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Convention Of States Action

Organization summary

Organization summary might be incomplete or out of date

This organization is not listed in the IRS's most recent list of tax exempt organizations, but we have data associated with this Employer Identification Number.

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.33M (2022)

Expenses
$10.7M (2022)

Total Assets
$2.02M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$323k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2020 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,330,036
Expenses
$10,689,465
Net Income
-$2,359,429
Net Assets
$1,695,254
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,811,606
93.8%
Program Services $93,316
1.1%
Investment Income $572
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $79,844
1.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $344,698
4.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $439,639
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $415,063
3.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,206,617
20.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,018,477
Total Liabilities $323,223
Net Assets $1,695,254
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Meckler (President / Ceo) $121,264 $68,211 $14,895
Patricia Meckler (Vp Of External Relations) $114,952 $64,660 $0
Michael Ruthenberg (Coo) $80,861 $39,827 $22,928
Robert Kelly (General Counsel & Cfo) $68,833 $44,008 $12,895
Tim Dunn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric O'keefe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kyle Stallings (Director) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Murphy (Cfo) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,891,122
Expenses
$8,098,794
Net Income
-$207,672
Net Assets
$4,054,683
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,283,842
92.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $483
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $61,575
0.8%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $176,078
2.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $369,144
4.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $360,799
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $234,621
2.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,380,158
17.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,383,548
Total Liabilities $328,865
Net Assets $4,054,683
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Meckler (President / Ceo) $193,720 $91,163 $25,042
Patricia Meckler (Vp Of External Relations) $108,800 $61,200 $14
Michael Ruthenberg (Coo) $83,063 $39,089 $25,383
Robert Kelly (In House Cousel) $60,000 $40,000 $22,138
Jason Girard (Grassroots Director) $41,223 $38,052 $24,058
Timothy Murphy (Cfo) $10,143 $3,203 $6,468
Tim Dunn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric O'keefe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kyle Stallings (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,006,866
Expenses
$5,168,860
Net Income
$2,838,006
Net Assets
$4,262,355
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,159,560
89.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $462
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $60,067
0.8%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $205,002
2.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $581,775
7.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $545,832
10.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $81,951
1.6%
Other Salaries and Wages $929,466
18.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,528,882
Total Liabilities $266,527
Net Assets $4,262,355
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Meckler (President / Ceo) $125,713 $102,856 $23,834
Jonathan Schneck (Director Of Communications) $120,413 $3,088 $22,102
Patty Meckler (Sr. Vice President Of Exte) $103,046 $73,819 $14
Seth Jeacopello (Chief Technology Officer) $77,716 $25,905 $13
Michael Ruthenberg (Executive Vice President) $75,000 $50,000 $25,786
Timothy Murphy (Cfo) $43,946 $33,005 $23,456
Tim Dunn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric O'keefe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kyle Stallings (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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