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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,342,451
Total expenses
$4,176,153
Contributions and grants received
$2,427,449
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$91,630
Investment income
-$177,286
Other revenue
$658
Total assets, end of year
$6,227,562
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,738,690
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,488,872
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,280,959
Management and general expenses
$397,989
Fundraising expenses
$1,497,205
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,280,959

Program services were 54.6% 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

    $2,427,449

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $43,012

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEETING REGISTRATION

    total $91,430 · related or exempt $91,430

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HONORARIA

    total $200 · related or exempt $200

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $88,043 · excluded $88,043

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

    securities $265,329

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$265,329

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$265,329 · excluded -$265,329

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $658 · excluded $658

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $658

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $253,843 · program services $140,731 · management and general $21,297 · fundraising $91,815

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,739,363 · program services $1,057,697 · management and general $179,451 · fundraising $502,215

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $197,774 · program services $137,434 · management and general $15,732 · fundraising $44,608

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $374,363 · program services $259,235 · management and general $29,807 · fundraising $85,321

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,834 · program services $34,916 · management and general $4,056 · fundraising $11,862

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,538 · management and general $13,538

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,209 · management and general $51,209

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $215,920 · program services $94,613 · management and general $34,449 · fundraising $86,858

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $58,329 · program services $32,828 · management and general $14,294 · fundraising $11,207

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $681,078 · program services $70,292 · management and general $13,964 · fundraising $596,822

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $143,440 · program services $112,934 · management and general $2,634 · fundraising $27,872

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,008 · program services $13,327 · management and general $8,664 · fundraising $6,017

  • 17 · Travel

    total $170,481 · program services $152,029 · management and general $3,595 · fundraising $14,857

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $189,898 · program services $169,345 · management and general $4,004 · fundraising $16,549

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,902 · program services $1,857 · management and general $1,207 · fundraising $838

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $4,173 · program services $3,721 · management and general $88 · fundraising $364

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $231,448 · end of year $861,720

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $318,924 · end of year $53,035

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $926,566 · end of year $773,334

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,959 · end of year $2,067

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $58,812 · end of year $75,277

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,561,752 · end of year $4,442,032

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $35 · end of year $20,097

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $495,040 · end of year $578,061

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,977,749 · end of year $3,158,629

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,019,334 · end of year $898,765

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,609,373 · end of year $1,590,107

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION (FCNL) LOBBIES CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON ISSUES OF PEACE, JUSTICE, OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THAT ARE OF CONCERN TO THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS). FCNL IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO LIVE A PROPHETIC QUAKER VISION FOR A PEACEFUL, JUST, AND HEALTHY PLANET AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS POLITICAL DIVIDES TO MOVE POLICIES FORWARD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO BRING THE CONCERNS OF THE US RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS TO BEAR ON PUBLIC POLICY.

  • ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH: FCNL WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF SOME 80,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY, ENCOURAGING PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES IN A NON-PARTISAN MANNER. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS (SUCH AS NEWSLETTERS, WEB SITE, EMAIL ALERTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND TELEPHONE CALLS) AND TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE ISSUES. WE DEVELOP INFORMATION TO CREATE FOCUSED, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS IN SPECIFIC STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TO INFLUENCE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND WILL RESULT IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS OUR POLICIES AND PRIORITIES. FCNL HAS ESTABLISHED AND TRAINED OVER 100 ADVOCACY TEAMS, TOTALING OVER 1,500 PEOPLE IN LOCAL REGIONS WHO ARE WILLING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATION THAT FCNL IS ADVANCING. FCNL TRAINS, COACHES AND CONVENES A NATIONAL ADVOCACY CORPS OF TWENTY (20) YOUNG ADULTS WHO ORGANIZE AND LOBBY ON AN FCNL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY OVER A NINE-MONTH PERIOD ON A SPECIFIC ISSUE.

    Expenses $1,281,890 · Revenue $200

  • YOUNG FELLOWS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL FORMATION AS LEADERS AND ADVOCATES FOR A MORE PEACEFUL AND JUST WORLD. FCNL HOSTS AN ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT LOBBY WEEKEND THAT ATTRACTS OVER 350 COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON FOR A WEEKEND OF EDUCATION, LOBBY TRAINING AND MEETINGS IN THE OFFICES OF THEIR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

