PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND (EIN 81-0606786)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-09
IRS object ID: 202113139349304716
Schema version: 2020v4.0
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 D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-09T15:31:01-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	371611326	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 Rockville Pike Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Rockville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20850	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	810606786	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PART	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2026958242	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 65826	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20035	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BENJAMIN METCALF	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2021-11-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	BENJAMIN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	METCALF	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT EBY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01682202	PTIN
Phone	3012316200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 65826	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20035	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,454,393	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SAVEOURENVIRONMENT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	HELPS ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO DEFEND SAFEGUARDS FROM EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THEM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,297,500	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,420,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$421,644	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$34,393	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,719,144	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,454,393	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,524,675	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,829,564	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$426,703	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$408,060	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$88,020	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,829,878	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,467,777	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,781,256	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,705,401	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$62,112	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$251,008	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,154,318	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,900,993	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$258,638	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$256,321	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,895,680	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,644,672	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,373,352	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,829,564	GrantAmt
Revenue	$34,393	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY TO DEFEND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS FROM EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND USES PAID MEDIA, CONSTITUENT OUTREACH, AND OPINION RESEARCH TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PRESS, AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,373,352	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	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	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2026958242	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1300 L STREET NW 11TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ERICH PICA
CHAIR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE BONFIGLIO
VICE-CHAIR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN CURTIS
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN METCALF
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	6.0	34.0		Yes (X)	$0	$254,000	$23,880
COURTNEY FOLEY
DIRECTOR	6.0	34.0			$0	$142,590	$11,012	Yes (X)
HEIDI SCHLOESSER
DIRECTOR	6.0	34.0			$0	$157,359	$27,005	Yes (X)
KIMONIA ALFRED
DIRECTOR	6.0	34.0			$0	$157,852	$13,981	Yes (X)
PHYLLIS CUTTINO
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR	6.0	34.0			$0	$332,242	$51,122	Yes (X)
SEAN KOSOFSKY
CAMPAIGN MANAGER	6.0	34.0			$0	$185,750	$15,477	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$1,229,793	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$142,477	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Subject Matter
1201 New York Avenue NW	Suite 900	Washington	DC	20005	CONSULTING SERVICES	$240,000
The Mellman Group
1023 31st Street NW	Fifth Floor	Washington	DC	20007	Polling and Focus Groups	$139,900
Forbes Tate Partners
777 6th Street NW	8TH Floor	Washington	DC	20001	Consulting Services	$120,000
Anzalone Research Inc
260 Commerce Street	4th floor	Montgomery	AL	36104	Polling Services	$102,750

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$4,420,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,420,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PHONEBANKING/ACQUISITION	900099	$30,798	$30,798
INTERNAL SUPPORT REVENUE	900099	$3,595	$3,595

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$34,393	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,454,393	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$34,393	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,829,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,829,564	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$408,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$243,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,420	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,253	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,563	TotalAmt
Management And General	$28,563	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,529	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,529	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$520,121	TotalAmt
Program Services	$520,121	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,789	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,663	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,663	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,361	TotalAmt
Management And General	$54,361	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,143	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,143	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,740	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,687	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,687	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TELEPHONE OUTREACH	$21,850	$21,850
RESEARCH AND DATA	$469,050	$445,300	$23,750
MOBILIZATION EXPENSES	$15,000	$15,000
COMMUNICATIONS	$161,310	$161,310

