COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE (EIN 56-2628005)
Tax period: 2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Filed: 2022-02-14
IRS object ID: 202220459349300602
Schema version: 2020v4.2
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-02-14T07:20:28-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	562628005	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COPY	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 H ST NW STE 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEITH KUPFERSCHMID	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-02-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KEITH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KUPFERSCHMID	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SARA SMITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01332734	PTIN
Phone	2022932200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-02-14	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

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	KEITH KUPFERSCHMID	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 H ST NW STE 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,498,042	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.COPYRIGHTALLIANCE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE IS THE UNIFIED VOICE OF THE COPYRIGHT COMMUNITY, REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF COPYRIGHT DISCIPLINES. THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE VALUE OF COPYRIGHT AND TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS AND INNOVATORS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$256,500	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$211,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,424,680	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,866,088	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$57,182	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$126,677	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$295	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,441	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,738,067	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,209,206	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$50,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$50,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,114,240	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,203,582	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$105,469	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$669,696	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$653,159	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,833,936	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,906,741	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$95,869	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$302,465	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,085,612	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,396,058	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,076,720	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$772,783	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,008,892	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,623,275	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS PROMOTING THE VALUE OF COPYRIGHT AS AN AGENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY, JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$652,720	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$50,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,866,088	RevenueAmt
Desc	RAISING AWARENESS - THE ALLIANCE IS DEVOTED TO RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY PROMOTING THE ORGANIZATION'S "KEY PRINCIPLES", WHICH INCLUDE (A)CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, (B)PROMOTING THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND CREATIVITY, (C)ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT TEACH THE VALUE OF STRONG COPYRIGHT, (D)SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT LAWS, (E)DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS TO CONTROL THEIR PROPERTY, (F)ENCOURAGING THE INCLUSION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONS IN BILATERAL, REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO FOSTER GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, AND (G)PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES FREELY UNDER PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT. THIS PROMOTION WILL BE DONE THROUGH SEVERAL CHANNELS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING (A)PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND OP-ED PIECES, (B)ARRANGING PRESS CONFERENCES, (C)GIVING SPEECHES, (D)PARTICIPATING IN SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO FOCUS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COPYRIGHT INDUSTRIES AND BASIC ISSUES INVOLVED WITH COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$326,360	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS - THE ALLIANCE WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS WILL BE DONE BY (A)SPONSORING SEMINARS AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS AT WHICH POLICYMAKERS, EXPERTS IN COPYRIGHT, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION AND DISCUSS AND DEBATE ISSUES CONCERNING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT, AND (B)PROVIDING INFORMATION (INCLUDING TESTIMONY) TO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES ON THE STATUS OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT AND RELATED ISSUES. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BECAUSE GOOD POLICY CONCERNING COPYRIGHT DEPENDS ON THE OPEN AND FRANK EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, THE FOCUSED STUDY OF SPECIFIC PROBLEMS, AND A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE ISSUES ACTUALLY PLAY OUT IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, INDUSTRIES, AND NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ECONOMIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$163,180	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DISSEMINATING INFORMATION: THE ALLIANCE SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION FOCUSED ON CURRENT ISSUES IN COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS DONE BY (A)MAINTANING A WEB SITE THAT REGULARLY UPDATES ITS DATABASES TO INCLUDE ARTICLES, LEGAL CASES, LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS, TRADE AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER MATTERS BEARING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, AND (B)ISSUING PRESS RELEASES AND HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BECAUSE THEY KEEP ATTENTION FOCUSED ON CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES, WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS INCREASING RAPIDLY AND CONTINUING TO EVOLVE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$163,180	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAMS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$163,180	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,305,440	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	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	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	Yes (1)	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	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	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	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	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	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 H ST NW STE 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
KEITH KUPFERSCHMID
CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	$409,072	$0	$40,100
EILEEN BRAMLET
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS	40.00		$143,500	$0	$4,305	Yes (X)
KEVIN MADIGAN
VP, LEG POLICY & COUNSEL	40.00		$139,925	$0	$4,454	Yes (X)
TERRICA CARRINGTON
VP, LEG POLICY & COUNSEL	40.00		$115,726	$0	$4,784	Yes (X)
DAVID GREEN
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
REBECCA JONES
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$56,939	$0	$4,088
MATTHEW BARBLAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DANIELLE COFFEY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KYLE DIXON
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
J SCOTT EVANS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BENJAMIN GOLANT
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JASON MAHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KAREN MARANGI
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MARY RASENBERGER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
GREG SAPHIER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KIRA ALVAREZ
DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/2020)	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
THOMAS MADDREY
DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/2020)	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DARYL FRIEDMAN
DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/2021)	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DANNY FERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR (TO 6/2020)	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
THOMAS KENNEDY
DIRECTOR (TO 7/2020)	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MICHAEL LEWAN
DIRECTOR (TO 12/2020)	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$865,162	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$57,731	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	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	AMERICAN CONTINENTAL GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 500 S	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$108,039	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$211,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$211,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,866,088	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,866,088	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,866,088	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$30,643	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$30,643	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$384,870	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$288,836	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$96,034	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$96,034	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$96,034	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,441	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,441	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,441	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,209,206	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,866,088	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$132,118	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	$50,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$510,199	TotalAmt
Program Services	$322,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$148,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39,226	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$606,373	TotalAmt
Program Services	$383,311	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$176,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,620	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,837	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,542	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$3,368	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$2,129	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	-$259	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,451	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,461	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,406	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,487	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,487	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,492	TotalAmt
Management And General	$54,492	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,631	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276,942	TotalAmt
Program Services	$276,650	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,979	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,534	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,511	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,864	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,691	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$956	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,387	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,808	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,737	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,519	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,857	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,361	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$207	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$884	TotalAmt
Program Services	$500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$384	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,607	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,659	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,287	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,661	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$537	TotalAmt
Management And General	$537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CAMPAIGNS	$10,654	$10,654
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$4,849	$2,500	$2,349
DUES SUBSCRIPTIONS	$3,759		$3,759

