COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (EIN 52-1351785)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-03-20
IRS object ID
201810799349300201
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)
Return2018-03-20T03:04:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521511275PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521351785EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023311010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11310 L STREET NW 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKENT LASSMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023311010PhoneNum
Signature2018-03-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028825000PhoneNum
Preparation2018-03-20PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.238.152.33IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-03-20IPDt
IP Tm04:04:03IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKENT LASSMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11310 L STREET NW 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,714,638GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CEI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH/EDUCATION DEDICATED TO PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE & LIMITED GOVERNMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee45TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,903,266PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,226,930CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$945,550PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$162,413CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$8,149PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,389CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$153,202PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$112,217CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,703,763PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,287,515CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,037,002PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,371,556CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$40,672PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$44,000CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$808,961CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,733,459PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,938,448CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,811,133PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,354,004CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$107,370PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,066,489CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,136,116TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,880,015TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,893,531TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,703,889TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,242,585NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,176,126NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCOMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (CEI) IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEST HELPED NOT BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION BUT BY BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES IN A FREE MARKETPLACE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,708,397ExpenseAmt
Revenue$162,413RevenueAmt
DescCENTER FOR LAW AND LITIGATIONCEI'S CENTER FOR LAW AND LITIGATION FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO FIGHT OVERREGULATION THROUGH LITIGATION. IN AREAS RANGING FROM CEI'S SUCCESSFUL CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE SARBANES OXLEY FINANCIAL REGULATION LAW, TO EXPOSING THE LETHAL IMPACT OF FEDERAL FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS, THE CENTER FOR LITIGATION HAS ESTABLISHED MAJOR NEW PRECEDENTS FOR COMBATING REGULATIONS THAT RESTRICT CONSUMER CHOICE, STIFLE INNOVATION, AND LIMIT COMPETITION. OVERREGULATION CAN ALSO RESULT FROM CLASS ACTIONS. SUCH LAWSUITS SUFFER FROM AN INHERENT PROBLEM: PLAINTIFFS' LAWYERS HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEIR FEES, WHILE CORPORATE DEFENDANTS HAVE AN INTEREST IN CHEAPLY DISPOSING OF THE CASE. AS A RESULT, WHEN THESE CASES ARE SETTLED THE INTERESTS OF CLASS MEMBERS OFTEN TAKE A BACK SEAT. CEI'S CENTER FOR CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS REPRESENTS CLASS MEMBERS IN OPPOSING UNFAIR SETTLEMENTS. IT HAS WON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR CONSUMERS AND SHAREHOLDERS, AND ESTABLISHED LANDMARK PRECEDENTS THAT DISCOURAGE THE FILING OF FRIVOLOUS CASES THAT BENEFIT ONLY THE LAWYERS WHO BRING THEM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,115,387ExpenseAmt
DescCOMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACHCEI'S COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT ASSISTS THE CEI POLICY CENTERS WITH THEIR EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE RESEARCH FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES INCLUDING POLICYMAKERS, NEWS MEDIA, ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT ALSO HELPS THE POLICY CENTERS BUILD COALITIONS OF LIKE MINDED SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROMOTING THE INSTITUTIONS OF LIBERTY AND REMOVING GOVERNMENT-CREATED BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC FREEDOM, INNOVATION, AND PROSPERITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$934,291ExpenseAmt
DescCENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOMCEI'S CENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT VOLUNTARY ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS REMAIN FREE FROM GOVERNMENT COERCION AND CONTROL. THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM DEFENDS AGAINST ATTACKS ON THESE FREEDOMS FROM BUREAUCRATS AND NANNY-STATE BUSYBODIES, WORKING TO EXPAND THE ORBIT OF VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENTS IN THE ECONOMY - INCLUDING BANKING AND FINANCE, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, INSURANCE, THE FREEDOM TO TAKE RISKS AS AN ENTREPRENEUR OR CONSUMER, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, AND MANY OTHERS. THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM AIMS FOR A WORLD WHERE THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF FREE TRANSACTIONS ARE RECOGNIZED, RESPECTED, AND PROTECTED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$869,774EXECUTIVE
$844,752CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
$461,416CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
$210,019CENTER FOR ADVANCING CAPITALISM
$61,864REALCLEAR RADIO HOUR
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,447,825TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,205,900TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document42IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee45EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEGAN MCLAUGHLINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023311010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11310 L STREET NW 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
W THOMAS HAYNES
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED L SMITH JR - FOUNDER
DIRECTOR, DIR. FOR CTR. FOR ADV. CAP.40.00Yes (X)$181,272$0$21,812
JAMES R CURLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL W GLEBA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL S GREVE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-CLAUDE GRUFFAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY HALFERTY HARDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W THOMAS HAYNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES R VON EHR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT LASSMAN
PRESIDENT (AS OF 04/2016)40.00Yes (X)$161,946$0$14,217Yes (X)
MEGAN MCLAUGHLIN
TREASURER, SEN. DIR. FINANCE40.00$100,890$0$6,796Yes (X)
AMANDA FRANCE
SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40.00$70,405$0$5,447Yes (X)
GREGORY CONKO INT PRES
(01-04/2016), ED, VP - UNTIL 12/201640.00$156,896$0$7,080Yes (X)
THEODORE FRANK DIRECTOR
OF CTR. FOR CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS40.00$211,736$0$7,114Yes (X)
WAYNE CREWS
VP FOR POLICY40.00$150,847$0$26,718Yes (X)
SAM KAZMAN
GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$124,830$0$19,382Yes (X)
COLEY JACKSON
VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.00$121,108$0$711Yes (X)
MYRON EBELL
