2014-05-13T11:20:19-07:00 2013-12-31 BEDINGER & CO 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 945204939 990 2013-01-01 721600331 Air Traffic Control Education Fund Inc AIRT 4152550331 1475 Fifteenth Street San Francisco CA 94103 Erin Potts Exec Director 2014-05-13 true Madeleine M Rocamora EA P00495614 9256030800 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Erin Potts 1475 Fifteenth Street San Francisco CA 94103 531254 false false X www.atctower.net X 2005 DC To provide support and strategy for artists creating change. 9 6 7 3 0 964851 386709 310135 142996 938 739 30384 810 1306308 531254 333355 207684 0 298432 328906 0 52322 222054 251974 853841 788564 452467 -257310 931041 685277 9808 21354 921233 663923 X To provide support and strategy for artists creating change. false false 189918 PHILANTHROPY: ATC advises artists on how to raise funds for organizations and issues that they care about. 175660 ENGAGEMENT: For the past year, ATC has been heavily engaged on a variety of issues, including immigration, climate change, media justice, disaster relief and the election. Through a pile-on strategy of supporting others work, we have further engaged artists on womens rights, gay rights, economic justice, criminal justice, education, gun violence, and more. 160506 RESEARCH: There is growing recognition in the progressive, environmental, and social justice movements of the importance of culutural change. ATC continues to be a leader in the field of cultural organizing and strategy work through our programs, our methods of measurements and our work with The Culture Group. In 2013, The Culture Group gathered to plan out Making Waves: A Guide to Cultural Strategy, a 56 page how-to released in 2014. It explains the concept of cultural stategy - how it works and why it matters. 142149 668233 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X Erin Potts 4152550331 1475 Fifteenth Street San Francisco CA 94103 Jordan Kurland Board Member 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nicole Vandenberg Board Member 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Amy Blackman Board Member 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kelly Curtis Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bertis Downs Esq Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Kane Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexis Mc Gill Johnson Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Quirk Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ian Rogers Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erin Potts Exec Director 40.00 0.00 X 84000 0 0 84000 0 false false false 0 386709 386709 Program services 142996 142996 142996 739 739 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 810 810 810 531254 144545 X 207684 207684 0 0 0 84000 67632 6507 9861 0 192889 155303 14942 22644 0 29834 23387 3257 3190 22183 17179 2694 2310 0 0 0 0 0 0 105647 76215 25862 3570 91 91 8030 5520 2192 318 6404 5556 801 47 0 17849 13856 2145 1848 25563 24855 187 521 0 0 0 0 0 2079 168 1888 23 Contract labor 57147 46011 4427 6709 Meals & Entertainment 12782 11162 835 785 Miscellaneous 4610 2956 1382 272 Event expense 4100 4100 7672 6649 799 224 788564 668233 68009 52322 653716 143194 366083 0 276325 175000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 931041 685277 9808 21354 9808 21354 X 408222 -149088 513011 813011 921233 663923 931041 685277 -257310 X true X false true false X 304009 360882 776263 964851 386709 2792714 0 0 304009 360882 776263 964851 386709 2792714 0 2792714 191 194 595 938 739 2657 0 1345 1765 28494 810 32414 2827785 600371 0.98760 0.98660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 531254 531254 531254 788564 788564 788564 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is exempt from federal and state income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, respectively. The Organization has adopted the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions, and has evaluated its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by the Organization in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. true Citizen Engagement Laboratory 2150 Allston Way Ste 360 Berkeley CA 94704 453154473 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) 78000 0 General Support Contact USA Inc PO Box 149 Hyattsville MD 20781 237206811 20000 0 General support Electronic Frontier Fndn 454 Shotwell St San Francisco CA 94110 043091431 509(a)(1) 30000 0 General Support Natl Assoc of Free&Char Clin 1800 Diagonal Rd 600 Alexandria VA 22314 562273242 509(a)(1) 50000 0 General Support Occupy SandAFGJ 1247 E St SE Washington DC 20003 522084677 5691 0 General Support Waves for Water Inc 12526 High Bluff Dr 300 San Diego CA 92130 271319189 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) 6068 0 General Support 19 0 Topspin Media Brd Member CEO 527 Distribution service false Alexis McGill Johnson Board Member 1500 Research consulting false Vandenberg Communications Bd Mbr/Owner 17800 Services false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: RESEARCH: There is growing recognition in the progressive, environmental, and social justice movements of the importance of culutural change. ATC continues to be a leader in the field of cultural organizing and strategy work through our programs, our methods of measurements and our work with The Culture Group. In 2013, The Culture Group gathered to plan out Making Waves: A Guide to Cultural Strategy, a 56 page how-to released in 2014. It explains the concept of cultural stategy - how it works and why it matters. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et ATC sells digital music for charitable purposes through Topspin Media, Ian Rogers, a board member, is also a Board member of Topspin Media.ATC paid a board member (Lori Alexis McGill Johnson) for below market rate consulting services. Vandenberg Communications has provided communication services to ATC for below market rate. Vandenberg Communications is founded and owned by a board member, Nicole Vandenberg Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The tax return is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After completion of said returns, the organization is sent a draft of the tax returns to be reviewed and examined. The organization makes copies of the returns and distributes to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an affidavit is signed to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed with the designated governmental agencies. Before the tax returns are filed, a final tax return copy is forwarded to all Board members. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped with certified return receipt and timely placed in the mail for filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Per our bylaws, ATC's board members are instructed to inform the Executive Director and/or Board President of any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request