2023-11-12T10:59:45-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 833561423 Decriminalize Sex Work DECR 5129426078 2407 South Congress Ave Suite E-111 Austin TX 78704 Robert Kampia Political Director 5129426078 2023-11-12 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Robert Kampia 8100 Red Willow Drive Austin TX 78736 1294068 0 X www.DecriminalizeSex.Work X 2019 DE To end the prohibition of consensual adult prostitution -- and to improve the policies relating to other forms of sex work -- in the United States. 1 0 12 5 0 0 1434151 1291608 0 0 17 1 0 2459 1434168 1294068 211250 267500 0 0 1003952 1025385 0 0 25795 318452 360893 1533654 1653778 -99486 -359710 46438 39321 259051 608428 -212613 -569107 To end the prohibition of consensual adult prostitution -- and to improve the policies relating to other forms of sex work -- in the United States. 0 0 522463 0 0 PUBLIC EDUCATION: DSW engaged in a range of activities to build support among the public for DSW's mission, the most prevalent of which was day-to-day interactions with reporters in order to amplify DSW's message in the news media. In addition, DSW staffers: (1) gave speeches and presentations; (2) produced brochures and briefing papers; (3) responded to inquiries from the public; and (4) expanded DSW's already-comprehensive website. 250738 0 0 CONFERENCES and COALITION BUILDING: DSW staffers attended and spoke at conferences, as well as working with potential and existing allies to build a stronger national coalition supporting the decriminalization of consensual adult prostitution. 221899 190000 0 LOBBYING STATE LEGISLATURES: DSW lobbied various state governments to pass a range of bills, with a particular focus on the legislatures in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Two highlights from 2022: The New Hampshire government enacted a law to expunge the criminal records of sex-trafficking victims who had been convicted of prostitution crimes. And in Vermont, the Burlington and Montpelier governments removed offensive prostitution language from their city ordinances; the state government followed up by enacting a law that authorized the two local measures to take effect. 123117 12500 0 NEW YORK STATE: DSW participated in multiple coalitions in New York City, for the purpose of building support for (1) providing immunity from arrest for lawbreakers who report to the police crimes against sex workers; (2) decriminalizing consensual adult prostitution; and (3) opposing the "entrapment model" of prostitution policy, which wrong-headedly seeks to protect only sex workers from arrest, while arresting adults who seek sex workers' services. 104074 17000 0 VERMONT: DSW assisted with organizing a statewide coalition in Vermont, with the ultimate purpose of decriminalizing consensual adult prostitution, while simultaneously building support for partial reforms. In March 2022, fully 69% of Burlington voters passed a local referendum that removed offensive prostitution language from the city's ordinances. A couple months later, the Montpelier city council passed a similarly good bill. And then the state legislature enacted a law that permitted these two local measures to take effect. Three wins in Vermont in one year! 82764 0 0 RHODE ISLAND: DSW staffers sat on the sex-work commission that the Rhode Island House of Representatives established in mid-2021. The commission intends to release a report on the state's prostitution policies -- as well as the commission's recommendations for law changes -- in early 2023. 73876 6000 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE: DSW assisted with organizing a statewide coalition to change New Hampshire's prostitution policies, with an emphasis on building support for expunging the criminal records of sex-trafficking victims who had been convicted of prostitution crimes. This legislation was enacted into law in May 2022! 25103 10000 0 MAINE: In the aftermath of Gov. Janet Mills (D) vetoing the "entrapment" bill that DSW also opposed in 2021, we ramped up our coalition outreach in 2022, for the purpose of building additional opposition to this kind of proposal if and when the Maine legislature re-explores this issue in 2023. 408934 45500 0 1404034 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DE FL LA MD NY TX VT X X X Maddy Kammeraad-Campbell 5129426078 2407 South Congress Avenue Suite E-111 Austin TX 78704 Robert Kampia Political Director 37 1 X X 162000 0 16000 Crystal DeBoise Community Outreach Director 40 0 X 138000 0 16361 Melissa Sontag Broudo Legal Director 40 0 X 138000 0 12221 438000 0 44582 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1291608 0 1291608 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSW product sales 900099 1666 1666 0 0 Network for Good 900099 793 0 0 793 0 0 0 0 2459 1294068 1666 0 794 234500 234500 33000 33000 0 0 0 0 178000 99680 71200 7120 0 0 0 0 679873 583564 87472 8837 9856 9743 7 106 95320 73311 19785 2224 62336 52606 8838 892 0 0 0 0 1114 0 1114 0 0 0 0 0 108300 108300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75845 62227 13163 455 21289 15693 5596 0 5650 1744 3491 415 7200 7200 0 0 0 0 0 0 21253 17022 3844 387 66631 59416 7215 0 0 0 0 0 31416 31416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 merchandise (mostly t-shirts) 5323 0 0 5323 printing 5041 4651 390 0 postage 2459 2318 141 0 computers 1967 1575 356 36 7405 6068 1337 0 1653778 1404034 223949 25795 32241 26930 5006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4000 0 0 14337 6046 9191 8291 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 46438 39321 9051 16428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250000 592000 259051 608428 X 0 0 0 0 -212613 -569107 -212613 -569107 46438 39321 X -359710 0 0 0 0 3216 X 0 0 0 X 669576 954095 1434168 1291608 4349447 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 669576 954095 1434168 1291608 4349447 2927 4346520 332 1404 17 2460 4213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4353660 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 221899 221899 1431879 1653778 232689 58172 0 0 90507 205671 226683 232689 755550 1133325 55371 200972 185347 221899 663589 22627 51418 56671 58172 188888 283332 0 14691 0 0 14691 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14337 6046 8291 0 0 0 0 8291 0 interest-free loans from CDSW 592000 592000 1 Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work 2407 South Congress Avenue Suite E-111 Austin TX 78704 832009448 501(c)(4) 190000 To lobby state governments to pass legislation, with the ultimate goal of decriminalizing consensual adult prostitution. Global Lab for Research in Action 6333 Public Affairs Building UCLA Los Angeles CA 90095 956006143 501(c)(3) 12000 To produce and/or interpret research on prostitution, as well as sex work generally. Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society (GLITS) 10318 107th Street Ozone Park NY 11417 861334710 501(c)(3) 11000 To engage in public education in New York City. Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund 295 Water Street Suite 10 Augusta ME 04330 223093407 501(c)(3) 10000 To build and inform a larger coalition of individuals and organizations that support changing Maine's prostitution laws. The Ishtar Collective c/o Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs 23564 Calabasas Road Suite 201 Calabasas CA 91302 954116679 501(c)(3) 9000 To continue building a statewide coalition to reform prostitution laws in Vermont, with the ultimate goal of decriminalizing consensual adult prostitution in Vermont. 4 1 These four grants were composed of outreach to the transgender community and other allies in northern California ($12,000), media outreach in the DC-NYC corridor ($8,000), coalition building in Vermont ($7,000), and coalition building in New Hampshire ($6,000). 4 33000 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 When DSW issues a grant, the grantor and grantee both sign a written agreement that states the dollar amount and the expectations of the grant. Because DSW issues so few grants, the organization ends up implicitly monitoring grantees' usage of funds through DSW staffers being in contact with all grantees during the regular course of business. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Kampia Political Director 141504 0 0 0 0 0 20496 0 16000 0 178000 0 170371 0 Crystal DeBoise Community Outreach Director 138000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16361 0 154361 0 140641 0 Melissa Sontag Broudo Legal Director 138000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12221 0 150221 0 136771 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 DSW's principal donors helped establish (but didn't dictate) the political director's compensation; in addition, DSW's board of directors obtained compensation guidance from the Forms 990 of -- as well as surveys of similar employees who work at -- other nonprofit organizations. And the political director similarly established the compensation of all other DSW employees by deriving wisdom from various nonprofit organizations' Forms 990 and surveys of employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b DSW's board of directors meticulously reviewed this Form 990 before it was submitted to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At the annual meeting of DSW's board of directors (which occurs each summer), there is a formal review of potential conflicts of interest among board members, officers, and key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 DSW's principal donors helped establish (but didn't dictate) the political director's compensation; in addition, DSW's board of directors obtained compensation guidance for the political-director position from the Forms 990 of -- as well as surveys of similar employees who work at -- other nonprofit organizations. And the political director similarly established the compensation of all other DSW employees by deriving wisdom from various nonprofit organizations' Forms 990 and surveys of employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 DSW maintains in its Austin office the organization's key institutional documents. In addition to mailing documents to interested parties upon request, the organization also makes some of its key documents available on charity-related websites, including Charity Navigator, the Economic Research Institute, and Candid. These key documents include: (1) the initial Form 1023 that established DSW's 501(c)(3) tax status; (2) the annual Forms 990; (3) the organization's internal policy prohibiting discrimination and harassment among the staff, board of directors, and outside consultants; and (4) four additional internal policies involving conflicts of interest, whistleblowers, retention of documents, and privacy of data. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 At the end of 2022, the value of DSW's computer equipment was $900 lower than the previous year. But the value of DSW's merchandise inventory (mostly t-shirts) rose by $4,000. The remainder of the figure in line 9 comes from a "fudge factor" of $116. Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work 2407 South Congress Avenue Suite E111 Austin TX 78704 832009448 lobbying to decriminalize sex work DE 501(c)(4) N/A 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work e 592000 Over the last few years, CDSW has issued to DSW several interest-free loans totaling $592,000. Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work b 190000 DSW issued a $190,000 grant to CDSW to embolden lobbying efforts in targeted state capitals in New England and New York State. Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work o 5000 DSW's political director and DSW's bookkeeper each spent an average of one hour per week maintaining CDSW's financial records and basic operations. Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work n 1000 CDSW and DSW periodically shared the contact information of various supporters of the two organizations' shared mission.