PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND (EIN 81-0606786)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-05-15
IRS object ID: 201301359349309295
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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 I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-15T21:24:43-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COATES & HUTCHINSON PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 561	AddressLine1
City	ODENTON	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	21113	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	810606786	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	PART	NameControl
Phone	2028332300	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 EYE STREET NW	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 307	AddressLine2
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KEVIN CURTIS	Name
Title	EXEC DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	2028332300	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THERESA HUTCHINSON	Name
Phone	4106726339	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-05-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	KEVIN CURTIS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 EYE STREET NW SUITE 307	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	8291629	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.SAVEOURENVIRONMENT.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2003	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY TO DEFEND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS FROM EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THEM. THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE COMMUNITY FOCUS ON THE SAME OBJECTIVE, PURSUE THE SAME STRATEGY AT THE SAME TIME, AND EMPLOY SHARED RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THEIR COMMON CAUSE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND USED PAID MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PRESS, AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	14	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	5318747	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	8171000	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	120629	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	5318747	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	8291629	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	1770900	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	2411000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	31	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	3398119	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	4085276	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	5169019	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	6496276	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	149728	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	1795353	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	563686	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2574476	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	81189	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	481607	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	482497	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2092869	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY TO DEFEND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS FROM EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THEM. THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE COMMUNITY FOCUS ON THE SAME OBJECTIVE, PURSUE THE SAME STRATEGY AT THE SAME TIME, AND EMPLOY SHARED RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THEIR COMMON CAUSE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND USED PAID MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PRESS, AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	6491123	Expense
Grants	2411000	Grants
Description	GENERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY TO DEFEND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS FROM EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THEM. THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE COMMUNITY FOCUS ON THE SAME OBJECTIVE, PURSUE THE SAME STRATEGY AT THE SAME TIME, AND EMPLOY SHARED RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THEIR COMMON CAUSE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND USES PAID MEDIA, CONSTITUENT OUTREACH, AND OPINION RESEARCH TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PRESS, AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 2011 PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: "EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA ABOUT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND BENEFITS OF POLICIES TO PROTECT AIR QUALITY. "ENGAGED THE PUBLIC AND MOBILIZED THEM TO ADVOCATE FOR STRONG LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY. IN ALL, PPAF GENERATED OVER 50,000 PHONE CALLS FROM CITIZENS TO DECISION-MAKERS IN SUPPORT OF STRONG CLIMATE/ENERGY LEGISLATION; AND, THE CAMPAIGN HELD 12 TELE-TOWNHALLS WITH OVER 250,000 AMERICANS TO DISCUSS AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	6491123	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
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	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	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	false	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	7	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	14	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	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THE ORGANIZATION	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2028332300	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 EYE STREET NW SUITE 307	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
BILL MEADOWS
CHAIRMAN	5.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT DEWEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
WESLEY WARREN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
JIM LYON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
CRAIG OBEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
DEBBIE SEASE
TREASURER	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
MICHAEL DAULTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
BILL LEE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
MARTY HAYDEN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
TIERNAN SITTENFIELD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
ANNA AURILIO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
ERICH PICA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
SETH HORSTMEYER
BOARD MAMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
CHRISSY ELLES
MEMBER AT-LA	1.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation	Address Line2AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine2
NEW PARNTERS CONSULTING INC
401 9TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	PROGRAM CONSULT	724072
GRASSROOTS VOTER OUTREACH
59 TEMPLE PLACE	BOSTON	MA	02111	MEDIA CONSULT	697942	SUITE 402
MEYER TELESERVICES
14 NORTH SEVENTH AVENUE	ST CLOUD	MN	56303	PHONE BANKING	436898
BLUE ENGINE MESSAGE & MEDIA INC
1140 CONNECTICUT AVENUE	WASHINGTON	DC	20030	CONSULTANT	231894	SUITE 800
0MP INC
1133 19TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	MEDIA CONSULT	215161	SUITE 300

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	9	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	8171000	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	8171000	TotalContributions

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	REIMBURSED EXPENSES	Description
Total Revenue Column	120629	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	120629	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	120629	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	8291629	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	120629	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2411000	Total
Program Services	2411000	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7679	Total
Program Services	7679	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5063	Total
Management And General	5063	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3433305	Total
Program Services	3433305	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2298	Total
Program Services	2245	ProgramServices
Management And General	34	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	19	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4146	Total
Program Services	4146	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	139	Total
Program Services	139	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	547	Total
Program Services	511	ProgramServices
Management And General	24	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	12	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PHONE BANKING	411337	411337
POLLING	220750	220750
BANK SERVICE CHARGES	12	11	1

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6496276	Total
Program Services	6491123	ProgramServices
Management And General	5122	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	31	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	381770	BOY
EOY	2464464	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	66006	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	180000	BOY
EOY	40018	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	2620	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2737	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1369	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1916	BOY
EOY	1368	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	563686	BOY
EOY	2574476	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	81189	BOY
EOY	476607	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	5000	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	81189	BOY
EOY	481607	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	98912	BOY
EOY	2092869	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	383585	BOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	482497	BOY
EOY	2092869	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	563686	BOY
EOY	2574476	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	1795353	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-184981	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2737	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1369	Depreciation
Book Value	1368	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1368	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DUE TO PARTNERSHIP PROJECT	Description
Amount	$5,000	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	5000	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	8291629	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	6496276	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	1795353	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	1795353	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	8291629	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	8291629	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	8291629	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	6496276	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	6496276	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	6496276	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
1707 L STREET NW	SUITE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	521733698	4	284000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE ACTION FU
40 WEST 20TH STREET	11TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10011	133976062	4	873000
SIERRA CLUB
1050 MILLS TOWER		SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94104	946069890	4	584000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
VOICES FOR PROGRESS
1220 19TH STREET NW	SUITE 205	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	943213100	3	10000
ENVIRONMENTAL OHIO RESEARCH & POLIC
692 NORTH HIGH STREET	SUITE 202	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	562616863	3	660000

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INSIDE THE UNITED STATES	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH GRANTEES AND WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR USE OF OUR GRANTS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY TO DEFEND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS FROM EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THEM. THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND HELPS THE COMMUNITY FOCUS ON THE SAME OBJECTIVE, PURSUE THE SAME STRATEGY AT THE SAME TIME, AND EMPLOY SHARED RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THEIR COMMON CAUSE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND USED PAID MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PRESS, AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	EFFECTS AND BENEFITS OF POLICIES TO PROTECT AIR QUALITY. "ENGAGED THE PUBLIC AND MOBILIZED THEM TO ADVOCATE FOR STRONG LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY. IN ALL, PPAF GENERATED OVER 50,000 PHONE CALLS FROM CITIZENS TO DECISION-MAKERS IN SUPPORT OF STRONG CLIMATE/ENERGY LEGISLATION; AND, THE CAMPAIGN HELD 12 TELE-TOWNHALLS WITH OVER 250,000 AMERICANS TO DISCUSS AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT AND ALL CHANGES ARE INCOPORATED INTO THE FINAL VERSION THAT IS SUBMITTED.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ANNUAL UPDATE IS REQUIRED OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND RAISES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPARABLE SALARIES ARE EVALUATED WHEN MAKING THIS REVIEW.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	ALL OTHER STAFF ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPARABLE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED WHEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	OUR 990'S ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

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

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 EYE STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522192070	EIN
Primary Activities	PROGRAM	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	3	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	7	PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA
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	true	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	true	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
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	true	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	D	TransactionType
Amount Involved	650000	AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt Determination	ACTUAL VALUE	MethodOfAmtDetermination

PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2011

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Travel Travel

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Address US AddressUS

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

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