Council for a Strong America: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: Council for a Strong America (EIN 13-3840271)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-14
IRS object ID: 201433189349306683
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-14T14:24:56-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N	AddressLine1
City	BETHESDA	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	208142930	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	133840271	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2027760027	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1212 NEW YORK AVENUE NW NO 300	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID KASS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2027760027	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID KASS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1212 NEW YORK AVENUE NW NO 300	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,333,948	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COUNCILFORASTRONGAMERICA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1995	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	82	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	6	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,948,177	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,820,871	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$71,480	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$100,268	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,090	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$50,713	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,027,747	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,971,852	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$25,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$50,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,600,581	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,900,053	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$519,103	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,592,954	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,941,542	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,218,535	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,891,595	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$190,788	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$80,257	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,675,538	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,934,346	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,289,366	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,409,882	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,386,172	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,524,464	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO MOBILIZE UNEXPECTED MESSENGERS WHO CHAMPION RESEARCH-BASED PUBLIC INVESTMENTS THAT HELP AT-RISK CHILDREN SUCCEED AND MAKE OUR NATION STRONGER.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,985,260	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$40,000	GrantAmt
Desc	FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS - TO WIN AND MAINTAIN INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH-PROVEN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS THAT CUT CRIME.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,670,550	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,000	GrantAmt
Desc	MISSION: READINESS IS THE NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED RETIRED GENERALS AND ADMIRALS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT KIDS STAY IN SCHOOL, STAY FIT, AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE SO THEY WILL GROW UP PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN WHATEVER THEY CHOSE IN LIFE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,435,867	ExpenseAmt
Desc	AMERICA'S EDGE - BUSINESS LEADERS, INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER FORTUNE 500 CEOS, WHO ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS THAT STRENGTHEN BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY BY HELPING CHILDREN GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc
$569,113	SHEPHERDING THE NEXT GENERATION - MODERATE AND CONSERVATIVE PASTORS COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND HEALTHY AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THOSE AT RISK.
$53,165	CHAMPIONS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE - A CORPS OF ELITE ATHLETES AND COACHES WORK WITH OUR NEWEST SIBLING ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO COMPETE IN LIFE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013, CHAMPIONS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE HAS PUBLISHED OP-EDS FROM SUCH NOTED SPORTS FIGURES AS OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST PEGGY FLEMING AND UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEAD COACH RANDY EDSALL, RECRUITED TOP ATHLETES MICHAEL JOHNSON, ALANA NICHOLS, AND ANTAWN JAMISON.

ExpenseExpenseAmt

DescDesc

$569,113

SHEPHERDING THE NEXT GENERATION - MODERATE AND CONSERVATIVE PASTORS COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND HEALTHY AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THOSE AT RISK.

$53,165

CHAMPIONS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE - A CORPS OF ELITE ATHLETES AND COACHES WORK WITH OUR NEWEST SIBLING ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO COMPETE IN LIFE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013, CHAMPIONS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE HAS PUBLISHED OP-EDS FROM SUCH NOTED SPORTS FIGURES AS OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST PEGGY FLEMING AND UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEAD COACH RANDY EDSALL, RECRUITED TOP ATHLETES MICHAEL JOHNSON, ALANA NICHOLS, AND ANTAWN JAMISON.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$622,278	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,713,955	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	43	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	82	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2027760027	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1212 NEW YORK AVENUE NW NO 300	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID KASS
PRESIDENT	43.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$152,164	$0	$21,137
GENERAL NORMAN R SEIP
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATTY PATTERSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VELMA RICHARDSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD FLYNN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SETH WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ART ACEVEDO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFERY KIRSCH
VICE PRESIDENT/SO	43.30		Yes (X)	$154,543	$0	$20,304
MIRIAM ROLLIN
VICE PRESIDENT / COO	43.30		Yes (X)	$149,115	$0	$7,871
AMY DAWSON TAGGART
NATIONAL DIRECTOR	43.30		Yes (X)	$136,520	$0	$20,643
SUSAN GATES KAHL
NATIONAL DIRECTOR	43.30			$132,974	$0	$7,453	Yes (X)
BARRIE BECKER
CA STATE DIRECTOR	43.30			$129,251	$0	$21,990	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER BEAKEY
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	43.30			$119,538	$0	$7,761	Yes (X)
NICHOLAS ALEXANDER
FEDERAL POLICY DIRECTOR	43.30			$104,782	$0	$19,952	Yes (X)
NATASHA A O'DELL
NATIONAL DIRECTOR	43.30			$101,598	$0	$6,550	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,180,485	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$133,661	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$1,219	FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions	$7,819,652	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,820,871	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$84,519	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$84,519	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$50,713	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$50,713	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$50,713	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$50,713	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$377,015	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$830	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$362,096	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$14,919	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$830	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,749	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,749	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,971,852	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$150,981	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$662,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$571,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49,637	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,147,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,529,456	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$355,665	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$262,420	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$263,506	TotalAmt
Program Services	$224,372	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,385	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,749	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$437,787	TotalAmt
Program Services	$373,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,532	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$388,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$331,608	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,174	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,148	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,357	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,710	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$298	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,533	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,743	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,487	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,164	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,539	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,449	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,176	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$388,790	TotalAmt
Program Services	$331,081	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,564	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,747	TotalAmt
Program Services	$195,310	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,313	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,124	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,593	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,013	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,343	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$519,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$405,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,654	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,072	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,796	TotalAmt
Program Services	$350,033	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,940	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,537	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,721	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,696	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,755	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,839	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,206	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$68,123	$53,926	$7,613	$6,584
HIRING EXPENSE	$35,908	$27,745	$4,280	$3,883
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$12,494	$11,059	$817	$618
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES	$9,649	$9,107	$391	$151

