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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,417,855
Total expenses
$5,239,204
Contributions and grants received
$9,156,957
Grants paid
$212,409
Program service revenue
$4,097
Investment income
$256,801
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$10,113,659
Total liabilities, end of year
$109,889
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,003,770
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,744,421
Management and general expenses
$494,783
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,744,421

Program services were 90.6% 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

    $9,156,957

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER

    total $2,708 · related or exempt $2,708

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HONORARIA

    total $1,389 · related or exempt $1,389

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,130 · excluded $56,130

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,528,726

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

    securities $1,328,055

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $200,671

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $200,671 · excluded $200,671

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $195,000 · program services $195,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $17,409 · program services $17,409

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $195,195 · program services $136,671 · management and general $58,524

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,467,206 · program services $2,318,956 · management and general $148,250

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $100,668 · program services $94,873 · management and general $5,795

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $216,463 · program services $204,609 · management and general $11,854

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $211,888 · program services $193,445 · management and general $18,443

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,500 · management and general $6,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $113,308 · program services $8,857 · management and general $104,451

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,020,708 · program services $928,395 · management and general $92,313

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,546 · program services $14,305 · management and general $4,241

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $102,644 · program services $102,555 · management and general $89

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $75,632 · program services $68,777 · management and general $6,855

  • 17 · Travel

    total $127,306 · program services $125,127 · management and general $2,179

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $185,468 · program services $182,560 · management and general $2,908

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $873 · program services $449 · management and general $424

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,555 · management and general $21,555

  • 24a · Other expenses: AWARDS

    total $142,053 · program services $142,053 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $9,485 · program services $7,411 · management and general $2,074 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK AND BROKER FEES

    total $6,628 · program services $0 · management and general $6,628 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND COMMUNICA

    total $3,761 · program services $2,061 · management and general $1,700 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $908 · program services $908

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,167,598 · end of year $3,085,383

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $130,270 · end of year $856,634

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,159,018 · end of year $2,665,696

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $102,900 · end of year $38,422

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,711 · end of year $20,592

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

    $16,722

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

    $14,091

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,504 · end of year $2,631

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,900,370 · end of year $3,441,632

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,669

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $174,053 · end of year $109,889

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,727,171 · end of year $3,504,143

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,575,147 · end of year $6,499,627

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FCG IS A HUB FOR DYNAMIC PROJECTS PROMOTING DEMOCRACY, GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY, FAIR ECONOMIES, AND THE FIGHTS AGAINST CORRUPTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

  • COVERING CLIMATE NOW IS A JOURNALISM INITIATIVE CO-FOUNDED BY THE NATION AND COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW, WHICH INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF OUTLETS WORLDWIDE, WITH A COMBINED AUDIENCE OF OVER 1 BILLION PEOPLE. CCN AIMS TO CONVENE AND INFORM A CONVERSATION AMONG JOURNALISTS ABOUT HOW ALL NEWS OUTLETS--BIG AND SMALL, DIGITAL AND PRINT, TV AND RADIO, US-BASED AND ABROAD--CAN DO JUSTICE TO THE DEFINING STORY OF OUR TIME.

    Expenses $1,902,065

  • KESEB IS A NONPARTISAN PRO-DEMOCRACY ORGANIZATION BUILDING AN ECOSYSTEM FOR CROSS-COUNTRY LEARNING, COLLABORATION, AND INNOVATION TO TURN THE TIDE AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM AND ADVANCE INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACIES.

    Expenses $737,339 · Grants $5,000

  • THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY (FACT) COALITION IS A NON-PARTISAN ALLIANCE OF MORE THAN 100 STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARD A FAIR TAX SYSTEM THAT ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES OF A GLOBAL ECONOMY AND PROMOTING POLICIES TO COMBAT THE HARMFUL IMPACTS OF CORRUPT FINANCIAL PRACTICES.

    Expenses $691,381

  • THE PENTAGON BUDGET CAMPAIGN (PBC) THE PENTAGON BUDGET CAMPAIGN IS A COALITION SEEKING SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM REDUCTION IN PENTAGON SPENDING, DRIVEN BY AN ALTERNATIVE VISION OF THE MILITARY'S ROLE IN U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF AVENUES, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A UNIQUE TRANSPARTISAN EXPERIMENT TO INFUSE THIS NEW VISION INTO NATIONAL POLICY.

    Expenses $349,126 · Grants $130,000

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLISH WHAT YOU PAY, TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL,US-AFRICA BRIDGER BUILDING PROJECT, ANTI-CORRUPTION DATA COLLECTIVE,BUILDING BRIDGES, JOURNALISM, WHISTLEBLOWER NOW AND FUNDING TO THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, THE ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER AND THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT.

    Expenses $1,064,510 · Grants $77,409

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anne B Zill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • John Cavanaugh

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Conrad Martin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sarah Pray

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ryan Alexander

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Robert Alvarez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jack Blum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Shahid Buttar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Michael Cavallo

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Arvind Ganeson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jana Morgan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Hamilton Fish

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Joe Kraus

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Diann Rust-Tierney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ian Gary

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $195,195
    From this org
    $168,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,195
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,195
    Filer's total
    $195,195

  • Yordanos Eyoel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $172,222
    From this org
    $161,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,972
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,972
    Filer's total
    $172,222

  • Mark Hertsgaard

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: CCN

    Total calculated
    $197,212
    From this org
    $166,827
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,385
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,827
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,385
    Filer's total
    $197,212

  • Gary Kalman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $189,375
    From this org
    $160,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,875
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,875
    Filer's total
    $189,375

  • Judy O'Neill

    MANAGING DIRECTOR: CCN

    Total calculated
    $155,461
    From this org
    $146,731
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,730
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,731
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,730
    Filer's total
    $155,461

  • Scott Greytak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $156,485
    From this org
    $139,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,385
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,100
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,385
    Filer's total
    $156,485

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

  • 3 · Written employment contract

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349302074

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