2023-11-07T13:31:19-08:00 2022-12-31 521738520 Lane & Company CPAs 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW Ste 440 Washington DC 20015 990 2022-01-01 462079939 RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY PROJECT RIGH 2023041202 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 NEIL WEARE CO-DIRECTOR 2023041202 2023-11-07 true NEIL WEARE XXX-XX-XXXX true ROBERT E LANE P01622353 2026172615 2023-11-07 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X NEIL WEARE 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 190-41 WASHINGTON DC 20004 391935 false X N/A X 2013 DC ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, EQUITY, AND SELF-DETERMINATION IN U.S. TERRITORIES THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ADVOCACY, NARRATIVE AND CULTURAL CHANGE, AND ECOSYSTEM BUILDING. 4 3 0 8 0 0 179648 391930 0 5 0 179648 391935 0 0 97500 0 0 186296 77974 186296 175474 -6648 216461 145198 206831 157750 2922 -12552 203909 X ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, EQUITY, AND SELF-DETERMINATION IN U.S. TERRITORIES THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ADVOCACY, NARRATIVE AND CULTURAL CHANGE, AND ECOSYSTEM BUILDING. false false 162198 0 0 IN 2022, WE PRESSED ALL THREE BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, EQUITY, AND SELF-DETERMINATION FOR THE U.S. TERRITORIES. IN THE COURTS, WE MADE A HISTORIC PUSH FOR THE U.S. SUPREME COURT TO RECONSIDER THE RACIST INSULAR CASES, WHICH ESTABLISHED A DOCTRINE OF "SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL" STATUS IN U.S. TERRITORIES THAT HAS PROVIDED A LEGAL JUSTIFICATION FOR UNDEMOCRATIC COLONIAL RULE. OUR CASE RECEIVED PROMINENT MEDIA COVERAGE. IN CONGRESS, WE SOUGHT EXPANSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI), MEDICAID, AND OTHER FEDERAL BENEFITS DENIED TO RESIDENTS OF U.S. TERRITORIES. OUR EFFORTS HELPED LEAD TO A HISTORIC EXPANSION OF MEDICAID TO U.S. TERRITORIES. IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, WE LED EFFORTS TO PRESS THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRESIDENT BIDEN TO PUBLICLY CONDEMN THE INSULAR CASES AND THE UNDEMOCRATIC COLONIAL FRAMEWORK THEY ESTABLISHED. WE ALSO PUSHED THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO ADVANCE DATA EQUITY AND DITIGAL SERVICES IN U.S. TERRITORIES THROUGH A REPORT, "ADVANCING DATA EQUITY FOR U.S. TERRITORIES,X AND THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION'S 10X INNOVATION PROGRAM. 162198 true true false true false false false false 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 false false false false false false false false false false 2 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false true true false false MI X LANE & COMPANY CPAs 2026172615 5335 WISCONSIN AVE NW STE 440 WASHINGTON DC 20015 NEIL WEARE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 250000 0 0 ZEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD SMITH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN ATKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 250000 0 0 1 false true false NEIL WEARE 4341 AZTEC WAY OKEMOS MI 48864 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 250000 1 391930 391930 5 0 5 391935 0 0 5 97500 97500 0 0 98 0 98 0 3950 0 3950 0 50347 50347 0 0 6400 0 6400 0 2828 0 2828 0 14351 14351 0 0 175474 162198 13276 0 92672 195712 52526 11119 145198 206831 157750 2922 157750 2922 X -12552 203909 -12552 203909 145198 206831 216461 X false false false X 0 25427 10751 145190 179648 391930 752946 0 0 25427 10751 145190 179648 391930 752946 344882 408064 5 5 10 0 0 752956 0.54190 0.87850 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1755 2438 4193 171281 175474 35095 8774 0 0 37259 35095 72354 108531 9315 2438 11753 9315 8774 18089 27134 0 1755 1755 X X X false false false false false false false false false NEIL WEARE 150000 0 0 0 100000 0 0 0 0 0 250000 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 8b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES NOT POSSESS ANY COMMITTEES. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS COMPILED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND STAFF ARE PROVIDED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. CONTRACTS AND EXPENDITURES ARE MONITORED BY STAFF TO ENSURE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ENFORCED AND ADHERED TO. Pt VI, Line 15a EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON COMPARISONS WITH SIMILAR NON-PROFITS AND THE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE CO-DIRECTORS. Other PART VII, SECTION A; PART IX, LINE 5; AND SCHEDULE J, PART II: NEIL WEARE'S CASH-BASIS COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII, SECTION A AND SCHEDULE J, PART II INCLUDES A $100,000 PAYMENT TO RESOLVE AN OUTSTANDING LIABILITY OF $140,000 FOR SERVICES HE PROVIDED IN 2018 THAT THE ORGANIZATION WAS UNABLE TO PAY AT THE TIME. AS PART OF THE LIABILITY RESOLUTION, MR. WEARE AGREED TO ACCEPT A $100,000 PAYMENT AND WAIVE THE REMAINING $40,000. THE ACCRUAL-BASIS COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 5 INCLUDES A ($40,000) DEDUCTION REPRESENTING MR. WEARE'S FORGIVENESS OF THAT PORTION OF THE OUTSTANDING LIABILITY. $140,000 IN ACCRUED COMPENSATION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS "ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES" ON PART X, LINE 17 OF THE 2021 FORM 990. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g STRATEGIC CONSULTANTS 50013. 50013. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g COMMUNICATION SERVICES 334. 334. 0. 0.