2024-05-13T06:38:10-05:00 2023-12-31 HAN GROUP LLC 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-01-01 920240689 ADVOCACY INSTITUTE INC ADVO 9173983820 244 W 35TH STREET 500 NEW YORK NY 10001 CORI PARRISH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9173983820 2024-05-13 1 CORI PARRISH 999009999 1 X JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 2022937000 2024-05-13 0 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X CORI PARRISH 244 W 35TH STREET 500 NEW YORK NY 10001 2989065 0 X HI.ADVOCACY-INSTITUTE.ORG X 2022 NY BUILD ADVOCACY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND POWER TO SHAPE GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR A MORE EQUITABLE NEW YORK. 9 9 13 19 0 0 2873011 116054 0 0 2989065 0 0 735561 0 107332 156846 892407 2096658 2124575 27917 2096658 X ADVOCACY INSTITUTE SUPPORTS SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD THE ADVOCACY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND POWER THEY NEED TO SHAPE GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE NEW YORK. 0 0 333709 0 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - ADVOCACY INSTITUTE OFFERS AN IN-DEPTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AIMED AT BUILDING AND DEEPENING THE SKILLS OF EMERGING ADVOCACY LEADERS OF COLOR. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING, ADVOCACY INSTITUTE STRENGTHENS NEW YORK'S SOCIAL JUSTICE ECOSYSTEM BY SUPPORTING ADVOCATES TO GAIN THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CONNECTIONS NEEDED TO BUILD EFFECTIVE STATEWIDE COALITIONS THAT CAN WIN TRANSFORMATIVE LEGISLATIVE REFORMS. 259551 45020 TRAINING - ADVOCACY INSTITUTE WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND STATE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO FIGHT FOR POLICY CHANGE MORE EFFECTIVELY. ADVOCACY INSTITUTE OFFERS DYNAMIC TRAININGS ON THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS THAT MAP OUT POWER RELATIONSHIPS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 148315 71034 MEMBERSHIP - MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO AN ONLINE COMMUNITY WITH ITS COLLECTION OF CAMPAIGN RESOURCES: LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORY, INTERACTIVE LEGISLATURE SNAPSHOTS, DATA ABOUT STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, TOOLS FOR CAMPAIGN TRACKING AND INSTANT SUPPORT FROM THE ADVOCACY INSTITUTE TEAM. SEVERAL OF ADVOCACY INSTITUTE'S TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. 741575 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X CORI PARRISH 9173983820 244 W 35TH STREET SUITE 500 NEW YORK NY 10001 JESSICA GARCIA CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELZ CUYA JONES VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MURAD AWAWDEH TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN RUBENSTEIN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KIANA ABBADY BOARD MEMBER/TEMP. ENG. SPECIALIST 5.00 X 7470 0 0 CARLYN COWEN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE DAVILA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROCKY FINE BOARD MEMBER/CONSULTANT 5.00 X 3708 0 0 JARED TRUJILLO BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JO-ANN YOO BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 03/2023) 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARISSA MARTIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/2023) 40.00 X 128436 0 11627 CORI PARRISH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023) 40.00 X 83268 0 9712 222882 0 21339 1 0 0 0 0 5750 2867261 2873011 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 71034 71034 CONTRACT SERVICE FEES 900099 38600 38600 WEB/TRAIN/HONORARIA 611430 6420 6420 116054 0 5750 0 0 2989065 116054 0 0 244221 176328 32970 34923 386330 344123 962 41245 7546 6577 100 869 46316 41034 189 5093 51148 42453 2557 6138 48040 45356 1121 1563 2273 1389 254 630 18328 14126 2688 1514 18516 15368 926 2222 30601 17404 574 12623 34315 34203 33 79 1126 1126 TEAM BUILDING 2067 2067 SUBSCRIPTIONS 1147 1147 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 433 433 892407 741575 43500 107332 1507576 588623 3500 22876 0 2000 0 2124575 27917 0 27917 X 1440535 656123 0 2096658 0 2124575 2096658 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 0 2873011 2873011 0 2873011 2873011 82080 2790931 2873011 116054 X SCHEDULE A, PART II: EXPLANATION OF SHORT YEAR AS ADVOCACY INSTITUTE WAS INCORPORATED ON JULY 11, 2022, THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, IS A SHORT PERIOD. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 2982315 0 2982315 6750 6750 2989065 885657 0 885657 6750 6750 892407 PART X, LINE 2: ADVOCACY INSTITUTE FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS ADVOCACY INSTITUTE'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. ADVOCACY INSTITUTE PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 1, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH ADVOCACY INSTITUTE FILES TAX RETURNS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 6,750. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 6,750. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: ADVOCACY INSTITUTE WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY & STATE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO FIGHT FOR POLICY CHANGE MORE EFFECTIVELY. ADVOCACY INSTITUTE OFFERS DYNAMIC TRAININGS ON THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS THAT MAP OUT POWER RELATIONSHIPS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ADVOCACY INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGES ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A MEMBERSHIP MODEL WHERE ADVOCACY INSTITUTE PROVIDES 1-ON-1 STRATEGIC CONSULTING TO HELP OUR MEMBERS REFINE AND REACH THEIR CAMPAIGN GOALS. FINALLY, ADVOCACY INSTITUTE OFFERS AN IN-DEPTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AIMED AT BUILDING AND DEEPENING THE SKILLS OF EMERGING ADVOCACY LEADERS OF COLOR. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMMING, ADVOCACY INSTITUTE STRENGTHENS NEW YORK'S SOCIAL JUSTICE ECOSYSTEM BY SUPPORTING ADVOCATES TO GAIN THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CONNECTIONS NEEDED TO BUILD EFFECTIVE STATEWIDE COALITIONS THAT CAN WIN TRANSFORMATIVE LEGISLATIVE REFORMS. AND ADVOCACY INSTITUTE BUILDS A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY TO LEARN FROM AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER'S WORK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EVERY YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES. FOR RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THEM AND VOTES ON THEM TO SIGNIFY THAT THEY ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT FROM NONPROFIT NEW YORK AND DETERMINES THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS FAIR AND AT FAIR MARKET VALUE, AS COMPARED TO OTHER NONPROFITS OF A SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE IN THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN OCTOBER 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: ADVOCACY INSTITUTE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT SERVE AS AN OFFICER EXCEPT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ADVOCACY INSTITUTE DOES NOT HAVE ANY KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ADVOCACY INSTITUTE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. UPON COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT, IT REVIEWS THE RESULTS AND ANY RELATED MANAGEMENT LETTER WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.