PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (EIN 52-2336690)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-11
IRS object ID
201822849349300432
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-10-11T10:41:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HAN GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11020 19 STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522336690EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC KNOWLEDGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGENE KIMMELMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum
Signature2018-10-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER S HANPreparerPersonNm
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Phone2022937000PhoneNum
Preparation2018-10-05PreparationDt

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IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Principal OfficerGENE KIMMELMANPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,667,447GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PUBLICKNOWLEDGE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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PY Total Revenue$3,133,213PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION PRESERVES THE OPENNESS OF THE INTERNET AND THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, PROMOTES CREATIVITY THROUGH BALANCED COPYRIGHT, AND UPHOLDS AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS TO USE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LAWFULLY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,085,468ExpenseAmt
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$30,988PRESS/PUBLIC EDUCATION: PROVIDES THE PRESS, THE PUBLIC AND OTHER NONPROFITS WITH IN-DEPTH, PLAIN LANGUAGE ANALYSIS, ARTICLES, BLOG POSTS AND VIDEOS ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES.$6,847
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Phone2028610020PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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MAURA COLLETON CORBETT
BOARD CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGINIA LAM ABRAMS
BOARD SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WERBACH
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MOSES BOYD
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J COPPS
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENT CRENSHAW
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BREWSTER KAHLE
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PETRICONE
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK C TORRES III
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENE KIMMELMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$277,285$0$20,184
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40.00$175,828$0$23,129Yes (X)
KRISTINE DEBRY
CHEIF OF STAFF40.00$147,488$0$4,425Yes (X)
MICHAEL RYAN CLOUGH
GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$133,626$0$8,982Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$138,766$0$9,271Yes (X)
EBONI SPEIGHT
DIRECTOR OF HR AND ADMINISTRATION40.00$117,544$0$22,382Yes (X)
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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ServicesCONSULTINGServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$495,484FundraisingAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$46,871FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$288,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,966FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$101,282ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$99,454ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$6,671FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$102FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$5,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,374FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$183,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,982FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$35,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,743FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$33,991ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$1,329FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$158,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,606FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$12,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$554FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$3,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,543FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$817ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$216FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,135TotalAmt
Program Services$5,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$362FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$5,038$3,963$850$225
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$1,204$911$232$61

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Management And General$251ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$2,185,444ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$511,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$139,693FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$498,962BOYAmt
EOY$181,114EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,564,106BOYAmt
EOY$1,801,599EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$98,802BOYAmt
EOY$2,955,753EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$17,579BOYAmt
EOY$54,141EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$68,100LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,969BOYAmt
EOY$5,337EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,110BOYAmt
EOY$12,110EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,202,528BOYAmt
EOY$5,010,054EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,490BOYAmt
EOY$101,656EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,167BOYAmt
EOY$36,111EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,657BOYAmt
EOY$137,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,780,397BOYAmt
EOY$2,059,491EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$299,474BOYAmt
EOY$2,812,796EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,079,871BOYAmt
EOY$4,872,287EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,202,528BOYAmt
EOY$5,010,054EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,792,416ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,099,221CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,108,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,095,946CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,607,965CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,590,736TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,099,221CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,108,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,095,946CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,607,965CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,590,736TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,965,064SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,625,672PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$855CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$699CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$820CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$606CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,267CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,247TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,730CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,683TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,663,666TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$64,299GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.45760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.54670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$71FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$22,396FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$22,467FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,814,635FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,837,102FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$291,855FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$72,964FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$284,142CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$284,350CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$286,731CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$291,855CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,147,078TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,720,617LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$39,802CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$37,744CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$27,356CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$22,467CurrentYearAmt
Total$127,369TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$71,036CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$71,088CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$71,683CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$72,964CurrentYearAmt
Total$286,771TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$430,157GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,348CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$3,198CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$7,358CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$71CurrentYearAmt
Total$15,975TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,152OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,152DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,663DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,337BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,948DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,337TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$36,111Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$36,111TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,667,447TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$37,929OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$37,929RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,629,518RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,629,518TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,875,031TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$37,929OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$37,929ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,837,102ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,837,102TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AT DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 THROUGH 2016 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37,929.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37,929.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1IP3 AWARDSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$517,309GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$495,484CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$21,825GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$366NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$10,759RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$24,245FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,075EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,484OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$517,309GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$495,484CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$21,825GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$366NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$10,759RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$24,245FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,075EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,484OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$37,929DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$16,104NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (3 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
EUGENE KIMMELMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO$262,285$0$15,000$0$0$0$8,319$0$11,865$0$297,469$0$0$0
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$172,828$0$3,000$0$0$0$5,275$0$17,854$0$198,957$0$0$0
KRISTINE DEBRY
CHEIF OF STAFF$142,488$0$5,000$0$0$0$4,425$0$0$0$151,913$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT & CEO, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF RECEIVED BONUSES IN 2017 OF $15,000, $3,000, AND $5,000, RESPECTIVELY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DESGINATED A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE 990 WITH THE TAX PREPARER BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE DESIGNATED MEMBER REPORTS ANY TAX MATTERS TO THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN AND ANNUAL STATEMENT DECLARING THAT PERSON RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WHEN PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL BUDGET. THE AMOUNT IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FROM NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND MISSION TO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. COMPENSATION FOR HIGHEST EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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