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THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY (EIN 23-0487205)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-13
IRS object ID
202002879349301865
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-10-13T15:51:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MILLIGAN & COMPANY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1105 N 22ND ST FL 2AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone2155573600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone2155573600PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Activity Or MissionTHE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$134,507TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$103,259TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$728,087NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$497,306ExpenseAmt
DescDRAW THE LINES SINCE DRAW THE LINES OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2018, IT HAS ENGAGED OVER 5,500 PEOPLE IN DRAWING ELECTION MAPS AROUND PENNSYLVANIA ON A CUSTOM-DESIGNED PLATFORM CALLED DISTRICTBUILDER, INCLUDING 1,050 COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED MAPS IN OUR TWICE/YEAR COMPETITIONS. DTL HAS AWARDED OVER 97,000 IN PRIZES TO STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL HONOREES FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND ENGAGEMENT IN CONGRESSIONAL MAPPING. IN 2019 ALONE, DTL CONNECTED WITH OVER 5,800 PENNSYLVANIANS AT 150 EVENTS STATEWIDE. DTL GENERATED OVER 40 MEDIA STORIES IN 2019, INCLUDING SPOTLIGHTS IN THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, WHYY, WITF, AND WESA PUBLIC MEDIA, AND NUMEROUS OTHER SMALL OUTLETS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. DTL'S STEERING COMMITTEE OF 50+ RESPECTED CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IS LED BY RESPECTED OFFICIALS LIKE FORMER GOVERNOR MARK SCHWEIKER, CURRENT URBAN AFFAIRS COALITION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHARMAIN MATLOCK-TURNER, FORMER SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE MAUREEN LALLY-GREEN, FORMER US ATTORNEY FRED THIEMAN, AND DIRECTOR OF THE PA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES SANDY STRAUSS. LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF DRAW THE LINES, SEVENTY PRESIDENT AND CEO DAVID THORNBURGH WAS CHOSEN BY GOVERNOR TOM WOLF TO CHAIR THE PA REDISTRICTING REFORM COMMISSION, WHICH HELD 9 PUBLIC HEARINGS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH IN 2019 AND FROM TESTIMONY AND SURVEYS FROM OVER 1,500 PENNSYLVANIANS, GENERATED A REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORMS TO THE PROCESS THAT CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSION IN HARRISBURG AROUND THIS ISSUE LEADING UP TO THE 2021 REDISTRICTING PROCESS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$181,590ExpenseAmt
DescELECTION PROGRAM SEVENTY'S DIGITAL VOTER GUIDE SEVENTY'S VOTER GUIDE SERVES AS THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR ELECTION PROGRAM, PROVIDING THOUGHTFUL, COMPREHENSIVE, AND NONPARTISAN INFORMATION FOR VOTERS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA. VOTERS CAN TURN TO BALLOT.SEVENTY.ORG OR THE WEVOTE APP FOR INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES, OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION, BALLOT QUESTIONS, AND VOTING PROCEDURES. VOTERS CAN CREATE AND SHARE THEIR BALLOT, FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE, CHECK THEIR REGISTRATION, AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS VOTERS IN SEVEN LANGUAGES. IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS, OVER 50,000 VOTERS USED THE VOTER GUIDE TO INFORM THEIR CHOICES IN THE VOTING BOOTH. WEVOTE IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT IN ALL ELECTIONS, WEVOTE WAS LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF VOTING IN BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER WITH COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY TO SUPPLY VALUABLE INFORMATION TO VOTERS AND TOOLS FOR ENCOURAGING ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION IN DEMOCRACY. IN ADDITION TO FUELING DEMOCRACY, WEVOTE HELPS TO ATTRACT TOP APPLICANTS AND SUPPORT EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER RETENTION - 37 PERCENT OF REGIONAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CITE A COMPANY'S MISSION AND CULTURE AS THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR IN EVALUATING A JOB OFFER. THE WEVOTE APP SERVES AS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR VOTERS TO ACCESS ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO GET INFORMED, PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS, BE AWARE OF IMPORTANT DEADLINES, AND EARN POINTS TO COMPETE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WEVOTE PARTNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF VOTING BY PROVIDING FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING ON ELECTION DAY, HOSTING REGISTRATION DRIVES AND GET OUT THE VOTE