2023-10-24T08:24:05-05:00 2022-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-01-01 815294830 AMERICAN OVERSIGHT INC AMER 2028695246 1400 K STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 HEATHER SAWYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028695246 2023-10-24 1 HEATHER SAWYER 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HEATHER SAWYER 1400 K STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 7956031 0 X WWW.AMERICANOVERSIGHT.ORG X 2017 DC SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1. 5 5 52 5 0 0 4819137 7736212 80814 191203 8164 28616 0 0 4908115 7956031 0 0 0 0 4065775 4194104 0 0 178962 1511488 2036533 5577263 6230637 -669148 1725394 3531984 6487590 246818 1502475 3285166 4985115 AMERICAN OVERSIGHT ADVANCES TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DEMOCRACY BY ENFORCING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. 0 0 3965362 191203 LEGAL & RESEARCH: AMERICAN OVERSIGHT CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, FILES OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND LITIGATES TO ENFORCE THOSE OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED MORE THAN 10,500 OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS SINCE 2017 AND OBTAINED MORE THAN 2,500,000 PAGES OF PUBLIC RECORDS. 1319007 EDUCATION & OUTREACH: AMERICAN OVERSIGHT EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND FINDINGS BY ENGAGING WITH THE NEWS MEDIA, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND DIRECTLY VIA OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE LIBRARY OF DOCUMENTS OBTAINED VIA OUR OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS AND LITIGATION. 5284369 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 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 1 21 0 1 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI CA X X HEATHER SAWYER 2028695246 1400 K STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DOMINIQUE BRAVO PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN CLARK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE HERRING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESOSA OSO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER SAWYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 7/2022) 40.00 X 145860 0 10040 AUSTIN EVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2022) 40.00 X 43655 0 2484 DANIEL SCHWAGER CHIEF COUNSEL (FROM 2/2022) 40.00 X 206718 0 32240 CLARK PETTIG COMMUNICATIONS DIR. (UNTIL 11/2022) 40.00 X 152178 0 14193 KATHERINE ANTHONY SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL 40.00 X 134911 0 13258 SARAH COLUMBO COUNSEL 40.00 X 127386 0 12931 ALISSA ELLIS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 121218 0 8235 931926 0 93381 6 0 1 0 PINES BACH LLP 122 W WASHINGTON AVE MADISON WI 53703 LEGAL SERVICES 252647 COPPERSMITH BROCKELMAN PLC 2800 N CENTRAL AVE STE 1900 PHOENIX AZ 85004 LEGAL SERVICES 242897 SUMMER STRATEGIES 1229 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 LEGAL & CONSULTING 241249 3 7736212 7736212 LEGAL ACT./SETTLEMENTS 900099 191203 191203 191203 28616 28616 7956031 191203 0 28616 202039 178011 20072 3956 3334175 2987254 280931 65990 94872 94872 275241 245011 24816 5414 287777 256254 25860 5663 641703 641703 111659 22193 88976 490 584926 386656 111270 87000 72676 61527 9760 1389 110450 98390 9894 2166 267412 238120 24030 5262 43393 4025 39368 12953 362 12591 2667 2667 47404 31742 15551 111 SUBSCRIPTIONS 74088 70386 2181 1521 COURT/OPEN RECORD FEES 53107 53107 LICENSES & REGISTRATION 13795 9628 4167 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP. 300 300 6230637 5284369 767306 178962 140467 279523 2003348 3263282 560000 40925 30248 29079 22199 4387 6880 1259708 1252945 83149 1094712 3531984 6487590 246818 247457 0 1255018 246818 1502475 X 3285166 4385115 600000 3285166 4985115 3531984 6487590 1725394 -25445 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3831195 3591117 6391293 4819137 7736212 26368954 3831195 3591117 6391293 4819137 7736212 26368954 7453105 18915849 4918 27197 31110 8164 28616 100005 5 5 26468964 447740 0.71460 0.78950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 6230637 6230637 461532 115383 0 0 351510 411911 428893 461532 1653846 2480769 1941 406 600 2947 87878 102978 107223 115383 413462 620193 463 463 8600 1720 6880 20479 20479 0 6880 SECURITY DEPOSIT 58180 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 1036532 1094712 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1255018 1255018 X 7930586 -25445 -25445 7956031 0 7956031 6230637 0 6230637 0 6230637 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, AMERICAN OVERSIGHT HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 DANIEL SCHWAGER CHIEF COUNSEL (FROM 2/2022) 204718 0 2000 0 0 0 5830 0 26410 0 238958 0 0 0 CLARK PETTIG COMMUNICATIONS DIR. (UNTIL 11/2022) 152178 0 0 0 0 0 6014 0 8179 0 166371 0 0 0 HEATHER SAWYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 7/2022) 145860 0 0 0 0 0 2500 0 7540 0 155900 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUSES IN 2022: DANIEL SCHWAGER $2,000 KATHERINE ANTHONY $2,000 SARAH COLUMBO $2,000 ALISSA ELLIS $2,000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES, AND STAFF. ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. WHENEVER AN INTERESTED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, HE/SHE MAKES THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE PRESIDENT (OR TO THE SECRETARY IF THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT) AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT COULD IMPAIR, OR APPEAR TO COMPROMISE, HIS/HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVED DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER INTERESTED PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY REPORT THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE PRESIDENT (OR THE SECRETARY WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT). THE BOARD OR AN APPLICABLE COMMITTEE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT GIVES RISE TO AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. AFTER PRESENTING INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE INVOLVED INTERESTED PERSON(S) RETIRES FROM THE MEETING AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT, EXCEPT THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) MAY BE INVITED BACK TO PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF USE TO THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION. AN INTERESTED PERSON WILL NEVER BE PRESENT FOR THE BOARD'S VOTE ON WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT GIVES RISE TO AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY USING COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKET CONDITIONS. BOARD DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED THROUGH MINUTES AND CORRESPONDENCE. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE JUNE 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.