WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP (EIN 91-1554604)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-04-26
IRS object ID: 202211179349301021
Schema version: 2020v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-04-26T16:03:30-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	911554604	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2065682854	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	505 Broadway Ave E STE 129	AddressLine1Txt
City	Seattle	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98102	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Rick Bunch	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2065682854	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-04-26	SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	1	TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification	11	OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB	1	LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL2	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Profile Password Change	Yes (X)	ProfilePasswordChangeInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Rick Bunch	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	505 Broadway Ave E Ste 129	AddressLine1Txt
City	Seattle	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$671,646	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.washpirg.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	When consumers are cheated or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, WashPIRG speaks up and takes action. We uncover threats to public health and wellbeing and fight to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposés, grassroots organizing, advocacy, and litigation.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$787,365	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$671,644	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$15,000	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$802,373	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$671,646	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$300,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$100,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,347	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$93	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$84,469	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$409,664	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$166,730	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$714,011	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$266,823	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$88,362	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$404,823	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,368,337	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,897,437	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$728,580	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$623,395	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,639,757	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,274,042	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The purposes for which the corporation is organized are as follows: (1) To identify, research, analyze, and pursue solutions to problems of consumer protection, environmental protection and preservation, corporate and governmental accountability to the public, and other issues affecting the social welfare of the people of Washington and elsewhere; (2) To educate citizens with regard to these issues and to encourage them to participate in pursuing solutions to these problems; (3) To build and maintain a membership in the organization; (4) To cooperate with other citizen action groups and other organizations on problems of common concern to the people of Washington and elsewhere; and (5) To pursue any other public interest goals not in conflict with those stated above nor in conflict with the laws of the State of Washington nor the Internal Revenue Code under which the organization is established and operated.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$74,056	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$44,566	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Researching and influencing public policy: staff engage in legislative activities including research, education, and policy development to stop to stop the pollution from single-use plastics, protecting consumers from unfair price gouging and working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$92,116	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$55,434	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Public education and outreach services: recruiting volunteers, distributing educational literature, conducting surveys and discussing issues with the public to stop the pollution from single-use plastics, protecting consumers from unfair price gouging and working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$166,172	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Katie McGinn	PersonNm
Phone	3035735995	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1543 Wazee St	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 400	AddressLine2Txt
City	Denver	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Celeste Meiffren-Swango
Director	0.5	40	Yes (X)	$0	$45,276	$12,389
Wendy Wendlandt
Treasurer, Director	0.5	10	Yes (X)	$0	$20,012	$800	Yes (X)
Rick Bunch
President, Director	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Mike Bralow
Director	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$65,288	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$13,189	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Fund for the Public Interest Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	294 Washing St	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 500	AddressLine2Txt
City	Boston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02108	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Program & Citizen Outreach	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$106,015	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$671,644	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$0	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$671,644	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$671,646	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$165,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$84,385	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$131	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$617	TotalAmt
Program Services	$493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$682	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$682	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Filing Fees	Desc
Total	$50	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$266,823	TotalAmt
Program Services	$166,172	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$84,469	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,337	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,347	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,990	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,929,706	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,252	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,149,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,798,669	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$374	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,294,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,795,125	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,984,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,238,017	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,368,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,897,437	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$728,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$623,186	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$209	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$728,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$623,395	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,639,757	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,274,042	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,639,757	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,274,042	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,368,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,897,437	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$404,823	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,229,462	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Paradigm Partners	Desc
