2025-11-14T10:44:36-06:00 2024-12-31 030327374 MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO 118 TILLEY DRIVE STE 202 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 990 2024-01-01 462592029 PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES INC PEOP 8026510193 191 BANK STREET 3RD BURLINGTON VT 05401 BEN COHEN PRESIDENT/TREAS 8026510193 2025-11-14 1 0 CONNIE FELLION P01875413 8026581808 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BEN COHEN 191 BANK STREET 3RD BURLINGTON VT 05401 439710 0 X STAMPSTAMPEDE.ORG X 2013 VT FOSTER AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. 6 6 0 6 0 0 1051726 437239 0 0 0 0 -5274 525 1046452 437764 23000 12000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 952331 402904 975331 414904 71121 22860 105438 126025 24077 21804 81361 104221 X CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. 0 0 284482 12000 THE EISENHOWER MEDIA NETWORK:AN ORGANIZATION OF EXPERT FORMER MILITARY, INTELLIGENCE, AND CIVILIAN NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS DEVOTED TO USING EARNED AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NATIONAL DEFENSE ISSUES AND BUDGET PRIORITIES.- WE GREW OUR FELLOWS FROM 11 TO 15 AND HELPED GENERATE OVER 346 ARTICLES AND HUNDREDS OF PODCAST INTERVIEWS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH NPR, NEWSWEEK, POLITICO, THE HILL AND OTHER TOP NATIONAL OUTLETS- WE HELD AN ANNUAL IN PERSON MEETING WITH THE FELLOWS.- WE HOSTED AN ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON DC THE PIERRE SPREY AWARDS WITH OVER 50 GUESTS AND AWARD PRIZES TO TWO REPORTERS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. - WE MAINTAINED A WEBSITE WITH UPDATED EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. 100000 UP IN ARMS:A FOUR-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR A REDUCTION IN EXCESSIVE PENTAGON SPENDING AND TO TRANSFER THOSE FUNDS TO OTHER PRIORITIES THAT FUEL THE AMERICAN DREAM, LIKE HEALTHCARE, CHILDCARE, AND EDUCATION. WE DEVELOPED CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND PLAN FOR NEW CAMPAIGN THAT LAUNCHED IN 2025 15436 STAMP STAMPEDE:A NATIONAL MOVEMENT WITH OVER 137,326 MEMBERS DEDICATED TO LEGALLY STAMPING MESSAGES ON DOLLARS TO PROTEST BIG MONEY IN POLITICS AND ROADBLOCKS TO VOTING FOR MINORITIES, STUDENTS, DISABLED, AND LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.- WE RECRUITED 117 NEW MEMBERS- WE MAINTAINED A WEBSITE THAT LOGGED 114,589 REPORTED STAMPED BILL SIGHTINGS. ASSANGE DEFENSE:COMPRISING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, PRESS FREEDOM ADVOCATES, CIVIL LIBERTIES LAWYERS, AND SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, ASSANGE DEFENSE ORGANIZES PUBLIC RALLIES, PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE UNPRECEDENTED PROSECUTION AGAINST JULIAN ASSANGE AND THE THREAT IT POSES TO THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN THE U.S.- WE PRODUCE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT PRESS FREEDOM FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE. - WE HELPED ORGANIZE AND SUPPORT OVER A 100 EVENTS NATIONWIDE INCLUDING DISTRIBUTED EVENTS ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY AND INDEPENDENCE DAY. - WE RAN ONLINE PUBLIC EDUCATION ADS ABOUT PRESS FREEDOM IN THE UNITED STATES. 399918 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X ASHLEY LYNCH 8026510193 191 BANK ST BURLINGTON VT 05401 X BEN COHEN PRESIDENT/TREAS 15.00 X X 0 0 0 DAL LAMAGNA SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH WICKS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FOOS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 NINA TURNER DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIKSON COMMUNICATION GROUP 157 PARK ROW STE 102 BRUNSWICK ME 04011 CONSULTING 186500 1 437239 437239 2471 1946 525 525 437764 525 0 0 X 12000 12000 119 119 1647 1647 297750 297500 250 50028 50028 2811 124 2687 13454 13454 13072 5241 7831 1166 1166 REIMBURSEMENTS 7846 7846 CRM - MAILCHIMP 7488 7488 EVENT EXPENSES 5786 5786 BANK AND OTHER FEES 1286 1286 451 451 414904 399918 14986 0 91842 112574 13596 13451 105438 126025 24077 21804 24077 21804 X 0 0 0 0 81361 104221 81361 104221 105438 126025 22860 0 X 0 0 0 X 540199 777669 832788 1051726 437239 3639621 540199 777669 832788 1051726 437239 3639621 3117274 522347 3639621 274675 0.14350 0.11960 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINES 17A AND 17B: PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES RAISED PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR TOTALING 14.35% OF OUR TOTAL GROSS REVENUE, ABOVE THE 10% REQUIRED TO ALLOW PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES TO QUALIFY UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST. THE FOLLOWING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THAT PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.BACKGROUND: ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVE LEGACY PROGRAM HAS BEEN THE STAMP STAMPEDE, A GRASSROOTS PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO INFORM CITIZENS ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY IN CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS AND THE IMPACT OF VOTER SUPPRESSION IN LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ORGANIZED TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. IN 2024 WE RECRUITED OVER 117 NEW MEMBERS WHICH WE DEFINE AS PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE A STAMP ON OUR WEBSITE AND FROM EMAIL MARKETING PROMOTIONS. IN 2024, OUR GROSS STAMP SALES WERE OVER $2,470. COMBINED WITH $16,338.75 IN DONATIONS FROM 220 INDIVIDUALS OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT SHOULD SURPASS THE NECESSARY THRESHOLD, HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE SELL THE STAMPS CLOSE TO OUR COST, THE NET VALUE IS INSIGNIFICANT. PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES MAINTAINS A WEBSITE FOR THE STAMP STAMPEDE THAT RECEIVES BETWEEN 5,000 AND 10,000 UNIQUE VISITORS PER MONTH, WE MAINTAIN AN EMAIL LIST WITH OVER 40,000 SUBSCRIBERS, A TWITTER ACCOUNT WITH 32,300 FOLLOWERS, AND A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WITH 12,640 FANS. THROUGH BOTH DONATIONS AND THE SALES OF ONLINE MERCHANDISE, PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES HAS ALWAYS CONSISTENTLY SOUGHT, AND CONTINUES TO SEEK, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT.IN ADDITION TO OUR LEGACY PROGRAM, PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES CONTINUED OUR WORK IN 2024 WITH A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR A FREE PRESS AND AN INITIATIVE TO BUILD TRUST IN PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS. THESE TWO NEW PROGRAMS WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY AN INCREASE GRANT FROM A SINGLE DONOR, BUT THEY HAVE HELPED ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF NEW GRASSROOTS SUPPORTERS INCLUDING OVER 16,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS FOR EISENHOWER MEDIA NETWORK. PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. 2024 IS THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES EXISTENCE. WHILE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR FUNDING HAS ALWAYS COME FROM A FEW INDIVIDUALS, OUR FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS COME FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING MEMBERS WHO PAY A ONE-TIME MEMBER FEE (THE COST OF A STAMP) TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION, THAT FEE COMES WITH A STAMP AND THE MEMBERS ARE CALLED STAMPERS. SOURCES OF SUPPORT. PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES SUPPORT IS DRAWN FROM SMALL-DOLLAR INDIVIDUAL DONORS, LARGE-DOLLAR INDIVIDUAL DONORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BETWEEN NEW AND ACTIVE MEMBERS AND GRASSROOTS DONORS, THAT INCLUDED SUPPORT FROM 337 PEOPLE IN 2024 REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY. PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES DEALS WITH ISSUES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES A REGIONALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM VERMONT, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, AND CALIFORNIA. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS. ALL OF PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. THESE FACTORS, COMBINED WITH PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES CONTINUED ABILITY TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT EXCEEDING THE 10% MINIMUM PERCENTAGE, DEMONSTRATES THAT PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 131209 155839 287048 430572 278 8551 8829 32802 38960 71762 107643 278 8551 8829 1 PIERRE SPREY AWARDS. 3 12000 CASH PAID PART I, LINE 2: THE RECIPIENTS OF THE PIERRE SPREY AWARD ARE SELECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF JUDGES. THE WINNERS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON QUALITY, ORIGINALITY, INSIGHT, ANALYSIS, AND COMPOSITION. MORE DETAILS ON THE AWARD AND HOW TO SUBMIT CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.THEPIERRESPREYAWARD.ORG FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - ORGANIZATION WILL CIRCULATE THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW THE 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A.WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B.WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. 1.DUTY TO DISCLOSE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. 2.DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. 3.PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST A.AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVING THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. B.THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. C.AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. D.IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CAMPAIGN MANAGER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 120,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 120,000. DIRECTOR EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 90,000. MEMEBERSHIP FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 250. SENIOR FELLOWS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 52,500. ORGANIZING CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,000. SUPPORT STAFF: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,000.