Form 990 for tax year 2024

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $5,894,828

• 2a · Program service revenue: LOBBYING SERVICES

  total $55,000 · related or exempt $55,000

• 3 · Investment income

  total $2,544 · excluded $2,544

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $247,154 · program services $77,012 · management and general $166,271 · fundraising $3,871

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $445,136 · program services $138,703 · management and general $299,462 · fundraising $6,971

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $10,210 · program services $8,235 · management and general $1,975

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $36,984 · program services $29,829 · management and general $7,155

• 11d · Fees: lobbying

  total $1,439,027 · program services $1,160,639 · management and general $278,388

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $115,218 · program services $92,928 · management and general $22,290

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $1,630 · program services $6 · management and general $1,624

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $836 · program services $182 · management and general $503 · fundraising $151

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $26,600 · management and general $26,600

• 17 · Travel

  total $260,551 · program services $162,775 · management and general $97,776

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $5,950 · program services $3,717 · management and general $2,233

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $5,844 · management and general $5,844

• 23 · Insurance

  total $12,537 · management and general $12,537

• 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

  total $202,000 · program services $1,000 · management and general $201,000

• 24b · Other expenses: OPERATIONS

  total $32,991 · program services $117 · management and general $32,874

• 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

  total $5,539 · program services $18 · management and general $5,521

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $1,319,302 · end of year $705,387

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  end of year $3,661,933

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $186,012 · end of year $231,755

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

  $23,375

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

  $18,505

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $10,714 · end of year $4,870

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,000

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $68,772 · end of year $59,524

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $3,000 · end of year $0

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $1,444,256 · end of year $4,548,421

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A

THERE WERE A FEW FIRST CLASS FLIGHTS PURCHASED AND APPROVED DURING 2024. THESE FELL WITHIN POLICY.

PART I, LINE 7

THE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZED NONFIXED PAYMENTS, SUCH AS DISCRETIONARY BONSUES, ATTRIBUTABLE TO PERFORMANCE IN EMPLOYMENT.

PART VII, SCHEDULE J, PART II

BRYAN SUNDERLAND, AN EMPLOYEE OF ARPINUM, SERVES IN THE CAPACITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CICERO ACTION. AS NOTED IN SCHEDULE R, ARPINUM IS A RELATED ENTITY CONTROLLED BY CICERO ACTION'S CURRENT SOLE MEMBER. AS SUCH, THE AMOUNT OF MR. SUNDERLAND'S COMPENSATION ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIS WORK AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CICERO ACTION IS BEING REPORTED ON CICERO ACTION'S FORM 990 AND DISCLOSED IN THE APPLICABLE RELATED ORGANIZATION SECTIONS OF THE FORM 990, (E.G., PART VII, COLUMNS E AND F AND SCHEDULE J, PART II, ROW (II) AND SCHEDULE J PART III). HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ARPINUM IS A NONSTOCK CORPORATION THAT IS PROHIBITED FROM DISTRIBUTING ITS PROCEEDS TO ITS DIRECTORS. CICERO ACTION PAYS ARPINUM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE DIRECT COSTS INCURRED BY ARPINUM AND RELATED PREPAID COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ITS SERVICES.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

• ARPINUM

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