Liabilities / Assets
79th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Coalition for Paper Options
990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 81-5370826
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.16x
Liabilities / Revenue
51st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
78th percentile
Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
93rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 52.6% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
99th percentile
Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
32nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$3,216
Up $2,845 (+767%) from 2018
Net Assets
Up$2,716
Up $22,574 (+114%) from 2018
Liabilities
Down$500
Down $19,729 (-98%) from 2018
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$145,100
Down $12,150 (-7.7%) from 2018
Expenses
Down$122,526
Down $64,754 (-35%) from 2018
Net Income
Up$22,574
Up $52,604 (+175%) from 2018
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
- Signed
- Jul 21, 2020
- Return Version
- 2019v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $145,100
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The Coalition for Paper Options is an alliance of consumer organizations, labor unions, rural advocates,
Advocacy for paper information
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SEE SCHEDULE O | - | - |
| SEE SCHEDULE O | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN RUNYAN | Executive Director | PT | $76,300 | - | $76,300 |
| PHILLIP FORDHAM | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| LISBETH LYONS | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| SARAH MEYERS | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| TOM HOWARD | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MAYNARD BENJAMIN | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Political and Lobbying Activity
- In-house lobbying only
- No
Reported Spending and Taxes
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Current Year Nondeductible Lobbying and Political Cost | $21,750 |
| Total Nondeductible Lobbying and Political Cost | $21,750 |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Coalition for Paper Options
- EIN
- 81-5370826
- Phone
- 2025430032
- Address
- 8 E ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Signing Officer
- Name
- John Runyan
- Title
- director
- Signed
- 2020-07-21
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
Preparer
- Firm
- Jj Schmelzle Co
- Address
- 50 W EDMONSTON DR 201, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852
- Preparer
- Joseph Schmelzle
- Phone
- 3016109966
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Travel 2,830”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Conferences, conventions, and meetings 641”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Website 454”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Bank fees 180”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Computer and internet 96”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Advertising 7,380”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Sponsorships 1,250”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities
“Deferred Revenue Beginning of year 20,000, End of year 0”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities
“Accounts Payable Beginning of year 229, End of year 500”
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 28
“Developed a public advocacy campaign to work to block dept. Of labor rules that would force e-delivery of retirement plan information regardless of investor preference. Campaign included an active social media campaign and congressional lobbying. Efforts to enact legislation to block implementation of the rule are pending.”
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 29
“Developed legislation in both the houe and senate to restore the mailing of printed social secuirty statements to all private sector wage earners. Secured simultaneous introduction of bills in both houses. Legislation passed the house ways and means committee in december and is pending before the full us house.”
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| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | true |
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| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/State | 0 | RESTRICTED |
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| IRS990ScheduleC/NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt | 0 | 21750 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Computer and internet 96 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Sponsorships 1,250 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | Deferred Revenue Beginning of year 20,000, End of year 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | Accounts Payable Beginning of year 229, End of year 500 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | DEVELOPED A PUBLIC ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN TO WORK TO BLOCK DEPT. OF LABOR RULES THAT WOULD FORCE E-DELIVERY OF RETIREMENT PLAN INFORMATION REGARDLESS OF INVESTOR PREFERENCE. CAMPAIGN INCLUDED AN ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND CONGRESSIONAL LOBBYING. EFFORTS TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO BLOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULE ARE PENDING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 10 | DEVELOPED LEGISLATION IN BOTH THE HOUE AND SENATE TO RESTORE THE MAILING OF PRINTED SOCIAL SECUIRTY STATEMENTS TO ALL PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE EARNERS. SECURED SIMULTANEOUS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS IN BOTH HOUSES. LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER AND IS PENDING BEFORE THE FULL US HOUSE. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $3,216
- Liabilities
- $500
- Net assets
- $2,716
- Revenue
- $145,100
- Expenses
- $122,526
- Net income
- $22,574
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $1.45 | $1.23 | $0.23 |
| 2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $1.57 | $1.87 | $0.30 |
| 2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.33 | $0.23 | $0.10 | $2.14 | $2.04 | $0.10 |