PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (EIN 52-2336690)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201613209349302856
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-15T09:13:39-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522336690EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PUBLIC KNOWLEDGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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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
Signature2016-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOLLY CAPORALEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00235685PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGENE KIMMELMANPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,139,340GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PUBLICKNOWLEDGE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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PY Investment Income$699PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$970CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$35,061PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$33,459CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,064,859PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,105,881CYTotalRevenueAmt
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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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Expense$345,084ExpenseAmt
DescINTERNATIONAL: WORKS FOR CONSUMERS' RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS.Desc

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$114,894POLICY STRATEGY CENTER: COORDINATES STRATEGIES AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES.$30,000
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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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 Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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LEAH BELSKY
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MICHAEL J COPPS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURA COLLETON CORBETT
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BREWSTER KAHLE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PETRICONE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WERBACH
BOARD TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGINIA LAM ABRAMS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOSES BOYD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAL BRINGMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENT CRENSHAW
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK C TORRES III
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD FELD
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CAROLINA ROSSINI
VP - INTERNATIONAL40.00$106,500$0$3,195Yes (X)
SHERWIN SIY
VP - LEGAL40.00$106,050$0$7,152Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
VP - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$129,531$0$8,010Yes (X)
KRISTINE DEBRY
VP, STRATEGY POLICY CENTER40.00$153,438$0$4,931Yes (X)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$46,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$683ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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DescDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONSDesc
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All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General$573,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$20,196BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$36,810BOYAmt
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BOY$12,110BOYAmt
EOY$12,110EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,819,987EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$97,884BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,100BOYAmt
EOY$47,583EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,984BOYAmt
EOY$138,701EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$936,078BOYAmt
EOY$1,295,651EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,326,336BOYAmt
EOY$385,635EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,262,414BOYAmt
EOY$1,681,286EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,819,987EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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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$2,014,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,679,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,099,221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,108,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,930,874TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,014,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,679,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,099,221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,108,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,930,874TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,447,730SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,483,144PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$844CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$855CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$699CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$820CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,630TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,935,504TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.54320PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.45170PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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$3,198FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$34,546FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$37,744FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,649,265FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,687,009FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$284,350FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$71,088FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$251,782CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$255,031CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$284,142CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$284,350CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,075,305TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,612,958LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$19,225CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$18,180CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$39,802CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$37,744CurrentYearAmt
Total$114,951TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$62,946CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$63,758CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$71,036CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$71,088CurrentYearAmt
Total$268,828TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$403,242GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,505CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,280CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$5,348CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$3,198CurrentYearAmt
Total$12,331TotalAmt

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$93,592OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$81,087DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,505BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,123DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,825BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,330TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$47,583Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$47,583TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,139,340TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$33,459OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$33,459RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,105,881RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,105,881TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,720,468TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$33,459OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$33,459ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,687,009ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,687,009TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES FOR IP3 AWARDS 33,459.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES FOR IP3 AWARDS 33,459.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1IP3 AWARDSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,086,712GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,086,712CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$31,612RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,847OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,086,712GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,086,712CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$31,612RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,847OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$33,459DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$33,459NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$263,436$0$0$0$0$0$7,969$0$9,158$0$280,563$0$0$0
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$167,730$0$0$0$0$0$5,160$0$13,615$0$186,505$0$0$0
KRISTINE DEBRY
VP, STRATEGY POLICY CENTER$148,438$0$5,000$0$0$0$4,931$0$0$0$158,369$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE VP - STRATEGY POLICY CENTER RECEIVED A BONUS IN 2015 OF $5,000ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 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 AN ANNUAL STATEMENT DECLARING THAT PERSON RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND AGREES TO COPMLY 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 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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