2019-05-28T09:57:13-05:00 2018-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2018-01-01 522003442 EVERY VOICE CENTER EVER 2027465655 C/O SCHULMAN 236 9TH STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 DAVID A DONNELLY ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027465655 2019-05-28 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2019-05-28 47.19.127.190 2019-05-28 09:57:09 ED P DF096FB5E3178F1734EA5D8DEC20210D56857276 B9A2C5FBBCA55672FA04EB4323245C44E5B3DA96 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X DAVID A DONNELLY C/O SCHULMAN 236 9TH STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 1313116 0 X WWW.EVERYVOICECENTER.ORG X 1996 DC TO PROMOTE NON-PARTISAN REFORM IN THE FUNDING PROCESS FOR POLITICAL ELECTIONS. 7 7 4 7 0 0 1729344 1291579 0 0 4338 2 9423 21535 1743105 1313116 1135000 385000 0 0 757857 566235 0 31000 321209 447171 469746 2340028 1451981 -596923 -138865 537090 348688 57666 8129 479424 340559 X TO PROMOTE NON-PARTISAN REFORM IN THE FUNDING PROCESS FOR POLITICAL ELECTIONS. 0 0 337298 242078 SUPPORT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ON A NATIONAL LEVEL: WE USE MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE BROAD PUBLIC IN ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR SYSTEMIC CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. WE IDENTIFY CHALLENGES FACING POLICY MAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN MAKING THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM MORE INCLUSIVE AND RESPOND BY OFFERING ANALYSIS, SHARING OUR EXPERIENCES, AND BY CONDUCTING CAREFUL RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING OUR FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS WIDELY. IN 2018, PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE INFLUENCE OF BIG MONEY ON POLITICS WAS SIGNIFICANT, GARNERING LOTS OF ATTENTION AS THE MEDIA QUOTED OUR EXPERTS OR CITED OUR REPORTS AT LEAST 50 TIMES IN MAJOR NATIONAL OUTLETS INCLUDING CNN, AMERICAN PROSPECT, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ESQUIRE, THE WASHINGTON POST, MIAMI HERALD, POLITICO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WE LINKED THAT COVERAGE WITH CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTARY ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO THE POLITICAL INEQUALITY CREATED BY THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM. OUR COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS CLARIFIED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE POLICIES AND A HOST OF PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE, INCOME TAX REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, GOVERNMENT ETHICS, ELECTION LAW, VOTING RIGHTS, AND FIRST AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE. 150299 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. EVERY VOICE CENTER PURSUES ITS MISSION THROUGH OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS, WHO SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO MONEY-AND-POLITICS PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE HELP THEM TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CAMPAIGN DONORS AND POLICY MAKING IN THEIR CONTEXTS. WE ALSO LINK THEIR CONCERNS WITH THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INTRODUCE THEM TO NATIONAL POLICY ADVOCATES, MEDIA MAKERS, AND CHARITABLE FUNDING SOURCES. WE SUPPORTED SEVERAL STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW SMALL DONOR DEMOCRACY POLICIES WORK, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS, THROUGH SEVERAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO MODEL AND COMPARE THE EXISTING SYSTEM WITH PROPOSED REFORMS. WE REFINED AND UPDATED OUR PUBLIC FINANCING POLICY MANUAL DESIGNED FOR USE BY EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO EXPLORE REFORM ALTERNATIVES. SPECIFICALLY, WE FACILITATED EXPLORATION OF MONEY-IN-POLITICS REFORM POLICY SCENARIOS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES WITH CITIZEN GROUPS IN CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, MAINE, MARYLAND, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, AND PHILADELPHIA, AMONG OTHERS. WE ALSO WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO EDUCATE JOURNALISTS, NEWS OUTLETS, AND THE PUBLIC IN THEIR AREAS, GENERATING AT LEAST 70 STORIES IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA DURING 2018. WE HELPED SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH THE RELEVANCE OF MONEY IN POLITICS TO ACHIEVING RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CONTEXT OF DEBATES ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY RANGING FROM MINIMUM WAGE TO PAYDAY LENDING. 