2022-11-10T11:11:35-05:00 2021-12-31 233010968 MILLIGAN & COMPANY LLC 105 N 22ND ST FL 2 PHILADELPHIA PA 191031302 990 2021-01-01 230487205 COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY COMM 2155573600 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 1800 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 AL SCHMIDT PRES/CEO 2155573600 2022-11-06 true DAVID THORNBURGH JOHN MILLIGAN CPA P02155323 2154969100 2022-11-10 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z AL SCHMIDT 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 1800 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 1928460 false X WWW.SEVENTY.ORG X 2002 PA THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. 67 66 5 15 0 1909503 1928318 0 315 142 0 1909818 1928460 0 0 707912 751042 0 156836 907409 891828 1615321 1642870 294497 285590 1238585 1499955 216295 192075 1022290 1307880 X THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. false false 260632 ELECTION PROGRAM SEVENTY'S ELECTION PROGRAM HAS SEVERAL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO HELP VOTERS LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AS A VOTER AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WHEN THEY VOTE. THE BYOBALLOT TOOL ALLOWS VOTERS TO TYPE IN THEIR ADDRESS AND REVIEW ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ON THEIR BALLOT BEFORE THEY HEAD TO THE POLLS. THEY CAN REVIEW THE OPTIONS, SELECT THEIR CANDIDATES AND PRINT OR SAVE THEM; THEY CAN EVEN SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO VOTE, FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE, OR APPLY TO VOTE BY MAIL. SEVENTY ALSO BROADCASTS FACEBOOK LIVE INTERVIEWS FROM STUDIO C70. THE INTERVIEWS, WITH CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND POLITICAL INSIDERS, HELP VOTERS GET MORE INFORMED AND CIVICALLY ENGAGED. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND WEBSITE. THE WEVOTE INITIATIVE PROMOTES A CULTURE OF VOTING IN BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. PARTICIPANTS CAN ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONSTITUENTS TO VOTE, EASILY SHARE OUR VOTER RESOURCES, AND OFFER AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE ON ELECTION DAY SO THERE ARE FEWER OBSTACLES FOR VOTING. THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY ALSO SUPPORTS WELL-RUN ELECTIONS BY RECRUITING AND EDUCATING POLL WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA. WITH A WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES FOR POLL WORKERS, INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, AND A GROWING COMMUNITY OF INFORMED, ENGAGED POLL WORKERS, THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY'S ESSENTIAL WORKERS. 420723 DRAW THE LINES: DRAW THE LINES PA (DTL) IS A NONPARTISAN EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE CREATED BY SEVENTY AROUND THE ISSUE OF REDISTRICTING. DTL TAKES THE SAME TYPE OF DATA AND TECHNOLOGY THAT POLITICAL PROFESSIONALS USE TO GERRYMANDER DISTRICTS AND GIVES IT TO PENNSYLVANIA'S STUDENTS AND VOTERS TO DRAW THEIR OWN PROSPECTIVE ELECTION MAPS. MAPPERS USE FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE GIS MAPPING PLATFORMS, AND THE DTL WEBSITE (DRAWTHELINESPA.ORG) CONTAINS A HOST OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORT. PENNSYLVANIANS CAN THEN SUBMIT THEIR MAPS TO A COMPETITION EVERY SEMESTER, WHERE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE FROM A 14,000 STATEWIDE PURSE. THEIR MAPS ARE JUDGED BY A VOLUNTEER STEERING COMMITTEE MADE OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF RESPECTED CIVIC, BUSINESS, AND POLITICAL LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, REPRESENTING ALL RANGES OF IDEOLOGY. AFTER DRAWING THEIR MAP, PENNSYLVANIANS CAN SHARE IT WITH THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO URGE REFORM. ULTIMATELY, DTL IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT THAT THE VOTERS OF PA ARE READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO DO THIS CORE WORK OF DEMOCRACY. 148493 ANNUAL EVENT SEVENTY'S ANNUAL EVENT HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT AND INFORMATIVE ANNUAL PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INFLUENCE AND AN INTEREST IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT AT EVERY LEVEL. PAST SPEAKERS HAVE INCLUDED A US VICE PRESIDENT, US SENATORS, GOVERNORS, HISTORIANS AND POLITICAL COMMENTATORS. 316972 OTHER MISSION CRITICAL PROGRAMS 316972 1146820 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true 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 true 35 0 true 5 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false false X 67 66 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false PA X X X AL SCHMIDT 2155573600 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 1800 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 X DAVID THORNBURGH FORMER PRES/ 40.00 X 295600 0 48033 LAUREN CRISTELLA CHIEF ADVANC 40.00 X 140000 0 9838 AL SCHMIDT PRES/CEO X X 0 0 0 SEE ATTACHMENT FOR COMPLETE LISTING BOD X 0 0 0 435600 57871 2 true true false DENNY CIVIC SOLUTIONS INC 143 WOODSHIRE ROAD PITTSBURGH PA 15125 CONSULTING 161298 1 102501 1825817 1928318 142 142 1928460 142 X 295600 205627 89973 318052 168142 73572 76338 23973 14602 6389 2982 71926 43809 19169 8948 41491 25272 11058 5161 38026 38026 167251 144778 22473 5090 5090 2550 2084 332 134 18758 18063 494 201 76534 62532 9960 4042 941 237 704 241 241 6438 5260 838 340 7234 7234 PROJECT EXPENSES 530300 425831 72121 32348 TELECOMMUNICATION 16732 13671 2177 884 DUES & SUBSCRIPTION 16138 9682 4842 1614 PAYROLL EXPENSES 2574 1568 686 320 3021 572 1398 1051 1642870 1146820 339214 156836 1098344 1260235 112000 155137 11907 18860 55827 5583 855 50244 15479 15479 1238585 1499955 66659 48797 31773 10000 102501 106455 15362 26823 216295 192075 X 527642 714294 494648 593586 1022290 1307880 1238585 1499955 285590 X false true X true false X 1099217 1886461 1450783 1909503 1928318 8274282 1099217 1886461 1450783 1909503 1928318 8274282 517844 7756438 1607 55 315 142 2119 8276401 15 0.93720 0.92440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1506 4486 5992 1636878 1642870 232144 58036 224080 225520 232693 232144 914437 1371656 11058 61393 44864 5992 123307 56020 56380 58173 58036 228609 342914 6548 47292 39535 1506 94881 SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1 IN 2021 THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED GRASS ROOT LOBBYING EXPENSE OF 1,506, AND DIRECT LOBBYING EXPENSE OF 4,486 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS A VALID 501(H) ELECTION IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2013. 55827 5583 50244 50244 CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE-NON CURRENT 13870 DEFERRED RENT 9341 CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE-CURRENT 3612 26823 X 1933245 4785 4785 1928460 1928460 1647655 4785 4785 1642870 1642870 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SINCE ITS INITIAL FILING FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, SEVENTY HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE THAT SUCH TAX-EXEMPT STATUS HAS BEEN CHALLENGED OR CHANGED. THERE WAS NO TAXABLE INCOME DURING 2021 AND 2020; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.SEVENTY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT INFORMATION REGARDING ITS EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. SEVENTY HAS DETERMINED WHETHER ANY TAX POSITIONS MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND HAS MEASURED ITS EXPOSURE TO THOSE TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES SEVENTY HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED ALL RELEVANT TAX POSITIONS AND THERE ARE NO UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES WERE RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SEVENTY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. SEVENTY BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2016. X false false false false false false false false false DAVID THORNBURGH FORMER PRES/CEO 258000 37600 8868 39165 343633 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ELECTION PROGRAM SEVENTY'S ELECTION PROGRAM HAS SEVERAL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO HELP VOTERS LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AS A VOTER AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WHEN THEY VOTE. THE BYOBALLOT TOOL ALLOWS VOTERS TO TYPE IN THEIR ADDRESS AND REVIEW ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ON THEIR BALLOT BEFORE THEY HEAD TO THE POLLS. THEY CAN REVIEW THE OPTIONS, SELECT THEIR CANDIDATES AND PRINT OR SAVE THEM; THEY CAN EVEN SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO VOTE, FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE, OR APPLY TO VOTE BY MAIL. SEVENTY ALSO BROADCASTS FACEBOOK LIVE INTERVIEWS FROM STUDIO C70. THE INTERVIEWS, WITH CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND POLITICAL INSIDERS, HELP VOTERS GET MORE INFORMED AND CIVICALLY ENGAGED. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND WEBSITE. THE WEVOTE INITIATIVE PROMOTES A CULTURE OF VOTING IN BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. PARTICIPANTS CAN ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONSTITUENTS TO VOTE, EASILY SHARE OUR VOTER RESOURCES, AND OFFER AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE ON ELECTION DAY SO THERE ARE FEWER OBSTACLES FOR VOTING. THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY ALSO SUPPORTS WELL-RUN ELECTIONS BY RECRUITING AND EDUCATING POLL WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA. WITH A WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES FOR POLL WORKERS, INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, AND A GROWING COMMUNITY OF INFORMED, ENGAGED POLL WORKERS, THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY'S ESSENTIAL WORKERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B DRAW THE LINES: DRAW THE LINES PA (DTL) IS A NONPARTISAN EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE CREATED BY SEVENTY AROUND THE ISSUE OF REDISTRICTING. DTL TAKES THE SAME TYPE OF DATA AND TECHNOLOGY THAT POLITICAL PROFESSIONALS USE TO GERRYMANDER DISTRICTS AND GIVES IT TO PENNSYLVANIA'S STUDENTS AND VOTERS TO DRAW THEIR OWN PROSPECTIVE ELECTION MAPS. MAPPERS USE FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE GIS MAPPING PLATFORMS, AND THE DTL WEBSITE (DRAWTHELINESPA.ORG) CONTAINS A HOST OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORT. PENNSYLVANIANS CAN THEN SUBMIT THEIR MAPS TO A COMPETITION EVERY SEMESTER, WHERE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE FROM A 14,000 STATEWIDE PURSE. THEIR MAPS ARE JUDGED BY A VOLUNTEER STEERING COMMITTEE MADE OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF RESPECTED CIVIC, BUSINESS, AND POLITICAL LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, REPRESENTING ALL RANGES OF IDEOLOGY. AFTER DRAWING THEIR MAP, PENNSYLVANIANS CAN SHARE IT WITH THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO URGE REFORM. ULTIMATELY, DTL IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT THAT THE VOTERS OF PA ARE READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO DO THIS CORE WORK OF DEMOCRACY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER MISSION CRITICAL PROGRAMS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A REVIEW COPY FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEVENTY'S CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY FOR SEVENTY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SEVENTY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS CONFLICTS ARISE. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PRESIDENT & CEO REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. BOTH ARE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PRESIDENT & CEO REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. BOTH ARE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SEVENTY'S FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.SEVENTY.ORG AND WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SPECIAL EVENTS 119,936 0 21,165 FREELANCE TALENT 24,842 0 1,308 TOTAL 144,778 0 22,473 COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS A VALID 501(H) ELECTION IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2013.