ACCESS NOW: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ACCESS NOW (EIN 27-0597430)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201613209349312276
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,120,307CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,251,433CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,774,920CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,957,517CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,260,369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,364,546TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,008,537SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,356,009PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,509CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,910CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,547CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$977CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,126TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,388,672TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.70810PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65920PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,609FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,939FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,548FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,208,427FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,229,975FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$311,499FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$77,875FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$228,058CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$294,686CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$311,499CurrentYearAmt
Total$834,243TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,251,365LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$36,781CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$65,186CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$21,548CurrentYearAmt
Total$123,515TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$57,015CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$73,672CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$77,875CurrentYearAmt
Total$208,562TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$312,843GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$14,138CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$28,252CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$9,609CurrentYearAmt
Total$51,999TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,173OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,008DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,165BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,165TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,359,891TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$21,575DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$21,575RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,338,316RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,338,316TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,229,975TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$21,575DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$21,575ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,208,400ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,208,400TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAccess Now's accounting policy is to record liabilities for uncertain tax positions when a liability is probable and estimable. Management is not aware of any violation of its tax status as an organization exempt from income taxes, nor of any exposure to unrelated business income tax.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE14PROGRAM SERVICESED. & Pub Awareness$152,948
SOUTH AMERICA15program servicesED. & Pub Awareness$291,555
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC12PROGRAM SERVICESED. & Pub Awareness$231,733
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESED. & Pub Awareness$39,763
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA01PROGRAM SERVICESED. & Pub Awareness$8,332
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA110PROGRAM SERVICESTECH, ED & PubL Awareness$281,905
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices4SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees22SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office4TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee22TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,006,236SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,006,236TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EastAsian&PacifEd & Pub Awareness$5,000WIRE
EastAsian&PacifEd & Pub Awareness$9,500WIRE
South AmericaEd & Pub Awareness$5,000WIRE
SubSahar AfricaEd & Pub Awareness$5,000WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside USFormAndLineReferenceDesc
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 (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1APCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 29755AddressLine1Txt
CityMELVILLECityNm
Province Or StateSouth AfricaProvinceOrStateNm
CountrySFCountryCd
Foreign Postal2109ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of GrantED & PUBLIC AWARENESSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Access Now's Digital Security work provides technological services and instruction directly to at-risk users to ensure they can exercise their fundamental rights.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessTHE 990 TAX FORMS ARE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE THE FILING OF THE 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe 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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThese documents are available upon request. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.

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