Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,101,699 | 1,374,043 | 2,245,779 | 3,436,353 | 3,537,792 | 11,695,666 |
| 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 | 1,101,699 | 1,374,043 | 2,245,779 | 3,436,353 | 3,537,792 | 11,695,666 |
| 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) .. | 5,118,960 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,576,706 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,101,699 | 1,374,043 | 2,245,779 | 3,436,353 | 3,537,792 | 11,695,666 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 9,667 | 818 | 1,731 | 1,437 | 73,980 | 87,633 |
| 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.).. | 1,310 | 3,211 | 1,039 | 1,319 | 226 | 7,105 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 11,790,404 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 1 - UNUSUAL GRANT | THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED AN UNUSUAL GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,000 FROM THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THEREFORE, THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 1. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PUBLIC POLICY/ADVOCACY - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (NCN) WORKS WITH CHARITABLE NONPROFITS TO CHAMPION THE PUBLIC GOOD, IMPROVING LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY WORK AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS AND BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFITS TO ENGAGE IN EVERYDAY ADVOCACY. WE CONSISTENTLY DELIVER THE POLICY ANALYSIS AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES ON WHICH THE NONPROFIT SECTOR RELIES. OUR DISTINCTIVE INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PUBLIC POLICY ENABLES US TO RECOGNIZE EMERGING PATTERNS, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS OF GREATEST RELEVANCE TO CHARITABLE NONPROFITS, BUILD ON SUCCESSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND CHALLENGE FLAWED POLICY PROPOSALS WITH DATA, EXPERIENCES, AND REAL-WORLD CONTEXT. THROUGH DIRECT ADVOCACY, BEHIND-THE-SCENES ACTION, AND OUR WORK WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA, WE ENSURE A STRONG NONPROFIT PRESENCE BEFORE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IN STATE CAPITALS, AND AT CITY HALLS. THROUGH OUR CORE NETWORK OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS AND THEIR MORE THAN 25,000 NONPROFIT MEMBERS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE LEVERAGE OUR UNIQUE POSITION AS THE ONLY ENTITY NATIONWIDE THAT MONITORS POLICY MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO ALL CHARITABLE AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THEN ENGAGES ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES BOTH VERTICALLY (LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL) AND HORIZONTALLY (LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL). OUR ROBUST NETWORK ALLOWS US TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND, DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION, AND MOBILIZE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WE IDENTIFY POLICY TRENDS EMERGING IN THE FIELD AND ACROSS STATE LINES, PLUS WE SUPPORT NONPROFITS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN EVERYDAY ADVOCACY THAT ADVANCES THEIR MISSIONS. IN 2022, WE CONTINUED TO CONCENTRATE HEAVILY ON THREE INTERRELATED ISSUES: 1) EXPANDING THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE FRONTLINE WORK OF NONPROFITS RESPONDING TO COVID BY ENSURING THAT CHARITABLE NONPROFITS COULD RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA); 2) WORKING WITH THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY HOW NONPROFITS COULD ACCESS AND USE THE BENEFITS SECURED THROUGH RELIEF AND RECOVERY LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS; AND 3) IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THE GROWING NONPROFIT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE, A CRISIS WHICH ULTIMATELY HURTS THE PUBLIC WHEN NONPROFITS CANNOT DELIVER ENOUGH SERVICES DUE TO LACK OF STAFFING. IN OUR CONTINUING QUEST TO LEVERAGE SIGNIFICANT NEW RESOURCES FOR NONPROFITS TO HELP THEM SURVIVE THE ONGOING HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISES, WE CONTINUED WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR COALITION PARTNERS TO ENSURE NONPROFITS COULD KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN TO MEET THE SHARPLY HIGHER DEMAND FOR ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AS THE PANDEMIC DRAGGED ON. IN 2022, NCN ENGAGED IN POLICY WORK VERTICALLY - AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENTS. WE WORKED IN SEVERAL WAYS TO MAKE SURE CHARITABLE NONPROFITS WERE EXPLICITLY ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING FROM ARPA'S $350 BILLION IN RECOVERY FUNDS TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RELIEF FUND. RECOGNIZING THAT ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT NONPROFITS WOULD RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, WE LAUNCHED A MAJOR AWARENESS INITIATIVE. IT BEGAN WITH OUR SPECIAL REPORT, "STRENGTHENING STATE AND LOCAL ECONOMIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFITS, AND WITH TWO UPDATED EDITIONS SINCE (MOST RECENTLY IN APRIL 2022). THE GOALS WERE TWOFOLD: FIRST, TO INSPIRE NONPROFITS AND POLICYMAKERS - PARTICULARLY THOSE SERVING LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - WITH IDEAS ON HOW TO TAP INTO THIS FUNDING, AND SECOND, TO PROVIDE SOLID PROOF THAT NONPROFITS COULD USE TO SHOW STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT THEIR PROPOSALS ARE ALLOWABLE, SAFE, AND WISE INVESTMENTS. AFTER FOUNDATION-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ASKED US TO PRESENT INFORMATION TO THEIR MEMBERS, WE ADDED A SPECIAL ANALYSIS IN OUR 2022 REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE "ROLES FOR PHILANTHROPY" IN DEPLOYING THESE ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION FUNDS. OUR NETWORK HAS BEEN ENGAGING WITH GOVERNMENTS ON A STATE-BY-STATE AND LOCALITY-BY-LOCALITY BASIS TO PROMOTE INVESTMENTS OF ARPA FUNDS IN THE WORK OF CHARITABLE NONPROFITS, AS SHOWN BY RECENT SUCCESSES IN - AMONG MANY OTHER PLACES - KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, NEBRASKA, AND OKLAHOMA. ADDING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE TO THE RESOURCES WE LEVERAGED FOR NONPROFITS, WE CONTINUED IN 2022 TO PROMOTE THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT (ERTC), WHICH HAS BEEN A LIFELINE TO NONPROFITS SMALL AND LARGE. THROUGH OUR CORE AND EXTENDED NATIONWIDE NETWORKS, WE LEARNED FROM FRONTLINE NONPROFITS IN 2021 THAT THEY WERE HAVING GREAT DIFFICULTY HIRING AND RETAINING STAFF, CAUSING A NATIONWIDE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE CRISIS THAT LIMITS DELIVERING OF SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND STILL SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ABATING. THE PANDEMIC AND ECONOMIC CRISIS EXACERBATED LONGSTANDING PROBLEMS FOR NONPROFITS WITH GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS NOT PAYING FOR THE FULL COSTS AND PAYING LATE. AT THE SAME TIME, COMPETITION FOR WORKERS INCREASED AS A RESULT OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES OFFERING HIGHER COMPENSATION, WHILE BARRIERS LIKE HEALTH INEQUITIES AND CHILDCARE SHORTAGES WORSENED. WE CONDUCTED A NATIONWIDE SURVEY TO DOCUMENT, EXPLORE, AND UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF THE CRISIS. TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE GROWING CRISIS, WE PUBLISHED AN UPDATED SPECIAL REPORT IN JULY 2022 WITH NEW INSIGHTS. OUR REPORTS, WHICH EXPLAINED THE IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ON NONPROFIT MISSIONS AND IDENTIFIED 10 POLICY SOLUTIONS, CONTINUE TO GARNER SUBSTANTIAL MEDIA COVERAGE. THIS ONGOING CRISIS IS HURTING THE PUBLIC: NONPROFITS THAT DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES CANNOT DELIVER THE NEEDED LEVEL OF SERVICES TO PEOPLE SEEKING HELP - AND MAY BE FORCED TO STOP DELIVERING THOSE SERVICES ENTIRELY. AS THE PUBLIC'S DEMAND FOR NONPROFIT SERVICES CONTINUED TO RISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NONPROFITS BEGAN TO DECLINE, THE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE CRISIS BECAME A CENTRAL ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE FOR OUR POLICY WORK IN 2022. TO GET THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ON THE PROVERBIAL SAME PAGE, WE CRAFTED AND THEN WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO FINALIZE A LETTER ON BEHALF OF NONPROFITS TO CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT BIDEN OFFERING POLICY SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES BY INVESTING IN THE UNIQUE ROLE OF NONPROFITS IN REBUILDING THE ECONOMY AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES. MORE THAN 1,700 NONPROFITS FROM ALL 50 STATES AND D.C. SIGNED THE LETTER. IN ADDITION TO OUR ADVOCACY THAT ENSURED THAT STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS CAN USE ARPA FUNDS TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS DIRECTLY AND CAN ALSO HIRE NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHERS, THE SOLUTIONS TO THE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE CRISIS THAT WE PROMOTED INCLUDED: - WORKING WITH OUR NETWORK TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS TO ANTIQUATED AND BROKEN GOVERNMENT-NONPROFIT GRANTMAKING AND CONTRACTING SYSTEMS, WITH RECENT PROGRESS IN SEVERAL STATES. EVERY POLICY IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA HELPS RELIEVE PRESSURE ON NONPROFITS AND HELPS THEM CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES. - PROMOTING THE PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) TO NONPROFIT EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS, AND ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROGRAM. AS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR NONPROFITS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TALENT, THE PSLF PROGRAM IS A PRIMARY SOLUTION TO THE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE CRISIS. - WORKING TO ADVANCE CHILDCARE INITIATIVES (SINCE OUR SURVEY IDENTIFIED CHILDCARE AS THE SECOND LARGEST FACTOR FUELING THE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE) AND INCREASE THE VOLUNTEER MILEAGE RATE. IN AUGUST 2022, WITH DEVASTATING NATURAL DISASTERS - FROM DEADLY FLOODS TO DROUGHTS TO WILDFIRES - HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE DELIVERED A LETTER TO CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF OUR NATIONWIDE COALITION, CALLING FOR LEGISLATION TO HELP LOCAL CHARITIES ADDRESS URGENT LOCAL NEEDS. IN 2022, NCN ALSO CONTINUED TO ENGAGE ON POLICY MATTERS HORIZONTALLY - IN THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENTS. FOR INSTANCE, IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, WE LOBBIED CONGRESS, PLUS WE WERE INVITED TO SHARE OUR EXPERTISE THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, TESTIMONY TO THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE AND THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, WE ADVOCATED IN THE REGULATORY ARENA THROUGH OUR WORK WITH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, AND WE COLLABORATED WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, FEDERAL RESERVE, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET IN RESPONSE TO THEIR REQUESTS FOR OUR ASSISTANCE AND INSIGHTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | COMMUNICATIONS - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS IS THE TRUSTED GO-TO RESOURCE FOR AND ABOUT THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, PROVIDING PRACTICAL INFORMATION THAT NONPROFITS USE IN THEIR EVERYDAY OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, OUR PUBLICATIONS ILLUMINATE FOR EVERYONE, FROM POLICYMAKERS TO JOURNALISTS TO EVERYDAY DONORS, THE CHALLENGES NONPROFITS FACE AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC GOOD DEPENDS UPON A FLOURISHING NONPROFIT SECTOR. ALL OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES STRIVE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT NONPROFITS AND THEIR ROLE: WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO, AND HOW THEIR ACTIONS AS PROBLEM SOLVERS BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. OUR STRATEGIC AND STEADY WORK OVER SEVERAL YEARS HAS RESULTED IN THE GRADUAL EXPANSION OF THE CONTEXTS IN WHICH CHARITABLE NONPROFITS ARE BEING COVERED BY THE MEDIA. NONPROFITS ARE INCREASINGLY SEEN AS A MAJOR INDUSTRY THAT MERITS ATTENTION FROM REPORTERS COVERING CAPITOL HILL, FINANCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND THE ECONOMY, FOR EXAMPLE. WHILE THIS WORK CONTINUES, WE VIEW THESE SHIFTS AS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS UTILIZES MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES TO SPREAD TRUSTED INFORMATION. FOR INSTANCE, IN 2022, WE WELCOMED 1.5 