THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS: Form 990, tax year 2016

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS (EIN 52-1870777)
Tax period: 2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed: 2018-05-07
IRS object ID: 201831279349301008
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-07T10:32:53-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-08-31	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 RD STE 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	2016-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521870777	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	SCHOLARS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022659000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2000 M STREET NW NO 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN LOFLIN	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO AND FOUNDER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022659000	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-04-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN HUSKINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01081531	PTIN
Phone	9197196400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-05-07	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEPHEN LOFLIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2000 M STREET NW NO 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,090,200	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NSCS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY HONORING AND INSPIRING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP THROUGH ITS MEMBERS AND STAFF.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	63	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4772	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$44,465	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,548	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,083,677	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,722,960	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$124,430	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,323	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$386,193	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$295,331	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,389,905	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,025,162	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$485,180	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$384,950	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,158,705	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,985,360	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,060	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,102,333	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,467,569	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,746,218	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,837,879	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$356,313	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$187,283	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,520,937	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,929,394	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$234,311	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$458,985	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,286,626	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,470,409	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO RECOGNIZE AND ELEVATE HIGH ACHIEVING COLLEGE STUDENTS COMMITTED TO SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE TO THEIR CAMPUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,931,770	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$384,950	GrantAmt
Revenue	$6,722,960	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY OF MORE THAN $1,000,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND CHAPTER FUNDING THAT SUPPORTED MORE THAN 250,000 HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENT SCHOLARS, OF WHICH, 66,000 WERE NEWLY INDUCTED AT OVER 320 CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE (INCLUDES OVER $270,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAIVERS BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS EXCLUSIVELY FOR NSCS MEMBERS).	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,000,227	ExpenseAmt
Desc	HOSTED MORE THAN 4,500 CHAPTER EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INCLUDE, 385 PLANNING TO ACHIEVE COLLEGIATE EXCELLENCE (PACE) ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORTED THOUSANDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS WITH NEARLY 50 MARCH TO COLLEGE DAY PROGRAMS (WHERE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS VISIT COLLEGE CAMPUSES), OVER 280 INDUCTION CEREMONIES AND 175 NATIONAL INTEGRITY WEEK EVENTS WHERE STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT AND COMMIT TO ACADEMIC, PERSONAL, WELLNESS AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY. CHAPTERS HOLD MANY EVENTS FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$728,592	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DEVELOPED AND GREW MORE THAN 4,000 STUDENT LEADERS IN THE CAPACITY OF VARYING CHAPTER OFFICER ROLES AND PROVIDED FORMAL TRAINING VIA THE ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AS WELL AS SEVERAL NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. OUR STAFF WORK WITH MEMBERS TO HELP THEM GROW AS LEADERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,660,589	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
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	0	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	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	21	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	63	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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	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	SCOTT COHEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022659000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2000 M STREET NW SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JONATHAN DUNNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER KONWERSKI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MERRILL ROSE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JASON BLOOMFIELD
DIRECTOR FROM 4/2017	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAQUEL BAUDRIT
NLC PRESIDENT FROM 7/2017	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GABRIEL LERNER
NLC PRESIDENT THRU 6/2017	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JILLIAN KINZIE
CHAIR FROM 10/2016	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JEFF SUMMER
CHAIR THRU 9/2016	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
HILLIAN KLEIN
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STACY JONES
SECRETARY THRU 4/2017	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEPHEN LOFLIN
CEO AND FOUNDER	40.00	Yes (X)	$264,000	$0	$27,525	Yes (X)
JONATHAN BASSFORD
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS	40.00		$35,860	$0	$72	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$299,860	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$27,597	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
RST MARKETING ASSOCIATES INC
PO BOX 228	FOREST	VA	24551	MAILING SERVICES	$1,438,076
HILTON ORLANDO
6001DESTINATION PKWY	ORLANDO	FL	32819	CONVENTION SPACE	$330,623
THE HR TEAM INC
PO BOX 62733	BALTIMORE	MD	21264	HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING	$127,854

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,548	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,548	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBER DUES	900099	$6,357,768	$6,357,768
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM	900099	$365,192	$365,192

