ISSUE ONE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ISSUE ONE (EIN 32-0384285)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-02-10
IRS object ID
201910419349300461
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-02-10T17:26:44-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN470900880PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2WESTAddressLine2Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN320384285EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ISSUE ONEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlISSUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022990265PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11401 K STREET NW NO 350AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNICK PENNIMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022990889PhoneNum
Signature2019-02-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN C DARR CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01324904PTIN
Phone2023319880PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.100.43.100IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerNICK PENNIMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone2022990265PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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LARRY BIRENBAUM
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ELISABETH REYNOLDS
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VINCENT JOSEPH RYAN
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DAVID GERSON
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARNOLD SELIG HIATT
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MALCOLM MIKE PEABODY
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R WILLIAM BURGESS JR
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN SIMMONS
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID JEFFREY
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JB LYON
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM RIDGE
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN GLICKMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY FARESEN
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK PENNIMAN
FOUNDER AND CEO40.003.00Yes (X)$205,654$0$22,865
AMELIA LEONARDI
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER24.001.00Yes (X)$116,367$0$18,821
MEREDITH MCGEHEE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.002.00Yes (X)$140,025$0$30,243
GABRIELA SCHNEIDER
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC40.002.00$149,463$0$10,223Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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TIMOTHY ROEMER
1103 COLVIN MILL COURTGREAT FALLSVA22066PROGRAMMATIC CONSULTANT$122,000
ZACH WAMP CONSULTING
401 CHESNUT STREET SUITE 226CHATTANOOGATN37402PROGRAMMATIC CONSULTANT$111,100
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$152,121MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,086,711AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$481ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$4,300RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,810TotalAmt
Program Services$251,810ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$135,304FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$9,798FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$12,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,013FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,771TotalAmt
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Management And General$2,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,860TotalAmt
Management And General$38,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$617,464TotalAmt
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Fundraising$61,065FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,530TotalAmt
Program Services$13,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,963TotalAmt
Management And General$1,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$216FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,462TotalAmt
Program Services$1,718ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$5,663FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$148,806TotalAmt
Program Services$81,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,419FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,965TotalAmt
Program Services$107,516ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$9,449FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$666TotalAmt
Management And General$666ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100TotalAmt
Management And General$100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
VIDEO PRODUCTION$111,081$91,917$19,164
EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHIN$42,138$42,138
DATA COLLECTION & LIST$32,067$6,648$25,419
PRINTING & POSTAGE$13,368$9,031$1,942$2,395

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Management And General-$304,859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,831FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,381,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$348,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$553,937FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,026,650BOYAmt
EOY$1,140,793EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,314,667BOYAmt
EOY$1,200,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,419BOYAmt
EOY$10,881EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$170,391LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$115,355LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,078BOYAmt
EOY$55,036EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,424BOYAmt
EOY$29,424EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,478,238BOYAmt
EOY$2,436,134EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,379BOYAmt
EOY$149,966EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,491BOYAmt
EOY$82,875EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,870BOYAmt
EOY$232,841EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,320,216BOYAmt
EOY$1,302,844EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$904,152BOYAmt
EOY$900,449EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,224,368BOYAmt
EOY$2,203,293EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,478,238BOYAmt
EOY$2,436,134EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$21,075ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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$4,069,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,240,937CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,345,186CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,238,832CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,693,454TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,069,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,240,937CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,345,186CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,238,832CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,693,454TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,244,226SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,449,228PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,625CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$4,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,106TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$199CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$669CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,843CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,676CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,649CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,036TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,767,596TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.80210PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$50,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$62,450FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$112,450FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,616,950FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,729,400FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$286,470FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$71,618FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$276,239CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$271,529CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$285,247CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$286,470CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,119,485TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,679,228LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$49,945CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$112,450CurrentYearAmt
Total$162,395TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$69,060CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$67,882CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$71,312CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$71,618CurrentYearAmt
Total$279,872TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$419,808GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$3,969CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$50,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$53,969TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,136OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,026DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,110BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$153,255OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$102,329DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,926BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$55,036TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVES$73,391
DUE TO AFFILIATE$9,484
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$82,875TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,262,262TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,262,262RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,262,262TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,283,337TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,283,337ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,283,337TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationISSUE ONE ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE MANAGEMENT OF ISSUE ONE PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
THE CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INC
1411 K ST NW SUITE 1400WASHINGTONDC20005043608387501(C)(3)$100,000PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
ISSUE ONE ACTION
11 DUPONT CIRCLE SUITE 350WASHINGTONDC20036460792299501(C)(4)$150,000PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationISSUE ONE USES ESTABLISHED CRITERIA TO DETERMINE ALL GRANT AWARDS MADE AND REQUIRES GRANTEES TO SUBMIT PERIODIC PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DESCRIBING THE USE OF ALL AMOUNTS AWARDED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (3 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
NICK PENNIMAN
FOUNDER AND CEO$205,654$0$0$0$0$0$5,283$0$17,582$0$228,519$0$0$0
MEREDITH MCGEHEE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$140,025$0$0$0$0$0$1,952$0$28,291$0$170,268$0$0$0
GABRIELA SCHNEIDER
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC$149,463$0$0$0$0$0$3,836$0$6,387$0$159,686$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS DRAFTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. UPON ACCEPTANCE AND PRIOR TO FILING, A COPY OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND ANY MEMBERS WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON RELATED MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE SALARIES WITHIN THE SECTOR, AND SETS AND APPROVES THE CEO'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT MAKE GENERALLY AVAILABLE OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GSUBCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 366,106. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,100. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,400. TOTAL EXPENSES 371,606. PAYROLL ADMIN EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,912. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,912. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 148,081. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,200. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 57,665. TOTAL EXPENSES 237,946.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ISSUE ONE ACTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 DUPONT CIRCLE SUITE 350AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460792299EIN
Primary ActivitiesSOCIAL WELFAREPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ISSUE ONE ACTION CENTER
O$23,283TIME AND EFFORT STUDY
ISSUE ONE ACTION CENTER
B$150,000ACTUAL AMT AWARDED
ISSUE ONE ACTION CENTER
N$7,361ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED

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