Center for Political Accountability
Donations deductibleCenter for Political Accountability's network
11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Milton Cooper JR Chair (also filed as John Cooper, John Cooper, John Cooper Jr) | Chair of the Board | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Allison Herren Lee (also filed as Allison Lee) | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Daniel Simon | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joel Poznasky | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lawrence Ziclin | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Morris Pearl | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul Roth | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rona Peligal | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Samuel Fulwood III (also filed as Sam Fulwood III) | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephen Charles | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| William Lauffer | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce F Freed | President | since 2018 |
| Daniel Carroll | VP for Programs | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Freed | President | 40 | $150k | $48k | |
| Daniel Carroll | VP for Programs | 40 | $109k | $22k | |
| John Cooper Jr | Chair of the Board | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Charles | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Lauffer | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allison Lee | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Morris Pearl | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rona Peligal | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sam Fulwood III | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Roth | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Simon | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lawrence Ziclin | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joel Poznasky | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Political Accountability
- EIN
- 200385691
- Address
- 2001 L St Nw Ste 500, Washington, DC, 20036-4955
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The Center's mission is to bring transparency and accountability to corporate political spending. The Center sees this as ending the pervasive secrecy that hides corporate political activity from shareholders and the public. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W01 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Bruce Freed (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJohn Milton Cooper JR
≥8years on the filingsMorris Pearl
≥7years on the filingsDaniel Simon
≥7years on the filingsRona Peligal
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $202k
- Total liabilities
- $1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $809k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 14
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1m | $1.4m | Deficit $294k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center For Political Accountability likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 18 November 2003
- Registered agent
- Bruce Freed (city and state not held)