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Campaign for a Progressive Future

Organization Details
Purpose
To educate the public on progressive reform issues, to inform the public about the positions of candidates and the voting records of elected officials, and to raise progressive issues in the public debate, including domestic policy issues such as education, gun safety, and the economy.
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Leadership

Last updated 2004

Frank Smith
Secretary
Jeff Cohen
President
Steven B. Cobble
Treasurer, Director
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$231,536
All-Time Expenditures
$227,109
Top Contributors

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Largest Recipients

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Insights
This organization filed reports with overlapping dates, meaning that some contributions or expenditures may be duplicated. Always verify totals.
This organization uses a small percentage of its total expenditures for political contributions.
This organization gets a majority of its contributions from out of state.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Campaign for a Progressive Future since 2002.

Contributions (All time)
$231,536
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Expenditures (All time)
$227,109

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Campaign for a Progressive Future has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.

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2005

  • $0 in contributions
  • $1,457 in expenditures
July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$1,177
Final report
January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$280

2004

  • $0 in contributions
  • $3,458 in expenditures
End-of-year report
December 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Post-election report (OH)
October 22, 2004 to December 1, 2004
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Pre-election report (OH)
October 1, 2004 to October 21, 2004
(General election: November 2, 2004)
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$3,458

2003

  • $0 in contributions
  • $33,166 in expenditures
January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$33,166

2002

  • $231,536 in contributions
  • $189,028 in expenditures
July 18, 2002 to October 15, 2002
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$95,865
July 1, 2002 to July 17, 2002
(Primary election: August 6, 2002)
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$63,400
April 1, 2002 to June 30, 2002
Total contributions
$231,536
Total expenditures
$29,763

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

ProPublica found 1 form 990 on the IRS website filed by Campaign for a Progressive Future. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
June 2, 2003 View form

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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