2019-05-10T05:10:30-05:00 2018-06-30 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2017-07-01 530178883 FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION FRIE 2025476000 245 2ND STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 DIANE RANDALL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 2025476000 2019-05-10 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2019-05-10 47.19.127.190 2019-05-10 05:10:26 ED P 3CB9D2A336F5748FD1DDFF9B39A553C46D25FB21 5390048DD3E80E37CBB308F491EB19606285D8BB 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z DIANE RANDALL 245 2ND STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 3594903 0 X FCNL.ORG X 1958 DC TO BRING THE CONCERNS OF THE US RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS TO BEAR ON PUBLIC POLICY. 12 11 70 2500 0 31853 2735391 2228919 136122 135049 321668 414969 343 740 3193524 2779677 0 0 0 0 1382843 1314690 25379 26161 717075 1697042 1903265 3105264 3244116 88260 -464439 6490492 5927704 130416 138362 6360076 5789342 X THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION (FCNL) LOBBIES CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON ISSUES OF PEACE, JUSTICE, OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THAT ARE OF CONCERN TO THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS). FCNL IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO LIVE A PROPHETIC QUAKER VISION FOR A PEACEFUL, JUST, AND HEALTHY PLANET AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS POLITICAL DIVIDES TO MOVE POLICIES FORWARD. 0 0 836922 133177 GENERAL PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM FIELDS AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF REGISTERED LOBBYISTS WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. THESE LOBBYISTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, MEETINGS WITH COALITION GROUPS, AND CONTACTS WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL IDENTIFIES PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY CAN TAKE TO MOVE FEDERAL POLICY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WORLD WE SEEK. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 400 QUAKERS AND OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHER IN WASHINGTON FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS FCNL'S WORK, HEAR FROM OUR LOBBYISTS ABOUT SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES. FCNL ENGAGES YOUNG ADULTS IN AN 11-MONTH PAID YOUNG FELLOWS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL FORMATION AS LEADERS AND ADVOCATES FOR A MORE PEACEFUL AND JUST WORLD. FCNL HOSTS AN ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT LOBBY WEEKEND THAT ATTRACTS OVER 425 COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON FOR A WEEKEND OF EDUCATION, LOBBY TRAINING AND MEETINGS IN THE OFFICES OF THEIR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. 821929 1872 STRATEGIC ADVOCACY PROGRAM: FCNL WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF SOME 60,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY, ENCOURAGING PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES IN A NON-PARTISAN MANNER. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS (SUCH AS NEWSLETTERS, WEB SITE, EMAIL ALERTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND TELEPHONE CALLS) AND TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE ISSUES. WE DEVELOP INFORMATION TO CREATE FOCUSED, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS IN SPECIFIC STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TO INFLUENCE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND WILL RESULT IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS OUR POLICIES AND PRIORITIES. FCNL HAS ESTABLISHED AND TRAINED OVER 90 ADVOCACY TEAMS, TOTALING OVER 1,000 PEOPLE IN LOCAL REGIONS WHO ARE WILLING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATION THAT FCNL IS ADVANCING. FCNL TRAINS, COACHES AND CONVENES A NATIONAL ADVOCACY CORPS OF TWENTY (20) YOUNG ADULTS WHO ORGANIZE AND LOBBY ON AN FCNL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY OVER A NINE-MONTH PERIOD ON A SPECIFIC ISSUE. 