BELL POLICY CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BELL POLICY CENTER (EIN 84-1550841)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-02
IRS object ID
201631549349300243
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$698,018CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,049,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,004,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,175,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,049,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,977,028TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,311,488SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,665,540PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$20CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$73TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,075CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,050CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,401CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,851CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,226CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,603TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,990,704TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.53410PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49140PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$588FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$22,902FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,490FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$988,838FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,012,328FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$176,233FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$44,058FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$179,429CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$131,250CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$178,569CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$176,233CurrentYearAmt
Total$665,481TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$998,222LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$9,399CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$7,231CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$10,136CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$23,490CurrentYearAmt
Total$50,256TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$44,857CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$43,814CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$44,642CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$44,058CurrentYearAmt
Total$177,371TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$266,057GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$29CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$159CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$588CurrentYearAmt
Total$776TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,126OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,862DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,264BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,264TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,053,956TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,053,956RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,053,956TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$988,838TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$988,838ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$988,838TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization has taken no tax positions they believe are unlikely to be upheld, or that might jeopardize their tax-exempt status, if examined by taxing authorities with full knowledge of all relevant information. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessAS AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD, THE BELL'S PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE DRAFT 990 AND MAKES ANY NECESSARY COMMENTS. WHEN THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, THE BOARD RECEIVEs THE DRAFT 990 VIA EMAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE AND THE CPA (TAX PREPARER) IS NOTIFIED THAT THE 990 IS READY FOR FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public InspectionOTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BELL ACTION NETWORKBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11905 SHERMAN ST 900AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802031130ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841550842EIN
Primary ActivitiesCREATE OPPORTUNITIESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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