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CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC (EIN 03-0445391)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-09
IRS object ID
201723139349302617
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-09T13:53:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN030445391EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2IN WASHINGTON INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCITIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024085565PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNOAH BOOKBINDERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024085565PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-09IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerNOAH BOOKBINDERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,928,131GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$624,860ExpenseAmt
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DescLEGAL: CREW HAS FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, AND OTHER AGENCIES CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND TAX LAWS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THOSE WHO SEEK TO INFLUENCE THEM, AS WELL AS BY CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS LITIGATED AGAINST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ADEQUATELY ENFORCE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW AND RELATED LAWS. IT ALSO HAS PREPARED ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND HAS PREPARED AND PUBLICLY RELEASED REPORTS BASED ON ITS RESEARCH AND ON DOCUMENTS OBTAINED THROUGH LITIGATION AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CREW HAS INITIATED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS AND OTHER OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF MONEYED INTERESTS ON POLICY-MAKING AND POTENTIAL ETHICAL VIOLATIONS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS LAWSUITS PENDING IN FEDERAL COURT OVER THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THOSE REQUESTS. IT HAS ALSO FILED AMICUS BRIEFS IN COURT CASES INVOLVING GOVERNMENT ETHICS ISSUES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOAH BOOKBINDERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024085565PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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AL DWOSKIN
CHAIR (END 12/16)/DIR. (EFF. 12/16)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORM EISEN
CHAIR (ELECTED 12/5/16)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BROCK
VICE CHAIR (THROUGH 12/5/16)5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD PAINTER
VICE CHAIR (ELECTED 12/5/16)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MERCER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LUONGO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG KAPLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE JORDAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANNIBAL KEMERER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NOAH BOOKBINDER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$210,752$0$10,977
PILAR MARTINEZ
CFO9.00Yes (X)$30,000$0$2,296
JENNIFER AHEARN
POLICY COUNSEL40.00$117,000$0$6,220Yes (X)
STUART MCPHAIL
LITIGATION COUNSEL40.00$132,443$0$9,946Yes (X)
ADAM RAPPAPORT
CHIEF COUNSEL40.00$142,322$0$14,868Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesPROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISINGServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$921,807TotalAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$16,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$52,715ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$16,082ProgramServicesAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$32,763ProgramServicesAmt
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Management And General$532ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$255,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$257,050FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$158,769EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,885BOYAmt
EOY$224,992EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,000BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,169BOYAmt
EOY$229,238EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,456BOYAmt
EOY$47,434EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,462BOYAmt
EOY$36,465EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,260BOYAmt
EOY$38,417EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$823,380BOYAmt
EOY$735,315EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,826BOYAmt
EOY$86,661EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,273BOYAmt
EOY$92,919EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200,099BOYAmt
EOY$179,580EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$254,042BOYAmt
EOY$427,724EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$369,239BOYAmt
EOY$128,011EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$623,281BOYAmt
EOY$555,735EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$823,380BOYAmt
EOY$735,315EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$67,546ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$2,234,998CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,627,467CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,891,525CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,150,980CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,853,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,758,642TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,234,998CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,627,467CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,891,525CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,150,980CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,853,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,758,642TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,674,459SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,084,183PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$440CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$210CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$261CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$182CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,755TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,760,397TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$617,526GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.75130PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.66970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

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

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,995,677FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,995,677FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$249,784FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$62,446FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$281,393CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$291,747CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$269,302CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$249,784CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,092,226TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,638,339LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$15,600CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$26,924CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$894CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$43,418TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$70,348CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$72,937CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$67,326CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$62,446CurrentYearAmt
Total$273,057TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$409,586GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$139,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$128,963DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,467BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,638OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,640DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,998BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$36,465TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITDesc
Book Value$38,417BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$38,417TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED LOSS$74,826
SECURITY DEPOSIT$18,093
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$92,919TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,928,131TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,928,131RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,928,131TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,995,677TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,995,677ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,995,677TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BONNER GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SUITE 640AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityPROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,876,605GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$218,951RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,657,654NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,876,605TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$218,951TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,657,654TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (2 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
NOAH BOOKBINDER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$210,752$0$0$0$0$0$6,600$0$4,377$0$221,729$0$0$0
ADAM RAPPAPORT
CHIEF COUNSEL$142,322$0$0$0$0$0$4,783$0$10,085$0$157,190$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO, LEGAL COUNSEL, AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE RETURN IS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS, OTHER MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON DISCLOSURE, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS, OR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMPLOYEE, THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WILL GATHER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT DOES EXIST, THEN THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE RECUSED FROM ANY DECISION MAKING POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. A TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT, OR SOME ALTERNATIVE, MAY BE APPROVED IF IT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF AN EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITIEE, WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, VIOLATES THIS POLICY, DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN INCLUDING TERMINATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, FORMAL REPRIMAND, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL COMPENSATION PROCESSES ARE DELIBERATED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.