NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORP: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORP (EIN 20-4821888)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-11
IRS object ID
201821319349303917
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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MissionTHE NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORPORATION (NERC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY WHOSE MISSION IS TO ASSURE THE RELIABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE BULK POWER SYSTEM IN NORTH AMERICA.MissionDesc
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Mark G Lauby
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Michael A Walker
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Janet L Sena
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Marcus Sachs
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Kenneth McIntyre
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Stan Hoptroff
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J Scott Jones
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James Merlo
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Robert W Cummings
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Andrea Koch
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William Lawrence
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Frank S Hirst III
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,191,817BOYAmt
EOY$26,708,789EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,016,126BOYAmt
EOY$2,816,501EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,342,684BOYAmt
EOY$7,443,828EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,818,183BOYAmt
EOY$47,058,584EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,265,238BOYAmt
EOY$14,747,078EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,771,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,671,000EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,036,238BOYAmt
EOY$17,418,078EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,854,421BOYAmt
EOY$64,476,662EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,119,214ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$262,626NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 YearYes (true)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$59,856,314DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$17,623NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$19,929NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$37,552NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$56,000AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$18,448TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III-B, LINE 2B - CARRYOVER FROM LAST YEARFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe amounts reported on the 2016 Form 990, Schedule C, Part III-B contained an error and the amount to carryover to 2017 computed incorrectly. The correct 2016 lines 2a - 5 were as follows: 2a $73,769 2b $37,160 2c $110,929 3 $91,000 4 $19,929 5 $NONE The correct carryover to 2017, line 2b is $19,929ExplanationTxt

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$1,407,403OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$865,021DepreciationAmt
Book Value$542,382BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,795,766OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,963,042DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,832,724BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,563,486OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,558,300DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,005,186BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,380,292TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$3,015,787
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$2,077,220
ACCRUED RETIREMENT LIABILITIES$1,850,821
INSURANCE RESERVE$500,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,443,828TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$69,869,848TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$83,720OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$83,720RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$69,953,568RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$79,860OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$79,860RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$69,873,708TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$68,488,009TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$266,485OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$266,485ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$68,754,494ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$68,754,494TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2THE