138018 FOREIGN POLICY PROGRAM: FCNL WORKS FOR DEMILITARIZATION OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND AID PROGRAMS. FCNL ALSO EDUCATES CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCTIONS IN THE OVERALL MILITARY BUDGET AND IN WORLDWIDE U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS. IN THIS WORK, FCNL EMPHASIZES JOINT AID, CIVILIAN PEACE BUILDING, AND REGIONAL DIPLOMACY, ESPECIALLY. IN RELATION TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA. FCNL WORKS TO REPEAL THE 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE. 117723 PEACEBUILDING PROGRAM 86582 DOMESTIC POLICY PROGRAM 69672 QUAKER NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT PROGRAM 27751 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM 12857 NATIVE AMERICAN ADVOCACY PROGRAM 314585 2111454 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 70 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI TN UT VA WA WV WI SD SC X X JERI RHODES 2025476000 245 2ND STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 DIANE RANDALL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 21.00 19.00 X X 88067 79090 32169 BRIDGET MOIX CLERK 1.50 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ERIC GINSBURG ASSISTANCE CLERK 1.50 1.50 X X 0 0 0 KAREN TREBER TREASURER 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID A BANTZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT DUNCAN BOARD MEMBER 1.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN FAIR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAM FERGUSON BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 11/2017 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LOU HATCHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH HENRICKS BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 11/2017 1.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL HOBSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 A T MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN PUTNEY BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 11/2017 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY SCHOOLMEESTER BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 11/2017 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX STARK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILLY TEMPLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JERI RHODES ASSOC. EXEC SECR - FINANCE/ADMIN 18.00 22.00 X 56010 71597 15033 JIM CASON ASSOC. EXEC SECR - STRAT. ADVOCACY 24.00 16.00 X 74758 51281 18705 BARBARA MONAHAN ASSOC. EXEC SECR - DEVELOPMENT 17.00 23.00 X 51547 66748 27056 270382 268716 92963 0 0 1 0 RK GRAPHICS INC PO BOX 46 COLD SPRING NY 10516 GRAPHIC & DESIGN SERVICES 329279 THE WASHINGTON COURT HOTEL 525 NEW JERSEY AVEM NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 CONFERENCE & HOTEL SERVICES 320982 ECOPRINT 2618 PITTMAN DRIVE SILVER SPRING MD 20910 PRINTING SERVICES 248782 NATIONAL PRESS CLUB 529 14TH STREET 13TH FLOOR NW WASHINGTON DC 20045 CONVENTION SERVICES 190707 4 2228919 284061 2228919 ANNUAL MEETING REGIST. 900099 133177 133177 HONORARIA 900099 1872 1872 135049 244385 244385 985810 815226 170584 170584 170584 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 740 740 740 2779677 135049 0 415709 165535 82609 53569 29357 905726 610933 73694 221099 67623 47033 2707 17883 94935 68363 6325 20247 80871 53341 9777 17753 27797 7716 20081 24984 24984 26161 26161 34658 34658 287939 242119 11542 34278 79676 70182 8614 880 662663 282972 147391 232300 61190 44327 6669 10194 116036 87582 28454 77914 41477 1676 34761 483477 466318 10356 6803 3854 667 3187 DUES/MEMBERSHIPS/SUBS. 29109 13531 10273 5305 LIST RENTAL EXPENSES 11519 11519 FOREIGN TAXES 2449 2449 3244116 2111454 415587 717075 207654 126253 1603239 925004 648199 175613 12967 15537 72125 101464 3394588 3849782 161104 0 390616 734051 6490492 5927704 128416 136362 2000 2000 130416 138362 X 4390153 4088664 1352667 1088642 617256 612036 6360076 5789342 6490492 5927704 -464439 -106295 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 920884 1220 48887 39545 931446 791207 54786 93537 18646 920884 725916 34773 48471 17953 791207 679364 63324 -5 16767 725916 561319 77477 56472 15904 679364 0.66400 0.33600 1 0 0 DUE FROM AFFILIATE 728653 EMPLOYEE ADVANCES 5398 734051 X PART V, LINE 4: FCNL'S POLICY, PRACTICE AND INTENTION IS TO INVEST ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FCNL'S INVESTMENT POLICY, AND TO ANNUALLY HARVEST 5% OF A THREE YEAR AVERAGE BALANCE OF THE ENDOWMENTS. THE ANNUAL HARVESTED AMOUNTS ARE AND WILL BE USED FOR THE PROGRAMMATIC PURPOSES STATED FOR EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT