AB FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
AB FOUNDATION (EIN 27-5278038)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201923199349302017
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)
Return2019-11-15T08:05:56-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN275278038EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027472060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY BEYCHOKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027472060PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-15IPDt
IP Tm09:05:51IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id92C695885EBF413E36CB2B9627C23F4689F7421DAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id74AC7595594BD7549B5128A38140EC137BCE6BEEAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRADLEY BEYCHOKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,239,597GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BRIDGEPROJECT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee96TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers4TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$11,649NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,470,505PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,277,945CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,000PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$42,320CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$6,619CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$578PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,481,083PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,313,646CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,543,800PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,715,001CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,710,446PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,406,686CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$856,651PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$825,000CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,270,118CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,567,883PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,681,038CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,678,780PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,627,725CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,197,697PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$685,921CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,062,659TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,467,079TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,665,790TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,384,289TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$1,603,131NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$917,210NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST PROGRESSIVE AND CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA'S PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS AND TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE NATION'S LEADERS ON THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,424,779ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,715,001GrantAmt
Revenue$42,320RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATED AND RESEARCHED PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA'S PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS, AND WORKED TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE NATION'S LEADERS ON PROGRESSIVE IDEAS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,424,779TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee96EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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 Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HAILEY ARENDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027472060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JENNIFER GRANHOLM
CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$120,000$0$0
TED TRIMPA
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BENNHAUM
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KEMPNER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS DERI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY BEYCHOK
PRESIDENT20.00Yes (X)$114,375$0$3,777
SHRIPAL SHAH
VICE PRESIDENT20.00Yes (X)$96,875$0$3,832
PAT DENNIS
RESEARCH DIRECTOR40.00$121,250$0$5,455Yes (X)
HARRELL KIRSTEIN
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$115,000$0$5,534Yes (X)
DAWN HUCKELBRIDGE
SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$135,000$0$3,421Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$702,500TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$22,019TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BONNER GROUP
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 650WASHINGTONDC20001FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$825,000
TRILOGY INTERACTIVE LLC
PO BOX 4177MOUNTAIN VIEWCA94040ADVERTISING CONSULTANT$190,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$8,277,945AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$925,801NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,277,945TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEE FOR SERVICEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$42,320TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,320RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$42,320TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$919,332SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$925,951SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$6,619SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$6,619TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$6,619ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,313,646TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,320RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$6,619ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,715,001TotalAmt
Program Services$1,715,001ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,859TotalAmt
Program Services$296,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,475FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,485,839TotalAmt
Program Services$2,177,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$215,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,923FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,291TotalAmt
Program Services$35,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$217FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,417TotalAmt
Program Services$297,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,920FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,280TotalAmt
Program Services$174,326ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,944FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,723TotalAmt
Program Services$40,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,615TotalAmt
Management And General$162,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$825,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$825,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90TotalAmt
Management And General$90ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,910TotalAmt
Program Services$82,148ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$132,762FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,881TotalAmt
Program Services$196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,050TotalAmt
Program Services$184,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$215,594TotalAmt
Program Services$19,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$195,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,263TotalAmt
Program Services$3,386ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$192,877FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,576TotalAmt
Program Services$6,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,600TotalAmt
Management And General$63,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,308TotalAmt
Management And General$5,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,126TotalAmt
Management And General$50,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ONLINE PERSUASION/MEDIA$197,000$197,000
SUBSCRIPTIONS$116,688$116,688
POLLING & FOCUS GROUPS$62,727$62,727
PAYROLL PROCESSING$28,145$28,145

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,742TotalAmt
Program Services$16,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,627,725TotalAmt
Program Services$5,424,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$932,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,270,118FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,032,576BOYAmt
EOY$1,449,804EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,500BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$346,957LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$336,342LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,923BOYAmt
EOY$10,615EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,660BOYAmt
EOY$6,660EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,062,659BOYAmt
EOY$1,467,079EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,570,170BOYAmt
EOY$628,544EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,095,620BOYAmt
EOY$1,755,745EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,665,790BOYAmt
EOY$2,384,289EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,603,131BOYAmt
EOY-$919,918EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,708EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,603,131BOYAmt
EOY-$917,210EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,062,659BOYAmt
EOY$1,467,079EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$685,921ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$7,500PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$7,500InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$7,500TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN DEMOCRACY LEGAL FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN471750779EIN
Paid Internal Funds$7,500PaidInternalFundsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND TRACKING OF CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. THE ORGANIZATION HAD LESS THAN $100 OF INVESTMENT INCOME, THEREFORE, NO 1120-POL WAS REQUIRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$346,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$336,342DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,615BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,615TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO AMERICAN BRIDGE PAC$1,455,745
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$300,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,755,745TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,313,556TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,313,556RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$90InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$90RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,313,646TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,627,635TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,627,635ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$90InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$90ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,627,725TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BONNER GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW SUITE 640AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING CONSULTANTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$7,605,541GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$825,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$6,780,541NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$7,605,541TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$825,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$6,780,541TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FRANKLIN FORUM
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001463018149501(C)(4)$137,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY LEGAL FUND
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001471750779527$7,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
NARAL PRO CHOICE AMERICA
1156 15TH ST NW SUITE 700WASHINGTONDC20005132630359501(C)(3)$500,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TRUE BLUE MEDIA
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW SUITE 650WASHINGTONDC20001OTHER$1,070,001INVESTMENT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE GRANTEES MUST PROVIDE FINANCIAL REPORTS DETAILING THE SPENDING OF GRANT FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRUE BLUE MEDIA (TBM)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionDAVID BROCK, FOUNDER OF ABF AND MORE THAN 35% OWNER OF TBMRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$1,070,001TransactionAmt
TransactionAMERICAN BRIDGE TRANSFERRED $1,070,001 TO TBM PURSUANT TO A SIMPLE AGREEMENT FOR FUTURE EQUITY.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$925,801NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL. THE RETURN WAS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR. THE POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF DISCLOSURES ARE MADE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVESTIGATES TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THESE PROCEEDINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL COMPENSATION PROCESSES ARE DELIBERATED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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