CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY INC (EIN 39-1777402)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201903199349320475
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-15T16:15:49-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12921 LANDMARK PL STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537134236ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN391777402EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082609713PhoneNum

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CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonARN PEARSONPersonNm
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Phone6082609713PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Grant$48,500GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescTHE CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY (CMD) IS A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED WATCHDOG THAT LEADS IN-DEPTH, AWARD-WINNING INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CORRUPTION THAT UNDERMINES OUR DEMOCRACY, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. CMD PUBLISHES EXPOSEDBYCMD, PRWATCH AND SOURCEWATCH. SOURCEWATCH PROFILES THE ACTIVITIES OF FRONT GROUPS, PR SPINNERS, INDUSTRY-FRIENDLY EXPERTS, INDUSTRY-FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THINK TANKS TRYING TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON BEHALF OF CORPORATIONS OR THE GOVERNMENT IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIC FORMAT THAT INCLUDES COMPILATION OF OUR ORIGINAL REPORTING. EXPOSEDBYCMD AND PRWATCH PROFILE THESE SAME TOPICS IN THE FORMAT OF DAILY ORIGINAL REPORTING INCLUDING REFERENCES TO RESEARCH COMPILED IN SOURCEWATCH ENTRIES. TOPICS COVERED ON EXPOSEDBYCMD, PRWATCH AND SOURCEWATCH IN 2018 INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND PRIVACY ISSUES.Desc
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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ELLEN BRAUNE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COSMO HARRIGAN
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JAN MIYASAKI
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BO YERXA
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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DescRESEARCH AND REFERENCEDesc
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$10,533BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$179,189BOYAmt
EOY$139,118EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$13,108EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$14,471BOYAmt
EOY$11,370EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,660BOYAmt
EOY$188,596EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY-$82,931BOYAmt
EOY-$2,527EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$197,500BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,569BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$186,069EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
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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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,544,063CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,745,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,681,947CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$713,989CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,879,990TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,544,063CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,745,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,681,947CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$713,989CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,879,990TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$3,935,083PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,470CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,394CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$126CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,225TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$480CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$215CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$21,763TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,905,978TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,537GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56980PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57480PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$860,455FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$860,455FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$154,068FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$38,517FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$231,340CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$239,803CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$242,162CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$154,068CurrentYearAmt
Total$867,373TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,301,060LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,700CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$3,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$5,700TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$57,835CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$59,951CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$60,541CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$38,517CurrentYearAmt
Total$216,844TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$325,266GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,700CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$3,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$5,700TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,953OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,963DepreciationAmt
Book Value$990BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,063OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,660DepreciationAmt
Book Value$403BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,393TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT LIABILITYDesc
Amt$11,370Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,370TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$719,978TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$2,394OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,394RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$722,372RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$722,372TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$837,074TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$837,074ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$837,074TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT -2,394.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN FAMILY VOICESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11250 I ST NW 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN522257357RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$48,500CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS ALL GRANT REPORTS FROM RECIPIENTS CONCERNING HOW FISCAL SPONSOR FUNDS WERE USED, AND REQUIRES AN AGREEMENT WITH RECIPIENTS THAT THE FUNDS WILL NOT BE USED FOR LOBBYING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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)
PersonARN PEARSONPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$149,600BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$4,488DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,676NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$167,764TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA GRAVESPersonNm
Loan PurposeTO ASSIST WITH CASH FLOWLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$25,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$25,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$25,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE ASSESSMENT OF A NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVE RECRUITER BEFORE DETERMINING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE GOVERNING BODY ALSO COMPARES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION PAID FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, INC. HAS A POLICY OF NOT ACCEPTING DONATIONS FROM FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GRESEARCH, REPORTING, AND OUTREACH CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 69,322. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 69,322. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,562. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,248. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 190. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,000.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT -2,394.

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