COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE (EIN 56-2628005)
Tax period: 2019-04-01 to 2020-03-31
Filed: 2020-10-26
IRS object ID: 202013009349300776
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-26T09:49:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2021 L STREET NW 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	562628005	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COPY	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 H ST NW STE 701 NO 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEITH KUPFERSCHMID	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-10-26	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SARA SMITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01332734	PTIN
Phone	2022932200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-10-16	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	138.88.173.105	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-10-26	IPDt
IP Tm	09:42:31	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C7C937CA623DFB7884503BA84EC9B5C24C7C8E34	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KEITH KUPFERSCHMID	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 H ST NW STE 701 NO 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,232,396	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.COPYRIGHTALLIANCE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE IS THE UNIFIED VOICE OF THE COPYRIGHT COMMUNITY, REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF COPYRIGHT DISCIPLINES. THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE VALUE OF COPYRIGHT AND TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS AND INNOVATORS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$262,500	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$256,500	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,528,125	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,424,680	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$29,744	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$57,182	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,255	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$295	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,822,624	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,738,067	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$50,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$50,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,063,937	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,114,240	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$106,188	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$752,709	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$669,696	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,866,646	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,833,936	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$44,022	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$95,869	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,846,643	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,085,612	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$646,895	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,076,720	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,199,748	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,008,892	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS PROMOTING THE VALUE OF COPYRIGHT AS AN AGENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY, JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$623,151	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$50,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,424,680	RevenueAmt
Desc	RAISING AWARENESS - THE ALLIANCE IS DEVOTED TO RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY PROMOTING THE ORGANIZATION'S "KEY PRINCIPLES", WHICH INCLUDE (A)CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, (B)PROMOTING THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND CREATIVITY, (C)ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT TEACH THE VALUE OF STRONG COPYRIGHT, (D)SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT LAWS, (E)DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS TO CONTROL THEIR PROPERTY, (F)ENCOURAGING THE INCLUSION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONS IN BILATERAL, REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO FOSTER GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, AND (G)PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CREATORS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES FREELY UNDER PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT. THIS PROMOTION WILL BE DONE THROUGH SEVERAL CHANNELS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING (A)PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND OP-ED PIECES, (B)ARRANGING PRESS CONFERENCES, (C)GIVING SPEECHES, (D)PARTICIPATING IN SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO FOCUS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COPYRIGHT INDUSTRIES AND BASIC ISSUES INVOLVED WITH COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$311,576	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS - THE ALLIANCE WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS WILL BE DONE BY (A)SPONSORING SEMINARS AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS AT WHICH POLICYMAKERS, EXPERTS IN COPYRIGHT, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION AND DISCUSS AND DEBATE ISSUES CONCERNING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT, AND (B)PROVIDING INFORMATION (INCLUDING TESTIMONY) TO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES ON THE STATUS OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT AND RELATED ISSUES. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BECAUSE GOOD POLICY CONCERNING COPYRIGHT DEPENDS ON THE OPEN AND FRANK EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, THE FOCUSED STUDY OF SPECIFIC PROBLEMS, AND A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE ISSUES ACTUALLY PLAY OUT IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, INDUSTRIES, AND NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ECONOMIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$155,788	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DISSEMINATING INFORMATION: THE ALLIANCE SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION FOCUSED ON CURRENT ISSUES IN COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS DONE BY (A)MAINTANING A WEB SITE THAT REGULARLY UPDATES ITS DATABASES TO INCLUDE ARTICLES, LEGAL CASES, LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS, TRADE AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER MATTERS BEARING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, AND (B)ISSUING PRESS RELEASES AND HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BECAUSE THEY KEEP ATTENTION FOCUSED ON CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES, WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS INCREASING RAPIDLY AND CONTINUING TO EVOLVE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$155,787	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAMS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$155,787	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,246,302	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2025402243	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 H STREET NW SUITE 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID GREEN
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW BARBLAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMELIA BINDER
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/19)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIELLE COFFEY
DIRECTOR (BEG 1/20)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL COLLINS
DIRECTOR (6/19 TO 1/20)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACEY DANSKY
DIRECTOR (THRU 3/20)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KYLE DIXON
DIRECTOR (BEG 10/19)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J SCOTT EVANS
DIRECTOR (BEG 11/19)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN GOLANT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSH HURVITZ
DIRECTOR (THRU 10/19)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS KENNEDY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LEWAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON MAHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN MARANGI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIA MASSIMINO
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/19)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY RASENBERGER
DIRECTOR (BEG 1/20)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG SAPHIER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANN SWEENEY
DIRECTOR (THRU 6/19)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEITH KUPFERSCHMID
CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$402,333	$0	$41,083
TERRENCE HART
SECRETARY/TREASURER/COUNSEL (THRU 11/19)	40.00		Yes (X)	$145,335	$0	$7,317
REBECCA JONES
SECRETARY/TREASURER (BEG 11/19)	40.00		Yes (X)	$53,456	$0	$6,013
EILEEN BRAMLET
