2025-11-11T10:37:38-05:00 2024-12-31 MILLIGAN & COMPANY LLC 105 N 22ND ST FL 2 PHILADELPHIA PA 191031302 990 2024-01-01 230487205 COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY COMM 2155573600 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 2830 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 LAUREN CRISTELLA PRESIDENT AND CEO 2155573600 2025-11-10 true false JOHN MILLIGAN CPA P02155323 2154969100 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAUREN CRISTELLA 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 2830 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 3237377 false X WWW.SEVENTY.ORG X 2002 PA THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. 76 75 9 15 0 1876004 3193228 0 16765 44149 0 1892769 3237377 0 0 799942 980269 0 298037 1527621 1676374 2327563 2656643 -434794 580734 2236221 2835841 744176 763062 1492045 2072779 X THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. false false 1278376 ELECTION & CIVIC EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT SEVENTY'S ELECTION PROGRAM HAS SEVERAL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO HELP VOTERS LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AS A VOTER AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WHEN THEY VOTE. THE INTERACTIVE VOTER GUIDE ALLOWS VOTERS TO TYPE IN THEIR ADDRESS AND REVIEW ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ON THEIR BALLOT BEFORE THEY HEAD TO THE POLLS. THEY CAN REVIEW THE OPTIONS, SELECT THEIR CANDIDATES AND PRINT OR SAVE THEM; THEY CAN EVEN SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO VOTE, FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE, OR APPLY TO VOTE BY MAIL. SEVENTY ALSO BROADCASTS FACEBOOK LIVE INTERVIEWS FROM STUDIO C70. THE INTERVIEWS, WITH CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND POLITICAL INSIDERS, HELP VOTERS GET MORE INFORMED AND CIVICALLY ENGAGED. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND WEBSITE. THE WEVOTE INITIATIVE PROMOTES A CULTURE OF VOTING IN BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. PARTICIPANTS CAN ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONSTITUENTS TO VOTE, EASILY SHARE OUR VOTER RESOURCES, AND OFFER AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE ON ELECTION DAY SO THERE ARE FEWER OBSTACLES FOR VOTING. SEVENTY ALSO SUPPORTS WELL-RUN ELECTIONS BY RECRUITING AND EDUCATING POLL WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA. WITH A WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES FOR POLL WORKERS, INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, AND A GROWING COMMUNITY OF INFORMED, ENGAGED POLL WORKERS, SEVENTY SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY'S ESSENTIAL WORKERS. SEVENTY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS IN PHILADELPHIA AND ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED, NOT JUST AROUND ELECTIONS. SEVENTY'S YOUTH CIVICS INITIATIVES ENGAGE STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGE UP THROUGH COLLEGE. A CORE COMPONENT OF THIS WORK IS THE COMPREHENSIVE ELECTIONS & VOTING CURRICULUM, WHICH GIVES STUDENTS AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING OF VOTING RIGHTS AND HISTORY, MEDIA LITERACY, HOW TO USE VOTER GUIDES, AND HOW NEW AND FUTURE VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR OWN BALLOTS. THE CURRICULUM IS SUPPORTED BY THE PA YOUTH VOTE MOCK ELECTION; IN 2024 NEARLY 20,000 STUDENTS FROM DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH CAST BALLOTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SEVENTY ALSO COORDINATED INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR ELECTION THROUGH THE STUDIO C70 CANDIDATE INTERVIEW SERIES, WHERE CLASSROOMS CONNECT WITH CANDIDATES AND INTERVIEWS ARE STREAMED LIVE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN 2023, SEVENTY LAUNCHED CAN WE TALK? TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PRODUCTIVE CIVIL DIALOGUE. STARTED AS A COLLEGE-LEVEL PROGRAM, SEVENTY ENGAGED EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS PA IN PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN SKILLS FOR ENGAGING WITH OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES AND BACKGROUNDS. SEVENTY ALSO STARTED OUR DEMOCRACY FOR KIDS PROGRAM, WORKING WITH YOUTH FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL ON THE BASICS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SEVENTY IS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PA CIVICS COALITION, A STATEWIDE GROUP OF NONPROFITS, MUSEUMS, AND FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING PENNSYLVANIA'S CIVIC EDUCATION. 215402 FALL & SPRING EVENTS SEVENTY'S FALL AND SPRING EVENTS HAVE BECOME IMPORTANT AND INFORMATIVE ANNUAL PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INFLUENCE AND AN INTEREST IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT AT EVERY LEVEL. PAST SPEAKERS HAVE INCLUDED A US VICE PRESIDENT, US SENATORS, GOVERNORS, HISTORIANS AND POLITICAL COMMENTATORS. 