MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA (EIN 47-0928008)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201643209349301104
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)
Return2016-11-15T07:12:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470928008EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMEDIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027564100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY BEYCHOKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027564100PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRADLEY BEYCHOKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,674,182GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEDIAMATTERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee92TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,021,188PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,124,676CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$77,635PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$85,352CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$707PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,036CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,099,530PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,215,064CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,080,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$199,850CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,323,416PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,457,629CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,147,882PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,130,384CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,237,694CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,151,184PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,314,944CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,702,482PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,102,807CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$602,952PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,059,916TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,725,321TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,189,932NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,256,876NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDEDICATED TO COMPREHENSIVELY MONITORING, ANALYZING, AND CORRECTING CONSERVATIVE MISINFORMATION IN THE U.S. MEDIA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,903,839ExpenseAmt
Grant$199,850GrantAmt
DescMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA WORKS TO NOTIFY ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS, PUNDITS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT INSTANCES OF MISINFORMATION, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE RESOURCES TO REBUT FALSE CLAIMS AND TAKE DIRECT ACTION AGAINST OFFENDING MEDIA INSTITUTIONS.Desc
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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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRADLEY BEYCHOKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027564100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID BROCK
CHAIRMAN33.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$278,793$0$12,250
WILL LIPPINCOTT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BELL
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BONNIE TURNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM CASTRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BUELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN BUELL
DIRECTOR (THROUGH 04/15)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY BEYCHOK
PRESIDENT57.00Yes (X)$235,947$0$10,722
ANGELO CARUSONE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)$203,733$0$4,926
PILAR MARTINEZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER45.00Yes (X)$198,786$0$6,988
ERIC BOEHLERT
SENIOR FELLOW40.00$150,000$0$4,369Yes (X)
SCOTT DEROME
IT DIRECTOR40.00$149,008$0$6,511Yes (X)
MATT GERTZ
RESEARCH DIRECTOR40.00$137,500$0$9,015Yes (X)
SERGIO MUNOZ
DEPUTY RESEARCH DIRECTOR40.00$119,905$0$8,569Yes (X)
ZACHARY PETKANAS
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$134,750$0$7,262Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,608,422TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$70,612TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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BONNER GROUP INC
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 640WASHINGTONDC20001PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONAL FU$1,130,567
PERKINS COIE
1201 3RD AVESEATTLEWA98101LEGAL FEES$280,871
MAF BUENO CORP
1255 25TH STREET NW SUITE 1015WASHINGTONDC20037PROGRAM ADVISING SERVICES$114,056
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$9,124,676AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$710,300NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,124,676TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,724TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$77,724ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,036TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,036ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,466,746SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,459,118SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,628SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$7,628ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,215,064TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$90,388ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,850TotalAmt
Program Services$199,850ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$839,145TotalAmt
Program Services$497,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$295,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,152FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,690,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$230,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,711FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,753TotalAmt
Program Services$54,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$267,463TotalAmt
Program Services$246,755ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,093ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$1,385FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$317,156ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,007ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,495FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$182,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,470ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,745FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,861TotalAmt
Program Services$29,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$1,130,384TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,130,384FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$701,687TotalAmt
Program Services$607,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,000FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,631TotalAmt
Program Services$3,631ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,601TotalAmt
Program Services$130,811ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,325FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,104TotalAmt
Program Services$102,104ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$936,025TotalAmt
Program Services$815,440ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,333TotalAmt
Program Services$64,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,542FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,627TotalAmt
Program Services$28,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,768FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,733TotalAmt
Management And General$14,733ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$588,762TotalAmt
Program Services$524,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,089TotalAmt
Program Services$70,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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RESEARCH$125,991$125,134$18$839
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION$95,779$90,044$2,995$2,740
MEDIA SERVICES$57,840$57,840
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$26,560$23,728$2,832

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Total$40,421TotalAmt
Program Services$42,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$8,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,378FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,903,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$961,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,237,694FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$292,413BOYAmt
EOY$415,044EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,225,674BOYAmt
EOY$543,350EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,231,709BOYAmt
EOY$1,241,491EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,284BOYAmt
EOY$30,526EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,114,235LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,522,343LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,876,051BOYAmt
EOY$1,591,892EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,377,210BOYAmt
EOY$997,554EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$8,167EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,507BOYAmt
EOY$154,173EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,249,848BOYAmt
EOY$4,982,197EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$983,492BOYAmt
EOY$869,130EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$150,606EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,076,424BOYAmt
EOY$1,705,585EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,059,916BOYAmt
EOY$2,725,321EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,335,125BOYAmt
EOY$244,341EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,854,807BOYAmt
EOY$2,012,535EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,189,932BOYAmt
EOY$2,256,876EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,249,848BOYAmt
EOY$4,982,197EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$887,743ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$45,313NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,253,537CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,598,333CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,501,819CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,021,188CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,124,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,499,553TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,253,537CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,598,333CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,501,819CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,021,188CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,124,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,499,553TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,346,442SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$45,153,111PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,378CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,035CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$70,643CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$86,872CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$82,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$349,688TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,663CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,325CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$3,988TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$49,853,229TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90800PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,102,807FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,102,807FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$655,140FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$163,785FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$671,616CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$710,061CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$685,124CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$655,140CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,721,941TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,082,912LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$167,904CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$177,515CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$171,281CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$163,785CurrentYearAmt
Total$680,485TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,020,728GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,162,785OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,191,220DepreciationAmt
Book Value$971,565BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,512,413OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,026,845DepreciationAmt
Book Value$485,568BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$439,037OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$304,278DepreciationAmt
Book Value$134,759BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,591,892TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SUBLEASE DEPOSITS PAYABLE$51,284
DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT$1,362,718
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$291,583
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,705,585TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,169,751TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$45,313NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$45,313RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,215,064RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,215,064TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,102,807TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,102,807ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,102,807TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, MMFA HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BONNER GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SUITE 640AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityPROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$9,385,816GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$1,130,384RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$8,255,432NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$9,385,816TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,130,384TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$8,255,432TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FRANKLIN EDUCATION FORUM
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001463009324501(C)(3)$89,850GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001331137541501(C)(3)$110,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL REPORTS DESCRIBING HOW THE GRANT WAS SPENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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 BROCK
CHAIRMAN$278,793$0$0$0$0$0$7,571$0$4,679$0$291,043$0$0$0
BRADLEY BEYCHOK
PRESIDENT$235,947$0$0$0$0$0$7,141$0$3,581$0$246,669$0$0$0
ANGELO CARUSONE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$203,733$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,926$0$208,659$0$0$0
PILAR MARTINEZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$198,786$0$0$0$0$0$3,081$0$3,907$0$205,774$0$0$0
ERIC BOEHLERT
SENIOR FELLOW$150,000$0$0$0$0$0$3,750$0$619$0$154,369$0$0$0
SCOTT DEROME
IT DIRECTOR$149,008$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,511$0$155,519$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$710,300NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER REPORTED IN THIS COLUMN IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE RETURN WAS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS, OTHER MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON DISCLOSURE, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS, OR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMPLOYEE, THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WILL GATHER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT DOES EXIST, THEN THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE RECUSED FROM ANY DECISION MAKING POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. A TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT, OR SOME ALTERNATIVE, MAY BE APPROVED IF IT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF AN EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITIEE, WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, VIOLATES THIS POLICY, DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN INCLUDING TERMINATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, FORMAL REPRIMAND, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL COMPENSATION PROCESSES ARE DELIBERATED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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