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CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY (EIN 20-0385691)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-06-12
IRS object ID
201731639349300328
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)
Return2017-06-12T10:07:31-05:00ReturnTs
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)
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CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN200385691EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024641570PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11233 20TH STREET NW NO 205AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonBRUCE FREEDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024641570PhoneNum
Signature2017-06-12SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$629,750GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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MissionTHE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO BRING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO CORPORATE POLITICAL SPENDING, THE CENTER SEES THIS AS ENDING THE PERVASIVE SECRECY THAT HIDES CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTIVITY FROM SHAREHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC.MissionDesc
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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MISCELLANEOUS$513$253$164$96
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$348$348

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$375BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$62,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$15,113BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,245BOYAmt
EOY$7,245EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,813BOYAmt
EOY$90,003EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$55,801EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$549,944BOYAmt
EOY$592,444EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,422BOYAmt
EOY$31,036EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$585,366BOYAmt
EOY$679,281EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$582,553BOYAmt
EOY-$589,278EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$562,553BOYAmt
EOY-$589,278EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,813BOYAmt
EOY$90,003EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$26,725ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$555,064CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$280,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$383,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$788,182CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$629,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,636,496TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$280,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$383,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$788,182CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$629,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,636,496TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,111,386SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,525,110PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$2,636,496TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.57850PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61310PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,482OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,482DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,939OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,939DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITDesc
Book Value$7,245BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,245TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$31,036Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$31,036TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
PersonBRUCE F FREEDPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$137,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$30,983NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$168,483TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRUCE F FREEDPersonNm
Relationship With OrgPRESIDENT OF CPARelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeFUNDING GENERAL OPERATIONSLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$549,944OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$592,444BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$592,444TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEVERY NEW EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A COPY OF THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ADHERENCE TO THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED DURING AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF EACH EMPLOYEE. BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED BY THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT OR THE BOARD CHAIR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CPA'S PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD AS WHOLE, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA OR CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DECISION. THE BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE DECISION IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER 2012.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GMEDIA SERV./SH COMM.: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,520. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 27,520. RESEARCH SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,563. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 548. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 321. TOTAL EXPENSES 27,432. WRITER-MEDIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,932. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,932. OPERATIONS CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,617. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,672. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 73,073. TOTAL EXPENSES 115,362.