2024-09-18T10:54:11-05:00 2023-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2023-01-01 474608840 AMERICAN PROMISE INC AMER 9782546275 33 BRADFORD STREET CONCORD MA 01742 JEFF CLEMENTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 9782546275 2024-09-18 1 0 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2024-09-18 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JEFF CLEMENTS 33 BRADFORD STREET CONCORD MA 01742 4128137 0 X WWW.AMERICANPROMISE.NET X 2015 MA TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE AND ORGANIZE AMERICANS TO WIN THE 28TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. 7 7 29 190 0 0 1189933 4103193 0 0 0 24667 1446 277 1191379 4128137 0 0 0 0 562348 709895 0 25000 228625 576568 864881 1138916 1599776 52463 2528361 869583 3497514 33242 132812 836341 3364702 X AMERICAN PROMISE PROVIDES NONPARTISAN SUPPORT, EXPERTISE, STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP FOR ALL AMERICANS WHO SEEK TO SUPPORT A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ENABLING RESPONSIBLE POLICIES AND PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO THE ROLE OF MONEY USED TO INFLUENCE ELECTION OUTCOMES. AMERICAN PROMISE AND OUR SUPPORTERS ADVANCE THIS NONPARTISAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT EFFORT BY SEEKING ENDORSEMENTS, LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS, STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES, GRASSROOTS AND DIRECT LOBBYING, AND A ULTIMATELY A SUCCESSFUL VOTE BY CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES TO PASS AND RATIFY THE AMENDMENT. 0 0 989774 AMERICAN PROMISE, INC. EMPOWERS, INSPIRES, AND MOBILIZES AMERICANS TO WIN THE CAUSE OF OUR TIME: THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT. ONCE THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT IS IN PLACE, CONGRESS AND THE STATES WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CREATE REASONABLE SAFEGUARDS ON MONEY IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM. THIS HISTORIC REFORM WILL REBALANCE OUR POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT BY PUTTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION BEFORE THE PRIVILEGES OF CONCENTRATED MONEY, CORPORATIONS, UNIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, AND SUPERPACS. AMERICAN PROMISE LEADS THE NON-PARTISAN, FIFTY-STATE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT SO THAT PEOPLE, NOT MONEY, GOVERN AMERICA.(SEE SCHEDULE O)AMERICAN PROMISE, INC. FOCUSES ITS ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE AREAS:CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT:AMERICAN PROMISE'S CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON BUILDING DISTRIBUTED, DECENTRALIZED NETWORKS TO SUPPORT, CONNECT AND AMPLIFY CROSS-PARTISAN LOCAL AND STATE ACTION BY ADVOCATES TO MOVE FORWARD THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT IN STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATURES.PLEDGE CAMPAIGN:BY SECURING PLEDGES FROM CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AND INCUMBENTS TO USE THEIR OFFICE TO WORK FOR THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT, AMERICAN PROMISE IS ABLE TO HOLD ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO THEIR WORD, TO ENSURE THAT THEY REPRESENT THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE FOR BIG, REAL REFORM THROUGH THE AMENDMENT, RATHER THAN DO THE BIDDING OF BIG DONORS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS.STATE INITIATIVES:AMERICAN PROMISE PROVIDES LEGAL EXPERTISE, ORGANIZING STRATEGY AND EXECUTION, AND DIRECT LOBBYING SUPPORT FOR STATEWIDE BALLOT CAMPAIGNS AND LOCAL AND STATE RESOLUTIONS CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PROPOSE THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT.CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVES:AMERICAN PROMISE WORKS WITH DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO GROW CROSS-PARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT.WEBSITE & ACTION CENTER:AMERICAN PROMISE'S WEBSITE AND ACTION CENTER ARE INTERACTIVE RESOURCES FOR CITIZENS, MEDIA, ORGANIZATIONS, LEGISLATORS AND STAFF FOR EDUCATION, INFORMATION, EVENTS, LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS, CITIZEN STORY-TELLING, NEWS, OPINION PIECES AND MORE ABOUT THE BACKGROUND AND PROGRESS OF THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT.KEEP THE PROMISE CAMPAIGN:AT THE END OF 2020, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED PHASE 1 OF ITS 3 PHASE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE ORGANIZATION BUILT THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING THE STRATEGY, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, LEADERSHIP TEAM, PROGRAMMING, AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION THAT SET THE STAGE FOR RAPIDLY BUILDING AND EXPANDING THE SKILLS AND ENGAGEMENT OF AMERICANS AS THE ORGANIZATION MOVED INTO PHASE 2.IN 2023, THE THIRD YEAR OF PHASE 2, AMERICAN PROMISE, INC. CONTINUED TO BUILD CAPACITY IN ITS PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS TO MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE ITS STATE- AND NATION-WIDE MEMBERSHIP TO BUILD THE POLITICAL WILL, ADVOCACY, AND CAMPAIGNS NECESSARY FOR THE FOR OUR FREEDOM AMENDMENT TO PASS THROUGH CONGRESS. 989774 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 0 29 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MN MS NJ NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI MO AK CO CT ME ND OH OK WA X JEFF CLEMENTS 9782546275 33 BRADFORD STREET CONCORD MA 01742 JEFF CLEMENTS CEO AND BOARD MEMBER 8.00 32.