PROJECT RIGHT SIDE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: PROJECT RIGHT SIDE (EIN 45-2450969)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-20
IRS object ID: 201312329349300201
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-20T02:54:39-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	J R ROBINETT CPA PLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2020 SILVER CREEK RD SUITE 102C	AddressLine1
City	BULLHEAD CITY	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	864428487	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452450969	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PROJECT RIGHT SIDE	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	PROJ	NameControl
Phone	2027379700	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 3316	AddressLine1
City	ARLINGTON	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	222030316	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAN MEYERS	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	2027379700	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMES R ROBINETT	Name
Phone	9287635200	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-08-20	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	DAN MEYERS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 3316	AddressLine1
City	ARLINGTON	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	222030316	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	455000	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	NONE	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2011	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	VA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PROJECT RIGHT SIDE WAS ESTABLISHED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO EQUAL RIGHTS AND EQUALITY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	3	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	3	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year	455000	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Current Year	455000	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expenses Current Year	376490	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Current Year	376490	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	78510	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	100	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	58610	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	20000	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-19900	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	58610	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PROJECT RIGHT SIDE WAS ESTABLISHED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO EQUAL RIGHTS AND EQUALITY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	367013	Expense
Description	EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT ISSUES REALATED TO EQUAL RIGHTS AND EQUALITY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	367013	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	2	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	3	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	3	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	KEN MEHLMAN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2027379700	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 3316	AddressLine1
City	ARLINGTON	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	222030316	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
KEN MEHLMAN
TREASURER	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
DAN MEYERS
PRESIDENT	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
TOM SYNHORST
SECRETARY	0.50	X	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
CIVITAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP
409 7TH STREET NW SUITE 350	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	CONSULTING	260000
TARGETPOINT CONSULTING INC
66 CANAL CENTER PLAZA NO 555	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	CONSULTING	106000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	455000	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	455000	TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	455000	TotalRevenueColumn

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5036	Total
Program Services	5036	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8050	Total
Management And General	8050	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	347398	Total
Program Services	346000	ProgramServices
Management And General	1398	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	807	Total
Program Services	778	ProgramServices
Management And General	29	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9360	Total
Program Services	9360	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONSULTANT EXPENSES	Description
Total	5839	Total
Program Services	5839	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	376490	Total
Program Services	367013	ProgramServices
Management And General	9477	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	100	BOY
EOY	58610	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	100	BOY
EOY	58610	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20000	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20000	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-19900	BOY
EOY	58610	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-19900	BOY
EOY	58610	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	100	BOY
EOY	58610	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	78510	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE DIRECTORS MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING 0 1,398 0 CONSULTING 245,000 0 0 PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY 101,000 0 0