2019-10-24T07:45:14-05:00 2018-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2018-01-01 272227363 BETTER MARKETS INC BETT 2026186464 1825 K STREET NW NO 1080 WASHINGTON DC 20006 DENNIS M KELLEHER PRESIDENT AND CEO 2026186464 2019-10-10 1 DANIEL L WEAVER P01249346 3019860600 2019-10-03 108.31.200.98 2019-10-10 22:23:26 ED P 9EB6C7ABDF90341FC865DF237D0CFEE310B22885 9EB6C7ABDF90341FC865DF237D0CFEE310B22885 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z DENNIS M KELLEHER 1825 K STREET NW NO 1080 WASHINGTON DC 20006 2255691 0 X WWW.BETTERMARKETS.COM X 2010 GA TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL CAPITAL AND COMMODITY MARKETS. 5 4 19 0 0 1746 2588003 2153685 0 0 6505 35598 638315 66408 3232823 2255691 0 0 0 0 1773993 1537995 0 0 143002 801753 1091852 2575746 2629847 657077 -374156 3882434 3477948 276995 246665 3605439 3231283 TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL CAPITAL AND COMMODITY MARKETS, WITH AN INITIAL PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE RULEMAKING ARISING FROM THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT AS WELL AS RELATED GLOBAL FINANCIAL REGULATION. 0 0 1970255 STUDY, RESEARCH, ANALYZE AND DISCUSS (AT CONFERENCES AND OTHERWISE) HOW FINANCIAL MARKETS WORK, THE ROLE OF MARKETS, AND THE ROLE OF REGULATIONS IN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM WITHIN THE US AND GLOBALLY. WRITING AND FILING COMMENT LETTERS ON PROPOSED RULES AND MEETING WITH REGULATORS AND OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED RULES AND/OR FUTURE PROPOSED AND/OR FINAL RULES REGARDING FINANCIAL REFORM AND FINANCIAL REGULATION. 1970255 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 2026186464 1825 K STREET NW NO 1080 WASHINGTON DC 20006 ADAM WHITE SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID DESJARDINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 J MICHAEL SCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER TAUB DIRECTOR - THRU 04/18 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL M MASTERS CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS KELLEHER PRESIDENT AND CEO 75.00 X X 421100 0 13750 STEPHEN HALL LEGAL DIRECTOR AND SECURIT 40.00 X 206600 0 10448 LEVON BAGRAMIAN SENIOR POLICY ANALYST 40.00 X 181500 0 9754 NICHOLAS JACOBS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 101200 0 5060 910400 0 39012 4 0 1 0 SKDKNICKERBOCKER LLC 1150 18TH STREET NW STE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT 141354 JOSEPH CISEWSKI 4200 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 DERIVATIVES CONSULTING AND SPECIAL COUNS 126000 2 2153685 2153685 35598 35598 59723 0 59723 59723 59723 OTHER INCOME 900099 6685 6685 6685 2255691 6685 0 95321 X 656094 476865 157373 21856 714746 587486 73798 53462 29937 23633 4020 2284 56172 43629 9431 3112 81046 62948 13608 4490 9729 9729 18797 4699 14098 551232 387407 134850 28975 69257 53719 10179 5359 355712 266784 71142 17786 19850 11583 7302 965 11073 3060 6702 1311 4848 3636 727 485 10456 8365 1568 523 MEMBERSHIPS & DUES 21211 20070 671 470 PAYROLL PROCESSING 19244 16358 962 1924 MISCELLANEOUS 443 13 430 0 2629847 1970255 516590 143002 418121 151046 3413667 3033264 200000 8150 30332 45782 225168 205776 0 19392 20314 20314 3882434 3477948 77940 64573 199055 182092 276995 246665 X 3605439 3231283 3605439 3231283 3882434 3477948 -374156 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 16777 271294 3517517 2588003 2153685 8547276 16777 271294 3517517 2588003 2153685 8547276 461586 8085690 12313 10837 1001 6505 95321 125977 638315 6685 645000 9318253 1000 0.86770 0.84310 X 225168 205776 19392 19392 DEFERRED RENT 182092 182092 X 2255691 0 2255691 0 2255691 2629847 0 2629847 0 2629847 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. X X 1 ELEVATE 806 7TH STREET NW 301 WASHINGTON DC 20001 FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING 0 0 37000 -37000 37000 -37000 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENNIS KELLEHER PRESIDENT AND CEO 421100 0 0 0 0 0 13750 0 0 0 434850 0 0 0 STEPHEN HALL LEGAL DIRECTOR AND SECURIT 206600 0 0 0 0 0 10448 0 0 0 217048 0 0 0 LEVON BAGRAMIAN SENIOR POLICY ANALYST 181500 0 0 0 0 0 9075 0 679 0 191254 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MICHAEL MASTERS IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND ADAM WHITE IS THE SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER. MR. MASTERS' BUSINESS IS MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (MCM) AND MR. WHITE IS THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH FOR MCM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES CONDUCTS A PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND THE PRESIDENT & CEO WILL CONDUCT THE FINAL REVIEW BEFORE FILING. THE 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 165,419. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 47,263. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,631. TOTAL EXPENSES 236,313. CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 169,742. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 42,436. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 212,178. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,246. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 45,151. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,344. TOTAL EXPENSES 102,741. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.