The Chamberlain Project: FY2019 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-2012900)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019	$212K
FY2020	$84K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019	$24K
FY2020	$17K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

72%

28%

Program services 72% · $158K Management & general 28% · $61K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII

Declan Oconnor

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Brown McCormick

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Regan

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public about ranked-choice voting and promotes its adoption.

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1 program · $158K · in their own filed words · FY2018

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Educate the american public on ranked-choice voting. The chamberlain project promotes research and understanding on the advantages and disadvantages of ranked-choice voting and disseminates information to the american public through websites, social media, mailings, digital communications and phone communications.

$158Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$212K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K

Money outPt IX

$219K

Ln 25

Programscol B$158K

Managementcol C$61K

Owns and owesPt X

$24K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K

Total assetsLn 16$24K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$212K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$24K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$24K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$24K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY19	End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$31K	$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$31K	$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$31K	$24K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$60K	$0	$60K	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$60K	$60K	$0	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$0	$0	$0	$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0	$0	$0	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0			$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$73K	$73K	$0	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$25K	$25K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$0	$1K	$0
Information technologyLn 14	$0	$0	$0	$0
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0	$0	$0	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$0	$0	$0	$0
TravelLn 17	$0	$0	$0	$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0	$0	$0	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$0	$0	$0	$0
InterestLn 20	$0	$0	$0	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0	$0	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$219K	$158K	$61K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2020 Latest	$84K			$17K	990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing	$212K	$219K	−$7K	$24K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $212,179 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,147,484$212,179

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,147,484$212,179

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,750$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,145,428$218,782

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,175,178$218,782

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,694−$6,603

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,179 across 13 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,179

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$212,179

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$212,179

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $218,782 across 19 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $60,000 · Fundraising $0$60,000

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $60,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$60,000

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,712 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$72,712

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,000

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,070 · Fundraising $0$1,070

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,712 · Management $61,070 · Fundraising $0$218,782

Part X · Balance sheet $24,458 assets, 22 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,061$24,458

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,061$24,458

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,061$24,458

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,061$24,458

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,458 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$212,179

XI-2 Total expenses$218,782

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,603

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,061

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,458

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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The Chamberlain Project FY2019 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for The Chamberlain Project

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV