THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN INC (EIN 22-3511801)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202103199349306660
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Return2021-11-15T10:10:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Phone7325489798PhoneNum

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Gross Receipts$705,163GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website AddressWWW.THECITIZENSCAMPAIGN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN IS DEDICATED TO REPAIRING OUR DEMOCRACY FROM THE BOTTOM UP BY TRAINING CITIZENS IN NO BLAME POLITICS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING TOGETHER, THESE CITIZEN LEADERS WILL BE A NEW FORCE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO MEET THE NATION'S CHALLENGESMissionDesc
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Expense$411,083ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,000RevenueAmt
DescTHIS PAST YEAR OF 2020 WAS A CHALLENGING ONE FOR THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN. LIKE THE REST OF OUR COUNTRY, WE FACED THE TREMENDOUS IMPACTS OF THE WORLDWIDE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HOWEVER, WE MET THESE CHALLENGES; WE MADE REQUIRED ACCOMMODATIONS AND CONTINUED TO FIND SUCCESS IN OUR WORK TRAINING CITIZENS TO BECOME NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVERS ABLE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES OF OUR GOVERNMENT, ALL LEADING TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNTRY. SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ADVANCING OUR PROGRAM OF CITIZEN LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR INCLUDE: CIVIC TRUSTS - OUR COMMUNITY-BASED CITIZEN LEADERSHIP GROUPS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TRAINED IN NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVING TO PUT THEIR TRAINING TO WORK, FINDING SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES' THEY IDENTIFY AS MOST PRESSING. CIVIC TRUSTS CONTINUE TO OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY IN NEWARK, PERTH AMBOY, TRENTON, PLAINFIELD, PATERSON, AND PHILADELPHIA. CIVIC TRUSTEES SHOWED AMAZING RESILIENCE AND TRUE LEADERSHIP WHEN COVID-19 HIT. MOVING THEIR MONTHLY SOLUTION SESSIONS ONLINE, THEY QUICKLY DEVELOPED A BEAT COVID POLICY FOR CITIES TO ADDRESS UNIQUELY URBAN CHALLENGES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONA VIRUS. THEY CREATED "DAILY ACTIVITY" INFECTION PREVENTION GUIDES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND ENLISTED THE MAJOR COMMUNICATION CENTERS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES (SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, HOSPITALS, ETC.) TO COMMUNICATE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE WITH ONE VOICE TO ALL CITY RESIDENTS. WORKING WITH DR. STANLEY WEISS, A TOP EPIDEMIOLOGIST FROM RUTGERS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN LAW & POLICY TASK FORCE, THE TRUSTEES NEXT BUILT A 'QUARANTINE KIT' WITH MASKS, DISINFECTANTS, DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND HAND SANITIZERS FOR URBAN RESIDENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 BUT COULD NOT QUARANTINE IN A HOTEL ROOM OR BEDROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH. NEXT, NOTING THE LOW RESPONSE RATE TO THE CALLS OF CONTACT TRACERS, THE TRUSTEES DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF "COMMUNITY CONNECTORS- AND MOUNTED A "TAKE THE CALL" PROMOTION CAMPAIGN THAT RECRUITED TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVISE THEIR CONSTITUENTS THAT ANSWERING THE 'CONTACT TRACER CALL' WOULD HELP PROTECT THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR CITY. CIVIC TRUSTEES ALSO ADDRESSED PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ARISING FROM THE TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD. WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN'S LAW & POLICY TASK FORCE, THEY DEVELOPED A "CHANGE OF CULTURE" POLICING REFORM POLICY THAT EVIDENCE SHOWS NOT ONLY DRASTICALLY REDUCES EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS, BUT ALSO DECREASES POLICE OFFICER INJURIES AND SAVES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM MAJOR REDUCTIONS IN THE DAMAGES AND SETTLEMENT COSTS OF USE OF FORCE LAWSUITS. IN SUMMARY, IN THIS MOST CHALLENGING YEAR, MORE THAN 100 CIVIC TRUSTEES PARTNERED WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE POLICING REFORM AND BETTER CONTROL THE CORONA VIRUS. AND CITY OFFICIALS IN EVERY TRUST CITY WELCOMED THE HELP OF THE TRUSTEES AND THEIR PRACTICAL COST-EFFECTIVE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS. ALSO, WE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD WITH OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL CITIZENS ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS TO BECOME CITIZEN LEADERS. WE BUILT AN INTERACTIVE PORTAL TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE; WE DESIGNED AN ONLINE COURSE TO BE OFFERED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND WE OFFER VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT ONE'S NO-BLAME TRAINING TO WORK. WE BELIEVE OUR RESPONSIVE AND IMPACTFUL 'CITIZEN LEADERSHIP SERVICE,' WITH ITS FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS, IS CRITICALLY NEEDED TO BRIDGE OUR DEEP PUBLIC DIVIDE AND PROVIDE A VITAL AND PRACTICAL WAY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WE FACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IN THESE ENDEAVORS.Desc
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STEPHEN BALOG
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MATTHEW BOXER
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C ROY EPPS
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JAMES JOHNSON
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HARRY S POZYCKI
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CURTIS TAO
TRUSTEEYes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN VERPLANCK
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MARIA VIZCARRANDO
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DAVID WILKINSON
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$748,422CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$702,941CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$461,962CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,251,928TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$702,941CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$461,962CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,251,928TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,664CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,517CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,980TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,383,677TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$317,900GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.96110PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67810PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGALA FUNDRAISING EVENT 129,769ExplanationTxt