PARTIES, OR COMMITMENT TO VOTER DRIVES. NEARLY 1,300 VOTERS AND OVER 50 TEAMS PARTICIPATED DURING THE NOVEMBER 2019 ELECTION. STUDIO C70 AND 20 BY SEVENTY PODCAST DURING BOTH THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 2019, DOZENS OF CANDIDATES, COMMENTATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS SHARED THEIR THOUGHTS WITH COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY DURING LIVE VIDEO BROADCASTS FROM OUR IN HOUSE STUDIO C70 VIA FACEBOOK LIVE, YOUTUBE, AND THE WEVOTE APP. IN WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEWS ON ISSUES THAT MATTERED TO VOTERS, THESE VIDEOS INFORMED THE CHOICES OF THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS IN THE RUN UP TO THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS. SEVENTY LAUNCHED ITS 20 BY SEVENTY PODCAST IN JANUARY 2016 AS THE "THE PODCAST FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPECT MORE FROMPHILLY." 20 BY SEVENTY IS HOSTED BY SEVENTY CEO DAVID THORNBURGH AND SEVENTY'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT, CHRIS SATULLO (FORMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR OF THE THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEWS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AT WHYY). THROUGH A MIX OF COMMENTARY AND INTERVIEWS WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF CIVIC AND POLITICAL LEADERS, THE EPISODES OF THE PODCAST OFFER INSIGHT ON PHILADELPHIA POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY. LISTENERSHIP IS GROWING STEADILY, AND THE 12 EPISODES IN 2019 WERE PLAYED MORE THAN 6,000 TIMES. TOPICS EXPLORED INCLUDED GERRYMANDERING IN PENNSYLVANIA, CORRUPTION IN PHILADELPHIA, AND THE FUTURE OF PHILADELPHIA POLITICS, AS WELL AS INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES.Desc

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Expense$374,175ExpenseAmt
DescSTATE ADVOCACY REDISTRICTING REFORM EVERY TEN YEARS AFTER THE FEDERAL CENSUS, STATES ARE REQUIRED TO REDRAW THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN EQUAL IN POPULATION. EACH STATE HAS A DIFFERENT WAY OF REDISTRICTING, AND IN PENNSYLVANIA, CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHILE STATE HOUSE AND SENATE DISTRICTS ARE DRAWN BY A FIVE-MEMBER BIPARTISAN COMMISSION. PENNSYLVANIA'S NEXT REDISTRICTING PROCESS WILL OCCUR IN 2021, FOLLOWING THE 2020 CENSUS. IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA, THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS HAS PROVEN HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING, WHEN DISTRICTS ARE REDRAWN TO GIVE CERTAIN PARTIES, OFFICE HOLDERS OR CONSTITUENCIES AN ADVANTAGE IN ELECTIONS. THIS PERNICIOUS PRACTICES LEADS TO UNCOMPETITIVE ELECTIONS, UNNATURALLY FRAGMENTED COMMUNITIES, AND DISENFRANCHISED VOTERS. ALL OF THESE CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL GRIDLOCK. THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS LED EFFORTS TO ENGAGE VOTERS IN THE EFFORT TO PUSH BACK AGAINST PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING. WITH SUPPORT FROM PENNSYLVANIA FOUNDATIONS, OUR DRAW THE LINES PA PUBLIC MAPPING COMPETITION HAS ENGAGED 4,000 PENNSYLVANIANS IN DRAWING THEIR OWN ELECTION MAPS--MAKING IT CLEAR THAT AVERAGE CITIZENS ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CORE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. DRAW THE LINES IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT AROUND GERRYMANDERING IN THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC. LAST NOVEMBER, GOVERNOR WOLF APPOINTED SEVENTY CEO DAVID THORNBURGH TO CHAIR THE PENNSYLVANIA REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. OVER A NINE MONTH PERIOD, THE COMMISSION ENGAGED IN THE MOST EXTENSIVE OFFICIAL CONVERSATION EVER HELD WITH PENNSYLVANIA CITIZENS TO GAIN THEIR THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS ABOUT HOW THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS CAN BE MORE FAIR, LESS PARTISAN, AND MORE TRANSPARENT. THE COMMISSION ISSUED A REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING PRACTICES TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN AUGUST 2019. , AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO INFORM THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS. SEVENTY CONTINUES TO WORK WITH OUR COALITION PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE - FOR A LESS PARTISAN, MORE TRANSPARENT PROCESS FOR DRAWING ELECTION MAPS. OPEN PRIMARIES PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS ARE DEMANDING OPEN PRIMARIES, THAT ALL VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS. IN THE STATE'S CLOSED PRIMARIES, MORE THAN 800,000 UNAFFILIATED VOTERS ARE NOW UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CRITICAL ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICES. CLOSED PRIMARIES PREVENT VOTERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ELECTIONS AND FURTHER POLITICAL POLARIZATION, IMPEDING GOOD GOVERNANCE ACROSS THE STATE. SEVENTY HAS TAKEN A LEAD IN CREATING AND ORGANIZING OPEN PRIMARIES PA, A COALITION DEDICATED TO THIS CAUSE. OPEN PRIMARIES PA BELIEVES IN: OFAIRNESS IN REPRESENTATION: MORE THAN ONE MILLION PENNSYLVANIANS ARE SHUT OUT OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS THAT OFTEN DETERMINE WHO REPRESENTS THEM. OACCOUNTABILITY IN ELECTIONS: PUBLIC OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE ELECTORATE AT LARGE, NOT PARTY BASES. ONO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION: PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE FUNDED WITH TAX DOLLARS FROM EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY CAN PARTICIPATE.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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SEE ATTACHMENT FOR COMPLETE LISTING
