VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 52-1920858)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-13
IRS object ID
202013189349306821
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)
Return2020-11-13T12:30:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN061667465PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRAGER METIS CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11360 BEVERLY ROAD SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521920858EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIALBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVICTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026299500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW NO 90AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARION SMITHPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026299500PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMATTHEW FRANKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01277196PTIN
Phone7038210702PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-03PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address96.255.69.170IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-03IPDt
IP Tm13:08:22IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id056E0A7B8DDB993821D785215A218842C2B22625AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARION SMITHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW NO 900AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,980,146GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.VICTIMSOFCOMMUNISM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT COMMUNISM AND MAINTAIN THE VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$12,932,043PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,953,267CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$1,519PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,996CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$7,868PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$984,117CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,938,392PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,980,146CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,525,837PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,999,694CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$649,972CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,116,304PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,412,901CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,642,141PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,412,595CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,296,251PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,567,551CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,975,675TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$16,530,970TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$261,718TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$249,028TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,713,957NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,281,942NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO EDUCATE THIS GENERATION AND FUTURE GENERATIONS ABOUT THE IDEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND LEGACY OF COMMUNISM.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,223,500ExpenseAmt
DescCITIZEN ENGAGEMENT - THESE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON WARNING THE PUBLIC BROADLY ABOUT THE IDEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND LEGACY OF COMMUNIST REGIMES THROUGH ADVERTISING, VIDEO CONTENT INCLUDING THE WITNESS PROJECT, AN ANNUAL POLL ON US ATTITUDES TOWARD COMMUNISM, SOCIALISM, AND COLLECTIVISM, MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, LOCAL COMMISSIONS, AND PUBLIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,142,313ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATION - THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION OF CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, CONDUCTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS, SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY AND VIDEO CONTESTS FOR STUDENTS, ORGANIZING COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUS EVENTS, PROVIDING COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, AND HOSTING SYMPOSIA FOR SCHOLARS AND EXPERTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$698,481ExpenseAmt
DescANNUAL COMMEMORATION EVENTS, CONFERENCE, AND GALA - THIS PROGRAM MARKS THE NATIONAL DAY FOR THE VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM EVERY NOVEMBER WITH SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY INCLUDING A CONFERENCE AND GALA DINNER IN WASHINGTON, DC.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$484,038HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS - THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF DISSIDENTS AND DISSIDENT GROUPS TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES OCCURING UNDER COMMUNIST REGIMES OR BECAUSE OF COMMUNIST REGIMES, INCLUDING CHINA, CUBA, LAOS, NORTH KOREA, VENEZUELA, AND VIETNAM.
$317,994OTHER PROGRAMS - THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE MAINTAINING THE MEMORIAL STATUE, MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS, AND RESEARCH.
$262,042GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES STATE LEGISLATURES, CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, AND THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS, BRIEFINGS, RALLIES, CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,064,074TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,128,368TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
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 Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document98IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026299500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW NO 900AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LEE EDWARDS
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALONDA Z WOS
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES BURNLEY IV
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH SPALDING
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARION SMITH
TRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, & CEO50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$269,447$0$25,524
PAULA J DOBRIANSKY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWIN J FEULNER JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
INGRID GREGG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDITH K LAUER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS PETERFFY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD RITTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDAL C TEAGUE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W BRUCE WEINROD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID TALBOT
CHIEF OF STAFF50.00$228,668$0$14,193Yes (X)
KRISTINA OLNEY
DIRECTOR OF GOVT RELATIONS50.00$127,725$0$11,768Yes (X)
CARLOS PONCE
DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICA PROGRAMS50.00$123,867$0$0Yes (X)
MURRAY BESSETTE
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS50.00$113,887$0$8,938Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$863,594TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$60,423TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
SPECIAL EVENTS AT UNION STATION
PO BOX 6638ARLINGTONVA22206SPECIAL EVENT PLANNING & EXECUTION$515,975
CARR WORKPLACES PREFERRED OFFICE
300 NEW JERSEY AVE NW SUITE 900WASHINGTONDC20001OFFICE RENT AND SERVICES$289,087
K&L GATES
1601 K ST NWWASHINGTONDC20006LAW SERVICE$269,183
OFFIT KURMAN PA
PO BOX 69165BALTIMOREMD21264LAW SERVICE$160,968
MARK G ANDERSON CONSULTANTS INC
730 ELEVENTH ST NW 4TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001MUSEUM PROJECT MANAGEMENT$123,082
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$11,953,267AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,089,155NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,953,267TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,996TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,996ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRELEASED CAPITAL ASSETS MUSEUMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column-$984,117TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$984,117ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$984,117OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,980,146TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$973,121ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,570TotalAmt
Program Services$207,944ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,255FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,479,714TotalAmt
Program Services$1,070,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$172,751ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$236,379FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,967TotalAmt
Program Services$21,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,104FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,799TotalAmt
Program Services$46,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,143FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,644TotalAmt
