OPEN MARKETS INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2019

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
OPEN MARKETS INSTITUTE (EIN 82-2529375)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-13
IRS object ID
202033189349307368
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-13T12:59:16-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN470900880PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2WESTAddressLine2Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN822529375EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPEN MARKETS INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOPENBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027011606PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11440 G STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARRY C LYNNPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027011606PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN C DARR CPA CMAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01324904PTIN
Phone2023319880PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.100.43.98IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-13IPDt
IP Tm13:58:54IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id099BB351ED5C43DB8E4A0DD96B056B1430213725AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdFD6C2F2BFF124F2745673C6C1D4AE29ADB4D614AAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBARRY C LYNNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11440 G STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,040,782GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.OPENMARKETSINSTITUTE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2017FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA TEAM OF JOURNALISTS, RESEARCHERS, LAWYERS, AND ADVOCATES WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPOSE AND REVERSE THE STRANGLEHOLD THAT CORPORATE MONOPOLIES HAVE ON OUR COUNTRY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body4VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee23TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,617,534PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,031,268CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,750CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$143PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$764CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,617,677PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,040,782CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$276,239PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,721,894CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$40,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$131,792CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$324,692CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$338,459PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$868,085CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$654,698PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,721,771CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$962,979PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,319,011CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,206,583TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,537,197TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$62,434TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$74,037TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,144,149NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,463,160NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA TEAM OF JOURNALISTS, RESEARCHERS, LAWYERS, AND ADVOCATES WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPOSE AND REVERSE THE STRANGLEHOLD THAT CORPORATE MONOPOLIES HAVE ON OUR COUNTRY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$910,717ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,750RevenueAmt
DescFAIR ECONOMY - OPEN MARKETS USES RESEARCH AND JOURNALISM TO EXPOSE THE DANGERS OF MONOPOLIZATION, IDENTIFIES INTERVENTIONS IN POLICY AND LAW TO ADDRESS THEM, AND EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS, ACADEMICS, MOVEMENT GROUPS, AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS TO RE-ESTABLISH THE COMPETITIVE MARKETS THAT HAVE LONG FORMED THE BEDROCK OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. BY COMBINING POLICY, LEGAL, AND MARKET STRUCTURE EXPERTISE WITH SOPHISTICATED COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND COALITION-BUILDING EFFORTS, OPEN MARKETS SEEKS NOT ONLY TO HOLD TODAY'S MONOPOLIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR ABUSE OF POWER, BUT TO REBUILD AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM WHERE PROGRESS IS EASIER TO ACHIEVE, BECAUSE POWER IS FAR MORE WIDELY AND EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$565,110ExpenseAmt
Revenue$764RevenueAmt
DescTECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY - SINCE OUR LAUNCH AS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, THE OPEN MARKETS TEAM HAS FOCUSED ON SOUNDING THE ALARM ON THE MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES AND HARMS OF FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, AND AMAZON. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THIS IS NOW A PART OF THE NATIONAL DEBATE AND THE MOMENTUM FOR ACTION. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON ENSURING STRUCTURAL REMEDIES ARE APPLIED TO THE HARMS OF THESE PLATFORM MONOPOLIES, WE PLAN TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND OUR WORK ON TECHNOLOGY AND POWER BEYOND THE THREE BIG PLATFORMS. THE MISSION OF THE TECHNOLOGY & POWER PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES ALWAYS SERVE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE AND CANNOT BE USED TO CONCENTRATE DANGEROUS DEGREES OF POWER AND CONTROL OVER THE ACTIONS OR THOUGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, OR ENTIRE SOCIETIES. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVES THIS BY DEVELOPING AND ADVANCING POLICIES THAT ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN COMMUNICATE NEWS AND IDEAS WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND TRADE GOODS AND SERVICES WITH ONE ANOTHER, FREE OF INTERFERENCE BY ANY PRIVATE OR PUBLIC GATEKEEPER. IT IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT MANY NETWORKS AND NETWORK APPLICATIONS ARE INHERENTLY MONOPOLISTIC IN NATURE AND HENCE MUST BE REGULATED BY THE PEOPLE TO ENSURE EQUAL, UNBIASED, AND REASONABLY PRICED SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO USE THE NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$155,560ExpenseAmt