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$50,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,565FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$2,301ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,467FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$6,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,695FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$25,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,858FundraisingAmt

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Total$35,858TotalAmt
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Program Services$107,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,869FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,075TotalAmt
Program Services$15,075ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$970ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$914FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$8,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$313FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$63,066ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,226FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Management And General$447ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$417FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,791TotalAmt
Management And General$6,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROJECT EXPENSES$497,243$399,286$67,625$30,332
TELECOMMUNICATION$13,058$10,551$1,299$1,208
DUES & SUBSCRIPTION$10,401$6,240$3,121$1,040
FOOD & CATERING$7,530$2,260$1,129$4,141

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$516FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$261,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$196,302FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$503,566BOYAmt
EOY$546,728EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$399,002BOYAmt
EOY$243,005EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,840BOYAmt
EOY$21,884EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$86,273LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$82,023LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,744BOYAmt
EOY$4,250EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,479EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$922,152BOYAmt
EOY$831,346EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,509BOYAmt
EOY$64,560EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,000BOYAmt
EOY$16,777EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,998BOYAmt
EOY$21,922EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,507BOYAmt
EOY$103,259EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,922BOYAmt
EOY$387,824EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,723BOYAmt
EOY$340,263EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$787,645BOYAmt
EOY$728,087EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$922,152BOYAmt
EOY$831,346EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$59,558ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,034,594CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,100,481CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,099,217CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,886,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,450,783CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,571,536TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,034,594CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,100,481CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,099,217CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,886,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,450,783CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,571,536TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$190,605SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,380,931PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,607CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$55CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,715TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,573,251TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$15GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97070PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$47,292FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,101FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$61,393FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,449,003FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,510,396FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$225,520FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$56,380FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$176,845CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$177,690CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$224,080CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$225,520CurrentYearAmt
