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COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (EIN 52-1351785)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-04-30
IRS object ID
201501209349300610
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-04-30T08:35:14-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521511275PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 900AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521351785EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023311010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW 12TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGORY CONKOPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023311010PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028825000PhoneNum
Preparation2015-04-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAWSON BADERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW 12TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,371,479GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CEI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH/EDUCATION DEDICATED TO PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE & LIMITED GOV'T.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$11,290PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,481CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$136,877PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$115,926CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,344,624PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,009,846CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,084,661PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,074,495CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$3,311,566CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$6,427,052CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,404,693PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,913,637TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,089,930TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$651,433TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,262,204NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCEI IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEST HELPED NOT BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION BUT BY BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES IN A FREE MARKET PLACE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,680,626ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,500RevenueAmt
DescCENTER FOR LITIGATIONCEI'S CENTER FOR LAW AND LITIGATION FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO FIGHT OVERREGULATION THROUGH LITIGATION. IN AREAS RANGING FROM OUR SUCCESSFUL CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE SARBANES-OXLEY FINANCIAL REGULATION LAW, TO OVERTURNING FEDERAL FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS, THE CENTER HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED MAJOR NEW PRECEDENTS FOR COMBATING REGULATIONS THAT RESTRICT CONSUMER CHOICE, STIFLE INNOVATION, AND LIMIT COMPETITION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$653,244ExpenseAmt
DescCOMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACHCEI'S COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT ASSISTS THE CEI POLICY CENTERS WITH THEIR EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE RESEARCH FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES INCLUDING POLICYMAKERS, NEWS MEDIA, ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT ALSO HELPS THE POLICY CENTERS BUILD COALITIONS OF LIKE MINDED SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROMOTING THE INSTITUTIONS OF LIBERTY AND REMOVING GOVERNMENT-CREATED BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC FREEDOM, INNOVATION, AND PROSPERITY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$566,383ExpenseAmt
DescCENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOMCEI'S CENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT VOLUNTARY ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS REMAIN FREE FROM GOVERNMENT COERCION AND CONTROL. THE CENTER DEFENDS AGAINST ATTACKS ON THESE FREEDOMS FROM BUREAUCRATS AND NANNY-STATE BUSYBODIES, WORKING TO EXPAND THE ORBIT OF VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENTS IN THE ECONOMY - INCLUDING BANKING AND FINANCE, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, INSURANCE, THE FREEDOM TO TAKE RISKS AS AN ENTREPRENEUR OR CONSUMER, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, AND MANY OTHERS. THE CENTER AIMS FOR A WORLD WHERE THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF FREE TRANSACTIONS ARE RECOGNIZED, RESPECTED AND PROTECTED.Desc

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Expense$2,297,920ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,297,920TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,198,173TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee41EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEGAN MCLAUGHLINBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023311010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW 12TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
FRED L SMITH JR - FOUNDER
DIRECTOR, DIR. FOR CTR. FOR ADV. CAP.40.00Yes (X)$192,976$0$12,327
LAWSON BADER
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$172,979$0$15,720Yes (X)
JAMES R CURLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIAM DUNN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL W GLEBA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL S GREVE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-CLAUDE GRUFFAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY HALFERTY HARDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W THOMAS HAYNES
DIRECTOR, CONSULTANT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEONARD LIGGIO
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/2013)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS GALE MOORE
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/2013)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCES SMITH
DIRECTOR, CONSULTANT1.00Yes (X)$25,000$0$0
JAMES R VON EHR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM KAZMAN
VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$115,906$0$12,363Yes (X)
MEGAN MCLAUGHLIN
TREASURER, SEN. DIR. FIN. & OPER.40.00$92,875$0$5,685Yes (X)
AMANDA FRANCE
SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40.00$46,263$0$5,604Yes (X)
GREGORY CONKO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$99,684$0$5,693Yes (X)
WAYNE CREWS
VP FOR POLICY40.00$148,813$0$12,439Yes (X)
MYRON EBELL
DIRECTOR FOR CTR. FOR ENERGY & ENV.40.00$113,151$0$2,364Yes (X)
MARLO LEWIS
SENIOR FELLOW40.00$101,484$0$14,687Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,109,131TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$86,882TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
1625 I STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006LEGAL SERVICES$845,000
JONES DAY
51 LOUISIANA AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20001LEGAL SERVICES$500,000
BOYDEN GRAY & ASSOCIATES PLLC
1627 I STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006LEGAL SERVICES$360,000
MORGAN MEREDITH & ASSOCIATES
22780 INDIAN CREEK DRIVE STE 100DULLESVA20166PRINTING SERVICES$324,728
OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART
300 N MAIN ST 500GREENVILLESC29601LEGAL SERVICES$123,351
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$885,099FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$6,220,692AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$56,681NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,105,791TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEPA LITIGATION INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,500TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,120TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,120ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$38,953SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$39,592SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$639SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$639TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$639ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$171,979FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$885,099ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$322,041FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$150,062TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$150,062ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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REIMBURSEMENTS900099$25,854$25,854
MISCELLANEOUS900099$8,282$8,282
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$34,136OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,009,846TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$106,445ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$817,095TotalAmt
Program Services$619,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$96,634FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,905,136TotalAmt
Program Services$1,534,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$250,328FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,898TotalAmt
Program Services$137,395ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,916FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,366TotalAmt
Program Services$149,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,978FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,126,889TotalAmt
Program Services$1,124,978ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,911FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,999TotalAmt
Management And General$124,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,991TotalAmt
Fundraising$40,991FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$441,037TotalAmt
Program Services$400,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,229TotalAmt
Program Services$2,229ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,799TotalAmt
Program Services$56,103ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,569ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,127FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,995TotalAmt
Program Services$1,724ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,769FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$534,890TotalAmt
Management And General$534,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,469TotalAmt
Program Services$170,111ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,026FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,431TotalAmt
Program Services$69,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,156FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$868TotalAmt
Management And General$868ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,099TotalAmt
Management And General$37,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,068TotalAmt
Program Services$124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT MAIL$261,413$187,095$46,074$28,244
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$73,408$53,823$6,692$12,893
MISCELLANEOUS$2,972$2,861$111
ALLOCATIONS$0$691,538-$825,809$134,271

