ACCESS NOW: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ACCESS NOW (EIN 27-0597430)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-13
IRS object ID
201503179349306330
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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Substantial Contributors Tot$2,569,945SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,000,373PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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 Minus3 Years$5,509CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,910CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,547CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$977CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,943TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,585,261TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.65920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.51550PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$28,252FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$36,934FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$65,186FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,828,533FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,893,719FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$294,686FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$73,672FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$228,058CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$294,686CurrentYearAmt
Total$522,744TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$784,116LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$36,781CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$65,186CurrentYearAmt
Total$101,967TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$57,015CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$73,672CurrentYearAmt
Total$130,687TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$196,031GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$14,138CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$28,252CurrentYearAmt
Total$42,390TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$74,120OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,173DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,947BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,689OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,563DepreciationAmt
Book Value$38,126BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$55,073TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,049,382TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$18,996DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$18,996RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,030,386RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,030,386TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,911,303TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$18,996DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$18,996ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,892,307ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,892,307TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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. The Organization is no longer subject to examination by federal tax authorities for fiscal years prior to 2011.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$335,755
SOUTH AMERICA11program servicesED. & Pub Awareness$127,270
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC12PROGRAM SERVICESED. & Pub Awareness$108,726
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESED. & Pub Awareness$20,835
RUSSIA00PROGRAM SERVICESED. & Pub Awareness$1,707
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA110PROGRAM SERVICESTECH, ED & PubL Awareness$212,508
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices4SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees17SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office4TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee17TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$806,801SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$806,801TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEuropeRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantInnovation PrizePurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$38,743CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
IVR JUNCTION
5200 UNIVERSITY WAYSEATTLEWA98105763555652501 (c)(3)$10,000$0FMVED. & Pub Awareness
RISE UP LABS
PO BOX 4282SEATTLEWA98194204204809501 (c)(3)$11,257$0FMVED. & Pub Awareness
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
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 J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRETT SOLOMONPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirecTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$145,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,518NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$151,518TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

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' Digital Security Project, implemented with the support of the Swedish International Development Agency, 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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