CORPORATION HAS RECEIVED A DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CONCLUDING THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CORPORATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON REVENUES FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE CORPORATION IS SUBJECT TO A PROXY TAX RELATED TO NONDEDUCTIBLE LOBBYING AND POLITICAL EXPENSES INCURRED. THERE WAS NO PROXY TAX INCURRED IN 2017 OR 2016. THE CORPORATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE CORPORATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE RESPECTIVE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2014. TAX YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2017 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS.
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2DRECLASS OF REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS ($83,220) RECLASS OF REALIZED GAIN ON FIXED ASSETS ($500) ---------- TOTAL ($83,720)
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4BRECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES ($79,860) ---------- TOTAL ($79,860)
RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2DRECLASS OF UNREALIZED GAIN ($262,625) RECLASS OF REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS ($83,220) RECLASS OF REALIZED GAIN ON FIXED ASSETS ($500) RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES $79,860 ---------- TOTAL ($266,485) ----------

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
North AmericaProgram ServicesRegulatory Obligations$5,353,026
North AmericaProgram ServicesRegulatory Obligations$176,951
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$5,529,977SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,529,977TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR BASED UPON THE LOCATION OF THE ACTIVITIES.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3(1) COUNTRY - CANADA (2) COUNTRY - MEXICO

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 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
Roy Thilly
Chairman$150,836$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$150,836$0$0$0
Gerry W Cauley
President and CEO (Thru 11/17)$456,665$0$255,000$0$331,246$0$33,350$0$34,150$0$1,110,411$0$0$0
Charles A Berardesco
Sr. VP & Corp. Secretary$345,829$0$137,839$0$20,510$0$55,806$0$30,259$0$590,243$0$0$0
Mark G Lauby
SVP & Chief Reliability Offcr$285,278$0$108,088$0$13,703$0$49,209$0$37,022$0$493,300$0$0$0
Michael A Walker
SR. VP/CFO/SDO$310,260$0$119,929$0$46,213$0$50,911$0$37,147$0$564,460$0$24,547$0
Janet L Sena
Sr. VP & Dir. of Policy$262,990$0$93,556$0$7,086$0$51,132$0$2,994$0$417,758$0$0$0
Marcus Sachs
Chief Sec Officer (Thru 11/17)$293,999$0$108,035$0$153,009$0$33,350$0$4,271$0$592,664$0$0$0
Kenneth McIntyre
VP/Dir. Standards & Compliance$268,559$0$44,890$0$934$0$19,481$0$35,770$0$369,634$0$0$0
Stan Hoptroff
VP/CTO/DIR of IT$253,064$0$72,657$0$5,975$0$34,162$0$2,959$0$368,817$0$0$0
Timothy E Roxey
VP & CSO$226,848$0$63,408$0$7,188$0$30,389$0$29,694$0$357,527$0$0$0
Sonia C Mendonca
VP/DGC/ Dir. of Enforcement$256,069$0$76,095$0$3,931$0$36,071$0$31,415$0$403,581$0$0$0
J Scott Jones
VP CFAO & Treasurer$246,026$0$71,415$0$3,328$0$34,654$0$33,698$0$389,121$0$0$0
James Merlo
VP & Director RRM$209,013$0$60,568$0$2,074$0$31,250$0$20,064$0$322,969$0$0$0
Robert W Cummings
SR. DIR ENG. AND RELIABILITY$196,906$0$54,673$0$4,619$0$27,619$0$27,450$0$311,267$0$0$0
Andrea Koch
Sr. Dir. of Reliab.. Assurance$208,615$0$58,710$0$1,265$0$27,817$0$26,577$0$322,984$0$0$0
William Lawrence
Sr. Director E-ISAC$188,810$0$53,164$0$6,134$0$24,988$0$4,037$0$277,133$0$0$0
Frank S Hirst III
Dir. Legis. & Reg. Affairs$181,665$0$52,128$0$1,655$0$25,678$0$35,188$0$296,314$0$0$0
Howard Gugel
Sr. Dir. Standards & Education$180,973$0$51,575$0$1,646$0$25,268$0$34,517$0$293,979$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aUnder NERC's travel policy, Trustees are generally reimbursed for economy class fares. Under circumstances where no other class of service is available, or if a flight segment exceeds four hours in duration, Business or First class will be reimbursed.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aThe Washington DC NERC building facility provides a free gym membership that all employees are able to utilize. The Atlanta NERC office facility does not provide this free benefit. In order to provide an equal opportunity for use of a gym facility, NERC pays the membership for Atlanta-based employees who would like to use the health club in the Atlanta office facility. Of those included in Part II of Schedule J, the following Atlanta-based employees participated in this opportunity during the year: Stan Hoptroff, James Merlo, and Jonathan S. Jones. All payments were considered taxable compensation in the employee's W-2. .