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE, WWW.COUNCILOFNONPROFITS.ORG, WHICH WE UPDATE DAILY AND HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR ON RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS. THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, OUR BLOG, OUR BI-WEEKLY POLICY E-NEWSLETTER, "NONPROFIT ADVOCACY UPDATES" (WITH MORE THAN 41,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND RECENTLY RENAMED AS "NONPROFIT CHAMPION"), AND OUR MONTHLY OPERATIONS/CAPACITY BUILDING E-NEWSLETTER, "NONPROFIT KNOWLEDGE MONTHLY" (WITH MORE THAN 36,000 SUBSCRIBERS, ALSO RENAMED IN 2023, TO "NONPROFIT ESSENTIALS"), IN 2022 NCN PROVIDED TIMELY, PRACTICAL INFORMATION TO NONPROFIT STAFF MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS, DONORS, JOURNALISTS, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS, ACCOUNTANTS, ATTORNEYS, CONSULTANTS, ACADEMICS, AND OTHERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND DC. THE 37 REGULAR EDITIONS OF THE TWO NEWSLETTERS EVERY YEAR, PLUS OCCASIONAL SPECIAL EDITIONS, HELP SPREAD INFORMATION, PROVIDE A VEHICLE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE FIELD, OFFER SENSE-MAKING, AND GIVE PERSPECTIVE. TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND INCREASE CHARITABLE GIVING TO NONPROFITS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA. SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MEDIA RESULTS IN PROPERLY FRAMED COVERAGE THAT ADVANCES NONPROFIT MESSAGING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE ARE REFERENCED BY NAME. REPORTERS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG, CBS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, POLITICO, TAX ANALYSTS, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, AND MANY OTHER PRINT AND BROADCAST NEWS OUTLETS REGULARLY CALL ON OUR EXPERTS TO DISCUSS NONPROFIT OPERATIONS AND THE IMPACTS OF PUBLIC POLICY PROPOSALS ON THE WORK OF NONPROFITS PRESS INQUIRIES CONTINUED AT A HIGH RATE IN 2022. WE WERE INTERVIEWED, QUOTED, OR OUR ADVOCACY WORK AND PUBLICATIONS CITED HUNDREDS OF TIMES DURING THE YEAR, IN DOZENS OF DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS, NATIONAL AND LOCAL, PRINT, TELEVISION, AND RADIO. AS ONE EXAMPLE OF OUR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL WORK TO INFORM NONPROFITS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC, WE RAMPED UP OUR INFORMATION CAMPAIGN TO HELP NONPROFIT EMPLOYEES APPLY FOR THE LIMITED PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) WAIVER AS THE OCTOBER 31, 2022 DEADLINE APPROACHED. TO ENCOURAGE BORROWERS TO APPLY FOR THE WAIVER BEFORE THE DEADLINE, AND TO HELP THEIR NONPROFIT EMPLOYERS HELP THEM, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE PSLF COALITION, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND MANY OTHER PARTNERS. WE ISSUED NUMEROUS CALLS TO ACTION THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTERS AND THROUGH SPECIAL EMAIL BLASTS TO 40,000+ SUBSCRIBERS, SHARING CRITICAL INFORMATION TAILORED FOR BOTH NONPROFIT EMPLOYERS AND BORROWERS. WE CONVENED RESPECTED EXPERTS FOR A FREE NATIONWIDE WEBINAR, "EVERYTHING NONPROFIT EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS." NEARLY 2,000 PEOPLE REGISTERED AND HUNDREDS MORE VIEWED THE VIDEO RECORDING. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WE CREATED PSLF EXPLAINER VIDEOS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW EASY THE PROCESS WAS. DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS CIRCULATED OUR MESSAGES. WHEN THE DOE RELEASED FINAL REGULATIONS ON STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE PSLF, WE IMMEDIATELY PUBLISHED NEW GUIDANCE AND MATERIALS FOR NONPROFIT STAFF AND EMPLOYERS. ALL WERE WIDELY READ AND CIRCULATED. BY THE END OF 2022, MORE THAN 360,000 BORROWERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS HAD QUALIFIED FOR $24 BILLION IN DEBT FORGIVENESS, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN NOVEMBER, NEARLY 400 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR OUR WEBINAR "FEDERAL MID-TERM ELECTIONS: IMPACT ON CHARITABLE NONPROFITS, AND MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE WATCHED THE RECORDING LATER. TO ENSURE WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE TRUSTWORTHY GUIDANCE AND ACCURATE RESOURCES FOR WHICH NONPROFITS