2018-08-15T14:32:57-06:00 2017-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 7887 E BELLEVIEW AVE STE 700 ENGLEWOOD CO 801116021 990 2017-01-01 841550841 THE BELL POLICY CENTER BELL 3032970456 1905 SHERMAN STREET SUITE 900 DENVER CO 802031130 SCOTT WASSERMAN PRESIDENT 3032970456 2018-08-14 true ROBERT E FABRY CPA P00757821 3037590089 2018-08-14 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SCOTT WASSERMAN 1905 SHERMAN STREET SUITE 900 DENVER CO 80203 1317883 false X WWW.BELLPOLICY.ORG X 2000 CO THE BELL POLICY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR EVERY COLORADAN. WE WORK TO IGNITE A CONVERSATION THAT INSPIRES COMMUNITIES AND THEIR LEADERS TO TRANSFORM COLORADO INTO A STATE WHERE EVERYONE THRIVES. 8 8 13 9 0 857916 1260714 53942 31 23 4500 3204 862447 1317883 0 0 772907 808987 0 101254 235088 280194 1007995 1089181 -145548 228702 401665 637396 17761 24790 383904 612606 X THE BELL POLICY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR EVERY COLORADAN. WE WORK TO IGNITE A CONVERSATION THAT INSPIRES COMMUNITIES AND THEIR LEADERS TO TRANSFORM COLORADO INTO A STATE WHERE EVERYONE THRIVES. false false 871430 57146 THE BELL POLICY CENTER PROVIDES RESEARCH, OUTREACH, ADVOCACY, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION ON THE INTERSECTING FORCES AFFECTING ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN COLORADO: ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS, TECHNOLOGY'S EFFECT ON THE WAY WE WORK AND LEARN, AND SHRINKING PUBLIC INVESTMENT. WE FOCUS ON THREE MAJOR GOALS AS WE ADDRESS THESE FORCES: RAISE THE ECONOMIC FLOOR: BUILD THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME COLORADANS THROUGH POLICIES AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS THAT INCREASE WAGES, REDUCE BARRIERS TO THEIR PROGRESS THROUGH INCOME AND WORK SUPPORTS, PROTECT THEM FROM PREDATORY PRACTICES THAT STRIP WEALTH AND INCREASE DEBT, HELP THEM PREPARE FOR SUSTAINABLE CAREERS, PREPARE THEM FOR RETIREMENT, AND SUPPORT SAVINGS AND ASSET BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. BUILD A DIVERSE AND ROBUST MIDDLE CLASS: DRIVE A COLORADO-SPECIFIC CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE REDUCE ECONOMIC INEQUITIES AND REBUILD A THRIVING, DIVERSE MIDDLE CLASS. UNDERSTAND AND DESCRIBE THE STATE OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS, THE PRIMARY BARRIERS TO MOVING UP, AND COST PRESSURES STRAINING FAMILY BUDGETS; IDENTIFY THE EFFECT OF DECLINING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS ON LOW- AND MIDDLE- INCOME COLORADANS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. IDENTIFY POLICY CHANGES AND INVESTMENTS THAT COULD REDUCE BARRIERS TO UPWARD MOBILITY. SPARK INNOVATIONS FOR THE FUTURE: EXPLORE HOW INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH TWO-GENERATION APPROACHES IN EDUCATION OR HUMAN SERVICES, NEW APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF AGING COLORADANS, OR IMPACT INVESTING AND COMMUNITY WEALTH- BUILDING COULD HELP MORE COLORADANS MOVE AHEAD ECONOMICALLY. EXAMINE INNOVATIONS THAT COULD HELP COLORADANS THRIVE AMID INCREASING AUTOMATION, CHANGES IN THE NATURE OF WORK, AND SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS. IDENTIFY POLICY CHANGES OR INVESTMENTS THAT COULD BRING THESE INNOVATIONS TO SCALE. 2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: --RELEASED THE 2017 OPPORTUNITY HANDBOOK: A QUICK GUIDE TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN COLORADO, A SNAPSHOT LOOKING AT SEVERAL KEY AREAS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, INCLUDING CHILD CARE, POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WAGES, RETIREMENT SAVINGS, HOUSING, AND HEALTH CARE. --DEVELOPED AND LED A ROBUST FINANCIAL EQUITY COALITION FOCUSED ON FIGHTING PREDATORY FINANCIAL PRACTICES AND HELPING MORE COLORADANS PRESERVE AND BUILD THEIR ASSETS; THE 30-MEMBER GROUP INCLUDES WORKGROUPS ON PREDATORY LENDING, RETIREMENT SECURITY, STUDENT DEBT, AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSET BUILDING. --SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR SEVERAL POLICIES TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, INCLUDING STRONGER CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES. --CO-HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE ON STUDENT DEBT WITH THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, AND A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THREE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON OUR STUDENT DEBT CRISIS. --CONVENED PRACTITIONERS FROM THE ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING, POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND BEGIN MAPPING CURRENT EFFORTS IN DENVER TO LINK EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ADULT EDUCATION IN A TWO-GENERATION APPROACH, AND IDENTIFY COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES. --PROVIDED LEADERSHIP TO THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLANNING GROUP ON AGING, A GOVERNOR-APPOINTED GROUP BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY OUR AGING POPULATION. --HOSTED 11 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON ECONOMIC MOBILITY ISSUES IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. 