2020-04-10T15:21:53-05:00 2019-06-30 560574444 CHERRY BEKAERT LLP 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD STE 600 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 990 2018-07-01 521622336 THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC COMP 2022342111 1828 L STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 200364632 ANDREW BERNAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 2022342111 2020-04-06 1 RAYMOND BARBAGALLO P00173692 3015899000 100.15.163.111 2020-04-06 14:20:18 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 94DDB6235122F66DD826A4D5F9933DCE67BAB8F2 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ANDREW BERNAT 1828 L STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 200364632 7727654 0 X WWW.CRA.ORG X 1990 DC TO STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND ADVANCED EDUCATION IN COMPUTING AND ALLIED FIELDS. 36 36 19 391 0 0 7328333 6259236 616915 1026908 50501 80192 8023 6554 8003772 7372890 1948094 675116 0 0 2351219 2354831 0 0 0 3900176 4504057 8199489 7534004 -195717 -161114 6469763 5743334 1776826 1186078 4692937 4557256 X THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (CRA) SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND ADVANCED EDUCATION IN COMPUTING AND ALLIED FIELDS. IT DOES THIS BY WORKING TO INFLUENCE POLICY THAT IMPACTS COMPUTING RESEARCH, ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE COHESIVENESS OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY AND COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE STATE OF COMPUTING RESEARCH. EACH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ACHIEVING THE ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES. 0 0 1605096 154695 1605096 CCC - UNDER A THREE-YEAR,$6 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH THE NSF, CRA IS CREATING THE COMPUTING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM (CCC) TO IDENTIFY MAJOR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND ESTABLISH "GRAND CHALLENGES" FOR THE FIELD. THE CCC WILL CREATE VENUES FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FOR DEVELOPING VISIONS AND CREATING NEW RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 1205809 1205809 SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY IN THE COMPUTING RESEARCH PIPELINE.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS 148548 48630 148548 CIFELLOWS - THE CIFELLOWS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECENT PH.D. GRADUATES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CLOSELY RELATED FIELDS TO OBTAIN ONE- TO TWO-YEAR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE FIELD OF COMPUTING AND ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY. THE GOALS OF THE CIFELLOWS PROJECT ARE TO RETAIN NEW PH.D.S IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING AND TO SUPPORT INTELLECTUAL RENEWAL AND DIVERSITY IN THE COMPUTING FIELDS AT U.S. ORGANIZATIONS. 2885798 471791 1400850 CAREER MENTORING WORKSHOPS OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 2885798 471791 1400850 5845251 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 172 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ANDREW BERNAT 2022342111 1828 L STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 200364632 SUSAN B DAVIDSON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSANNE E HAMBRUSCH VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG MORRISETT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD BRACHMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC DE STURLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID S EBERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN GROSSMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS R JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN W ZEGURA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT T HAILPERN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR BARBARA G RYDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW SEARS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN S MCKINLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVEK SARKAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA BRODLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY T BYRD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY AMATO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENNY RHEINGANS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHASHI SHEKHAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH TORRELLAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIN WANG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE FORREST BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FRANKLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM HAZELWOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN NOBLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME TEEVAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ALLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AYANNA HOWARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE LARSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES ISBELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAN LIBESKIND-HADAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET MARTONOSI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL POTTINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS RAMMING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW C BERNAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 269179 0 34189 PETER HARSHA GOV'T RELATIONS DIRECTOR 41.00 X 171826 0 50607 ERIK RUSSELL DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 44.00 X 137123 0 43861 ANN SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR OF CCC 41.00 X 144548 0 43738 SABRINA D JACOB ADMINISTRATOR 51.00 X 125074 0 27462 847750 0 199857 5 0 1 0 PBMARES LLP PO BOX 844562 BOSTON MA 022844562 ACCOUNTING 192000 1 1281309 4360303 617624 6259236 CR NEWS/COMMUNICATIONS 511190 701166 701166 CONFERENCES 611430 325742 325742 1026908 80622 80622 354334 354764 -430 -430 -430 6554 6554 6554 7372890 1033462 0 80192 247157 247157 427959 427959 1075442 639104 436338 716877 468215 248662 155894 115362 40532 283673 204690 78983 122945 77455 45490 4595 4595 229236 229236 229589 155557 74032 432673 235320 197353 194855 194855 1052838 954919 97919 16283 16283 7121 7121 PARTICIPANT EXPENSES 2285692 2284466 1226 AWARDS 19344 17219 2125 31831 17828 14003 7534004 5845251 1688753 0 1396235 1079710 1863809 1614672 1351288 797369 35979 86662 575886 536072 56097 39814 1748306 2103070 18049 22037 6469763 5743334 988520 602314 674652 520905 113654 62859 1776826 1186078 X 4003025 3857617 689912 699639 4692937 4557256 6469763 5743334 -161114 25433 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5614993 5907303 7475718 6254883 6259236 31512133 602832 529447 708268 616915 1026908 3484370 6217825 6436750 8183986 6871798 7286144 34996503 0 0 0 34996503 15777 50711 33371 50598 80622 231079 15777 50711 33371 50598 80622 231079 50295 46314 13650 8023 6554 124836 6283897 6533775 8231007 6930419 7373320 35352418 0.98990 0.98980 0.00650 0.00510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 244240 204426 39814 54298 54298 0 277348 277348 0 39814 DEFERRED RENT/LEASEHOLD INCENTIVE 62859 62859 X 7398323 25433 25433 7372890 0 7372890 7534004 0 7534004 0 7534004 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES - MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE EFFECT OF THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY U.S. GAAP FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES CRA CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AT JUNE 30, 2019. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL OTHER TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THAT CRA HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT JUNE 30, 2019. CRA IS SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. 1 COLUMBIA UNIV PO BOX 29789 NEW YORK NY 100879789 135598093 501 (C ) (3) 48630 N/A RESEARCH GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP PO BOX 100117 ATLANTA GA 30384 580603146 501 (C ) (3) 59885 N/A RESEARCH HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE 301 PLATT BLVD CLAREMONT CA 91711 951911219 501 (C ) (3) 43832 N/A RESEARCH REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO 3100 MARINE STREET BOULDER CO 803090001 846000555 501 (C ) (3) 94810 N/A RESEARCH 4 0 STIPENDS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS 129 427959 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES QUARTERLY UPDATES FROM GRANTEES REGARDING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREW C BERNAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 269179 0 0 0 0 0 26918 0 7271 0 303368 0 0 0 PETER HARSHA GOV'T RELATIONS DIRECTOR 171826 0 0 0 0 0 17183 0 33424 0 222433 0 0 0 ERIK RUSSELL DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 137123 0 0 0 0 0 13452 0 30409 0 180984 0 0 0 ANN SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR OF CCC 144548 0 0 0 0 0 14455 0 29283 0 188286 0 0 0 SABRINA D JACOB ADMINISTRATOR 125074 0 0 0 0 0 9779 0 17683 0 152536 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY IN THE COMPUTING RESEARCH PIPELINE - THE GOAL OF THE CRA-W/CDC ALLIANCE IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES WHO PARTICPATE AND SUCCEED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH AT EVERY STATE OF THE RESEARCH PIPELINE. ACHIEVING THESE OBJECTIVES REQUIRES THAT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN (URM+W) START AND PROGRESS TO THE NEXT STAGE. THE FAILURE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE CREATIVITY OF THE URM+W RESEARCHERS REPRESENTS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY COST TO THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY TO GROW OUR NATION'S LEADERSHIP