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,722,960	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,109	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,109	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$786	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$786	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$786	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$786	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$267,099	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$64,252	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$202,847	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$202,847	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SUBLEASE INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$92,237	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$92,237	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$247	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$247	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$92,484	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,025,162	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,925,807	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$96,807	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$384,950	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$423,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$343,053	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$249	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,292,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,053,689	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$238,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$811	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,924	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,701	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,892	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,535	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,836	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,194	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,648	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,241	TotalAmt
Management And General	$77,241	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$412,962	TotalAmt
Program Services	$132,067	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$280,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,388	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,320,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,283,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,110	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$357,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$280,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$408,238	TotalAmt
Program Services	$319,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$228,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$164,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$184,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,633	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,356	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,187	TotalAmt
Program Services	$225,837	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,699	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,699	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,371	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OUTSOURCED PROGRAM FEES	$71,412	$71,412
STAFFING & RECRUITING	$39,266	$201	$39,065
MEMBERSHIP PROCESSING	$24,724	$24,724
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$8,203	$3,990	$4,213

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,793	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,837,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,660,589	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,176,230	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,060	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$339,358	BOYAmt
EOY	$282,220	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,818,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,070,078	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,006	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,178	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,618	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$110,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,614	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$453,395	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$276,595	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,163	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,800	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$110,058	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,520,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,929,394	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$282,674	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$76,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,311	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$234,311	BOYAmt
EOY	$458,985	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,286,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,470,409	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,286,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,470,409	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,520,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,929,394	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$187,283	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$3,500	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 A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,555,702	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,342,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,288,135	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,632,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,360,316	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$36,179,279	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$660,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$820,855	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$704,345	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$730,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$632,291	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,548,442	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,215,969	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,163,270	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,992,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,363,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,992,607	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$39,727,721	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$850	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,800	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$850	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,800	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$39,721,921	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,414	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,261	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,466	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,109	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,114	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,414	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,261	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,466	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,109	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,114	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$932	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$162,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$266,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$92,484	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$536,831	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,226,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,184,213	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,161,316	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,634,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,090,200	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$40,296,666	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98570	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98620	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00080	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00260	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$121,441	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$41,668	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$79,773	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$331,954	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$234,927	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$97,027	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$176,800	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$145,803
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$14,588
SUB-LEASE DEPOSIT	$15,920

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$176,311	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,086,700	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,086,700	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$61,538	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$61,538	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,025,162	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,902,917	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$65,038	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$65,038	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,837,879	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,837,879	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE SOCIETY HAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED ITS EXEMPT STATUS AND THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2017.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD -64,252. LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS -786. PROGRAM REVENUE REFUND 3,500.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 64,252. LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS 786.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND SCHOOL OF HIGHER EDUCATION	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	544	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$384,950	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE INFORMED THAT THE AWARD IS TO BE USED TO PAY FOR TUITION, FEES, BOOKS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE COURSES AT AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. WE WORK WITH THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT THE RECIPIENT IS ATTENDING IN DISBURSEMENT OF THE AWARD.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN LOFLIN	PersonNm
Title	CEO AND FOUNDER	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$264,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$15,840	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$11,685	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$291,525	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT COLLECTS A MEMBERSHIP FEE FROM ITS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR TERMS ARE RENEWED, THE CHAPTER OFFICERS VOTE ON THE BOARD MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHAPTER BY CERTIFYING AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	IF THE BY-LAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION CHANGE, THE CHAPTER OFFICERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CERTIFY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHAPTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY HAVE ACCESS TO THE RETURN PRIOR TO SIGNING FOR REVIEW PURPOSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ACCORDING TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AS NEW ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED. THOSE WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO THAT TOPIC. EMPLOYEES DO THE SAME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED IN DETERMINING CEO/FOUNDER AND ALL EMPLOYEE SALARY. DATA IS TAKEN PRIMARILY FROM THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND ASAE AND WAS LAST REVIEWED IN OCTOBER 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	PROGRAM REVENUE REFUNDS -3,500.