MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD (EIN 52-1042433)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-02-08
IRS object ID
201910399349300226
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-02-08T11:04:01-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1600 13TH ST NW STE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN521042433EIN

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In Care Of% BONNIE MOYNIHANInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlMUNIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028381500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

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PersonLYNNETTE KELLYPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXEC. OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Signature2019-02-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonTRAVIS L PATTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00369623PTIN
Phone2024141000PhoneNum
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IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address155.201.188.33IPv4AddressTxt
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Principal OfficerLynnette KellyPrincipalOfficerNm

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
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Total Liabilities EOY$9,752,147TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

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Lucy Hooper
Director, Board Chair6.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$60,000$0$0
Arthur M Miller
Director, Board Vice Chair4.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$57,800$0$0
J Anthony Beard
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$49,050$0$0
Renee Boicourt
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,800$0$0
Robert C Brown
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,500$0$0
Julia H Cooper
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,800$0$0
Ronald J Dieckman
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,500$0$0
Richard K Ellis
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$52,250$0$0
William M Fitzgerald Sr
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$14,550$0$0
Jerry W Ford
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,800$0$0
Richard Froehlich
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,800$0$0
Manju S Ganeriwala
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$13,750$0$0
Gary Hall
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$49,050$0$0
Kemp J Lewis
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,800$0$0
Lakshmi Kommi
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$40,909$0$0
Seema Mohanty
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$14,850$0$0
Christopher M Ryon
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,500$0$0
Rita Sallis
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$37,500$0$0
Donna M Simonetti
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$14,850$0$0
Edward J Sisk
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,500$0$0
Dale Turnipseed
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$47,800$0$0
Beth Wolchock
Director4.00.0Yes (X)$14,050$0$0
Lynnette Kelly
Chief Executive Officer40.00.0Yes (X)$865,397$0$169,966
Nanette D Lawson
Treasurer and CFO40.00.0Yes (X)$228,159$0$54,359
Ronald W Smith
Corporate Secretary40.00.0Yes (X)$223,426$0$32,273
Amytis G Ramos
Assistant Corporate Secretary40.00.0Yes (X)$102,755$0$43,556
Mallory Bucher
Assistant Corporate Secretary40.00.0Yes (X)$107,527$0$18,475
Michael Post
General Counsel40.00.0Yes (X)$437,410$0$29,420
John A Bagley
Chief Market Structure Officer40.00.0$462,906$0$53,987Yes (X)
Mark Kim
Chief Operating Officer40.00.0$396,690$0$39,950Yes (X)
Ritta McLaughlin
Chief Education Officer40.00.0$341,652$0$43,365Yes (X)
Gail Marshall
Chief Compliance Officer40.00.0$321,520$0$43,419Yes (X)
Jennifer A Galloway
Chief Communications Officer40.00.0$266,220$0$60,476Yes (X)
Margaret Blake
Associate General Counsel40.00.0$255,141$0$54,064Yes (X)
Pamela Ellis
Associate General Counsel40.00.0$254,252$0$34,386Yes (X)
Colleen Woodell
Former Director, Board Chair0.00.0$60,000$0$0Yes (X)
Steve Apfelbacher
Former Director0.00.0$37,500$0$0Yes (X)
Dall Forsythe
Former Director0.00.0$33,750$0$0Yes (X)
Patrick Sweeney
Former Director0.00.0$22,500$0$0Yes (X)
Elizabeth A Wolfe
Former Chief Risk Officer0.00.0$352,742$0$44,380Yes (X)
Sara Ahmadzai
Former Asst. Corp. Secretary0.00.0$107,520$0$22,841Yes (X)
Robert Fippinger
Former Chief Legal Officer0.00.0$368,802$0$33,549Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (true)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CC Pace Systems Inc
4100 Monument Corner Drive Suite 4FAIRFAXVA22030Software Development$1,932,240
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K StreetWASHINGTONDC20005LEGAL-G37 LITIGATION$563,468
Allen Interactions
1120 Centre Pointe DriveMENDOTA HEIGHTSMN20001Education Cont. Dev.$441,349
Envoy Consulting Group
3925 N Woodstock StreetARLINGTONVA22207Software Development$388,594
Sutherland Global Services
1160 Pittsford-Victor RdPITTSFORDNY14534Call Center$291,984
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K12CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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DATA SUBSCRIPTIONS900099$2,164,411$2,164,411
VIOLATION FINE REVENUE900099$317,792$317,792
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION EXAM FEES900099$384,300$384,300
MUNIEDPRO900099$44,953$44,953
OTHER INCOME900099$27,514$27,514
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$317,215TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,872,079TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$515,095TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,371,170TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$552,055TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$363,152TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$4,157,031TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,772TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICES$1,383,243
DUES, REGISTRATIONS, TRAINING$184,916
PROPERTY AND OTHER TAXES$395,149
OTHER$317,339