92589 2370 EDUCATE INFLUENTIAL PUBLIC FIGURES ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM BY PROVIDING RELIABLE, REPUTABLE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION: WE COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND DISSEMINATE NON-PARTISAN INFORMATION ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE ABUSES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR REFORM. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP OF NEWS-MAKING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, PROMOTING STORIES TO MEDIA OUTLETS, THOUGHTFUL COMMENTARY IN EDITORIAL PAGES, AND ADVERTISING. WE PAY ATTENTION TO SHARING OUR ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS WITH OPINION LEADERS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, NONPROFIT LEADERS, AND PROMINENT JOURNALISTS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM BRIEFED DOZENS OF REPORTERS AND ISSUED NUMEROUS PRESS RELEASES. IN ADDITION, OUR POLICY EXPERTS HELPED THE LEADERS OF NUMEROUS MAJOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, RANGING FROM LABOR UNIONS TO CIVIL RIGHTS CONSORTIA, TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIVE MERITS OF VARIOUS MONEY-IN-POLITICS REMEDIES. MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM ALSO ROUTINELY LED OR CONTRIBUTED TO NONPARTISAN BRIEFINGS FOR LEADERS OF THE PHILANTHROPIC AND ADVOCACY COMMUNITIES ON BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. OUR "DAILY CLIPS" WEEKDAY DIGEST OF NEWS STORIES RELEVANT TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW MONEY-IN-POLITICS DEVELOPMENTS REACHED HUNDREDS OF "INFLUENTIALS," INCLUDING REPORTERS, PUNDITS, EDITORS, AND PRODUCERS WHO COVER MONEY IN POLITICS. OUR RESEARCH TEAM ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL REPORTS IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS. 164249 140552 OTHER PROGRAMS 164249 140552 744435 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X BETH SCHULMAN 2027465655 C/O SCHULMAN 236 9TH STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 CATHY DUVALL BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MOLLY FLEMING BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN PETEGORSKY BOARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JORDAN ESTAVAO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY GLASS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN MANDLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY WINFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A DONNELLY ACTING EXEC. DIR. (AS OF 10/2018) 10.00 X 18700 0 0 NICHOLAS M NYHART PRESIDENT AND CEO (UNTIL 10/2018) 40.00 X 106907 0 3967 125607 0 3967 1 0 0 0 0 1291579 1291579 2 2 SUBLEASE INCOME 531390 20728 20728 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 675 675 REFUNDS 900099 132 132 21535 1313116 0 0 21537 385000 385000 129574 98049 22655 8870 391559 71133 168541 151885 8612 1156 3912 3544 7614 2018 2959 2637 28876 9075 10507 9294 11230 11230 54594 54594 31000 31000 80500 71000 9500 15674 14232 1442 21606 3140 18466 226368 226368 30129 1777 20168 8184 1658 1625 33 3356 3356 8417 8417 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 10255 6255 3371 629 STATE CHAR. FILING FEES 4214 4214 MISCELLANEOUS 1745 1745 ALLOCATION OF M&G 0 95832 -195309 99477 1451981 744435 386337 321209 13545 351431 0 125746 269972 32303 0 25000 0 25000 27610 40171 537090 348688 47301 8129 10365 0 57666 8129 X 259424 75559 220000 265000 479424 340559 537090 348688 -138865 0 X 0 0 0 X 2916882 2518477 3434073 1729344 1291171 11889947 2916882 2518477 3434073 1729344 1291171 11889947 4822647 7067300 202 651 406 1898 20730 23887 6 9423 675 10104 11923938 0.59270 0.65200 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 6. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 9,423. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 675. 0 4726 4726 1416255 1420981 217098 54275 0 0 262625 309399 267001 217098 1056123 1584185 89513 234809 123243 4726 452291 65656 77350 66750 54275 264031 396047 25108 1882 26990 25000 25000 25000 DEPOSITS 2610 DUE FROM EVERY VOICE 37561 40171 X X X X X 1 KALIK AND ASSOCIATES INC PO BOX 341263 BETHESDA MD 20827 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 0 15000 -15000 15000 -15000 AL AR CA CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI 1 EVERY VOICE 236 9TH STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 522032544 501(C)(4) 385000 PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: EVC WORKS DIRECTLY WITH ITS GRANTEES FOR THE TERM OF THE GRANT. EVC MEETS WITH GRANTEES REGULARLY BY PHONE AND COMMUNICATES BY EMAIL REGARDING PROGRESS ON THE WORK, SPECIFIED DELIVERABLES, AND ENSURING THE MONEY IS USED TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE 501(C)(3) WHICH IS TO PROMOTE NONPARTISAN REFORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER WITH ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IF ANY CHANGES WERE MADE, THE FINAL DRAFT FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD ARE ASKED ONCE A YEAR AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR TO COMPLETE THEIR ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF THE INTEREST, ALL EVERY VOICE STAFF, CONSULTANTS, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS MUST DISCLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, OR TO THEIR SUPERVISORS, THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH THAT CORPORATION OR ANY LEGALLY RELATED ORGANIZATION HAS OR IS NEGOTIATING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH EVERY VOICE AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATED TO THAT INTEREST. