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AB FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
AB FOUNDATION (EIN 27-5278038)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-16
IRS object ID
202013219349303091
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)
Return2020-11-16T08:47:13-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN275278038EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027472060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVENUE NW NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY BEYCHOKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027472060PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD J LOCASTRO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00288314PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-16IPDt
IP Tm09:47:08IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id5875A248B998C883929149C1EC584A9141C43956AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id78B839CC5608C8DA8CE3DE8F7F19080C5322BFB1AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-01-07 14:23:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerBRADLEY BEYCHOKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVENUE NW NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,129,059GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BRIDGEPROJECT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee91TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,277,945PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,626,822CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$42,320PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$75,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$6,619PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$1,026CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,313,646PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,700,796CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,715,001PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$662,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,406,686PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,135,862CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$825,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,617,443CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,184,352CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,681,038PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,047,893CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,627,725PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,463,698CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$685,921PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,762,902CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,467,079TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,593,842TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,384,289TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,273,954TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$917,210NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$2,680,112NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST PROGRESSIVE AND CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA'S PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS AND TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE NATION'S LEADERS ON THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,259,272ExpenseAmt
Grant$662,500GrantAmt
Revenue$75,000RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATED AND RESEARCHED PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA'S PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS, AND WORKED TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE NATION'S LEADERS ON PROGRESSIVE IDEAS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,259,272TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee91EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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 Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HAILEY ARENDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027472060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVENUE NW NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JENNIFER GRANHOLM
CHAIR20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$120,000$0$0
TED TRIMPA
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BENNHAUM
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KEMPNER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS DERI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY BEYCHOK
PRESIDENT20.00Yes (X)$155,729$0$4,351
SHRIPAL SHAH
VICE PRESIDENT20.00Yes (X)$100,270$0$5,165
PAT DENNIS
RESEARCH DIRECTOR40.00$125,540$0$6,431Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$501,539TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$15,947TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
BONNER GROUP INC
800 MAINE AVE SW SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20024FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$2,025,000
AMPLIFY MEDIA
222 W ONTARIO SUITE 600CHICAGOIL60654ADVERTISING CONSULTANT$400,000
THE OPERATIONS GROUP
1629 K ST NW SUITE 300WASHINGTONDC20006FIELD CONSULTING$307,753
THE MESSINA GROUP
1155 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20036POLITICAL CONSULTANTS$136,314
GASLIGHT INC
8818 SURREY CTALEXANDRIAVA22309POLITICAL CONSULTANTS$134,999
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$7,626,822AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$472,322NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,626,822TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH SERVICESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$75,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$75,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$75,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$427,237SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$428,263SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,026SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,026TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,026ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,700,796TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$75,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$1,026ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$662,500TotalAmt
Program Services$662,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$385,515TotalAmt
Program Services$330,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,043FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,368,664TotalAmt
Program Services$2,026,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$279,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,957FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,979TotalAmt
Program Services$29,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$233FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,189TotalAmt
Program Services$163,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,515TotalAmt
Program Services$151,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,497FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,506TotalAmt
Program Services$30,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,811TotalAmt
Management And General$146,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,617,443TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,617,443FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45TotalAmt
Management And General$45ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,330,134TotalAmt
Program Services$848,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,972ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$419,574FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,969TotalAmt
Program Services$1,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,621TotalAmt
Program Services$195,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,639TotalAmt
Program Services$19,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$189,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,109TotalAmt
Program Services$24,526ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$69,583FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,789TotalAmt
Program Services$1,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,732TotalAmt
Management And General$58,732ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
UBIT PAYMENTS$5,894$5,894
ONLINE PERSUASION/MEDIA$1,612,039$1,612,039
SUBSCRIPTIONS$133,877$133,877
PAYROLL PROCESSING$33,064$33,064

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,664TotalAmt
Program Services$30,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,463,698TotalAmt
Program Services$6,259,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,020,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,184,352FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,449,804BOYAmt
EOY$1,136,271EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$345,604EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$100,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$346,957LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$341,650LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,615BOYAmt
EOY$5,307EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,660BOYAmt
EOY$6,660EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,467,079BOYAmt
EOY$1,593,842EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$628,544BOYAmt
EOY$184,128EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,755,745BOYAmt
EOY$4,089,826EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,384,289BOYAmt
EOY$4,273,954EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$919,918BOYAmt
EOY-$3,089,351EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,708BOYAmt
EOY$409,239EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$917,210BOYAmt
EOY-$2,680,112EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,467,079BOYAmt
EOY$1,593,842EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,762,902ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$2,869,422PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$2,531,922Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$337,500InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$2,869,422TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY LEGAL FUND
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW 6TH FWASHINGTONDC20001471750779$87,500
IVOTE PAC
722 12TH STREET 3RD FLWASHINGTONDC20001464431052$250,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND TRACKING OF CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. THE ORGANIZATION HAD LESS THAN $100 OF INVESTMENT INCOME, THEREFORE, NO 1120-POL WAS REQUIRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$346,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$341,650DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,307BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,307TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO AMERICAN BRIDGE PAC$3,689,826
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$400,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,089,826TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,700,751TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,700,751RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$45InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$45RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,700,796TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,463,653TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,463,653ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$45InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$45ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,463,698TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BONNER GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW SUITE 640AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING CONSULTANTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$7,626,822GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$1,575,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$6,051,822NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$7,626,822TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,575,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$6,051,822TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY LEGAL FUND
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001471750779527$87,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
IVOTE PAC
722 12TH ST 3RD FLWASHINGTONDC20005464431052527$250,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
MEDIA MATTERS ACTION NETWORK
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001770646754501(C)(4)$90,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001331137541501(C)(3)$200,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TRUE BLUE MEDIA
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001475544527OTHER$35,000INVESTMENT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE GRANTEES MUST PROVIDE FINANCIAL REPORTS DETAILING THE SPENDING OF GRANT FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY BEYCHOKPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$155,729BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,027DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$324NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$160,080TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRUE BLUE MEDIA (TBM)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionDAVID BROCK, FOUNDER OF ABF AND MORE THAN 35% OWNER OF TBMRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$35,000TransactionAmt
TransactionAMERICAN BRIDGE TRANSFERRED $35,000 TO TBM PURSUANT TO A SIMPLE AGREEMENT FOR FUTURE EQUITY.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$472,322NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL. THE RETURN WAS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR. THE POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF DISCLOSURES ARE MADE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVESTIGATES TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THESE PROCEEDINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL COMPENSATION PROCESSES ARE DELIBERATED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POCLIY, AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 512,120. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 61,972. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 83,106. TOTAL EXPENSES 657,198. DONOR SUMMIT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 184,376. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 184,376. TOTAL EXPENSES 368,752. POLITICAL CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 152,092. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 152,092. TOTAL EXPENSES 304,184.