EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC (EIN 26-0596684)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-01
IRS object ID
202413069349300006
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)
Return2024-11-01T12:14:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 PARK AVE FL 3AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP101690005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260596684EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1276 5TH AVE STE 704 915AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJORGE ELORZAPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYIGIT UCTUM CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01269549PTIN
Phone2125511724PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-30PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJORGE ELORZAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1276 5TH AVE STE 704 915AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,604,714GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressERNADVOCACY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATION POLICIES THAT ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO OBTAIN A COMPETITIVE EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$14,958,492PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,521,574CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$8PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$83,140CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$112,205PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,070,705PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,604,714CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,775,938PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,886,846CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,467,617PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,737,395CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$10,500PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$26,281CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$224,737CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,874,923PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,739,743CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,128,978PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,390,265CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,941,727PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$214,449CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,873,334TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,965,722TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$476,703TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$355,843TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,396,631NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,609,879NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionEDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY, INC. ADVOCATES FOR EDUCATION POLICIES THAT ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO OBTAIN A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$11,385,647ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,886,846GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY, INC. (ERNA) BUILDS COALITIONS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO GIVE A VOICE TO REFORM IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEBATE. IT ALSO IDENTIFIES MISSING CONSTITUENT GROUPS ADVOCATING FOR REFORM AND THEN AIDS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT. GENERALLY, POLICY OBJECTIVES ARE BUILT AROUND PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESOURCE EQUITY, HUMAN CAPITAL INCLUDING TEACHER PREPARATION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION. ERNA EMPOWERS ALIGNED APPOINTED AND ELECTED POLICYMAKERS TO GET INTO OFFICE AND ADVANCE INTO INCREASINGLY INFLUENTIAL ROLES; INFORMS AND MOBILIZES VOTERS, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, TOWARDS PRO-REFORM POSITIONS AND IN SUPPORT OF ALIGNED ELECTED OFFICIALS; AND ESTABLISHES STRONG AND DIVERSE COALITIONS WITH TRADITIONALLY PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS. WE SUPPORT CANDIDATES IN A NUMBER OF WAYS: DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS, INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND PROMOTING THEM TO OUR SUPPORTER BASE. ERNA USES GRANT FUNDING TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE THE ELECTORATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, SUCH AS PREPARING AND DISTRIBUTING POLICY PAPERS, AND CONDUCTING NON-ADVOCACY OUTREACH.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$11,385,647TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document50IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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 Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2126143213PhoneNum

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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BOYKIN CURRY
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN GARGIULO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN GERSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH COHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHITNEY TILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARLON MARSHALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERI ADEBIYI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER20.00Yes (X)$112,166$0$18,118
SHAKIRA PETIT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER28.00Yes (X)$138,723$0$21,082
JORGE ELORZA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER12.00Yes (X)$93,411$0$7,860
NICOLE POLLOCK
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER28.00Yes (X)$86,099$0$9,565
CHARLES BARONE
POLICY DIRECTOR39.00$237,602$0$49,552Yes (X)
MICHAEL BLAND
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE LEADERS OF COLOR INITIATI36.00$165,240$0$11,807Yes (X)
AMY DOWELL
CT STATE DIRECTOR34.00$182,055$0$10,923Yes (X)
KATHLEEN NUGENT HUGHES
CHIEF OF STAFF32.00$169,617$0$5,088Yes (X)
JENNIFER WALMER
COLORADO STATE DIRECTOR26.00$163,700$0$38,913Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,348,613TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$172,908TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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BERNI CONSULTING LLC
900 CAMP STREET SUITE 358NEW ORLEANSLA70130POLITICAL CONSULTANT, COMMUNICATIONS CON$531,804
OURSO BEYCHOK INC
352 NAPOLEON STREETBATON ROUGELA70802VOTER MOBILIZATION$327,790
CARR MARKETING INC
131 HONEYCOMB CTENCINITASCA92024RESEARCH AND POLLING$141,276
ALG POLLING INC DBA IMPACT RESEARCH I
260 COMMERCE STREET 4TH FLOORMONTGOMERYAL36104RESEARCH AND POLLING$125,200
ARENT FOX SCHIFF LLP
