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FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC (EIN 45-2637507)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-09-25
IRS object ID
201912689349301336
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)
Return2019-09-25T15:42:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452637507EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation for GovernmentBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Accountability IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2392448808PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115275 Collier Blvd Suite 201-279AddressLine1Txt
CityNaplesCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34119ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTarren BragdonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Executive OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2392448808PhoneNum
Signature2019-09-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJie Chen CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01049760PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2019-09-25PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address174.70.27.74IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-09-25IPDt
IP Tm16:40:54IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTarren BragdonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115275 Collier Blvd Suite 201-279AddressLine1Txt
CityNaplesCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34119ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,424,541GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://www.thefga.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of transparency, the free market, individual freedom, and limited constitutional government.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,657,819PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,348,534CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$17,984PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$74,763CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,244CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,675,803PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,424,541CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$191,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,410,777PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,865,648CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$160,741CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,305,804PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,024,507CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,907,581PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,890,155CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$768,222PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,534,386CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,292,488TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,331,378TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$190,490TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$741,170TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,101,998NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,590,208NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe foundation's mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of transparency, the free market, individual freedom, and limited constitutional government.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,682,389ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescFreedom To Work: Work is the key to breaking free from dependency, but government regulations on jobs make it hard for people to get a job and earn a living especially those in poverty. This project breaks down these barriers by promoting work and lessening the burdens from opportunity-killing regulations like occupational licensing, unleashing the freedom to work.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,515,079ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescWelfare Reform: A project to identify and promote policies that successfully move individuals from dependency to full-time work and allow them to quickly escape poverty and to reduce fraud in welfare programs to protect resources for the truly needy.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,075,109ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescHealthcare Reform: A project to educate lawmakers about proven options to restore a free market in the health care system, to include reforms that expand access, reduce costs, take care of high-risk individuals, and empower consumers with the knowledge and incentives necessary to shop for high-value healthcare providers.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$7,272,577TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 Document60IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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 Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mission First OperationsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6108830566PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1164 Concord Meeting RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityGlen MillsCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19342ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Robert Levy
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrea Forrest Brock
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bridgett Wagner
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Harden
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betty Neighbors
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tarren Bragdon
CEO38.00Yes (X)$328,145$0$16,438Yes (X)
Jonathan Bechtle
COO & General Counsel36.00$250,780$0$12,570Yes (X)
Kristina Rasmussen
VP of Federal Affairs40.00$268,252$0$13,349Yes (X)
Chad Goote
VP of Advancement40.00$242,679$0$11,820Yes (X)
Jonathan Ingram
VP of Research40.00$193,858$0$9,379Yes (X)
Robin Walker
Director of Federal Affairs40.00$196,622$0$9,517Yes (X)
Christie Herrera
VP of State Affairs and Policy40.00$186,011$0$8,987Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,666,347TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$82,060TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K16IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin
1500 Epcot Resorts BlvdLake Buena VistaFL32630Policy conference$283,914
Pixelbox Visual Design
14750 W Capitol DriveBrookfieldWI53005Video production$175,941
Rockwood Solutions Inc
15 Constitution Dr Suite 1ABedfordNH03110Research$135,130
Red Edge LLC
2300 Clarendon Blvd Suite 901ArlingtonVA22201Marketing$126,814
Strat AD LLC
7962 Guadiana WayAve MariaFL34142Consulting$120,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$9,348,534AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,348,534TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$74,763TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$74,763ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther revenueDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,244TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,244ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,244OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,424,541TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$76,007ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$607,933TotalAmt
Program Services$558,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,256FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,867,136TotalAmt
Program Services$2,650,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,355FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,254TotalAmt
Program Services$133,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,969FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,312TotalAmt
Management And General$2,312ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,013TotalAmt
Program Services$209,504ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,631FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,271TotalAmt
Program Services$5,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,492ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,328TotalAmt
Management And General$34,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,024,322TotalAmt
Program Services$2,003,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,900FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,624TotalAmt
Program Services$69,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,125TotalAmt
Program Services$181,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,119FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,264TotalAmt
Program Services$7,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,261TotalAmt
Program Services$1,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$621,166TotalAmt
Program Services$584,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,322ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,507FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,911TotalAmt