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$130,000	$0	$3,900	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$731,124	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$58,313	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN CONTINENTAL GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 500 S	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$108,247	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$256,500	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$256,500	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,424,680	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,424,680	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,424,680	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,037	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$43,037	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$508,474	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$494,329	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$14,145	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,145	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,145	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	-$295	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$295	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$295	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,738,067	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,424,680	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$56,887	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$657,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$411,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$193,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,385	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$397,764	TotalAmt
Program Services	$248,798	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117,268	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,698	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,089	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,158	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$19,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$12,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$5,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	-$1,540	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,970	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,092	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,617	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,617	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,001	TotalAmt
Management And General	$49,001	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,247	TotalAmt
Program Services	$108,247	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,160	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,074	TotalAmt
Program Services	$159,089	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$985	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,722	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,722	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,806	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,061	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,224	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,329	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,944	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,951	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,739	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,226	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,629	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,866	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,310	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,459	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,097	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,061	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,156	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,131	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,657	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$528	TotalAmt
Management And General	$528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BAD DEBT	$7,500	$7,500
CAMPAIGNS	$7,053		$7,053
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$5,577	$5,577
MISC. EXPENSE	$1,858	$1,858

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,833,936	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,246,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$481,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,188	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$606,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,070,213	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,759,138	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,705,172	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$404,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$226,500	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$483	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,357	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$160,202	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$103,426	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,776	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,594	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,594	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,846,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,085,612	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,684	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$595,053	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,032,583	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$453	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$646,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,076,720	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,199,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,008,892	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,199,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,008,892	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,846,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,085,612	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$95,869	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$94,987	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$1,424,680	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$316,114	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$190,789	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$125,325	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$284,936	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$159,611	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$43,973	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$40,170	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,803	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$116,229	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$63,256	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$52,973	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$56,776	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CREDIT CARD LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$453	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$453	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3301 FAIRFAX DRIVE MSN 1G3	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	541603842	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	115	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$50,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	SUPPORT FOR PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEITH KUPFERSCHMID
CEO	$347,333	$0	$55,000	$0	$0	$0	$12,070	$0	$29,930	$0	$444,333	$0	$0	$0
TERRENCE HART
SECRETARY/TREASURER/COUNSEL (THRU 11	$137,354	$0	$5,000	$0	$2,981	$0	$4,360	$0	$3,622	$0	$153,317	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A BONUS PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE CEO FOR REACHING CERTAIN GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS SET FORTH EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS BONUS COMES WITH THE STIPULATION THAT IT SHALL NOT EXCEED 10% OF THE CEO'S BASE COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE REVISED NOVEMBER 26, 2019 TO INCLUDE A NEWLY CREATED CLASS OF MEMBERS CALLED ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE FOUR MEMBERSHIP CLASSES: FULL MEMBERS (BOTH APPOINTING AND NON-APPOINTING); ASSOCIATE MEMBERS; INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. ONLY THE APPOINTING AND NON-APPOINTING MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHTS ALLOWED TO A MEMBER WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE DC CODE. ALL OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP WILL HAVE ONLY THOSE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS. MEMBERSHIP IS NON-TRANSFERABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	APPOINTING MEMBERS MAY ANNUALLY APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NON-APPOINTING MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITIONS, MAY VOTE ON THE NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITIONS, BUT MAY NOT DIRECTLY APPOINT A DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR HIS/HER APPROVAL. THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSES ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES OR CHANGES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE BOARD IF THEY BECOME AWARE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND ANY PERSON/ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE, THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DELIBERATE AND FULLY VET THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING INDUSTRY COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE MARKET SALARY FOR HIS/HER SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S PLACE OF BUSINESS. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE BY MAIL UPON REQUEST.