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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE REFORM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$969,767
Total expenses
$1,295,228
Contributions and grants received
$898,560
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$71,207
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,312,496
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,771
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,293,725
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,062,884
Management and general expenses
$201,105
Fundraising expenses
$31,239
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,062,884

Program services were 82.1% 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

    $898,560

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $71,207 · related or exempt $71,207

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $984,609 · program services $847,616 · management and general $111,033 · fundraising $25,960

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,199 · program services $81,954 · management and general $10,735 · fundraising $2,510

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $85,774 · program services $76,637 · management and general $6,458 · fundraising $2,679

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,889 · program services $17,988 · management and general $15,901

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,703 · program services $5,025 · management and general $4,678

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,780 · program services $1,413 · management and general $367

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $963 · program services $731 · management and general $232

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,392 · program services $10 · management and general $1,382

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,823 · program services $4,720 · management and general $17,103

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,698 · program services $1,020 · management and general $678

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,124 · management and general $2,124

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUB-GRANTS

    total $25,750 · program services $8,000 · management and general $17,750

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE & TECHNOLOGY

    total $14,950 · program services $10,879 · management and general $3,981 · fundraising $90

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXENSES

    total $14,281 · program services $6,547 · management and general $7,734

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $1,293 · program services $344 · management and general $949

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $5,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,631,564 · end of year $1,303,233

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,518 · end of year $4,263

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,075

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,971 · end of year $18,771

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $997,896 · end of year $498,812

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $621,290 · end of year $794,913

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE REFORM IS A NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT HARNESSES THE POWER OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY TO CREATE A RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT, A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, AND A JUST SOCIETY.

  • ACADEMIC PAPERS & STUDIES: GUIDED BY A NATIONAL NETWORK OF LEGAL SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF WITH EXPERTISE IN GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION, WE CONDUCT INDEPENDENT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS CPR'S PUBLICATIONS ARE STRATEGICALLY CRAFTED TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE BROAD INTERESTS OF TODAY'S SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, DEMOCRACY, AND RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

    Expenses $1,062,884

  • WEBSITE & COMMUNICATIONS: CPR MAINTAINS A WEBSITE RICH IN RESOURCES FOR POLICYMAKERS, PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A KEY PIECE OF THE WEBSITE IS THE ORGANIZATION'S WIDELY READ BLOG, CPRBLOG, WHICH IS UPDATED FREQUENTLY WITH ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY BY CPR'S MEMBER SCHOLARS, STAFF, AND OCCASIONAL GUEST BLOGGERS. BY CROSS PROMOTING NEW CONTENT FROM THE BLOG AND WEBSITE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS LIKE FACEBOOK,TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND LINKEDIN.CPR PROVIDES SERVICES DIRECTLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.

  • CPR MEMBER SCHOLAR ACTIVITIES: CPR MEMBER SCHOLARS ARE PROFESSORS OF LAW, ECONOMICS, AND PHILOSOPHY FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION TO THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CPR'S ACADEMIC PAPERS AND STUDIES, CPR SCHOLARS PUBLISH WORK IN TRADITIONAL AND NEW MEDIA OUTLETS, FILE PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES, BRIEF MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA, MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND WORK WITH PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICY REFORM.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Verchick

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Robert Glicksman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Michele Janin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Sharon Block

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Joel Mintz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Sid Shapiro

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Minor Sinclair

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $159,863
    From this org
    $159,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,863
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $159,863
  • Alex Camacho

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Ajulo Othow

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Leslie Fields

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Emily Hammond

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Steph Tai

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

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

None.

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202423209349322452

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