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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CLOSE UP FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$41,112,757
Total expenses
$42,841,648
Contributions and grants received
$3,287,883
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$37,427,339
Investment income
$397,535
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$15,870,697
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,220,382
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,650,315
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$35,147,154
Management and general expenses
$6,522,751
Fundraising expenses
$1,171,743
Program service expenses (Part III)
$35,147,154

Program services were 82.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $988,755

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,299,128

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $34,936,133 · related or exempt $34,936,133

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

    total $1,531,065 · related or exempt $1,531,065

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE

    total $960,141 · related or exempt $960,141

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $338,704 · excluded $338,704

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,283,385

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

    securities $1,224,554

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $58,831

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $58,831 · excluded $58,831

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,506,411 · program services $778,682 · management and general $506,307 · fundraising $221,422

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,383,888 · program services $4,733,257 · management and general $3,029,507 · fundraising $621,124

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,170,432 · program services $730,089 · management and general $346,907 · fundraising $93,436

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $733,621 · program services $462,995 · management and general $211,772 · fundraising $58,854

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $109,205 · management and general $109,205

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $32,511 · management and general $32,511

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $172,091 · management and general $172,091

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $286,202 · program services $230,010 · management and general $43,066 · fundraising $13,126

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $153,416 · program services $12,945 · management and general $127,908 · fundraising $12,563

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $86,274 · program services $37,924 · management and general $47,515 · fundraising $835

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $566,878 · management and general $566,878

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,388,494 · program services $9,308,598 · management and general $31,763 · fundraising $48,133

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $75,255 · program services $13,017 · management and general $22,171 · fundraising $40,067

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $114,714 · management and general $114,714

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $173,582 · management and general $173,582

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM LODGING

    total $6,818,643 · program services $6,818,643

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM MEALS

    total $6,037,761 · program services $6,037,761

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRANSFERS

    total $3,017,475 · program services $3,017,475

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $1,648,429 · program services $1,648,429

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,366,366 · program services $1,317,329 · management and general $986,854 · fundraising $62,183

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $32,031 · end of year $147,428

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,898,807 · end of year $2,897,213

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $287,000 · end of year $232,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,146,162 · end of year $1,837,736

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $272 · end of year $272

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,099,350 · end of year $496,350

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,594,242

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,579,985

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $719,911 · end of year $2,014,257

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,131,214 · end of year $4,237,464

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,300,148 · end of year $4,007,477

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,741,487 · end of year $4,538,920

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,768,185 · end of year $3,006,810

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,031,749 · end of year $4,674,652

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,239,205 · end of year $3,076,399

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $834,269 · end of year $573,916

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN CLOSE UP FOUNDATION IS TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE FOR A LIFETIME OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP THROUGH CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM: THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PRACTICE KEY CITIZENSHIP SKILLS, PARTICIPATE IN LEGISLATIVE SIMULATIONS, AND INTERACT WITH POLICY EXPERTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. EACH PROGRAM FEATURES COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, THEMATIC SITE VISITS, ISSUE-BASED WORKSHOPS, POLICY DEBATES AND DELIBERATIONS THAT EXPOSE STUDENTS TO A RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES, CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS, AND SEMINARS AND ONSITE VISITS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NGOS, AND EMBASSIES.

    Expenses $18,900,226 · Revenue $17,907,200

  • WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM: THESE PROGRAMS USE THE NATIONS CAPITAL AS A LIVING CLASSROOM WHERE STUDENTS EXPLORE ITS ICONIC SITES AND DISCOVER HOW THE ISSUES AND IDEALS REPRESENTED IMPACT US TODAY. THROUGH VARIOUS INTERACTIVE SITE VISITS, WORKSHOPS, AND DISCUSSIONS, STUDENTS LEARN THE HISTORICAL EVENTS AND IDEAS THAT HAVE SHAPED AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR UNIQUE ROLE IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM.

