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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COALITION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$295,716
Total expenses
$239,019
Contributions and grants received
$295,705
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$52,421
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$52,421
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$224,091
Management and general expenses
$14,928
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$224,091

Program services were 93.8% 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

    $295,705

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11 · excluded $11

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $208,682 · program services $208,682

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,200 · management and general $3,200

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,694 · program services $7,694

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,669 · program services $4,591 · management and general $11,078

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,124 · program services $3,124

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $650 · management and general $650

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,588 · end of year $7,435

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,136 · end of year $44,986

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $15,000 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$4,276 · end of year $52,421

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE INTERESTS OF COALITION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE ARE CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES AND THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS, WITH EMPHASIS ON FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, ELECTIONS, GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, OPEN RECORDS AND OPEN MEETINGS, DUE PROCESS, AND EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS. IT FUNDS LITIGATION AND INFORMS LEGISLATIVE POLICY ON THESE ISSUES. IT WILL ALSO PERFORM INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS SELECT AND USE OTHERS' RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, IN THE FOREGOING SUBJECT AREAS. IT WILL USE GENERALLY AVAILABLE MEANS OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION TO ILLUMINATE AND SHAPE PUBLIC DEBATES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVOCATING FOR VOTERS' RIGHT TO A VERIFIABLE ELECTION. EDUCATE VOTERS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTION SECURITY AND PROTECT VOTERS' RIGHTS TO HAVE BALLOTS COUNTED.

  • ONGOING LITIGATION INITIATED IN 2017 (CURLING V RAFFENSPERGER) OBTAINED COURT ORDER IN 2022 TO INVESTIGATE NATION'S LARGEST VOTING SYSTEM BREACH, 2022 LITIGATION SPENDING WAS PRIMARILY DEDICATED TO SUCH INVESTIGATION VIA DISCOVERY, GENERATING SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE, AND RESULTING VOTER AND ELECTION OFFICIAL EDUCATION. CGG'S LITIGATION DISCOVERY RELATED TO GEORGIA'S VOTING SYSTEM BREACHES, ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE INDICTMENTS BEING SOUGHT IN 2023 BY FULTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

    Expenses $216,676

  • ELECTION SECURITY EDUCATION FOR VOTERS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS. CGG CONDUCTED WEBINARS AND CONFERENCE CALLS TO EDUCATE LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS, VOTERS AND CIVIC LEADERS ON THE SECURITY FLAWS I THE GEORGIA ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM. EDUCATION INCLUDED RECOMMENDING MITIGATING ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO SECURE THE SYSTEM PRIOR TO PENDING ELECTIONS. EDUCATION WAS OFFERED TO ALL 159 COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISORS AND THEIR ELECTION BOARDS. CGG ALSO DISTRIBUTES NEWSLETTERS (APPROX MONTHLY) CONCERNING CURRENT POLICY ISSUES, FOR EXAMPLE ELECTION AUDITS AND BALLOT SECRECY, TO ELECTION OFFICIALS IN 159 COUNTIES.

    Expenses $4,415

  • RESEARCH ON BALLOT SECRECY FLAW IN THE DOMINION VOTING SYSTEM METHOD OF RECORDING VOTED BALLOT DETAIL (BALLOT SECRECY). ASSISTED EXPERT RESEARCHER IN ANALYZING AND PRODUCING DATA FOR REPORT SHARED WITH ALL STATE OFFICIALS NATIONWIDE USING DOMINION SYSTEM. BASED ON RESEARCH, CGG PROPOSED RULE CHANGES TO GEORGIA STATE ELECTION BOARD, AND DISTRIBUTED EDUCATION MATERIALS TO ALL 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. PROPOSED ELECTION CODE CHANGES WOULD ASSIST IN ELIMINATING VIOLATIONS OF BALLOT SECRECY CAUSED BY THE PROGRAMMING FLAW IN THE PRESENT SYSTEM. CGG FURTHER USED ITS 2022 RESEARCH TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AT 2023 SEMINAR FOR ELECTION SYSTEM CERTIFICATION OFFICIALS.

    Expenses $3,000

  • WEBINARS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. USE OF

  • COLLEGE INTERNS TO MONITOR ELECTIONS

  • ONSITE.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rhonda Martin

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Lisa Cyriacks

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Marilyn Marks

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Mary Eberle

    SECRETARY (END 11/5/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Rutledge Forney

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312899349301921

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