THE FAIRNESS PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: THE FAIRNESS PROJECT (EIN 37-1779557)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-10-29
IRS object ID: 202133029349302313
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-10-29T15:31:41-05:00	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	371779557	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FAIR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2026026981	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 21337	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVE TROSSMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2021-10-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	STEVE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	TROSSMAN	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 21337	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,339,523	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.thefairnessproject.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2015	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROMOTING GENERAL SOCIAL WELFARE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH THE USE OF EDUCATION AROUND BALLOT MEASURES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,687,180	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,331,447	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,580	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,529	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,372	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,547	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,695,132	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,339,523	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$881,938	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,485,727	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$574,907	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,021,711	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$687,531	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,031,309	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,448,471	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,488,154	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,955,909	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$206,978	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,383,614	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$319,050	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$776,234	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,015,907	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$89,477	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,696,857	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$686,757	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PROMOTING GENERAL SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE USE OF AND EDUCATION AROUND BALLOT MEASURES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,831,188	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,485,727	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROMOTING GENERAL SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE USE OF AND EDUCATION AROUND BALLOT MEASURES TO HELP PEOPLE IN AMERICA TAKE ACTION TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC LIVES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,831,188	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (true)	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	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	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	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	24	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	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	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2026026981	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 21337	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	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	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JONATHAN SCHLEIFER
SECRETARY/TREASURER/ EXECUTIVE DIR	42.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$164,857	$0	$7,535
STEVE TROSSMAN
PRESIDENT	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE LAWRENCE
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NAOMI ABERLY
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD NEWMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA DAVIS
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	40.0			$118,504	$0	$15,113	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER COIL
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	40.0			$119,264	$0	$16,346	Yes (X)
HANNAH LEDFORD
CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR	40.0			$129,917	$0	$5,737	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$532,542	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$44,731	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc
Trilogy Interactive LLC
P O BOX 4177	Mountain View	CA	940404177	Digital services
CIVIS ANALYTICS INC
200 WEST MONROE ST STE 2200	CHICAGO	IL	60606	MODELING SERVICES
Hard Knocks Field LLC
3521 W Broward Blvd Ste 302	Fort Lauderdale	FL	33312	Petition Collection
GPS IMPACT
220 SE 6TH STREET SUITE 330	DES MOINES	IA	503091801	DIGITAL SERVICES
Benenson Strategy Group
999 18th Street suite 2105N	Denver	CO	80202	Polling Services

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$6,331,447	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,331,447	TotalContributionsAmt

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	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,529	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,529	ExclusionAmt

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	$1,547	$1,547
Honoraria	900099	$1,000		$1,000

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	$2,547	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,339,523	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$7,076	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,485,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,485,727	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,413	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,417	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,562	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$709,150	TotalAmt
Program Services	$380,147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$104,558	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$224,445	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,385	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,007	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,482	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,755	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,881	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,714	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,784	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,171	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,005	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,116	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,050	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,739	TotalAmt
Program Services	$862	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,744	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$251,215	TotalAmt
Program Services	$106,707	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,068	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$95,440	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,847	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,412	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,632	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,894	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,737	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104,684	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,252	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,941	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$506	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,182	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,218	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MODELLING SERVICES	$187,500	$187,500
STRATEGIC SERVICES	$180,003	$180,003
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES	$110,411		$110,411
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$57,771	$25,946	$18,314	$13,511

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,399	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,955,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,831,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$437,190	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$687,531	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$228,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$675,529	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,745	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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,814	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,814	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,146	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	$24,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$776,234	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,477	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,927,354	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,015,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,477	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	-$1,769,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$661,012	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,745	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,696,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$686,757	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$776,234	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,383,614	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$1,070,000	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$1,070,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$1,070,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt	Contributions Rcvd DlvrContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Black Progressive Action Coalition
700 13th Street NW Suite 600	Washington	DC	20005	821514760	$435,000	$0
Family Friendly Action Fund
114 North Main Street Suite 203	Concord	NH	03301	831806898	$435,000	$0
Demand Justice PAC
611 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Suite 19	Washington	DC	20003	853375975	$200,000	$0	2

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 Description of Political Activities	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FAIRNESS PROJECT MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENGAGE VOTERS IN SUPPORT OF CANDIDATES WHO ALSO BACK PROGRESSIVE POLICIES	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,339,523	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,339,523	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,339,523	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,955,909	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,955,909	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,955,909	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 evaluates uncertainty in income tax positions based on a more-likely-than-not recognition standard. If that threshold is met, the tax position is then measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there are no accruals for uncertain tax positions. If applicable, the Organization records interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. Tax years from 2016 through the current year remain open for examination by tax authorities.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Black Progressive Action Coalition
700 13th Street NW	Suite 600	Washington	DC	20005	821514760	501(c)(4)	$435,000	PROGRAM SERVICES
Demand Justice PAC
611 Pennsylvania Ave SE	Suite 192	Washington	DC	20003	853375975	527	$200,000	PROGRAM SERVICES
Family Friendly Action Fund
114 North Main Street	Suite 203	Concord	NH	03301	831806898	501(c)(4)	$435,000	PROGRAM SERVICES
Colorado Families First
1315 S Clayton Street	Suite 300	Denver	CO	80210	611954894	501(c)(4)	$200,000	PROGRAM SERVICES
Missourians for Healthcare
3220 W Edgewood Drive	Suite E	Jefferson City	MO	65109	842480884	501(c)(4)	$200,000	PROGRAM SERVICES
Nebraska Appleseed Action Fund
941 O Street	Suite 920	Lincoln	NE	68508	832976095	501(c)(4)	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	5	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	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	GRANTS ARE MADE TO U.S. ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROJECTS IN THE U.S. AND THE FAIRNESS PROJECT MONITORS USAGE OF FUNDS THROUGH FOLLOW UP CORRESPONDENCE AND REQUIRED PROJECT REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEES.	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

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Title	SECRETARY/TREASURER/ EXECUTIVE DIR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$164,857	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$7,535	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$172,392	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 DETERMINING COMPENSATION	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES BASED ON COMPARABLE SALARY STUDIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	FORM 990 IS APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE VOTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON DISCLOSES THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD COMMITTEES WITH DELEGATED POWER OF CONSIDERING A PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE PRESENTATIONS AT A BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT WILL THEN BE RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOVLVING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED IT'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.