Schedule J, Part 1, Line 4aSeverance Payments Gerry W. Cauley - $260,000 Marcus Sachs - $135,000
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4bIn 2015, NERC established a 457(f) Plan for executive officers. Awarded contributions to the plan in 2017 totaled $271,255. Awards vest over time. One award vested in 2017 for Michael A. Walker and the payment totaled $27,686.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6Membership in the corporation is voluntary and is open to any person or entity that has an interest in the reliable operation of the North American bulk power system and that registers with the corporation as a member, maintains its registration in accordance with the bylaws, and complies with the other conditions and obligations of membership as specified in the bylaws. Membership in a regional entity shall not be a condition for membership in the corporation. The secretary of the corporation shall maintain a roster of the members of the corporation. Members do not share in the profits or revenues of the corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7aIndependent trustees are elected by the member representatives committee, which is elected by the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7bThe member representatives committee and the Board of Trustees must each approve changes to the bylaws and the organization's rules of procedure. They are subject to review and approval by the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). Decisions of the compliance committee of the Board of Trustees regarding enforcement matters for U.S entities are subject to review and approval by FERC.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11bThe organization must use the following process for preparation and review of its IRS Form 990: (1) each year, an independent CPA Firm prepares a draft of the Form 990, working with the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CFAO). The CFAO may also engage the services of outside counsel in preparing the draft Form 990. (2) Prior to filing the Form 990 each year, the Corporate Controller, CFAO and General Counsel review the draft form 990. (3) Prior to filing the Form 990 each year, the draft Form 990 is sent to all members of the Board of Trustees for review. The Finance and Audit Committee (FAC) and the Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee (CGHRC) include the review of the draft Form 990 on a meeting agenda, with the FAC review focused on the financial aspects and the CGHRC focused on the corporate governance aspects. (4) The minutes of the meetings of the FAC and the CGHRC record the timing and nature of that review. (5) The CFAO prepares a memorandum for the file each year describing the timing, nature, and individuals involved in the preparation and review of the form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12cThe organization's conflict of interest and business ethics policy for Trustees, officers, and employees require assurance in writing annually from all employees, including Trustees, confirming the absence of any conflict of interest. The annual forms are reviewed by the organization's general counsel.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a & 15bNorth American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) uses the following processes for determining the compensation of independent trustees, the chief executive officer, other officers, and key employees: (A) Trustee compensation - Consistent with its Mandate and NERCs governance guidelines, as amended from time to time, the CGHRC annually reviews the compensation plan for independent Trustees. The objective of the Committee's review is to assure that NERC is able to attract and retain individuals who have the necessary skills, experience, personal characteristics and commitment to be an effective Trustee, taking into account, in particular, the workload of Trustees, the alternative opportunities available to those NERC wishes to attract and retain, and the stringent conflict-of-interest provisions governing NERC Trustees. In conducting the review of compensation, the CGHRC evaluates the amount of work and level of responsibility Trustees are being asked to undertake and, from time to time, but no less than every three years, examines market data with respect to the compensation of the members of the governing boards of other relevant organizations utilizing an independent compensation consultant. Such market data may include available compensation data from NERCs Regional Entities, regional transmission operators (RTO), independent system operators (ISO), investor owned utilities (IOU) (meeting such characteristics as are approved by the Committee in consultation with the independent compensation consultant) and a general industry peer group (as approved by the Committee in consultation with the independent compensation consultant). As an initial compensation target benchmark range, the Committee determines the dollar range between the 50th percentile of RTO/ISO independent director compensation and the 25th percentile of IOU independent director compensation, as reflected in the most recent independent compensation consultant report. Each Committee review should evaluate the appropriateness of continued utilization of this target benchmark range and whether changes should be considered in connection with modifications to compensation. The Committee's recommendations should, in principle, be within the benchmark range and influenced by the overall objective of the Committee's review and specific considerations as set forth above. (B) Chief Executive and other officer compensation - the annual compensation, including incentive compensation, of the CEO is determined by the Board of Trustees, after review and recommendation by the CGHRC. The Committee and Board consider market data for peer group organizations provided by an independent consultant, as well as the degree to which the organization and CEO have achieved established annual goals. The decisions of the Committee and Board are documented and kept on file in the human resources department. The annual compensation, including incentive compensation, of other officers is reviewed, determined and documented in a similar fashion, except that the final compensation determinations are, upon recommendation of the CEO, approved by the CGHRC, rather than the Board of Trustees. (C) Key employees - the annual compensation of other key employees is determined by the CEO, after consultation with the CGHRC concerning overall corporate compensation structure, taking account of the degree to which organizational and personal goals have been achieved. The CEO also uses comparability data provided by an independent consultant in these determinations. The recommendations of the CEO are documented and kept on file in the human resources department.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19The organization's bylaws, governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and other corporate policies, and detailed budget are all posted and available for public inspection on its website. The organization provides copies of its audited financial statements upon request, and files such statements with FERC. The Form 990 is also available on guidestar.org and by request to the organization.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:E-ISAC AND CRISP TOTAL FEES:6058186
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:OTHER CONTRACTORS TOTAL FEES:3407395

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