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN WASS BOARD CHAIR & TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA WINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEILA BLODGETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ESLER FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM RUBENS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN NOLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER RENARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM CORTESE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 16.00 24.00 X 29744 43880 0 BRIAN BOYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 12.00 28.00 X 34255 78426 17111 RANDI FEINBERG CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 15.00 25.00 X 38308 65593 8808 ELIZABETH HARVEY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 16.00 24.00 X 58817 92383 0 JERALD HALLIGAN DIGITAL DIRECTOR 20.00 20.00 X 64204 62857 0 225328 343139 25919 0 0 1 0 0 4103193 1065270 4103193 24667 24667 MERCHANDISE SALES 900099 277 277 277 4128137 277 0 24667 X 118660 46292 71706 662 522465 327419 102503 92543 15409 10310 634 4465 53361 31067 14183 8111 1152 450 652 50 27925 27925 248565 248565 25000 25000 186932 82391 89275 15266 192179 169808 5978 16393 24709 11115 2036 11558 57380 10774 43895 2711 12660 7055 3199 2406 18025 11070 6155 800 5122 2168 1740 1214 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 42292 30488 11465 339 EVENT COSTS 36126 36126 LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 11814 802 31 10981 1599776 989774 381377 228625 566242 509451 1229020 125526 1318404 116 15333 177699 425306 869583 3497514 33242 132812 33242 132812 X 723814 2003222 112527 1361480 836341 3364702 869583 3497514 2528361 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE FROM AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND, INC. 425306 425306 X 4156981 28844 28844 4128137 0 4128137 1628620 28844 28844 1599776 0 1599776 PART X, LINE 2: TAX POSITION: THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY EVALUATES ALL TAX POSITIONS, AND MAKES A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE POSITIONS BEING UPHELD UNDER REVIEW. THE PRIMARY TAX POSITION MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION IS THE EXISTENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND THE ORGANIZATION'S STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4). FOR THE YEARS PRESENTED, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY TAX BENEFITS OR LOSS CONTINGENCIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON THIS EVALUATION. X X X 0 NEW KENSINGTON GROUP 4 JOHN PIERSON LANE NORTH READING MA 01864 DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING 0 0 25000 0 25000 MA AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MN MS NJ NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI MO AK CO CT ME ND OH OK WA X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HARVEY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 58817 92383 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58817 92383 0 0 X 4 1065270 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 PRIOR TO THE CEO SIGNING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEW EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE HANDBOOK WHICH INCLUDES THE POLICY UPON HIRE. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH THE BOARD AND WITH ALL EMPLOYEES AND READILY AVAILABLE IN THE ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS INTRANET AT ALL TIMES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD APPROVES THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, TYPICALLY IN DECEMBER FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. SALARY AND COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THAT REVIEW PROCESS. FOR OFFICERS/DIRECTORS SPECIFICALLY: THE CEO IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER. HE PROVIDES HIS SERVICES FOR NO CHARGE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS VALUED HIS DONATED SERVICE FOR 2023 AT $23,125. THE ORGANIZATION HAD AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HIRED IN 2022 WHO REMAINED ON STAFF THROUGH Q1 2023. HE WAS HIRED THROUGH AN EXTERNAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM WHO PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON SALARY AND COMPENSATION. THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN Q2 2023. HE WAS HIRED AT A LOWER SALARY IN LINE WITH OTHER AMERICAN PROMISE STAFF. THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER IN Q2 2023. SHE WAS HIRED THROUGH AN EXTERNAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM WHO PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON SALARY AND COMPENSATION. THE BOARD WAS FULLY AWARE OF ALL OF THESE HIRES AND THEIR COMPENSATION PACKAGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 82,391. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 89,275. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,266. TOTAL EXPENSES 186,932. AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND INC 33 BRADFORD STREET CONCORD MA 01742 474601462 CITIZEN-LED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT EDUCATION MA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND INC O 1329860 ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND INC Q 510953 ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND INC D 425306 ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED