COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (EIN 52-2114179)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-15
IRS object ID: 202433209349310178
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-15T09:34:16-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362716239	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Givens & Barnes	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 E Evergreen Ave Ste 117	AddressLine1Txt
City	Mount Prospect	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60056	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	522114179	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Communications Network	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6304161166	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 N Naper Blvd 200-20	AddressLine1Txt
City	Naperville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60563	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Erica Pelletreau	PersonNm
Person Title	Chair	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2024-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	William J Barnes	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00399658	PTIN
Phone	2247642442	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 N Naper Blvd 200-20	AddressLine1Txt
City	Naperville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	605638802	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,689,982	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.comnetwork.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The organization provides learning, leadership, and community in support of elevating and advancing strategic communications in the social sector. Our mission is to support foundations and nonprofits to improve lives through the power of smart communications.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	96	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$353,751	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,495,388	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,890,186	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,083,108	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$12,562	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$111,486	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue	$3,689,982	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$892,597	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$127,514	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,251,556	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,243,350	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,065,679	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,135,947	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$190,820	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,554,035	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,370,510	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,992,407	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$301,805	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$369,667	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,068,705	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,622,740	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The organization provides learning, leadership, and community in support of elevating and advancing strategic communications in the social sector. Our mission is to support foundations and nonprofits to improve lives through the power of smart communications.	MissionDesc
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$874,704	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,579,180	RevenueAmt
Desc	Annual Conference:In 2023, The Communications Network hosted another sellout conference of over 900 attendees in Atlanta, Georgia at ComNet23. Over 95% of attendees rated the conference as either excellent or good. The conference featured a full slate of keynote speakers, breakout sessions, peer-led networking and learning opportunities, and new programming aimed at facilitating connection between attendees.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$279,197	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$503,928	RevenueAmt
Desc	Management & General:Network programming expanded and improved in 2023. The organization debuted a new Slack community for members, which saw tremendous uptake and growth over the course of the year. Our webinars and newsletter continued to see high engagement, as did resources like ComNetworkDEI.org and Storytelling for Good. Our LOCAL groups across the country resumed in-person events and continued to grow. The Clarence B. Jones Impact Award uplifted another transformational communications campaign, and our Circles program also expanded its scope and membership.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$64,886	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Communications:Network email engagement remained exceptionally high. We retired our Google Group listserv and replaced it with a members-only Slack workspace. We saw thousands of members join over the course of the year. A redesign of ComNetwork.org made it easier than ever to learn about The Networks offerings and plug into our community.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	FRONTLINE	PersonNm
Phone	6304161166	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 N Naper Blvd 200-20	AddressLine1Txt
City	Naperville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	605638802	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd
Sean Gibbons
CEO	60.00	0.00	$321,069	$0	$16,484
Erica Pelletreau
Chair	5.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Anusha Alikhan
Vice Chair	5.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Jill Schwartz
Secretary	5.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Joanne Flores Moses
Treasurer	5.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Stefan Lanfer
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Julia Friedman
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Vidya Krishnamurthy
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Daphne Moore
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Trabian Shorters
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Allyn Brooks-LaSure
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Kristen Mack
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Elyse Hammett
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Alejandro De Onis
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Bryan Simmons
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Krista Jahnke
Director	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$321,069	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$16,484	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,495,388	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,495,388	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Conference Income	$1,579,180	$1,579,180
Membership Dues & Assessments	$503,928	$503,928

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,083,108	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$111,486	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$111,486	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,689,982	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,083,108	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$111,486	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$321,069	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$208,695	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,107	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$469,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$117,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$304,954	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,916	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,235	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,694	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,784	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,196	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,310	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,278	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,645	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,161	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,265	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,611	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,903	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,161	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,860	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,860	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,281	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,000	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,011	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,566	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,178	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$743,533	TotalAmt
Program Services	$743,533	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$551	TotalAmt
Management And General	$551	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,696	TotalAmt
Program Services	$962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$385	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Special Projects	$134,113	$134,113
Board activities	$60,933	$14,687	$33,197	$13,049
Bank & credit card fees	$55,891	$13,973	$36,329	$5,589
Local leaders summit	$30,000	$30,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,892	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,135,947	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,218,787	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$789,646	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$127,514	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$820,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,271,530	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,521,417	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,932,903	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$725,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222	BOYAmt
EOY	$4	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,684	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,555	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,269	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$248	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,286	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,370,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,992,407	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,688	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,530	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$283,117	BOYAmt
EOY	$360,137	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$301,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$369,667	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	$3,913,844	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,897,740	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$154,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$725,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,068,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,622,740	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,370,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,992,407	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,554,035	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$534,114	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,386,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,018,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$733,951	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,999,316	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,671,635	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,374,943	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$157,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$503,794	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,509,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,579,180	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,125,026	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,909,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,543,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,521,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,243,937	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,578,496	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,796,661	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$10,796,661	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,724	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$395	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$111,486	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$139,617	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,724	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$395	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$111,486	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$139,617	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$168	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$168	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,922,949	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,544,725	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,522,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,256,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,689,982	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,936,446	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98720	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99610	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01280	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00390	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,555	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,269	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,286	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,286	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,689,982	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,689,982	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,689,982	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,135,947	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,135,947	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,135,947	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Sean Gibbons	PersonNm
Title	CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$321,069	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$15,318	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$1,166	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$337,553	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Management & General:Network programming expanded and improved in 2023. The organization debuted a new Slack community for members, which saw tremendous uptake and growth over the course of the year. Our webinars and newsletter continued to see high engagement, as did resources like ComNetworkDEI.org and Storytelling for Good. Our LOCAL groups across the country resumed in-person events and continued to grow. The Clarence B. Jones Impact Award uplifted another transformational communications campaign, and our Circles program also expanded its scope and membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	The organization has individual members
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The CEO, Finance Committee and Board of Directors reviews prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	THE BOARD OF THE NETWORK EXAMINES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY WHEN EACH BOARD MEMBER SUBMITS HIS OR HER CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM; AS CONFLICTS ARISE, THEY ARE DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NETWORK BOARD, EVERY FIVE YEARS, REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, EXAMINES COMPARABLE SALARIES FROM LIKE ORGANIZATIONS, AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT FIELD-WIDE SALARY SURVEY DATA. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b	THE CEO FOLLOWS THE GUIDELINES IN THE BOARD-APPROVED COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY DOCUMENT WHEN CONSIDERING SALARIES FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	Upon request