2023-05-11T15:49:04-05:00 2022-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2022-01-01 521739443 PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC PROJ 2023471122 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DANIELLE BRIAN PRESIDENT 2023471122 2023-05-11 1 DANIELLE BRIAN 999009999 0 AARON M FOX P01365820 2028225000 2023-05-10 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DANIELLE BRIAN 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 9989330 0 X WWW.POGO.ORG X 1991 DC THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO) IS A NONPARTISAN INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG THAT INVESTIGATES AND EXPOSES WASTE, CORRUPTION, ABUSE OF POWER, AND WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC OR SILENCES THOSE WHO REPORT WRONGDOING. 18 18 60 20 0 0 8246757 8450726 0 10000 483435 164376 -70424 -88423 8659768 8536679 76792 0 0 0 4966699 5465321 0 0 573707 2117376 1710288 7160867 7175609 1498901 1361070 10347584 10789223 396179 366835 9951405 10422388 X THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO) IS A NONPARTISAN INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG THAT INVESTIGATES AND EXPOSES WASTE, CORRUPTION, ABUSE OF POWER, AND WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC OR SILENCES THOSE WHO REPORT WRONGDOING. 0 0 2645758 EFFECTIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT: THIS PROJECT'S INVESTIGATIONS ARE AIMED AT MAKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MORE EFFECTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE, AND OPEN. POGO SEEKS TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT THROUGHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY PROMOTING POLICY CHANGES AS WELL AS PUSHING TO STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT STRUCTURES. THIS WORK IS INTENDED TO PREVENT THE GOVERNMENT FROM FAILING TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. 612936 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PLACES OPINION PIECES UPLIFTING GOOD GOVERNMENT REFORMS IN LOCAL MEDIA MARKETS. COMPLEMENTING POGO'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON CAPITOL HILL, THESE LOCAL PARTNERS HELP POGO BUILD STATE-SIDE PRESSURE ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO CHAMPION GOOD GOVERNMENT REFORMS. 609738 CENTER FOR DEFENSE INFORMATION: THIS PROJECT ATTEMPTS TO SERVE AS A VOICE OF REASON AND TO COUNTERBALANCE THOSE WHO PROMOTE WASTEFUL SPENDING WITHOUT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FIRST THE SECURITY NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY. THE GOAL IS TO SECURE A FAR MORE EFFECTIVE MILITARY FORCE AND MUCH MORE ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP AT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER COST. 2127199 10000 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 2127199 10000 5995631 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X DANIELLE BRIAN 2023471122 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 NITHI VIVATRAT CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA KATZ VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DINA RASOR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN ALEXANDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY BANTA BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 07/2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BAUMGARTNER BONDS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CAVALLO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW COCKBURN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIA EPPERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARMANDO GOMEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HUNTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORM ORNSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA SLOAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE ZILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANINE ABRAMS MCLEAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA CASE SOLOMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HINA SHAMSI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALLACE JEFFERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE BRIAN PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 3.00 X 167340 0 25291 KEITH RUTTER SECRETARY/EXEC OPERATING OFF. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9607 48479 58086 7117523 7175609 508780 127195 0 0 443302 486663 508043 508780 1946788 2920182 115314 56208 77456 58086 307064 110826 121666 127011 127195 486698 730047 21963 3249 4078 9607 38897 24500 24500 3600 3600 0 255382 235382 20000 44500 ACCRUED PENSION CONTRIBUTION 262028 CONTRACT LIABILITIES 50000 312028 X 8071075 -890087 278317 146166 -465604 8536679 0 8536679 7600092 278317 146166 424483 7175609 0 7175609 PART X, LINE 2: POGO PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 146,166. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 146,166. RIDENHOUR EVENT 440183 440183 40000 2373 24470 22415 56908 440183 440183 40000 2373 24470 22415 56908 146166 -146166 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WALTER SHAUB SENIOR ETHICS FELLOW 182889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11337 0 194226 0 0 0 DANIELLE BRIAN PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 167340 0 0 0 0 0 13416 0 11875 0 192631 0 0 0 KEITH RUTTER SECRETARY/EXEC OPERATING OFF. AND EX 152965 0 0 0 0 0 12462 0 12436 0 177863 0 0 0 SCOTT AMEY GENERAL COUNSEL 153031 0 0 0 0 0 12245 0 10838 0 176114 0 0 0 TIM FARNSWORTH VP OF MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND 136027 0 0 0 0 0 11107 0 8857 0 155991 0 0 0 PAMELA RUTTER PAMELA RUTTER'S SPOUSE IS AN OFFICER OF POGO. 106942 PAMELA RUTTER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF POGO AND HER SPOUSE, KEITH RUTTER, IS THE EFO OF POGO. 0 X 6 260689 SALES PRICE 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: POGO HAS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY. POGO DOES NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, LABOR UNIONS, ANY GOVERNMENT, OR ANYONE WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM OUR WORK. POGO USES FREEWILL TO PROCESS ESTATE PLANNING CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B COMMITTEES REPORT TO THE BOD WHEN NECESSARY WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE EFO. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS THEN EMAILED TO POGO'S FULL BOARD. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD EMAILS HIS OR HER APPROVAL TO THE EFO. A COPY OF THE FINAL 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF POGO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL EMPLOYEES REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD REVIEWS THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND MAKES UPDATES TO THE POLICY AS DEEMED NECESSARY. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED EMPLOYEE PROVIDES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH ALL INFORMATION THEY HAVE RELEVANT TO ANY DECISION TO BE MADE. ALL DISCLOSURES ARE CONSIDERED BY POGO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CONFLICT REQUIRES RECUSAL OF THE INTERESTED EMPLOYEE OR OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A POGO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARLY EVALUATES POGO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES HER SALARY. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD PERIODICALLY PERFORMS A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2022. POGO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REGULARLY EVALUATES POGO'S KEY EMPLOYEES AND DETERMINES THEIR SALARIES. SHE PERIODICALLY PERFORMS A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SALARIES OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SALARY ADJUSMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 POGO'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, POGO SUBMITS ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS TO ALL STATES THAT REQUIRE LICENSES FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THOSE STATES OFTEN MAKE SUCH INFORMATION PUBLIC THROUGH THEIR OWN WEBSITES OR BY REQUEST. POGO ACTION 1100 13TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 811092790 SOCIAL WELFARE DC 501(C)(4) N/A PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0