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ALASKANS FOR BETTER ELECTIONS: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
ALASKANS FOR BETTER ELECTIONS (EIN 84-2283567)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-08
IRS object ID
202143129349304959
Schema version
2020v4.1
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-08T18:15:01-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN920043874PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMAS HEAD & GREISEN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 WEST BENSON BLVD 400AddressLine1Txt
CityANCHORAGECityNm
State AbbreviationAKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP995033683ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN842283567EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALASKANS FOR BETTER ELECTIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9074411935PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1721 DEPOT DRIVE SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityANCHORAGECityNm
State AbbreviationAKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99501ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJASON GRENNPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9074411935PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJASONPersonFirstNm
Person LastGRENNPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCINDY L HULQUIST CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00166182PTIN
Phone9072721571PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-08PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJASON GRENNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityANCHORAGECityNm
State AbbreviationAKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,888,498GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressALASKANSFORBETTERELECTIONS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2019FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateAKLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$5,706,087CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$464,681PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,056,564CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$271,787PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$168,066CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$103,721TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,391,353ExpenseAmt
DescALASKANS FOR BETTER ELECTIONS FOCUSED ON SUCCESSFULLY HAVING A CITIZENS' INITIATIVE APPEAR ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT IN ALASKA IN NOVEMBER 2020. EFFORTS INCLUDED DOZENS OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, WEBINARS, PRESENTATIONS, AND STATEWIDE PAID ADVERTISING. THE CITIZEN INITIATIVE HAD THREE ELECTION REFORMS: -ADDING TRANSPARENCY TO "DARK MONEY" CONTRIBUTIONS IN ELECTIONS-CREATING A SINGLE UNIFIED PRIMARY OPEN TO ALL VOTERS-CHANGING THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT TO ALL VOTERS TO RANK CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE.THE CITIZENS' INITIATIVE (BALLOT MEASURE #2) WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER 2020 WITH OVER 174,000 YES VOTES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,391,353TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAULA DELAIARROPersonNm
Phone9072501125PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1721 DEPOT DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityANCHORAGECityNm
State AbbreviationAKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99507ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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SHEA SIEGERT
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$106,146$0$0
JASON GRENN
VICE PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$22,000$0$0
PAULA DELAIARRO
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA
701 W 8TH AVE 700ANCHOARGEAK99501MEDIA PLACEMENT$2,533,910
THE PROSPER GROUP
1051 MARGATE DRIVEGREENWOODIN46143DIGITAL ADS/PERSUASION$929,997
PORCARO COMMUNICATIONS
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PIP PRINTING
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PATINKIN RESEARCH STRATEGIES
PO BOX 1310GIG HARBORWA98335SURVEYS$190,850
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$5,888,498TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,146TotalAmt
Program Services$112,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,507FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,600TotalAmt
Program Services$176,600ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,731TotalAmt
Program Services$23,731ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$465,443TotalAmt
Management And General$465,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,409TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$900TotalAmt
Management And General$900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,271,112TotalAmt
Program Services$4,271,112ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$497,600TotalAmt
Program Services$497,600ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,436TotalAmt
Management And General$17,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,907TotalAmt
Program Services$19,907ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,692TotalAmt
Program Services$1,692ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,487TotalAmt
Management And General$1,487ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SURVEY$210,131$210,131
TESTING$41,569$41,569
OTHER EXPENSES$19,251$19,251
VOTER ID$11,900$11,900

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,250TotalAmt
Program Services$5,250ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,056,564TotalAmt
Program Services$5,391,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$657,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,507FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,787BOYAmt
EOY$103,721EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,787BOYAmt
EOY$103,721EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,787BOYAmt
EOY$103,721EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,787BOYAmt
EOY$103,721EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,787BOYAmt
EOY$103,721EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$168,066ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD REVIEWS THE ENTIRE 990 IN DRAFT FORM. ANY CHANGES ARE DISCUSSED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BTHE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED COMPARABILITY DATA AND PREVAILING RATES TO AGREE UPON COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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