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHENEVER AN INTERESTED PERSON'S COMPETING INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY DUTY IS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON CANNOT REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT AND TAKE ACTION IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MOST FREQUENTLY ARISE IN (BUT ARE IN NO WAY LIMITED TO) THE CONTEXT OF: 1) DECISIONS ABOUT AN INTERESTED PERSON'S COMPENSATION (AS A CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE); 2) DECISIONS ABOUT TRANSACTIONS WITH ENTITIES IN WHICH AN INTERESTED PERSON HOLD AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST; 3) DECISIONS ABOUT TRANSACTIONS WITH AN ENTITY BY WHICH AN INTERESTED PERSON IS EMPLOYED. CONFLICTS (OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS) MAY ALSO ARISE WHEN THE CORPORATION IS CONTEMPLATING A TRANSACTION WITH A CLOSE RELATIVE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER OF AN INTERESTED PERSON, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH SUCH A RELATED PERSON HAS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST OR WHICH EMPLOYS SUCH A PERSON. WHENEVER A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, S/HE MAKES THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE (AS THE CASE MIGHT BE) AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES HIS OR HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVED DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT DRAWS IT TO THE BODY'S ATTENTION. THE INTERESTED PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT RETIRES FROM THE MEETING AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE INVITED TO PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF USE TO THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION, BUT AGAIN RETIRES AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION WILL BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE TRANSACTION: A. IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; B. IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND C. IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. WHENEVER A STAFF MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN AN AREA WHERE S/HE EXERCISES ANY DISCRETION IN CARRYING OUT HIS/HER DUTIES FOR THE CORPORATION, S/HE PROMPTLY DISCLOSES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF HER/HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR OR TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. IF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, S/HE DISCLOSES IT TO THE BOARD OR AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE PERSON OR BODY TO WHOM DISCLOSURE IS MADE (HEREINAFTER "SUPERVISOR") DETERMINES WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT REQUIRES RECUSAL OF THE INTERESTED PERSON. WHEN A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON PROVIDES THE SUPERVISOR WITH ALL INFORMATION S/HE HAS RELEVANT TO ANY DECISION TO BE MADE IN WHICH S/HE HAS AN INTEREST, AND THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ALL SALARY INCREASES FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO, OUTSIDE OF COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, ARE INITIATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, BASED ON CURRENT SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER STAFF. AGGREGATE STAFF COMPENSATION AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS BEFORE MAKING THE INCREASE. ALL FINAL DECISIONS REGARDING AGGREGATE COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. IN 2015 THE COMPENSATION OF ALL STAFF MEMBERS WAS REVIEWED BY AN INTERNAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH LATER REPORTED TO THE BOARD AS PART OF THE 2015 BUDGET PROCESS. THE COMMITTEE USED COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND ADJUSTED THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ACCORDINGLY IN 2015. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN MARCH 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EVC'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ITS 990 ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PLUS EVC'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.