2018-05-15T11:31:13-05:00 2017-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2017-01-01 522003442 EVERY VOICE CENTER EVER 2026405600 1211 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 NICHOLAS M NYHART PRESIDENT/CEO 2026405600 2018-05-15 1 3019519090 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z NICHOLAS M NYHART 1211 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 1750605 0 X WWW.EVERYVOICECENTER.ORG X 1996 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 7 7 7 9 0 0 3434073 1729344 0 0 1798 4338 6 9423 3435877 1743105 1462450 1135000 0 0 956362 757857 0 0 423445 769160 447171 3187972 2340028 247905 -596923 1150037 537090 73690 57666 1076347 479424 X TO PROMOTE NON-PARTISAN REFORM IN THE FUNDING PROCESS FOR POLITICAL ELECTIONS. 0 0 749915 617907 SUPPORT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ON A NATIONAL LEVEL: WE USE MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE BROAD PUBLIC IN ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR SYSTEMIC CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. WE IDENTIFY CHALLENGES FACING POLICY MAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN MAKING THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM MORE INCLUSIVE AND RESPOND BY OFFERING ANALYSIS, SHARING OUR EXPERIENCES, AND BY CONDUCTING CAREFUL RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING OUR FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS WIDELY. IN 2017, PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE INFLUENCE OF BIG MONEY ON POLITICS WAS SIGNIFICANT, GARNERING LOTS OF MEDIA ATTENTION. OUR EXPERTS WERE QUOTED OR OUR REPORTS CITED AT LEAST 120 TIMES BY MEDIA OUTLETS NPR, AMERICAN PROSPECT, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, FOX NEWS, CNN, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WE LINKED THAT COVERAGE WITH CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTARY ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO THE POLITICAL INEQUALITY CREATED BY THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, OUR COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS CLARIFIED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE POLICIES AND A HOST OF PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE, INCOME TAX REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, GOVERNMENT ETHICS, ELECTION LAW, VOTING RIGHTS, AND FIRST AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE. 656449 515452 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS: EVERY VOICE CENTER PURSUES ITS MISSION THROUGH OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS, WHO SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO MONEY-AND-POLITICS PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE HELP THEM TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CAMPAIGN DONORS AND POLICY MAKING IN THEIR CONTEXTS. WE ALSO LINK THEIR CONCERNS WITH THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INTRODUCE THEM TO NATIONAL POLICY ADVOCATES, MEDIA MAKERS, AND PROSPECTIVE FUNDERS. WE SUPPORTED SEVERAL STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW SMALL DONOR DEMOCRACY POLICIES WORK, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS, THROUGH SEVERAL ACTIVITIES: - WE, ALONG WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS IN SEATTLE MONITORED, EVALUATED, AND REPORTED ON THE FIRST USE OF THE CITYS NEW DEMOCRACY VOUCHER SYSTEM. WE PRODUCED AND WIDELY DISSEMINATED A PRELIMINARY REPORT AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION CALLED FIRST LOOK (HTTP://HONESTELECTIONSSEATTLE. ORG/2017-REPORT/) SO THAT THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE COULD ASSESS THE NEW SYSTEMS BENEFITS FOR DEMOCRACY. THIS REPORT PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE, EXEMPLIFIED BY A REPORT IN THE SEATTLE TIMES (HTTPS://WWW.SEATTLETIMES.COM/SEATTLE-NEWS/DATA/ DO-SEATTLESDEMOCRACY-VOUCHERS-WORK-NEW-ANALYSIS- SAYS-YES). - WE REFINED AND UPDATED OUR PUBLIC FINANCING POLICY MANUAL DESIGNED FOR USE BY EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO EXPLORE REFORM ALTERNATIVES. - FACILITATED EXPLORATION OF MONEY-IN-POLITICS REFORM POLICY SCENARIOS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES WITH CITIZEN GROUPS IN CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, MAINE, MARYLAND, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, AND PHILADELPHIA, AMONG OTHERS. - WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO EDUCATE JOURNALISTS AND NEWS OUTLETS IN THEIR AREAS, GENERATING AT LEAST 50 STORIES IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA DURING 2017. - WE HELPED SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH THE RELEVANCE OF MONEY IN POLITICS TO ACHIEVING RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CONTEXT OF DEBATES ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY RANGING FROM MINIMUM WAGE TO PAYDAY LENDING. 