2023-10-02T16:44:08-04:00 2022-12-31 870343246 SQUIRE & COMPANY PC 215 S STATE ST STE 850 SALT LAKE CITY UT 841112380 990 2022-01-01 873544416 THE POLICY PROJECT POLI 8042670217 1607 E YALECREST AVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84105 EMILY BELL MCCORMICK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8042670217 2023-09-25 true EMILY MCCORMICK XXX-XX-XXXX false GREGORY O HYDE CPA P00641196 8015330409 2023-10-02 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 1900246 false X WWW.THEPOLICYPROJECT.ORG X 2021 UT THE MISSION OF THE POLICY PROJECT IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETY-INCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS. WE WORK TOWARD HEALTHY, EQUITABLE POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD, KNOWING THAT WHEN EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITIES FLOURISH. 4 4 3 354 0 1879891 0 4579 9446 1893916 0 0 106485 0 9107 1299295 1405780 488136 27384 515527 0 27384 515527 X THE MISSION OF THE POLICY PROJECT IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETY-INCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS. WE WORK TOWARD HEALTHY, EQUITABLE POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD, KNOWING THAT WHEN EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITIES FLOURISH. false false 1275225 THE PERIOD PROJECT: IN 2022 WE PROVIDED PERIOD PRODUCTS TO AN ESTIMATED 337,000 UTAH STUDENTS, WITH 1.6 MILLION INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TO BE IMPACTED BY THE YEAR 2065. WE LED THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PASS AND IMPLEMENT A STATE-WIDE POLICY REQUIRING PERIOD PRODUCTS BE PROVIDED IN EVERY UTAH PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL GIRL AND ALL-GENDER BATHROOM, GRADES K-12. THIS WAS THE FIRST POLICY OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE SCOPE IN THE UNITED STATES. NATIONALLY, 8 OUT OF 10 GIRLS HAVE MISSED SCHOOL OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS. NOW, THIS POLICY ALLOWS FOR UTAH GIRLS AND MENSTRUATORS TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE CLASSROOM. IN ADDITION TO WORKING TO GET PERIOD PRODUCTS INTO SCHOOLS, WE ALSO WORKED WITH COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS AT HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPUSES, BUSINESSES & WORKPLACES, SHELTERS & EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND IN THE UTAH CORRECTIONS SYSTEM. 43535 THE TEEN CENTER PROJECT: AN INCREASING NUMBER OF UTAH STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING NEED: ONE IN FIFTY UTAH STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND LACK A FIXED, REGULAR, & ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCEA 34% INCREASE SINCE 2020. ONE IN THREE UTAH STUDENTS ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. ONE IN FOUR UTAH STUDENTS HAS HIGH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. IN 2022 WE MET WITH EXPERTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATORS FROM EVERY CORNER OF UTAH TO CREATE A VISION FOR A STATE-WIDE SOLUTION TO SUPPORT UTAH STUDENTS: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO FUND "TEEN CENTERS" IN UTAH HIGH SCHOOLS. TEEN CENTERS ARE AN INNOVATIVE, SPACE-BASED SOLUTION THAT CENTRALIZE IMPACTFUL STUDENT SERVICES AND CONCRETE SUPPORTS SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, SHOWERS AND HYGIENE KITS, AND CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS AND ACCESS THE HELP THEY NEED IN THE TEEN CENTER AND THEN ENTER THE CLASSROOM PREPARED TO LEARN. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WE WILL WORK WITH THE UTAH LEGISLATURE, PRIVATE DONORS, UTAH SCHOOLS, AND 860 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO IMPLEMENT TEEN CENTERS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. 11113 THE POLICY PROJECT: THE OVERARCHING MISSION OF THE POLICY PROJECT IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETYINCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS. OUR ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT HEALTHY POLICY REQUIRES THE SUPPORT AND ACTION OF A BROAD COALITION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS YEAR WE HELD 38 COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH OVER 2,750 ATTENDEES FOCUSED ON EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HOW POLICY IMPACTS OUR LIVES AND HOW EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN USE THEIR VOICE TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. IN ADDITION, WE LAUNCHED OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO FOSTER SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN STUDENTS AGES 12-18 AND CREATE FUTURE LEADERS COMFORTABLE WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. 