GRASSROOTS POWER PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: GRASSROOTS POWER PROJECT (EIN 52-1846313)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-10-02
IRS object ID: 202032769349300028
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-02T09:51:19-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1970 Broadway STE 930	AddressLine1Txt
City	Oakland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94612	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521846313	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Grassroots Policy Project	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GRAS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5102130482	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 2125	AddressLine1Txt
City	Berkeley	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94702	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Person Title	Executive Dir.	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2020-10-02	SignatureDt
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	August Zajonc CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01218603	PTIN
Phone	5108352727	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Berkeley	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94702	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,189,953	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website Address	www.grassrootspolicy.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1995	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Grassroots Policy Project works to transition community and labor organizing from short-term strategies aimed at winning incremental change towards long-term strategies for structural transformation. We provide strategic consulting and education for grassroots organizations.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
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Mission	GPP works within and across social movement sectorsto foster greater alignment around shared goals and strategies for transformational change.Through a combination of strategic consulting and political education, our team helps groups make shifts in their work, to move from short-term, transactional organizing toward more transformational approaches.Our strategy tools include multi-dimensional power analysis, engaging in meaning-making, developing long-term agendas and integrated analyses of class, race and gender.	MissionDesc
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Expense	$902,213	ExpenseAmt
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Tyger Caygill-Walsh	PersonNm
Phone	5102130482	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Berkeley	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94702	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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Maria Poblet
Executive Dir.	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$110,672	$0	$5,534
Harmony Goldberg
Secretary	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$94,881	$0	$4,744
Richard Healey
ED/Director	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$43,750	$0	$2,188	Yes (X)
Kimberly Freeman Brown
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Adria Goodson
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Charlotte Ryan
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

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Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions	$2,824,408	TotalContributionsAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Consulting fees	Desc
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	$630	ExclusionAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	$300	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$300	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$13,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,392	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$223,667	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,725	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,513	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$46,689	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,256	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$32,266	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,654	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,708	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	$55	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$3,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$16,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,058	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$4,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$523	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$3,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$775	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$444	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$4,184	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,573	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$41,443	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,317	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$105,517	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,777	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$455	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$140,707	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$856,976	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$300,630	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$3,046,932	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$30,565	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)
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EOY	$1,216,953	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$3,016,367	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$975,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,046,932	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$104,292	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$484,744	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$580,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,227,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,824,408	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,221,484	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$104,292	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$484,744	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$580,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,227,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,824,408	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,221,484	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,834,767	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,386,717	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$630	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$633	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$300	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$300	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,222,417	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$542,659	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.26550	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.30320	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	Current Year Facts and Circumstances: Grassroots Policy Project (GPP) has evaluated the five-factor facts and circumstances test and believes it should continue to be treated as a public charity. GPP receives more than 10% of its support from public sources. It is actively engaged in attracting additional public support on an ongoing basis. It has a representative governing board. It makes its programs broadly available. As the Organization is not a membership organization the fifth factor is not applicable. Percentage of public support. GPPs public support is 26%, substantially above the 10% facts and circumstances threshold. GPP already attracts meaningful public support, intends to be publicly supported, and is actively engaged in activities that are intended to attract new and additional public or governmental support on a continuous basis. Additionally, a large majority of GPPs excess contributions consist of amounts raised through the Ford Foundation as part of a 4-year grant. GPP accounted for the 4-year contribution in the 2019 reports as is best practice in an accrual-based accounting system. GPP expects its public support % to increase when those initial amounts are not included in the calculation. Sources of support. GPP currently attracts support from individuals and community groups and continues to expand its sources of support, including potential governmental sources of support Availability of public facilities or services; All of GPPs programs services are available to the broad general public without charge. GPPs program is designed to engage staff and leaders of advocacy groups in education and strategic planning for more effective interventions on behalf of the communities they serve. In 2019, GPP worked with advocacy coalitions in four states, conducting strategic planning and education sessions in each state. In addition, GPP worked with three national networks, conducting sessions that reached hundreds of leaders, developing briefing papers, and co-developing curriculum materials. In June of 2019, GPP co-hosted a weeklong training series that brought together advocacy leaders from across the country. These leaders are using GPPs curriculum with their organizations, extending the reach of GPPs work exponentially. Representative governing body. GPPs board consists of four members, three of whom are independent from the organization, and are not family members of GPPs founder, officers, or other board members. GPPs board members include veteran community organizers, educators, strategists, and academics that help sharpen and strengthen the mission of GPP.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,189,953	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,189,953	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,189,953	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,139,104	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,139,104	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,139,104	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2019 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The 990 is reviewed by the Finance and Operations Manager, then the Executive Director, and is then presented to the Board for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	We used "Fair Pay for Northern California Non-Profits: 2018 Compensation and Benefits Survey Report" from Nonprofit Compensation Associates to calculate our ED salary.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process	We hired a Finance and Operations Manager in April 2019, she facilitates monthly finance meetings with the directors of GPP and quarterly reviews with the Board of Directors.