HUMAN RESOURCE CERTIFICATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: HUMAN RESOURCE CERTIFICATION (EIN 47-2243621)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-04
IRS object ID: 201903089349301880
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-04T17:47:58-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521446779	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4242 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27609	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	472243621	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUMAN RESOURCE CERTIFICATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	INSTITUTE INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HUMA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5715516700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1725 DUKE ST NO 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMY SCHABACKER DUFRANE	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5715516700	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	J CALVIN MARKS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01226973	PTIN
Phone	9197196400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	34.206.232.202	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-04	IPDt
IP Tm	17:47:55	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	9C238F1B6484ABD2E08FB3ED1A4A2692AD2A909B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	AMY SCHABACKER DUFRANE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1725 DUKE ST NO 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$27,238,027	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.HRCI.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2015	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	61	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	300	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$96,270	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$13,304,536	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$15,058,598	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,542,013	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,181,684	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$7,206	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,160	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$14,839,343	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$17,247,442	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,434,528	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,371,862	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$12,384,033	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$12,341,556	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$18,818,561	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$18,715,418	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,979,218	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,467,976	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$33,460,739	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$28,133,501	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,694,175	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,783,725	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$28,766,564	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$23,349,776	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS THAT VALIDATE MASTERY IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	CERTIFICATION: THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THESE EXPENSES ARE RELATED TO THE EXAM DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF EIGHT CREDENTIALS FROM EARLY CAREER TO SENIOR-LEVEL HR PRACTICE. THE INSTITUTE UTILIZES PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION COMPANIES TO SUPPORT THE EXAM DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING PROCESS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO WRITE AND PEER REVIEW EXAM CONTENT AT EACH STAGE OF THE PROCESS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PUBLICATION: THE INSTITUTE PRODUCES PUBLICATIONS AS A MEANS OF DISSEMINATING RELEVANT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH STUDY INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	31	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	61	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMY SCHABACKER DUFRANE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5715516700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1725 DUKE STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GARDINER HEMPEL JR CPA GPHR
CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
O DAVID JACKSON MBA SPHR PMP
SECRETARY/TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN PEARCE GPHR
STRATEGY CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDRE ALLEN MBA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN BAXTER MPA SPHR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGELES CORDOVA MBA PHR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHINA GORMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAY KUTT GPHR SGMS-T SCRP
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES LEWIS SPHR GPHR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA J MILES PHD SPHR GPHR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN T PELUSO JD MBA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN H WESTOVER PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NELSON ZIVIC GPHR SPHR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY SCHABACKER DUFRANE EDD SPHR C
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	37.50		Yes (X)	$499,948	$0	$36,310
ELIZABETH HAIGHT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	37.50		Yes (X)	$256,366	$0	$18,674
DANIA EL ETER
CHIEF GLOBAL CREDENTIALING & PRODUCTS PORTFOLIO OF	37.50			$235,205	$0	$35,529	Yes (X)
SUPOJ SRIKITTIPRAPHAT
DIRECTOR, IT	37.50			$170,440	$0	$28,744		Yes (X)
AMINE ISSA
SR. DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS	37.50			$147,972	$0	$28,530		Yes (X)
ELIZABETH GRATER
DIRECTOR, CERTIFICATION AND PRODUCT SERVICES	37.50			$142,602	$0	$10,917		Yes (X)
JOHN LUNDE
CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THRU 05/2018	37.50			$138,775	$0	$22,539		Yes (X)
LAURIN ENSSLIN
MANAGER, D2B	37.50			$138,269	$0	$15,536		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,729,577	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$196,779	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	15	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
RP3 LLC
7316 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 450	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MARKETING SERVICES	$3,568,835
NCS PEARSON INC
13036 COLLECTION CENTER DR	CHICAGO	IL	60693	EXAMINATION SERVICES	$1,054,581
ALTAI SYSTEMS
752 OAK GROVE CIR	SEVERNA PARK	MD	21146	IT SERVICES	$643,641
UHS
PO BOX 94017	PALATINE	IL	60094	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS	$582,965
OPENEYES TECHNOLOGIES INC
46907 WESLEYAN CT	STERLING	VA	20164	IT CONSULTING	$373,537

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	16	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CERTIFICATION FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$15,058,598	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,058,598	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$15,058,598	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$843,307	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$843,307	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,142	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,142	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,314,023	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$9,975,646	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,338,377	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,338,377	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,338,377	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	-$1,026	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$14,939	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$15,965	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$15,965	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,983	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,983	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$17,983	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,247,442	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,042,633	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,204,809	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,000	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,082,032	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,158,116	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,257	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$540,751	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$368,706	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,482	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,784	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$162,869	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,870,048	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,899,228	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$890,622	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$846,694	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$810,000	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$862,073	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$344,458	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$374,749	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,924	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
TESTING FEES	$1,272,471
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$611,162
TRADEMARK EXPENSES	$83,281
TAXES & LICENSES	$41,711

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,715,418	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,717,172	BOYAmt
EOY	$945,462	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$798,005	BOYAmt