1717 K STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006LOBBYIST$125,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$12,521,574AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,521,574TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$83,140TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$83,140ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,604,714TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$83,140ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$1,886,846TotalAmt
Program Services$1,886,846ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$487,023TotalAmt
Program Services$184,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$223,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,902FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,325,592TotalAmt
Program Services$5,152,604ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,759FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$50,460TotalAmt
Program Services$46,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,395FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$449,501TotalAmt
Program Services$412,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,424FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$424,819TotalAmt
Program Services$390,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,742FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$19,011TotalAmt
Management And General$19,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,570TotalAmt
Management And General$64,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$590,400TotalAmt
Program Services$590,400ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,281TotalAmt
Fundraising$26,281FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$2,246,580TotalAmt
Program Services$2,106,645ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$590FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,735TotalAmt
Program Services$43,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$286FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,885TotalAmt
Program Services$24,811ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,296ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,778FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,107TotalAmt
Program Services$82,073ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,034ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,955TotalAmt
Program Services$220,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$156FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,467TotalAmt
Program Services$131,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$540ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,424FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$637TotalAmt
Management And General$637ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,778TotalAmt
Management And General$28,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$114,213$113,621$592
BAD DEBT$5,405$5,405

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,390,265TotalAmt
Program Services$11,385,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$779,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224,737FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,549,500BOYAmt
EOY$5,133,254EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,524,802EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,022,020BOYAmt
EOY$1,842,250EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$108,330BOYAmt
EOY$391,174EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,804BOYAmt
EOY$60,259EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$31,569LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$22,566LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$9,003EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,680BOYAmt
EOY$4,980EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,873,334BOYAmt
EOY$10,965,722EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$476,703BOYAmt
EOY$355,843EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$476,703BOYAmt
EOY$355,843EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,188,610BOYAmt
EOY$9,507,497EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,208,021BOYAmt
EOY$1,102,382EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,396,631BOYAmt
EOY$10,609,879EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,873,334BOYAmt
EOY$10,965,722EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$214,449ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,201NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$1,762,546PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$1,762,546Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$0InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$1,762,546TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (28 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
ALL TOGETHER COLORADO
PO BOX 102673DENVERCO80250853959470$80,000
DFER AL
276 5TH AVENUE SUITE 704 915NEW YORKNY10001932098733$20,000
DFER DC PAC
641 S STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20001473084534$5,000
DFER GA PAC
313 S UNION STREETGUILFORDCT06437921329001$149,446
DFER MA PAC
5 COWPERTHWAITE ST 321CAMBRIDGEMA02138452672852$130,000
DFER- LA
2508 GATES CIRCLEBATON ROUGELA70809473568602$100,000
FRIENDS OF PAUL YOUNG
5824 GARDEN RIVER COVEMEMPHISTN38120883938975$9,400
FRIENDS OF PEARL WALKER
5378 LOCH LOMOND ROADMEMPHISTN38109834184541$5,000
RAISING COLORADO
325 GOLD STREET SUITE 201BROOKLYNNY11201470988839$95,000
STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER
7900 E UNION AVENUE SUITE 1100DENVERCO80237842908568$50,000
COLORADO DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND
1415 WASHINGTON ST APT 106DENVERCO80203934711480$95,000
COLORADO WAY FORWARD
191 UNIVERSITY BLVD SUITE 118DENVERCO80206923861115$100,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT DOMINIQUE FROST
649 FLORIDA ST 104MEMPHISTN38103843314766$1,500
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
1225 EYE STREET NW SUITE 1100WASHINGTONDC20005521304889$35,000
DSCC VICTORY FEDERAL SPECIAL
PO BOX 4385BATON ROUGELA70821720748953$10,000
FRIENDS OF JANIKA WHITE
200 JEFFERSON AVE SUITE 1500MEMPHISTN38103464067037$5,000
FRIENDS OF MICHALYN EASTER-THOMAS
1963 EDWARD AVENUEMEMPHISTN38107834169790$5,000
HEALEY DRISCOLL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
202 BONHAM RDDEDHAMMA02026921079542$5,000
LEGACY 44
4001 SINCLAIR AVEAUSTINTX78756844282424$45,000
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
11 BEACTON ST SUITE 410BOSTONMA02108042203344$500
MEYER FOR DELAWARE
PO BOX 2024WILMINGTONDE19899811711748$1,200
MISSION PAC
567 LAWRENCE STMONTGOMERYAL36104861694530$10,000
MOVING COLORADO FORWARD
1415 N WASHINGTON ST 106DENVERCO80203934911718$95,000
PETER DAMON GROUP LLC
700 12TH ST NW SUITE 700WASHINGTONDC20005814628109$5,000
