BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 36-0802950)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-23
IRS object ID
202402979349300210
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-10-23T08:47:37-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 PARKWAY NORTH SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDEERFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN360802950EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBETTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3124278330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 W JACKSON BOULEVARD 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID GREISINGPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3124278330PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonARIANA N JORDANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01441395PTIN
Phone8472826300PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER SHOUPPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 W JACKSON BOULEVARD 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,882,722GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BETTERGOV.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1923FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO FIGHT WASTE, CORRUPTION, AND INEFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT, IN ILLINOIS, BY USING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TECHNIQUES, LITIGATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY SUTDIES TO EXPOSE PROBLEMS, INFORM CITIZENS ABOUT THE OPERATIONS OF THEIR GOVERNMENT AND LAY THE GROUND WORK FOR SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee34TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers27TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,189,628PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,535,633CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$144,283PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$62,327CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$96,400PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$126,276CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,237,511PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,347,030CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,887,745PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,322,030CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$731,094CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,090,855PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,093,958CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,978,600PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,415,988CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$258,911PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$68,958CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,893,947TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,981,316TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$392,084TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$176,644TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,501,863NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,804,672NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") WORKS TO FIGHT WASTE, CORRUPTION, AND INEFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT, IN ILLINOIS BY USING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TECHNIQUES, LITIGATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES TO EXPOSE PROBLEMS, INFORM CITIZENS ABOUT THE OPERATIONS OF THEIR GOVERNMENT AND LAY THE GROUND WORK FOR SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,147,948ExpenseAmt
DescINVESTIGATIVE - THE BGA'S TEAM OF AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISTS EXAMINES THE USE AND MISUSE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN CHICAGO, THE SUBURBS AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. IT EXPOSES MISCONDUCT, HYPOCRISY AND WASTE WHILE ALSO BREAKING DOWN COMPLEX ISSUES THROUGH IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIVE STORIES, DETAILED EXPLANATORY PIECES AND POLITIFACT FACT-CHECKS. IT WORKS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE BGA'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$640,461ExpenseAmt
DescCIVIC ENGAGEMENT - THE BGA'S POLICY TEAM ADVOCATES FOR A MORE TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS. WE WORK TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN ILLINOIS' FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND TO PROPOSE POLICY SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT CORRUPTION, INEFFICIENCY AND WASTE IN GOVERNMENT. THE POLICY TEAM ADVOCATES FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT ACROSS ILLINOIS BY CRAFTING LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE TRACK TRENDS AND RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES IN GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLISH ANALYSES AND PERSPECTIVES ON OUR WEBSITE AND WITH MEDIA PARTNERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$469,226ExpenseAmt
DescPOLICIES ADVOCATE - THE BGA'S POLICY TEAM ADVOCATES FOR A MORE TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS. WE WORK TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN ILLINOIS' FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND TO PROPOSE POLICY SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT CORRUPTION, INEFFICIENCY AND WASTE IN GOVERNMENT. THE POLICY TEAM ADVOCATES FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT ACROSS ILLINOIS BY CRAFTING LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE TRACK TRENDS AND RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES IN GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLISH ANALYSES AND PERSPECTIVES ON OUR WEBSITE AND WITH MEDIA PARTNERS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,257,635TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee34EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER SHOUPPersonNm
Phone3128219029PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 W JACKSON BLVD SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAULETTE DODSON
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE MILLER
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER STEANS
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NYKIA WRIGHT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LEVIN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORGE CABRERA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL CALIAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN COOK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FELICIA DAVIS-BLAKELY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE DOOLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM FRANKLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICIA GARCIA-ABNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HILL HAMMOCK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
D CARROLL JOYNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEETA MALHOTRA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK MODZELEWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA NOLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS ROONEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK RUST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN SHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT SOLOMON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SVOBODA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WADE THOMSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYANN WARYJAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL WINE-BANKS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID GREISING
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$372,074$0$14,328
SALLY GONZALEZ
VP OF OPERATIONS - UNTIL 01/202340.00Yes (X)$25,713$0$0
CHRISTOPHER SHOUP
VP OF OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$160,173$0$4,728
REINALDO RAMOS
EDITOR IN CHIEF - UNTIL 09/202340.00$169,798$0$8,417Yes (X)
BRYAN ZAROU
DIRECTOR OF POLICY40.00$153,250$0$7,766Yes (X)
STEVE WARMBIR
INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR40.00$159,410$0$17,485Yes (X)
AMBER BEL CHER
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$115,692$0$2,937Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,156,110TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$55,661TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,400,545FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,135,088AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$21,731NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,535,633TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$93,060TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$93,060ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$237,709SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$393,096SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$155,387SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$155,387TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$155,387ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$16,320FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,400,545ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$142,596FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$126,276TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$126,276ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,347,030TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$188,603ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$916,247TotalAmt
Program Services$766,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,558ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,612FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,900,472TotalAmt
Program Services$1,366,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$382,504FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,868TotalAmt
Program Services$22,176ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,335FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,741TotalAmt
Program Services$255,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$188ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,268FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,702TotalAmt
Program Services$140,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,071FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,848TotalAmt
