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← TENNESSEE COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by TENNESSEE COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$73,096
Total expenses
$72,117
Contributions and grants received
$73,090
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$6
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$87,245
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$87,245
Program service expenses (Part III)
$60,500

Program services were 83.9% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

Education around open government policies especially public records and open meetings

  • Research and Education: Research related to public records and open meetings practices in the state, including surveys and audits; research on laws and policies, and tracking of changes in laws and policies, including through court cases; monitoring of changes in practices due to the pandemic; sharing of information through website, newsletters, media interviews and other written material.

    Expenses $28,000

  • HELP LINE: Assisted members of the public and journalists in accessing public records and know their rights under the public records and open meetings laws.

    Expenses $22,000

  • WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS: Presented numerous civic presentations about public records and open meeting laws and how important they are to maintaining transparency in government

    Expenses $10,500

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Deborah Fisher

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $62,200
    Compensation
    $61,000
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    $1,200
    Hours/week
    30

  • Lucian Pera

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

  • Doug Pierce

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Yeomans

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marian Ott

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dorothy Bowles

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

  • Whit Adamson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Victor Ashe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Braden Boucek

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anita Bugg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joel Christopher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marie De Varenne

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison Gerber

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Gibson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robb Harvey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Hollow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregg Jones

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jack McElroy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Russell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Otis Sanford

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Helen Burns Sharp

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Stern

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hedy Weinberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dick Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Baker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Goad

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 April 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321179349200622

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