AB FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: AB FOUNDATION (EIN 27-5278038)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-06-02
IRS object ID: 201411539349301021
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-06-02T16:40:47-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARK HEINITZ CPA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6433 BURWELL ST	AddressLine1
City	SPRINGFIELD	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22150	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	275278038	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AMER	NameControl
Phone	2027472060	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRAD WOODHOUSE	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	2027472060	Phone
Date Signed	2014-05-23	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARK HEINITZ	Name
Phone	7039241245	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-06-02	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	BRAD WOODHOUSE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 MASS AVE NW 650	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1945000	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	BRIDGEPROJECT.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2011	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION ADVOCATES PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA'S PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS. FURTHER, THE FOUNDATION RESEARCHES AND REFUTES CONSERVATIVE POLICIES THAT WE BELIEVE WOULD UNDERMINE OUR NATION'S FUTURE AND EDUCATES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON THE RESULTS OF THOSE FINDINGS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	3	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	2	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2576800	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1945000	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2576800	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1945000	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	333250	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	286096	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	567777	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1094637	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	246537	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	244107	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	519893	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	530380	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	999999	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1677944	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2624839	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	898856	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-679839	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1296004	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	489487	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	298756	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	172078	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	997248	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	317409	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1844359	Expense
Grants	286096	Grants
Description	THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATED AND RESEARCHED PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA'S PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS, AND WORKED TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE NATION'S LEADERS ON PROGRESSIVE IDEAS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	1844359	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	true	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	10	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	true	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	true	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	3	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	2	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PILAR MARTINEZ	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2027564128	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW650	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
DAVID BROCK
DIRECTOR	15.00	X	67760	60000	0
TED TRIMPA
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0
DAVID BENNAHUM
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	3938	0	0
RODELL MOLLINEAU
PRESIDENT	24.00		127118	0	1690	X
BRADLEY BEYCHOK
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR	15.00		75833	0	1546	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	274649	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	60000	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	3236	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
BULLFIGHT STRATEGIES
1209 S ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	CONSULTING	131000
BONNER GROUP INC
729 15TH ST NW 3	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	FUNDRAISING	120492

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	1945000	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1945000	TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1945000	TotalRevenueColumn

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	286096	Total
Program Services	286096	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	302170	Total
Program Services	147513	ProgramServices
Management And General	58157	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	96500	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	687713	Total
Program Services	619209	ProgramServices
Management And General	68504	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	48359	Total
Program Services	42842	ProgramServices
Management And General	5517	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	56395	Total
Program Services	44836	ProgramServices
Management And General	6551	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5008	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59163	Total
Program Services	46037	ProgramServices
Management And General	7580	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5546	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18700	Total
Program Services	14551	ProgramServices
Management And General	2396	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1753	Fundraising

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	244107	Total
Fundraising	244107	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	172161	Total
Program Services	169890	ProgramServices
Management And General	1817	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	454	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7005	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	1916	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5089	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	91777	Total
Program Services	71457	ProgramServices
Management And General	11734	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8586	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	177437	Total
Program Services	54783	ProgramServices
Management And General	13778	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	108876	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	371900	Total
Program Services	270604	ProgramServices
Management And General	72143	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	29153	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	65250	Total
Program Services	50773	ProgramServices
Management And General	8360	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6117	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14899	Total
Program Services	11593	ProgramServices
Management And General	1909	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1397	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	16844	14175	160	2509
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES	3993	0	0	3993
TAXES AND LICENSES	870	0	65	805

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2624839	Total
Program Services	1844359	ProgramServices
Management And General	260587	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	519893	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	910376	BOY
EOY	36017	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	53125	BOY
EOY	194610	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	320419	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	71119	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	289550	BOY
EOY	249300	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	42953	BOY
EOY	9560	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1296004	BOY
EOY	489487	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	238756	BOY
EOY	18610	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	60000	BOY
EOY	60000	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	93468	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	298756	BOY
EOY	172078	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	997248	BOY
EOY	317409	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	997248	BOY
EOY	317409	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1296004	BOY
EOY	489487	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-679839	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	20362	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	11524	Depreciation
Book Value	8838	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	300057	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	59595	Depreciation
Book Value	240462	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	249300	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DUE TO AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY	Description
Amount	$93,468	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	93468	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1945000	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	1945000	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	1945000	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2624839	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	2624839	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	2624839	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier

ExplanationExplanation

Pt X Line 2

THE FOUNDATION 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 FOUNDATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S IRS FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REMAINS OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BONNER GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING	Activity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts	1557500	GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor	244107	AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization	1313393	NetToOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	1557500	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	244107	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	1313393	TotalNetToOrganization

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
PROGRESSNOW
1600 UNIVERSITY AVE W	ST PAUL	MN	55104	208720230	501(c)(4)	261096	GEN'L SUPPORT
THE AGENDA PROJECT
594 BROADWAY STE 1012	NEW YORK	NY	10012	274552853	501(c)(3)	25000	GEN'L SUPPORT

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt I Line 2	THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH ITS GRANTEES TO ENSURE THAT PROGRAMS AND
	PROJECTS ARE IN KEEPING WITH ITS OWN MISSION AND GOALS FOR EACH FUNDED
	ACTIVITY. ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES KEEP IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH
	GRANTEES TO ENSURE THAT GRANT FUNDS ARE BEING USED TO FURTHER COMMON
	OBJECTIVES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (19 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 8b	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO SEPARATE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY
	TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
Pt VI, Line 11b	THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGAMENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEW FORM
	990 PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION WITH THE IRS.
Pt VI, Line 12c	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REQUIRED TO BE DISTRIBUTED
	TO EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
	REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
	IF SUCH DISCLOSURE IS MADE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVESTIGATES
	TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE INDIVIDUAL
	HAVING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM
	THESE PROCEEDINGS.
Pt VI, Line 15a	OFFICER COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPARISON
Pt VI, Line 15b	IS USED OF LEADERS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR QUALITIES.
Pt VI, Line 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND COPYING
	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
COST SHARING	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENTERED INTO A COST SHARING AGREEMENT
ARRANGEMENT	WITH AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY, AN AFFILIATED 527
	ORGANIZATION, TO SHARE EMPLOYEES VIA A COMMON PAYMASTER
	ARRANGEMENT, OFFICE SPACE AND OTHER RESOURCES.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1825 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 605	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20009	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	331137541	EIN
Primary Activities	NEWS INVESTIGATION & DISSEMINATION	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org	false	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	false	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
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