Program Services$41,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,666FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,586TotalAmt
Management And General$114,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,443TotalAmt
Management And General$11,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,080TotalAmt
Fundraising$81,080FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,453TotalAmt
Program Services$27,453ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,048TotalAmt
Program Services$2,197ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,209FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,281TotalAmt
Program Services$59,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,909TotalAmt
Program Services$160,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,014FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,843TotalAmt
Program Services$38,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,931FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,288TotalAmt
Program Services$939ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,602TotalAmt
Program Services$38,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,249FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,268TotalAmt
Program Services$71,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,556FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
INVESTIGATIVE$111,453$111,453
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT$88,808$88,808
POLICY & GOV AFFAIRS$43,460$43,460
BOOKS, DUES, SUBSCRIPTI$38,438$18,406$6,155$13,877

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,150TotalAmt
Program Services$4,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,670FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,415,988TotalAmt
Program Services$3,257,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$427,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$731,094FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$401,789BOYAmt
EOY$429,660EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$892,395EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$525,000BOYAmt
EOY$540,266EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$429,776BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,818BOYAmt
EOY$36,414EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$302,851LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$274,866LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,167BOYAmt
EOY$27,985EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,958,996BOYAmt
EOY$1,865,955EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,561BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,840BOYAmt
EOY$188,641EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,893,947BOYAmt
EOY$3,981,316EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,029BOYAmt
EOY$176,644EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,055BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$392,084BOYAmt
EOY$176,644EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,911,302BOYAmt
EOY$3,084,111EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$590,561BOYAmt
EOY$720,561EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,501,863BOYAmt
EOY$3,804,672EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,893,947BOYAmt
EOY$3,981,316EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$68,958ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$371,767NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,392,904CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,949,728CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,120,260CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,189,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,535,633CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,188,153TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,392,904CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,949,728CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,120,260CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,189,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,535,633CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,188,153TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,620,388SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,567,765PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,285CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,920CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,688CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,971CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$223,924TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,100CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$10,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,422,177TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$19,345GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.66400PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76150PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 10,100.ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,314OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,172DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,142BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$222,318OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$202,753DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,565BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$74,219OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$66,941DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,278BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$27,985TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,849,950TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$371,767NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$371,767RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,478,183RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$11,443InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$142,596OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$131,153RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,347,030TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,547,141TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$142,596OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$142,596ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,404,545ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$11,443InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,443ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,415,988TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GAAP. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. IF THE ORGANIZATION WERE TO INCUR AN INCOME TAX LIABILITY IN THE FUTURE, THE INTEREST ON ANY TAX LIABILITY WOULD BE REPORTED AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES ON ANY INCOME TAX LIABILITY WOULD BE REPORTED AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE FILED WITH EACH TAXING JURISDICTION AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS PENDING OR IN PROGRESS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -142,596.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 142,596.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,416,865GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,400,545CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$16,320GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$25,021RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$34,865FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$82,710OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,416,865GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,400,545CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$16,320GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$25,021RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$34,865FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$82,710OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$142,596DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$126,276NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
DAVID GREISING
PRESIDENT & CEO$299,574$0$72,500$0$0$0$12,046$0$2,282$0$386,402$0$0$0
REINALDO RAMOS
EDITOR IN CHIEF - UNTIL 09/2023$169,798$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$8,417$0$178,215$0$0$0
STEVE WARMBIR
INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR$144,410$0$15,000$0$0$0$5,527$0$11,958$0$176,895$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER SHOUP
VP OF OPERATIONS$145,173$0$15,000$0$0$0$3,408$0$1,320$0$164,901$0$0$0
BRYAN ZAROU
DIRECTOR OF POLICY$148,250$0$5,000$0$0$0$6,156$0$1,610$0$161,016$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4ADURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, SALLY GONZALEZ, VP OF OPERATIONS UNTIL JANUARY 2023, RECIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $25,713.
PART I, LINE 7ALL BONUSES REPORTED IN THIS RETURN WERE AWARDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BONUS AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED FOR THE FOLLOWING: DAVID GREISING | $72,500 CHRIS SHOUP | $15,000 STEVE WARMBIR | $15,000 BRIAN ZAROU | $5,000 AMBER BEL CHER | $2,500

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AND PRESIDENT AND CEO WILL ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD HAS A STANDING COMMITTEE, THE TRUSTEESHIP COMMITTEE, THAT KEEPS AN EVALUATION CHART ON EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OVERSEES ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT RESULT IN POSSIBLE CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO INCLUDED THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTING A SUB-COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH LEGAL COUNCIL AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE SUB-COMMITTEE DID A FULL EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE IN THE PROCESS OF RENEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT. THE SUB-COMMITTEE ALSO WORKED WITH A NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT WHO USED EXISTING STUDIES THAT COMPARED NONPROFIT SALARIES FOR PRESIDENT TYPE POSITIONS. THE CONTRACT WAS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CONTRACT WAS LAST REVIEWED IN NOVEMBER 2014. SINCE THE LAST CONTRACT REVIEW, THE PRESIDENT/CEO HAS BEEN ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHER COMPENSATED KEY EMPLOYEES OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS BYLAWS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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