GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS (EIN 01-0669150)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-14
IRS object ID
201943189349315554
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)
Return2019-11-14T20:23:04-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010669150EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGRANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028981823PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11310 L STREET NW NO 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARCUS WALTONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028981842PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOLLY CAPORALEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00235685PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-11PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address108.31.200.98IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-11IPDt
IP Tm13:58:06IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id9EB6C7ABDF90341FC865DF237D0CFEE310B22885AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id9EB6C7ABDF90341FC865DF237D0CFEE310B22885AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerMARCUS WALTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11310 L STREET NW NO 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,355,402GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GEOFUNDERS.ORG.WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionUNDERSTANDING THAT GRANTMAKERS ARE SUCCESSFUL ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THEIR GRANTEES ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL RESULTS, GEO PROMOTES STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GRANTEE SUCCESS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee34TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers414TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$9,690NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,330,588PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,538,676CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$528,711PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$785,320CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$19,027PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$31,346CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$223PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$60CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,878,549PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,355,402CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,860PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$21,030CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,871,645PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,679,720CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$277,554CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,418,013PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,343,402CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,302,518PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,044,152CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$423,969PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,311,250CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,268,408TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,253,638TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$188,624TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$872,403TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,079,784NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,381,235NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionUNDERSTANDING THAT GRANTMAKERS ARE SUCCESSFUL ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THEIR GRANTEES ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL RESULTS, GEO PROMOTES STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GRANTEE SUCCESS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,162,396ExpenseAmt
Grant$9,330GrantAmt
Revenue$763,880RevenueAmt
DescCONFERENCES - GEO CONFERENCES EDUCATE AND INSPIRE ACTION. IN APRIL 2018, WE HOSTED OUR BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE WHERE WE CONVENED 900+ PARTICIPANTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, TO HELP GRANTMAKERS NETWORK AND LEARN WITH PEERS ABOUT SMARTER GRANTMAKING APPROACHES AND TOOLS THAT LEAD TO NONPROFIT EFFECTIVENESS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,024,024ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,900GrantAmt
DescMEMBER PROGRAMS - GEO IS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 600 GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 6,000 GRANTMAKERS WORKING TO RESHAPE THE WAY PHILANTHROPY OPERATES. GRANTMAKERS ADDRESSED SHARED CHALLENGES IN GRANTMAKING THROUGH GEO'S PEER LEARNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PEER COHORTS, CONVENINGS, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, MEMBER CALLS, REMOTE LEARNING SERIES AND MEMBER LISTSERV. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, MEMBERS COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO ADOPTINIG GRANTMAKING PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT NONPROFIT SUCCESS AND BETTER COMMUNITY OUTCOMES. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ALLOW MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING, WORK THROUGH COMPLEX CHANGES WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCATE FOR BETTER PRACTICES ACROSS THE FIELD.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$510,075ExpenseAmt
Grant$800GrantAmt
Revenue$21,500RevenueAmt
DescRESEARCH AND LEARNING - WE CONDUCT RESEARCH ON FIELD TRENDS TO MARK CHANGES IN GRANTMAKER PRACTICE OVER TIME, AS WELL AS ONGOING SKILL-BUILDING FOR OUR STAFF, BOARD AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO INFORM OUR STRATEGY OF BUILDING COMMUNITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$271,958ExpenseAmt
DescCOMMUNICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS - GEO RAISES AWARENESS THAT WILL CATALYZE CHANGE IN THE FIELD OF PHILANTHROPY. WE ENGAGE IN ONGOING FIELD-WIDE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. IN 2018, GEO DREW ATTENTION TO GRANTMAKING PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT NONPROFIT RESULTS THROUGH MEDIA OUTREACH, PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES, PRODUCING PUBLICATIONS, AND USING ONLINE TOOLS SUCH AS THE GEO WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, MEMBER LIST-SERVES, AND E-NEWSLETTERS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$271,958TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,968,453TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document35IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee34EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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)
Phone2028981840PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11310 L STREET NW NO 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LATIDA SMITH
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY REICH
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER LONG
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE AVERY
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON CROCKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA EISEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL LEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP LI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY NOWLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE PICKETT-ERWAY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STARSKY WILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANH CAO YU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN P ENRIGHT
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00Yes (X)$300,511$0$34,702
JASON MCCRAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$169,764$0$25,549Yes (X)
MEGHAN DUFFY
VP OF PROGRAMS40.00$142,638$0$23,639Yes (X)
SUPROTIK STOTZ-GHOSH
VP OF RACIAL EQUALITY40.00$152,175$0$28,798Yes (X)
ANDREW FREEZE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$100,222$0$21,392Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$865,310TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$134,080TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesACCOUNTING/HR SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$120,534CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,156,538MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,382,138AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,538,676TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCES900099$763,820$763,820
SEMINARS900099$21,500$21,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$785,320TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$31,346TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$31,346ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$60TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$60RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$60OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,355,402TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$785,380RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$31,346ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,030TotalAmt
Program Services$21,030ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,212TotalAmt
Program Services$195,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,925FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,821,349TotalAmt
Program Services$882,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$817,695ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$121,218FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,964TotalAmt
Program Services$52,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,295FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,557TotalAmt
Program Services$117,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,735FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,638TotalAmt
Program Services$76,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,898FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,897TotalAmt
Management And General$42,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,552TotalAmt
Management And General$89,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,835TotalAmt
Program Services$317,759ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,077FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,432TotalAmt
Program Services$300ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$9,132FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,420TotalAmt
Program Services$79,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,232FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,806TotalAmt
Program Services$146,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,803FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,156TotalAmt
Program Services$97,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,733FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$610,557TotalAmt
Program Services$591,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,895FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,288TotalAmt
Program Services$88,717ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,998FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,406TotalAmt
Program Services$3,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TEMPORARY HELP$74,543$31,162$43,381
DESIGN/ART/PHOTOGRAPHY$69,997$69,976$21
LICENSES/PERMITS/FEES$56,519$47,708$8,811
SERVICE CHARGES$56,174$54,459$1,715

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,820TotalAmt
Program Services$93,825ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,613FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,044,152TotalAmt
Program Services$2,968,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,798,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$277,554FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,991,704BOYAmt
EOY$2,278,619EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$450BOYAmt
EOY$501,753EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$527,546BOYAmt
EOY$2,057,647EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,620BOYAmt
EOY$1,544EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,221BOYAmt
EOY$27,519EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,161,767LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$253,872LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,529BOYAmt
EOY$907,895EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,405,602BOYAmt
EOY$1,425,375EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,736BOYAmt
EOY$53,286EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,268,408BOYAmt
EOY$7,253,638EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,325BOYAmt
EOY$115,583EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,299BOYAmt
EOY$756,820EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$188,624BOYAmt
EOY$872,403EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,392,843BOYAmt
EOY$3,491,126EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,686,941BOYAmt
EOY$2,890,109EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,079,784BOYAmt
EOY$6,381,235EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,268,408BOYAmt
EOY$7,253,638EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,311,250ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$9,799NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,501,041CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,686,930CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,265,456CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,330,588CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,538,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,322,691TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$574,791CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$454,877CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$821,957CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$528,711CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$785,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,165,656TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,075,832CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,141,807CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,087,413CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,859,299CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,323,996CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,488,347TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$649,725CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,682,600CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,317,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$854,811CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,069,670CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,574,296TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$649,725CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,682,600CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,317,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$854,811CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,069,670CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,574,296TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$17,914,051PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,786CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,389CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,585CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,346CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$86,577TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,786CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,389CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,585CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,346CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$86,577TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$147CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$223CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$60CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,989TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,079,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,158,778CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,105,861CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,878,107CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,355,402CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,577,913TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.72890PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.74210PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00350InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00260InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$620,079OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,921DepreciationAmt
Book Value$607,158BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$346,320OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$95,762DepreciationAmt
Book Value$250,558BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$195,368OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$145,189DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,179BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$907,895TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$734,862
CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE$21,958
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$756,820TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,349,203TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$9,799NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,600DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$6,199RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,355,402RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,355,402TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,047,752TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,600DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,600ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,044,152ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,044,152TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATES CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11101 30TH STREET NW 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20007ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN383654131RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO SPONSOR A BOOK.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (4 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
KATHLEEN P ENRIGHT
PRESIDENT AND CEO$300,511$0$0$0$0$0$21,036$0$13,666$0$335,213$0$0$0
JASON MCCRAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$169,764$0$0$0$0$0$11,883$0$13,666$0$195,313$0$0$0
MEGHAN DUFFY
VP OF PROGRAMS$142,638$0$0$0$0$0$9,985$0$13,654$0$166,277$0$0$0
SUPROTIK STOTZ-GHOSH
VP OF RACIAL EQUALITY$152,175$0$0$0$0$0$10,652$0$18,146$0$180,973$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4PREVIOUSLY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WERE LIMITED TO TWO CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, THE BOARD AMENDED THE BYLAWS TO ALLOW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL THREE-YEAR TERM FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO HOLD OFFICER OR OTHER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ACTIONS OF COMMITTEES ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990; IT IS THEN SHARED WITH ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS. THE PREPARER MAKES ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS AFTER IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED, AND THE CEO SUBMITS THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EXECUTIVE AND KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THAT HE OR SHE HAS DONE SO. EACH PERSON ANNUALLY COMPLETES A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT. FOLLOWING FULL DISCLOSURE OF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND, IF SO THE BOARD SHALL VOTE TO AUTHORIZE OR REJECT THE TRANSACTION OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT AND PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST. THIS POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY CHANGES TO THE POLICY ARE COMMUNICATED INMEDIATELY TO ALL PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR DID A MARKET STUDY OF SALARY DATA FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CEO. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE STUDY, AND APPROVED NEW SALARY RANGES FOR EACH LEVEL OF EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GEO MAKES ITS BYLAWS AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS OWN WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. GEO ALSO MAKES ITS BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH ANOTHER WEBSITE, WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990,PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESSES HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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