2017-06-02T10:48:46-00:00 2014-12-31 BAZILIO COBB ASSOCIATES PC 1001 Connecticut Ave Suite 745 Washington DC 20036 990 2014-01-01 521069070 JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC JOIN 2027893500 633 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 SPENCER OVERTON PRESIDENT 2017-06-02 true MICHAEL J COBB 2027783440 2017-06-02 2014 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X SPENCER OVERTON 633 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 1152674 false X www.JointCenter.org X 1974 DC HELPING BLACK AMERICANS PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN THE POLITICAL LIFE OF OUR SOCIETY. 10 10 23 0 4854992 1046064 0 57574 9370 -290554 -267549 4622012 787885 75850 100000 0 2800804 871372 15500 0 83810 2761888 762978 5654042 1734350 -1032030 -946465 5069573 359748 2177036 217076 2892537 142672 X THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES, INC. THE JOINT CENTER CONTRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY HELPING AFRICAN AMERICANS PARTICIPATE FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE OF OUR SOCIETY. false false 1077140 100000 HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE HPI - THE JOINT CENTER HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE HPI WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 WITH A GRANT FROM THE WK KELLOGG FOUNDATION. HPI CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE HEALTHY LIVES. ITS WORK INFORMS NOT ONLY POLICIES AND POLICY MAKERS, BUT ALSO SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF SCHOLARS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS WORKING TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY. HPI ENGAGES IN MANY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, POLICY WORKSHOPS, FORUMS AND CONFERENCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MEDIA RELATIONS, AND OUTREACH TO MINORITY LEADERS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. 232523 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE - THE JOINT CENTERS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE BUILDS UPON THE JOINT CENTERS RECORD OF LEADERSHIP IN ENCOURAGING BLACK PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUPPORTING NETWORKS OF BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE JOINT CENTER CONTINUES TO BE THE PREEMINENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO POLITICAL AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES, VOTER PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC OPINION IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF BLACK VOTERS ON ELECTIONS. IT MONITORS, TRACKS, AND ANALYZES THE VIEWS AND VOTING HABITS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, ANALYZES NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRENDS, MINORITY BUSINESS AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH POLICY IT CONDUCTS RESEARCH, POLLING AND PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS TO ILLUMINATE ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND IT SHARES ITS FINDINGS WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY-MAKERS AND OTHER POLICY INFLUENTIALS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE POLICIES THAT ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC EQUALITY. 48364 MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE - THE JOINT CENTER MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE MTI LAUNCHED IN 2008 AND OPERATIONAL IN 2009, IS THE SECOND OF FOUR CORE INSTITUTES UNDER THE PRESIDENTIAL VISION. MTI CONDUCTS STUDIES OF HOW THE MEDIA INDUSTRY AND EMERGING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CAN BECOME AVENUES OF ADVANCEMENT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR. RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGIES, BROADBAND, AND READINESS ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY USE AND THE CONSUMER, PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. RESEARCH ALSO FOCUSES ON IMPLICATIONS ACROSS SECTORS FROM A SOCIAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE, THE IMPACT OF EXISTING POLICY AND REGULATION FOR THE TELECOMMUNCATIONS AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES, AND THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF MEDIA TRENDS, INCLUDING PRIVATE EQUITY OWNERSHIP, PARTICIPATION, ACCESS AND COVERAGE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR. MTI SEEKS TO INFORM POLICY DIALOGUES AND TO ALIGN WITH OTHER JOINT CENTER INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGES IN A SERIES OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS PRESS AND LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS, CONFERENCES AND STAKEHOLDER TRAININGS THAT PROMOTE IT 31833 1389860 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 40 0 true 23 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X NEVILLE DEPASS 2026803929 633 PENNSYLAVANIA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 BARBARA L JOHNSON CHAIRWOMAN 002.00 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY L PERRY GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RABEN GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 A SCOTT BOLDEN ESQ GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA BRAZILE GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT R HAGANS JR GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 ANN H CHOW GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 DIANNE M PINDERHUGHES GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK S HUMPHRIES GOVERNER 002.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH B EVERETT GOVERNER X 0 0 45329 SPENCER OVERTON PRESIDENT AND CEO 025.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA M BODRICK ASST. 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MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A LONG TERM SPENDING POLICY WHICH WILL REVIEWED AND ACTED UPON BY THE BOARD. X 2 THE JOINT CENTER EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT ITS TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS OR APPICABLE INTEREST THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED. X X X X X X X AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN UT VA WA WI WV Annual Fundraising Dinner 625775 560435 65340 108028 5714 251047 625775 560435 65340 108028 5714 251047 364789 -299449 true Baltimore County Equity Matters #2 3613 Sequoia Ave Baltimore MD 21215 50000 Bernallilo County Rio Grande 50000 2 Part I Line 2 The Joint Center monitors the use of granst on a monthly basis to ensure that the funds needed to facilitate program activities do not exceed the programs immediate requirements. Funding request are initiated by the Director of Finance and Administration after the Accounting and Finance Manager reviews the expenses in the general ledger and affirms the amount to be withdrawn. Recipient request for grant funds are intially processed by the program managers who are in constant communication with grantees and vendors. Request for reimbursements are submitted on an invoice/expense report format approved by the Joint Center which shows line item expenditures, current budget, current expenditures and cumulative expenditures. A signature certification that certify that the invoice/report is correct to the best of their knowledge and that all expenditures reported have been made in accordance with policies and guidelines and for the purpose stated in the application and award and in full compliance with OMB Circular A-133 or its their applicable audit regulations. Program personnel approve the invoice/report and submit it to finance for further review and payment. In instances where recipients are required to have a single audit they are required to provide a copy to the joint center for review. false false false false false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 87,514, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 14,319, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses -70,000, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 IN- KIND CONTRIBUTIONS Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEWS THE COMPLETED 990 AND IT IS FURTHER REVIEWED WITH THE PRESIDENT. AT A SCHEDULED OR CALLED MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNERS, THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REVIEW THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE IRS FORM 990 IN DETAIL. AT THE MEETING, SIGNIFICANT TIME IS DEVOTED TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE AUDIT REPORT AND THE FORM 990 FOR FILING AND FOR PRESENTATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF GOVERNERS. PRIOR TO SIGNATURE AND FILING THE RETURN, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. THE PRESIDENT IS THE JOINT CENTER SIGNATORY FOR THE RETURN. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE JOINT CENTERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CODE OF ETHICS STANDARDS ANNUALLY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING OR PROPOSED SUPPLIERS WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE STANDARDS OR THE ABSENCE OF ANY SUCH CONFLICT BY COMPLETING A CONFLICT DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE AND FILING IT WITH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SANCTIONS AND REMEDIES ARE CLEARLY DELINEATED FOR ANY BREACH OF THE PUBLISHED POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 DECISIONS INVOLVING COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE JOINT CENTER ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNERS USING A REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC REGION BASED ON SURVEYS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION, AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT OR A COMBINATION THEREOF. Form 990, Part XI, Line 19 THE JOINT CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORM AS SPECIFIED BY THE REQUESTER.