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$455,520EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$13,918,388EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$88,567,608EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$2,771,342EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$304,454EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,180,957BOYAmt
EOY$6,676,351EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,074,504BOYAmt
EOY$9,752,147EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,436,612BOYAmt
EOY$78,815,461EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,436,612BOYAmt
EOY$78,815,461EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,511,116BOYAmt
EOY$88,567,608EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,722,597ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$343,748NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$38,301,643DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$17,701NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$17,701NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Taxable$17,701TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,051,796OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$872,820DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,178,976BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,286,546OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,583,012DepreciationAmt
Book Value$703,534BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,305,588OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,269,710DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,035,878BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,918,388TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$6,676,351Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,676,351TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,757,153TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$343,748NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$343,748RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$42,100,901RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$42,100,901TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,378,304TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$37,378,304ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$37,378,304TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 - FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTEFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe MSRB addresses uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, which provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. During the years from 2015 to 2018, which represent the years management considers to be open for examination by taxing authorities, management did not identify the existence of any uncertain tax position.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase 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
Lynnette Kelly
Chief Executive Officer$719,088$0$121,000$0$25,309$0$150,522$0$19,444$0$1,035,363$0$0$0
Nanette D Lawson
Treasurer and CFO$201,359$0$26,800$0$0$0$17,912$0$36,447$0$282,518$0$0$0
Ronald W Smith
Corporate Secretary$208,203$0$15,223$0$0$0$19,982$0$12,291$0$255,699$0$0$0
Michael Post
General Counsel$383,910$0$53,500$0$0$0$18,900$0$10,520$0$466,830$0$0$0
John A Bagley
Chief Market Structure Officer$401,856$0$61,050$0$0$0$18,900$0$35,087$0$516,893$0$0$0
Mark Kim
Chief Operating Officer$341,347$0$50,000$0$5,343$0$17,083$0$22,867$0$436,640$0$0$0
Ritta McLaughlin
Chief Education Officer$307,852$0$33,800$0$0$0$21,984$0$21,381$0$385,017$0$0$0
Gail Marshall
Chief Compliance Officer$298,720$0$22,800$0$0$0$20,083$0$23,336$0$364,939$0$0$0
Jennifer A Galloway
Chief Communications Officer$242,470$0$23,750$0$0$0$25,265$0$35,211$0$326,696$0$0$0
Margaret Blake
Associate General Counsel$252,441$0$2,700$0$0$0$18,362$0$35,702$0$309,205$0$0$0
Pamela Ellis
Associate General Counsel$251,552$0$2,700$0$0$0$18,002$0$16,384$0$288,638$0$0$0
Colleen Woodell
Former Director, Board Chair$60,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$60,000$0$0$0
Steve Apfelbacher
Former Director$37,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$37,500$0$0$0
Dall Forsythe
Former Director$33,750$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$33,750$0$0$0
Patrick Sweeney
Former Director$22,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$22,500$0$0$0
Elizabeth A Wolfe
Former Chief Risk Officer$315,742$0$37,000$0$0$0$21,314$0$23,066$0$397,122$0$0$0
Sara Ahmadzai
Former Asst. Corp. Secretary$95,375$0$7,000$0$5,145$0$9,612$0$13,229$0$130,361$0$0$0
Robert Fippinger
Former Chief Legal Officer$348,802$0$20,000$0$0$0$18,900$0$14,649$0$402,351$0$0$0
Patrick Sweeney

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A - ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDEDThe MSRB reimburses Board Members and the Chief Executive Officer for the cost of coach class air travel for flights of 3 hours or less in total one-way trip duration. For air travel more than 3 hours in total one-way trip duration, the MSRB reimburses Board Members and the Chief Executive Officer for the use of business class when available, or if only two classes of service are offered, first class. Board Members and the Chief Executive Officer are reimbursed the costs of business class rail fares. The MSRB has determined this meets the business requirement standard for not treating the benefit as compensatory on the Form W-2 or 1099. Gross-up payments are provided to the Chief Executive Officer for a taxable supplemental life insurance policy and long-term disability coverage.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4b - NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANLynnette Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, participated in a 457(f) supplemental nonqualified retirement plan. A contribution of $126,222 was made.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III)Mark Kim served as a director until February 8, 2017. He then joined the MSRB as Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. His compensation as a former director is included as other reportable compensation on Schedule J Part II, Column (B)(iii) and Part VII-A, Column (D). Sara Ahmadzai served as an officer until September 1, 2017. She then provided consulting services to the MSRB as independent contractor for the period September 2017 to August 2018. Her compensation as an independent contractor for the period within 2017 calendar year, is included as other reportable compensation on Schedule J Part II, Column (B)(iii) and Part VII-A, Column (D).

