2025-05-09T01:44:47-07:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 562152392 NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP EDUC FUND INC NORT 9198332070 3064 Wake Forest Rd Ste 1611 Raleigh NC 27609 Leigh Anne Cole President 9198332070 2025-05-08 1 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Leigh-Anne Cole 3064 Wake Forest Rd Ste 1611 Raleigh NC 27609 110696 0 X https://pirg.org/northcarolina/edfund/ X 1999 NC When consumers are cheated or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, North Carolina Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc. speaks up and takes action. We uncover threats to public health and wellbeing and fight to end them using time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, and litigation. 3 1 0 119 0 0 120311 110696 0 0 0 0 0 0 120311 110696 0 0 0 0 65106 23239 0 0 4027 88424 88230 153530 111469 -33219 -773 575985 591708 97744 82039 478241 509669 The purpose for which this corporation is organized is: To act on behalf of the public interest by means of charitable, educational, or any other activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Within these general purposes, the specific purposes include research and public education in the following areas: consumer protection, health and safety, environmental protection and preservation, energy policy and transportation, promotion of democratic processes, corporate and governmental accountability, and other issues of concern to the people of North Carolina and elsewhere. 0 0 52366 0 0 Researching and influencing public policy: staff engage in non-legislative activities including research, education, and policy development to stop the pollution of single-use plastics, promote consumer protection by strengthening regulations around product safety, working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices, and working to get waste out of fashion. 22441 0 0 Public education & outreach: recruiting volunteers, distributing educational literature, conducting surveys and discussing issues with the public to stop the pollution from single-use plastics, promote consumer protection around product safety, working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices and working to get waste out of fashion. 0 0 0 74807 1 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NC X Alyssa Bernard 3035735995 1543 Wazee St Ste 400 Denver CO 80202 X Anna Solverson Director 1 20 X 0 37529 13492 Leigh-Anne Cole President, Secretary, Director 1 20 X X 0 24740 5102 Marites Valasquez Vice President, Treasurer, Director 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Katheryn Craig State Director 31 0 X 0 0 0 0 62269 18594 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110696 0 110696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110696 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9472 8049 476 947 0 0 0 0 9998 8496 502 1000 379 322 19 38 1686 1433 84 169 1704 1448 86 170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40862 10039 30116 707 0 0 0 0 2300 1954 116 230 54 46 3 5 0 0 0 0 5213 4430 262 521 2401 2040 121 240 0 0 0 0 450 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 684 0 684 0 Filing Fees 103 0 103 0 Coalition Dues 36100 36100 0 0 111469 74807 32635 4027 218494 172444 0 0 0 0 54819 4391 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302672 414873 0 0 0 0 0 0 575985 591708 97744 82039 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97744 82039 X 443491 484389 34750 25280 478241 509669 575985 591708 -773 32201 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 156264 354093 218640 120311 110696 960004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156264 354093 218640 120311 110696 960004 0 960004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 960004 0 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 111470 111470 22294 5574 0 0 32818 28998 30706 22294 114816 172224 0 0 0 0 0 8205 7250 7677 5574 28706 43059 0 0 0 0 0 Investment in Paradigm Partners 2019 414873 F 414873 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The organization's governing body had no committees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The draft 990 is sent to all board members prior to the return being finalized. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors, and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interests, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract, or policy number consideration by the organization. The board must assess potential conflicts of interest on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records maintained. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation committee with establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) Current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; 3) Actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents were made available to the public, except for those that were included with the organization's Form 1023 application for exempt status, which are made available upon request as indicated in Line 18. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a All employees are compensated by North Carolina Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby, Inc. under a common paymaster arrangement, and are shared with the filing organization. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Organizational and programming services: Program service expenses $10,039. Management and general expenses $30,116. Fundraising expenses $707. 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