2023-05-06T13:21:32-07:00 2022-12-31 833688494 Daniel R Moore CPA 10414 Olive St Temple City CA 91780 990 2022-01-01 571210185 PROCONORG LISTED AS PROCON ORG IN IRS RECORDS PROC 3105871470 530 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 201 SANTA MONICA CA 90401 STEVE C MARKOFF INTERIM CEO 2023-05-06 true STEVE C MARKOFF 999009999 true Daniel Moore P00293381 6262428345 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STEVE C MARKOFF 530 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 201 SANTA MONICA CA 904011422 2478129 false X N/A X 2004 CA to give or spend money helping people or creating or helping to create or paying to have others create un-biased information. 4 4 0 1 0 2473524 0 194 4411 2478129 0 0 0 0 0 834 834 2477295 2477295 0 2477295 to give or spend money helping people or creating or helping to create or paying to have others create un-biased information. false false During the 2022 the board of directors determined to restart program for ProCon.org of substantially the same nature as in prior years. The purpose is to research and help others research and market and promote data and information so others can make better decisions with the information, and donate support to other worthy causes. The board of directors will begin to raise funds and maintain public charity status. Procon.org continues to monitor the ProCon.org web site now run by another organization. No programs were run in 2022 as the board decision to restart program was near year end. In prior years the award-winning ProCon.org website serves more than 20 million people each year, including students and teachers in more than 11,000 schools in all 50 states and 90 countries. Additionally, 37 U.S. state governments, 17 U.S. state departments of education, 31 foreign governments, 25 U.S. federal agencies, and thousands of media articles have cited ProCon.org.For each of its U.S. presidential election sites since 2008, ProCon.org has attracted millions of readers with its coverage of the candidates and their positions on key issues. In 2012, the New York Times (Great Free Websites for Teaching Election 2012, September 5, 2012) hailed the ProCon.org election site as the most comprehensive teaching tool for researching the candidates stance on issues. The Times recommended ProCon.org again in 2020 as among the essential election sites for students wanting to engage with that years presidential campaign (Natalie Proulx and Katherine Schulten, Election 2020: 11 Ways to Engage Students from Now until November, nytimes.com, May 21, 2020). true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 4 true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false CA X STEVE C MARKOFF 3105871470 530 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 201 SANTA MONICA CA 90401 X JADWIGA SZ- MARKOFF MD PHD emeritus 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE C MARKOFF interim ceo 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER OWENS MSJ Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL G KLIEN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 2473524 2473524 2473524 0 194 194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TAX REFUND 4411 4411 4411 2478129 4411 194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 834 834 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 834 0 834 0 3771 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2473524 0 2477295 0 0 X 2477295 0 2477295 0 2477295 2477295 X false true X false false X 301862 517701 124971 2473524 3418058 0 0 301862 517701 124971 2473524 3418058 2948519 469539 195 195 0 0 3418253 0.13740 0.26360 X Current Year Facts and Circumstances: In a prior year ProCon.org stopped running the ProCon.org web site. The web site was passed to Britannica to run the web site. Procon.org was going close the corporation. In 2022 the board of directors determined to reestablish program activity for ProCon.org. The new program purpose of the Procon.org is very close to the prior years, but without the web site. The new purpose is to research and help others research and market and promote data and information so others can make better decisions with the information, and donate support to other worthy causes. ProCon.org had 13.74% of its support from the general public in 2022. The board of director anticipates a higher support level percent in future years as fund raising will be restarted. ProCon.org had 26.36% of its support from the general public in 2021. On May 29, 2020, the Britannica Group announced its receipt of ProCon.org, the countrys leading source for information and research on all sides of the debatable issues of the day. Britannica is one of the most prominent educational publishers in the world, producer of not only the famed Encyclopedia Britannica, the oldest continuously published (since 1768) and revised work in the English language, but also a large suite of resources for students, schools, and teachers in multiple languages. The Britannica Group is headquartered in Chicago.After May 29 2020, ProCon.org. stopped raising donor support. Also, with release of ProCon.org web site the board of directors shut down the operations of ProCon.org and the associated administrative work. After funds were used for the transition to Britannica and all debts paid, the bank account of ProCon.org was closed. Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: ProCon.org had 26.36% of its support from the general public in 2021. On May 29, 2020, the Britannica Group announced its receipt of ProCon.org, the countrys leading source for information and research on all sides of the debatable issues of the day. Britannica is one of the most prominent educational publishers in the world, producer of not only the famed Encyclopedia Britannica, the oldest continuously published (since 1768) and revised work in the English language, but also a large suite of resources for students, schools, and teachers in multiple languages. The Britannica Group is headquartered in Chicago.After May 29 2020, ProCon.org. stopped raising donor support. Also, with release of ProCon.org web site the board of directors shut down the operations of ProCon.org and the associated administrative work. After funds were used for the transition to Britannica and all debts paid, the bank account of ProCon.org was closed. ProCon.org is holding the corporation open to monitor the work of Britannica on the ProCon.org web site. At some point in the future the ProCon.org corporation will be closed following all requirements of the California Secretary of State. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SILVER 2473524 2473524 2478129 2478129 2478129 834 834 834 X SILVER 1 2473524 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 STEVEN C MARKOFF AND JADWIGA S. Z-MARKOFF MARRIED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, COMMENTS ARE DISCUSSED AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AND REVISIONS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE ACCOUNTANT PREPARING THE FORM 990. THEN THE FORM IS FINALIZED AND FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 990 PAGE 6 PART VI SECTIONS A AND B There was no program activity in 2022. As the corporation was inactive during the 2022 there was no need for governance activities. the governance activity will begin again as the corporation is now active again in 2023.