PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (EIN 52-2336690)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-11
IRS object ID
201403159349300515
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-11T07:39:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN522057543PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DROLET & ASSOCIATES PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 L STREET NW 250AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522336690EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC KNOWLEDGEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW NO 410AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGENE KIMMELMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028610020PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonABYOT A WONDIMUPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00964290PTIN
Phone2028220717PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGENE KIMMELMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW NO 410AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,680,089GrossReceiptsAmt
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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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$844PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$855CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$33,048PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$34,177CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,981,881PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,645,912CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$12,450CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$399,807PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$387,071CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,035,641PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,100,628CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses-$454,716CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$80,767TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$880,392NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$400,052ExpenseAmt
DescDIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT/COPYRIGHT: PROMOTES BALANCED COPYRIGHT POLICIES THAT BENEFIT CREATORS AND USERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$565,330ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$230,688ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,450GrantAmt
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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$47,761INTERNATIONAL: WORKS FOR CONSUMERS' RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS.
$242,756CONSTITUENCY BUILDING: ORGANIZES EDUCATION CONFERENCES, BUILDS COALITIONS AND CONDUCTS OUTREACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$1,486,587TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2028610020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11818 N STREET NW SUITE 410AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GIGI SOHN
PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$180,672$0$20,056
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$153,554$0$15,790Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
VP - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$107,952$0$8,183Yes (X)
MARY BROOKE HUNTER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$106,939$0$8,600Yes (X)
MICHAEL W WEINBERG
VICE PRESIDENT40.00$108,333$0$3,602Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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All Other Contributions$881,657AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$20,000NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,679,234TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$34,177TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$34,177ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion-$33,322ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,450TotalAmt
Program Services$12,450ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,728TotalAmt
Program Services$132,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,310FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,267,227TotalAmt
Program Services$893,062ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$328,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,403FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$23,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,119FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$66,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,286FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,691TotalAmt
Program Services$73,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,306FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$2,527TotalAmt
Program Services$1,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$526ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,144TotalAmt
Program Services$36,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,452FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$8,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,124ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$625FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$28,717TotalAmt
Program Services$20,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,099FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$9,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$517FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,564TotalAmt
Program Services$105,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,558FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,151TotalAmt
Program Services$40,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,409TotalAmt
Program Services$18,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,689TotalAmt
Program Services$19,352ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,390FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,180TotalAmt
Program Services$8,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$611FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONSDesc
Total$13,387TotalAmt
Program Services$9,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$649FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,803TotalAmt
Program Services$6,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$441FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,100,628TotalAmt
Program Services$1,486,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$512,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$102,006FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$92,728BOYAmt
EOY$65,247EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$230,533BOYAmt
EOY$486,388EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,011,568BOYAmt
EOY$307,661EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,121BOYAmt
EOY$32,846EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$119,722LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$62,815LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,543BOYAmt
EOY$56,907EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,419,603BOYAmt
EOY$961,159EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,485BOYAmt
EOY$70,748EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,010BOYAmt
EOY$10,019EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,495BOYAmt
EOY$80,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,235,108BOYAmt
EOY$590,309EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,000BOYAmt
EOY$290,083EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,335,108BOYAmt
EOY$880,392EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,419,603BOYAmt
EOY$961,159EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$454,716ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$754,672CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,262,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,029,964CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,014,085CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,679,234CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,740,354TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$754,672CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,262,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,029,964CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,014,085CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,679,234CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,740,354TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,158,198SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,582,156PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,159CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,058CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,412CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$844CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$855CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,328TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,751,682TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.52360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.44050PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$2,280FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$15,900FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$18,180FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,082,448FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,100,628FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$255,031FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$63,758FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$229,859CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$252,454CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$251,782CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$255,031CurrentYearAmt
Total$989,126TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,483,689LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$53,345CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$16,728CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$19,225CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$18,180CurrentYearAmt
Total$107,478TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$57,465CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$63,114CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$62,946CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$63,758CurrentYearAmt
Total$247,283TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$370,925GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$32,973CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$16,728CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,505CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$2,280CurrentYearAmt
Total$53,486TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,152OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,303DepreciationAmt
Book Value$849BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$83,622OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$52,100DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,522BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,412DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,536BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$56,907TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$8,919
TENANT SECURITY DEPOSIT$1,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,019TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,680,089TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$34,177OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$34,177RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,645,912RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,645,912TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,134,805TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$34,177OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$34,177ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,100,628ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,100,628TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 34,177.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES FOR IP3 AWARDS 34,177.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1IP3 AWARDSNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$797,577GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$797,577CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$17,386RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$16,791OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$797,577GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$797,577CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$17,386RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,791OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$34,177DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$34,177NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 Line1THE CENTER FOR MEDIA JUSTICEBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1436 14TH ST 5TH FLAddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94612ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN300520981RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$12,450CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT IP TRANSITION INITIATIVEPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE INITIATIVE FROM GRANTEES.ExplanationTxt

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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
GIGI SOHN
PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER$180,672$0$0$0$0$0$5,500$0$14,556$0$200,728$0$0$0
HAROLD FELD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$153,554$0$0$0$0$0$4,800$0$10,990$0$169,344$0$0$0

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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