COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (EIN 52-2114179)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-08-04
IRS object ID
202102169349301750
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$657,177CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$501,403CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$934,948CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$534,114CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,386,152CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,013,794TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$784,797CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$950,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,341,244CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,374,943CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$157,123CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,608,607TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,441,974CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,451,903CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,276,192CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,909,057CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,543,275CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,622,401TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$8,622,401PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,251CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,254CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,724CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,318TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,251CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,254CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,724CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,318TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$168TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,443,225CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,453,157CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,284,831CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,922,949CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,544,725CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,648,887TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99690PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99680PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00300InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00320InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,756OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,175DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,581BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,581TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,124,631TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,124,631RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,124,631TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,143,109TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,143,109ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,143,109TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSean GibbonsPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$273,882BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,842DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$1,025NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$282,749TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Management & General:In addition to The Networks usual programming, new programs and initiatives came to life in 2020 as rapid response measures to help The Networks audience navigate a year of upheaval and turbulence. New programs included Circles, communities organized around roles/topics/identities, crowd-sourced rapid response documents, The Networks DEI research project ComNetworkDEI.org, and special online virtual roundtables. Usual programs like the Clarence B. Jones Impact Award, webinars, and ComNetworkLOCAL continued to see strong interest and engagement. Management and general operations activities included building community; creating, leading, and producing networking, field research, and learning programs; offering and elevating communications best practices and thought leadership; staffing The Networks Board; fundraising; staff wellness; and grant management.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe organization has individual members
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Executive Director, Finance Committee and Board of Directors reviews prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe Board of the Network examines conflicts of interest annually when each board member submits his or her conflict of interest form; conflicts are surfaced at the beginning of each board meeting as a regular part of the agenda.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Executive Committee of the Network Board annually reviews compensation for the CEO, examines comparable salaries from like organizations, and takes into account field-wide salary survey data. The Executive Committee then makes a recommendation to the full Board of Directors for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesThe Executive Committee of the Network Board reviews compensation for officers or key employees, examines comparable salaries from like organizations, and takes into account field-wide salary survey data. The Executive Committee then makes a recommendation to the full Board of Directors for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableUpon request

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