LIVE ACTION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LIVE ACTION (EIN 42-1764425)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-27
IRS object ID
202003019349300500
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Substantial Contributors Tot$69,179SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,403,567PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$718CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$784CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$649CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,787CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$68,290TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,541,036TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$90,178GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98990PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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$957FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,311FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,268FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,057,410FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,059,678FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$352,984FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$88,246FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$284,772CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$311,277CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$276,981CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$352,984CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,226,014TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,839,021LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$4,422CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$40,380CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$8,025CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$2,268CurrentYearAmt
Total$55,095TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$71,193CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$77,819CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$69,245CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$88,246CurrentYearAmt
Total$306,503TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$459,755GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$3,439CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$36,297CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$8,025CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$957CurrentYearAmt
Total$48,718TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$89,159OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,122DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,037BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$32,037TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,266,482TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$164,415OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$164,415RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,102,067RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,102,067TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,319,706TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$164,415OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$164,415ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,155,291ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,155,291TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt XI, Line 2dLess Events Expenses Reclassified from Program.
Pt XII, Line 2dLess Events Expenses Reclassified from Program.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Eberle AssociatesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityDirect MailActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,108,445GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$91,020RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,017,425NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,108,445TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$91,020TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,017,425TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
All StatesAll StatesAllStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Life Awards Gala 2019Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$160,084GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$160,084GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$164,415RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$160,084GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$160,084GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$164,415RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$164,415DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$4,331NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceOtherFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPart I, Line 3: Nation-wide/all states requiring registration.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$88,284NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (46 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bManagement reviews the Form 990 prior to filing.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe Form 990 is provided to all board members prior to
Pt VI, Line 11bfiling.
Pt VI, Line 12cDirectors, Officers, or any committee members are to
Pt VI, Line 12cscrupulously avoid transactions in which a director,
Pt VI, Line 12cofficer, or committee member has a personal or material
Pt VI, Line 12cfinancial interest, or with entities of which the
Pt VI, Line 12cdirector, officer, or committee member is an officer,
Pt VI, Line 12cdirector, or general partner.
Pt VI, Line 12cThe Live Action conflict of interest policy (Addendum B
Pt VI, Line 12cto bylaws) defines an interested person, financial
Pt VI, Line 12cinterest, and duty to disclose, along with the board
Pt VI, Line 12cprocess for determining whether a conflict exists,
Pt VI, Line 12cprocedures for addressing a conflict of interest, and
Pt VI, Line 12cprocedures for addressing a violation of the conflict
Pt VI, Line 12cof interest policy. In addition, all directors,
Pt VI, Line 12cofficers, and key employees are required to certify on
Pt VI, Line 12can annual basis that they have reviewed the policy and
Pt VI, Line 12cto disclose of any conflicts then known.
Pt VI, Line 15aSee line 15b below:
Pt VI, Line 15bCompensation is determined in accordance with
Pt VI, Line 15bLive Action's conflict of interest policy. The policy
Pt VI, Line 15brequires all compensation arrangements to be reviewed
Pt VI, Line 15bby the Organization at least every other year to assure
Pt VI, Line 15bthat compensation is reasonable and is the result of
Pt VI, Line 15barms-length barganing. Decisions regarding compensation
Pt VI, Line 15bshall be made only after the independent directors on
Pt VI, Line 15bthe board or an appropriate independent committee
Pt VI, Line 15bexamines relevant financial information regarding
Pt VI, Line 15bcompensation received by similarly situated
Pt VI, Line 15bindividuals for similar services performed. Decisions
Pt VI, Line 15bare contemporaneously recorded in the minutes of the
Pt VI, Line 15bmeeting or by a formal board resolution.
Pt VI, Line 19Live Action's tax materials are available upon request, as legally required.
OtherPt IX, Line 11g: $861,435 (Total)
OtherWriters and Editors $243,436
OtherFundraising Support $101,193
OtherVideo Content Support $69,422
OtherSocial Media Content Support $69,608
OtherGraphic Design Support $22,231
OtherActivation Email Contract Support $139,335
OtherData Entry/Management Support $50,507
OtherOther Support $165,703
OtherPart VI, Line 17: Nation-wide/all states requiring registration.
OtherPart VI, p 6, Line 17; List of States: Nation-wide/all states requiring registration.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gContract Services:Profess 861435. 734925. 5004. 121506.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Live Action AdvocateBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11710 N Moorpark Rd 150AddressLine1Txt
CityThousand OaksCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91360ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272234279EIN
Primary ActivitiesAdvocacy:Encourage respect/protection for all human lifePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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