2022-11-14T18:17:25-06:00 2021-12-31 HAN GROUP LLC 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2021-01-01 521289734 CAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER CAPI 2024836900 1513 16TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200361480 SCOTT WALTER PRESIDENT 2024836900 2022-11-14 1 SCOTT WALTER XXX-XX-XXXX JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 2022937000 2022-11-14 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SCOTT WALTER 1513 16TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200361480 6840219 0 X WWW.CAPITALRESEARCH.ORG X 1983 DC CRC CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE SECTOR-THE ADVOCACY GROUPS, THINK TANKS, FOUNDATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND OTHER OPINION LEADERS INFLUENCING THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS. 7 7 38 7 0 0 4666258 5737290 5789 3818 163788 317783 44998 24117 4880833 6083008 0 135000 0 0 2645236 2711238 0 0 1807375 2863662 3950706 5508898 6796944 -628065 -713936 9928639 10585659 304312 558457 9624327 10027202 X CRC CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE SECTOR-THE ADVOCACY GROUPS, THINK TANKS, FOUNDATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND OTHER OPINION LEADERS INFLUENCING THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS. 0 0 1512015 135000 3818 RESEARCH: CRC CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE SECTOR-THE ADVOCACY GROUPS, THINK TANKS, FOUNDATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND OTHER OPINION LEADERS INFLUENCING THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS. CRC CONDUCTS IRONCLAD RESEARCH THAT IS USED TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW SPECIAL INTERESTS ARE PROTECTED. CRC SHARES ITS RESEARCH THROUGH REGULAR PRINT PUBLICATIONS, A DYNAMIC WEBSITE (CAPITALRESEARCH.ORG), EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND OTHER OUTLETS. CRC'S RESEARCH SPECIALTIES INCLUDE INVESTIGATING POLITICAL ADVOCACY GROUPS, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER TAX-EXEMPT SPECIAL INTEREST ENTITIES (EDUCATION AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUPS), AND SOCIAL WELFARE GROUPS; FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONORS, AND GRANT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS; LABOR UNIONS, THEIR MISSION, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS, AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; AND ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUPS, THEIR MISSION, SOURCES OF SUPPORT, AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. CRC ALSO PROFILES OTHER INFLUENCERS, INCLUDING THE MEDIA AND WELL-KNOWN ACTIVISTS AND POLICYMAKERS. IN 2021, CRC PRODUCED EIGHT (8) PRINT/MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS OF LONG-FORM ARTICLES AND POPULATED THE WEBSITE WITH 500 POSTS OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY. IN ADDITION, CRC RELEASED TWO SPECIAL REPORTS ("THE RISE OF THE ECO-RIGHT, AND "MAPPING SOROS'S 'PHILANTHROPY' AT HOME AND ABROAD"). CRC'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ARRANGEMENT TO PROVIDE FIDUCIARY OVERSIGHT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO CROWDSOURCERS (AN UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION WHICH SERVED AS AN INCUBATOR FOR IDEAS ACROSS A NETWORK OF CONSERVATIVE LEADERS) ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2021. 1187054 INFLUENCE WATCH: CRC MAINTAINS INFLUENCEWATCH ORG, A WIKI-STYLE ONLINE RESOURCE OF FACT-BASED, ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS INFLUENCERS OF PUBLIC POLICY DEBATES. INFLUENCEWATCH STRIVES TO BE COMPREHENSIVE, PROVIDING FREQUENTLY UPDATED PROFILES COMPLETE WITH RELIABLE SOURCING. PROFILES INCLUDE ACTIVISTS, NON-PROFIT ENTITIES, FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES, LABOR UNIONS, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, AGENCIES, LEGISLATION, AND MOVEMENTS. THE WEBSITE GREW TO NEARLY 9,000 TOTAL ENTRIES, WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,900 LONG PROFILES. WEBSITE TRAFFIC GREW ALMOST 20% TO 1.5 MILLION UNIQUE USERS AND 2.7 MILLION PAGEVIEWS. 