2016-05-16T09:56:17-07:00 2015-06-30 Davis & Co CPAs PC 9457 S University Blvd 410 Highlands Ranch CO 80126 990 2014-07-01 042790740 United States Public Interest Research Group Inc UNIT 2025469707 218 D Street SE 2nd Floor Washington DC 20003 Andre Delattre Executive Director 2016-05-16 true James M Davis P00290880 3037916800 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Douglas H Phelps 1543 Wazee Denver CO 80202 1328490 false false X www.uspirg.org X 1983 DC U.S. PIRG's mission is to deliver persistent, results-oriented public interest activism that protects our health, encourages a fair and sustainable economy, and fosters responsive democratic government by using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. 5 5 368 0 840036 1187686 495769 25916 33945 8729 103709 106159 1473459 1328490 0 0 500841 431840 0 173838 1007793 616536 1508634 1048376 -35175 280114 5590658 7220674 397279 1735219 5193379 5485455 X U.S. PIRG's mission is to deliver persistent, results-oriented public interest activism that protects our health, encourages a fair and sustainable economy, and fosters responsive democratic government by using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. false false 316188 Transportation - Over the last 50 years, our country has built roads and bridges at a pace and scale that dwarfs most of the rest of the world. We've built a national highway network like no other, with more than 45,000 miles of interstate highway and 575,000 bridges. Now, much of that system is showing its age. But with ribbon cuttings more politically enticing than maintenance, most spending goes towards new and wider highways rather than repair. Through advocacy, public education, research, grassroots organizing and policy development, we're working to encourage public transportation and mass transit solutions to reduce traffic congestion, decrease America's oil dependence, and ensure that our roadways are operated in the public interest. 211278 Public Health & Health Care - One in three school age kids are overweight or obese, yet our government is wasting $16 billion each year on subsidies for sugar-laden, high-fat foods. U.S. PIRG is callimg for an end to subsidies for junk food. Using the tried methods of public education, research and policy development, we're working to promote a more competitive health insurance marketplace that lowers costs for consumers as our leaders put the health care reform law into practice. 166004 Consumer Protection & financial reform - U.S. PIRG promotes fairness in banking, stops reckless practices in the financial services industry, strengthens product safety standards, closes corporate tax loopholes, and supports other consumer protection issues through advocacy, public education, research, grassroots organizing, and policy development. 61093 754563 false true false false true false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false 1 0 true 368 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false X Mitch Singletary 3035735995 1543 Wazee Street Suite 400 Denver CO 80202 Diane Brown Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janet Domenitz Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Imus Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Farvard Vice Chair 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Douglas H Phelps Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Andre Delattre Executive Dir. 16.50 0.00 X 26240 0 0 Ed Mierzwinski Secretary 20.00 0.00 X 44500 0 0 70740 0 false false false Fund for Public Interest Research 294 Washington Street 500 Boston MA 02108 public education 241631 1 679191 508495 1187686 Program service revenue 900099 25916 25916 25916 8729 8729 0 0 106159 106159 106159 106159 0 0 0 0 0 1328490 132075 8729 0 0 0 0 70740 62251 1415 7074 0 282198 248334 5644 28220 6462 5687 129 646 38299 33703 766 3830 34141 30044 683 3414 77721 19430 58291 0 32363 32363 0 0 0 6660 6660 0 8152 5788 1706 658 21151 18613 423 2115 0 162956 143402 3259 16295 21266 18714 425 2127 0 506 506 0 0 4871 4287 97 487 14646 14646 Public education & outreach 241631 133301 108330 Dues and memberships 15688 15688 Printing and Publications 3996 3516 80 400 Grant out 2500 2500 2429 2139 48 242 1048376 754563 119975 173838 X 241631 133301 108330 0 3201897 3384908 763911 620641 988918 1313301 0 0 0 0 58173 50265 28552 28552 4871 0 0 572888 1851559 0 0 0 5590658 7220674 376524 447756 20755 1287463 397279 1735219 X 5193379 5485455 5193379 5485455 5590658 7220674 X 280114 11964 -2 X false true X true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false 9202 9202 19350 19350 1851559 Deferred rent charges & other 20756 Due to Env America, 1543 LLC 300122 Due to Env California, 1543 LLC 966585 1287463 X 1340454 11964 11964 1328490 1328490 1048376 1048376 1048376 Part X : FIN48 Footnote U.S. PIRG is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRS Code Section 501(c)(4), has no items of unrelated business income and believes it has complied with all requirements necessary to maintain its tax exemption. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Government & Tax Reform - Through advocacy, public education, research, grassroots organizing, and policy development we're working to close the loopholes that allow companies to avoid paying the taxes they owe, bridge the partisan divide that makes solving the looming debt crisis so difficult by finding common ground in identifying federal spending cuts that could save billions of taxpayer dollars, reverse the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision allowing unlimited corporate money in elections, and strengthen ethics rules for members of Congress. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and the Board of Directors prior to being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must address potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records must be maintained. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public. 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