2023-11-15T13:07:39-06:00 2022-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2022-01-01 813764408 WE THE PROTESTERS INC WETH 4108447544 30 E 125TH STREET 132 NEW YORK NY 10035 BOBAK EMAMIAN TREASURER 4108447544 2023-11-15 1 BOBAK EMAMIAN 999009999 0 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 2023-11-07 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DERAY MCKESSON 30 E 125TH STREET 132 NEW YORK NY 10035 3526580 0 X CAMPAIGNZERO.ORG X 2015 DE WE THE PROTESTERS, INC DBA CAMPAIGN ZERO IS A 501(C)3 NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO A WORLD BEYOND POLICING AND THE CARCERAL SYSTEM. THROUGH RESEARCH-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, WE WORK IN AND ACROSS COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFER THE POWER OF THE POLICE TO THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE POLICE. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE CREATE CAMPAIGNS THAT UPLIFT COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS BEYOND POLICING TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF SAFE AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS.OUR WORK ACTIVELY CENTERS ON: SHRINKING THE RELIANCE AND POWER OF THE POLICE; ENDING MASS INCARCERATION; SUPPORTING FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTING AND PARTNERING WITH MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS. 6 6 25 31 0 0 3305813 1991264 0 0 9 -1318870 3508 0 3309330 672394 0 0 0 0 527965 2965128 0 0 266213 3880513 4011839 4408478 6976967 -1099148 -6304573 38209892 30796335 230206 322439 37979686 30473896 X WE THE PROTESTERS, INC DBA CAMPAIGN ZERO IS A 501(C)3 NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO A WORLD BEYOND POLICING AND THE CARCERAL SYSTEM. THROUGH RESEARCH-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, WE WORK IN AND ACROSS COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFER THE POWER OF THE POLICE TO THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE POLICE. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE CREATE CAMPAIGNS THAT UPLIFT COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS BEYOND POLICING TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF SAFE AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS.OUR WORK ACTIVELY CENTERS ON: SHRINKING THE RELIANCE AND POWER OF THE POLICE; ENDING MASS INCARCERATION; SUPPORTING FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTING AND PARTNERING WITH MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS. 0 0 5357677 0 0 END ALL NO KNOCKS:INITIALLY LAUNCHED IN 2021, END ALL NO KNOCKS WAS CREATED TO STOP THE POLICE FROM CONDUCTING DANGEROUS RAIDS LIKE THE ONE THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF BREONNA TAYLOR.THROUGHOUT 2022, THE RESTRICTIONS OUTLINED IN THE MODEL LEGISLATION THAT WE CREATED TO END THESE MILITARIZED PRACTICES WERE ADOPTED BY 6 STATES, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND NUMEROUS CITIES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS MN, BIRMINGHAM AL AND PITTSBURGH PA.END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY:END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY WHICH WAS CREATED TO STOP THE PROTECTIONS POLICE HAVE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY WHEN THEY VIOLATE AN INDIVIDUAL'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. CURRENTLY, PEOPLE HARMED, INJURED, OR KILLED BY POLICE RARELY RECEIVE JUSTICE OR COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES. TODAY, EVERY STATE WORKING ON A BILL TO END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS USING OUR RUBRIC.RIKERS IN CRISIS:RIKERS IN CRISIS IN RESPONSE TO THE HISTORICALLY HIGH VIOLENCE HAPPENING AT THAT PRISON, WHICH INCLUDES 18 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY IN 2022 ALONE. OUR ACTIONS HAVE LED TO:DOZENS OF LEGISLATORS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MEDIA EDITORIAL BOARDS (INCLUDING NYDN & THE NY POST) HAVE PUBLICLY CALLED FOR RECEIVERSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WROTE A LETTER TO THE COURT OVERSEEING THE CURRENT MONITORING PROCESS.JUSTICE FOR SAMUEL CELESTIN:JUSTICE FOR SAMUEL CELESTIN WAS LAUNCHED TO CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO KILLED SAMUEL ON APRIL 11, 2019. THE OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO A 911 CALL, MADE BY SAMUEL'S MOTHER AND SISTER, REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN GETTING SAMUEL TRANSPORTED TO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY.INSTEAD, OFFICER'S HELD SAMUEL AT GUNPOINT, TASED HIM REPEATEDLY, HELD DOWN AND HOGTIED HIM, AND LEFT LYING ON HIS STOMACH UNTIL HE STOPPED BREATHING. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED SAMUEL'S DEATH A HOMICIDE; HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE.JUSTICE FOR DERONTAE MARTIN:JUSTICE FOR DERONTAE MARTIN WAS LAUNCHED TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO KILLED DERONATE MARTIN, A BLACK 19 YEAR-OLD WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE ATTIC OF A HOUSE OWNED BY A KNOWN WHITE SUPREMACIST WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS HEAD. ALTHOUGH THE LOCAL CORONER QUICKLY RULED HIS DEATH A SUICIDE, A SECOND AUTOPSY AND THE DECISION OF AN EMPANELLED JURY CONCLUDED DERONTAE'S DEATH WAS THE RESULT OF VIOLENCE, NOT SUICIDE. THE MO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WAS THEN TASKED WITH INVESTIGATING DERONTAE'S DEATH- THEY HAVE SINCE CLOSED THE CASE AND MADE NO ARRESTS.RAISE THE THRESHOLD:RAISE THE THRESHOLD WAS LAUNCHED TO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ANYONE WOULD BE INCARCERATED FOR A LOW-LEVEL, NON-VIOLENT CRIME OF POVERTY. FELONY THEFT THRESHOLDS ARE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT DETERMINE WHEN THEFT BECOMES A FELONY AND THEY VARY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THESE THRESHOLDS HAVE REMAINED DANGEROUSLY LOW FOR DECADES AND LEAD TO INCREASED MASS INCARCERATION. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED VIA EMAIL TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CORPORATION MAY NOT ENTER INTO ANY INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION UNLESS THE BOARD FIRST DETERMINES THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS FAIR, REASONABLE, AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN "INTERESTED PARTY OR INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AN INTERESTED PARTY IS (A) ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE; (B) ANY RELATIVE OF A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE; AND (C) ANY ENTITY IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN (A) OR (B) OR HAS A 35% OR GREATER OWNERSHIP OR BENEFICIAL INTEREST, OR IN THE CASE OF PARTNERSHIP OR PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, A DIRECT OR INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN EXCESS OF 5%. A KEY EMPLOYEE IS ANY PERSON WHO IS IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PARTY, THE BOARD SHALL HOLD A MEETING TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AN INTERESTED PARTY HAVING AN INTEREST IN AN INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS PROHIBITED FROM ATTENDING A MEETING AT WHICH THE TRANSACTION IS CONSIDERED, OR FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DELIBERATIONS OR DISCUSSIONS OF THE BOARD REGARDING THE INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY THE INTERESTED PARTY VOTE ON SUCH INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION OR INFLUENCE IMPROPERLY THE DELIBERATIONS OR VOTING ON THE MATTER. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTERESTS, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND (D) UNDERSTANDS THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. PRIOR TO INITIAL ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION A SIGNED WRITTEN STATEMENT IDENTIFYING: (A) ANY ENTITY OF WHICH THE DIRECTOR IS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR,TRUSTEE, MEMBER, OWNER OR EMPLOYEE WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS A RELATIONSHIP; AND (B) ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE CORPORATION IS A PARTICIPANT WHICH MIGHT POSSIBLY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT FOR THE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE SALARY COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, PROCESS, AND RANGES AS OUTLINED IN THE 2021 CAMPAIGN ZERO COMP STUDY REPORT. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 188,648. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,731. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,042. TOTAL EXPENSES 203,421. PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 374,375. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 30,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 404,375. HUMAN RESOURCES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,695. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,695. CAMPAIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,465,199. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,465,199. STAYWOKE INC 30 E 125TH STREET STE 132 NEW YORK NY 10035 813782211 INFORM PUBLIC ABOUT ACTS OF POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS DE 501(C)(4) WE THE PROTESTERS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0