COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE (EIN 56-2628005)
Tax period: 2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Filed: 2024-01-25
IRS object ID: 202440259349300209
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-01-25T12:01:00-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	562628005	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COPY	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 F ST NW 950	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEITH KUPFERSCHMID	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-01-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KEITH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KUPFERSCHMID	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JULIA FLANNERY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00928918	PTIN
Phone	4102469300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-01-18	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KEITH KUPFERSCHMID	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 F ST NW 950	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,324,860	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.COPYRIGHTALLIANCE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE IS THE UNIFIED VOICE OF THE COPYRIGHT COMMUNITY, REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF COPYRIGHT DISCIPLINES. THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE VALUE OF COPYRIGHT AND TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS AND INNOVATORS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	14	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$257,001	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$163,250	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,801,432	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,411,825	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$105,553	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$52,822	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,163,986	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,627,897	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$50,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,309,048	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,412,189	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$72,762	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$709,436	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$800,935	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,068,484	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,213,124	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$95,502	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$585,227	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,453,898	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,043,927	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$790,966	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,121,534	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,662,932	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,922,393	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS PROMOTING THE VALUE OF COPYRIGHT AS AN AGENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY, JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$802,120	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,411,825	RevenueAmt
Desc	RAISING AWARENESS - THE ALLIANCE IS DEVOTED TO RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY PROMOTING THE ORGANIZATION'S "KEY PRINCIPLES", WHICH INCLUDE: (A)CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, (B)PROMOTING THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND CREATIVITY, (C)ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT TEACH THE VALUE OF STRONG COPYRIGHT, (D)SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT LAWS, (E)DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS TO CONTROL THEIR PROPERTY, (F)ENCOURAGING THE INCLUSION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONS IN BILATERAL, REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO FOSTER GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, AND (G)PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES FREELY UNDER PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT. THIS PROMOTION WILL BE DONE THROUGH SEVERAL CHANNELS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING (A)PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND OP-ED PIECES, (B)ARRANGING PRESS CONFERENCES, (C)GIVING SPEECHES, (D)PARTICIPATING IN SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO FOCUS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COPYRIGHT INDUSTRIES AND BASIC ISSUES INVOLVED WITH COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$401,060	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS - THE ALLIANCE WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS WILL BE DONE BY (A)SPONSORING SEMINARS AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS AT WHICH POLICYMAKERS, EXPERTS IN COPYRIGHT, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION AND DISCUSS AND DEBATE ISSUES CONCERNING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT, AND (B)PROVIDING INFORMATION (INCLUDING TESTIMONY) TO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES ON THE STATUS OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT AND RELATED ISSUES. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BECAUSE GOOD POLICY CONCERNING COPYRIGHT DEPENDS ON THE OPEN AND FRANK EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, THE FOCUSED STUDY OF SPECIFIC PROBLEMS, AND A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE ISSUES ACTUALLY PLAY OUT IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, INDUSTRIES, AND NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ECONOMIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$200,530	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DISSEMINATING INFORMATION: THE ALLIANCE SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION FOCUSED ON CURRENT ISSUES IN COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS DONE BY (A)MAINTANING A WEB SITE THAT REGULARLY UPDATES ITS DATABASES TO INCLUDE ARTICLES, LEGAL CASES, LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS, TRADE AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER MATTERS BEARING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, AND (B)ISSUING PRESS RELEASES AND HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BECAUSE THEY KEEP ATTENTION FOCUSED ON CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES, WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS INCREASING RAPIDLY AND CONTINUING TO EVOLVE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$204,097	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAMS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$204,097	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,607,807	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 F ST NW 950	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GREG SAPHIER
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW BARBLAN
VICE CHAIRMAN (THRU 8/22)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J SCOTT EVANS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON MAHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN MARANGI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIRA ALVAREZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY RASENBERGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TROY DOW
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TODD DUPLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANNON SORENSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KASIE BRILL
DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/22)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHELLEY HUSBAND
DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/22)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LEWIS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 4/22)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEIL FRIED
DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/22)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF SEDLIK
DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/23)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS MADDREY
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/22)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID GREEN
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/22)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN GOLANT
DIRECTOR (THRU 4/22)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEITH KUPFERSCHMID
CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$435,835	$0	$37,821
REBECCA JONES
SECRETARY/TREASURER	40.00		Yes (X)	$65,460	$0	$7,566
KEVIN MADIGAN
VP, LEG. POLICY & COPYRIGHT COUNSEL	40.00			$164,902	$0	$8,850	Yes (X)
TERRICA CARRINGTON
VP, LEG. POLICY & COPYRIGHT COUNSEL	40.00			$158,077	$0	$8,865	Yes (X)
EILEEN BRAMLET
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$158,750	$0	$4,763	Yes (X)
RACHEL KIM
COPYRIGHT POLICY COUNSEL	40.00			$136,133	$0	$7,815	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,119,157	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$75,680	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN CONTINENTAL GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 N STREET NW STE 500 S	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$120,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$163,250	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$163,250	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,411,825	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,411,825	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,411,825	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$44,869	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$44,869	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$704,916	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$696,963	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,953	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,953	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,953	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,627,897	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,411,825	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$52,822	ExclusionAmt