DescCOMPETITION LAW AND PHILOSOPHY - OPEN MARKETS WILL SEEK TO ACCELERATE SHAPING THE DIRECTION OF THE LAW THROUGH RESEARCH AND THE FILING OF AMICUS BRIEFS AND COMMENT LETTERS AND PETITIONS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES IN ANTITRUST CASES AND OTHER COMPETITION POLICY MATTERS. THIS WORK HAS ALREADY HAD INFLUENCE. FOR EXAMPLE, OPEN MARKETS' AMICUS BRIEF WAS CITED APPROVINGLY BY THE D.C. CIRCUIT IN ITS FEBRUARY 2019 DECISION ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE AT&T-TIME WARNER MERGER. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS IN DRIVING ACTION THROUGH OUR STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL PROGRAM AS SEEN IN THE TWO MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS ANNOUNCED INTO GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH STATE OFFICES ON ISSUES RELATED TO AGRICULTURE, LABOR, AND HEALTHCARE. WE ARE INVESTING IN A YEAR-LONG PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN AFFIRMATIVE VISION FOR FAIR COMPETITION POLICY. WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A PROJECT ON EXCLUSIVE DEALING, ALONG THE LINES OF OUR WORK ON NON-COMPETES WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY BOTH AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ON OUR STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL WORK BY EXPANDING THE MARKET SECTORS IN WHICH STATE LEVEL ENFORCERS EXAMINE CORPORATE CONCENTRATION. WE PLAN TO DO THIS BY BRINGING THEM POTENTIAL ANTITRUST CASES WHERE THEY CAN ACT AND SHARING OUR FEDERAL WORK TO SPUR ACTION AT THE STATE LEVEL. IN ADDITION, OPEN MARKETS WILL PRODUCE MODEL STATE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS THAT: (1) MAKE ANTITRUST LAWS MORE EFFECTIVE AND OVERRULE STATE-LEVEL PRECEDENTS THAT POSE OBSTACLES TO ENFORCEMENT; AND (2) ADDRESS HARMS CAUSED BY BIG BANKS, HOSPITALS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY, AND TECH MONOPOLIES. THESE WILL BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL TO STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL WITH SMALL STAFFS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$80,544ExpenseAmt
DescINTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS - OVER THE LAST GENERATION, THE UNITED STATES AND OUR ALLIES ALLOWED SUPER-LARGE CORPORATIONS AND MERCANTILIST NATIONS TO CONCENTRATE POWER AND CONTROL WITHIN THESE SYSTEMS IN WAYS THAT CREATED MANY GRAVE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DANGERS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS EXPOSED THE FRAGILITY OF SOME OF OUR MOST BASIC SYSTEMS. SHORTAGES OF MASKS, TESTS, VENTILATORS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS LEFT FRONTLINE WORKERS AND THE GENERAL POPULATION DANGEROUSLY EXPOSED DURING THE KEY EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE. AT A WIDER LEVEL, WE WITNESSED THE NEAR COLLAPSE OF VITAL INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION, FINANCIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS DUE TO A VICIOUS COMBINATION OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND SHOCKS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DETAIL HOW THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER NATIONS CAN USE LAW AND POLICY TO ENGINEER INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THEY ARE ROBUST, RESILIENT, AND OPEN. AND FURTHER, THAT THEY ARE STRUCTURED IN WAYS THAT BRING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIBERTIES PROJECT - THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIBERTIES PROJECT WORKS TO ENSURE AMERICA'S SYSTEM OF COMMERCE IS STRUCTURED TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC LIBERTY, FAIR COMMERCE, AND A SECURE, INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. WE BELIEVE TRUE ECONOMIC LIBERTY MEANS ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES LARGE AND SMALL SUCCEED ON THE MERITS OF THEIR IDEAS AND HARD WORK; COMMERCE EMPOWERS CONSUMERS, WORKERS, AND COMMUNITIES INSTEAD OF SUBJECTING THEM TO DISCRIMINATION AND ABUSE FROM FINANCIERS AND MONOPOLISTS; FOREIGN TRADE ARRANGEMENTS SUPPORT DOMESTIC SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY; AND WEALTH IS BROADLY DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE POLITICAL POWER.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$80,544TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,711,931TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 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 Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee23EmployeeCnt
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 Members4GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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)
Phone2027011606PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11440 G STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELLUS ANDREWS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE MAXWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK FOER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY LYNNN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$166,931$0$35,293Yes (X)
NIDHI HEGDE
COO, SINCE JUNE 5, 201940.00$70,833$0$26,554Yes (X)
PHILLIP J LONGMAN
POLICY DIRECTOR40.00$131,000$0$35,091Yes (X)
SANDEEP VAHEESAN
LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$133,988$0$12,963Yes (X)
SARAH M HUBBARD
DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY40.00$119,750$0$24,549Yes (X)
MATTHEW N STROLLER
SENIOR FELLOW, UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 201940.00$110,750$0$12,568Yes (X)
SARAH MILLER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR40.00$126,000$0$3,790Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$859,252TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$150,808TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
NP CONSULTING INC
1100 G STREET NW SUITE 750WASHINGTONDC20005CONSULTING$223,861
BETH GRUPP ASSOCIATES
BOX 60185 CAPITOL SUITESWASHINGTONDC20039FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$120,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$5,031,268AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,031,268TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACT REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$8,750TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,750RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,750TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$764GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$764TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$764RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,040,782TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,514RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299,663TotalAmt
Program Services$254,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,986FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,157,276TotalAmt
Program Services$817,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,753FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,984TotalAmt
Program Services$20,505ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,154FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,473TotalAmt
Program Services$82,380ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,203FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,498TotalAmt
