2024-05-15T07:16:27-05:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 815294830 AMERICAN OVERSIGHT INC AMER 2028695246 1400 K STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 CHIOMA CHUKWU INTERIM EXEC. DIRECTOR 2028695246 2024-05-15 1 CHIOMA CHUKWU 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHIOMA CHUKWU 1400 K STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 6584630 0 X WWW.AMERICANOVERSIGHT.ORG X 2017 DC SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1. 5 5 45 5 0 0 7736212 6266384 191203 161568 28616 156678 0 0 7956031 6584630 0 0 0 0 4194104 4281702 0 0 194805 2036533 1585851 6230637 5867553 1725394 717077 6487590 6959472 1502475 1210399 4985115 5749073 AMERICAN OVERSIGHT ADVANCES TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DEMOCRACY BY ENFORCING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. 0 0 3768733 161568 LEGAL & RESEARCH: AMERICAN OVERSIGHT CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, FILES OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND LITIGATES TO ENFORCE THOSE OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED MORE THAN 10,500 OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS SINCE 2017 AND OBTAINED MORE THAN 2,500,000 PAGES OF PUBLIC RECORDS. 1139171 EDUCATION & OUTREACH: AMERICAN OVERSIGHT EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND FINDINGS BY ENGAGING WITH THE NEWS MEDIA, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND DIRECTLY VIA OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE LIBRARY OF DOCUMENTS OBTAINED VIA OUR OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS AND LITIGATION. 4907904 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI CA X X CHIOMA CHUKWU 2028695246 1400 K STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 HEATHER SAWYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 299223 0 27937 DAN SCHWAGER CHIEF COUNSEL 40.00 X 259716 0 45006 KATHERINE ANTHONY MANAGING COUNSEL 40.00 X 145153 0 7259 AMANDA TEUSCHER DEP COMMS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 138153 0 13713 CHUKWU CHIOMA DEPUTY EXEC. DIR. (FROM 7/2023) 40.00 X 104050 0 3675 DOMINQUE BRAVO BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE FREDERICKSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 OSO ESOSA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE HERRIG MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN CLARK MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 946295 0 97590 5 0 1 0 SUMMER STRATEGIES 1229 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 LEGAL & CONSULTING 240000 1 6266384 6266384 LEGAL ACT./SETTLEMENTS 900099 161568 161568 161568 156678 156678 6584630 161568 0 156678 434886 222789 205633 6464 3217608 2920135 236891 60582 84454 76978 5737 1739 269654 243120 21316 5218 275100 239580 30400 5120 257878 257878 124142 19547 104177 418 9430 9430 418307 307317 7500 103490 87184 71734 13956 1494 158559 138298 17340 2921 283269 246694 31303 5272 22003 8218 13512 273 6329 775 5315 239 1720 1720 52412 37026 15342 44 SUBSCRIPTIONS 57671 54832 1308 1531 COURT/OPEN RECORD FEES 49470 49470 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP. 27590 3406 24184 0 MEDIA 19782 319 19463 10105 9788 317 5867553 4907904 764844 194805 279523 434843 3263282 1773022 560000 250000 30248 24950 29079 23919 6880 5160 1252945 3637336 1094712 834161 6487590 6959472 247457 246540 1255018 963859 1502475 1210399 X 4385115 5499073 600000 250000 4985115 5749073 6487590 6959472 717077 46881 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3591117 6391293 4819137 7736212 6266384 28804143 3591117 6391293 4819137 7736212 6266384 28804143 8244410 20559733 27197 31110 8164 28616 156678 251765 5 5 29055913 607877 0.70760 0.71460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 247 247 5857876 5858123 442906 110727 0 0 411911 428893 461532 442906 1745242 2617863 406 600 247 1253 102978 107223 115383 110727 436311 654467 8600 3440 5160 20479 20479 0 5160 SECURITY DEPOSIT 49963 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 784198 834161 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 963859 963859 6622081 46881 46881 6575200 9430 9430 6584630 5858123 0 5858123 9430 9430 5867553 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HEATHER SAWYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 299223 0 0 0 0 0 9000 0 18937 0 327160 0 0 0 DAN SCHWAGER CHIEF COUNSEL 259716 0 0 0 0 0 10436 0 34570 0 304722 0 0 0 KATHERINE ANTHONY MANAGING COUNSEL 145153 0 0 0 0 0 5830 0 1429 0 152412 0 0 0 AMANDA TEUSCHER DEP COMMS DIRECTOR 134073 0 4080 0 0 0 5561 0 8152 0 151866 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED A MERIT BONUS IN 2023: AMANDA TEUSCHER $4,080 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES, AND STAFF. ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. WHENEVER AN INTERESTED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, HE/SHE MAKES THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE PRESIDENT (OR TO THE SECRETARY IF THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT) AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT COULD IMPAIR, OR APPEAR TO COMPROMISE, HIS/HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVED DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER INTERESTED PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY REPORT THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE PRESIDENT (OR THE SECRETARY WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT). THE BOARD OR AN APPLICABLE COMMITTEE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT GIVES RISE TO AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. AFTER PRESENTING INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE INVOLVED INTERESTED PERSON(S) RETIRES FROM THE MEETING AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT, EXCEPT THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) MAY BE INVITED BACK TO PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF USE TO THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION. AN INTERESTED PERSON WILL NEVER BE PRESENT FOR THE BOARD'S VOTE ON WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT GIVES RISE TO AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY USING COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKET CONDITIONS. BOARD DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED THROUGH MINUTES AND CORRESPONDENCE. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE JUNE 2023. 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.