EOY	$526,593	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,631	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,100	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$298,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$941,120	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,475,116	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$962,146	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,167,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,512,970	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,250,756	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,052,244	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,481	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,460,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,133,501	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,564,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,193,955	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,421,723	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,975,790	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$708,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$613,980	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,694,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,783,725	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,766,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,349,776	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,766,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,349,776	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,460,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,133,501	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,467,976	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$3,948,812	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$82,805	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$38,662	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$44,143	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$293,532	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$277,367	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,165	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,098,779	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$646,117	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,452,662	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,512,970	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$613,980	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$613,980	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,140,246	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$3,948,812	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$989,546	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$14,939	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$2,944,327	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$17,084,573	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$162,869	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$162,869	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$17,247,442	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$19,557,034	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$989,546	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$14,939	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,004,485	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$18,552,549	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$162,869	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$162,869	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$18,715,418	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE INSTITUTE PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 14,939.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 14,939.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$2,000
EAST ASIA & PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$13,000
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$4,000
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$21,000
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$2,000
RUSSIA & NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$3,000
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$500
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$7,000
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	GLOBAL CERTIFICATION	$20,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$52,500	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$20,000	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$72,500	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
AMY SCHABACKER DUFRANE EDD SPHR C
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$341,281	$0	$158,667	$0	$0	$0	$16,500	$0	$19,810	$0	$536,258	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH HAIGHT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$221,366	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$11,352	$0	$7,322	$0	$275,040	$0	$0	$0
DANIA EL ETER
CHIEF GLOBAL CREDENTIALING & PRODUCT	$205,205	$0	$30,000	$0	$0	$0	$13,248	$0	$22,281	$0	$270,734	$0	$0	$0
SUPOJ SRIKITTIPRAPHAT
DIRECTOR, IT	$152,440	$0	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,673	$0	$18,071	$0	$199,184	$0	$0	$0
AMINE ISSA
SR. DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS	$132,972	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,317	$0	$19,213	$0	$176,502	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH GRATER
DIRECTOR, CERTIFICATION AND PRODUCT	$132,602	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,017	$0	$6,900	$0	$153,519	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LUNDE
CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER T	$98,775	$0	$20,000	$0	$20,000	$0	$2,919	$0	$19,620	$0	$161,314	$0	$0	$0
LAURIN ENSSLIN
MANAGER, D2B	$129,269	$0	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$3,011	$0	$12,525	$0	$153,805	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	JOHN LUNDE, CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $20,000 DURING 2018.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE INSTITUTE UPDATED ITS BYLAWS IN MAY 2018 TO BETTER REFLECT THE PROCESS FOR ASSIGNING DIRECTORS TO THE STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES, CLARIFIED HOW UNANTICIPATED VACANCIES ARE FILLED, UPDATED THE STRATEGY COMMITTEE PURPOSE, AND EXPANDED THE REQUIREMENT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REPRESENT THE HR PROFESSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE INSTITUTE'S FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE INSTITUTE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. SUCH REVIEW TAKES PLACE UPON RECEIPT OF THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 FROM THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE REVIEW INVOLVES COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL DATA IN THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE INSTITUTE AS WELL AS INSPECTION OF ALL NARRATIVE INFORMATION FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. AFTER A REVIEW BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY REQUIRE BOARD COMMITTEE ACTION: 1) THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SUCH DISCLOSURE MUST BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING WHERE SUCH MATTER IS BEING REVIEWED; 2) THE INTERESTED PERSON IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND RESPOND TO QUESTIONS; 3) SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER EITHER AT, OR OUTSIDE OF, THE MEETING; 4) SUCH PERSON MAY NOT BE PRESENT TO HEAR THE BOARD OF COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS ON THE MATTER; 5) SUCH INTERESTED PERSON IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER AND SUCH PERSON'S PRESENCE MAY NOT BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM FOR PURPOSES OF THE VOTE AT THE MEETING; 6) SUCH PERSON MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING THE VOTE UNLESS THE VOTE IS BY SECRET BALLOT; AND 7) SUCH PERSON'S INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTITUTE EMPLOYEE CODE OF CONDUCT APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE INSTITUTE; AND ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND RETURN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE INSTITUTE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT. SECTION IV(K) OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT SETS FORTH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES. IT IS THE INSTITUTE'S INTENT TO AVOID IMPROPRIETY IN ALL DECISIONS AND ACTIONS. THE CODE OF CONDUCT REQUIRES EMPLOYEES TO AVOID TRANSACTIONS, ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS WHICH PLAY PERSONAL INTEREST IN CONFLICT WITH THE INSTITUTE'S; NOT TO USE INSTITUTE ASSETS OR THE EMPLOYEE'S POSITION AT THE INSTITUTE FOR PERSONAL USE OR GAIN; NOT TO ACCEPT GIFTS FROM VENDORS UNLESS WITHIN THE GIFT GUIDELINES. EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED THAT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY GO BEYOND DEALINGS WITH CERTIFICANTS, CUSTOMERS, VENDORS OR SUPPLIERS. CONFLICTS MAY ALSO INVOLVE DEALINGS WITH MANAGERS, SUBORDINATES, OR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS. IF A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES, EMPLOYEES UNDER THE POLICY MAY CONSULT WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OR THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, ALL CONTRACTS OF OVER $5,000 ARE CONSIDERED FOR REVIEW BY THE INSTITUTE'S OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AT THE INSTITUTE IS RECOMMENDED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT THROUGH REVIEW OF RELEVANT COMPARABILITY DATA. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED IN MARCH 2019. COMPENSATION OF THE 10% HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES AT THE INSTITUTE IS RECOMMENDED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT THROUGH REVIEW OF RELEVANT COMPARABILITY DATA. THE RECOMMENDATION IS DISCUSSED AND SUBSTANTIATED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE HR DEPARTMENT. COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE INSTITUTE WILL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.