EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1902264)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-23
IRS object ID: 202113279349300536
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-23T12:55:41-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	560574444	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHERRY BEKAERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20852	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	521902264	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EMPL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024637650	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1090 VERMONT AVE NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GERALD G FRANCIS	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024637650	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	GERALD	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	FRANCIS	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMANDA ADAMS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00748038	PTIN
Phone	3015899000	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	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	PROTECT MY BALLOT	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RICHARD BERMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1090 VERMONT AVE NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$677,182	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SEE SCHEDULE O	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	STUDYING PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES SURROUNDING EMPLOYMENT GROWTH WITH SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON (CONTINUED) ISSUES AFFECTING ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,758,612	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$669,885	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$40,290	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,254	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$107	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$43	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,799,009	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$677,182	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,236,214	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$632,616	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$14,899	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$331,300	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$172,066	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,567,514	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$809,682	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$231,495	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$132,500	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$717,050	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$837,595	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$124,979	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$378,024	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$592,071	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$459,571	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH RESPECT TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL, AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICIES, AND TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO (CONTINUED) EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL, AND GOVERMENT SPENDING POLICIES AND DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$485,737	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,155	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN EPIONLINE.ORG, MINIMUMWAGE.COM, TIPPEDWAGE.COM. AND FACESOF15.COM WEBSITES. RELEASED ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES OR COMMENTARY ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF EMPLOYER MANDATES. PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF EMPLOYER MANDATES TO LEGISLATIVE BODIES/POLICYMAKERS IN SELECTED STATES AND LOCALITIES. PROMOTED EPIF RESEARCH AND MESSAGES BY PRODUCING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR PLACEMENTS IN VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$116,829	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$6,099	RevenueAmt
Desc	MAINTAINED THE INTERSTATE POLICY ALLIANCE (IPA), AN EFFORT TO COORDINATE AND PROMOTE THE WORK OF STATE POLICY ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2020, ACTIVITY INCLUDED DEVELOPING OR UPDATING MULTIPLE WEBSITES; THE PRODUCTION OF MULTIPLE VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES; AND VARIOUS OTHER COMMUNICATIONS AND DESIGN-FOCUSED PROJECTS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE IPA.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$102,722	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONTINUED WORK ON PROJECT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE USE OF BALLOT INITIATIVES TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY. CONTINUED RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE SPENDING ON BALLOT MEASURES IN VARIOUS LOCAL ELECTIONS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$705,288	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	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	0	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	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	ND	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	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	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	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	RICHARD BERMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2024637650	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1090 VERMONT AVENUE NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICHARD BERMAN
PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIR.	6.25	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,725	$0	$0
GERALD FRANCIS
SECRETARY/TREASURER	0.10	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
PAUL AVERY
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
JOHN BERGLUND
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
SHANNON FOUST
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
WARREN HARDIE
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
JAMES LEDLEY
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0
LUKA LADAN
DIRECTOR	0.08	Yes (X)		$500	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$5,225	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

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICHARD BERMAN & COMPANY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1090 VERMONT AVE NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MGMT, ADVERTISING, RESEARCH & ACCT FEES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$627,257	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$669,885	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$669,885	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$7,254	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,254	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,254	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$43	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$677,182	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,254	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$43	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,225	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,725	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$627,257	TotalAmt
Program Services	$567,634	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,623	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$134	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,676	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$595	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,103	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,524	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$623	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,930	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,228	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$283	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,066	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,390	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,546	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,130	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,380	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,056	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,056	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,408	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TAXES, LICENSES & FEES	Desc
Total	$8,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,851	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$598	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,901	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$809,682	TotalAmt
Program Services	$705,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89,495	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,899	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$307,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,172	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,661	BOYAmt
EOY	$682,423	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$173,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,848	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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$717,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$837,595	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,979	BOYAmt
EOY	$378,024	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,979	BOYAmt
EOY	$378,024	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	$58,194	BOYAmt
EOY	-$125,402	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$533,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$584,973	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$592,071	BOYAmt
EOY	$459,571	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$717,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$837,595	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$132,500	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 A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,989,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,088,685	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,454,324	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,758,612	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$669,885	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,960,757	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,989,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,088,685	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,454,324	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,758,612	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$669,885	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,960,757	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,024,193	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,936,564	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$316	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$194	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$176	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$107	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$43	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$836	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$35	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,961,628	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$65,817	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.70910	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.72480	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 10. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 25.	ExplanationTxt

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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$809,682	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$809,682	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$146,452	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$36,613	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$258,668	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$259,529	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$228,376	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$146,452	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$893,025	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,339,538	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$22,382	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$11,278	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total	$33,660	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$64,667	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$64,882	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$57,094	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$36,613	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$223,256	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$334,884	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$22,382	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$11,278	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total	$33,660	TotalAmt

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	$767,238	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$90,056	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$90,056	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$677,182	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$677,182	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$899,738	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$90,056	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$90,056	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$809,682	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$809,682	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE EFFECT OF GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY U.S. GAAP ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AT DECEMBER 31, 2020. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL OTHER TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THE FOUNDATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2020.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	PART V	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$627,257	TransactionAmt
Transaction	PART V	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV (B) DESCRIPTION OF RELATIONSHIP:

ENTITY IS MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY RICHARD BERMAN, PRESIDENT.

PART IV (D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS:

SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE RESEARCH AND MONITORING/ANALYSIS ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, LOBBYING, MANAGEMENT, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, MEETING PLANNING, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVE OF EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION IN THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, ITEM C	DBA: THE TIPS COALITION PROTECT MY BALLOT.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM J: WEBSITES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:	EPIONLINE.ORG, MINIMUMWAGE.COM, TIPPEDWAGE.COM, FACESOF15.COM, POLICYALLIANCE.ORG, BIASEDBERKELEY.COM, ECONTRIVIA.COM, FIGHTFOR15.COM, OURINDUSTRYOURVOICE.COM
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY, INC. IS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION. RICHARD BERMAN, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION, WAS COMPENSATED AS PRESIDENT OF RICHARD BERMAN AND COMPANY, INC. DURING 2019. DUE TO THE FOUNDATION'S ESTABLISHED ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL INTERNAL CONTROL PROCESSES, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM, THE CONFIDENTIAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE TO THE PREPARER AND SIGNING OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL BOTH RECEIVED AND REVIEWED COPIES OF THIS FORM 990, REDACTED FOR DONOR INFORMATION, PRIOR TO ITS FILING. COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION REQUIRES THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO READ AND SIGN THE POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD THEN DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT. ANY OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING UPON ISSUES INVOLVING THEIR PARTICULAR CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION REQUIRES THAT COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE RECUSED. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING ARE DONE WITH RESPECT TO DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS IS REVIEWED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION EXCEPT THROUGH THOSE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH ITS FORM 1023 EXEMPTION APPLICATION (COPY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC) AS REQUIRED BY LAW.