Council for a Strong America: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
Council for a Strong America (EIN 13-3840271)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201623199349306607
Schema version
2015v2.1
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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CHRISTOPHER BEAKEY
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BARRIE BECKER
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SARA WATSON
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,632,358CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,550,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,813,507TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,861,918CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,948,177CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,820,871CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,632,358CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,550,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,813,507TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$20,649,636SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$25,163,871PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$83,985CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$135,232CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$119,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$54,864CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$420,927TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,093CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,927CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,020TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$46,246,454TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$23,292GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.54410PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.56250PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,395FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,395FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,283,636FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,307,031FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$665,352FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$166,338FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$510,927CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$544,580CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$577,691CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$665,352CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,298,550TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,447,825LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$128,943CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$162,660CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$119,033CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$23,395CurrentYearAmt
Total$434,031TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$127,732CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$136,145CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$144,423CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$166,338CurrentYearAmt
Total$574,638TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$861,957GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$3,041CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$23,056CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$173CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$26,270TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$631,910OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$192,750DepreciationAmt
Book Value$439,160BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$165,142OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$139,314DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,828BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$464,988TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT ABATEMENTDesc
Amt$730,721Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$730,721TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Payments For Use Of ResidenceYes (X)PaymentsForUseOfResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (8 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
DAVID S KASS
PRESIDENT$196,055$0$0$0$0$0$7,715$0$17,131$0$220,901$0$0$0
AMY DAWSON
VP/ NATIONAL DIRECTOR$150,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,803$0$16,859$0$173,662$0$0$0
JEFFREY KIRSCH
VICE PRESIDENT$166,694$0$0$0$0$0$7,236$0$15,801$0$189,731$0$0$0
MIRIAM ROLLIN
VICE PRESIDENT / COO$168,000$0$3,000$0$0$0$7,375$0$3,218$0$181,593$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER BEAKEY
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR$140,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,792$0$7,628$0$154,420$0$0$0
BARRIE BECKER
CA STATE DIRECTOR$138,299$0$0$0$0$0$4,000$0$19,601$0$161,900$0$0$0
SARA WATSON
NATIONAL DIRECTOR$148,000$0$1,000$0$0$0$6,991$0$971$0$156,962$0$0$0
KATHERINE HASKINS
VP STRATEGIC PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT$175,000$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,188$0$1,266$0$190,454$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ACFSA PAYS HEALTH CLUB DUES OF $25 PER MONTH TO EMPLOYEES WHO BELONG TO A GYM. CSFA ALSO PAYS WIFI ACCESS FOR SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT WORK AT HOME.
PART I, LINE 7DURING 2015, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED BONUSES TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II (B)(II).

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. THE DRAFT RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR FINAL REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT TO CONFIRM THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INEREST THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ALSO APPLIES TO EMPLOYEES. PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY THE ORGANIZATION WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST- (I) AN INTERESTED PERSON MAKES A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE OR SHE LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF AND THE VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (II) THE CHAIR OR PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. (III) AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (IV) IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AIN DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE ORGANIZATION USED THE GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT, NON-PROFIT TIMES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY AND 990 REPORTED SALARIES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER PREPARES A WRITTEN ANALYSIS AND PRESENTS THIS ANALYSIS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO MAKES SALARY ADJUSTMENT DECISIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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