ACCESS NOW: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ACCESS NOW (EIN 27-0597430)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201823199349306847
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-15T11:47:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN133597814PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270597430EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCESS NOW INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACCEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8884140100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 20429 4 E 27TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRETT SOLOMONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8884148100PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURENCE SCOT MBA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00632647PTIN
Phone2129671100PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.122.225.90IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
IP Tm12:46:07IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRETT SOLOMONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 20429 4 E 27TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,030,713GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ACCESSNOW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionACCESS NOW DEFENDS AND EXTENDS THE DIGITAL RIGHTS OF USERS AT RISK AROUND THE WORLD. BY COMBINING INNOVATIVE POLICY, USER ENGAGEMENT, AND DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT, WE WORK FOR OPEN AND SECURE COMMUNICATIONFS FOR ALL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Program Service Revenue$321,464CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$350CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$26,687PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$385,546CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,905,042PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,030,713CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$886,236PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,025,293CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$200,040CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,636,907PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,513,610CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,335,857PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,891,686CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$569,185PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,139,027CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,097,204TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$292,747TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$771,909TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,884,094ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,025,293GrantAmt
Revenue$321,464RevenueAmt
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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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Foreign CountryCSForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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
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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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8884140100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 20429 4 E 27TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
YVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJM
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
PRESIDENT4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RONALDO LEMOS
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARZU GEYBULLA
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE SCHNEIER
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW COHEN
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DONNA MCKAY
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUNJA MIJATOVIC
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT SOLOMON
EXEC DIRECTOR40.00$132,804$0$19,240Yes (X)
AMIE STEPANOVICH
US POLICY MGR40.00$124,400$0$15,580Yes (X)
JOSEPH STEELE
DIR - ORG DEVELOP40.00$115,839$0$15,160Yes (X)
NERIDA BROWNLEE
DIR FINANCE & HR40.00$104,000$0$8,320Yes (X)
PETER R MICEK
GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$100,107$0$14,128Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$577,150TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$72,428TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$4,810,500GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,512,853AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,323,353TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU900099$276,287$276,287
PROGRAM EVENT SPONSORS900099$45,177$45,177
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$321,464TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$350TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$350ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
OTHER INCOME900099$347,332$347,332
GAIN ON CURRENCY EXCHA900099$38,214$38,214
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$385,546OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,030,713TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$668,796RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$38,564ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,500TotalAmt
Program Services$79,500ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$945,793TotalAmt
Program Services$945,793ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,804TotalAmt
Program Services$95,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,859FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,809,416TotalAmt
Program Services$1,300,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$374,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$134,329FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,576TotalAmt
Program Services$32,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,166FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,499TotalAmt
Program Services$110,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,918ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,678FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,488TotalAmt
Program Services$152,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,164FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,042TotalAmt
Program Services$4,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,033TotalAmt
Management And General$15,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$544,758TotalAmt
Program Services$512,642ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,996FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,388TotalAmt
Program Services$128,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$900FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,159TotalAmt
Program Services$222,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,549TotalAmt
Management And General$21,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,191TotalAmt
Program Services$912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TRAVEL AND MEETINGS$212,973$185,251$7,004$20,718
EVENT COSTS$44,912$43,672$10$1,230
PROGRAM EXPENSES - OTHE$29,231$29,231
WEB DEVELOPMENT AND MAI$28,357$28,357

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,017TotalAmt
Program Services$12,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,891,686TotalAmt
Program Services$3,884,094ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$807,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200,040FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$460,164BOYAmt
EOY$2,129,348EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$333,845EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$843,948BOYAmt
EOY$1,467,811EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,966BOYAmt
EOY$46,823EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$37,685LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$35,418LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,391BOYAmt
EOY$2,267EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,420BOYAmt
EOY$82,217EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,126BOYAmt
EOY$34,893EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,479,015BOYAmt
EOY$4,097,204EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$230,280BOYAmt
EOY$266,221EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,126BOYAmt
EOY$299,126EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,341BOYAmt
EOY$206,562EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$292,747BOYAmt
EOY$771,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,584BOYAmt
EOY$429,270EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,074,684BOYAmt
EOY$2,896,025EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,186,268BOYAmt
EOY$3,325,295EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,479,015BOYAmt
EOY$4,097,204EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,139,027ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
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$2,774,920CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,957,517CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,260,369CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,763,403CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,323,353CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,079,562TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,957,517CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,260,369CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,763,403CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,323,353CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,079,562TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,678,102SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,401,460PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$38,214CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,214TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,547CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$977CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,183CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$16,707TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,134,483TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$668,796GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49130PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77290PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationNATURE AND SOURCE - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 6,547. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 977. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 9,183.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,706FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,041FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$13,747FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,677,899FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,691,646FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$384,582FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$96,146FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$294,686CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$311,499CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$366,793CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$384,582CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,357,560TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,036,340LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$65,186CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$21,548CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$8,011CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$13,747CurrentYearAmt
Total$108,492TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$73,672CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$77,875CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$91,698CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$96,146CurrentYearAmt
Total$339,391TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$509,087GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$28,252CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$9,609CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$4,727CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$2,706CurrentYearAmt
Total$45,294TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$37,685OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,418DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,267BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,267TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,093,060TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$62,347DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$62,347RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,030,713RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,030,713TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,954,033TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$62,347DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$62,347ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,891,686ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,891,686TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (17 entries)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtOfficesOfficesCnt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)4EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$425,511
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)4EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$387,8541
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$86,150
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA6TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$235,3011
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$77,613
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC2EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$35,6331
SOUTH ASIAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$178,366
SOUTH ASIA3EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$75,471
NORTH AMERICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$59,407
NORTH AMERICA1EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$5,398
SOUTH AMERICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$84,150
SOUTH AMERICA2EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$11,753
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$57,500
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN5TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$303,0391
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATESTECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$1,300
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES1TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSPROGRAM SERVICES$43,951
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION$185,984
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices3SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees19SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office1ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee9ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office4TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee28TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,501,899SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$752,482ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,254,381TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$164,755WIRE
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$75,613WIRE
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$57,500WIRE
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$123,900WIRE
NORTH AMERICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$59,407WIRE
SOUTH AMERICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$82,000WIRE
SOUTH ASIAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$176,966WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAEDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS$184,284WIRE

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (7 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPENDEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC1$2,000WIRE
STIPENDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)9$2,021WIRE
STIPENDMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA2$2,250WIRE
STIPENDRUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES1$1,300WIRE
STIPENDSOUTH AMERICA2$2,150WIRE
STIPENDSOUTH ASIA2$1,400WIRE
STIPENDSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA1$1,700WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCESS NOW REQUESTS PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OF GRANT FUNDED ACTIVITIES FROM GRANTEES. GRANT EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS
133 SECOND AVENUEJOHANNESBURGSF2092943287156501(C)3$17,000EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS
ASTRAEA FOUNDATION
132992977501(C)3$38,500EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS16TH STREETNEW YORKNY10003
FRACTURED ATLAS
113451703501(C)3$24,000EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS248 W 35TH STREET 7NEW YORKNY10001
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCESS NOW REQUESTS PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OF GRANT FUNDED ACTIVITIES FROM GRANTEES. GRANT EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRETT SOLOMONPersonNm
TitleEXEC DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$132,804BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,312DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,928NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$152,044TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 TAX FORMS ARE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE THE FILING OF THE 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO AVOID POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISING BETWEEN THE PRIVATE INTERESTS OF BOARD MEMBERS/KEY STAFF AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE AGENCY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS EACH BOARD MEMBER/KEY EMPLOYEE REVIEWS THE POLICY AND SIGNS A CONFLICT DISCLOSURE FORM. IF ANY CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED, THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THEM TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE ACTION. IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNDISCLOSED AND ONLY LATER COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR PRESIDENT, THEY SHALL TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. APPROPRIATE ACTIONS SHALL INCLUDE DISMISSAL WITH CAUSE, SUSPENSION, OR OTHER SUCH REMEDIES AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AND OTHER DIRECTOR SALARIES WERE DETERMINED THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMPARABLE GOALS, BUDGETS AND POSITIONS. THESE SALARIES WERE THEN CLEARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 512,642. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27,120. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,996. TOTAL EXPENSES 544,758.

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