CLEARPATH ACTION FOR CONSERVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: CLEARPATH ACTION FOR CONSERVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY INC (EIN 81-1363692)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-14
IRS object ID: 201813189349307916
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-14T14:38:18-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	742920819	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1005 LA POSADA DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78752	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	811363692	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLEARPATH ACTION FUND FOR CONSERVATIVE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CLEAN ENERGY	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CLEA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7049450485	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 GREENWOOD CLIFF RD NO 301	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLOTTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28204	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAY W FAISON	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7049450485	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RENAE DUNCAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01257722	PTIN
Phone	5123462086	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	198.72.42.2	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-14	IPDt
IP Tm	14:37:53	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	B41F468E08B6B136095030E071AF573306DB28F0	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	06EB6D8B548E6712694495858E5061EC89DCE1FD	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAY W FAISON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 GREENWOOD CLIFF RD NO 301	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLOTTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28204	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$250,000	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	CLEARPATHACTION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2016	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ACCELERATE CONSERVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	1	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,150,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$250,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,150,000	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$250,000	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$86,827	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$335,472	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$363,479	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$771,561	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$450,306	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,107,033	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$699,694	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$857,033	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$705,827	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$172,187	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,133	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$329,526	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$699,694	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$157,339	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION AND POLICY IN LINE WITH PRINCIPLES OF SMALL GOVERNMENT, FREE MARKETS, CONSERVATION, AND AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$696,500	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TO ADVANCE THE MISSION, CLEARPATH ACTION DEVELOPS CUTTING-EDGE POLICY AND MESSAGING AND WORKS WITH POLICYMAKERS AND INDUSTRY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$696,500	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	1	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHN MATTHEWS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7049450485	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 GREENWOOD CLIFF RD STE 301	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLOTTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28204	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAY WFAISON	PersonNm
Title	CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CE	TitleTxt
Average Hours Per Week	1.00	AverageHoursPerWeekRt
Individual Trustee Or Director	Yes (X)	IndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Officer	Yes (X)	OfficerInd
Reportable Comp From Org	$17,347	ReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Reportable Comp From Rltd Org	$0	ReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt
Other Compensation	$23,721	OtherCompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$17,347	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$23,721	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CLEARPATH FOUNDATION INC
1355 GREENWOOD CLIFF SUITE 301	CHARLOTTE	NC	28204	ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNOLOGY	$253,469
ALPINE GROUP
500 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW SUITE	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES	$180,000
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES INC
733 TENTH STREET NW SUITE 400	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES	$132,810
PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES LLC
214 NORTH FAYETTE STREET	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	POLLING & SURVEY	$110,000
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS
101 CONSTITUTIONAL AVENUE NW SUITE	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	ACCOUNTING	$105,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$250,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$250,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$250,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,068	TotalAmt
Management And General	$41,068	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,675	TotalAmt
Management And General	$267,675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,226	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,226	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,503	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,457	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$372,055	TotalAmt
Program Services	$372,055	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,499	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
POLLING	$149,000	$149,000
SUBSCRIPTIONS/PUBLICATI	$63,946	$63,946

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,107,033	TotalAmt
Program Services	$696,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$410,533	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$705,827	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,187	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$705,827	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,187	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,133	BOYAmt
EOY	$329,526	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,133	BOYAmt
EOY	$329,526	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$699,694	BOYAmt
EOY	-$157,339	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$699,694	BOYAmt
EOY	-$157,339	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$705,827	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,187	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$857,033	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO COMMITTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	CONTROLLER AND CFO REVIEW THE 990 AND CONDUCT A PHONE CALL WITH THE PREPARING CPA FIRM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CEO AND BOARD REVIEW FINANCIAL BUDGETS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO WORK WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING - PLATFORM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,756. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,756. CONSULTING - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,743. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,743.