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AMERICAN TELEVISION ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
AMERICAN TELEVISION ALLIANCE (EIN 27-3085241)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-12
IRS object ID
202443179349307444
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)
Return2024-11-12T15:34:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN542024361PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TURNER LEINS & GOLD LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 KING FARM BLVD SUITE 550AddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273085241EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN TELEVISION ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONSBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023338667PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11155 F STREET NW 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMIKE CHAPPELLPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023338667PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHAWN DONOVAN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273603PTIN
Phone3013406300PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMIKE CHAPPELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11155 F STREET NW 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$692,487GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressAMERICANTELEVISIONALLIANCE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$700,102CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$73,333PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$7,615CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO GIVE CONSUMERS A VOICE AND ASK LAWMAKERS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS BY REFORMING OUTDATED RULES THAT DO NOT REFLECT TODAY'S MARKETPLACE. WE ARE UNITED IN OUR DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL TO ENSURE THE BEST VIEWING EXPERIENCE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE, WITHOUT FEAR OF TELEVISION SIGNALS BEING CUT OFF OR PUBLIC THREATS OF BLACKOUTS INTENDED TO SCARE AND CONFUSE VIEWERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$692,487RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$699,027TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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
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
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAROLINE CAIN RAFFERTYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023338667PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11155 F STREET NW SUITE 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
JEFFREY BLUM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACY FULLER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN HURLEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHONE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS LARSEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL WELCH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE CHAPPELL
CHAIRMAN2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CAROLINE CAIN RAFFERTY
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
1155 F STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20004LEGAL SERVICES$250,000
PLUS COMMUNICATIONS LLC
3001 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD 7TH FLOOARLINGTONVA22201PUBLIC RELATIONS$211,993
HARRIS WILTSHIRE AND GRANNIS
1919 M STREET 8 NWWASHINGTONDC20036LEGAL SERVICES$182,034
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP DUESDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$692,487TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$692,487RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$692,487TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,035TotalAmt
Program Services$182,035ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,075TotalAmt
Management And General$1,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,000TotalAmt
Program Services$305,000ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLIC RELATIONS RETAINDesc
Total$211,992TotalAmt
Program Services$211,992ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$700,102TotalAmt
Program Services$699,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$342,211BOYAmt
EOY$181,623EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,445BOYAmt
EOY$168,418EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,656BOYAmt
EOY$350,041EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,656BOYAmt
EOY$350,041EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,656BOYAmt
EOY$350,041EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,656BOYAmt
EOY$350,041EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$7,615ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMIKE CHAPPELLPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionMIKE CHAPPELL IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$250,000TransactionAmt
TransactionMIKE CHAPPELL IS A PARTNER IN FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION PAID THE PARTNERSHIP OF FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR LEGAL AND LOBBYING INFORMATION.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE CORPORATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS WITH VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CHAIRMAN REVIEWS THE TAX FORM 990 BEFORE FILING IT WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES. IF OTHER BOARD MEMBERS REQUEST A COPY, THE CHAIRMAN FORWARDS A COPY TO THEM FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST.

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