RELY ON US, IN 2022 WE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH AUDIT OF ALL PAGES ON OUR MAIN WEBSITE AND DETERMINED WHETHER EACH PAGE SHOULD BE CUT, UPDATED, OR LEFT AS IS. THIS PROCESS INCLUDED REVIEWING MORE THAN 400 INDIVIDUAL WEB PAGES ON TOPICS SUCH AS TRENDS AND POLICY ISSUES, NONPROFIT OPERATIONS, DATA AND RESEARCH ON THE SECTOR, AND MUCH MORE. OUR SPECIAL "NONPROFIT IMPACT MATTERS" REPORT, LAUNCHED IN 2019, CONTINUED TO TELL THE STORY OF THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY FROM THE NONPROFIT PERSPECTIVE ON A NATIONWIDE AND SECTOR-WIDE BASIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. TO KEEP DATA FRESH, WE FREQUENTLY UPDATE THE MICROSITE HOUSING THE REPORT, WWW.NONPROFITIMPACTMATTERS.ORG, WITH THE LATEST RESEARCH AND CURATED REPORTS ON THE SECTOR. IN 2022, MORE THAN 19,000 USERS VISITED THE REPORT TO GAIN BASIC INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS ABOUT AMERICA'S CHARITABLE NONPROFITS. WE INCREASINGLY ENGAGE IN DATA COLLECTION, CURATION, AND ANALYSIS, BOTH DIRECTLY (SUCH AS THE "NONPROFIT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE" SURVEY AND REPORT DISCUSSED IN THE PUBLIC POLICY/ADVOCACY SECTION ABOVE) AND WHEN OTHERS REQUEST OUR ASSISTANCE. IN 2022, RESEARCHERS FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE ONCE AGAIN ASKED FOR OUR HELP IN DEVELOPING, DISTRIBUTING, AND ANALYZING RESPONSES TO ITS NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF HOW COVID WAS IMPACTING LOW-TO-MEDIUM-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND THE ENTITIES THAT SERVE THEM. THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S RESULTING REPORT DOCUMENTED THAT 70% OF ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED HIGHER DEMANDS FOR THEIR SERVICES IN 2022 THAN IN 2021, AND 43% REPORTED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER DEMANDS. THE RESOURCES WE CREATE AND SHARE STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITIES OF INDIVIDUAL NONPROFITS AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SECTOR-WIDE ISSUES IMPACTING SUSTAINABILITY AND MISSION EFFECTIVENESS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND REFINE OUR FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN 2022. ADDITIONALLY, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS STAFF MEMBERS DELIVERED SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS, AND WEBINARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (STILL MOSTLY REMOTELY IN 2022, DUE TO COVID), FOR NONPROFIT, CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT, AND FOUNDATION GROUPS, ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS FROM ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY TO ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | NETWORK SUPPORT - AT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS, TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF A CONNECTED AND POWERFUL NONPROFIT COMMUNITY CHAMPIONING THE PUBLIC GOOD, WE BEGIN BY CONNECTING NONPROFITS. WE DO OUR WORK PRIMARILY WITH AND THROUGH OUR UNIQUE NETWORKS, COMPOSED OF OUR MEMBER STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS, THEIR MEMBERS, AND OUR STATE POLICY ALLY MEMBERS, COLLECTIVELY CREATING THE LARGEST NETWORK OF NONPROFITS IN NORTH AMERICA. BECAUSE OUR HIGH IMPACT BEGINS WITH A STRONG CORE NETWORK, WE WORK IN COUNTLESS WAYS TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH, REACH, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR DIRECT MEMBERS TO SERVE CHARITABLE NONPROFITS. IN 2022 WE DESIGNED AND SECURED RESOURCES FOR A NEW NETWORK-STRENGTHENING INITIATIVE, LEADING FROM STRENGTH. AS PART OF OUR CONNECTING WORK TO SUPPORT OUR CORE NETWORK, WE COORDINATE MANY COMMON ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION NETWORK AS WELL AS IDENTIFY EMERGING TRENDS, SHARE PROVEN PRACTICES, AND PROMOTE SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT ALL CHARITABLE NONPROFITS AND THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. EVEN UNDER THE STRESSES OF THE CONTINUING COVID-19 CRISIS, ALL OUR MEMBERS RENEWED THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN 2022, DEMONSTRATING THEIR RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE IN BEING PART OF THE NETWORK. WE WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS IN