Total$804,135TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,206,203LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,586CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$5,619CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$11,058CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$61,393CurrentYearAmt
Total$85,656TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$44,211CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$44,423CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$56,020CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$56,380CurrentYearAmt
Total$201,034TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$301,551GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$6,097CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$4,573CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$6,548CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$47,292CurrentYearAmt
Total$64,510TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS A VALID 501(H) ELECTION IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2013. IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED GRASS ROOT LOBBYING EXPENSE OF 47,292, AND DIRECT LOBBYING EXPENSE OF 14,101.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,273OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$82,023DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,250BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,250TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$18,076
CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE$3,846
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$21,922TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,545,391TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$94,553DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$94,553RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,450,838RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,450,838TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,604,949TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$94,553DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$94,553ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,510,396ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,510,396TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSEVENTY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SINCE ITS INITIAL FILING FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, SEVENTY HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") THAT SUCH TAX-EXEMPT STATUS HAS BEEN CHALLENGED OR CHANGED. THERE WAS NO TAXABLE INCOME DURING 2019 AND 2018; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SEVENTY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT INFORMATION REGARDING ITS EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. SEVENTY HAS DETERMINED WHETHER ANY TAX POSITIONS MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND HAS MEASURED ITS EXPOSURE TO THOSE TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES SEVENTY HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED ALL RELEVANT TAX POSITIONS AND THERE ARE NO UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES WERE RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SEVENTY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. SEVENTY BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2016.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID THORNBURGHPersonNm
TitlePRES/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$273,440BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,334DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$34,515NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$316,289TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ADRAW THE LINES SINCE DRAW THE LINES OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2018, IT HAS ENGAGED OVER 5,500 PEOPLE IN DRAWING ELECTION MAPS AROUND PENNSYLVANIA ON A CUSTOM-DESIGNED PLATFORM CALLED DISTRICTBUILDER, INCLUDING 1,050 COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED MAPS IN OUR TWICE/YEAR COMPETITIONS. DTL HAS AWARDED OVER 97,000 IN PRIZES TO STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL HONOREES FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND ENGAGEMENT IN CONGRESSIONAL MAPPING. IN 2019 ALONE, DTL CONNECTED WITH OVER 5,800 PENNSYLVANIANS AT 150 EVENTS STATEWIDE. DTL GENERATED OVER 40 MEDIA STORIES IN 2019, INCLUDING SPOTLIGHTS IN THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, WHYY, WITF, AND WESA PUBLIC