Program Services$149,911ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$619,134TotalAmt
Program Services$597,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,631FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,884TotalAmt
Management And General$8,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,422TotalAmt
Program Services$26ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Subscriptions$150,140$112,016$38,088$36
License and permits$7,655$5,992$326$1,337

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,890,155TotalAmt
Program Services$7,272,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$456,837ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,741FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,358BOYAmt
EOY$649,974EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,883,475BOYAmt
EOY$555,187EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,469BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,633BOYAmt
EOY$23,144EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$51,712LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$26,534LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,769BOYAmt
EOY$25,178EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,526,184EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,784BOYAmt
EOY$1,451,711EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,292,488BOYAmt
EOY$4,331,378EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,490BOYAmt
EOY$741,170EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,490BOYAmt
EOY$741,170EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,026,998BOYAmt
EOY$3,315,208EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,000BOYAmt
EOY$275,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,101,998BOYAmt
EOY$3,590,208EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,292,488BOYAmt
EOY$4,331,378EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,534,386ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$46,176NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,043,477CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,573,449CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,516,590CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,657,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,348,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,139,869TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,043,477CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,573,449CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,516,590CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,657,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,348,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,139,869TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$15,242,666SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,897,203PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$214CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$295CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,984CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$74,763CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$96,986TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$1,244CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,244TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,238,099TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$383,287GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.45670PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.52930PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$73,278FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$73,278FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,816,877FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,890,155FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$544,508FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$136,127FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$336,839CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$351,673CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$446,879CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$544,508CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,679,899TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,519,849LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$79,664CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$54,623CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$91,320CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$73,278CurrentYearAmt
Total$298,885TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$84,210CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$87,918CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$111,720CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$136,127CurrentYearAmt
Total$419,975TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$629,963GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$4,617CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$4,617TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$38,285OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,667DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,618BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,427OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,867DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,560BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,178TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Deposits$2,900
Due from FGA Action$1,448,811
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,451,711TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,402,888TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$46,176NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$24,523DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$21,653RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,424,541RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,424,541TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,914,678TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$24,523DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$24,523ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,890,155ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,890,155TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has evaluated the Foundation's tax positions and concluded that the Foundation's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (7 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
Tarren Bragdon
CEO$263,485$0$64,660$0$0$0$16,438$0$0$0$344,583$0$0$0
Jonathan Bechtle
COO & General Counsel$215,216$0$35,564$0$0$0$12,570$0$0$0$263,350$0$0$0
Kristina Rasmussen
VP of Federal Affairs$260,000$0$8,252$0$0$0$13,349$0$0$0$281,601$0$0$0
Chad Goote
VP of Advancement$197,115$0$45,564$0$0$0$11,820$0$0$0$254,499$0$0$0
Jonathan Ingram
VP of Research$181,538$0$12,320$0$0$0$9,379$0$0$0$203,237$0$0$0
Robin Walker
Director of Federal Affairs$188,462$0$8,160$0$0$0$9,517$0$0$0$206,139$0$0$0
Christie Herrera
VP of State Affairs and Policy$177,375$0$8,636$0$0$0$8,987$0$0$0$194,998$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 3The foundation ceased Uncover ObamaCare Project in 2018.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bEach member of the governing body receives a copy of the Form 990 for review prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is enforced by each officer and director annually completing a conflict of interest disclosure statement which is retained in the confidential files of the Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aA committee of the Board meets at the start of each fiscal year to review a salary survey of similar positions and similar sized organizations within the industry in determining the CEO salary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All Foundation documents and financial record are maintained at the corporate office. Forms 1023 and 990 are available for public inspection upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gOther professional fees: Program service expenses 39,784. Management and general expenses 5,059. Fundraising expenses 1,075. Total expenses 45,918. Professional Fees - Polling: Program service expenses 108,063. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 108,063. Research: Program service expenses 461,592. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 461,592. Production - Movies: Program service expenses 251,762. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 251,762. Professional Fees - Design & Publication: Program service expenses 124,990. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 825. Total expenses 125,815. Payroll Processing Fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 609. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 609. Public Relations: Program service expenses 1,008,123. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,008,123. Information Services: Program service expenses 8,715. Management and general expenses 13,725. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,440.