2013-06-14T13:48:05-05:00 2012-07-31 223271712 MERCADIEN PC PO BOX 7648 PRINCETON NJ 085437648 990 2011-08-01 222708332 CITIZEN LOBBY INC CITI 6093948155 143 EAST STATE STREET NO STE 6 TRENTON NJ 08608 HEATHER PLANTE 6093948155 2013-06-14 1 LISA M THOUIN CPA P00075010 6096899700 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z NJPIRG CITIZEN LOBBY JENNIFER KIM 143 EAST STATE STREET NO STE 6 TRENTON NJ 08608 1049306 0 X WWW.NJPIRG.ORG X 1986 NJ ADVOCATES FOR CONSUMERS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND A FAIR DEMOCRACY. 5 5 3 0 0 0 579745 526691 0 0 26196 50615 0 0 605941 577306 0 0 0 0 27190 29769 0 0 71009 383502 356156 410692 385925 195249 191381 4322378 4557188 169075 235144 4153303 4322044 ADVOCATES FOR CONSUMERS THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, WORKING WITH THE MEDIA, LOBBYING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND A FAIR DEMOCRACY. 0 0 248136 WHEN CONSUMERS ARE CHEATED OR THE VOICES OF ORDINARY CITIZENS ARE DROWNED OUT BY SPECIAL INTEREST LOBBYISTS, NJPIRG SPEAKS UP AND TAKES ACTION. WE UNCOVER THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND FIGHT TO END THEM, USING THE TIME-TESTED TOOLS OF INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH, MEDIA EXPOSES, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION. NJPIRG'S MISSION IS TO DELIVER PERSISTENT, RESULT-ORIENTED PUBLIC INTEREST ACTIVISM THAT PROTECTS CONSUMERS, ENCOURAGES A FAIR, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY, AND FOSTERS RESPONSIVE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT. 248136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NJ X HEATHER PLANTE 6093948155 143 E STATE STREET SUITE 6 TRENTON NJ 08608 ED LLOYD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DENA MOTTOLA JABORSKA 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON CAIRO 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SAM BOYKIN 0.50 X 0 0 0 LEN MONTGOMERY 0.50 X 0 0 0 EMILY RUSCH 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER KIM 27.00 X 12629 0 1788 HEATHER PLANTE 7.00 X 4597 0 943 17226 0 2731 0 0 0 0 FUND FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC 44 WINTER STREET 4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02018 FUNDRAISING & MANAGEMENT CONSULTING 349957 1 526691 526691 50395 50395 472220 472000 220 220 220 577306 0 0 50615 21759 17952 2035 1772 4782 3946 447 389 234 193 22 19 710 586 66 58 2284 1884 214 186 11400 11400 287052 181717 37500 67835 3029 2398 603 28 6266 5170 586 510 1987 1640 185 162 46 46 568 468 54 46 734 734 DUES 32101 32101 RENTAL LOSSES - PARTNER 12930 12930 MEMBERSHIP REIMBURSEMEN 43 35 4 4 385925 248136 66780 71009 X 277403 178592 31074 67737 329145 29009 832888 1159241 960704 966517 588 438 93818 93438 948 380 334700 461345 1843207 1862802 20198 77456 4322378 4557188 168179 235144 896 0 169075 235144 X 4153303 4322044 4153303 4322044 4322378 4557188 X 191381 -22640 X X 0 1 1 X 0 93818 93438 380 380 INVESTMENT IN PARTNERSHIP 1628457 F MUTUAL FUNDS 234345 F 1862802 577306 385925 191381 -22640 -22640 168741 554666 -22640 -22640 577306 0 577306 385925 0 385925 0 385925 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: CITIZEN LOBBY ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT AS TO WHETHER THE UNCERTAINTY WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD. CITIZEN LOBBY'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2009. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INC. MAY, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXPAND, FILL A VACANCY, OR REMOVE A DIRECTOR(S) OF THE CORPORATION FROM OFFICE WITH OR WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON THE PART OF THE BOARD OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE BOARD MAY BE EXPANDED, VACANCIES ON THE BOARD MAY BE FILLED, AND DIRECTORS MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL AND CONSENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR BOARD OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B CITIZEN LOBBY, INC. DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR AND THE STATE DIRECTOR REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DRAFT 990. THE DRAFT 990 IS THEN SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FINALIZED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CITIZEN LOBBY, INC. REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER CITIZEN LOBBY, INC. TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT DISCLOSING TO THE BOARD ANY BUSINESS, CONTRACTUAL OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS THE PERSON HAS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, SAID PERSONS HAVE AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, THAT THE PERSON WOULD GAIN FROM ANY PARTICULAR TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR POLICY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY CITIZEN LOBBY, INC. THE BOARD MUST ASSESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CONFLICTED PERSONS MUST ABSTAIN FROM THE DELIBERATION OF THE TRANSACTION, AND CORPORATE RECORDS BE MAINTAINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SUSAN RAKOV OF THE FUND FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INC., AN AFFILIATE OF THE ORGANIZATION, REVIEWS WAGE AND SALARY AMOUNTS AND INCREASED REQUESTS. THEY ARE DETERMINED REASONABLE BASED ON LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE PUBLIC INTEREST NETWORK, EDUCATION LEVEL, POSITION, AND ARE COMPARED TO THE SALARIES OF OTHER STAFF IN SIMILAR POSITIONS NATIONALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CITIZEN LOBBY, INC.'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FOR THE INFORMATION. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -22,640. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC 44 WINTER ST 4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02108 043119807 TO FURTHER PUBLIC INTEREST EDUCATION & ADVOCACY MA N/A C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0