DIRECTOR FOR CTR. FOR ENERGY40.00$120,909$0$1,144Yes (X)
IAIN MURRAY
VP FOR STRATEGY40.00$110,255$0$20,827Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,511,094TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$131,248TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BOYDEN GRAY & ASSOCIATES PLLC
1627 I STREET NW 950WASHINGTONDC20006LEGAL SERVICES$300,623
MORGAN MEREDITH & ASSOCIATES
22780 INDIAN CREEK DRIVE SUITE 100DULLESVA20166DIRECT MAIL PROCESSING$271,971
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
1625 I STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006LEGAL SERVICES$200,000
BAKER HOSTETLER
PO BOX 70189CLEVELANDOH44190LEGAL SERVICES$146,843
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$759,089FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$6,467,841AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$334,837NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,226,930TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOURT-AWARDED FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$162,413TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$162,413RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$162,413TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,905TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,905ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$76,204SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$76,720SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$516SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$516TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$516ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$153,991FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$759,089ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$350,403FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$196,412TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$196,412ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
SUBLEASE INCOME900099$76,865$76,865
REIMBURSEMENTS/REFUNDS900099$5,000$5,000
MISCELLANEOUS900099$2,330$2,330
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$84,195OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,287,515TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$162,413RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$101,828ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$880,037TotalAmt
Program Services$761,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,872,412TotalAmt
Program Services$2,241,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$217,379ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$413,807FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,556TotalAmt
Program Services$9,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$725ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$814FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,033TotalAmt
Program Services$287,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,593FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$263,518TotalAmt
Program Services$206,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,215FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$261,606TotalAmt
Program Services$261,606ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,673TotalAmt
Management And General$96,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$44,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$435,612TotalAmt
Program Services$402,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,045FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,997TotalAmt
Program Services$63,997ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,234TotalAmt
Program Services$84,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,701FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,159TotalAmt
Program Services$8,525ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,463FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,202,282TotalAmt
Management And General$1,202,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,269TotalAmt
Program Services$104,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,025FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$509,245TotalAmt
Program Services$462,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,335FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,509TotalAmt
Management And General$5,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,439TotalAmt
Management And General$234,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,594TotalAmt
Program Services$13,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LOSS ON SUBLEASE$371,450$371,450
DIRECT MAIL$154,548$19,808$134,740
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$86,831$12,295$69,632$4,904
PLEDGE WRITE-OFFS$10,000$10,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Program Services$1,094,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$1,234,796ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,059FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,354,004TotalAmt
Program Services$6,205,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,339,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$808,961FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,627TotalAmt
Program Services$129,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,360FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,890BOYAmt
EOY$894,052EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,330BOYAmt
EOY$449,555EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$447,862BOYAmt
EOY$337,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,057BOYAmt
EOY$163,126EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,710,883LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$380,083LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,282,488BOYAmt
EOY$1,330,800EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$583,681BOYAmt
EOY$581,151EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$484,808BOYAmt
EOY$123,831EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,136,116BOYAmt
EOY$3,880,015EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$331,585BOYAmt
EOY$271,918EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,161BOYAmt
EOY$22,044EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,529,785BOYAmt
EOY$2,409,927EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,893,531BOYAmt
EOY$2,703,889EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,188,064BOYAmt
EOY$1,095,075EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,521BOYAmt
EOY$81,051EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,242,585BOYAmt
EOY$1,176,126EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,136,116BOYAmt
EOY$3,880,015EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,066,489ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$30NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,470,211CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,105,791CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,605,353CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,903,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,226,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,311,551TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,470,211CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,105,791CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,605,353CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,903,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,226,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,311,551TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,090,808SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$31,220,743PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,824CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,120CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,779CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,648CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,770CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$129,141TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$109CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$109TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,282CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,330CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,323TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$35,464,124TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,986,064GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88030PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88720PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 7,285. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 8,282. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,168. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,330. PUBLICATIONS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 258. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,107FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$18,004FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,111FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,288,893FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,310,004FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$565,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$141,375FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$467,891CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$497,436CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$529,985CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$565,500CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,060,812TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,091,218LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$23,145CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$27,340CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$31,510CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$21,111CurrentYearAmt
Total$103,106TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$116,973CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$124,359CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$132,496CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$141,375CurrentYearAmt
Total$515,203TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$772,805GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$84CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$139CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$265CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$3,107CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,595TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$983,556OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$97,743DepreciationAmt
Book Value$885,813BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$501,382OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$229,486DepreciationAmt
Book Value$271,896BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$225,945OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$52,854DepreciationAmt
Book Value$173,091BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,330,800TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVES$2,025,328
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$13,149
LIABILITY FOR LOSS ON SUBLEASE$371,450
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,409,927TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,755,108TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$30NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$117,160DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$350,403OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$467,593RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,287,515RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,287,515TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,821,567TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$117,160DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$350,403OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$467,563ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,354,004ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,354,004TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:CEI REVIEWS AND ASSESSES ALL ACTIVITIES ANNUALLY TO IDENTIFY ANY CHANGES IN THE SCOPE OF THE ACTIVITIES AND REVENUE SOURCES AND THE TAX TREATMENT THEREOF, TO IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES REQUIRING RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 350,403.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 350,403.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$313,881RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$313,881SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$313,881TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS, ALL AMOUNTS REPORTED IN PART I OF SCHEDULE F ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, THE SAME METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLEARWORD COMMUNICATIONS GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112841 BRAEMAR VILLAGE PLAZA 51AddressLine1Txt
CityBRISTOWCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20136ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING CONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$280,441GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$44,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$236,441NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$280,441TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$44,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$236,441TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$913,080GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$759,089CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$153,991GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$145,771FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,727EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$199,905OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$913,080GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$759,089CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$153,991GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$145,771FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,727EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$199,905OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$350,403DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$196,412NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
FRED L SMITH JR - FOUNDER
DIRECTOR, DIR. FOR CTR. FOR ADV. CAP$181,272$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$21,812$0$203,084$0$0$0
KENT LASSMAN
PRESIDENT (AS OF 04/2016)$145,596$0$16,350$0$0$0$0$0$14,217$0$176,163$0$0$0
GREGORY CONKO INT PRES
(01-04/2016), ED, VP - UNTIL 12/2016$156,896$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,080$0$163,976$0$0$0
THEODORE FRANK DIRECTOR
OF CTR. FOR CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS$211,736$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,114$0$218,850$0$0$0
WAYNE CREWS
VP FOR POLICY$150,847$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$26,718$0$177,565$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE BONUS FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINE THE BONUSES FOR ALL OTHER STAFF.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Intellectual Property IntellectualPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$271,100NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$63,737NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER IN THIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PROGRAM CHANGED ITS NAME TO EXECUTIVE. THE CENTER FOR RISK AND FREEDOM PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER/SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER THE REVIEW, ANY CHANGES NEEDED ARE MADE BY THE TAX RETURN PREPARER. THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES CONSULT WITH THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR OVER ANY AREAS THAT COULD BE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF THE SUPERVISOR BELIEVES THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AT A HIGHER LEVEL THE SUPERVISOR CAN THEN MOVE THE DISCUSSION UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WITHIN CEI. UNDER CEI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA. THE LAST COMPENSATION STUDY FOR THE PRESIDENT WAS CONDUCTED IN 2012. THE NEXT COMPENSATION STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN 2018. AS THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WAS AT THE LOW-END WHEN THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE CURRENT COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS HANDLED BY THE PRESIDENT AND GROUP OF INDEPENDENT SENIOR STAFF. THE COMPENSATION IS EVALUATED BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA WITH OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CEI DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

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