IOWA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND VIRGINIA, BRINGING OUR DIRECT MEMBERSHIP TO 51 STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND RETAINED OUR "STATE POLICY ALLIES," WHICH ARE NATIONAL NONPROFITS WITH STATE POLICY OPERATIONS, SUCH AS MEALS ON WHEELS AND YMCA USA. IN ADDITION TO DOZENS OF NETWORK POLICY CALLS, WE HELD DOZENS OF OTHER NETWORK CALLS SPANNING THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT INFORMATION EXCHANGES AND PROMOTE PEER LEARNING ON OPERATIONAL MATTERS SUCH AS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS REPORTS, CRM/DATABASES, DATA EQUITY, HYBRID EVENTS, MEASURING MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, AND MORE. BECAUSE OF UNUSUALLY HIGH TURNOVER WITHIN THE NETWORK (AS ELSEWHERE), WE INSTITUTED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL "MEET & GREETS" IN EARLY 2022, CONVENING NETWORK-WIDE COHORTS SUCH AS COMMUNICATIONS, MEMBERSHIP, AND "TRAINING TITANS" SO MEMBERS COULD GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND SHARE COMMON CHALLENGES, SOLUTIONS, AND INITIATIVES ACROSS STATE LINES. AFTER CONSULTING WITH OUR NETWORK AND OUR BOARD ABOUT PANDEMIC-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL NETWORK LEARNING CONFAB AND LOBBY DAY IN PERSON IN JUNE 2022 - FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS. RIGOROUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS, COMBINED WITH OUR MEMBERS' WISH TO BE TOGETHER, INSPIRED HIGH ATTENDANCE. LOBBY DAY 2022 WAS ALSO SUCCESSFUL. THIS ANNUAL EVENT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND THE REPUTATION OF OUR NETWORK'S LEADERS SO WHEN A CRISIS EMERGES, POLICYMAKERS AND NONPROFITS ARE ASKING FOR HELP FROM PEOPLE THEY KNOW, NOT FROM STRANGERS. THE COORDINATED MESSAGES AND MEETINGS ALLOW US TO ADVANCE OUR POLICY ISSUES, GATHER INTELLIGENCE, AND TROUBLESHOOT. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUED ITS WORK TO CLARIFY ITS OWN INTERNAL DE&I WORK AND TO HELP PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE STAFF. WE CONTINUED OUR WORK TO INCORPORATE OUR DE&I PRINCIPLES INTO ALL BOARD POLICIES (COMPRISING MORE THAN 20 POLICIES, PLUS THE BYLAWS). TO GUIDE CONSISTENCY, OUR BOARD AND STAFF CREATED AN "EQUITY SCREEN" TOOL TO EQUIP EACH PERSON WITH AN EQUITY LENS AS THEY REVIEW THE PROVISIONS IN THE BYLAWS AND POLICIES. OUR BOARD'S MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE ALSO CONTINUED ITS WORK TO IDENTIFY AND SHARE RACIAL EQUITY PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR NETWORK. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION MADE REVISIONS TO ITS BYLAWS THAT AFFECTS THE INDEMNIFICATION OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED EACH YEAR BY FULL-STATUS STATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ONLY STATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, AND AS PROVIDED BY THE D.C. CODE ON ANY AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, ON THE DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS, OR TO APPROVE ANY MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR DISSOLUTION. OTHER RIGHTS OF MEMBERS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS FROM TIME TO TIME. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS AND TIME-CRITICAL MATTERS THAT ARISE BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ACTIONS RESERVED FOR MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND THE AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS, APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND IRS FORM 990, THE HIRING AND RELEASE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND THE RECEIPT OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT, WHICH ARE RESERVED FOR THE FULL BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL AUDIT AND DRAFT FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL, THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, THE BOARD AND STAFF REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND EACH BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER COMPLETES A CONFLICT DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DOCUMENTS IT IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VIA ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. |
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