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50CAN ACTION FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
50CAN ACTION FUND INC (EIN 45-4698768)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-10
IRS object ID
201831309349303688
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-05-10T16:07:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PKF O'Connor Davies LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13001 Summer Street 5th Floor EastAddressLine1Txt
CityStamfordCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN454698768EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control50CABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3017614385PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11625 k street nw No 400AddressLine1Txt
CitywashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARC MAGEEPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3017614385PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGarrett M HigginsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-10PreparationDt
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Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARC MAGEEPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitywashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,793,519GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Missionclosing the educational achievement gap.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$14CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$2,500CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,623,241PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,790,619CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,250PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,089,437CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$40,753CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$532,927PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,767,349CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$536,177PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,856,786CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,087,064PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$66,167CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,359,488TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$86,326TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$321,632TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,104,023NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,037,856NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission50CAN Action Fund is organized to close the racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps through the enactment of public policy changes that support great schools.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,917,496ExpenseAmt
Grant$450,000GrantAmt
DescADVOCACY ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE POLICY REFORM AIMED AT IMPROVING STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED DEVELOPING POLICY POSITIONS ON RELEVANT EDUCATION QUESTIONS AND DIRECT LOBBYING ON RELATED LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE TOPICS.Desc

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Total Program Service Expenses$2,637,700TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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
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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 CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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ED KIRBY
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VALLAY-LATH VARRO
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$217,428$31,91145.00
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MICHELLE RHEE JOHNSON
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ANN BOROWIEC
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
MARC MAGEE
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CHRIS TESSONE
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IMPROVING CLASSROOMS FOR ALL OF AMERICA'
1625 K STREET NW SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20006LOBBYING$175,098
PENN SCHOEN & BERLAND ASSOCIATES LLC
230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 2ND FLNEW YORKNY10003DATA ANALYSIS$127,682
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Real$2,900RealAmt

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Total$15,574TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$268,486TotalAmt
Program Services$268,486ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$37,788ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$53,373TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$3,856TotalAmt
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OVERHEAD REIMBURSEMENT$55,744$50,170$2,787$2,787

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EOY$1,341,604EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$266,690BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$1,384EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,190,349BOYAmt
EOY$1,359,488EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$86,326BOYAmt
EOY$321,632EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$86,326BOYAmt
EOY$321,632EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$653,296BOYAmt
EOY$984,275EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$450,727BOYAmt
EOY$53,581EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,104,023BOYAmt
EOY$1,037,856EOYAmt

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BOY$1,190,349BOYAmt
EOY$1,359,488EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Political Expenditures$720,204PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$80,767Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$639,437InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$720,204TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (43 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
tennesseans for putting students first
PO Box 190492NashvilleTN37219813094993$412,500
improving classrooms for all of america's students llc
1625 K Street NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20006454698768$176,362
north carolina equal education for all
1625 K Street NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20006813925952$525
Gary Schaer for Assembly
1 Howe AvenuePassaicNJ07055$1,000
Jackie Hayes for House
240 Bermuda RoadDillonSC29536$250
Thomas Pope for House
PO Box 471YorkSC29745$250
John Richrad C King for House
PO Box 11555Rock HillSC29731$250
Raye Felder for House
116 Mary Mack LaneFort MillSC29715$250
Loftis for House
PO Box 14784GreenvilleSC29610$250
Gary Clary for House
PO Box 1645ClemsonSC29633$250
Richard Yow for House
178 Mill StChesterfieldSC29709$250
Samuel Rivers for House
PO Box 760Goose CreekSC29445$250
Robert L Brown for House
5925 Hwy 162HollywoodSC29449$250
Neal Collins for House
PO Box 906EasleySC29641$250
Jeff Bradley for House
304 Seabrook DriveHilton Head IslandSC29926$250
Bill Taylor for House
PO Box 2646AikenSC29802$250
Paul Campbell for Senate
150 Loganberry CircleGoose CreekSC29445$500
Katrina Shealy for SC Senate
PO Box 503LexingtonSC29071$500
Greg Hembree for SC Senate
P O Box 944N Myrtle BeachSC29597$500
Tommy Stringer for House
PO Box 2078GreerSC29652$500
Kent Williams for Senate
4205 Stirk PlaceMarionSC29571$500
Vincent Sheheen for Senate
PO Drawer 10CamdenSC29021$500
Thomas McElveen for Senate
P O Box 57SumterSC29151$500
Brad Hutto for Senate
PO Box 1084OrangeburgSC29116$500
Luke Rankin for Senate
PO Box 919ConwaySC29528$500
Kevin Bryant for Senate
104-A North AvenueAndersonSC29625$500
Shannon Erickson for House
PO Box 1228BeaufortSC29901$1,000
Shane Massey for Senate
PO Box 551EdgefieldSC29824$1,000
Stephen Goldfinch for SC Senate
PO Box 823Murrells InletSC29576$250
Timmons for State Senate
PO Box 395GreenvilleSC29602$250
Rex Rice for SC Senate District 2
PO Box 1706EasleySC29641$250
CLIMER For Senate
PO Box 4898Rock HillSC29732$250
Bennett for Senate
122 President CircleSummervilleSC29483$250
Election Fund of Troy Singleton for Assembly
907 Morgan AvenuePalmyraNJ08065$2,100
Chuck Payne for State Senate
PO Box 1074DaltonGA30722$500
South Carolina Democratic Caucus
PO Box 12049ColumbiaSC29211$3,500
Election Fund for Senator Paul Sarlo
496 Columbia Boulevard 1st FloorWoodridgeNJ07075$1,000
Rep Rita Allison
PO Box 93LymanSC29365$500
O'Scanlon for Senate
32 Monmouth Street 3rd FloorRed BankNJ07701$1,000
Senate Republican Majority
405 Hart Senate BuildingWashingtonDC20510$5,000
NJ Senate Democratic Majority
Senate Democratic Office PO BoxTrentonNJ08625$20,000
Angela McKnight for Assembly
2324 John F Kennedy BoulevardJersey CityNJ07304$1,600
M Teresa Ruiz for Senate
166 Bloomfield AvenueNewarkNJ07104$2,600