MEDIA, AND NUMEROUS OTHER SMALL OUTLETS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. DTL'S STEERING COMMITTEE OF 50+ RESPECTED CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IS LED BY RESPECTED OFFICIALS LIKE FORMER GOVERNOR MARK SCHWEIKER, CURRENT URBAN AFFAIRS COALITION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHARMAIN MATLOCK-TURNER, FORMER SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE MAUREEN LALLY-GREEN, FORMER US ATTORNEY FRED THIEMAN, AND DIRECTOR OF THE PA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES SANDY STRAUSS. LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF DRAW THE LINES, SEVENTY PRESIDENT AND CEO DAVID THORNBURGH WAS CHOSEN BY GOVERNOR TOM WOLF TO CHAIR THE PA REDISTRICTING REFORM COMMISSION, WHICH HELD 9 PUBLIC HEARINGS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH IN 2019 AND FROM TESTIMONY AND SURVEYS FROM OVER 1,500 PENNSYLVANIANS, GENERATED A REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORMS TO THE PROCESS THAT CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSION IN HARRISBURG AROUND THIS ISSUE LEADING UP TO THE 2021 REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BELECTION PROGRAM SEVENTY'S DIGITAL VOTER GUIDE SEVENTY'S VOTER GUIDE SERVES AS THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR ELECTION PROGRAM, PROVIDING THOUGHTFUL, COMPREHENSIVE, AND NONPARTISAN INFORMATION FOR VOTERS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA. VOTERS CAN TURN TO BALLOT.SEVENTY.ORG OR THE WEVOTE APP FOR INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES, OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION, BALLOT QUESTIONS, AND VOTING PROCEDURES. VOTERS CAN CREATE AND SHARE THEIR BALLOT, FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE, CHECK THEIR REGISTRATION, AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS VOTERS IN SEVEN LANGUAGES. IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS, OVER 50,000 VOTERS USED THE VOTER GUIDE TO INFORM THEIR CHOICES IN THE VOTING BOOTH. WEVOTE IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT IN ALL ELECTIONS, WEVOTE WAS LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF VOTING IN BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER WITH COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY TO SUPPLY VALUABLE INFORMATION TO VOTERS AND TOOLS FOR ENCOURAGING ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION IN DEMOCRACY. IN ADDITION TO FUELING DEMOCRACY, WEVOTE HELPS TO ATTRACT TOP APPLICANTS AND SUPPORT EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER RETENTION - 37 PERCENT OF REGIONAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CITE A COMPANY'S MISSION AND CULTURE AS THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR IN EVALUATING A JOB OFFER. THE WEVOTE APP SERVES AS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR VOTERS TO ACCESS ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO GET INFORMED, PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS, BE AWARE OF IMPORTANT DEADLINES, AND EARN POINTS TO COMPETE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WEVOTE PARTNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF VOTING BY PROVIDING FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING ON ELECTION DAY, HOSTING REGISTRATION DRIVES AND GET OUT THE VOTE PARTIES, OR COMMITMENT TO VOTER DRIVES. NEARLY 1,300 VOTERS AND OVER 50 TEAMS PARTICIPATED DURING THE NOVEMBER 2019 ELECTION. STUDIO C70 AND 20 BY SEVENTY PODCAST DURING BOTH THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 2019, DOZENS OF CANDIDATES, COMMENTATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS SHARED THEIR THOUGHTS WITH COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY DURING LIVE VIDEO BROADCASTS FROM OUR IN HOUSE STUDIO C70 VIA FACEBOOK LIVE, YOUTUBE, AND THE WEVOTE APP. IN WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEWS ON ISSUES THAT MATTERED TO VOTERS, THESE VIDEOS INFORMED THE CHOICES OF THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS IN THE RUN UP TO THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS. SEVENTY LAUNCHED ITS 20 BY SEVENTY PODCAST IN JANUARY 2016 AS THE "THE PODCAST FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPECT MORE FROMPHILLY." 20 BY SEVENTY IS HOSTED BY SEVENTY CEO DAVID THORNBURGH AND SEVENTY'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT, CHRIS SATULLO (FORMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR OF THE THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEWS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AT WHYY). THROUGH A MIX OF COMMENTARY AND INTERVIEWS WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF CIVIC AND POLITICAL LEADERS, THE EPISODES OF THE PODCAST OFFER INSIGHT ON PHILADELPHIA POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY. LISTENERSHIP IS GROWING STEADILY, AND THE 12 EPISODES IN 2019 WERE PLAYED MORE THAN 6,000 TIMES. TOPICS EXPLORED INCLUDED GERRYMANDERING IN PENNSYLVANIA, CORRUPTION IN PHILADELPHIA, AND THE FUTURE OF PHILADELPHIA POLITICS, AS