VETERANS EDUCATION SUCCESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: VETERANS EDUCATION SUCCESS INC (EIN 46-2070196)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-04-01
IRS object ID: 202420929349300242
Schema version: 2023v5.0
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-04-01T14:38:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	462070196	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VETERANS EDUCATION SUCCESS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VETE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028385050	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 K STREET NW 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARRIE WOFFORD	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028385050	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-04-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CARRIE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	WOFFORD	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	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	RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00288314	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

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

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CARRIE WOFFORD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 K STREET NW 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,979,699	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.VETSEDSUCCESS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$478,621	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,892,004	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$16,529	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$87,695	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$495,150	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,979,699	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	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	$1,113,465	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,028,544	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$15,299	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$532,317	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$584,916	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,645,782	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,613,460	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,150,632	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$366,239	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,340,461	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,709,431	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$9,868	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$12,599	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,330,593	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,696,832	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ADVANCE HGHER EDUCATION SUCCESS FOR VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES, AND TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND PROMISE OF THE GI BILL AND OTHER FEDERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$595,664	ExpenseAmt
Desc	POLICY: PROVIDE POLICY ANALYSIS, EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION TO ASSIST FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT IN ADVANCING HIGHER EDUCATION SUCCESS FOR VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS; IMPROVING COLLEGE QUALITY; AND STOPPING DECEPTIVE COLLEGE RECRUITING AND FRAUD BY PREDATORY COLLEGES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$497,082	ExpenseAmt
Desc	RESEARCH: CONDUCT NONPARTISAN, ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTO ISSUES OF PRIME IMPORTANCE TO STUDENT VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING STUDENT OUTCOMES UNDER THE GI BILL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$279,926	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FREE HELP FOR VETERANS/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: PROVIDE FREE ASSISTANCE AND COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELING TO APPROXIMATELY 5,000 VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIIES AND SURVIVORS (WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 NEW INCOMING VETERANS EACH WEEK) WHO NEED HELP WITH THEIR GI BILL OR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION OR WHO WERE VICTIMS OF PREDATORY COLLEGE RECRUITING AND FRAUD; HELP THEM CONNECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES. ALSO ASSIST WHISTLEBLOWERS IN CONNECTING WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT.BRINGING VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY FAMILIES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND GET HELP FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$74,830	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGES: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGES IN ADMINISTERING THE GI BILL AND NAVIGATING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$74,830	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,447,502	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	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	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	12	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	11	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	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	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	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	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	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARRIE WOFFORD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028385050	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 K STREET NW 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 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
CARRIE WOFFORD
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$152,386	$0	$33,931
DANIEL SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BETHANY LITTLE
TREASURER AND DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS TARANTINO
SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL CAREY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HUBBARD
VP FOR VETERANS & MILITARY POLICY	40.00			$160,454	$0	$5,718	Yes (X)
DELLA JUSTICE
VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS	40.00			$150,763	$0	$25,976	Yes (X)
BARMAK NASSIRIAN
VP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY	40.00			$147,468	$0	$30,441	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$611,071	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$96,066	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	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 INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 CRYSTAL DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	DATA ANALYSIS	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$398,572	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,892,004	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,892,004	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$87,695	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$87,695	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,979,699	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$87,695	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	$186,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,412	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,042	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,863	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$693,415	TotalAmt
Program Services	$639,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,419	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,052	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,090	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,878	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$70	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$678	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$409	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,010	TotalAmt
Management And General	$55,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,352	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,352	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$464,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$464,619	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,864	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,787	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,076	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,324	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,638	TotalAmt
Program Services	$763	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$875	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,761	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,277	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FEES & REGISTRATIONS	$11,706	$1,337	$2,142	$8,227
PAYROLL SERVICE FEES	$1,530	$588	$942

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,613,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,447,502	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$150,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,299	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,998,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,901,938	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$336,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$234,118	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$570,683	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,692	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,340,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,709,431	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,599	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,599	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	$2,341,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,540,022	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$989,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,156,810	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,330,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,696,832	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,340,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,709,431	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$366,239	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,870,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,299,632	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,397,082	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$478,621	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,892,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,937,458	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,870,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,299,632	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,397,082	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$478,621	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,892,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,937,458	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,395,402	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,542,056	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,529	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$87,695	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$171,815	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$23,925	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,133,198	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.43550	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.51330	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS:	DESCRIPTION: UNUSUAL GRANT DATE: 12/31/19 AMOUNT: 200000. DESCRIPTION: UNUSUAL GRANT DATE: 12/31/20 AMOUNT: 540000. DESCRIPTION: UNUSUAL GRANT DATE: 12/31/21 AMOUNT: 934118.
SCHEDULE A, UNUSUAL GRANTS:	THE ABOVE NOTED UNUSUAL GRANTS ARE FROM ONE GRANT AGREEMENT, DISTRIBUTED OVER 5 YEARS.

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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$13,936	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$52,401	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$66,337	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,547,123	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,613,460	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$230,673	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$57,668	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$243,513	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$226,883	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$232,289	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$230,673	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$933,358	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,400,037	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$106,817	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$63,434	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$35,284	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$66,337	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$271,872	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$60,878	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$56,721	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$58,072	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$57,668	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$233,339	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$350,009	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$23,010	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$19,163	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$8,416	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$13,936	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$64,525	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,993,118	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$13,419	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$13,419	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,979,699	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,979,699	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,626,879	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$13,419	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$13,419	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,613,460	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,613,460	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
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	0	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
CARRIE WOFFORD
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR	$152,386	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,300	$0	$30,631	$0	$186,317	$0	$0	$0
BARMAK NASSIRIAN
VP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY	$147,468	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,441	$0	$177,909	$0	$0	$0
DELLA JUSTICE
VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS	$150,763	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,200	$0	$22,776	$0	$176,739	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HUBBARD
VP FOR VETERANS & MILITARY POLICY	$160,454	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,220	$0	$2,498	$0	$166,172	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES, ALONG WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, ARE DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR DISCUSSION, AND, ONCE APPROVED, ARE SUBMITTED TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REGULARLY REMINDED OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND BY-LAWS AT BOARD MEETINGS AND BY EMAIL. ALL EMPLOYEES SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REGULARLY REMINDED OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN STAFF MEETINGS AND BY EMAIL. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVESTIGATES AND REVIEWS, AND THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL IS RECUSED PENDING THE REVIEW. FOLLOWING THE REVIEW, CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT OR LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION. ANY FAILURES TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA OF SALARIES FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS DETERMINED BY SURVEY AND REVIEW OF 990 FORMS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS SALARIES AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2022.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	POLICY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,868. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,884. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 398,406. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 166. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 398,572. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,345. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,356.