FURP.ORG / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

SUNRISE123ORG: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
SUNRISE123ORG (EIN 57-1210185)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-13
IRS object ID
201241349349300509
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Timestamp2012-05-13T17:10:08-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

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Facts And Circumstances TestPart II, Line 17a--ProCon.org has over 13% of its support from the general public in 2011. Procon.org maintains a program for the solicitation of funds from the general public. The ProCon.org website has a section for users to make donations. ProCon.org had 134 unique donors in 2011 including 35 who are repeat donors. PROCON.ORG HAS BUILT AND CONTROLS OVER 40 WEBSITES DEALING WITH VARIOUS TOPICS OF SOCIAL INTEREST, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE PROCON.ORG WEBSITE.ProCon.org provides its website as a free public information service. It had over 14,400,000 sessions during 2011 and that is a 38% increase over 2010. The website has been cited by various public officials and news services as an unbiased source of information on a wide variety of topics. The website has been cited by educators as a source of information and was used by 2,250 schools in all 50 states. The PROCON.ORG WEBSITE was ALSO USED BY 10 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, 17 USA STATES AND 6 US FEDERAL AGENCIES. The use by schools and governmental units provides a valuable public service without using any taxpayer's dollars. In 2011 ProCon.org was recognized as being one of the top 25 Free Reference Web sites of 2011 by a division of the American Library Association along with TED, Google, and Wikileaks.In 2011 ProCon.org WAS Honored in the US Congressional Record on July 6, 2011 by Congressman Rob Andrews (D-NJ) who said our "unbiased and truthful presentation makes a tremendous contribution to the political system." Procon.org continues to expand its outreach to schools. Procon.org functions as a public charity by proving a valuable service to the public, including schools, without the use of any government funding. Part II, Line 17b--ProCon.org has over 14% of its support from the general public in 2010. Procon.org maintains a program for the solicitation of funds from the general public. The ProCon.org website has a section for users to make donations. The growth in unique donors to ProCon.org was significant during the year as compared to 2009. The number of donors increased from 58 to 160 or 176%. In 2009 the percentage of support from the general public was 12.3%, but in 2010 it was 14.3%. This indicates an improving trend in public support. The organization believes this trend will continue. ProCon.org provides its website as a free public information service. It had over 10,300,000 sessions during 2010 and that is a 58% increase over 2009. The website has been cited by various public officials and news services as an unbiased source of information on a wide variety of topics. The website has been cited by educators as a source of information and was used by 1,502 schools in all 50 states. The PROCON.ORG WEBSITE was ALSO USED BY 10 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, 16 USA STATES AND 6 US FEDERAL AGENCIES. The use by schools and governmental units provides a valuable public service without using any taxpayer's dollars. Procon.org continues to expand its outreach to schools. Procon.org functions as a public charity by providing a valuable service to the public, including schools, without the use of any government funding.FactsAndCircumstancesTest

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990 PART XII QUESTION 2 CTHE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HE REPORTS HIS FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableTHE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON PROCON.ORG WEBSITE.Form 990, Part VI, Line 19
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesCOMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE SALARIES AND ON PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS.Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsA WRITTEN AND SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS OBTAINED FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY.Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review ProcessA COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, COMMENTS ARE DISCUSSED AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AND REVISIONS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE ACCOUNTANT PREPARING THE FORM 990. THEN THE FORM IS FINALIZED AND FILED.Form 990, Part VI, Line 11
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtSTEVE MARKOFF AND JADWIGA S.Z.-MARKOFF ARE MARRIED.Form 990, Part VI, Line 2