ACCOUNTABLE US: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ACCOUNTABLE US (EIN 83-4158350)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-13
IRS object ID
202513179349303116
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-13T09:39:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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)
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CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN834158350EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACCOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025171172PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11919 M STREET NW 450AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCAROLINE CICCONEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025171172PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCAROLINE CICCONEPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,505,029GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionACCOUNTABLE.US IS A WATCHDOG ORGANIZATION THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON THE CORRUPTING INFLUENCE OF POWERFUL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS ON POLICYMAKING. WE USE INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH TO EXPOSE IMPROPRIETIES AND COMMUNICATE OUR FINDINGS TO THE PUBLIC. OUR ADVOCACY HELPS PAVE THE WAY FOR PROGRESSIVE POLICIES THAT ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ALL AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE STRIVE TO MAINTAIN A DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE WORKPLACE WHERE WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR IMPACT-FOCUSED WORK.MissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
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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
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonCAROLINE CICCONEPersonNm
Phone2025171172PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11919 M ST NW STE 450AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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KYLE HERRIG
PRESIDENT (UNTIL 11/24)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$140,222$0$27,287
ALLYSON MARCUS
CHAIR (FROM 11/24)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MINDY MYERS
TREASURER (UNTIL 11/24)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD WOODHOUSE
DIRECTOR/TREASURER (FROM 11/24)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESS MAHER
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHRIPAL SHAH
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAGGIE JO BUCHANON
DIRECTOR (FROM 11/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE CICCONE
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$294,100$0$24,605
ANTHONY CARRK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$239,835$0$51,729
SARAH BRUNO
COO40.00Yes (X)$205,300$0$22,286
NICHOLAS HACKWORTH
SENIOR ADVISOR40.00$237,350$0$56,262Yes (X)
ANGELA CANTERBURY
VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$173,015$0$58,317Yes (X)
JULIA EZELL-THOMAS
DIGITAL DIRECTOR40.00$141,222$0$48,963Yes (X)
ELIZABETH PRICE
SR. DIR, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS40.00$151,960$0$20,985Yes (X)
JEREMY FUNK
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$141,308$0$30,245Yes (X)
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ELIAS LAW GROUP
250 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 400WASHINGTONDC20001LEGAL SERVICES$271,790
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
215 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 15TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10003LEGAL SERVICES$236,755
SINGULARITY COMMUNICATIONS
616 ELLSWORTH DRSILVER SPRINGMD20910COMMUNICATIONS$165,353
THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE
10 G ST NE STE 600WASHINGTONDC20002ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL CONSULTING$132,668
BHARAT RAMAMURTI
512 D ST NEWASHINGTONDC20002CONSULTING$105,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$8,264,728AllOtherContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$19,046TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$350,000TotalAmt
Program Services$350,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$11,324FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$294,807ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$6,258FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,710TotalAmt
Program Services$271,710ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Fundraising$524FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$20,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$1,170,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,511ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,675FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,763TotalAmt
Program Services$22,763ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,343TotalAmt
Program Services$102,348ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,113FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$47,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,012FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$382,309TotalAmt
Program Services$356,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,076FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,964TotalAmt
Program Services$63,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,138FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,077TotalAmt
Program Services$72,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$76,724ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,628FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,049TotalAmt
Program Services$21,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$452FundraisingAmt

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PROF. DEVELOPMENT$54,651$54,322$118$211
LICENSE & REGISTRATION$20,708$110$20,598
NON CAPITAL EQUIPMENT$18,224$17,052$810$362

