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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 134,254 | 152,127 | 134,269 | 171,919 | 5,464,172 | 6,056,741 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 134,254 | 152,127 | 134,269 | 171,919 | 5,464,172 | 6,056,741 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,685,059 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,371,682 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 134,254 | 152,127 | 134,269 | 171,919 | 5,464,172 | 6,056,741 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,470,686 | 1,436,253 | 1,446,266 | 1,467,408 | 1,306,745 | 7,127,358 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 1,295 | 1,295 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 13,185,394 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| NCOC QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3) OF THE TREASURY REGULATIONS, BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING:ITS SUPPORT, AS REPORTED FOR 2019, IS 33.16%, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I).NCOC IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(II). NCOC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN MANY STATES AND BIG CITIES TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. NCOC'S PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT 33.16%, IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III). IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I), NCOC HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS, RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALL OR MOST OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE FAMILY, OR FROM A SINGLE DONOR. IN FACT, NCOC HAS RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND CORPORATIONS IN ADDITION TO GRANTS RECEIVED FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FOUNDATIONS. IN THIS RESPECT, NCOC MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B).NCOC REMAINS AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WORK. NCOC IS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING CIVIC LIFE IN AMERICA. IT PURSUES ITS MISSION THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF PARTNERS INVOLVED IN A CUTTING-EDGE CIVIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, CROSS-SECTOR CONFERENCES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN UTILIZING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THEIR WORK. NCOC'S GOAL IS CONNECTING PEOPLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRENGTHENING CIVIC LIFE. AT THE CORE OF NCOC'S JOINT EFFORTS IS THE BELIEF THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE ABILITY TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY THRIVE. IN THIS MANNER, NCOC MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D). |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS DURING FY20: - CIVIC SIGNALS - CENSUS - STUDENTS LEARN STUDENTS VOTE - PANDEMIC TO PROSPERITY - FULL PARTICIPATION - ALGORITHMIC TRANSPARENCY INSTITUTE - PURPLE PROJECT - PROJECT REDESIGN - CENSUS QUALITY REINFORCEMENT TASKFORCE |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE CORPORATION IS A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. ANY AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION INTERESTED IN FURTHERING THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION IS ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION (A "MEMBER"), EXCEPT THAT AN AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING OR WORKING FOR THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE, OR WHICH REFUSES TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, IS INELIGIBLE TO BECOME A MEMBER. FOR THIS PURPOSE, "AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT OR INDEPENDENT AGENCY (OR ANY BUREAU, BRANCH, DIVISION OR UNIT THEREOF) OF (A) THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, (B) THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY OF THE SEVERAL STATES, TERRITORIES OR POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OR (D) THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY CITY, COUNTY OR OTHER EQUIVALENT SUBDIVISION OF ANY OF SUCH STATES, TERRITORIES OR POSSESSIONS, AND ORGANIZATION" MEANS ANY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, REGARDLESS OF ITS STRUCTURE, WHETHER FOR-PROFIT OR NONPROFIT, WHEREVER ORGANIZED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | NCOC HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, SENIOR STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ATTENSTATION FORM. WHENEVER A STAFF OR BOARD MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN AN AREA WHERE HE/SHE EXERCISES ANY DISCRETION IN CARRYING OUT HER/HIS DUTIES FOR NCOC, HE/SHE PROMPTLY DISCLOSES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE CEO. IF THE CEO HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, HE/SHE DISCLOSES IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PERSON OR BODY TO WHOM DISCLOSURE IS MADE (HEREINAFTER SUPERVISOR) DETERMINES WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT REQUIRES RECUSAL OF THE INTERESTED PERSON. WHEN A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON PROVIDES THE SUPERVISOR WITH ALL THE INFORMATION HE/SHE HAS RELEVANT TO ANY DECISION TO BE MADE IN WHICH HE/SHE HAS AN INTEREST AND THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE BOARD DOES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CEO, INCLUDING HIS/HER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND COMPARABILITY DATA. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION REVIEW LAST TOOK PLACE IN JULY 2019. THE CEO ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION FOR ALL STAFF AND CONSULTS WITH THE BOARD ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF STAFF. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROGRAM CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 626,874. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 625. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 627,499. OTHER CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 40,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,000. |
| FORM 990, PART X, LINE 24: | ON MAY 11, 2020, NCOC RECEIVED LOAN PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,192 UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. THE PROMISSORY NOTE CALLS FOR MONTHLY PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS AMORTIZED OVER THE TERM OF THE PROMISSORY NOTE WITH A DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT), THE PROMISSORY NOTE MAY BE FORGIVEN BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN WHOLE OR IN PART. NCOC USED THE PROCEEDS FOR PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AND BELIEVES THAT ITS USE OF THE LOAN PROCEEDS WILL MEET THE CONDITIONS FOR FORGIVENESS OF THE LOAN. NCOC INTENDS TO APPLY FOR FORGIVENESS AFTER COMPLETING THE 24-WEEK PERIOD. IF FORGIVENESS IS GRANTED, NCOC WILL RECORD REVENUE FROM DEBT EXTINGUISHMENTS DURING THE PERIOD THAT FORGIVENESS WAS APPROVED. |
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