2020-10-13T15:51:40-05:00 2019-12-31 233010968 MILLIGAN & COMPANY LLC 105 N 22ND ST FL 2 PHILADELPHIA PA 191031302 990 2019-01-01 230487205 COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY COMM 2155573600 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 1800 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 DAVID THORNBURGH PRES/CEO 2155573600 2020-09-14 true JOHN MILLIGAN CPA P02155323 2154969100 2020-10-13 72.78.194.82 2020-10-13 15:51:40 CD P 7CF98116946FC9B734E7000D258D503CA861F2A9 7CF98116946FC9B734E7000D258D503CA861F2A9 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z DAVID THORNBURGH 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 1800 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 1450838 false X WWW.SEVENTY.ORG X 2002 PA THE 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. 63 62 5 15 0 1886461 1450783 0 15 55 0 1886476 1450838 0 0 641136 683008 0 196302 849668 827388 1490804 1510396 395672 -59558 922152 831346 134507 103259 787645 728087 X THE 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. false false 497306 DRAW 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. 181590 ELECTION 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. 374175 STATE 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. 1053071 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 36 0 true 5 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false false X 63 62 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false PA X X X DAVID THORNBURGH 2155573600 123 SOUTH BROAD ST PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 DAVID THORNBURGH PRES/CEO 40.00 X X 273440 0 42849 LAUREN CRISTELLA CHIEF ADVANC 40.00 X 123217 0 11885 SEE ATTACHMENT FOR COMPLETE LISTING BOD 1.00 X 0 0 0 396657 54734 2 false true false 1450783 1450783 55 55 1450838 55 316289 196970 57578 61741 279524 174075 50884 54565 12639 7871 2301 2467 34299 21360 6244 6695 40257 25071 7328 7858 35858 35858 126814 107553 2392 16869 15075 15075 9865 7981 970 914 8886 8237 336 313 78056 63066 7764 7226 8796 2200 6596 480 480 4494 3630 447 417 6791 6791 PROJECT EXPENSES 497243 399286 67625 30332 TELECOMMUNICATION 13058 10551 1299 1208 DUES & SUBSCRIPTION 10401 6240 3121 1040 FOOD & CATERING 7530 2260 1129 4141 4041 1645 1880 516 1510396 1053071 261023 196302 503566 546728 399002 243005 10840 21884 86273 82023 8744 4250 15479 922152 831346 69509 64560 38000 16777 26998 21922 134507 103259 X 362922 387824 424723 340263 787645 728087 922152 831346 -59558 X false true X true X 1034594 1100481 1099217 1886461 1450783 6571536 1034594 1100481 1099217 1886461 1450783 6571536 190605 6380931 30 23 1607 55 1715 6573251 15 0.97070 0.99970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 47292 14101 61393 1449003 1510396 225520 56380 176845 177690 224080 225520 804135 1206203 7586 5619 11058 61393 85656 44211 44423 56020 56380 201034 301551 6097 4573 6548 47292 64510 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A COMMITTEE 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. 86273 82023 4250 4250 DEFERRED RENT 18076 CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE 3846 21922 X 1545391 94553 94553 1450838 1450838 1604949 94553 94553 1510396 1510396 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X SEVENTY 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. X false false false false false false false false false DAVID THORNBURGH PRES/CEO 273440 8334 34515 316289 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE 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 4A DRAW 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 4B ELECTION 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 4C STATE 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 11B THE 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 12C ANNUAL 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 15A THE 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 15B THE 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 19 THE 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. COMMITTEE 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.