2025-05-09T15:22:56-05:00 2024-12-31 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-01-01 521739443 PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC PROJ 2023471122 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DANIELLE BRIAN PRESIDENT 2023471122 2025-05-09 1 1 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2025-05-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DANIELLE BRIAN 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 8460107 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. WE CHAMPION REFORMS TO ACHIEVE A MORE EFFECTIVE, ETHICAL, AND ACCOUNTABLE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT SAFEGUARDS CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES. 13 13 58 13 0 0 7517098 8186532 70000 0 263198 257581 83336 15994 7933632 8460107 0 255377 0 0 6073970 6146568 0 0 849969 1885174 1426674 7959144 7828619 -25512 631488 11690657 13244712 409702 386644 11280955 12858068 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. WE CHAMPION REFORMS TO ACHIEVE A MORE EFFECTIVE, ETHICAL, AND ACCOUNTABLE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT SAFEGUARDS CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES. 0 0 2397746 GENERAL PROGRAM AND POLICY: POGO'S GENERAL PROGRAM AND POLICY WORK IS DIRECTED TOWARD PROTECTING AND STRENGTHENING ANTI-CORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNMENT MECHANISMS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. A GOVERNMENT THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IT SERVES HELPS STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY OVER THE LONG TERM. OUR WORK INCLUDES ENSURING THAT OUR GOVERNMENT'S INSTITUTIONAL CHECKS AND BALANCES FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THAT GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICES REMAIN INDEPENDENT. 538879 POGO'S INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH EXPOSE WASTE, FRAUD, INJUSTICE, AND ABUSE OF POWER IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OUR JOURNALISTS AND RESEARCHERS WORK INDEPENDENTLY FROM OUR POLICY AND ADVOCACY TEAMS. 473560 PENTAGON ACCOUNTABILITY: THE PENTAGON ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT WORKS WITH DISTRICT-LEVEL CONSTITUENTS TO SUPPORT RESULTS-DRIVE ACCOUNTABILITY OF PENTAGON SPENDING 2793669 255377 15994 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES. 2793669 255377 15994 6203854 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 VIRGINIA SLOAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARMANDO GOMEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HINA SHAMSI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEANINE ABRAMS MCLEAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LIA EPPERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BAUMGARTNER BONDS CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NORM ORNSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA CASE SOLOMON TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WALLACE JEFFERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW COCKBURN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NITHI VIVATRAT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA KATZ VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN ALEXANDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH RUTTER SECRETARY/EXEC OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 1.00 X 163475 0 26409 DANIELLE BRIAN PRESIDENT/EXEC. DIRECTOR 40.00 1.00 X 221482 0 29958 MIAH ULYSSE VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS 40.00 0.00 X 152222 0 16599 TIM FARNSWORTH VP OF MARKETING 40.00 0.00 X 138885 0 26370 BRANDON BROCKMYER DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH 40.00 0.00 X 147266 0 11799 CHRIS PABON DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 124740 0 21155 SCOTT AMEY GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 1.00 X 160107 0 22115 1108177 0 154405 22 0 1 0 CANARY RISK CONSULTING 2221 E ARAPAHOE RD 2963 CENTENNIAL CO 80122 GOVERNMENT PROGRAM INTEGRITY SERVICES 152894 FREEWILL PO BOX 5322 KINGWOOD TX 77325 ESTATE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT 148500 2 8398 8178134 250563 8186532 257581 257581 OTHER INCOME 900099 15994 15994 15994 8460107 15994 0 257581 255377 255377 441324 218294 175819 47211 4608740 3892642 270500 445598 283249 237493 18003 27753 428615 357418 28854 42343 384640 314454 32929 37257 29792 20829 8963 21728 21728 41000 41000 339417 254346 82719 2352 148632 87645 29659 31328 250700 215519 11828 23353 49634 40000 4898 4736 44810 37410 1386 6014 105274 93321 8793 3160 63250 51742 5372 6136 40931 22271 15943 2717 OUTREACH 214164 44153 170011 RESEARCH MATERIALS 60978 60940 38 RECRUITING 16364 16364 7828619 6203854 774796 849969 X 351187 393021 3165848 1255356 972241 3447001 20255 0 173665 186260 189750 73792 179208 115958 6825538 7844401 2715 2715 11690657 13244712 81002 76333 328700 310311 409702 386644 X 8475037 8228973 2805918 4629095 11280955 12858068 11690657 13244712 631488 945625 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6747233 8246757 8450726 7517098 8186532 39148346 6747233 8246757 8450726 7517098 8186532 39148346 15477573 23670773 91451 62223 127232 263198 257581 801685 67495 42103 67743 83336 15994 276671 40226702 80000 0.58840 0.62280 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FFCRA TAX CREDIT AND CONTRACT PROGRAM INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 67,495. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 42,103. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 67,743. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 83,336. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 15,994. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2292 37440 39732 7788887 7828619 541431 135358 0 0 508043 508780 547957 541431 2106211 3159317 77456 58086 40866 39732 216140 127011 127195 136989 135358 526553 789830 4078 9607 6102 2292 22079 189750 73792 115958 115958 ACCRUED PENSION CONTRIBUTION 310311 310311 X 9450037 945625 44305 989930 8460107 0 8460107 7872924 44305 44305 7828619 0 7828619 PART X, LINE 2: POGO PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, 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. 1 PROGRAM FOR INTEGRITY ALLIANCE 5606 EAST CRESTLINE AVENUE GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 332875157 255377 0 SEED FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM INTEGRITY ALLIANCE FOCUSING ON ADDRESSING PROGRAM INTEGRITY ISSUES ACROSS GOVERNMENT. 0 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DANIELLE BRIAN PRESIDENT/EXEC. DIRECTOR 221482 0 0 0 0 0 15507 0 14451 0 251440 0 0 0 KEITH RUTTER SECRETARY/EXEC OPERATING OFFICER 163475 0 0 0 0 0 11450 0 14959 0 189884 0 0 0 SCOTT AMEY GENERAL COUNSEL 160107 0 0 0 0 0 11211 0 10904 0 182222 0 0 0 MIAH ULYSSE VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS 152222 0 0 0 0 0 10659 0 5940 0 168821 0 0 0 TIM FARNSWORTH VP OF MARKETING 138885 0 0 0 0 0 10552 0 15818 0 165255 0 0 0 BRANDON BROCKMYER DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEA 147266 0 0 0 0 0 10313 0 1486 0 159065 0 0 0 PAMELA RUTTER PAMELA RUTTER'S SPOUSE IS AN OFFICER OF POGO. 113210 PAMELA RUTTER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF POGO AND HER SPOUSE, KEITH RUTTER, IS THE EFO OF POGO. 0 X 5 250563 FMV 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 ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVISED BY THE EFO. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO POGO'S BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE FILING, AND A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AFTER FILING. 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 PERIODICALLY 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 15 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 2024. POGO 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 ADJUSTMENTS. 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. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED PROM PRIOR YEAR. 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