249439 1641 EDUCATE INFLUENTIAL PUBLIC FIGURES ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM BY PROVIDING RELIABLE, REPUTABLE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION: WE COLLECT, ANALYZE AND DISSEMINATE NON-PARTISAN INFORMATION ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE ABUSES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR REFORM. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP OF NEWS-MAKING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, PROMOTING STORIES TO MEDIA OUTLETS, THOUGHTFUL COMMENTARY IN EDITORIAL PAGES, AND ADVERTISING. WE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SHARING OUR ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS WITH OPINION LEADERS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, NONPROFIT LEADERS, AND PROMINENT JOURNALISTS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM BRIEFED DOZENS OF REPORTERS AND ISSUED NUMEROUS PRESS RELEASES. IN ADDITION, OUR POLICY EXPERTS HELPED THE LEADERS OF NUMEROUS MAJOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, RANGING FROM LABOR UNIONS TO CIVIL RIGHTS CONSORTIA, TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIVE MERITS OF VARIOUS MONEY-IN-POLITICS REMEDIES. MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM ALSO ROUTINELY LED OR CONTRIBUTED TO NONPARTISAN BRIEFINGS FOR LEADERS OF THE PHILANTHROPIC AND ADVOCACY COMMUNITIES ON BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. OUR "DAILY CLIPS" WEEKDAY DIGEST OF NEWS STORIES RELEVANT TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW MONEY-IN-POLITICS DEVELOPMENTS REACHED HUNDREDS OF "INFLUENTIALS," INCLUDING REPORTERS, PUNDITS, EDITORS, AND PRODUCERS WHO COVER MONEY IN POLITICS. OUR RESEARCH TEAM ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL REPORTS IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTER AND NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE. 1655803 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X MONICA MCHUGH 2026405600 1211 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 CATHY DUVALL BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MOLLY FLEMING BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN PETEGORSKY BOARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX COLE BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 10/2017) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN ESTAVAO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY GLASS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN MANDLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG MOORE BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 8/2017) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY WINFIELD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK NYHART PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 168890 0 7652 BETH SCHULMAN SR STRATEGIST FOR INST'L ADVANCEMENT 40.00 X 126334 0 7552 295224 0 15204 2 0 1 0 0 1729344 12446 1729344 1898 1898 9940 7500 2440 2440 2440 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 9423 9423 9423 1743105 0 0 13761 1135000 1135000 176542 97098 52963 26481 500068 134180 182423 183465 14407 3496 5341 5570 24451 8083 8569 7799 42389 14388 14770 13231 4909 4909 73750 73750 29034 29034 36009 35447 487 75 32653 24563 8090 39215 18103 21112 166358 166358 34217 704 23472 10041 4635 4114 521 4136 4136 ALLOCATION OF M&G 0 173526 -328150 154624 STATE REGISTRATIONS 11618 11618 SUBS. AND PUBLICATIONS 8541 6253 515 1773 STRATEGIC PLANNING 1183 1183 913 491 265 157 2340028 1655803 260780 423445 483216 351431 510114 125746 50203 32303 106504 27610 1150037 537090 73690 47301 0 10365 73690 57666 X 401347 259424 675000 220000 1076347 479424 1150037 537090 -596923 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1984399 2916882 2518477 3434073 1729344 12583175 1984399 2916882 2518477 3434073 1729344 12583175 4370693 8212482 389 202 651 406 1898 3546 6 9423 9429 12596150 0.65200 0.62300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 123243 123243 2216785 2340028 267001 66750 0 0 311722 262625 309399 267001 1150747 1726121 61601 89513 234809 123243 509166 77931 65656 77350 66750 287687 431531 617 25108 1882 27607 0 DEPOSITS 27610 27610 DUE TO EVERY VOICE 10365 10365 X 1766122 23017 23017 1743105 0 1743105 2363045 23017 23017 2340028 0 2340028 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, EVERY VOICE CENTER 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. 1 EVERY VOICE INC 1211 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 522032544 501(C)(4) 1135000 PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND OUTREACH 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: EVERY VOICE CENTER WORKS DIRECTLY WITH ITS GRANTEES FOR THE TERM OF THE GRANT. THE ORGANIZATION MEETS WITH GRANTEES REGULARLY BY PHONE AND COMMUNICATES BY EMAIL REGARDING PROGRESS ON THE WORK, SPECIFIED DELIVERABLES, AND ENSURING THE MONEY IS USED TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE C(3) WHICH IS TO PROMOTE NONPARTISAN REFORM. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NICK NYHART PRESIDENT & CEO 168890 0 0 0 0 0 6620 0 1032 0 176542 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT. A COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER WITH ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IF ANY CHANGES WERE MADE, A FINAL COPY WAS ALSO SENT TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD ARE ASKED ONCE A YEAR AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR TO COMPLETE THEIR ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ALL EVERY VOICE CENTER STAFF, CONSULTANTS, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS MUST DISCLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, OR TO THEIR SUPERVISORS, THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH THAT CORPORATION OR ANY LEGALLY RELATED ORGANIZATION HAS OR IS NEGOTIATING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH EVERY VOICE CENTER AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATED TO THAT INTEREST. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHENEVER AN INTERESTED PERSON'S COMPETING INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY DUTY IS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON CANNOT REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND TAKE ACTION IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MOST FREQUENTLY ARISE IN (BUT ARE IN NO WAY LIMITED TO) THE CONTEXT OF: 1. DECISIONS ABOUT AN INTERESTED PERSON'S COMPENSATION (AS A CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE); 2. DECISIONS ABOUT TRANSACTIONS WITH ENTITIES IN WHICH AN INTERESTED PERSON HOLDS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST; 3. DECISIONS ABOUT TRANSACTIONS WITH AN ENTITY BY WHICH AN INTERESTED PERSON IS EMPLOYED. CONFLICTS (OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS) MAY ALSO ARISE WHEN THE CORPORATION IS CONTEMPLATING A TRANSACTION WITH A CLOSE RELATIVE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER OF AN INTERESTED PERSON, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH SUCH A RELATED PERSON HAS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST OR WHICH EMPLOYS SUCH A PERSON. WHENEVER A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, S/HE MAKES THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE (AS THE CASE MIGHT BE) AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES HIS OR HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVED DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT DRAWS IT TO THE BODY'S ATTENTION. THE INTERESTED PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT RETIRES FROM THE MEETING AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE INVITED TO PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF USE TO THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION, BUT AGAIN RETIRES AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION WILL BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE TRANSACTION: A. IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; B. IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND C. IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. WHENEVER A STAFF MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN AN AREA WHERE S/HE EXERCISES ANY DISCRETION IN CARRYING OUT HER/HIS DUTIES FOR THE CORPORATION, S/HE PROMPTLY DISCLOSES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO HER/HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR OR TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. IF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, S/HE DISCLOSES IT TO THE BOARD OR AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE PERSON OR BODY TO WHOM DISCLOSURE IS MADE (HEREINAFTER "SUPERVISOR") DETERMINES WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT REQUIRES RECUSAL OF THE INTERESTED PERSON. WHEN A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON PROVIDES THE SUPERVISOR WITH ALL INFORMATION S/HE HAS RELEVANT TO ANY DECISION TO BE MADE IN WHICH S/HE HAS AN INTEREST, AND THE FINAL DECISION IS BE MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ALL SALARY INCREASES FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, OUTSIDE OF COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, ARE INITIATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, BASED ON CURRENT SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA FOR NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER STAFF. AGGREGATE STAFF COMPENSATION AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS BEFORE MAKING THE INCREASE. ALL FINAL DECISIONS REGARDING AGGREGATE COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED COMPENSATION DURING ITS 2017 MEETINGS, IN LIGHT OF ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCES AND FUNDRAISING PROGRESS, AND AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE SEPTEMBER 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EVC'S ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ITS 990 ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CHARITIES REGISTRATION BUREAUS IN EACH OF THE STATES LISTED ABOVE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PLUS THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE LOCATED AT 1211 CONNECTICUT NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 AND UPON REQUEST.