319059 STATE ADVOCACY SEVENTY'S STATE ADVOCACY INCLUDES POLICY AGENDA DEVELOPMENT AND LOBBYING AROUND PRIORITY ISSUES THAT RELATE TO ETHICAL, REPRESENTATIVE, AND/OR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN HARRISBURG. SPECIFIC ISSUE AREAS OF INTEREST FOR STATE GOVERNMENT REFORM INCLUDE REDISTRICTING (STATE LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL), ELECTIONS AND VOTING, ETHICS AND GIFTS, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS (PRESS STATEMENTS, EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA), WORKING WITH COALITIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND DIRECT LOBBYING (MEETING WITH STATE OFFICIALS AND STAFF). SEVENTY IS ALSO THE SPONSOR OF THE BALLOT PA INITIATIVE, WHICH ADVOCATES FOR OPEN PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA. 44671 OTHER MISSION CRITICAL PROGRAMS 44671 1857508 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 70 0 true 9 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false false X 76 75 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false PA X X X LAUREN CRISTELLA 2155573600 123 SOUTH BROAD ST SUITE 2830 PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 LAUREN CRISTELLA PRESIDENT AN 40.00 X X 240000 0 16913 DAVID THORNBURGH SENIOR ADVIS 25.00 X 130346 0 4771 ANDREW MCGINLEY VP EXTERNAL 40.00 X 117000 0 12378 SEE ATTACHMENT FOR COMPLETE LISTING BOD X 0 0 0 487346 34062 3 false true false 3193228 3193228 44149 44149 3237377 44149 X 240000 125234 73864 40902 558663 291514 171938 95211 33321 17387 10255 5679 82082 42832 25262 13988 66203 34545 20375 11283 48596 48596 340397 279871 28135 32391 18274 4569 13705 8384 4377 2580 1427 23659 22551 713 395 82170 43399 24597 14174 8863 2216 6647 252 252 13257 6751 4300 2206 7660 7660 PROJECT EXPENSES 1045099 940589 52255 52255 DUES & SUBSCRIPTION 45845 32092 9169 4584 FOOD & CATERING 14841 4453 2226 8162 TELECOMMUNICATION 6332 3304 1949 1079 12745 1824 10325 596 2656643 1857508 501098 298037 1411353 1716130 167500 526000 6616 6887 47332 31040 25758 16292 599721 549050 25273 21482 2236221 2835841 57984 95649 51000 81000 635192 586413 744176 763062 X 1209196 1400522 282849 672257 1492045 2072779 2236221 2835841 580734 X false true X true false X 1909503 1928318 2755621 1876004 3193228 11662674 1909503 1928318 2755621 1876004 3193228 11662674 2287670 9375004 315 142 136 16765 44149 61507 11724181 0.79960 0.82670 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12104 10371 22475 2634168 2656643 282832 70708 232144 256840 266378 282832 1038194 1557291 5992 41576 65445 22475 135488 58036 64210 66595 70708 259549 389324 1506 36511 12104 50121 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS A VALID 501(H) ELECTION IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2013. 47332 31040 16292 16292 OPER/FINANCE LEASE LIAB-NON CURRENT 533600 OPER/FINANCE LEASE LIAB -CURRENT 52813 586413 X 3237377 3237377 3237377 2656643 2656643 2656643 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X SEVENTY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC. SINCE ITS INITIAL FILING FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, SEVENTY HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) THAT SUCH TAX- EXEMPT STATUS HAS BEEN CHALLENGED OR CHANGED. THERE WAS NO TAXABLE INCOME DURING 2024 AND 2023; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SEVENTY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT INFORMATION REGARDING ITS EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. SEVENTY HAS DETERMINED WHETHER ANY TAX POSITIONS MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND HAS MEASURED ITS EXPOSURE TO THOSE TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES SEVENTY HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED ALL RELEVANT TAX POSITIONS AND THERE ARE NO UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES WERE RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SEVENTY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. SEVENTY BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2021 false false false false false false false false false LAUREN CRISTELLA PRESIDENT AND CEO 210000 30000 16913 256913 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY IS A NONPARTISAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES REPRESENTATIVE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ELECTION & CIVIC EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT SEVENTY'S ELECTION PROGRAM HAS SEVERAL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO HELP VOTERS LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AS A VOTER AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WHEN THEY VOTE. THE INTERACTIVE VOTER GUIDE ALLOWS VOTERS TO TYPE IN THEIR ADDRESS AND REVIEW ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ON THEIR BALLOT BEFORE THEY HEAD TO THE POLLS. THEY CAN REVIEW THE OPTIONS, SELECT THEIR CANDIDATES AND PRINT OR SAVE THEM; THEY CAN EVEN SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO VOTE, FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE, OR APPLY TO VOTE BY MAIL. SEVENTY ALSO BROADCASTS FACEBOOK LIVE INTERVIEWS FROM STUDIO C70. THE INTERVIEWS, WITH CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND POLITICAL INSIDERS, HELP VOTERS GET MORE INFORMED AND CIVICALLY ENGAGED. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND WEBSITE. THE WEVOTE INITIATIVE PROMOTES A CULTURE OF VOTING IN BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. PARTICIPANTS CAN ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONSTITUENTS TO VOTE, EASILY SHARE OUR VOTER RESOURCES, AND OFFER AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE ON ELECTION DAY SO THERE ARE FEWER OBSTACLES FOR VOTING. SEVENTY ALSO SUPPORTS WELL-RUN ELECTIONS BY RECRUITING AND EDUCATING POLL WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA. WITH A WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES FOR POLL WORKERS, INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, AND A GROWING COMMUNITY OF INFORMED, ENGAGED POLL WORKERS, SEVENTY SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY'S ESSENTIAL WORKERS. SEVENTY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS IN PHILADELPHIA AND ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED, NOT JUST AROUND ELECTIONS. SEVENTY'S YOUTH CIVICS INITIATIVES ENGAGE STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGE UP THROUGH COLLEGE. A CORE COMPONENT OF THIS WORK IS THE COMPREHENSIVE ELECTIONS & VOTING CURRICULUM, WHICH GIVES STUDENTS AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING OF VOTING RIGHTS AND HISTORY, MEDIA LITERACY, HOW TO USE VOTER GUIDES, AND HOW NEW AND FUTURE VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR OWN BALLOTS. THE CURRICULUM IS SUPPORTED BY THE PA YOUTH VOTE MOCK ELECTION; IN 2024 NEARLY 20,000 STUDENTS FROM DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH CAST BALLOTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SEVENTY ALSO COORDINATED INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR ELECTION THROUGH THE STUDIO C70 CANDIDATE INTERVIEW SERIES, WHERE CLASSROOMS CONNECT WITH CANDIDATES AND INTERVIEWS ARE STREAMED LIVE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN 2023, SEVENTY LAUNCHED CAN WE TALK? TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PRODUCTIVE CIVIL DIALOGUE. STARTED AS A COLLEGE-LEVEL PROGRAM, SEVENTY ENGAGED EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS PA IN PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN SKILLS FOR ENGAGING WITH OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES AND BACKGROUNDS. SEVENTY ALSO STARTED OUR DEMOCRACY FOR KIDS PROGRAM, WORKING WITH YOUTH FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL ON THE BASICS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SEVENTY IS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PA CIVICS COALITION, A STATEWIDE GROUP OF NONPROFITS, MUSEUMS, AND FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING PENNSYLVANIA'S CIVIC EDUCATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER MISSION CRITICAL PROGRAMS FORM 990, PART VI FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B - ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE FULL BORD RECEIVES A REVIEW COPY FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C - ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEVENTY'S CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY FOR SEVENTY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SEVENTY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS CONFLICT ARISE. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SEVENTY'S FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.SEVENTY.ORG AND WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A REVIEW COPY FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEVENTY'S CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY FOR SEVENTY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SEVENTY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS CONFLICTS ARISE. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE HR AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PRESIDENT & CEO REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. BOTH ARE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE HR AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PRESIDENT & CEO REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS. BOTH ARE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SEVENTY'S FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.SEVENTY.ORG AND WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SPECIAL EVENTS 183,551 0 32,391 FREELANCE TALENT 96,320 28,135 0 TOTAL 279,871 28,135 32,391 COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY HAS A VALID 501(H) ELECTION IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2013.