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSara AhmadzaiPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOfficer during calendar year 2017 (through 9/1/2017)RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$34,441TransactionAmt
TransactionConsulting servicesTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART VFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSara Ahmadzai was an officer of the MSRB during calendar year 2017 resigning in September 2017. Following her resignation, Sara Ahmadzai signed a contract to provide consulting services to the MSRB for the period September 2017 to August 2018.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 7B - NET UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOMEThe MSRB did not have any direct or indirect unrelated taxable business activities during FY 2018. However, as a result of tax reform, tax-exempt organizations are subject to unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") tax for qualified transportation fringe benefits ("QTF") paid to employees under IRC Section 512(a)(7), effective January 1, 2018. As such, the MSRB reported QTF provided to its employees from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018 on 2017 Form 990, Part I Line 7b and 2017 Form 990-T accordingly. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION The mission of the MSRB is to protect investors, state and local government issuers, other municipal entities, and the public interest by promoting a fair and efficient municipal market through: 1. The establishment of rules for dealers and municipal advisors, 2. The collection and dissemination of market information, and 3. Market leadership, outreach and education. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Establishing regulations and supporting guidance for municipal advisors and dealers: The MSRB was created by Congress to regulate securities firms, banks and municipal advisors that engage in municipal securities and municipal advisory activities (collectively "regulated entities") with the goal of protecting investors, municipal entities, obligated persons and the public interest. MSRB rules seek to prevent manipulation and fraud in the municipal market, promote fair and efficient transactions, and support a free and open market in municipal securities and municipal financial products. MSRB rules generally are developed with extensive input from the public and the municipal securities industry, with an economic analysis to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the MSRB's rulemaking, and to meet the approval standards of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Once developed, all MSRB rules must be approved by the SEC prior to effectiveness, unless otherwise allowed by law. The MSRB also provides ongoing education, training and compliance support to ensure understanding of compliance with MSRB rules by regulated entities and operates programs that support the qualification of professionals employed by regulated entities. The MSRB does not enforce its rules but follows established procedures for coordinating with enforcement agencies charged with enforcing MSRB rules. Information regarding the MSRB's rules-including rule interpretations, requests for comment, notices to regulated entities, rule filings submitted to the SEC and compliance resources developed in conjunction with new rules or to clarify the application of existing rules-is displayed on the MSRB's website, at www.msrb.org. Regulatory, compliance and professional qualification activities during FY 2018 include: Dealer-Related Regulatory Activity 2018 Rules Approved - Amendments to MSRB Rule G-34, on CUSIP numbers, new issue, and market information requirements, to codify the MSRB's longstanding interpretive view that brokers, dealers and municipal securities dealers are "underwriters" when acting as placement agent in private placements of municipal securities, including direct purchases; - Amendments to Rule G-21, on advertising, to provide more specific content standards for advertisements by dealers, revise the rule's general standards for advertisements, reconcile analogous provisions relating to the definition of "form letter" in Rule G-21 with the definition of "correspondence" in FINRA Rule 2210, on communications, and a technical amendment to streamline the rule; - Amendments to the MSRB's facility for the Real-Time Transaction Reporting System (RTRS) to make it consistent with the re-engineering of RTRS; - Amendment to MSRB Rule A-13, on underwriting and transaction assessments for brokers, dealers and municipal securities dealers, to temporarily reduce the rate of assessment for the MSRB's underwriting, transaction and technology fees associated with market activity during the months of October 2018 through December 2018; - Amendment to Form G-45 under MSRB Rule G-45, on reporting of information on municipal fund securities, to collect additional data about the transactional fees primarily assessed by programs established to implement the Stephen Beck, Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014. Guidance - Published new and updated frequently-asked-questions on mark-up disclosure and prevailing market price. Rules Advanced - Published request for comment on draft MSRB Rule G-36, on discretionary transactions in customer accounts, and related draft amendments to provide clarity to all dealers, securities firms and banks, on their obligations related to discretionary transactions in customer accounts, improve consistency with similar rules of other regulators and fulfill the MSRB's previously stated intention to address these types of transactions in a separate rule; - Published request for comment on retrospective review of 2012 interpretive notice concerning application of MSRB Rule G-17 to underwriters of municipal securities; - Published Request for comment on retrospective review of and draft amendments to MSRB Rule G-11 and MSRB Rule G-32 regarding syndicate practices and disclosure requirements related to primary offerings; - Published Request for comment on draft interpretive guidance on pennying and draft amendments to existing guidance on best execution. Municipal Advisor-Related Regulatory Activity 2018 Rules Approved - Establishment of new MSRB Rule G-40, on advertising by municipal advisors; - Technical amendment to MSRB Rule G-42, on duties of non-solicitor municipal advisors. Regulated Entity Compliance Resources and Activities 2018 - 32 new compliance tools and resources for municipal advisors and municipal securities dealers; - New consolidated online Compliance Center on MSRB.org; - New Compliance Tip of the Week email service; - Integration of compliance resources with relevant MSRB rules, along with a history of rule amendments. Professional Qualification Activity 2018 Rules Approved - Amendments to the Municipal Securities Representative Examination (Series 52) to make it a specialized knowledge exam; - Amendments to MSRB Rule G-3 to restructure the Municipal Securities Representative Qualification Examination and harmonize certain MSRB qualification requirements with FINRA rules; - Amendments to the content outline and selection specifications for the Series 52 examination and revisions to the content outlines for the Series 50, Series 51 and Series 53 examinations. Rules Advanced - Filed proposed rule changes to amend MSRB Rule G-3, to require municipal advisor principals to become appropriately qualified by passing the Municipal Advisor Principal Qualification Examination. Administrative Rules Adopted 2018 - As noted above, amended MSRB Rule A-13 to temporarily reduce the rate of assessment for the MSRB's underwriting, transaction and technology fees. Municipal Fund Security Activity 2018 Rules Approved - As noted above, amendment to MSRB Form G-45 to collect additional data about the transactional fees primarily assessed by programs established to implement the ABLE Act.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSCollecting and disseminating market information: The MSRB collects municipal market documents and data from regulated entities, municipal entities, obligated persons and/or their agents and makes the information publicly available. The collection and dissemination of this information serves a critical role in promoting fairness and efficiency of the municipal market. The MSRB ensures that the market operates transparently and efficiently by re-disseminating this information to municipal market participants and others, to regulators charged with examining for compliance with and enforcing MSRB rules, and to other regulatory and policymaking bodies. Under its rulemaking authority, the MSRB maintains "information facilities" that provide the legal foundation for the collection and dissemination of municipal market information. These facilities support the MSRB's authority to collect municipal transaction prices (with respect to customer and inter-dealer transactions in municipal securities); official statements, preliminary official statements and advance refunding documents (in connection with new issues of municipal securities); continuing disclosure documents (in connection with outstanding issues of municipal securities); interest rate information and related documentation for certain short-term obligations (in connection with outstanding variable rate demand obligations and auction rate securities); information regarding 529 savings plans and ABLE programs (in connection with dealer underwriting of municipal fund securities); and information regarding business undertaken by, and certain political contributions made by, dealers and municipal advisors or their professionals and certain related political action committees (in connection with the MSRB's pay-to-play rule). The MSRB provides most of this information to the public, free of charge, on its Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) website at emma.msrb.org. In addition, access to most information collected by the MSRB is available in bulk or by automatic feed to subscribers through paid subscription services. As of the end of FY 2018, the MSRB offered five principal data products with approximately 152 active subscription