2018-06-14T13:31:16-05:00 2017-12-31 455221053 SPIRE GROUP PC 100 WALNUT AVE SUITE 103 CLARK NJ 07066 990 2017-01-01 223511801 THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGNINC CITI 7325489798 450 MAIN STREET METUCHEN NJ 08840 HARRY S POZYCKI CHAIRMAN 7325489798 2018-06-10 1 KATHLEEN M CLAYTON CPA P01448135 7323818887 2018-06-10 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z HARRY S POZYCKI 450 MAIN STREET METUCHEN NJ 08840 1052083 0 X WWWW.THECITIZENSCAMPAIGN.ORG X 1997 NJ TO EMPOWER CITIZENS WITH THE TRAINING AND TOOLS NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY. 15 15 9 350 0 0 582215 703337 0 0 -2766 -620 41192 45600 620641 748317 0 0 0 0 408248 422575 0 0 23077 258002 199572 666250 622147 -45609 126170 507359 638315 6015 10801 501344 627514 X THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN IS DEDICATED TO REPAIRING OUR DEMOCRACY FROM THE BOTTOM UP BY TRAINING CITIZENS IN NO BLAME POLITICS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING. TOGETHER, THESE CITIZEN LEADERS WILL BE A NEW FORCE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO MEET THE NATION'S CHALLENGES. 0 0 154807 THE CIVIC TRUST - PUTTING EMPOWERMENT TRAINING TO WORKCIVIC TRUSTS ARE COMMUNITY BASED, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS OF CITIZENS INTERESTED IN MAKING THEIR COMMUNITIES BETTER, BUT TURNED OFF BY DYSFUNCTIONAL POLITICS. THEY WORK TOGETHER IN A "NO BLAME" ENVIRONMENT WITH THE HELP OF A DREAM TEAM OF VOLUNTEER EXPERTS TO FIND AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TO THEIR CITIES' MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS. CIVIC TRUSTS ARE COMPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY 24 CITIZENS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED PROVEN LEADERSHIP ABILITY AND PASSION FOR THEIR CITIES AND ARE ABLE TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO SERVE AS A CIVIC TRUSTEE FOR ONE TO THREE YEARS. CIVIC TRUSTS ARE WORKING IN SEVERAL URBAN AREAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWARK, TRENTON AND PERTH AMBOY. 60853 POWER CIVICS - EMPOWERING ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKINGPOWER CIVICS IS AN ADULT VERSION OF SOLUTIONS CIVICS EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO PLAY A PROBLEM-SOLVING ROLE IN GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING. IT HAS BEEN TAUGHT IN FORUMS, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES TO THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. CITIZENS HAVE USED THEIR TRAINING TO ADVANCE HUNDREDS OF LOCAL LAWS ADDRESSING ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE SOLUTIONS THAT RANGE FROM AN URBAN AUXILIARY POLICE MODEL, WHICH WAS HAILED BY NEW JERSEY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ITS VALUE IN IMPROVING POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS, TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING REFORMS THAT ARE SAVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. POWER CIVICS IS NOW BEING DEVELOPED INTO A COLLEGE COURSE TO BE OFFERED AT UNIVERSITIES NATIONWIDE. 42165 SOLUTIONS CIVICS - EDUCATION FOR EFFECTIVE 21ST CENTURY CITIZENSHIPIN TODAY'S POLITICALLY TUMULTUOUS AND GOVERNMENTALLY CHALLENGED WORLD, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT STUDENTS LEARN THE VALUE OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS THAT WILL EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME CITIZEN LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, OUR CHILDREN, AND ESPECIALLY HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS, MANY OF WHOM WILL SOON BE ABLE TO FULLY EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC POWER, NEED TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY AT THE HOMETOWN LEVEL WHERE THEY HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. SOLUTIONS CIVICS IS A 10 CLASS CURRICULUM COMPONENT DESIGNED FOR THE REQUIRED JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE AND INCLUDES A HANDS-ON PROJECT THAT TEACHES STUDENTS A PROVEN, NO-BLAME PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH TO THE ISSUES THEY DECIDE ARE IMPORTANT. 87039 45600 VARIOUS OTHER INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL INITATIVES, INCLUDING PAERSON PRESS.SINCE OCTOBER OF 2010, THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN HAS OWNED AND OPERATED AN AWARD-WINNING HYPERLOCAL NEWS SITE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF PATERSON, NJ. PATERSON PRESS IS THE GO-TO SOURCE FOR BROAD, UNBIASED COVERAGE OF THE CITY OF PATERSON FROM THE NITTY-GRITTY DAILY OPERATIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AGGRESSIVE INVESTIGATIONS TO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE, AS WELL AS POSITIVE STORIES THAT HIGHLIGHT EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY ASSETS. 87039 45600 344864 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 NJ X X HARRY POZYCKI 7325489798 450 MAIN STREET METUCHEN NJ 08840 X HARRY S POZYCKI CHAIRMAN 40.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY O'MALLEY V.CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BALOG TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA BIXEL SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS BONE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BOXER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DELLI CARPINI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 C ROY EPPS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS FORRESTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH HARTMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES JOHNSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHEL MARKS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS TAO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN VERPLANCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH YOUNGBLOOD II TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 194291 509046 258247 703337 610 610 257451 258246 435 -795 -435 -1230 -1230 45085 194291 45085 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 45600 45600 45600 748317 45600 0 -620 X 365020 224184 124721 16115 24914 18198 5947 769 32641 17150 13719 1772 19939 19939 75696 59160 16536 15811 15811 2974 2974 37922 37922 2022 2022 4160 4160 1945 1945 3316 3316 DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS 23247 23247 MARKETING 7059 2638 4421 OTHER EXPENSES 5481 2925 2556 622147 344864 254206 23077 136345 74576 351726 489637 52500 10400 15000 4473 4567 20664 18629 4415 2035 507359 638315 6015 10801 6015 10801 X 500844 513764 500 113750 501344 627514 507359 638315 126170 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 876820 738948 530707 582215 748422 3477112 876820 738948 530707 582215 748422 3477112 1315921 2161191 -552 -1104 675 -2766 -620 -4367 3472745 175720 0.62230 0.65680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20664 18629 2035 0 2035 X 1032146 283829 283829 748317 0 748317 905976 283829 283829 622147 0 622147 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IS MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IN 2017. SCHEDULE D PART XIII THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IS MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IN 2017. ANNUAL GALA 239376 194291 45085 45085 239376 194291 45085 45085 45085 0 X 4 258247 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. THE PROCESS OF REVIEW ENTAILS A REVIEW OF AN INITIAL DRAFT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, THEN DISSEMINATED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND A VOTE OF APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AS THEY OCCUR. THE BOARD SECRETARY REVIEWS AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT POLICY AS SITUATIONS OCCUR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 59,160. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,536. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 75,696. PART XII LINE 2C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS.