BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC (EIN 72-0408914)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-12
IRS object ID
202013179349304921
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-12T13:01:25-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN721088864PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAPORTE APACBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD 600AddressLine1Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP700054958ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN720408914EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5045254152PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11055 ST CHARLES AVE NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMY GLOVINSKYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5045254152PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN S WILES CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01222673PTIN
Phone5048355522PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-09IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAMY GLOVINSKYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11055 ST CHARLES AVE NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,505,397GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BGR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1932FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT (CONT'D ON SCH. O) RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$3,151,889PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,364,348CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$223,232CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,028,401PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,065,585CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,123,488PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$298,763CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,708,145TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,675,685TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$57,744TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$28,614TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,650,401NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,647,071NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IN THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$747,787ExpenseAmt
DescMONITORING AND REPORTING ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES: IN 2019, BGR PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 12 REPORTS AND RELEASES INCLUDING: THE LOST PENNY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ORLEANS PARISH HOTEL TAX STRUCTURE; THE $1 BILLION QUESTION REVISTED; JEFFERSON PARISH CANDIDATE Q&A REPORTS; A LOOK BACK TO PLAN AHEAD: ANALYZING PAST NEW ORLEANS BUDGETS TO GUIDE FUNDING PRIORITIES; A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING NEW ORLEANS' PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET; ASSESSING THE ASSESSOR: PROGRESS ON PROPERTY ASSESSMENT REFORM IN NEW ORLEANS; AND VARIOUS BALLOT PROPOSITIONS IN JEFFERSON, AND ORLEANS PARISHES. BGR'S RESEARCH STAFF MONITORED MORE THAN 70 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES, BGR ALSO MONITORED THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE TO IDENTIFY BILLS OF LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE. (CONT'D ON SCH. O)ONCE RESEARCH IS COMPLETED, BGR PURSUES IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS, SOMETIMES OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS. IT DOES SO BY REVISITING ISSUES IN FOLLOW-UP PUBLICATIONS AND THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS AIMED AT THE PUBLIC, CITIZENS GROUPS, THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. BGR'S MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS CONCLUDED THAT, OVER THE PRECEDING DECADE, POLICYMAKERS IMPLEMENTED BGR'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO SOME DEGREE IN 13 OUT OF 16 AREAS OF KEY CONCERN.ADDITIONAL INDICATORS OF BGR'S IMPACT INCLUDE NEWS ARTICLES AND REPORTS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONING BGR; NEWS ARTICLES AND REPORTS ON A TOPIC THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION BY BGR; HITS TO A REPORT ON BGR'S WEBSITE; SHARING AND COMMENTARY ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS; AND REQUESTS TO SPEAK OR COMMENT ON A SUBJECT. IN 2019, BGR WAS MENTIONED 128 TIMES IN THE PRESS. FOR THE 13TH YEAR IN A ROW, BGR WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2019 BY ITS NATIONAL PEERS. THE GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION BESTOWED NATIONAL RECOGNITION ON BGR, HONORING ITS WORK IN TWO SEPARATE CATEGORIES. BGR RECEIVED AN OUTSTANDING POLICY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR WORK TO IMPROVE THE JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD'S EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE TAX PROPOSITION. JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OFFICIALS USED BGR'S CRITICISMS OF THEIR FAILED 2017 ATTEMPT AT A PAY RAISE TAX TO RETHINK THEIR PROPOSAL. THEY RETURNED IN 2019 WITH A MORE STRATEGIC, COST-EFFECTIVE TAX PROPOSAL THAT EARNED BGR'S AND VOTERS' SUPPORT. THE NEW TAX WILL HELP THE SCHOOL SYSTEM MEET ITS HIGHEST-PRIORITY PERSONNEL NEEDS. BGR ALSO EARNED THE AWARD FOR MOST DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH FOR ITS 2019 REPORT THE LOST PENNY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ORLEANS PARISH HOTEL TAX STRUCTURE. THE REPORT PRESENTED A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE SOURCES AND USES OF $200 MILLION IN HOTEL TAX DOLLARS IN ORLEANS PARISH. IT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE SHARE FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, WHICH HAD A 1% HOTEL TAX SUSPENDED BY STATE LAW FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. THIS "LOST PENNY" OF HOTEL TAX DEPRIVED THE CITY OF $12.3 MILLION A YEAR. THE REPORT ALSO COMPARED THE ORLEANS PARISH HOTEL TAX STRUCTURE TO BEST PRACTICES FOR TAXATION AS WELL AS STATE AND NATIONAL NORMS. IN JUNE 2019, CONSISTENT WITH BGR'S RECOMMENDATION, THE LOUISIANA STATE LEGISLATURE ENDED THE SUSPENSION OF THE TAX, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019.THE POPULATION SERVED BY THIS WORK INCLUDES JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES. BASED ON 2019 US CENSUS DATA ESTIMATE, THE POTENTIAL REACH OF BGR'S MONITORING AND REPORTING IS THE APPROXIMATELY 1,083,056 REGIONAL POPULATION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$9,097ExpenseAmt
DescBREAKFAST BRIEFINGS: BGR'S BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS ARE PUBLIC FORUMS WHERE CITIZENS CAN HEAR FROM EXPERTS AND DECISION-MAKERS ON MAJOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. IN 2019, BGR PRESENTED FOUR BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS. THEY INCLUDED SHAUN FERGUSON, NEWLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DISCUSSING HIS VISION FOR A SAFER NEW ORLEANS; GHASSAN KORBAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS, DISCUSSING REBUILDING THE SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD FOR A STRONGER FUTURE; TREY FOLSE, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, DISCUSSING THE PLAN TO LEAD THE WAY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH; AND REAR ADMIRAL JOHN NADEAU, COMMANDER OF THE EIGHTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT, DISCUSSING THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF THE COAST GUARD IN NEW ORLEANS, AND ITS (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) IMPORTANCE BOTH LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THIS SERIES BUILT UPON BGR'S CORE WORK OF MONITORING AND REPORTING, WHILE ENGAGING APPROXIMATELY 200 CITIZENS AT EACH EVENT.THE BREAKFAST BRIEFING SERIES BRINGS PRESSING ISSUES DIRECTLY TO THE CITIZENS OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA AND ALLOWS THEM TO ENGAGE WITH LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS. BGR INCREASES ACCESS TO THE EVENTS BY VIDEO RECORDING THE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTING THEM ONLINE FOLLOWING EACH BREAKFAST BRIEFING. THESE EVENTS ATTRACT MEDIA COVERAGE, FURTHER INCREASING THE PLATFORM AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES DISCUSSED AND OF BGR'S WORK.Desc

