar positions and similar sized organizations within the industry in determining the CEO salary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All Foundation documents and financial record are maintained at the corporate office. Forms 1023 and 990 are available for public inspection upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gOther professional fees: Program service expenses 261,468. Management and general expenses 18,258. Fundraising expenses 2,333. Total expenses 282,059. Professional Fees - Polling: Program service expenses 34,538. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 34,538. Research: Program service expenses 213,864. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 213,864. Production - Movies: Program service expenses 133,881. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 133,881. Professional Fees - Design & Publication: Program service expenses 62,428. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 3,762. Total expenses 66,190. Contractors - Other: Program service expenses 9,500. Management and general expenses 4,626. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,126.