Program Services$87,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,228FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,126TotalAmt
Program Services$6,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,475FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,000TotalAmt
Management And General$33,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,792TotalAmt
Fundraising$131,792FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$374,345TotalAmt
Program Services$174,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,339FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,302TotalAmt
Program Services$28,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,353FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,300TotalAmt
Program Services$32,627ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,645FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,434TotalAmt
Program Services$172,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,772FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,647TotalAmt
Program Services$35,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,992FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$931TotalAmt
Program Services$931ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,721,771TotalAmt
Program Services$1,711,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$685,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$324,692FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$895,370BOYAmt
EOY$1,655,835EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$302,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,853,672EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,102BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$20,628EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,006LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$944LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$7,062EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,111BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,583BOYAmt
EOY$3,537,197EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,434BOYAmt
EOY$74,037EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,434BOYAmt
EOY$74,037EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,380BOYAmt
EOY$922,547EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,101,769BOYAmt
EOY$2,540,613EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,144,149BOYAmt
EOY$3,463,160EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,583BOYAmt
EOY$3,537,197EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,319,011ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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 Minus2 Years$181,200CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,617,534CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,031,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,830,002TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$181,200CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,617,534CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,031,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,830,002TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,370,449SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,459,553PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$143CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,657TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,839,659TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,006OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$944DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,062BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,062TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,040,782TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,040,782RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,040,782TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,721,771TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,721,771ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,721,771TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOMI ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASC TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. OMI PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
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 Line1BETH GRUPP ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1BOX 60185 CAPITOL SUITESAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20039ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING CONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$120,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$120,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$120,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$120,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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
BARRY LYNNN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$166,931$0$0$0$0$0$5,010$0$30,283$0$202,224$0$0$0
PHILLIP J LONGMAN
POLICY DIRECTOR$130,000$0$1,000$0$0$0$3,447$0$31,644$0$166,091$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCERTAIN EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED PERFORMANCE BONUSES OF $1,000 EACH AT THE END OF YEAR. THE PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PAID PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S NORMAL COMPENSATION AND APPROVAL POLICIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS DRAFTED BY ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REVIEWED AND APROVED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND THEN FORWARDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT EACH BOARD MEMBER, AND ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING ON ANY ISSUES FOR WHICH THERE MAY BE AN APPARENT OR REAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, USING SALARY SURVEYS AND FORMS 990 FOR COMPARABLY-SIZED AND LOCATED ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 136,830. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18,920. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,500. TOTAL EXPENSES 164,250. COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,210. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 159,046. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,839. TOTAL EXPENSES 210,095.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPEN MARKETS ACTION FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11440 G STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN825097446EIN
Primary ActivitiesSOCIAL WELFAREPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
OPEN MARKETS ACTION FUND
R$40,000ACTUAL AMOUNT REC'D/TRANSFERRED
OPEN MARKETS ACTION FUND
N$201TIME AND EFFORT ANALYSIS
OPEN MARKETS ACTION FUND
Q$21,335ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID
OPEN MARKETS ACTION FUND
O$473TIME AND EFFORT ANALYSIS

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.