Book Value	$5,238,017	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$5,238,017	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Payroll Liabilities	Desc
Amt	$209	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$209	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	United States Public Interest Research Group Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1543 Wazee St	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 460	AddressLine2Txt
City	Denver	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	042790740	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(c)(4)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$100,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	n/a	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	n/a	NonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of Grant	General support	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	We monitor through grant agreements and working closely with grant recipients.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b	The organization's governing body had no committees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The draft 990 is sent to all board members prior to the return being finalized.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract, or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must assess potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records be maintained.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	The compensation committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	No documents were made available to the public, except for those that were included with the organization's Form 1024 application for exempt status, which are made available upon request as indicated in Line 18.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g	Programmatic, Administrative, and Fundraising Activities: $20,487; Citizen Outreach Activities: $144,763

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (34 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Arizona PIRG Inc
835 W Warner Rd	Ste 101-464	Gilbert	AZ	85233	050617269	Social Welfare	AZ	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Bold Alliance Inc
208 S Burlington Ave	PO Box 325	Hastings	NE	68902	270637437	Social Welfare	NE	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
California Public Interest Research Group Inc
1111 H St	Ste 207	Sacramento	CA	95814	942259710	Social Welfare	CA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Campus Organizing Support Services Inc
294 Washington St	Ste 500	Boston	MA	02108	271687873	Social Welfare	MA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Colorado Public Interest Research Group Inc
1543 Wazee St	Ste 330	Denver	CO	80202	841188748	Social Welfare	CO	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
ConnPIRG Citizen Lobby Inc
245 Farmington Ave	1047	West Hartford	CT	06107	061341175	Social Welfare	CT	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Earth Day 2020 Inc
1314 H St	Ste 202	Sacramento	CA	95814	770274001	Social Welfare	CA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Environment America Inc
1543 Wazee St	Ste 410	Denver	CO	80202	205355252	Social Welfare	CO	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Environment California Inc
3435 Wilshire Blvd	Ste 385	Los Angeles	CA	90010	450493983	Social Welfare	CA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Environmental Action Inc
1543 Wazee St	Ste 400	Denver	CO	80202	571176128	Social Welfare	CO	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Fair Share Inc
600 Pennsylvania Ave SE Ste400		Washington	DC	20003	261525298	Social Welfare	CO	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Florida Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby Inc
740 4th St North 236		St Petersburg	FL	33701	593109773	Social Welfare	FL	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Georgia Public Interest Research Group Inc
PO Box 5207		Atlanta	GA	31107	582515543	Social Welfare	GA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Green Corps Campaigns Inc
1543 Wazee St	Ste 300	Denver	CO	80202	043249629	Social Welfare	MA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Illinois State Public Interest Research Group Inc
17 N State St	Ste 1330	Chicago	IL	60602	363673399	Social Welfare	IL	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Iowa Public Interest Research Group
2643 Beaver Ave	Ste 120	Des Moines	IA	50310	421488674	Social Welfare	IA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
MaryPIRG Citizen Lobby Inc
2209 Maryland Ave	Ste D	Baltimore	MD	21218	521818910	Social Welfare	MD	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Montana State Public Interest Research Group Inc
2020 Cromwell Dixon Ln	Ste 1003	Helena	MT	59602	270496574	Social Welfare	MT	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
MoPIRG Citizen Organization Inc
31 W 31st St		Kansas City	MO	64108	431609044	Social Welfare	MO	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group Inc
76 Fort Eddy Plaza	Ste 1034	Concord	NH	03301	020508473	Social Welfare	NH	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby Inc
104 Bayard St	6th Floor	New Brunswick	NJ	08901	222708332	Social Welfare	NJ	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
New Mexico Public Interest Research Group Fund Inc
6001 Menual Blvd NE	Ste 1037	Albuquerque	NM	87110	850403577	Social Welfare	NM	501(c)4		NAOPI	0
North Carolina Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby Inc
19 W Hargett St	Ste 405	Raleigh	NC	27601	562136514	Social Welfare	NC	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Ohio PIRG Citizen Lobby Inc
605 N High St	Ste 640	Columbus	OH	43215	134262363	Social Welfare	OH	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Oregon State Public Interest Research Group Inc
1536 SE 11th Ave	Ste A	Portland	OR	97214	930855897	Social Welfare	OR	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
PennEnvironment Inc
713 S Broad St	Ste 54807	Philadelphia	PA	19148	020611111	Social Welfare	PA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group Inc
1713 S Broad St	Ste 54807	Philadelphia	PA	19148	232448881	Social Welfare	PA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Pesticide Watch Inc
1111 H St	Ste 207	Sacramento	CA	95814	770208947	Social Welfare	CA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
PIRGIM Public Interest Lobby Inc
2531 Jackson Ave	Ste 303	Ann Arbor	MI	48103	382812867	Social Welfare	MI	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Rhode Island Public Interest Research Group Inc
11 S Angell St	Ste 150	Providence	RI	02906	050517165	Social Welfare	RI	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Texas Public Interest Research Group inc
200 E 30th St		Austin	TX	78705	742990805	Social Welfare	TX	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Toxics Action Center Campaigns Inc
294 Washington St	Ste 400	Boston	MA	02108	042980906	Social Welfare	MA	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
United States Public Interest Research Group Inc
1543 Wazee St	Ste 460	Denver	CO	80202	042790740	Social Welfare	DC	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0
Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group Inc
PO Box 1525		Madison	WI	53701	391926253	Social Welfare	WI	501(c)4	N/A	NAOPI	0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Nat'l Assoc of Orgs in the Public Int (NAOPI)	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	294 Washington St suite 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	Boston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02108	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043119807	EIN
Primary Activities	Social Welfare	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Environment America Inc
q	$1,535	Cost sharing agreement
United States Public Interest Research Group Inc
b	$100,000	Grant agreement