    Expenses $14,550,377 · Revenue $15,918,057

  • PROGRAM FOR NEW AMERICANS (PNA): THESE PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ARE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S. IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. STUDENTS STUDY THE ROLES OF THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT IN MAINTAINING UNITY AND ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF A DIVERSE NATION, IMPORTANT THEMES IN U.S. DEMOCRACY, AND THE ROLE OF CITIZENS IN CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, PROVIDING THEM WITH INSIGHT AND FOSTERING THEIR CONFIDENCE FOR ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP.

    Expenses $992,531 · Revenue $1,110,876

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INCLUDES A BREADTH OF TRAINING AND RESOURCES THAT CLOSE UP DESIGNS AND DELIVERS TO EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE TO HELP THEM BRING DELIBERATIVE DIALOGUE, CURRENT POLICY ISSUES, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND NONPARTISAN FACILITATION TO THEIR SCHOOLS. THIS INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, CUSTOMIZED CURRICULUM UNITS, CLASSROOM RESOURCES SUCH AS ISSUE DISCUSSIONS AND LESSON PLANS, EDUCATOR WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES, AND MEMBERSHIP IN OUR NATIONAL NETWORK OF SCHOOLS IN PARTNERSHIP DIVISION.

    Expenses $704,020 · Revenue $2,491,206

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Adydan

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $313,876
    From this org
    $299,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,745
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $299,131
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,319
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,426
    Filer's total
    $313,876

  • Joel Jankowsky

    CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • E Ivan Zapien

    VICE CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Janet Hale

    CHAIMAN, AUDIT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Margery Kraus

    CHAIRMAN, GOVER. & NOMINATING COMM.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Eric Rosenfeld

    CHAIRMAN, FINANCE COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Michael A Andrews

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Peter Cherukuri

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Amy Dacey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Kirk Francis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Christopher J Goode

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • W Michael House

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Bruce W Jentleson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Kendrick Meek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Ilena Ros-Lehtinen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Alice Siu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Thomas Spulak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Ryan Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Geoffry Verhoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Stephanie Stargell

    CHIEF FIN. & OP. OFF.(UNTIL 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $345,108
    From this org
    $338,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $277,300
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $61,250
    Deferred
    $4,981
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,577
    Filer's total
    $345,108

  • Mia Charity

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $260,841
    From this org
    $247,386
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,455
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,386
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,029
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,426
    Filer's total
    $260,841

  • John Hallen Jr

    CFO (FROM 2/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lindsay Greenberg

    CHIEF INNOVATION & PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $240,514
    From this org
    $214,766
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,748
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,766
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,567
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,181
    Filer's total
    $240,514

  • Jodi Miteva

    VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $186,003
    From this org
    $174,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,891
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,112
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,462
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,429
    Filer's total
    $186,003

  • Shannon Maryott

    VP, SALES

    Total calculated
    $176,368
    From this org
    $152,511
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,857
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,351
    Bonus
    $20,160
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,805
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,052
    Filer's total
    $176,368

  • Blake Kohn

    SENIOR ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $191,816
    From this org
    $171,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,763
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,053
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,763
    Filer's total
    $191,816

  • John Sturm

    VP, PROGRAM OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $158,642
    From this org
    $147,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,490
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,152
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,128
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,362
    Filer's total
    $158,642

  • Scot Wilson

    VP, ACADEMICS

    Total calculated
    $147,772
    From this org
    $139,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,349
    Hours/week
    40

  • Porsche Johnson

    SR. DIR., FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $133,538
    From this org
    $118,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,490
    Hours/week
    40

  • Luke Stallings

    SR. DIR., ACCOUNT ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $130,201
    From this org
    $119,412
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,789
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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 1A
THE ORGANIZATION PAYS $40 PER MONTH PER EMPLOYEE FOR A GYM LOCATED IN THE BUILDING.
PART I, LINE 4A
STEPHANIE STARGELL RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $61,250.
PART I, LINE 7
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MERIT-BASED BONUSES DURING THE YEAR: JODI MITEVA $25,000 SHANNON MARYOTT $20,160 BLAKE KOHN $25,000 JOHN STURM $5,000 SCOT WILSON $5,000 PORSCHE JOHNSON $5,000 LUKE STALLINGS $10,000

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600999349300510

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