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,647	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,129	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$691	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,891,595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,713,955	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$658,537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$519,103	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$329,517	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,744,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,979,300	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,709,985	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,912,250	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,576	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,138	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$615,236	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$203,580	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$443,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$411,656	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,410,742	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,125,983	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,326	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,926	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,675,538	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,934,346	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$560,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$668,236	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$728,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$741,646	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,289,366	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,409,882	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,548,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,567,886	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,837,728	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,956,578	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,386,172	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,524,464	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,675,538	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,934,346	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$80,257	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$58,035	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,251,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,734,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,861,918	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,948,177	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,820,871	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,616,665	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,251,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,734,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,861,918	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,948,177	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,820,871	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,616,665	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$14,523,650	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$20,093,015	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$67,709	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25,063	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$83,985	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$135,232	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$339,662	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,552	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$200	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$1,752	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$34,958,079	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$19,650	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.57480	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.64590	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$23,056	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$139,604	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$162,660	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$7,728,935	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$7,891,595	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$544,580	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$136,145	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$458,701	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$495,335	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$510,927	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$544,580	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,009,543	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$3,014,315	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$195,446	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$170,114	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$128,943	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$162,660	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$657,163	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$114,675	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$123,834	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$127,732	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$136,145	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$502,386	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$753,579	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$2,754	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$3,246	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$3,041	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$23,056	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$32,097	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$473,583	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$101,754	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$371,829	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$141,653	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$101,826	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$39,827	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$411,656	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT	Desc
Amt	$741,646	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$741,646	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,029,887	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$58,035	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$58,035	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,971,852	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,971,852	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,891,595	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,891,595	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,891,595	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, THE COUNCIL HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	GRANT AWARDED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE THE CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL COHESION AND SYNERGY FOR THE EDUCARE NETWORK.	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	2	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$50,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA DISCUSSED THE PERFORMANCE AND PROGRESS TOWARD THE DELIVERABLES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID KASS
PRESIDENT	$152,164	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,257	$0	$13,880	$0	$173,301	$0	$0	$0
JEFFERY KIRSCH
VICE PRESIDENT/SO	$154,543	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,186	$0	$13,118	$0	$174,847	$0	$0	$0
MIRIAM ROLLIN
VICE PRESIDENT / COO	$149,115	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,078	$0	$793	$0	$156,986	$0	$0	$0
AMY DAWSON TAGGART
NATIONAL DIRECTOR	$136,520	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,834	$0	$13,809	$0	$157,163	$0	$0	$0
BARRIE BECKER
CA STATE DIRECTOR	$129,251	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000	$0	$17,990	$0	$151,241	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DURING 2013, MIRIAM ROLLIN RECIEVED A BONUS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	IN 2013, THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTOOK A NEW PROGRAM, CHAMPIONS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE. (SEE THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION BELOW)
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. THE DRAFT RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR FINAL REVIEW. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE TO SIGN A STATEMENT TO CONFIRM THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INEREST THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ALSO APPLIES TO EMPLOYEES. PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY THE ORGANIZATION WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST- (I) AN INTERESTED PERSON MAKES A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE OR SHE LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF AND THE VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (II) THE CHAIR OR PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. (III) AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (IV) IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE ORGANIZATION USED THE GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT, NON-PROFIT TIMES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY AND 990 REPORTED SALARIES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER PREPARES A WRITTEN ANALYSIS AND PRESENTS THIS ANALYSIS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO MAKES SALARY ADJUSTMENT DECISIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.