BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 36-0802950)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202313199349308136
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-11-15T10:59:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDAVIDPersonFirstNm
Person LastGREISINGPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonARIANA N JORDANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01441395PTIN
Phone8472826300PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-14PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID GREISINGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 W JACKSON BOULEVARD 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,457,101GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee32TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers27TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,118,100PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,189,628CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$112,843PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$144,283CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$188,599PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$96,400CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,042,344PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,237,511CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$2,179,983PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,887,745CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$413,236CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$701,642PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,090,855CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,881,625PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,978,600CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$160,719PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$258,911CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,907,227TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,893,947TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$146,310TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$392,084TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,760,917NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,501,863NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,983,898ExpenseAmt
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$424,109ExpenseAmt
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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$608,848ExpenseAmt
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,016,855TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document42IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee32EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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 (31 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
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEIDI RUDOLPH
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LEVIN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER STEANS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN COOK
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
CHRIS LYNCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEETA MALHOTRA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK MODZELEWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN MURPHY
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
LISABETH WEINER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID GREISING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$357,492$0$8,744
SALLY GONZALEZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$167,834$0$9,312
REINALDO RAMOS
EDITOR IN CHIEF40.00$209,599$0$9,312Yes (X)
DAVID KIDWELL
INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR - UNTIL 09/2240.00$135,950$0$12,895Yes (X)
BRYAN ZAROU
DIRECTOR OF POLICY40.00$128,583$0$3,695Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$999,458TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$43,958TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,039,001FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$429,776GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,720,851AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$108,314NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,189,628TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$51,971TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$51,971ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,196,157SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,103,845SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$92,312SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$92,312TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$92,312ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$19,345FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,039,001ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$115,745FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$96,400TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$96,400ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,237,511TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$47,883ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$762,293TotalAmt
Program Services$691,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,481FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,835,806TotalAmt
Program Services$1,213,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$358,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$264,261FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,760TotalAmt
Program Services$28,760ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$260,886TotalAmt
Program Services$187,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,193FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,297TotalAmt
Program Services$48,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,787FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,650TotalAmt
Program Services$91,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,859FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,683TotalAmt
Program Services$28,673ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,382FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,152TotalAmt
Program Services$36,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,796ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,273FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,460TotalAmt
Program Services$31,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,572TotalAmt
Program Services$115,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,642FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,003TotalAmt
Program Services$4,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$489FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,696TotalAmt
Program Services$17,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,043FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,097TotalAmt
Program Services$56,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,243FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
INVESTIGATIVE$117,235$117,235
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT$98,276$98,276
FUNDRAISING$86,548$153,823-$67,275
POLICY & GOV AFFAIRS$83,024$0$83,024

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,162TotalAmt
Program Services$96,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,834FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,978,600TotalAmt
Program Services$3,016,855ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$548,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$413,236FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$894,958BOYAmt
EOY$401,789EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$287,500BOYAmt
EOY$525,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$429,776EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,195BOYAmt
EOY$22,818EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$286,232LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$256,065LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,975BOYAmt
EOY$30,167EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,351,818BOYAmt
EOY$1,958,996EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$299,781BOYAmt
EOY$195,561EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$329,840EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,907,227BOYAmt
EOY$3,893,947EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,126BOYAmt
EOY$203,029EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,184BOYAmt
EOY$189,055EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,310BOYAmt
EOY$392,084EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,022,627BOYAmt
EOY$2,911,302EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$738,290BOYAmt
EOY$590,561EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,760,917BOYAmt
EOY$3,501,863EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,907,227BOYAmt
EOY$3,893,947EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$258,911ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$517,965NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,067,081CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,392,904CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,949,728CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,120,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,189,628CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,719,601TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,067,081CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,392,904CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,949,728CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,120,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,189,628CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,719,601TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,611,748SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,107,853PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$38,831CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,285CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,920CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,688CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,971CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$169,695TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,100CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$10,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,899,396TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$19,345GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76150PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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$4,260DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,054BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$279,918OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$251,805DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,113BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$30,167TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLONG TERM PLEDGES RECEIVABLEDesc
Book Value$195,561BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$195,561TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE-ASSET$178,174
WEBSITE & SOFTWARE$145,275
LEASE DEPOSIT$6,391
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$329,840TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$189,055Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$189,055TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,836,655TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$517,965NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,364DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$516,601RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,353,256RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$115,745OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$115,745RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,237,511TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,095,709TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,364DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$115,745OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$117,109ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,978,600ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,978,600TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 EVENT EXPENSES -115,745.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 115,745.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,058,346GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,039,001CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$19,345GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$22,065RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$22,173FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$71,507OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,058,346GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,039,001CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$19,345GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$22,065RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$22,173FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$71,507OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$115,745DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$96,400NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$289,992$0$67,500$0$0$0$8,700$0$44$0$366,236$0$0$0
REINALDO RAMOS
EDITOR IN CHIEF$197,599$0$12,000$0$0$0$0$0$9,312$0$218,911$0$0$0
SALLY GONZALEZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS$148,334$0$19,500$0$0$0$0$0$9,312$0$177,146$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDAVID KIDWELL, INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR, $36,346ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$108,314NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

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 15ATHE 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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