NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES (EIN 23-7391796)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-05-15
IRS object ID
202401369349310835
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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DescDuring this reporting period, the NGA Center for Best Practices supported Governors and their policy teams across several critical policy areas, including youth mental health, cybersecurity, healthcare, education, and alternative fuel vehicles. The NGA Center completed numerous research and technical assistance requests from Governors and their staff, contributing significantly to state-level policy development and implementation. At the NGA Summer Meeting in July, Governor Murphy and First Lady Murphy launched their year-long Chair's Initiative. Governor Murphy's initiative focused on Strengthening Youth Mental Health Health and First Lady Murphy's on Maternal and Infant Health. This launch included a panel discussion with experts from the Colorado Children's Hospital, the Kennedy Forum, and Merck for Moms. In October, the NGA hosted a roundtable with Utah Governor Spencer Cox and First Lady Abby Cox on youth mental health prevention and resilience-building, featuring national experts and state policymakers. Additional roundtables and policy roadmaps on youth mental health and maternal and infant health were presented until the completion of this initiative in July. In September, the NGA Center convened Governors' health, human services, and education policy advisors for a multi-day institute to address pressing issues. Discussions included public health challenges post-pandemic, rural healthcare opportunities, and strengthening youth mental health. Education policy sessions focused on student and staff wellbeing, academic recovery, and educator workforce challenges, facilitating networking and sharing of best practices among state advisors. In October, the NGA and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster hosted an Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Summit in Greenville, South Carolina. Leaders from 30 states and territories, federal partners, and private sector practitioners discussed infrastructure siting and delivery, federal funding opportunities, and best practices. The summit included eight-panel sessions covering federal resources, industry perspectives, utility collaboration, and the integration of charging infrastructure with energy, broadband, and intelligent transportation systems. These efforts highlight the NGA Center's continued dedication to supporting Governors in addressing various policy challenges challenges and advancing state-level innovation and collaboration.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,871,944CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,268,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,993,292CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,498,739CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,946,842CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,579,216TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,871,944CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,268,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,993,292CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,498,739CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,946,842CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,579,216TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,965,408SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$71,613,808PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,280,553CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$246,742CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$431,058CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$894,144CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$557,989CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,410,486TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$81,989,702TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,115,449GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87340PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89130PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,446,190BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,485,907InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$113,763OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$23,818,334EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,513,969BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,952,924InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$114,855AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$21,446,190EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,761,296BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,867,954InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$115,281AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$25,513,969EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,400,901BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$340,874ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,113,652InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$94,131AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$19,761,296EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,237,701BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$351,840ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$898,572InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$87,212AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$18,400,901EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,049,224TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,838,759NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,838,759RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,210,465RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$100,797InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$100,797RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,311,262TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,312,354TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,312,354ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$100,797InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$100,797ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,413,151TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt X, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has evaluated NGA Center's tax positions and has concluded that NGA Center has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the consolidated financial statements. NGA Center files information returns in the U.S. Federal Jusrisdiction.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
William McBride
$0$407,500$0$20,000$0$0$0$39,613$0$20,375$0$487,488$0$0
LeAnne Wilson
$0$306,875$0$0$0$0$0$30,500$0$15,344$0$352,719$0$0
Jordan Kramer
$0$167,942$0$40,000$0$0$0$2,167$0$8,397$0$218,506$0$0
Timothy Blute
$0$283,750$0$0$0$0$0$28,382$0$14,188$0$326,320$0$0
Ryan Martin
$0$226,042$0$0$0$0$0$22,611$0$11,302$0$259,955$0$0
Seth Gerson
$0$158,667$0$0$0$0$0$15,899$0$7,933$0$182,499$0$0
Steven Fugelsang
$0$158,208$0$0$0$0$0$9,319$0$7,910$0$175,437$0$0
Thomas Curtin
$0$143,500$0$0$0$0$0$14,213$0$7,175$0$164,888$0$0
Rachael Stevens
$0$143,500$0$0$0$0$0$14,353$0$7,175$0$165,028$0$0
Amanda Winters
$0$138,771$0$0$0$0$0$13,135$0$6,939$0$158,845$0$0
Jordan Hynes
$0$133,429$0$0$0$0$0$12,814$0$6,671$0$152,914$0$0
Daniel Lauf
$0$131,346$0$0$0$0$0$13,135$0$6,567$0$151,048$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 6The governors of the fifty states and five U.S. territories are members of the organization.
Pt VI, Line 7bAn amendment of the Articles of Incorporation requires approval by the members.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe IRS Formm 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm, reviewed by the senior members of management and reviewed and signed by the CFO. The IRS Form is then available on the organization's website, on the Guidestar website and upon request. This process has been approved by the organization's Finance Committe which was appointed by the Board of Directors.
Pt VI, Line 12cEmployees must provide written notification to the executive director of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest as soon as it occurs. In addition, the organization requires employees to certify that they have reviewed the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Officers and key employees ( as defined by the IRS) must annually diclose their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members. Officers and employees found to be in violation of conflict of interest policy are subject to disciplinary action or termination. For Directors of the corporation, the organization relies on each governor's compliance with state ethics laws to avoid conflicts of interest and make any required disclosures. Any member of the organization may raise a possible a possible conflict of interest with another member and act in accordance with the articles and bylaws of the organization to take action.
Pt VI, Line 15ahe Executive Director receives a performance evaluation annually for consideration of merit pay increase effective on January 1 of each calendar year. Performance is evaluated by the current National Governors Association (NGA) Chair, current NGA Vice Chair and the immediate past NGA Chair collectively. In preparation for the performance evaluation, the Executive Director provides a self-evaluation to the current NGA Chair and an external market benchmarking analysis that shows salaries for comparable positions for the other Big 7 public interest groups as well as for other not-for-profit executives taken from several salary surveys. The current NGA Chair is responsible for convening the performance discussion, writing the performance evaluation and communicating the performance feedback to the Executive Director. At the conclusion of this evaluation process, the current NGA Chair writes a memo to the NGA Chief Operating Officer outlining the specifics of the merit pay increase and authorizing the action for purposes of payroll processing.
Pt VI, Line 19The organizations governing documents and financial statements are available to the public on the organization's website.
OtherPart V - Additional Information Line 1a All vendors are paid by National Governors Association ( NGA), a related organization. Therefore National Governors Association Center for Best Practices did not file a form 1096 for 2021. Form 1096 was filed by NGA covering all vendors engaged by NGA and National Governors Center for Best Practices.
OtherPart V - Line 2a - National Governors Association Center for Best Practices leases all of its employees from National Governors Association, a related organization. Compensation is allocated to each organization based on actual hours recorded contemporaneously on bi-weekly timesheets. All employees are included on Form W-3 " Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements" filed by National Governors Assocation.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1National Governors AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1444 N Capitol Street 267AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521020381EIN
Primary ActivitiesNon ProfitPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section6ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Statusn/aPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1naBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1National Governors AssocationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypenTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$2,209,925InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationIndirect Cost RateMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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