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DescNO EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT AWARDS IN 2019.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee9EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5045254152PhoneNum

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CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
HARDY B FOWLER
PAST CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUDOVICO FEOLI
CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
H MERRITT LANE III
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMA GRACE
VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN CLARY
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHALIE G SIMON
ASSISTANT SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE P BANOS
ASSISTANT TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA ADAMS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY L LORIO
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE ALBERT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN G BRENNAN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD MCDONALD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN MAYER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY R BROWN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUNTER G HILL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAIMME A COLLINS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAKE J STANFILL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS WOLTERING
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARMAINE CACCIOPPI
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEAH N ENGELHARDT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA SAWYER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN W USDIN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER ROBERTS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA CHEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS M FREEMAN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX GERSHANIK
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW R LEE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER MEDBERY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER M NEIL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SLADE SIMONS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY WASHINGTON
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY L GLOVINSKY
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00Yes (X)$225,987$0$12,367
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$225,987TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$12,367TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$110,300FundraisingAmt
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Total Contributions$975,838TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$289,336SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$100,121SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$189,215SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$30,400FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$10,528TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$10,528ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$388,510ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,354TotalAmt
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Fundraising$34,776FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$494,995TotalAmt
Program Services$353,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,220FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$10,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,210FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$33,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,865FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,805TotalAmt
Program Services$33,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,829FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,036TotalAmt
Management And General$40,036ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,776TotalAmt
Management And General$15,776ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,112TotalAmt
Program Services$11,112ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245TotalAmt
Program Services$231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,860TotalAmt
Program Services$10,208ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$326FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,252TotalAmt
Program Services$19,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$608FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,374TotalAmt
Program Services$52,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,661FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,064TotalAmt
Program Services$11,340ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$362ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$362FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,428TotalAmt
Program Services$4,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$133FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EVENT EXPENSES$14,457$14,457
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$11,769$11,769
PARKING$9,489$9,489
PRINTING & POSTAGE$4,248$3,994$127$127

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,122TotalAmt
Program Services$7,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,944FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,065,585TotalAmt
Program Services$756,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$129,068FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$398,693EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$847,083BOYAmt
EOY$57,156EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,047,020BOYAmt
EOY$32,850EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,175BOYAmt
EOY$16,560EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,769BOYAmt
EOY$37,310EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$97,621LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$73,798LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,241BOYAmt
EOY$23,823EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,671,857BOYAmt
EOY$8,109,293EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,708,145BOYAmt
EOY$8,675,685EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,487BOYAmt
EOY$28,364EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250BOYAmt
EOY$250EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,007BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,744BOYAmt
EOY$28,614EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$851,303BOYAmt
EOY$867,054EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,799,098BOYAmt
EOY$7,780,017EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,650,401BOYAmt
EOY$8,647,071EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,708,145BOYAmt
