PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (EIN 52-2336690)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-24
IRS object ID
202002989349300800
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-10-24T15:11:42-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HAN GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522336690EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC KNOWLEDGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER LEWISPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER S HANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00633304PTIN
Phone2022937000PhoneNum
Preparation2020-10-20PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.105.93.110IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-21IPDt
IP Tm09:56:10IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER LEWISPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,778,707GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PUBLICKNOWLEDGE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee23TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$1,720,514CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$44,088PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,076CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$15,522PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$27,761CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,426PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$10,327CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,153,552PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,754,024CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$122,680CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$785,854PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$590,685CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,871,526PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,721,684CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$717,974PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$967,660CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,367,874TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,634,724TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$213,561TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$448,071TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,154,313NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,186,653NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPUBLIC KNOWLEDGE PROMOTES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, AN OPEN INTERNET, AND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS AND CREATIVE WORKS. WE WORK TO SHAPE POLICY ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$761,065ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescDIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT/COPYRIGHT: PROMOTES CREATIVITY THROUGH BALANCED COPYRIGHT AND OPPOSES POLICIES THAT WOULD SLOW TECHNOLOGY, IMPEDE INNOVATION, SHRINK THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, OR LIMIT FAIR USE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$748,276ExpenseAmt
Revenue$14,570RevenueAmt
DescBROADBAND: PROMOTES AN OPEN, COMPETITIVE, AFFORDABLE AND UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE FREE FROM INTERFERENCE OR CORPORATE GATEKEEPERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$289,888ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,506RevenueAmt
DescPOLICY STRATEGY CENTER: COORDINATES STRATEGIES AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$100,836INTERNATIONAL
$39,883PRESS/PUBLIC EDUCATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$140,719TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,939,948TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee23EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COURTNEY LEEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2028610020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW SUITE 410AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MAURA COLLETON CORBETT
BOARD CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGINIA LAM ABRAMS
BOARD SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WERBACH
BOARD TREASURER10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOSES BOYD
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J COPPS
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENT CRENSHAW
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BREWSTER KAHLE
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAPHNE KELLER
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PETRICONE
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAL ROSENN
GENERAL COUNSEL10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK C TORRES III
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
VP GOVT AFF (UNTIL JULY)/PRES & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$185,933$0$12,719
EUGENE KIMMELMAN
PRES/CEO (UNTIL JULY) / SR ADVISOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$250,796$0$23,302
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40.00$180,446$0$31,746Yes (X)
KRISTINE DEBRY
CHIEF OF STAFF/SR COUNSEL40.00$170,564$0$5,117Yes (X)
CHARLOTTE SLAIMAN
COMPETITION POLICY DIRECTOR40.00$130,250$0$11,637Yes (X)
PHILLIP A BERENBROICK
DIRECTOR OF GOVT AFF40.00$109,718$0$25,219Yes (X)
JOHN BERGMAYER
LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$107,219$0$20,703Yes (X)
EBONI SPEIGHT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$105,004$0$24,408Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$389,532FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,330,982AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,720,514TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACTUAL SERVICESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,076TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,761TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$27,761ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$13,280FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$389,532ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$11,403TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$11,403ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,076OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$17,434ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$684,942TotalAmt
Program Services$492,054ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$153,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,856FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,063,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,753FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$22,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,093FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,618TotalAmt
Management And General$132,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,028TotalAmt
Management And General$133,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,396TotalAmt
Management And General$2,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,217TotalAmt
Management And General$79,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,939TotalAmt
Program Services$46,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,115FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,775TotalAmt
Program Services$31,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,477FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,981TotalAmt
Program Services$28,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,299ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,799FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,566TotalAmt
Program Services$171,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,511FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,372TotalAmt
Program Services$47,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,010TotalAmt
Program Services$4,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,694TotalAmt
Program Services$9,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$576FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,721TotalAmt
Program Services$13,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$850FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BANK CHARGES$16,094$34$15,901$159
OTHER EXPENSES$7,322$3,650$3,448$224
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$5,598$4,202$1,152$244

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,721,684TotalAmt
Program Services$1,939,948ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$659,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,680FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,075BOYAmt
EOY$88,588EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,206,166BOYAmt
EOY$2,421,927EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,045,357BOYAmt
EOY$950,250EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,139BOYAmt
EOY$60,066EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$179,173LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$82,208LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,209BOYAmt
EOY$96,965EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,928BOYAmt
EOY$16,928EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,367,874BOYAmt
EOY$3,634,724EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,355BOYAmt
EOY$234,491EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,206BOYAmt
EOY$113,580EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$213,561BOYAmt
EOY$448,071EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,234,228BOYAmt
EOY$2,258,773EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,920,085BOYAmt
EOY$927,880EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,154,313BOYAmt
EOY$3,186,653EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,367,874BOYAmt
EOY$3,634,724EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$967,660ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$2,108,370CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,095,946CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,607,965CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,079,516CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,720,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,612,311TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,095,946CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,607,965CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,079,516CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,720,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,612,311TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,343,452SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,268,859PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$820CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$606CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,522CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,761CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,976TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,847CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,905CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$1,076CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,828TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,668,115TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$247,462GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49560PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.44970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,847. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 2,905. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,076.ExplanationTxt

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 Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$39,773FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$39,773FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,681,911FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,721,684FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$286,084FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$71,521FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$286,731CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$291,855CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$293,576CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$286,084CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,158,246TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,737,369LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$27,356CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$22,467CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$29,916CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$39,773CurrentYearAmt
Total$119,512TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$71,683CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$72,964CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$73,394CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$71,521CurrentYearAmt
Total$289,562TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$434,343GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,358CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$71CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$29CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$7,458TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,461OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,391DepreciationAmt
Book Value$72,070BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$59,764OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,480DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,284BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,337DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,611BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$96,965TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$113,580Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$113,580TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,778,707TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$24,683OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$24,683RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,754,024RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,754,024TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,746,367TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$24,683OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$24,683ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,721,684ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,721,684TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AT DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 THROUGH 2018 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24,683.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24,683.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1IP3 AWARDSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$402,812GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$389,532CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$13,280GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$23,683RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,000OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$402,812GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$389,532CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$13,280GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$23,683RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,000OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$24,683DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$11,403NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
VP GOVT AFF (UNTIL JULY)/PRES & CEO$185,933$0$0$0$0$0$5,625$0$7,094$0$198,652$0$0$0
EUGENE KIMMELMAN
PRES/CEO (UNTIL JULY) / SR ADVISOR$235,796$0$15,000$0$0$0$7,623$0$15,679$0$274,098$0$0$0
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$180,446$0$0$0$0$0$5,571$0$26,175$0$212,192$0$0$0
KRISTINE DEBRY
CHIEF OF STAFF/SR COUNSEL$170,564$0$0$0$0$0$5,117$0$0$0$175,681$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEUGENE KIMMELMAN WHO LEFT THE POSITION AS PRESIDENT/CEO, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $15,000 DURING 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DESIGNATED A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE TAX PREPARER BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE DESIGNATED MEMBER REPORTS ANY TAX MATTERS TO THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN AND ANNUAL STATEMENT DECLARING THAT PERSON RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WHEN PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL BUDGET. THE AMOUNT IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FROM NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND MISSION TO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. COMPENSATION FOR HIGHEST EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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