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MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA (EIN 47-0928008)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201543209349303754
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)
Return2015-11-16T09:52:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470928008EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMEDIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027564100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY BEYCHOKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027564100PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMATTHEW JOHNSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00440444PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-16PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRADLEY BEYCHOKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,630,062GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEDIAMATTERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA IS A WEB-BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROGRESSIVE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER DEDICATED TO COMPREHENSIVELY MONITORING, ANALYZING AND CORRECTING CONSERVATIVE MISINFORMATION IN THE U.S. MEDIA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$45,518PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$2,176PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$707CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,549,513PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,099,530CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,232,735TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,059,916TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,776,249NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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MissionDEDICATED TO COMPREHENSIVELY MONITORING, ANALYZING, AND CORRECTING CONSERVATIVE MISINFORMATION IN THE U.S. MEDIA.MissionDesc
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Expense$8,331,589ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,080,000GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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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 Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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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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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027564100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID BROCK
CHAIRMAN31.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$293,637$0$11,629
BONNIE TURNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL LIPPINCOTT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN BUELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM CASTRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BELL
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY BEYCHOK
PRESIDENT57.00Yes (X)$224,879$0$9,028
ANGELO CARUSONE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)$173,837$0$4,438
PILAR MARTINEZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER30.00Yes (X)$202,084$0$5,324
ERIC BOEHLERT
SENIOR FELLOW40.00$147,500$0$4,090Yes (X)
SCOTT DEROME
IT DIRECTOR40.00$141,837$0$4,441Yes (X)
JEREMY HOLDEN
RESEARCH DIRECTOR40.00$112,736$0$7,417Yes (X)
SERGIO MUNOZ
COURTS MATTER, DIRECTOR40.00$102,067$0$10,371Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,398,577TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$56,738TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BONNER GROUP INC
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE SUITE 640WASHINGTONDC20001FUNDRAISING$1,665,861
PERKINS COIE
1201 3RD AVENUE SUITE 4900SEATTLEWA981013099LEGAL SERVICES$264,497
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$10,021,188AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$358,325NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,021,188TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$86,165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$86,165ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$707TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$707ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$522,002SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$530,532SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$8,530SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$8,530TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$8,530ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,099,530TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$78,342ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,080,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,080,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$774,302TotalAmt
Program Services$475,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$255,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,753FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,818,368TotalAmt
Program Services$3,572,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,886FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,349TotalAmt
Program Services$130,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,689FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,974TotalAmt
Program Services$206,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,808FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$344,423TotalAmt
Program Services$290,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,312FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$377,818TotalAmt
Program Services$321,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,952ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,365FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,061TotalAmt
Program Services$28,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$557FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,147,882TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,147,882FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,654TotalAmt
Program Services$2,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$371,570TotalAmt
Program Services$199,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$172,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,640TotalAmt
Program Services$4,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,530TotalAmt
Program Services$115,918ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,627FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$275,422TotalAmt
Program Services$267,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,097FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$924,454TotalAmt
Program Services$812,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,486TotalAmt
Program Services$111,121ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,020FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,388TotalAmt
Program Services$11,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,873FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$494,511TotalAmt
Program Services$443,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,338TotalAmt
Program Services$48,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESEARCH$125,838$124,233$1,487$118
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$84,505$76,377$1,315$6,813
TRAINING$10,969$10,049$920

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,702,482TotalAmt
Program Services$8,331,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,022,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,348,854FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$418,416BOYAmt
EOY$292,413EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,384,125BOYAmt
EOY$1,225,674EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,989,794BOYAmt
EOY$1,231,709EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,774BOYAmt
EOY$55,284EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,925,373LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,049,322LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,553,720BOYAmt
EOY$1,876,051EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,531,510BOYAmt
EOY$1,377,210EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,645BOYAmt
EOY$191,507EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,008,984BOYAmt
EOY$6,249,848EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,181,462BOYAmt
EOY$983,492EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,051,273BOYAmt
EOY$2,076,424EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,232,735BOYAmt
EOY$3,059,916EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,340,111BOYAmt
EOY$1,335,125EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,436,138BOYAmt
EOY$1,854,807EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,776,249BOYAmt
EOY$3,189,932EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,008,984BOYAmt
EOY$6,249,848EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$602,952ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$16,635NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,206,417CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,253,537CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,598,333CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,501,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,021,188CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,581,294TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,206,417CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,253,537CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,598,333CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,501,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,021,188CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,581,294TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,648,786SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$48,932,508PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,467CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,891CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,827CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$86,165CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$272,817TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,533CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,176CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$707CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,066TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$53,891,177TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90800PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86430PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,702,482FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,702,482FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$685,124FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$171,281FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$673,843CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$671,616CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$710,061CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$685,124CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,740,644TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,110,966LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$168,461CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$167,904CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$177,515CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$171,281CurrentYearAmt
Total$685,161TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,027,742GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,149,071OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$975,745DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,173,326BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$730,173OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$384,088DepreciationAmt
Book Value$346,085BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,046,129OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$689,489DepreciationAmt
Book Value$356,640BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,876,051TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$1,568,696
SECURITY DEPOSIT PAYABLE$47,284
OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES$75,000
DUE TO MMAN$52,198
OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE$333,246
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,076,424TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,116,165TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$16,635NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$16,635RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,099,530RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,099,530TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,702,482TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,702,482ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,702,482TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BONNER GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE SUITE 640AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISER CONSULTANTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$10,021,188GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$1,147,882RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$8,873,342NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$10,021,188TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,147,882TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$8,873,342TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FRANKLIN EDUCATION FORUM
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001463009324501(C)(3)$930,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW 6TH FLWASHINGTONDC20001331137541501(C)(3)$150,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL REPORTS DISCRIBING HOW THE GRANT WAS SPENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
DAVID BROCK
CHAIRMAN$293,637$0$0$0$0$0$7,410$0$4,219$0$305,266$0$0$0
BRADLEY BEYCHOK
PRESIDENT$224,879$0$0$0$0$0$4,809$0$4,219$0$233,907$0$0$0
ANGELO CARUSONE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$173,837$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,438$0$178,275$0$0$0
PILAR MARTINEZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$202,084$0$0$0$0$0$4,560$0$764$0$207,408$0$0$0
ERIC BOEHLERT
SENIOR FELLOW$147,500$0$0$0$0$0$3,550$0$540$0$151,590$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceLINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE PRESIDENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$358,325NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THIS AMOUNT REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS
PART I, LINE 32B:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MERRILL LYNCH ACCOUNT FOR WHICH DONATED SECURITIES ARE TRANSFERRED AND SOLD IMMEDIATELY.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CINDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS, OTHER MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON DISCLOSURE, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS, OR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMPLOYEE, THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WILL GATHER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT DOES EXIST, THEN THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE RECUSED FROM ANY DECISION MAKING POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. A TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT, OR SOME ALTERNATIVE, MAY BE APPROVED IF IT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF AN EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS VIOLATES THIS POLICY, DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN INCLUDING TERMINATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, FORMAL REPRIMAND, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IS DETERMINED BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES AND USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BOARD ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.