EOY$8,675,685EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$298,763ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$697,907NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,312,545CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$795,536CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,037,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,969,100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$975,838CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,090,270TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,312,545CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$795,536CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,037,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,969,100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$975,838CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,090,270TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,306,544SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,783,726PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$106,092CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$119,642CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$136,163CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$209,823CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$657,613TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,747,883TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$108,971GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.48840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.47510PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,519FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,519FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$799,403FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$802,922FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$145,438FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$36,360FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$125,687CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$117,744CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$141,567CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$145,438CurrentYearAmt
Total$530,436TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$795,654LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$441CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,395CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,454CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$3,519CurrentYearAmt
Total$7,809TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$31,422CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$29,436CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$35,392CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$36,360CurrentYearAmt
Total$132,610TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$198,915GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,787,404BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,077,539InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$125,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,739,943EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,096,005BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,001,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$309,601InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,787,404EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,604,261BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$590,744InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$88,745OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$11,255AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,096,005EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,508,390BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$15,999ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$280,271InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$190,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,399AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,604,261EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,232,770BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$493,007InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$199,335OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$18,052AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,508,390EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.63140BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.36860PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$97,621OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$73,798DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,823BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,823TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,136,186TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$697,907NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$48,779DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$25,152OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$771,838RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,364,348RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,364,348TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,139,516TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$48,779DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$40,928OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$89,707ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,049,809ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$15,776InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$15,776ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,065,585TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:BGR'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF DONOR RESTRICTED GNOF INVESTMENT POOL FUND AND THE JANET HOWARD CHAIR IN GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND (HOWARD CHAIR), AND THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND CREATED BY BGR. GNOF INVESTMENT POOL FUND IS MAINTAINED AND MANAGED BY THE GNOF WITHIN THEIR INVESTMENT POOL. THE FUND IS INVESTED BY GNOF WITH AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THESE ENDOWMENT ASSETS OVER THE LONG-TERM. ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF INCOME FROM THE GNOF INVESTMENT POOL FUND, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GNOF ARE PROVIDED TO BGR. BGR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN DECIDES TO EITHER USE THE FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS OF BGR OR TO INVEST IN ONE OF ITS ENDOWMENT FUNDS. BGR CREATED THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND IN 2007. THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE OF THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO EMPHASIZE TOTAL RETURN. SPECIFICALLY, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EMPHASIZE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF PRINCIPAL WHILE AVOIDING EXCESSIVE RISK. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE RETURNS IN EXCESS OF THE RATE OF INFLATION PLUS SPENDING OVER THE INVESTMENT HORIZON IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE FUND'S ASSETS. RISK CONTROL IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND ASSETS. IN 2015, A DONOR CREATED THE HOWARD CHAIR. THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE OF THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO EMPHASIZE TOTAL RETURN. SPECIFICALLY, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EMPHASIZE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF PRINCIPAL WHILE AVOIDING EXCESSIVE RISK. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE RETURNS IN EXCESS OF THE RATE OF INFLATION PLUS SPENDING OVER THE INVESTMENT HORIZON IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE FUND'S ASSETS. SUCH DISTRIBUTABLE FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF A SPEAKER AT BGR'S ANNUAL LUNCHEON, HENCEFORTH TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE JANET HOWARD SPEAKER SERIES IN GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH. IN 2018, A DONOR PROMISED TO GIVE $2,000,000 TO ENDOW THE SAMUEL ZEMURRAY CHAIR IN RESEARCH LEADERSHIP. THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE ZEMURRAY CHAIR ENDOWMENT FUND ARE TO EMPHASIZE TOTAL RETURN. SPECIFICALLY, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EMPHASIZE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF PRINCIPAL WHILE AVOIDING EXCESSIVE RISK. SHORT-TERM VOLATILITY WILL BE TOLERATED IN AS MUCH AS IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE VOLATILITY OF COMPARABLE CAPITAL MARKET BENCHMARKS. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE RETURNS IN EXCESS OF THE RATE OF INFLATION PLUS SPENDING OVER THE INVESTMENT HORIZON IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE FUND'S ASSETS. RISK CONTROL IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND ASSETS. SUCH DISTRIBUTABLE FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE SALARY FOR THE POSITION OF BGR'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, WHICH POSITION SHALL HEREAFTER PERMANENTLY BEAR THE TITLE OF THE SAMUEL ZEMURRAY CHAIR IN RESEARCH LEADERSHIP IN ALL AND EVERY REFERENCE TO IT.