ENDOWMENTS. THESE INCLUDE PROGRAMS SUPPORTING INTERN AND OTHER YOUTH INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMS, THE FRIEND IN WASHINGTON AND OTHER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, WORK SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES, SUSTAINED LEVELS OF LOBBYING, AND ALSO FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. PART X, LINE 2: FCNL PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. X X X X X 1 ELEVATE LLC 2314 18TH STREET NW 2ND FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 GRANT WRITING 0 342572 25300 317272 342572 25300 317272 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX VA WA WV WI WY DC NC ND X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIANE RANDALL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 88067 79090 0 0 0 0 8302 8730 7324 7813 103693 95633 0 0 X 8 284061 FMV 0 1 0 PART I, LINE 30B: FCNL REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART I, COLUMN (B). PART I, LINE 32B: OUR GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY REQUIRES THE APPROVAL BY COMMITTEE OF ANY GIFT THAT IS NOT GIVEN IN CASH, STOCK OR MUTUAL FUND FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO SUBMISSION, THE CLERK OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE TREASURER OF FCNL EDUCATION FUND REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990 FOR THE FCNL EDUCATION FUND. ONCE THAT REVIEW IS COMPLETED, NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO THE FULL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE FCNL EDUCATION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS INFORMING THEM THAT THE DRAFT IS AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE DAYS FOR THEIR EXAMINATION. THE FORM WILL NOT BE FILED UNTIL ALL STEPS OF THIS REVIEW HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE FCNL EDUCATION FUND BOARD SHALL RECEIVE A REPORT OF THE REVIEW AND THE FILING OF THE FORM AT THEIR NEXT REGULAR MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED ANNUALLY BY THE EDUCATION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR AND IF NEEDED AT OTHER TIMES DURING THE YEAR. AT THIS FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES A COPY OF THE POLICY TO READ AND SIGN. AT THIS POINT A MEMBER SHOULD ALSO LIST ANY CONFLICTS OF WHICH SHE/HE IS AWARE. WHEN AN EDUCATION FUND BOARD MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER SHALL GIVE NOTIFICATION IN WRITING TO THE CLERK OR ASSISTANT CLERK. THE CLERK OR ASSISTANT CLERK WILL ADVISE AND ENCOURAGE THE MEMBER REGARDING APPROPRIATE PARTICIPATION IN ALL DISCUSSION, ADVOCACY, AND DECISIONS OF THE EDUCATION FUND BOARD RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS POLICY IS ALSO REVIEWED AS A PART OF NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WHEN HIRING THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND KEY EXECUTIVE STAFF, AND THEREAFTER FOR AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS, THE FCNL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL PERFORM A THOROUGH REVIEW TO DETERMINE SUITABLE COMPENSATION. THE PROCESS IS TO INCLUDE A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPARABILITY DATA MAY INCLUDE COMPENSATION SURVEYS, WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, AND 990S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL RETAIN DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION. THE LAST COMPENSATION STUDY WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY IN MAY 2015 AND FOR KEY EXECUTIVE STAFF, JULY 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FCNL ANNUAL REPORT, THE FEDERAL FORM 990, THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS RECEIVED IN WRITING, BY PHONE, FAX, OR E-MAIL WILL BE HONORED BY DIRECTING THE REQUESTORS TO FCNL'S WEBSITE (WWW.FCNL.ORG). THE CURRENT FEDERAL FORM 990(NOT INCLUDING SCHEDULE B), THE IRS FORM 1023 TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE ANNUAL REPORT CAN BE FOUND ON THE FCNL'S WEBSITE IN ADOBE FORMAT. FCNL EDUCATION FUND 245 SECOND STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 521254489 TO INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND GOV. LEADERS ABOUT RELEVANT ISSUES DC 501(C)(3) LINE 7 FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 FCNL EDUCATION FUND K 159127 COST FCNL EDUCATION FUND O 2385783 COST FCNL EDUCATION FUND Q 1702485