Program Services$91,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,188FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,240TotalAmt
Management And General$83,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$777,319TotalAmt
Program Services$703,360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,918FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,120TotalAmt
Program Services$38,265ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$898FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,995TotalAmt
Program Services$48,746ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,919FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,496TotalAmt
Program Services$17,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,608FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$515,535TotalAmt
Program Services$388,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,553FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,063TotalAmt
Program Services$212,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,803FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,563TotalAmt
Program Services$59,563ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,039TotalAmt
Management And General$4,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,926TotalAmt
Management And General$53,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,555TotalAmt
Program Services$8,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,875FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EVENTS$776,612$764,633$9,479$2,500
PRINTING & REPRODUCTION$256,502$250,074$3,947$2,481
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION$64,793$47,522$16,654$617
RECORDING & VIDEO PROD.$53,787$53,787

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,356TotalAmt
Program Services$97,864ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,731FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,412,595TotalAmt
Program Services$4,128,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$634,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$649,972FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,190BOYAmt
EOY$13,133EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,209,248BOYAmt
EOY$2,632,731EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,887,032BOYAmt
EOY$12,107,927EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$35,037EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,245BOYAmt
EOY$43,275EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,017,542LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$352,393LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,793,242BOYAmt
EOY$1,665,149EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,718BOYAmt
EOY$33,718EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,975,675BOYAmt
EOY$16,530,970EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,718BOYAmt
EOY$214,116EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$34,912EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,718BOYAmt
EOY$249,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,159,640BOYAmt
EOY$2,424,204EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,554,317BOYAmt
EOY$13,857,738EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,713,957BOYAmt
EOY$16,281,942EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,975,675BOYAmt
EOY$16,530,970EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,567,551ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$434NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,068,416CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$655,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,126,163CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,932,043CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,953,267CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,735,013TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,068,416CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$655,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,126,163CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,932,043CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,953,267CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,735,013TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,049,919SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,685,094PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$98CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,463CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$846CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$270CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,966CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,643TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$7,868TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,757,524TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.61500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94050PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationOTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 7,868.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$166,495OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$59,183DepreciationAmt
Book Value$107,312BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,851,047OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$293,210DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,557,837BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,665,149TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$34,912Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$34,912TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,980,580TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$434NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$434RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,980,146RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,980,146TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,412,595TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,412,595ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,412,595TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ON JUNE 12, 2007. THE DEDICATION CEREMONY FEATURED THE UNVEILING OF THE "GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY," A BRONZE REPLICA OF A STATUE ERECTED BY CHINESE STUDENTS IN TIANANMEN SQUARE, BEIJING, CHINA IN THE SPRING OF 1989. MANY WORLD LEADERS HAVE ALREADY VISITED THE MEMORIAL SITE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS AND LAY WREATHS. IT IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE AND NEW JERSEY AVENUE, NW ON CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
PART X, LINE 2:VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES EXCEPT ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. CURRENTLY, VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC. HAS NO OBLIGATION FOR ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. VOC'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) IS OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
MARION SMITH
TRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, & CEO$269,447$0$0$0$0$0$10,800$0$14,724$0$294,971$0$0$0
DAVID TALBOT
CHIEF OF STAFF$228,668$0$0$0$0$0$8,550$0$5,643$0$242,861$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,089,155NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHIS FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND A DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR REVIEW. MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITEE REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTRUSTEES SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UPON THEIR ELECTION TO THE BOARD. EMPLOYEES SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY IN JANUARY. PER THE POLICY, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS NOTIFY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND EMPLOYEES NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THEY REVIEW A REPORT PREPARED BY A THIRDPARTY FIRM THAT COMPARES RELEVANT DATA ACROSS COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE SALARY AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ALONG WITH BENEFITS TO BE PROVIDED. THE CONTRACT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION COMPLIES WITH IRC SECTION 6104 AND MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 680,353. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,829. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24,292. TOTAL EXPENSES 728,474. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,007. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,212. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,626. TOTAL EXPENSES 48,845.
990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.
PART VIII, LINE 11A, MISCELLANEOUS REVENUEVOC IS BUILDING THE WORLD'S FIRST MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE STORY OF COMMUNISM. THE MUSEUM, PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF WASHINGTON, D.C., WILL BE DIGITALLY INTEGRATED, PROVIDING A CAPTIVATING VISITOR EXPERIENCE FOR INPERSON VISITORS AND MILLIONS MORE ONLINE USERS PER YEAR. THE LOCATION OF THE MUSEUM CHANGED MID-YEAR AND THE CAPITALIZED EXPENDITURES FOR THAT SPACE WERE RELEASED. A NEW LEASE FOR THE MUSEUM'S HOME HAS BEEN SIGNED AND THE MUSEUM IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN THE SPRING OF 2021.

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