2018-04-13T07:28:31-05:00 2017-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2017-01-01 475342860 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA NORW 2024944401 727 15TH STREET NW NO 707 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOEL CHARNY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024944401 2018-04-13 1 3019519090 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JOEL CHARNY 727 15TH STREET NW NO 707 WASHINGTON DC 20005 657330 0 X WWW.NRCUSA.ORG X 2015 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 5 5 4 11 0 0 488600 652383 0 0 0 -22 0 0 488600 652361 0 6970 0 0 287106 456932 0 0 55874 114961 151792 402067 615694 86533 36667 101749 125200 15216 2000 86533 123200 X NRC USA'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL'S OVERSEAS PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CONFLICT AFFECTED REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN POLICY ADVICE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESS AND PEER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. NRC USA IS ALSO A RESOURCE TO UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON REFUGEE ISSUES AND SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH U.S. BASED INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. 0 0 274227 NRC USA ASSISTS THE FIELD PROGRAMS IN APPLYING FOR CRITICAL SUPPORT. THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORK TRANSLATES THE DIRECT EXPERIENCES OF NRC FIELD STAFF AND PROGRAMS INTO PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND CONGRESS CAN BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE WORLD'S REFUGEES. 106817 6970 NRC USA WAS ESTABLISHED WITH TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES; RAISING MONEY FOR THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL'S OVERSEAS PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CONFLICT-AFFECTED REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN POLICY ADVICE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESS AND PEER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. NRC USA IS ALSO A RESOURCE TO UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON REFUGEE ISSUES AND SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH U.S. BASED INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. 381044 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA HI MD MN NY VA X NINA VANDRAAS EBERHART 2024944401 727 15TH STREET NW SUITE 707 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BERIT ENGE CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 KJELL BERGH TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ARVINN GADGIL BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL JUNE 2017) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER LEANING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KY LUU BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL AUG 2017) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIA HAUGEN BOARD MEMBER (FROM NOV 2017) 3.00 X 0 0 0 OLE SOLVANG BOARD MEMBER (FROM NOV 2017) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK ABILD BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL AUG. 2017) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL CHARNY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 139597 0 33600 139597 0 33600 1 0 1 0 0 652383 652383 4947 4969 -22 -22 -22 652361 0 0 -22 6970 6970 173197 155877 17320 275620 104223 133225 38172 8115 2962 4001 1152 23660 23660 3384 3384 5240 2193 149 2898 11539 884 10380 275 43868 43868 27520 20764 5435 1321 8520 1694 6755 71 4843 4843 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT 15142 15142 MEMBERSHIP FEES 7541 7500 41 CREDIT CARD FEES 535 210 325 ALLOCATION OF G&A 0 77977 -89637 11660 615694 381044 178776 55874 85122 100648 2500 53 14 6416 10687 7711 13798 101749 125200 15216 2000 15216 2000 X 86533 0 123200 86533 123200 101749 125200 36667 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 488600 652383 1140983 488600 652383 1140983 1076150 64833 1140983 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SECURITY DEPOSITS 13798 13798 X 827010 174627 22 174649 652361 0 652361 790343 174627 22 174649 615694 0 615694 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, NRC USA HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REALIZED LOSS REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 7. 22. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REALIZED LOSS REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 7. 22. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUROPE TO AID REFUGEES IN YEMEN, SYRIA, AND MOSUL. 6970 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: FUNDS EARMARKED BY DONORS FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY OR THEMATIC PROGRAMS ARE RESTRICTED IN USE ACCORDING TO THE DONOR DESIGNATION. THESE FUND PROGRAMS THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED AND MONITORED BY NRC'S TEAM AT COUNTRY-LEVEL AND/OR THEMATIC STAFF. UPDATES AND REPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO NRC USA AS REQUESTED AND REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE NEEDS OF DONORS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOEL CHARNY DIRECTOR 139597 0 0 0 0 0 5274 0 28326 0 173197 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: THE NRC MEMBER AND INDEPENDENT MEMBERS. (A) NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (INCORPORATED IN OSLO, NORWAY) IS THE NRC MEMBER. THE NRC MEMBER MAY ACT THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR OR THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE. (B) THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS ARE THE SAME INDIVIDUALS AS THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. ANY PERSON WHO ACCEPTS ELECTION AS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO THESE BYLAWS AUTOMATICALLY, AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ACTION OR WRITING, (A) BECOMES AND REMAINS AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION FOR AS LONG AS HE OR SHE REMAINS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION, AND (B) CEASES TO BE AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER AT THE TIME HE OR SHE CEASES TO BE AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NRC MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A MINORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. HOWEVER, THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS APPOINT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT, HE OR SHE BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT. THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM DELIBERATING OR VOTING ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ALL COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS AND INCREASES ARE SET BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL, AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION, AND ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES OF THE MEETING, BASED ON CURRENT SALARY COMPARIBILITY DATA FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART X, LINE 28 DURING 2018, MANAGEMENT OF THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL CLARIFIED THEIR INTENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDING PROVIDED TO NRC USA. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN NRC AND NRC USA, THE FUNDING RECEIVED FROM NRC IS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS UNRESTRICTED REVENUE ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF UNFUNDED EXPENSES.