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$20,134OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,134DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$883,528TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$282,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$282,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$601,528RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$601,528TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,097,303TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$282,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$282,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$815,303ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$815,303TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE NEW JERSEY CHARITIES REGISTRATION & INVESTIGATION FORM (CRI). THE RGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$103,635NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN IS DEDICATED TO REPAIRING OUR DEMOCRACY FROM THE BOTTOM UP BY TRAINING CITIZENS IN NO BLAME POLITICS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING TOGETHER, THESE CITIZEN LEADERS WILL BE A NEW FORCE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO MEET THE NATION'S CHALLENGES
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ATHIS PAST YEAR OF 2020 WAS A CHALLENGING ONE FOR THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN. LIKE THE REST OF OUR COUNTRY, WE FACED THE TREMENDOUS IMPACTS OF THE WORLDWIDE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HOWEVER, WE MET THESE CHALLENGES; WE MADE REQUIRED ACCOMMODATIONS AND CONTINUED TO FIND SUCCESS IN OUR WORK TRAINING CITIZENS TO BECOME NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVERS ABLE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES OF OUR GOVERNMENT, ALL LEADING TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNTRY. SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ADVANCING OUR PROGRAM OF CITIZEN LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR INCLUDE: CIVIC TRUSTS - OUR COMMUNITY-BASED CITIZEN LEADERSHIP GROUPS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TRAINED IN NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVING TO PUT THEIR TRAINING TO WORK, FINDING SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES' THEY IDENTIFY AS MOST PRESSING. CIVIC TRUSTS CONTINUE TO OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY IN NEWARK, PERTH AMBOY, TRENTON, PLAINFIELD, PATERSON, AND PHILADELPHIA. CIVIC TRUSTEES SHOWED AMAZING RESILIENCE AND TRUE LEADERSHIP WHEN COVID-19 HIT. MOVING THEIR MONTHLY SOLUTION SESSIONS ONLINE, THEY QUICKLY DEVELOPED A BEAT COVID POLICY FOR CITIES TO ADDRESS UNIQUELY URBAN CHALLENGES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONA VIRUS. THEY CREATED "DAILY ACTIVITY" INFECTION PREVENTION GUIDES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND ENLISTED THE MAJOR COMMUNICATION CENTERS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES (SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, HOSPITALS, ETC.) TO COMMUNICATE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE WITH ONE VOICE TO ALL CITY RESIDENTS. WORKING WITH DR. STANLEY WEISS, A TOP EPIDEMIOLOGIST FROM RUTGERS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN LAW & POLICY TASK FORCE, THE TRUSTEES NEXT BUILT A 'QUARANTINE KIT' WITH MASKS, DISINFECTANTS, DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND HAND SANITIZERS FOR URBAN RESIDENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 BUT COULD NOT QUARANTINE IN A HOTEL ROOM OR BEDROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH. NEXT, NOTING THE LOW RESPONSE RATE TO THE CALLS OF CONTACT TRACERS, THE TRUSTEES DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF "COMMUNITY CONNECTORS- AND MOUNTED A "TAKE THE CALL" PROMOTION CAMPAIGN THAT RECRUITED TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVISE THEIR CONSTITUENTS THAT ANSWERING THE 'CONTACT TRACER CALL' WOULD HELP PROTECT THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR CITY. CIVIC TRUSTEES ALSO ADDRESSED PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ARISING FROM THE TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD. WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN'S LAW & POLICY TASK FORCE, THEY DEVELOPED A "CHANGE OF CULTURE" POLICING REFORM POLICY THAT EVIDENCE SHOWS NOT ONLY DRASTICALLY REDUCES EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS, BUT ALSO DECREASES POLICE OFFICER INJURIES AND SAVES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM MAJOR REDUCTIONS IN THE DAMAGES AND SETTLEMENT COSTS OF USE OF FORCE LAWSUITS. IN SUMMARY, IN THIS MOST CHALLENGING YEAR, MORE THAN 100 CIVIC TRUSTEES PARTNERED WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE POLICING REFORM AND BETTER CONTROL THE CORONA VIRUS. AND CITY OFFICIALS IN EVERY TRUST CITY WELCOMED THE HELP OF THE TRUSTEES AND THEIR PRACTICAL COST-EFFECTIVE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS. ALSO, WE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD WITH OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL CITIZENS ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS TO BECOME CITIZEN LEADERS. WE BUILT AN INTERACTIVE PORTAL TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE; WE DESIGNED AN ONLINE COURSE TO BE OFFERED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND WE OFFER VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT ONE'S NO-BLAME TRAINING TO WORK. WE BELIEVE OUR RESPONSIVE AND IMPACTFUL 'CITIZEN LEADERSHIP SERVICE,' WITH ITS FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS, IS CRITICALLY NEEDED TO BRIDGE OUR DEEP PUBLIC DIVIDE AND PROVIDE A VITAL AND PRACTICAL WAY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WE FACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IN THESE ENDEAVORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE PROCESS OF REVIEW ENTAILS A REVIEW OF AN INITIAL DRAFT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, THEN DISSEMINATED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND A VOTE OF APPROVAL
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AS THEY OCCUR THE BOARD SECRETARY REVIEWS AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT POLICY AS SITUATIONS OCCUR
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AEXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G63,692 29,957 62,350

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