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CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC (EIN 03-0445391)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201523209349301727
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T08:08:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN522057543PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN030445391EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNOAH BOOKBINDERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024085565PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMATTHEW JOHNSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00440444PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerNOAH BOOKBINDERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,167,229GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CITIZENSFORETHICS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO WORK FOR HONEST, OPEN AND TRUTHFUL GOVERNMENT BY BRINGING LEGAL ACTIONS, CONDUCTING RESEARCH, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$210PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$261CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$2,650,369PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,834,943CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,558PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$152,753TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$471,628TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,440,370NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$649,281NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO WORK FOR HONEST, OPEN AND TRUTHFUL GOVERNMENT BY BRINGING LEGAL ACTIONS, CONDUCTING RESEARCH, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescEDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT UNETHICAL CONDUCT ON THE PART OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS BY PUBLICIZING THESE ACTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN NOTED IN STORIES APPEARING IN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES AND BROADCAST MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS WEBSITES THAT PUBLICIZE ITS ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REGULARLY APPEARS IN PRINT MEDIA AND ON TELEVISION AND RADIO SHOWS DISCUSSING GOVERNMENT ETHICS ISSUES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$975,884ExpenseAmt
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DescLEGAL: THE ORGANIZATION HAS INITITATED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL ETHICAL VIOLATIONS ON THE PART OF HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS LAWSUITS PENDING IN FEDERAL COURT OVER THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THOSE REQUESTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO FILED AMICUS BRIEFS IN COURT CASES INVOLVING GOVERNMENT ETHICS ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION CONCERNING ELECTED OFFICIALS' VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PREPARED SEVERAL ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PREPARED AND PUBLICLY RELEASED NUMEROUS REPORTS BASED ON ITS RESEARCH AND ON DOCUMENTS OBTAINED THROUGH LITIGATION AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS CREATED A DATABASE OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO SEARCH, REVIEW, AND TAG DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$370,422ExpenseAmt
DescCOLORADO ETHICS WATCH: THE ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT UNETHICAL CONDUCT ON THE PART OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS BY PUBLICIZING THESE ACTIONS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN NOTED IN STORIES APPEARING IN NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES AND BROADCAST MEDIA THROUGHOUT COLORADO. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS WEBSITES THAT PUBLICIZE ITS ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH STATE BODIES CONCERNING ELECTED OFFICIALS' VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PREPARED SEVERAL ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024085565PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MELANIE SLOAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$252,235$0$18,847
LOUIS M MAYBERG
PRESIDENT/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LUONGO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG KAPLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL DWOSKIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW GILLUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BROCK
CHAIRMAN7.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE JORDAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MERCER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE WEISMANN
CHIEF COUNSEL40.00$175,427$0$21,340Yes (X)
ADAM RAPPAPORT
SENIOR COUNSEL40.00$138,217$0$14,187Yes (X)
LUIS RAMOS TORO
DIRECTOR, COLORADO ETHICS40.00$108,457$0$5,068Yes (X)
DANIEL SCHUMAN
POLICY DIRECTOR40.00$103,525$0$10,360Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,891,525AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOURT AWARDSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$275,443TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$261TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$261ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$530,100TotalAmt
Program Services$428,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$979,336ProgramServicesAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$31,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$422ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,619FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$3,369FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fundraising$3,639FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$25,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,954FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$2,237FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,500TotalAmt
Fundraising$102,500FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$52,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,660FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$10,806ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$5,221FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$9,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,357TotalAmt
Program Services$24,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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PUBLIC RELATIONS$180$180

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$317,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$186,826FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,925BOYAmt
EOY$624,950EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$892,691BOYAmt
EOY$372,114EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$360,926BOYAmt
EOY$30,386EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,673BOYAmt
EOY$29,136EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$174,938LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,065BOYAmt
EOY$28,063EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,843BOYAmt
EOY$36,260EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,593,123BOYAmt
EOY$1,120,909EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,841BOYAmt
EOY$378,095EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,912BOYAmt
EOY$93,533EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,753BOYAmt
EOY$471,628EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,115,370BOYAmt
EOY$517,572EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$325,000BOYAmt
EOY$131,709EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,440,370BOYAmt
EOY$649,281EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,593,123BOYAmt
EOY$1,120,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Prior Period Adjustments-$123,375PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,868,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,234,998CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,627,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,166,968CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,449,634TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,868,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,627,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,166,968CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,449,634TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,068,673SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,380,961PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$852CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$440CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$210CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$261CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,591TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,455,225TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$189,575GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81890PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74660PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$26,924FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$26,924FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,808,019FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,834,943FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$291,747FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$72,937FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$283,697CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$278,290CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$281,393CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$291,747CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,135,127TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,702,691LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$10,001CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,395CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$15,600CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$26,924CurrentYearAmt
Total$54,920TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$70,924CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$69,573CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$70,348CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$72,937CurrentYearAmt
Total$283,782TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$425,673GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$127,298OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$99,235DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,063BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$47,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$47,640DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$28,063TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED LOSSDesc
Amt$93,533Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$93,533TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.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 AVENUE SUITE 640AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityPROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,195,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$102,500RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,092,500NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,195,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$102,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,092,500TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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
MELANIE SLOAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$252,235$0$0$0$0$0$10,614$0$8,233$0$271,082$0$0$0
ANNE WEISMANN
CHIEF COUNSEL$175,427$0$0$0$0$0$8,108$0$13,232$0$196,767$0$0$0
ADAM RAPPAPORT
SENIOR COUNSEL$138,217$0$0$0$0$0$6,225$0$7,962$0$152,404$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' CHAIR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT THE ANNUAL MEETING, DIRECTORS ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SURVEYS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP DETERMINE THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS REGARDING ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES BASED ON EACH EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE AND THE APPROVED OPERATING BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OR THE PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF AUDITOR SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.