871430 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 2 0 true 13 true false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false false false false X X JULIE PECAUT 3032970456 1905 SHERMAN STREET 900 DENVER CO 80203 KELLY NORDINI BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN ARNOLD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN BEATTY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BREWER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON CROW-ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VATSALA PATHY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAXIMILLIAN POTTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAY RIVERA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WASSERMAN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 134380 0 16420 JULIE PECAUT SECRETARY 40.00 X 74115 0 10965 208495 27385 1 false true false 1260714 1260714 SERVICE INCOME 611430 53942 53942 53942 23 23 OTHER INCOME 900099 3204 3204 3204 1317883 57146 23 X 218000 124500 41300 52200 456855 406611 31585 18659 3569 2809 385 375 80304 63199 8673 8432 50259 39554 5428 5277 9734 9734 120287 118948 679 660 2979 2979 11843 8235 1122 2486 12951 10192 1399 1360 77370 60890 8356 8124 6035 4749 652 634 4790 4439 218 133 1132 891 122 119 2650 2086 286 278 TELEPHONE 17501 13773 1890 1838 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS 5740 4517 620 603 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4345 571 3698 76 EVENT EXPENSES 2426 2426 411 61 350 1089181 871430 116497 101254 208456 424448 75031 75054 101019 126775 10330 5422 50126 50126 1132 5697 5697 401665 637396 8120 17778 9641 7012 17761 24790 X 193931 266749 189973 345857 383904 612606 401665 637396 228702 X false true X false false X 1004659 1175291 1049711 857916 1260714 5348291 1004659 1175291 1049711 857916 1260714 5348291 2270352 3077939 20 31 23 74 4401 1851 4226 4500 3204 18182 5366547 0.57350 0.55740 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 18,182 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 428 53483 53911 817519 871430 155715 38929 178569 176233 175800 155715 686317 1029476 10136 23490 17278 53911 104815 44642 44058 43950 38929 171579 257369 159 588 153 428 1328 50126 50126 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 7012 7012 X 1317883 1317883 1317883 1089181 1089181 1089181 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016. X X false false false false false false false false false SCOTT WASSERMAN PRESIDENT 134380 16420 150800 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PREDATORY PRACTICES THAT STRIP WEALTH AND INCREASE DEBT, HELP THEM PREPARE FOR SUSTAINABLE CAREERS, PREPARE THEM FOR RETIREMENT, AND SUPPORT SAVINGS AND ASSET BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. BUILD A DIVERSE AND ROBUST MIDDLE CLASS: DRIVE A COLORADO-SPECIFIC CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE REDUCE ECONOMIC INEQUITIES AND REBUILD A THRIVING, DIVERSE MIDDLE CLASS. UNDERSTAND AND DESCRIBE THE STATE OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS, THE PRIMARY BARRIERS TO MOVING UP, AND COST PRESSURES STRAINING FAMILY BUDGETS; IDENTIFY THE EFFECT OF DECLINING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS ON LOW- AND MIDDLE- INCOME COLORADANS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. IDENTIFY POLICY CHANGES AND INVESTMENTS THAT COULD REDUCE BARRIERS TO UPWARD MOBILITY. SPARK INNOVATIONS FOR THE FUTURE: EXPLORE HOW INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH TWO-GENERATION APPROACHES IN EDUCATION OR HUMAN SERVICES, NEW APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF AGING COLORADANS, OR IMPACT INVESTING AND COMMUNITY WEALTH- BUILDING COULD HELP MORE COLORADANS MOVE AHEAD ECONOMICALLY. EXAMINE INNOVATIONS THAT COULD HELP COLORADANS THRIVE AMID INCREASING AUTOMATION, CHANGES IN THE NATURE OF WORK, AND SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS. IDENTIFY POLICY CHANGES OR INVESTMENTS THAT COULD BRING THESE INNOVATIONS TO SCALE. 2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: --RELEASED THE 2017 OPPORTUNITY HANDBOOK: A QUICK GUIDE TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN COLORADO, A SNAPSHOT LOOKING AT SEVERAL KEY AREAS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, INCLUDING CHILD CARE, POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WAGES, RETIREMENT SAVINGS, HOUSING, AND HEALTH CARE. --DEVELOPED AND LED A ROBUST FINANCIAL EQUITY COALITION FOCUSED ON FIGHTING PREDATORY FINANCIAL PRACTICES AND HELPING MORE COLORADANS PRESERVE AND BUILD THEIR ASSETS; THE 30-MEMBER GROUP INCLUDES WORKGROUPS ON PREDATORY LENDING, RETIREMENT SECURITY, STUDENT DEBT, AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSET BUILDING. --SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR SEVERAL POLICIES TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, INCLUDING STRONGER CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES. --CO-HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE ON STUDENT DEBT WITH THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, AND A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THREE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON OUR STUDENT DEBT CRISIS. --CONVENED PRACTITIONERS FROM THE ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING, POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND BEGIN MAPPING CURRENT EFFORTS IN DENVER TO LINK EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ADULT EDUCATION IN A TWO-GENERATION APPROACH, AND IDENTIFY COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES. --PROVIDED LEADERSHIP TO THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLANNING GROUP ON AGING, A GOVERNOR-APPOINTED GROUP BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY OUR AGING POPULATION. --HOSTED 11 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON ECONOMIC MOBILITY ISSUES IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AS AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD, THE ORGANIZATIONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE DRAFT 990 AND MAKES ANY NECESSARY COMMENTS. WHEN THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, THE BOARD RECEIVES THE DRAFT 990 VIA EMAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE AND THE CPA (TAX PREPARER) IS NOTIFIED THAT THE 990 IS READY FOR FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONTRACTED SERVICES 65,000 0 0 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 53,948 679 660 TOTAL 118,948 679 660 THE BELL ACTION NETWORK 1905 SHERMAN STREET 900 DENVER CO 802031130 841550842 CO 501C4 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false