DIGITAL 4TH: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: DIGITAL 4TH (EIN 46-2278916)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-07-28
IRS object ID: 201612109349300511
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-07-28T08:21:40-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521656746	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIEDMAN & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 N WASHINGTON ST 330	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20850	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	462278916	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DIGITAL 4TH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DIGI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2026379800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1401 K STREET NW NO 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PORTIA WENZE-DANLEY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2026379800	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-07-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARC A FRIEDMAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00064585	PTIN
Phone	3012798900	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	PORTIA WENZE-DANLEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1634 EYE STREET NW SUITE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$800,005	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	DIGITAL4TH.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DIGITAL 4TH IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE AND CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS IN THE DIGITAL AGE	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$800,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$800,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$56	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$800,056	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$800,005	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$790,608	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$665,825	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$790,608	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$665,825	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,448	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$134,180	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$205,975	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$340,112	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$30,090	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$30,047	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$175,885	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$310,065	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	DIGITAL 4TH IS A NON-PARTISAN COALITION DEDICATED TO BRINGING FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. OUR MEMBERS ARE THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU), HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA, AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM (ATR), AND THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY (CDT). WHILE WE COME FROM DIFFERENT POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON MANY ISSUES, WE STAND UNITED IN OUR COMMON BELIEF THAT PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE PROTECTED ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS, WHETHER THEY OCCUR ONLINE, OVER THE PHONE OR THROUGH THE MAIL.DIGITAL 4TH SUPPORTS UPDATING ECPA TO ENSURE THAT WHETHER YOUR INFORMATION IS STORED ONLINE, IN THE CLOUD OR IN A FILE CABINET, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MUST GO THROUGH THE SAME SEARCH WARRANT PROCESS TO ACCESS IT. WE ALSO SUPPORT UPDATING ECPA TO PROVIDE THE SAME, CONSISTENT WARRANT REQUIREMENT FOR TRACKING CELL PHONE LOCATION OVER TIME.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$644,155	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OUR GOAL IS TO SIMPLIFY, CLARIFY, AND UNIFY ECPA'S STANDARDS, PROVIDING STRONGER PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY. DIGITAL 4TH AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORTS PRESERVING THE LEGAL TOOLS NECESSARY FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ENFORCE LAWS, RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$644,155	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PORTIA WENZE-DANLEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2026379800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1401 K STREET NW NO 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GREGORY NOJEIM
PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATIE MCAULIFFE
VICE PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NEENA GULIANI
VICE PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PORTIA WENZE-DANLEY
TREASURER	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BLACK ROCK GROUP LLC
66 CANAL CENTER PLAZA 555	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	CONSULTING	$180,000
JOCHUM SHORE & TROSSEVIN PC
1100 H STREET NW 910	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	CONSULTING	$180,000
THE RABEN GROUP
1640 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	CONSULTING	$180,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$800,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$800,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$800,005	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,562	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$360,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$360,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$264,744	TotalAmt
Program Services	$264,744	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78	TotalAmt
Management And General	$78	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,400	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,011	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES	$18,000	$0	$18,000
BANK FEES	$30	$0	$30

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$665,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$644,155	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,112	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,112	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,047	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,047	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$310,065	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$310,065	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,112	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$134,180	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER ARE CO-WORKERS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CAMPAIGN MANAGMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 180,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 180,000. CAMPAIGN ADS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 46,744. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 46,744. CAMPAIGN CONSULTING/SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,000.