506 STUDENTS SIGNED UP TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE, LEARN ABOUT ADVOCACY AND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, AND ARTICULATE AND DISCUSS ISSUES WITH PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY. 1329873 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false 1 0 false 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X EMILY BELL MCCORMICK 8042670217 1607 E YALECREST AVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84105 EMILY BELL MCCORMICK EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 57500 0 0 BROOKE GLEDHILL WOOD SECRETARY/TR 25.00 X X 26731 0 0 MARY CATHERINE PERRY CHAIR OF THE 20.00 X X 20841 0 0 KRISTIN ANDRUS DIRECTOR 20.00 X 0 0 0 105072 false false false 5696 1874195 48520 1879891 4579 4579 12540 5696 2193 10347 3236 4137 -901 -901 1893916 3678 98918 70564 21640 6714 7567 7567 2400 2400 8638 8638 1363 1363 9150 9150 3767 2769 968 30 12260 4849 7373 38 PERIOD PRODUCTS 1201180 1201180 EVENTS 50329 45967 2037 2325 MEALS 5735 2914 2821 WEBSITE 3274 3274 1199 267 932 1405780 1329873 66800 9107 27384 115223 400304 27384 515527 0 0 X 27384 515527 27384 515527 27384 515527 488136 7 X false false false X 39120 879891 919011 39120 879891 919011 675369 243642 4579 4579 3236 3236 926826 12540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1363 1363 1328510 1329873 207987 51997 207987 207987 311981 1363 1363 51997 51997 77996 1363 1363 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A ORGANIZATION WAS STARTED IN 2021 AND DID NOT START PUBLIC OPINION LOBBYING UNTIL 2022. SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 GENERAL LOBBYING: THE POLICY PROJECT DOES NOT SUPPORT SPECIFIC POLITICAL PARTIES OR CAMPAIGNS, BUT A PORTION OF OUR WORK DOES FOCUS ON CREATING POSITIVE IMPACT THROUGH GOVERNMENT POLICY. OUR ORGANIZATION IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO STAYING WITHIN IRS GUIDELINES FOR 501(C)(3) NONPROFITS AND STRICTLY OBSERVES THE APPROVED LIMITS FOR A NONPROFIT THAT HAS TAKEN THE 501(H) ELECTION, MEANING THAT OUR EXEMPT STATUS WILL NOT BE JEOPARDIZED BECAUSE OUR EXPENDITURES RELATED TO LOBBYING DO NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT SPECIFIED BY THE IRS. EVERY POLICY WE WORK TO SUPPORT FURTHERS OUR MISSION OF REMOVING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY AND WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN IDENTIFYING POLICIES THAT CAN BE BROADLY SUPPORTED BY BOTH ELECTED LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS POLITICAL PARTIES. SENDING LETTERS TO LEGISLATORS: APPROXIMATELY 1,000 LETTERS WERE WRITTEN BY HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASK UTAH LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT THE BILL TO PROVIDE PERIOD PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS. THESE LETTERS WERE WRITTEN AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THEN DELIVERED BY THE POLICY PROJECT VOLUNTEERS TO THE OFFICES OF LEGISLATORS. MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS OR THEIR STAFF THE POLICY PROJECT VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS MET WITH DOZENS OF MEMBERS OF THE UTAH LEGISLATURE OVER SEVERAL WEEKS DURING THE UTAH LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO INFORM LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE STATISTICS OF PERIOD POVERTY IN UTAH AND THE PROPOSED BILL TO PROVIDE PERIOD PRODUCTS. USING DIRECT MAIL, PLACING ADVERTISEMENTS, ISSUING PRESS RELEASES, HOLDING NEWS CONFERENCES, OR HOLDING RALLIES OR DEMONSTRATIONS: REAGAN BILLBOARDS DONATED A DIGITAL BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN THAT RAN DURING THE 2022 UTAH LEGISLATIVE SESSION PROMOTING THE BILL TO PROVIDE PERIOD PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS. WE ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE INFORMING MEDIA OUTLETS ABOUT OUR EFFORTS TO GET PERIOD PRODUCTS INTO SCHOOLS, THE PROPOSED BILL, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE CAUSE. BASED ON THIS, SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS COVERED THE ISSUE. PUBLIC FORUMS SUCH AS RALLIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, SEMINARS, CONVENTIONS, SPEECHES, AND LECTURES CONDUCTED DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION OR PAID FOR OUT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FUNDS: THE POLICY PROJECT HOSTED THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS IN JANUARY 2022 TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT PERIOD POVERTY STATISTICS IN UTAH AS WELL AS INFORM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE PROPOSED BILL TO PROVIDE PERIOD PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS. EVENT ATTENDEES WERE INVITED TO WRITE A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS. IN NOVEMBER 2022, WE HOSTED A RALLY AT THE UTAH CAPITOL BUILDING AND INVITED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHOW UP IN SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO FUND TEEN CENTERS IN UTAH SCHOOLS. STARS UNDER THE 18236 5696 12540 884 576 450 283 18236 5696 12540 884 576 450 283 2193 10347 X 19 10570 FAIR MAKET VALUE X PERIOD KITS 4 27200 FAIR MARKET VALUE X GIFTS, GIVEAWAY 4 6200 FAIR MARKET VALUE X PRINTING, SUPPL 6 4550 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE POLICY PROJECT IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETY-INCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS. WE WORK TOWARD HEALTHY, EQUITABLE POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD, KNOWING THAT WHEN EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITIES FLOURISH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PERIOD PROJECT: IN 2022 WE PROVIDED PERIOD PRODUCTS TO AN ESTIMATED 337,000 UTAH STUDENTS, WITH 1.6 MILLION INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TO BE IMPACTED BY THE YEAR 2065. WE LED THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PASS AND IMPLEMENT A STATE-WIDE POLICY REQUIRING PERIOD PRODUCTS BE PROVIDED IN EVERY UTAH PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL GIRL AND ALL-GENDER BATHROOM, GRADES K-12. THIS WAS THE FIRST POLICY OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE SCOPE IN THE UNITED STATES. NATIONALLY, 8 OUT OF 10 GIRLS HAVE MISSED SCHOOL OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS. NOW, THIS POLICY ALLOWS FOR UTAH GIRLS AND MENSTRUATORS TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE CLASSROOM. IN ADDITION TO WORKING TO GET PERIOD PRODUCTS INTO SCHOOLS, WE ALSO WORKED WITH COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS AT HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPUSES, BUSINESSES & WORKPLACES, SHELTERS & EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND IN THE UTAH CORRECTIONS SYSTEM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE TEEN CENTER PROJECT: AN INCREASING NUMBER OF UTAH STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING NEED: ONE IN FIFTY UTAH STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND LACK A FIXED, REGULAR, & ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCEA 34% INCREASE SINCE 2020. ONE IN THREE UTAH STUDENTS ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. ONE IN FOUR UTAH STUDENTS HAS HIGH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. IN 2022 WE MET WITH EXPERTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATORS FROM EVERY CORNER OF UTAH TO CREATE A VISION FOR A STATE-WIDE SOLUTION TO SUPPORT UTAH STUDENTS: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO FUND "TEEN CENTERS" IN UTAH HIGH SCHOOLS. TEEN CENTERS ARE AN INNOVATIVE, SPACE-BASED SOLUTION THAT CENTRALIZE IMPACTFUL STUDENT SERVICES AND CONCRETE SUPPORTS SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, SHOWERS AND HYGIENE KITS, AND CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS AND ACCESS THE HELP THEY NEED IN THE TEEN CENTER AND THEN ENTER THE CLASSROOM PREPARED TO LEARN. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WE WILL WORK WITH THE UTAH LEGISLATURE, PRIVATE DONORS, UTAH SCHOOLS, AND 860 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO IMPLEMENT TEEN CENTERS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE POLICY PROJECT: THE OVERARCHING MISSION OF THE POLICY PROJECT IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETYINCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS. OUR ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT HEALTHY POLICY REQUIRES THE SUPPORT AND ACTION OF A BROAD COALITION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS YEAR WE HELD 38 COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH OVER 2,750 ATTENDEES FOCUSED ON EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HOW POLICY IMPACTS OUR LIVES AND HOW EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN USE THEIR VOICE TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. IN ADDITION, WE LAUNCHED OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO FOSTER SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN STUDENTS AGES 12-18 AND CREATE FUTURE LEADERS COMFORTABLE WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. 506 STUDENTS SIGNED UP TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE, LEARN ABOUT ADVOCACY AND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, AND ARTICULATE AND DISCUSS ISSUES WITH PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD REVIEWS FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD REVIEWS THE WRITTEN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. IN THE EVENT THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MAY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE PERSON IN CONTROL OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, AND IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE IF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR TO, OR OTHERWISE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF, THE POLICY PROJECT, AND IF SO, MAY ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ORGANIZATION WAS STARTED IN 2021 AND DID NOT START PUBLIC OPINION LOBBYING UNTIL 2022.