PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS (EIN 05-0623909)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-15
IRS object ID: 202243199349313144
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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 O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-15T12:45:52-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	050623909	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	COMMITTEE INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PROG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024703162	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1350 I STREET NW 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SEAN RANKIN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024703162	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	SEAN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RANKIN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00288314	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SEAN RANKIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1350 I STREET NW 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,543,553	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2005	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$169,752	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$20,404,999	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,312,569	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,223	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$910,213	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$318,708	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$736	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$21,316,435	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$994,597	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$260,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,811,391	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$833,083	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$585,614	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$140,350	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$11,112,754	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,157,621	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$12,205,837	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,554,626	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,110,598	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$8,560,029	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,081,517	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$672,056	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,920,736	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$71,304	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,160,781	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$600,752	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED TO DEVELOP, ADVOCATE FOR, OR ASSIST WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE AND PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC POLICIES IN AREAS RELATED TO THE INFLUENCE, WORK, OR VARIED POWERS OF STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,364,420	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,256,391	GrantAmt
Desc	VOTER PROTECTION PROGRAM: THE PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS COMMITTEE CONCLUDED ITS NONPARTISAN EDUCATION PROGRAM, CALLED THE VOTER PROTECTION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM ADVANCES STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROTECT THE VOTE AND ENSURE THAT EVERY VOTE IS COUNTED, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, AS THEY WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNORS, SECRETARIES OF STATE, AND OTHER STATE OFFICIALS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$863,206	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$570,000	GrantAmt
Desc	OTHER POLICY INITIATIVES	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$985,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$985,000	GrantAmt
Desc	POLITICAL EXPENDITURES	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,212,626	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	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	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
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	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	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	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	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUBERT PITROIPA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2024703162	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1350 I STREET NW 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SEAN RANKIN SEE SCHEDULE O
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER SONG SEE SCHEDULE O
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/14/2021)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARRIE PUGH
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 4/19/2021)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL SUSSMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
A'SHANTI GHOLAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HUBERT PITROIPA
TREASURER	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	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 (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
THE MELLMAN GROUP
1023 31ST STREET NW 5TH FL	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT STRAT. CONSULTI	$209,323
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
888 PROSPECT STREET SUITE 200	LA JOLLA	CA	92037	VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT LEGAL SERVICES	$189,865
JOANNA LYDGATE
4 CHESWICK RD	ARLINGTON	MA	02474	VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT DIRECTOR	$145,000
BERLIN ROSEN
15 MAIDEN LANE SUITE 1600	NEW YORK	NY	10038	VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT CONSULTANT	$120,238
DEWEY SQUARE GROUP
607 14TH STREET NW SUITE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT	$120,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,312,569	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,312,569	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$169,752	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$169,752	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$400,000	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$548,956	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$148,956	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$148,956	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$148,956	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$736	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$736	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$736	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$994,597	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$169,752	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$148,220	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,811,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,811,391	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,420	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$396,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$265,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,654	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$83,559	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,896	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,675	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,520	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,032	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,327	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,620	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,089	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,449	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$263,153	TotalAmt
Program Services	$237,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,472	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,317	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,317	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$381,079	TotalAmt
Program Services	$379,783	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,296	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,798	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,485	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,061	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,327	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,014	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,121	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,415	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$734	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,361	TotalAmt
Program Services	$210,361	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,663	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MERCHANT FEES	$10,058	$10,058
UBI TAXES	-$20,878	-$20,878

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,554,626	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,212,626	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$201,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$140,350	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,918,495	BOYAmt
EOY	$542,032	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,199	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,840	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,115	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,184	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$978,708	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,081,517	BOYAmt
EOY	$672,056	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,920,736	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,304	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,920,736	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,304	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	$1,009,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$76,952	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,151,527	BOYAmt
EOY	$523,800	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,160,781	BOYAmt
EOY	$600,752	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,081,517	BOYAmt
EOY	$672,056	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$8,560,029	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
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)
Political Expenditures	$985,000	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	0	VolunteerHoursCnt
Internal Funds Contributed	$985,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$985,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
DAGA PAC
1350 I ST NW SUITE 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	821278686	$975,000
EMERGE AMERICA
351 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 930	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94104	900787684	$10,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL ENTITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$994,597	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$994,597	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$994,597	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,554,626	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,554,626	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,554,626	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, PSLC HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LEADERSHIP CENTER FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL STUDIES
1350 I STREET NW STE 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	843726976	501(C)(3)	$570,000	$0	GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
STATES UNITED ACTION
1101 17TH STREET STE 250	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	861686219	501(C)(4)	$6,256,391	$0	SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES
DAGA PAC
1350 I STREET NW STE 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	821278686	527	$975,000	$0	POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
EMERGE AMERICA
351 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 930	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94104	900787684	527	$10,000	$0	POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL GRANT AWARDS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A SIGNED GRANT AGREEMENT WHEREBY THE GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PERIODIC FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD AND REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY, EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ATTESTATION STATEMENT. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A:	COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS OF PSLC IS ISSUED BY DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY GENERALS ASSOCIATION (DAGA), AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION FOR TAX PURPOSES. THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THAT PSLC REIMBURSED TO DAGA FOR FOR TIME SPENT ON PSLC BUSINESS IS REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 5. INCLUDED IN PART IX, LINE 5 ARE THE FOLLOWING REIMBURSEMENTS: SEAN RANKIN SALARY $23,615 AND BENEFITS $6,158 JENNIFER SONG SALARY $28,887 AND BENEFITS $7,533 NOTE: JENNIFER SONG WAS COMPENSATED FOR HER ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF POLICY. HER COMPENSATION IS UNRELATED TO HER POSITION ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KNOCKCO LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 WEST 23RD STREET 10N	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10011	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	384118221	EIN
Primary Activities	TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH TOOLS FOR ENGAGING WITH	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	RELATED	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	-$169,752	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	0	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
UBI Code V	-$169,752	UBICodeVAmt
General Or Managing Partner	Yes (1)	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	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	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KNOCKCO LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	S	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	-$169,752	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	K-1	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III, IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TAXABLE AS PARTNERSHIP:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PRIMARY ACTIVITY: TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH TOOLS FOR ENGAGING WITH THEIR GOVERNMENT, AND TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY THROUGH AN INCREASE IN DIRECT ACTION AND ADVOCACY.	ExplanationTxt