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$559TotalAmt
Management And General$559ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,868,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$533,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$251,464FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$227,716BOYAmt
EOY$318,203EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,241BOYAmt
EOY$564,854EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,560BOYAmt
EOY$117,976EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$338,086LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$180,882LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,059BOYAmt
EOY$157,204EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,750,498BOYAmt
EOY$3,976,229EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$838,198BOYAmt
EOY$514,919EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,242,272BOYAmt
EOY$5,649,385EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$401,908BOYAmt
EOY$323,365EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$918,074BOYAmt
EOY$569,182EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,319,982BOYAmt
EOY$892,547EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,922,290BOYAmt
EOY$4,756,838EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,922,290BOYAmt
EOY$4,756,838EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,242,272BOYAmt
EOY$5,649,385EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$148,351ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$17,101NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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$12,085,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,828,391CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,351,222CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,896,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,264,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,426,068TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,085,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,828,391CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,351,222CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,896,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,264,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,426,068TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$45,426,068PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,911CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,914CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,389CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$91,205CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$221,255CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$332,674TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$45,758,742TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$137,608GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99270PublicSupportCY170Pct
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 Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$413,847FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$413,847FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,219,457FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,633,304FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$581,665FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$145,416FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$581,665CurrentYearAmt
Total$581,665TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$872,498LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$413,847CurrentYearAmt
Total$413,847TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$145,416CurrentYearAmt
Total$145,416TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$218,124GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$171,387OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,284DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,103BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$166,699OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$88,598DepreciationAmt
Book Value$78,101BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$157,204TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSIT$30,573
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$484,346
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$514,919TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$569,182Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$569,182TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,467,852TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$17,101NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$17,101RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,484,953RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$20,076InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$20,076RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,505,029TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,633,304TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,633,304ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$20,076InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$20,076ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,653,380TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCOUNTABLENOWBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11919 M ST NW STE 450AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN331880425RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$350,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantADVOCACY WORKPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:GRANTEE PROVIDES PERIODIC FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM REPORTS.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART II, LINE 1ACCOUNTABLE.US AND ACCOUNTABLE.NOW HAVE A COST-SHARING AGREEMENT IN PLACE FOR THE 501(C)(4) TO REIMBURSE THE 501(C)(3) FOR ITS SHARE OF OPERATING EXPENSES. ADDITIONALLY, ANY GRANTS MADE BY THE 501(C)(3) TO THE 501(C)(4) WERE MADE PURSUANT TO A GRANT AGREEMENT SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES THAT RESTRICTS THE USE OF FUNDS FOR 501(C)(3) PURPOSES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (9 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
CAROLINE CICCONE
PRESIDENT$294,100$0$0$0$0$0$11,880$0$12,725$0$318,705$0$0$0
NICHOLAS HACKWORTH
SENIOR ADVISOR$237,350$0$0$0$0$0$9,810$0$46,452$0$293,612$0$0$0
ANTHONY CARRK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$239,835$0$0$0$0$0$9,590$0$42,139$0$291,564$0$0$0
ANGELA CANTERBURY
VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$173,015$0$0$0$0$0$7,021$0$51,296$0$231,332$0$0$0
SARAH BRUNO
COO$205,300$0$0$0$0$0$8,240$0$14,046$0$227,586$0$0$0
JULIA EZELL-THOMAS
DIGITAL DIRECTOR$141,222$0$0$0$0$0$5,840$0$43,123$0$190,185$0$0$0
ELIZABETH PRICE
SR. DIR, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS$102,805$0$0$0$49,155$0$6,156$0$14,829$0$172,945$0$0$0
JEREMY FUNK
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR$141,308$0$0$0$0$0$5,645$0$24,600$0$171,553$0$0$0
KYLE HERRIG
PRESIDENT (UNTIL 11/24)$140,222$0$0$0$0$0$5,670$0$21,617$0$167,509$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationELIZABETH PRICE RECEIVED $49,155 OF SEVERANCE PAY IN 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES, AND STAFF. ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. WHENEVER AN INTERESTED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, HE/SHE MAKES THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE PRESIDENT (OR TO THE SECRETARY IF THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT) AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT COULD IMPAIR, OR APPEAR TO COMPROMISE, HIS/HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVED DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER INTERESTED PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY REPORT THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE PRESIDENT (OR THE SECRETARY WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT). THE BOARD OR AN APPLICABLE COMMITTEE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT GIVES RISE TO AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. AFTER PRESENTING INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE INVOLVED INTERESTED PERSON(S) RETIRES FROM THE MEETING AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT, EXCEPT THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) MAY BE INVITED BACK TO PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF USE TO THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION. AN INTERESTED PERSON WILL NEVER BE PRESENT FOR THE BOARD'S VOTE ON WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT GIVES RISE TO AN ACTUAL CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY USING COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKET CONDITIONS. BOARD DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED THROUGH MINUTES AND CORRESPONDENCE. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR COMPENSATION PAID DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN TOOK PLACE MARCH 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GGRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 71,717. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,717. RESEARCH & PROJECT SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 68,735. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 68,735. COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 565,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 565,500. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 464,123. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,511. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 675. TOTAL EXPENSES 466,309. INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 122,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 122,000.

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