    Expenses $911,098

  • LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: HAS TWO MAJOR OVERALL PROGRAMS WHICH ARE DOMESTIC POLICY AND FOREIGN POLICY. FCNL FIELDS AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF REGISTERED LOBBYISTS WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. THESE LOBBYISTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, MEETINGS WITH COALITION GROUPS, AND CONTACTS WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL IDENTIFIES PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY CAN TAKE TO MOVE FEDERAL POLICY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WORLD WE SEEK. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 400 QUAKERS AND OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHER IN WASHINGTON FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS FCNL'S WORK, HEAR FROM OUR LOBBYISTS ABOUT SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SET BY FCNL'S GENERAL COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE TEAMS FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (1) IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICY; (2) CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM; (3) ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; (4) ECONOMIC JUSTICE; (5) NATIVE AMERICAN CONCERNS; (6) ELECTION INTEGRITY; (7) GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION; AND GENERAL TOPICS INCLUDING: (1) PEACEBUILDING, DIPLOMACY AND THE PEACEFUL PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MIDDLE EAST; (2) REDUCTION OF MILITARY SPENDING AND ARMED INTERVENTIONS; AND (3) NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION. ALTHOUGH ALL BUT ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE REGISTERED AS LOBBYISTS, ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THEIR WORK FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF DIRECT LOBBYING, INVOLVING CONTACTING A LAWMAKER SEEKING TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OR DEFEAT OF LEGISLATION. EVEN THE BROADER DEFINITION OF "LOBBYING ACTIVITIES", WHICH INCLUDES PREPARATION AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH AND OTHER BACKGROUND WORK THAT IS INTENDED, AT THE TIME IT IS PERFORMED, FOR USE IN CONTACTS, AND COORDINATION WITH THE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS, DOES NOT CAPTURE THE FULL BREADTH OF THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION TO THESE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, TEAM MEMBERS: MONITOR AND ANALYZE DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE; COMMUNICATE WITH FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EXPLAIN THESE DEVELOPMENTS; ADVOCATE FOR GENERAL POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE NOT LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE; ENGAGE IN EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; PARTICIPATE IN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, PANELS AND SEMINARS; WRITE ARTICLES AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS; DEVELOP MESSAGING STRATEGIES AND MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS; WRITE AND EDIT PROPOSALS FOR FOUNDATION GRANTS AND PREPARE REPORTS ON THEIR ACTIVITIES; AND ENGAGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $87,971 · Revenue $91,430

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MICHAEL M FUSON

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • MARY LOU HATCHER

    ASSISTANT CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • RON FERGUSON

    ASSISTANT CLERK, THRU 11/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • ABIGAIL E ADAMS

    RECORDING CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • REBECCA BURGUS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • KAREN TREBER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • SCOTT DUNCAN

    TREASURER, THRU 11/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • STEVEN OLSHEVSKI

    TREASURER, THRU 11/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • JONATHAN W BROWN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • ERNIE BUSCEMI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • MARK R DONOVAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • THOMAS R GIBIAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • KATHY GUTHRIE

    BOARD MEMBER, THRU 11/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • DEBORAH HEJL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • BETH HENRICKS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JANE HILES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • EBBY LUVAGA

    BOARD MEMBER, THRU 11/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • DOUG MCCOWN

    BOARD MEMBER, THRU 11/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • LYNN OBERFIELD

    BOARD MEMBER, THRU 11/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • MICHAEL T SNARR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • GENIE STOWERS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • KEITH WILLIAMSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • BRIDGET MOIX

    GENERAL SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $193,672
    From this org
    $81,092
    From related orgs
    $109,712
    Other
    $2,868
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $81,092 + $109,712 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,371 + $1,854 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,497 + $2,026 related
    Filer's total
    $83,960 + $113,592 related

  • LAUREN BROWNLEE

    DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY, EFF. 7/2022

    Total calculated
    $63,425
    From this org
    $26,518
    From related orgs
    $35,876
    Other
    $1,031
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

  • JAMES T SWINDELL ASSOC

    GEN. SECR.,FINANCE & ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $165,045
    From this org
    $67,633
    From related orgs
    $91,503
    Other
    $5,909
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $67,633 + $91,503 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,633 + $4,916 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,276 + $3,079 related
    Filer's total
    $73,542 + $99,498 related

  • ADLAI AMOR ASSOCIATE

    GENERAL SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $151,518
    From this org
    $62,164
    From related orgs
    $84,104
    Other
    $5,250
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $62,164 + $84,104 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,331 + $4,506 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,919 + $2,597 related
    Filer's total
    $67,414 + $91,207 related

  • JAMES CASON

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $131,475
    From this org
    $53,104
    From related orgs
    $71,847
    Other
    $6,524
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

  • DIANA OHLBAUM

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,009
    From this org
    $63,373
    From related orgs
    $85,741
    Other
    $4,895
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $63,373 + $85,741 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,664 + $4,957 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,231 + $1,667 related
    Filer's total
    $68,268 + $92,365 related

  • STEPHEN DONAHOE

    ASSOCIATE GENERAL SEC

    Total calculated
    $138,965
    From this org
    $57,165
    From related orgs
    $77,341
    Other
    $4,459
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

  • KEVIN TWILLMAN

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $129,422
    From this org
    $53,254
    From related orgs
    $72,049
    Other
    $4,119
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • FCNL EDUCATION FUND

    501(C)(3) · TO INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND GOV. LEADERS ABOUT RELEVANT ISSUES · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

  • WILLIAM PENN HOUSE

    501(C)(3) · TO PROVIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by FCNL EDUCATION FUND

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441369349319789

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