agreements. During FY 2018, the MSRB made enhancements to the EMMA website to better serve the information needs of today's - and tomorrow's - municipal securities investors and other market participants. Enhancements included: - improved homepage navigation with direct access to an interactive map to search for information about a municipal bond and its issuer by state; - quick links to information for new EMMA users about interactive tools for evaluating municipal market trends and MyEMMA, which allows investors to create custom alerts to track trading activity and the posting of new disclosure documents for specific bonds; - enhanced display of information about a specific security, including interactive graphs of trade prices and yields and a searchable listing of important disclosure documents. In 2018 the MSRB also deployed a major re-engineering of the underlying technology of its Real-Time Transaction Reporting System (RTRS) to improve data quality and enhance the MSRB's ability to prevent and respond to significant service disruptions in municipal market transparency. Additionally, during FY 2018, the MSRB conducted organizational and industry-wide business continuity testing in compliance with the SEC's Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity. The MSRB also published the following market data and analysis reports: - MSRB Fact Book 2017, a comprehensive reference for historical trade statistics; - Municipal Bond ETFs: Liquidity Impact on the Municipal Bond Market; - Dealer Participation and Concentration in Municipal Securities; - Transaction Costs for Customer Trades in the Municipal Bond Market: What is Driving the Decline? FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Engaging in education, outreach and market leadership: The MSRB engages with municipal market participants, regulators, policymakers and others to build understanding of the municipal market and to promote practices, policies and problem-solving that protect investors, municipal entities, obligated persons and the public interest. The MSRB also engages in education and outreach activities that support the understanding of the municipal market and help further protect investors, municipal entities, obligated persons and the public interest. During FY 2018, highlights in this area include: - Increased availability of quality municipal securities market education by adding eight courses to MuniEdPro, a suite of interactive, online courses about MSRB rules and municipal market transactions; - Supported understanding of MSRB regulations by publishing supporting educational content and offering 11 webinars on MSRB rules and market practices for more than 3,700 participants; - Produced educational materials for investors and issuers on topics including, getting a fair price for a municipal bond, understanding a transaction confirmation, understanding mark-up/mark-down on a bond, and how bonds are quoted and priced; - Participated in 100 industry events to an audience of approximately 13,000 market participants and others on topics such as continuing disclosure compliance and what to expect from municipal finance professionals; - Hosted the semi-annual MSRB Industry Roundtables, as well as an academic forum, consistent with the MSRB's role as a facilitator of discussions about important, market-wide issues; - Conducted mark-up disclosure implementation forum to support municipal securities dealer compliance with amendments to MSRB Rules G-15 and G-30; - Coordinated with the SEC, FINRA and bank regulators to deliver examiner training to 500 attendees at various training events; - Partnered with disability organizations to raise awareness of ABLE program regulations, including hosting a financial literacy forum with the National Disabilities Institute; - Partnered with the Municipal Forum of New York to host Municipal Finance Day in Washington, DC for high school graduates participating in the Urban Leadership Fellows Program; - Submitted letter to the SEC Office of the Investor Advocate in response to a request for the MSRB's perspective on products and practices within the municipal securities market that may have an adverse impact on retail investors; - Published a public resource, Self-Regulation in the Municipal Securities Market, that summarizes the history of self-regulation in the U.S. capital markets and details the advantages of the MSRB's distinctive SRO model; - Published issue brief, Municipal Securities: Financing the Nation's Infrastructure, and op-ed about the role of municipal securities in infrastructure finance; - Published request for information on the accessibility, methodology and utility of indices, yield curves and other benchmarks; - Published issue brief on minimum denominations of municipal securities, including historical policy issues and additional considerations related to the use of minimum denominations in the sale of municipal securities; - Published issue brief on senior investor protection that includes information on MSRB and FINRA rules, and market-wide resources available to senior investors and their financial professionals.