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$548,118	TotalAmt
Program Services	$382,859	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$141,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,830	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$736,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$514,384	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$190,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,017	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,724	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,103	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,096	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,701	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$961	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,008	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,486	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,057	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,458	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,246	TotalAmt
Management And General	$58,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,922	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$290,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$281,404	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,921	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,475	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,616	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$272	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,976	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,791	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$153,309	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,558	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,665	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,916	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,771	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$804	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,147	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,381	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,537	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,154	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$531	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$581	TotalAmt
Management And General	$581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
BUSINESS MEALS	$6,324	$4,834	$1,275	$215
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$5,053		$5,053
ADVOCACY EFFORTS	$5,000	$5,000
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$2,050		$2,050

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,213,124	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,607,807	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$532,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72,762	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,026,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$296,123	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$182,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,144	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,843	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$196,503	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$157,221	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,282	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,105,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$595,455	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,048,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,436,012	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$649,068	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,453,898	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,043,927	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,290	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$723,425	BOYAmt
EOY	$405,750	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$655,494	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$790,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,121,534	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,514,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,868,597	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,796	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,662,932	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,922,393	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,453,898	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,043,927	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$585,227	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$155,312	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$1,411,825	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$231,050	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$500,735	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	-$269,685	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$282,365	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	-$552,050	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$69,725	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$50,161	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$19,564	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$126,778	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$107,060	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$19,718	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$39,282	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
VANGUARD VALUE ETF	$328,011	F
VANGUARD GROWTH ETF	$282,865	F
ISHARES MBS ETF	$216,269	F
VANGUARD INRMDIATE-TERM CORP BOND	$175,521	F
SCHWAB SHORT TERM US TREAS ETF	$215,310	F
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATL BOND ETF	$218,036	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,436,012	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$13,863
OPERATING LEASE	$635,205

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$649,068	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$655,494	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$655,494	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEITH KUPFERSCHMID
CEO	$380,835	$0	$55,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,150	$0	$28,671	$0	$473,656	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN MADIGAN
VP, LEG. POLICY & COPYRIGHT COUNSEL	$149,902	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,965	$0	$3,885	$0	$173,752	$0	$0	$0
TERRICA CARRINGTON
VP, LEG. POLICY & COPYRIGHT COUNSEL	$143,077	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,785	$0	$4,080	$0	$166,942	$0	$0	$0
EILEEN BRAMLET
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS	$143,750	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,763	$0	$0	$0	$163,513	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BONUS PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO SELECT INDIVIDUALS FOR REACHING CERTAIN GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS SET FORTH EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE FOUR MEMBERSHIP CLASSES: FULL MEMBERS (BOTH APPOINTING AND NON-APPOINTING); ASSOCIATE MEMBERS; INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. ONLY THE APPOINTING AND NON-APPOINTING MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHTS ALLOWED TO A MEMBER WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE DC CODE. ALL OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP WILL HAVE ONLY THOSE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS. MEMBERSHIP IS NON-TRANSFERABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	APPOINTING MEMBERS MAY ANNUALLY APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NON-APPOINTING MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITIONS, AND MAY VOTE ON THE NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITIONS, BUT MAY NOT DIRECTLY APPOINT A DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR HIS/HER APPROVAL. THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSES ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES OR CHANGES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE BOARD IF THEY BECOME AWARE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND ANY PERSON/ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE, THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DELIBERATE AND FULLY VET THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING INDUSTRY COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE MARKET SALARY FOR HIS/HER SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST, THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE MAKES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FORMS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6104.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	BLOGGING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 160,004. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 160,004. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 121,400. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,895. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 130,295.