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← BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,746,129
Total expenses
$4,686,374
Contributions and grants received
$4,686,852
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$59,277
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,614,055
Total liabilities, end of year
$591,850
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,022,205
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,485,591
Management and general expenses
$110,922
Fundraising expenses
$89,861
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,485,591

Program services were 95.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,686,852

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,191,099

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $54,767 · excluded $54,767

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,195,609

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,191,099

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,510

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,510 · excluded $4,510

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $810,707 · program services $750,229 · management and general $18,308 · fundraising $42,170

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $794,150 · program services $769,235 · fundraising $24,915

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $44,168 · program services $42,745 · fundraising $1,423

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $136,583 · program services $131,878 · fundraising $4,705

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $105,503 · program services $99,647 · management and general $1,107 · fundraising $4,749

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,143 · management and general $10,143

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,583 · management and general $17,583

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,713,475 · program services $1,692,984 · management and general $17,147 · fundraising $3,344

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $345 · fundraising $345

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,247 · management and general $1,096 · fundraising $151

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,020 · program services $10,173 · fundraising $847

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,624 · program services $10,310 · fundraising $2,314

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,673 · management and general $2,673

  • 24a · Other expenses: OVERHEAD REIMBURSEMENT

    total $975,767 · program services $975,767

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $45,727 · management and general $42,865 · fundraising $2,862

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $3,927 · program services $2,023 · fundraising $1,904

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPORT DESIGN & PRINT

    total $732 · program services $600 · fundraising $132

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,653,393 · end of year $2,510,447

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $612,415 · end of year $1,862,791

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,762,840 · end of year $1,221,673

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,974 · end of year $19,144

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $54,694 · end of year $16,930

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,013,478 · end of year $574,920

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,413,808 · end of year $3,477,203

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,548,642 · end of year $1,545,002

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ADVANCE BIPARTISAN POLICY SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND SEE THEM ENACTED INTO LAW.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE POLICY PRINCIPLES DEVELOPED BY THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER.

  • THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION (BPCA) ADVOCATES FOR BIPARTISAN POLICIES AND PROVIDES STRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING TO BPC. OFTEN, BPCA PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION AND ANSWERS TO POLICY MAKERS' INQUIRIES ABOUT TECHNICAL AND POLICY ISSUES.

    Expenses $4,485,591

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michele Stockwell

    PRESIDENT, BPCA

    Total calculated
    $443,892
    From this org
    $361,372
    From related orgs
    $19,020
    Other
    $63,500
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $361,372 + $19,020 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,215 + $1,485 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,110 + $1,690 related
    Filer's total
    $421,697 + $22,195 related
  • Candi Wolff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ralph Cavanagh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Neil Chatterjee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edda Collins Coleman

    DIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly Olson Dorgan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Hirschberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Lugar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Madden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Manny Ortiz

    DIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Parker Poling

    DIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neal Simon

    DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Trayham

    DIRECTOR - UNTIL 08/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Hall

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $278,803
    From this org
    $229,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,856
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,947
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,915
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,941
    Filer's total
    $278,803
  • William Hoagland

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $367,596
    From this org
    $84,035
    From related orgs
    $252,104
    Other
    $31,457
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $84,035 + $252,104 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,425 + $22,275 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $439 + $1,318 related
    Filer's total
    $91,899 + $275,697 related
  • Elena Muehlenbeck

    CFO AND TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $366,162
    From this org
    $15,810
    From related orgs
    $300,390
    Other
    $49,962
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $15,310 + $290,890 related
    Bonus
    $500 + $9,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,376 + $26,143 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,122 + $21,321 related
    Filer's total
    $18,308 + $347,854 related
  • Michael J Kelley

    DIRECTOR BPCA

    Total calculated
    $260,202
    From this org
    $209,807
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,395
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,807
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,745
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,650
    Filer's total
    $260,202
  • Kimberly Dean

    DIRECTOR BPCA

    Total calculated
    $259,940
    From this org
    $211,958
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,982
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,958
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,553
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,429
    Filer's total
    $259,940
  • Andrew Hu

    DIRECTOR BPCA

    Total calculated
    $238,406
    From this org
    $203,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,358
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,048
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,243
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,115
    Filer's total
    $238,406
  • Lori J Pickford

    DIRECTOR BPCA

    Total calculated
    $195,342
    From this org
    $163,047
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,295
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,047
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,512
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,783
    Filer's total
    $195,342

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
BPCA DOES NOT DIRECTLY HIRE OR COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEES OF BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER, INC. (BPC), A RELATED ORGANIZATION UNDER 501(C)(3). BPCA HAS A COMMON PAYMASTER AGREEMENT WITH BPC. TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF BPCA'S OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, BPC REVIEWS INDEPENDENT SURVEY DATA LOOKING AT OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND GROSS REVENUE. IN ADDITION, FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE A SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF BPCA WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, BPCA'S SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM REVIEWS THE SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES AND NEW HIRES, ADJUSTING AMOUNTS AS NECESSARY BASED ON THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE BENCHMARK DATA.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES FOR ELENA MUEHLENBECK AND MICHAEL KELLEY WERE PERFORMANCE BASED.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349303626

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