WELL AS INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CSTATE ADVOCACY REDISTRICTING REFORM EVERY TEN YEARS AFTER THE FEDERAL CENSUS, STATES ARE REQUIRED TO REDRAW THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN EQUAL IN POPULATION. EACH STATE HAS A DIFFERENT WAY OF REDISTRICTING, AND IN PENNSYLVANIA, CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHILE STATE HOUSE AND SENATE DISTRICTS ARE DRAWN BY A FIVE-MEMBER BIPARTISAN COMMISSION. PENNSYLVANIA'S NEXT REDISTRICTING PROCESS WILL OCCUR IN 2021, FOLLOWING THE 2020 CENSUS. IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA, THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS HAS PROVEN HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING, WHEN DISTRICTS ARE REDRAWN TO GIVE CERTAIN PARTIES, OFFICE HOLDERS OR CONSTITUENCIES AN ADVANTAGE IN ELECTIONS. THIS PERNICIOUS PRACTICES LEADS TO UNCOMPETITIVE ELECTIONS, UNNATURALLY FRAGMENTED COMMUNITIES, AND DISENFRANCHISED VOTERS. ALL OF THESE CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL GRIDLOCK. THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS LED EFFORTS TO ENGAGE VOTERS IN THE EFFORT TO PUSH BACK AGAINST PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING. WITH SUPPORT FROM PENNSYLVANIA FOUNDATIONS, OUR DRAW THE LINES PA PUBLIC MAPPING COMPETITION HAS ENGAGED 4,000 PENNSYLVANIANS IN DRAWING THEIR OWN ELECTION MAPS--MAKING IT CLEAR THAT AVERAGE CITIZENS ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CORE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. DRAW THE LINES IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT AROUND GERRYMANDERING IN THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC. LAST NOVEMBER, GOVERNOR WOLF APPOINTED SEVENTY CEO DAVID THORNBURGH TO CHAIR THE PENNSYLVANIA REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. OVER A NINE MONTH PERIOD, THE COMMISSION ENGAGED IN THE MOST EXTENSIVE OFFICIAL CONVERSATION EVER HELD WITH PENNSYLVANIA CITIZENS TO GAIN THEIR THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS ABOUT HOW THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS CAN BE MORE FAIR, LESS PARTISAN, AND MORE TRANSPARENT. THE COMMISSION ISSUED A REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING PRACTICES TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN AUGUST 2019. , AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO INFORM THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS. SEVENTY CONTINUES TO WORK WITH OUR COALITION PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE - FOR A LESS PARTISAN, MORE TRANSPARENT PROCESS FOR DRAWING ELECTION MAPS. OPEN PRIMARIES PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS ARE DEMANDING OPEN PRIMARIES, THAT ALL VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS. IN THE STATE'S CLOSED PRIMARIES, MORE THAN 800,000 UNAFFILIATED VOTERS ARE NOW UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CRITICAL ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICES. CLOSED PRIMARIES PREVENT VOTERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ELECTIONS AND FURTHER POLITICAL POLARIZATION, IMPEDING GOOD GOVERNANCE ACROSS THE STATE. SEVENTY HAS TAKEN A LEAD IN CREATING AND ORGANIZING OPEN PRIMARIES PA, A COALITION DEDICATED TO THIS CAUSE. OPEN PRIMARIES PA BELIEVES IN: OFAIRNESS IN REPRESENTATION: MORE THAN ONE MILLION PENNSYLVANIANS ARE SHUT OUT OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS THAT OFTEN DETERMINE WHO REPRESENTS THEM. OACCOUNTABILITY IN ELECTIONS: PUBLIC OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE ELECTORATE AT LARGE, NOT PARTY BASES. ONO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION: PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE FUNDED WITH TAX DOLLARS FROM EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY CAN PARTICIPATE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A REVIEW COPY FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE 990.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEVENTY'S CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY FOR SEVENTY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SEVENTY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS CONFLICTS ARISE. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PRESIDENT & CEO REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. BOTH ARE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PRESIDENT & CEO REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. BOTH ARE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SEVENTY'S FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.SEVENTY.ORG AND WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM.

Averaging Attachment AveragingAttachment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationCOMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS A VALID 501(H) ELECTION IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2013. IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED GRASS ROOT LOBBYING EXPENSE OF 47,292, AND DIRECT LOBBYING EXPENSE OF 14,101.ExplanationTxt