PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (EIN 52-2336690)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201513209349308581
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T13:47:10-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522336690EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC KNOWLEDGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGENE KIMMELMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMATTHEW JOHNSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00440444PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGENE KIMMELMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,099,920GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PUBLICKNOWLEDGE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$855PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$699CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$34,177PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$35,061CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,645,912PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,064,859CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,450PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,200CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,382,022CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$80,767TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$98,984TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,262,414NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION PRESERVES THE OPENNESS OF THE INTERNET AND THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, PROMOTES CREATIVITY THROUGH BALANCED COPYRIGHT, AND UPHOLDS AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS TO USE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LAWFULLY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$200GrantAmt
DescDIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT/COPYRIGHT: PROMOTES BALANCED COPYRIGHT POLICIES THAT BENEFIT CREATORS AND USERS.Desc

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Expense$347,927ExpenseAmt
DescPRESS/PUBLIC EDUCATION: PROVIDE THE PRESS, THE PUBLIC AND OTHER NONPROFITS WITH INDEPTH, PLAIN LANGUAGE ANALYSIS, ARTICLES, BLOG POSTS AND VIDEOS ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES.Desc

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$229,975$5,000INTERNATIONAL: WORKS FOR CONSUMERS' RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS.
$136,068CONSTITUENCY BUILDING: ORGANIZES EDUCATION CONFERENCES, BUILDS COALITIONS AND CONDUCTS OUTREACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
$228,757POLICY STRATEGY CENTER: TO COORDINATE STRATEGIES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES.
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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
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
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
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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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2028610020PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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EUGENE KIMMELMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$227,947$0$12,347
LEAH BELSKY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J COPPS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURA COLLETON CORBETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BREWSTER KAHLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PETRICONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BOLLIER
EMERITUS DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN WALLMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WERBACH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAL ABELSON
EMERITUS DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON REED HUNDT
EMERITUS DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOICHI ITO
EMERITUS DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAL BRINGMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40.00$157,658$0$16,257Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
VP - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$113,483$0$7,194Yes (X)
MARY BROOKE HUNTER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$133,137$0$7,825Yes (X)
MICHAEL W WEINBERG
VICE PRESIDENT40.00$150,000$0$5,000Yes (X)
KRISTINE DEBRY
VP, STRATEGY POLICY CENTER40.00$112,500$0$1,500Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$5,000TotalAmt
Program Services$5,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$14,853FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$681FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$105,689ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$2,286FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fundraising$3,535FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$197FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$48,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,656FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$101,806ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$197FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$27,515ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Fundraising$244FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$121,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,214FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$66,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$619FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$8,232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,412FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$21,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$729FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$5,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,370ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$178FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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REPAIRS & MAINT$50$50

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General$1,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$203FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$2,682,837TotalAmt
Program Services$2,102,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$511,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,988FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$65,247BOYAmt
EOY$263,389EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$486,388BOYAmt
EOY$863,308EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$307,661BOYAmt
EOY$1,165,585EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$32,846BOYAmt
EOY$20,196EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$127,002LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$90,192LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,907BOYAmt
EOY$36,810EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,110BOYAmt
EOY$12,110EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$961,159BOYAmt
EOY$2,361,398EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,748BOYAmt
EOY$97,884EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,019BOYAmt
EOY$1,100EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,767BOYAmt
EOY$98,984EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$590,309BOYAmt
EOY$936,078EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,083BOYAmt
EOY$1,326,336EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$880,392BOYAmt
EOY$2,262,414EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$961,159BOYAmt
EOY$2,361,398EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,382,022ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,029,964CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,014,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,679,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,099,221CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,084,903TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,029,964CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,014,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,679,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,099,221CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,084,903TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,623,484SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,461,419PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,058CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,412CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$844CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$855CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$699CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,868TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,091,771TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.45170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.52360PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$5,348FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$34,454FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$39,802FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,643,035FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,682,837FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$284,142FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$71,036FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$252,454CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$251,782CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$255,031CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$284,142CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,043,409TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,565,114LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$16,728CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$19,225CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$18,180CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$39,802CurrentYearAmt
Total$93,935TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$63,114CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$62,946CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$63,758CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$71,036CurrentYearAmt
Total$260,854TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$391,281GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$16,728CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,505CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,280CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$5,348CurrentYearAmt
Total$25,861TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,152OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,152DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,902OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$69,645DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,257BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,395DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,553BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$36,810TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTENANT SECURITY DEPOSITDesc
Amt$1,100Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,100TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,099,920TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$35,061OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$35,061RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,064,859RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,064,859TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,717,898TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$35,061OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,061ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,682,837ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,682,837TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES FOR IP3 AWARDS 35,061.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES FOR IP3 AWARDS 35,061.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSOUTH AMERICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantFELLOWSHIP GRANTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$5,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1IP3 AWARDSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,053,311GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,053,311CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$32,332RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,729OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,053,311GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,053,311CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$32,332RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,729OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$35,061DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$35,061NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
EUGENE KIMMELMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO$212,947$0$15,000$0$0$0$3,406$0$8,941$0$240,294$0$0$0
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$157,658$0$0$0$0$0$4,920$0$11,337$0$173,915$0$0$0
MICHAEL W WEINBERG
VICE PRESIDENT$150,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,500$0$500$0$155,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT & CEO RECEIVED A BONUS IN 2014 OF $15,000. THE CHEIF OPERATING OFFICER RECEIVED A BONUS IN 2014 OF $12,003.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DESGINATED A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE 990 WITH THE TAX PREPARER BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE DESIGNATED MEMBER REPORTS ANY TAX MATTERS TO THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WHEN PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL BUDGET. THE AMOUNT IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FROM NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND MISSION TO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. COMPENSATION FOR HIGHEST EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DESIGNATED A BOARD MEMBER TO REVIEW THE AUDIT BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. THE DIRECTOR WILL REPORT ANY MATTERS DISCUSSED TO THE FULL BOARD AT THEIR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING.

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