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,906,741	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,305,440	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$495,832	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$105,469	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,070,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,192,331	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,335	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$169,699	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$125,034	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,776	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,665	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,705,172	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,126,133	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,594	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,594	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,085,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,396,058	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,684	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,426	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,032,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$717,357	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$453	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,076,720	BOYAmt
EOY	$772,783	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	$2,008,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,623,275	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,008,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,623,275	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,085,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,396,058	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$302,465	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$311,918	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$1,896,088	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$189,235	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$159,611	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$29,624	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$379,218	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$349,594	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$46,845	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$41,581	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,264	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$122,854	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$83,453	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$39,401	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$44,665	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3301 FAIRFAX DRIVE MSN 1G3	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	541603842	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	115	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$50,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	SUPPORT FOR PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY	PurposeOfGrantTxt

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEITH KUPFERSCHMID	PersonNm
Title	CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$354,072	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$55,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$13,083	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$27,017	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$449,172	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A BONUS PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE CEO FOR REACHING CERTAIN GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS SET FORTH EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS BONUS COMES WITH THE STIPULATION THAT IT SHALL NOT EXCEED 10% OF THE CEO'S BASE COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE FOUR MEMBERSHIP CLASSES: FULL MEMBERS (BOTH APPOINTING AND NON-APPOINTING); ASSOCIATE MEMBERS; INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. ONLY THE APPOINTING AND NON-APPOINTING MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHTS ALLOWED TO A MEMBER WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE DC CODE. ALL OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP WILL HAVE ONLY THOSE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS. MEMBERSHIP IS NON-TRANSFERABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	APPOINTING MEMBERS MAY ANNUALLY APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NON-APPOINTING MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITIONS, MAY VOTE ON THE NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITIONS, BUT MAY NOT DIRECTLY APPOINT A DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR HIS/HER APPROVAL. THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSES ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES OR CHANGES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE BOARD IF THEY BECOME AWARE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND ANY PERSON/ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE, THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DELIBERATE AND FULLY VET THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING INDUSTRY COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE MARKET SALARY FOR HIS/HER SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S PLACE OF BUSINESS. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE BY MAIL UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 276,650. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 145. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 276,795. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 132. TOTAL EXPENSES 147.