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,427,052TotalAmt
Program Services$5,198,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$448,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$780,355FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,858TotalAmt
Program Services$185,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,533FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$973,896BOYAmt
EOY$719,243EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$430,961BOYAmt
EOY$439,227EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$597,860BOYAmt
EOY$960,525EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,318BOYAmt
EOY$114,690EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$275,392LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$160,140LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,053BOYAmt
EOY$115,252EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$536,117BOYAmt
EOY$556,245EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,031BOYAmt
EOY$8,455EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,769,236BOYAmt
EOY$2,913,637EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$868,497BOYAmt
EOY$417,119EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221,433BOYAmt
EOY$234,314EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,089,930BOYAmt
EOY$651,433EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,248,619BOYAmt
EOY$1,657,966EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$430,687BOYAmt
EOY$604,238EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,679,306BOYAmt
EOY$2,262,204EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,769,236BOYAmt
EOY$2,913,637EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$582,794ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$104NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$4,179,906CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,224,185CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,291,729CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,470,211CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,105,791CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,271,822TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,179,906CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,224,185CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,291,729CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,470,211CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,105,791CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,271,822TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,184,208SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$26,087,614PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,330CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,710CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,841CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,824CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,120CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$81,825TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$109CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$372CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$481TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,669CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,624CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,410CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,275TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$29,497,403TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$308,796GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88440PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87150PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 14,669. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 38,029. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 19,624. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 7,285. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 7,196. PUBLICATIONS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 258. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 714. EPA LITIGATION INCOME - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 45,000. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 10,500.ExplanationTxt

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$84FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,061FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,145FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,334,672FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,357,817FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$467,891FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$116,973FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$393,195CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$441,790CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$536,685CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$467,891CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,839,561TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,759,342LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,400CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$16,144CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$20,333CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$23,145CurrentYearAmt
Total$65,022TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$98,299CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$110,448CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$134,171CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$116,973CurrentYearAmt
Total$459,891TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$689,837GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$113CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$970CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,138CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$84CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,305TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$119,688OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,545DepreciationAmt
Book Value$56,143BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$132,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$75,407DepreciationAmt
Book Value$56,738BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,559OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,188DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,371BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$115,252TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$207,433
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$26,881
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$234,314TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,331,991TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$104NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$322,041OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$322,145RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,009,846RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,009,846TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,749,093TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$322,041OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$322,041ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,427,052ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,427,052TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:CEI PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013, RESPECTIVELY, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 322,041.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 322,041.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
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 Line1CLEARWORD COMMUNICATIONS GROUPBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112841 BRAEMAR VILLAGE PLAZA 51AddressLine1
CityBRISTOWCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code20136ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING CONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$438,471GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$40,991RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$397,481NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$438,471TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$40,991TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$397,481TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1ANNUAL DINNERNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$1,057,078GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$885,099CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$171,979GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$1,000CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$213,392FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,050EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$105,599OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,057,078GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$885,099CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$171,979GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$1,000CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$213,392FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,050EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$105,599OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$322,041DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$150,062NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 (3 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
FRED L SMITH JR - FOUNDER
DIRECTOR, DIR. FOR CTR. FOR ADV. CAP$192,976$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,327$0$205,303$0$0$0
LAWSON BADER
PRESIDENT$172,979$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$15,720$0$188,699$0$0$0
WAYNE CREWS
VP FOR POLICY$148,813$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,439$0$161,252$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$43,224NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$596NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCIGARSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$12,861NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FRED L. SMITH, JR., FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH FRANCES SMITH, DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER THIS REVIEW AND ANY CHANGES NEEDED ARE MADE BY THE PREPARER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 IS ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES CONSULT WITH THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR OVER ANY AREAS THAT COULD BE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF THE SUPERVISOR BELIEVES THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AT A HIGHER LEVEL THE DIRECTOR CAN THEN MOVE THE DISCUSSION UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WITHIN CEI. UNDER CEI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS HANDLED BY THE PRESIDENT AND GROUP OF INDEPENDENT SENIOR STAFF. THE COMPENSATION IS EVALUATED BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA WITH OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CEI DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.