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CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC (EIN 03-0445391)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-05-12
IRS object ID
201411329349303661
Schema version
2013v3.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-05-12T16:02:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN522057543PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DROLET & ASSOCIATES PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 L STREET NW 250AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN030445391EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICSBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2IN WASHINGTON DC INCBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCITIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024085565PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 EYE STREET NW NO 450AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20005ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELANIE SLOANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024085565PhoneNum
Signature2014-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOLLY CAPORALEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00235685PTIN
Phone2028220717PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMELANIE SLOANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 EYE STREET NW NO 450AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20005ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,657,927GrossReceiptsAmt
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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Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$210CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,650,369CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$226,700TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$152,753TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,440,370NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,035,813ExpenseAmt
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$705,906ExpenseAmt
Revenue$30,250RevenueAmt
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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$366,756ExpenseAmt
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)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,108,475TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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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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
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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 ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024085565PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 450AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20005ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 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)$260,669$0$12,860
LOUIS M MAYBERG
PRESIDENT/TREASURER0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LUONGO
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG KAPLAN
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL DWOSKIN
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW GILLUM
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE WEISMANN
CHIEF COUNSEL40.00$174,701$0$14,932Yes (X)
ADAM RAPPAPORT
SENIOR COUNSEL40.00$143,491$0$12,964Yes (X)
LUIS RAMOS TORO
DIRECTOR, COLORADO ETHICS WATCH40.00$101,875$0$4,579Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$680,736TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$45,335TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,627,467AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$401,514NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,627,467TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOURT AWARDSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$30,250RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$30,250TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$210TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$210ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$463,162TotalAmt
Program Services$393,722ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,294FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,110,585TotalAmt
Program Services$858,246ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$147,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,412FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,266TotalAmt
Program Services$19,205ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,723FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,106TotalAmt
Program Services$80,696ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,036FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,864TotalAmt
Program Services$81,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,263FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,464TotalAmt
Program Services$200,741ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$723ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,260TotalAmt
Program Services$59,397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,947FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,500TotalAmt
Fundraising$22,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$122,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,283FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,373TotalAmt
Program Services$1,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,654TotalAmt
Program Services$24,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,593FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,448TotalAmt
Program Services$154,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,339FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,717TotalAmt
Program Services$20,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,492ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,912FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,668TotalAmt
Program Services$10,429ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,626TotalAmt
Program Services$23,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$32,965$32,806$109$50
TELEPHONE$21,475$18,291$1,487$1,697
PUBLIC RELATIONS$6,118$6,118
BANK CHARGES$2,511$90$2,421

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,650,369TotalAmt
Program Services$2,108,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$303,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$238,049FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$204,477BOYAmt
EOY$220,925EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,042,591BOYAmt
EOY$892,691EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$273,416BOYAmt
EOY$360,926EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,000BOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,394BOYAmt
EOY$74,673EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$173,161LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,673BOYAmt
EOY$42,065EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,961BOYAmt
EOY$1,843EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,659,512BOYAmt
EOY$1,593,123EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$196,026BOYAmt
EOY$139,841EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,674BOYAmt
EOY$12,912EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,700BOYAmt
EOY$152,753EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,184,723BOYAmt
EOY$1,115,370EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,089BOYAmt
EOY$325,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,432,812BOYAmt
EOY$1,440,370EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,659,512BOYAmt
EOY$1,593,123EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,558ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,552,039CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,868,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,234,998CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,627,467CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,205,269TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,552,039CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,868,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,234,998CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,627,467CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,205,269TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,826,553SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,378,716PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,409CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,828CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$852CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$440CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$210CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,739TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,222,008TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$447,686GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74660PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72560PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$15,600FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$15,600FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,612,269FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,627,869FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$281,393FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$70,348FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$286,738CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$283,697CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$278,290CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$281,393CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,130,118TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,695,177LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$25,355CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$10,001CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,395CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$15,600CurrentYearAmt
Total$53,351TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$71,685CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$70,924CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$69,573CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$70,348CurrentYearAmt
Total$282,530TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$423,795GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$125,521OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,456DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,065BookValueAmt

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$42,065TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$12,912Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$12,912TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,657,927TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,657,927RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,657,927TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,650,369TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,650,369ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,650,369TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
BONNER GROUP INC
729 15TH ST NW 3RD FLWASHINGTONDC20005PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING0$100,000$7,500$92,500
BERGER HIRSCHBERG STRATEGIES
1010 VERMONT AVE NW SUITE 814WASHINGTONDC20005PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING0$0$15,000-$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$100,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$22,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$77,500TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd

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$260,669$0$0$0$0$0$10,400$0$2,460$0$273,529$0$0$0
ANNE WEISMANN
CHIEF COUNSEL$174,701$0$0$0$0$0$7,600$0$7,332$0$189,633$0$0$0
ADAM RAPPAPORT
SENIOR COUNSEL$143,491$0$0$0$0$0$5,800$0$7,164$0$156,455$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$401,514NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
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 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 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OR THE PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF AUDITOR SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.