PART X, LINE 2:ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ENTITY IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. BGR BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES, IF ANY, WOULD BE INCLUDED IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 40,928. INVESTMENT FEES -15,776.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 40,928.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$140,700GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$110,300CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$30,400GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$40,928OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$140,700GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$110,300CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$30,400GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$40,928OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$40,928DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$10,528NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMY L GLOVINSKYPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$225,987BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,123DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,244NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$238,354TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLUIS ZERVIGONPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFORMER BGR BOARD MEMBER IS A PART OWNER OF ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$15,514TransactionAmt
TransactionCRESCENT CAPITAL RECEIVED $15,514 FOR MANAGING BGR'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY FUND AND JHC ENDOWMENT FUND IN 2019. ONE OF BGR'S FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, LUIS ZERVIGON, IS A PART OWNER. LUIS ZERVIGON WAS NOT ON THE BOARD WHEN BGR ENTERED INTO THE RELATIONSHIP. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR WAS CHOSEN THROUGH AN ARMS-LENGTH PROCESS UTILIZING AN RFP/RFQ. THE BOARD MEMBER'S TERM EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2016.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2HARDY FOWLER SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER OF HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK. GARY LORIO IS A HANCOCK WHITNEY EXECUTIVE. MERRITT LANE HAS AN OCCASIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH GARY LORIO AT HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK. MERRITT LANE HAS AN OCCASIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANDREW LEE, BY OCCASSIONALLY RETAINING JONES WALKER. MERRITT LANE HAS AN OCCASIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH HARDY FOWLER WHO IS AN ADVISOR TO THE BOARD FOR MERRITT'S COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2HUNTER HILL IS MARKET PRESIDENT OF AN ENTITY THAT HAS OCCASSIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH LUDOVICO FEOLI, LOUIS FREEMAN, MELISSA SAWYER, & STEVE USDIN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6BGR HAS MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWING FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO PRESERVE ITS INDEPENDENCE. CONSISTENT WITH BGR'S BYLAWS, MEMBERS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES AT BGR'S ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ABGR HAS MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWING FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO PRESERVE ITS INDEPENDENCE. CONSISTENT WITH BGR'S BYLAWS, MEMBERS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES AT BGR'S ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BUPON COMPLETION OF THE FINAL DRAFT OF FORM 990 BY BGR'S AUDITORS,THE PRESIDENT & CEO, AMY GLOVINSKY, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990. COPIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBGR HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AN ETHICS POLICY STATEMENT IT REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE BY SIGNATURE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF BGR'S RESEARCH AND REPORTING OR IN THE OPERATION OF ITS ORGANIZATION. THE ETHICS POLICY STATEMENT REQUIRES RECUSAL FOR REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND PRESCRIBES THE PROCESS BY WHICH CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED, REPORTED, AND ADJUDICATED BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER OR STAFF MEMBER. IT ALSO IMPOSES THE DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY FOR INTERNAL INFORMATION AND PROHIBITS EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITY. BGR IMPLEMENTED THESE POLICIES TO SAFEGUARD THE CREDIBILITY, OBJECTIVITY, INDEPENDENCE AND NONPARTISAN CHARACTERISTICS OF ITS WORK PRODUCT AND TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF INTEGRITY IN ITS POLICY ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SET THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO BASED ON ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS ADVICE IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS FORM 990 UPON REQUEST AND IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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