IN TECHNICAL INNOVATION. THE ALLIANCE OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERGRADUATE TO SENIOR PROFESSIONAL LEVELS. DIFFERENT CAREER STAGES NEED DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS, AND THE GOAL OF ALL ALLIANCE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CAN BE DESCRIBED WITHIN THE UNIFYING FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY, WHICH FINDS THAT INTEREST IN AND CHOICE OF A PARTICULAR CAREER PATH WILL BE INCREASED BY INTERVENTIONS THAT IMPROVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS (UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING THE REWARDS OF A PARTICULAR OUTCOME), (2) SELF-EFFICACY (A BELIEF THAT ONE CAN SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE AN OUTCOME), AND (3) SOCIAL SUPPORTS THAT HELP ONE PERSIST AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES. SPECIFICALLY, ALLIANCE PROGRAMS AIM TO MAKE PARTICIPANTS AWARE OF THE REWARDS OF A RESEARCH CAREER AND THE VALUE OF A PHD: TO HELP PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SELF-EFFICACY THROUGH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE; AND TO CONNECT PARTICIPANTS TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND TO EACH OTHER TO FURTHER THEIR SUCCESS. FUNDING IS REQUESTED TO (1) PARTIALLY SUPPORT URM+W PARTICIPANTS IN ESTABISHED AND ENHANCED ALLIANCE PROGRAMS AND (2) ESTABLISH THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE. THE ALLIANCE PROGRAMS IN THIS PROPOSAL TARGET INCREASING THE NUMBERS AND SUCCESS OF UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN FROM UNDERGRADUATE TO EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS. INTELLECTUAL MERIT: THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE (CERP) WILL BE THE FIRST EVER, LONGITUDINAL AND NATIONAL STUDY OF THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO RESEARCH CAREERS FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTING; IN PARTICULAR, CERP WILL EVALUATE WHETHER THE ALLIANCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS OF URM+W IN COMPUTING. THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A ONE YEAR PILOT STUDY SHOWS THAT ALLIANCE PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PROGRESSION TOWARD RESEARCH CAREERS; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SMALL NUMBERS OF URM+W PARTICIPANTS, ADDITIONAL LONGITUDINAL DATA, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION ARE NECESSARY TO CAPTURE LONGITUDINAL TRENDS AND PROVIDE RICH ENOUGH DATA AND SUFFICIENT STATISTICAL ACCURACY FOR MANY QUESTIONS, SUCH AS: *WHAT EXPERIENCES AND EXPECTATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS' DECISIONS TO ENTER THE "RESEARCH TRACK AND CONTINUE THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL INTO AN ACADEMIC OR RESEARCH JOB IN THE COMPUTING FIELDS? WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR SUCCESS? WHAT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, IF ANY, ARE DIFFERENT FOR URM+W? *TO WHAT EXTENT DO ALLIANCE PROGAMS INFLUENCE URM+W STUDENTS TO CHOOSE AND REMAIN ON THE "RESEARCH TRACK" (GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, ETC.) COMPARED TO SIMILAR NONPARTICIPANTS? *WHAT CHARACTERISTICS OF ALLIANCE PROGRAMS CREATE POSITIVE EFFECT? *WHAT HAPPENS TO ALLIANCE PARTICIPANTS AND NON-PARTICIPANTS LONG-TERM? BROADER IMPACT: ALLIANCE GOALS INCLUDE GROWING THE URM+W RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL URM+W RESEARCHERS. THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO THE ALLIANCE'S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND RESOURCES FOR THE NATIONAL BPC COMMUNITY AND FOR THE NATION IN GENERAL FOR SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE COMPUTING RESEARCH AMONG THE POPULATION IN GENERAL-A CRITICAL NATIONAL NEED IF THE US IS GOING TO MAINTAIN OR GROW ITS ECONOMIC AND MILITARY POSITION. THE EVALUATION EFFORTS OF THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE WILL YIELD A NATIONAL COMPARISON DATABASE THAT WILL BECOME A POWERFUL NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE CS&E COMMUNITY AND MAY ALSO INFORM THE WIDER RESEARCH COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE INFORMATION FROM THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CLIENT. THE OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING FIRM REVIEWS THE 990, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990, AND THEN THE DRAFT IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY STATING THAT HE OR SHE HAS NO CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECIDES ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON HIS CONTRACT AND ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF HIS PERFORMANCE. COMPENSATION LEVEL IS BASED ON THE CRITERIA FOR THE JOB, THE SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND MARKET CONDITIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.