PRESCHOOL FOR ALL COLORADANS
1705 17TH ST SUITE 200DENVERCO80202931900311$40,000
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF NOW
3700 QUEBEC STREET 100 BOX 189DENVERCO80207931848880$660,000
SHELBY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PO BOX 40864MEMPHISTN37174823148120$500
THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT BRIAN E HARRIS
1882 FOSTER AVENUEMEMPHISTN38114884207903$5,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE WHO SUPPORT K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES, ADVOCATES FOR SYSTEMIC REFORM OF AMERICAN K-12 AND HIGHER PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS, AND LOBBIES FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS NATIONWIDE ON K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM ISSUES, INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, SCHOOL AND TEACHER ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,485OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,482DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,003BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,084OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,084DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,003TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,603,513TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,201NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,201RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,604,714RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,604,714TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,390,265TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,390,265ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,390,265TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE IRS GUIDANCE REQUIRES 501(C)(4) ENTITIES TO OPERATE PRIMARILY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE. THE IRS HAS NOT PROVIDED A NUMERICAL STANDARD FOR WHAT DEFINES "PRIMARILY". THEREFORE, UNDER THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, MANAGEMENT HAS TAKEN THE WIDELY HELD POSITION THAT NO MORE THAN 50% OF ITS EXPENDITURES BE POLITICAL IN NATURE. DURING 2023 AND 2022, POLITICAL EXPENDITURES ACCOUNTED FOR LESS THAN 50% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES. MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO MONITOR FUTURE POLITICAL EXPENDITURES TO ASCERTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE IRS GUIDELINES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
BEDFORD GROVE
3525 ORTEGA STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94122SOLICITATION CONSULTING0$100,000$3,935$96,065
PHILANTHROPY FOR THE PEOPLE
11811 LAKE AVENUE UNIT 604LAKEWOODOH44107SOLICITATION CONSULTING0$0$7,346-$7,346
KNH STRATEGIES
111 BUCKINGHAM ROADMONTCLAIRNJ07043SOLICITATION CONSULTING0$0$15,000-$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$100,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$26,281TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$73,719TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ALL TOGETHER COLORADO
PO BOX 102673DENVERCO80250853959470527$30,000$0POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS/SPONSORSHIP
COLORADO WAY FORWARD
191 UNIVERSITY BLVD STE 118DENVERCO80206923861115$50,000$0POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS/SPONSORSHIP
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS INSTITUTE
413 NEW JERSEY AVE SEWASHINGTONDC20003522270607501(C)(4)$25,000$0SPONSORSHIP
FAIR LINES COLORADO
PO BOX 101482DENVERCO80250850836874501(C)(3)$20,000$0GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationERNA SENDS CONTRIBUTION NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO RECIPIENTS, INDICATING ITS TAX STATUS AND THE INTENDED USE OF THE CONTRIBUTION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
CHARLES BARONE
POLICY DIRECTOR$219,618$0$17,984$0$0$0$29,100$0$20,452$0$287,154$0$0$0
JENNIFER WALMER
COLORADO STATE DIRECTOR$155,850$0$7,850$0$0$0$18,123$0$20,790$0$202,613$0$0$0
AMY DOWELL
CT STATE DIRECTOR$182,055$0$0$0$0$0$10,923$0$0$0$192,978$0$0$0
MICHAEL BLAND
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE LEADERS OF$153,000$0$12,240$0$0$0$6,850$0$4,957$0$177,047$0$0$0
KATHLEEN NUGENT HUGHES
CHIEF OF STAFF$169,617$0$0$0$0$0$5,088$0$0$0$174,705$0$0$0
SHAKIRA PETIT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$138,723$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$21,082$0$159,805$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A:EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY, INC. LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION, ADP TOTALSOURCE III, INC. THE EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES OF EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY, INC., HOWEVER, ADP TOTALSOURCE III, INC. IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD AND EMPLOYEES GET THEIR W2S FROM ADP TOTALSOURCE III, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, INCLUDING ANY RELATIONSHIP/INTEREST IN ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS A PARTY. AS AN ONGOING PROCEDURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND ENSURES THAT ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING SUCH TRANSACTIONS AS THEY ARE PROCESSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. REVIEW OF OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GRESEARCH AND POLLING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 684,694. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 684,694. DIGITAL/PRINT ADVERTISING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 386,485. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 386,485. VOTER MOBILIZATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 385,297. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 385,297. POLITICAL CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 223,199. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 223,199. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 206,273. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 206,273. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,240. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 31,550. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 590. TOTAL EXPENSES 117,380. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 89,962. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 89,962. COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,050. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 60,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 67,050. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,445. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 47,795. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 86,240.

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