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization supported candidates committed to policies that close the achievement gap.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,793,119TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$2,900OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,900RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,790,219RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$400OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$400RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,790,619TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,859,286TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,900OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,900ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,856,386ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$400OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$400ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,856,786TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:50CAN Action Fund recognizes the effect of income tax positions only when they are more likely than not to be sustained. Management has determined that 50CAN Action Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. 50CAN Action Fund is no longer subject to Federal, state or local income tax examinations for periods prior to June 30, 2014.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:rental expenses reported on part viii, line 6b 2,900.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:rental revenue reported on part viii, line 6a 400.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:rental expenses reported on part viii, line 6b 2,900.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:rental revenue reported on part viii, line 6a 400.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

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50CAN INC
1625 K STREET NW SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20006273069592501(C)(3)$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
STUDENTSFIRST
825 K STEET 2ND FLOORSACRAMENTOCA95814273659685501(C)(4)$35,000WIND DOWN EXPENSES
TENNESSEANS FOR PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST
PO BOX 190492NASHVILLETN37219813094993N/A$412,500CAMPAIGN LOBBYING
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL GEORGIA STUDENTS INC
5655 ALPHARETTA HIGHWAY SUITEALPHARETTAGA30004813294411N/A$310,000BALLOT INITIATIVE102B-215
IMPROVING CLASSROOMS FOR ALL OF AMERICA'S STUDENTS LLC
1625 K STREET NW SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20006000000000N/A$176,362CAMPAIGN LOBBYING
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Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

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Grant TypeCAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient41RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$50,050CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCampaign contributions are not made unless there is specific funding to cover it beyond each state campaign's general operating budget. Campaign contribution requests from state and local teams are reviewed and approved by the Director of Finance and CFO before a contribution is made. 50Can, Inc. also maintains several ongoing grant agreements with 50Can Action Fund, Inc., which stipulates that 50Can, Inc. will reimburse 50Can Action Fund, Inc. for certain contracts that benefit 50Can's network.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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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 (2 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
VALLAY-LATH VARRO
PRESIDENT$0$200,428$0$17,000$0$0$0$11,150$0$20,761$0$249,339$0$0
MARC MAGEE
CEO$0$239,705$0$20,000$0$0$0$13,020$0$13,152$0$285,877$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR POSITIONS, 50CAN Inc., a related entity, REVIEWS COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR NON-PROFITS AND CONSIDERS OTHER EDUCATION REFORM GROUPS AND HOW THEY COMPENSATE THEIR EMPLOYEES. RAISES AND PROMOTIONS ARE USUALLY BASED ON 50 CAN'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW SYSTEMS. ONCE COMPENSATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED, A CHART IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH EXPLANATIONS OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGES AND THE BOARD THEN VOTES ON THESE FIGURES DURING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b50CAN Action Fund has not formed any committees of the Board to date.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Organization has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the Form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, it is electronically sent to the board members of the organization for any comments. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Each issue is documented and addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cIn connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: 1) Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, 2) Has read and understands the policy 3) Has agreed to comply with the policy, and 4) Understands the Organization is a social welfare organization and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COPIES UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

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Business Name Line150CAN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11625 K St NW Suite 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
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EIN273069592EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO CLOSE AMERICA'S ACHIEVEMENT GAPPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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