FORM 990, PART VI, SEC. A, LINE 2 - FAMILY & BUS. RELATIONSHIPNo officer, director, trustee, or key employee has a family relationship or business relationship (as such terms are defined for purposes of Form 990) with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee. As contemplated by the Congressionally mandated structure of the MSRB's Board of Directors (which serves as the organization's governing body), and with the MSRB being a self-regulatory organization under the federal securities laws, the employers of some members of the Board of Directors, and such members in their capacities as employees of their employers, from time to time transact business with one another in the ordinary course of their business as participants in the municipal market on the same terms as are generally offered to others in the same line of business. FORM 990, PART VI, SEC. A, LINE 4 - CHANGES OF GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT Changes were made to Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Bylaws to reflect corresponding rule changes made to Rules A-3, A-4 and A-5 to continue to help ensure that they reflect MSRB practices and improve consistency among the rules (and the Articles). Certain provisions in Rules A-4, A-5 and A-17 were amended to refer to the MSRB's most senior executive as "Chief Executive Officer" instead of "Executive Director."
FORM 990, PART VI, SEC. A, LINE 7B - GOVERNING BODY/MANAGEMENTAll proposed rule changes adopted by the Board of Directors of the MSRB are subject to the filing and approval or review requirements by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. FORM 990, PART VI, SEC. B, LINE 11B - FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS The Board of Directors of the MSRB has an Audit and Risk Committee that is charged with reviewing with management the organization's completed form annually prior to the filing of such form and reporting any findings or conclusions to the Board of Directors in connection with the Board's review of such form. The Audit and Risk Committee conducted its review on 01/30/2019 and the Board of Directors conducted its review on 01/30/2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SEC. B, LINE 12C - CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYThe MSRB maintains for its Board of Directors and its staff: a code of ethics and business conduct policy; a conflicts of interest policy; and a whistleblower policy with complaint handling procedures, which are available on msrb.org. All Board members and staff are trained annually on these policies and must sign various acknowledgments. The MSRB has a policy requiring that officers, directors and key employees disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts, and subsequently disclose updates. In connection with the election of new members of the Board of Directors, each candidate provides information to the MSRB concerning potential conflicts of interest. In addition, certain organizational conflicts are effectively prohibited under Section 15B(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 due to the statutory requirements regarding qualification for membership on the Board of Directors. In particular, public representatives must be independent of any municipal securities broker, municipal securities dealer or municipal advisor. MSRB Rule A-3 defines "independent" as having no material business relationship with any municipal securities broker, municipal securities dealer or municipal advisor, including at a minimum not currently or at any time within the last two years being associated with a municipal securities broker, municipal securities dealer or municipal advisor and not having a relationship with any municipal securities broker, municipal securities dealer or municipal advisor, whether compensatory or otherwise, that reasonably could affect the independent judgment or decision making of the individual. The MSRB's General Counsel reviews the conflicts of interest acknowledgement and disclosure forms and determines what actions, if any, need to be taken, including asking a Board member to recuse him or herself from deliberations or voting on an action.
FORM 990, PART VI, SEC. B, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESSUnder the MSRB written compensation strategy and program, the Finance Committee (comprised of members of the Board of Directors) is responsible for making recommendations and the Board of Directors is responsible for approving the organization-wide compensation strategy. The annual salary budget is approved by the Board of Directors. At least once every four years, the compensation strategy and structure are reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee based on information received from an external salary consultant. Such review was completed in July 2016. The external salary consultant compares the MSRB with comparable peer organizations in the local geographic market and within the industry as appropriate. The full Board approves the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, and the Chief Executive Officer establishes the compensation of the key employees within the parameters and philosophy of the approved compensation strategy. Additionally, the Chief Executive Officer annually provides to the Board the salary, benefits, and total compensation of the senior management.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTSThe organization's website (www.msrb.org) contains the following: Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 15B (statute creating the MSRB), Restated Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Governance-Related Administrative Rules, Board Committee Charters, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Conflicts of Interest Policy, Risk Management Program, Whistleblower Policy, audited financial statements, annual budget summary, most recent IRS Form 990 and certain financial policies.

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