454018 COMMUNICATIONS: CRC DISSEMINATES ITS RESEARCH (VIA PRESS RELEASE, MEDIA STATEMENTS, AND OTHER MEDIA RELATIONS EFFORTS) TO NEWS OUTLETS THAT COVER THE TOPIC OF PUBLIC POLICY INFLUENCE. IN 2021, CRC'S MEDIA APPEARANCES (INCLUDING OP-EDS, INTERVIEWS, REFERENCES IN THE MEDIA, AND OTHER CITATIONS IN OUTLETS LIKE THE NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, FOX NEWS, REAL CLEAR POLITICS, NEWSWEEK, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THE DAILY CALLER, THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON, ETC.) INCREASED TO 310. CRC'S MANY EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS WERE VIEWED CLOSE TO 11 MILLION TIMES ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK. 287897 OUTREACH 271528 DANGEROUS DOCUMENTARIES 243721 SOCIAL MEDIA 234004 CENTER FOR STRATEGIC GIVING 63048 RESEARCH ARCHIVES 1100198 4253285 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 0 1 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC AL AK AZ AR CA CT GA IL KS KY LA MD MA MI MO NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN VA WA WV WI FL OK X THE ORGANIZATION 2024836900 1513 16TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200361480 SCOTT WALTER PRESIDENT 40.00 X 325513 0 70851 CHRIS KRUKEWITT CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 92431 0 23692 KRISTEN EASTLICK SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 168703 0 33334 MICHAEL HARTMANN SENIOR FELLOW AND DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC G 40.00 X 148400 0 31772 DANIEL THOMPSON VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPY & DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 136340 0 32184 HEATHER CORDASCO SENIOR PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 40.00 X 116124 0 29048 JON RODEBACK MEDIA EDITOR AND DIRECTOR OF CONTENT 40.00 X 100871 0 11402 MICHAEL FRANC CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT E CHALLEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON CUMMINGS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWIN MEESE III TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MEYERSOHN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC O'KEEFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS S WINTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 1088382 0 232283 6 0 1 0 MORGAN MEREDITH AND ASSOCIATES 22780 INDIAN CREEK DRIVE SUITE 100 DULLES VA 20166 SUPPORTER OUTREACH AND SUPPORT ACQUISITI 469577 HBP INC 952 FREDERICK STREET HAGERSTOWN MD 21740 SUPPORTER OUTREACH 186726 MVP PRESS LLC 43720 TRADE CENTER PLACE SUITE 315 DULLES VA 20166 SUPPORTER OUTREACH AND SUPPORT ACQUISITI 169757 GOOGLE LLC 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 ADVERTISING 100501 4 5737290 104207 5737290 PUBLICATIONS 900099 3818 3818 3818 146481 146481 928513 757211 171302 171302 171302 OTHER INCOME 900099 24117 24117 24117 6083008 3818 0 341900 X 135000 135000 714524 459653 242939 11932 1525739 1081272 21261 423206 183024 129885 53139 124664 88175 2480 34009 163287 112726 17090 33471 23707 11719 10338 1650 27729 27729 70615 70615 1456508 1391162 9768 55578 266452 248362 18090 123555 95733 7666 20156 79041 49907 5739 23395 75095 57840 5218 12037 104937 44095 765 60077 51193 35341 5358 10494 21764 15025 2278 4461 PRINTING AND POSTAGE 1223038 273761 7246 942031 DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSET 275000 275000 LIST RENTAL 72037 72037 80035 23629 24794 31612 6796944 4253285 736284 1807375 662697 694462 265444 469405 18884 0 50408 49116 1926451 1539668 411734 386783 7671363 8412784 573109 573109 275000 0 9928639 10585659 304312 558457 304312 558457 X 8828470 9164996 795857 862206 9624327 10027202 9928639 10585659 -713936 1127501 -10690 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2508522 2920163 4352988 4666258 5737290 20185221 2508522 2920163 4352988 4666258 5737290 20185221 2218806 17966415 30518 153083 232417 163788 146481 726287 1194 4941 33144 44998 24117 108394 21019902 19908 0.85470 0.81430 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,194. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 4,941. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 3,344. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 44,998. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 24,117. 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THE CENTER PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A CRC REVIEWS THE ANNUAL THINK TANK COMPENSATION STUDY WHICH COLLECTS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DATA RELEVANT TO THINK TANKS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE U.S. THAT CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THE PUBLIC POLICY, FOREIGN POLICY, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ARENAS. THIRTY-FOUR RESPONDENTS PROVIDED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2021 SURVEY. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UTILIZES ITS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CRC PROVIDES AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO DONORS AND OTHERS UPON REQUEST ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REQUESTED IN THE PAST AND CRC WILL EVALUATE SUCH REQUESTS WHEN RECEIVED. HOWEVER, CRC FULLY COMPLIES WITH INFORMATION RETURNS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,391,162. 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