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,080	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$26,876	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,767	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,705,401	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,373,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$244,029	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$88,020	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,681,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,478,133	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,595	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,404,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,404,265	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,154,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,900,993	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$137,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,249	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,025	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,721	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,047	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$258,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$256,321	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	$8,606,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,831,952	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,289,533	BOYAmt
EOY	$812,720	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,895,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,644,672	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,154,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,900,993	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$251,008	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE FROM PARTNERSHIP PROJECT	Desc
Book Value	$6,404,265	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$6,404,265	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO PARTNERSHIP PROJECT	Desc
Amt	$55,047	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$55,047	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (ASC) TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED BY AN ENTITY'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 THROUGH 2019 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (21 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Black Voters Matter Fund
4751 Best Road Suite 490	Atlanta	GA	30337	813625061	501(C)(4)	$112,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
Blue Green Alliance
Broadway Place West	Minneapolis	MN	55413	264086284	501(C)(4)	$12,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT	1300 Godward St NE 2625
Clean Water Action
c/o Accounting Department	Clinton Township	MI	48036	237128611	501(C)(4)	$7,500	PROGRAM SUPPORT	23885 Denton
Climate Reality Action Fund
555 11th Street NW	Washington	DC	20004	680666110	501(C)(4)	$173,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT	Suite 601
Convenersorg
102 Baker Street	San Francisco	CA	94117	472747686	501(C)(3)	$15,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT	Unit B
Environment America
600 Pennsylvania Ave SE 400	Washington	DC	20003	205355252	501(C)(4)	$444,206	PROGRAM SUPPORT
Environmental Defense Action Fund
257 Park Avenue South	New York	NY	10010	900080500	501(C)(4)	$188,355	PROGRAM SUPPORT
Green for All
1611 Telegraph Avenue	Oakland	CA	94612	261140201	501(C)(3)	$12,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
Iowa Farmers Union
PO Box 1883	Ames	IA	50010	420815497	501(C)(5)	$392,750	PROGRAM SUPPORT
League of Conservation Voters
740 15th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	521733698	501(C)(4)	$186,892	PROGRAM SUPPORT	7th Floor
LINKStrategies LLC
321 E Walnut Street	Des Moines	IA	50309	522390235	501(C)(4)	$7,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT	Suite 321
Mi Familia Vota
1710 E Indian School Road	Phoenix	AZ	85016	810668995	501(C)(4)	$400,242	PROGRAM SUPPORT	Suite 100
National Security Action
1090 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 750	Washington	DC	20035	822007387	501(C)(4)	$65,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
National Wildlife Federation
1200 G St NW 9th Floor	Washington	DC	20005	530204616	501(C)(3)	$39,278	PROGRAM SUPPORT
NC League of Conservation Voters
PO Box 12671	Raleigh	NC	27605	560991894	501(C)(4)	$102,500	PROGRAM SUPPORT
NRPE
110 Maryland Avenue NE	Washington	DC	20002	136996770	501(C)(3)	$15,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT	Suite 203
People for the American Way
1101 15th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	133065716	501(C)(3)	$250,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT	Suite 600
Physicians for Social Responsibility
1111 14th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	237059731	501(C)(3)	$8,800	PROGRAM SUPPORT	Suite 400
Sierra Club
85 Second Street 2nd Floor	San Francisco	CA	94105	941153307	501(C)(4)	$323,040	PROGRAM SUPPORT
The CLEO Institute
2103 Coral Way	Miami	FL	33145	273185735	501(C)(3)	$15,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
Tides Advocacy
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW	Washington	DC	20036	943153687	501(C)(4)	$60,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	7	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	14	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND WORKS CLOSELY WITH ALL GRANTEES AND MONITORS THEIR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THEIR USE OF FUNDS, AND THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF ALL GRANT AWARD AGREEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BENJAMIN METCALF
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$0	$254,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,880	$0	$277,880	$0	$0
HEIDI SCHLOESSER
DIRECTOR	$0	$157,359	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$27,005	$0	$184,364	$0	$0
KIMONIA ALFRED
DIRECTOR	$0	$157,852	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,981	$0	$171,833	$0	$0
COURTNEY FOLEY
DIRECTOR	$0	$142,590	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,012	$0	$153,602	$0	$0
PHYLLIS CUTTINO
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR	$0	$332,242	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$51,122	$0	$383,364	$0	$0
SEAN KOSOFSKY
CAMPAIGN MANAGER	$0	$185,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,477	$0	$201,227	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule J, Part II, Column (B) PART II LINE 1 COLUMN B(I) AND (III)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER'S BASE AND OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION: AMOUNT IN COLUMN B(I) OF $161,000 REPRESENTS BASE SALARY PAID FOR ROLE AS COO OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE OTHER INCOME AMOUNT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SALARY PAID FOR ADDITIONAL AND UNRELATED PROGRAM BUDGET & ADVISORY SERVICES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	FORM 990 IS DRAFTED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MANAGEMENT AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE REGULARLY COMMUNICATES WITH COUNSEL AND THE BOARD CHAIR TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD ALSO MONITORS POSSIBLE CONFLICTS DURING THE COURSE OF ITS BOARD MEETINGS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DETAILED IN OUR CONTRACTS AS WELL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	UPON REQUEST, COPIES OF DOCUMENTS ARE SENT TO INTERESTED PARTIES.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	CONSULTANTS - Total Expense: 520121, Program Service Expense: 520121, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POBOX 65826	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20035	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522192070	EIN
Primary Activities	CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd