INDEPENDENT SECTOR: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
INDEPENDENT SECTOR (EIN 52-1081024)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-11
IRS object ID
201801319349305050
Schema version
2017v2.2
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DescNATIONAL CONFERENCE - THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR CONFERENCE PROVIDES THE PREMIER MEETING GROUND FOR LEADERS FROM THE NONPROFIT SECTOR AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR, BRINGING TOGETHER LEADERS FROM PUBLIC CHARITIES, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE GIVING PROGRAMS, AND ACADEMIA TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE TO DISCUSS AND ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES FACING OUR SECTOR, THE NATION AND THE WORLD. IN 2017 INDEPENDENT SECTOR COLLABORATED WITH TWO ORGANIZATIONS IN DETROIT: THE COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS AND THE MICHIGAN NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION. THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN OCTOBER IN DETROIT AND OVER 1,400 PEOPLE (INCLUDING OVER 200 ON SCHOLARSHIP) ATTENDED. OVER 800 ORGANIZATIONS WERE REPRESENTED AND 68 ATTENDEES EXHIBITED. THE EXPERTISE AND VIBRANCY OF ALL OUR PARTICIPANTS PRODUCED A WORLD-CLASS EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. WITH OVER 210 SPEAKERS, THE MEETING FEATURED OVER 90 INNOVATIVE SESSION FORMATS THAT HELPED PARTICIPANTS EXAMINE HOW TO CREATE SOLUTIONS, BUILD LASTING IMPACT AND CREATE BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED IMMERSIVE TOURS THAT ALLOWED ATTENDEES TO SEE AND HEAR LOCAL LEADER NARRATIVES ON DETROIT'S INNOVATIVE CHANGES THAT HELP TO CREATE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE WERE ALSO SESSIONS THAT FEATURED PROGRAMMING SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO CEOS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WHO MAKE UP OVER 32% OF CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS. PLENARY SESSIONS FEATURED LOCAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATING ARTISTS, LEADERS IN HOMELESSNESS AND NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS, AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE SECTOR AND SOCIETY. CONFERENCE ATTENDEES VIEW THE CONFERENCE AS A WAY TO EXPAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK AS WELL AS TO GAIN NEW THINKING, SKILLS AND PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THEIR WORK.ATTENDEES WERE ALSO GIVEN A PREVIEW OF THE NEW CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE GOING FORWARD INTO 2018 AND BEYOND. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL NOW BE CALLED UPSWELL AND IN 2018 UPSWELL WILL BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 14-16.Desc

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Expense$1,172,252ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLIC POLICY - INDEPENDENT SECTOR (IS) PROVIDES LEADERSHIP FOR AND COLLABORATES WITH OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO EDUCATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY AND TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE ABILITY OF CHARITABLE AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2016, WE CONTINUED TO INFORM AND GALVANIZE OUR SECTOR ALLIES AROUND KEY ISSUES, EDUCATE LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE SECTOR'S ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SOCIETY AND IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE THEIR MISSIONS. BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM OUR 2015 THREADS SERIES AND IN FULFILLMENT OF OUR NEW STRATEGIC VISION, WE ALSO SHIFTED TO A MORE PROACTIVE AGENDA TO ENGAGE IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS. WE BEGAN OUR 2016 ELECTION INITIATIVE IN JANUARY BY COMMISSIONING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH OF AMERICAN VOTERS NATIONALLY AND IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES. THIS RESEARCH REVEALED THE DEEP BIPARTISAN SUPPORT ENJOYED BY THE SECTOR. DRAWING ON THIS RESEARCH, WE DEVELOPED KEY MESSAGE POINTS AND SEVERAL BROAD POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE USED TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THEIR STAFFS THROUGHOUT THE ELECTION SEASON. THE DATA AND OUR MESSAGES WERE PUBLISHED IN OUR OCTOBER 2016 REPORT, UNITED FOR CHARITY.WE RESPONDED WITH OUR PARTNERS TO NEW POLICY CHALLENGES AS THEY AROSE, INCLUDING: LEADING A CAMPAIGN TO OPPOSE A PROPOSED IRS CHANGE TO GIFT SUBSTANTIATION RULES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE IRS SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDRAWING ITS PROPOSED CHANGES; WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO CREATE NONPROFIT-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW OVERTIME REGULATIONS, INCLUDING WEBINARS HELD WITH DOL THAT WERE VIEWED BY OVER 6,000 NONPROFITS; AND PREPARING FOR COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM IN 2017 BY ENGAGING WITH OUR MEMBERS AND KEY TAX WRITING COMMITTEES TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANDING CHARITABLE GIVING INCENTIVES.IN ADDITION TO ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE SECTOR, WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE IN MORE EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY THEMSELVES. MORE THAN 100 ATTENDEES CONVENED AT OUR PUBLIC POLICY ACTION INSTITUTE, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER 2016, TO LEARN ADVOCACY BEST PRACTICES AND DISCUSS HOW 2017 TAX REFORM EFFORTS MAY IMPACT NONPROFITS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND CHARITABLE GIVING, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF POLICY SUPPORTING THE 2020 CENSUS. PPAI ATTENDEES PUT THEIR NEW KNOWLEDGE TO WORK AT THE CONFERENCE, JOINING A DIVERSE COALITION OF MORE THAN 150 NONPROFIT LEADERS FOR CAPITOL HILL DAY TO EDUCATE LAWMAKERS DIRECTLY ON THE IMPACT THAT PUBLIC POLICY HAS ON THEIR ORGANIZATIONS' MISSIONS AND THE COLLECTIVE SUCCESS OF OUR SECTOR. OUR ROUTINE COALITION-BUILDING WORK CONTINUED TO INCLUDE MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CALLS, IN-PERSON D.C. ADVOCATES STRATEGY MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, TAX REFORM STRATEGY GROUPS, AND PERIODIC POLICY ALERTS TO ADVANCE POLICIES CRITICAL TO THE WORK OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR.Desc

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Expense$719,715ExpenseAmt
DescLEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE BUILDING ON EFFORTS FIRST INITIATED IN LATE 2013 AND CULMINATING WITH A BOARD APPROVED STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK IN APRIL OF 2016, INDEPENDENT SECTOR CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO OPERATIONALIZE THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY. DURING 2017, IS ALSO DID CONSIDERABLE WORK TO RESTRUCTURE AND RETOOL ITS STAFF IN PURSUIT OF THE CORE STRATEGY. THE CORE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ARTICULATES FOUR PRIMARY DRIVERS AS THE BASIS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK:COMMUNITY BUILDER: IS WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE FROM A "PIPELINE" TO A "PLATFORM" COMMUNITY BUILDING ORGANIZATION, GATHERING THE DIVERSE PLAYERS THAT MAKE UP THE SOCIAL SECTOR, USING SUCH OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, KNOWLEDGE, CONNECTION ACROSS SECTORS, AND ACTION-BASED LEARNING. POLICY LEADER: IS WILL DEFINE A SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED POLICY AGENDA THAT ADVANCES THE INTERESTS OF THE SECTOR, WHILE ALSO WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE SECTOR ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE CHARITABLE SECTOR. SECTOR ENABLER: IS WILL IDENTIFY A SMALL NUMBER OF ISSUE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE STRUCTURAL OR OTHER CHALLENGES THAT IMPEDE PROGRESS IN THE SECTOR, OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT OFFER THE POTENTIAL TO SCALE IMPACT OR EXPAND THE AND "CLOUT" OF THE SECTOR. IN 2017, WE FURTHER DEVELOPED OUR "PATHWAYS" VEHICLE FOR ADVANCING SUCH INITIATIVES AND LAUNCHED A NEW EFFORT TO CO-CREATE A NATIONAL NARRATIVE ABOUT THE VALUE OUR SECTOR CREATES IN AMERICAN LIFE.21ST CENTURY ORGANIZATION: IS WILL EVOLVE ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURES, CAPABILITIES AND METHODOLOGIES TO BECOME A DATA-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION RESULTED IN, WITHDRAWING, LEARNING ORGANIZATION USING WHAT WE LEARN IN SERVICE OF OUR MISSION. DURING 2017, IS STAFF CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND OVERSIGHT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE TEAM SUPPORTED THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, AND HELPED ENSURE THAT THE BOARD WAS APPROPRIATELY ENGAGED AND POSITIONED TO PLAY ITS VITAL LEADERSHIP ROLE RELATIVE TO SETTING THE ORGANIZATION'S PATH TO THE FUTURE. AS A LEADER AND CHAMPION ON BEHALF OF THE NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR, IS HAS A HIGHLY REGARDED FOR RESPONSIVENESS, AGILITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND RELIABILITY. INDEPENDENT SECTOR IS ALSO RECOGNIZED BOTH FOR ITS ROLE AND SKILL AS A NEUTRAL CONVENER, BRINGING TOGETHER SECTOR LEADERS FROM A BROAD SPECTRUM OF GROUPS AROUND SALIENT ISSUES, AND FOR ITS POLICY LEADERSHIP, MUCH OF WHICH IN 2017 WAS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF THE SECTOR THROUGH THE TAX REFORM PROCESS. AS IT DOES EVERY YEAR, INDEPENDENT SECTOR CONTINUES TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF ITS FOUNDER, JOHN W GARDNER, THROUGH THE AWARD OF THE JOHN W. GARDNER LEADERSHIP AWARD. THE AWARD, PRESENTED IN 2017 TO ROSEANNE HAGGERTY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, HONORS LEADERS IN AMERICAN CIVIL SOCIETY WHO ARE UNIQUELY MODELING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND TAKES, TO IMPROVE LIVES AND THE NATURAL WORLD-THE VERY HEART OF THE IS MISSION.Desc

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$429,220NETWORKS AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT - THE IS MEMBERSHIP IS A LEADERSHIP NETWORK OF OVER 400 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING A CROSS-SECTION OF THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY INCLUDING LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PUBLIC CHARITIES, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE GIVING PROGRAMS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE COMMON GOOD. WE ENGAGE MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT TYPES, SIZES, MISSION AREAS, AND GEOGRAPHIES, AND INVOLVE OUR MEMBERSHIP IN ALL OF OUR EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES: DEVELOPING POLICY POSITIONS AND AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATORS, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING LEADERS, AND PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE STANDARDS. MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THROUGH OUR DAILY AND PERIODIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND THROUGH REPORTS ON RELEVANT TOPICS PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE FORCES SHAPING THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS ARE ENGAGED THROUGH COMMITTEES, AD HOC GROUPS, ONLINE AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, AND AT OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHERE THEY BRING THEIR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE, AS WELL AS THEIR DESIRE TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECT WITH OTHER CHANGEMAKERS. DURING 2017, INDEPENDENT SECTOR CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE "VITAL MEETING GROUND" FOR AMERICA'S CHANGE-MAKERS AND PROBLEM-SOLVERS, COMMITTED TO OUR FOUNDING ROLES AS A COMMUNITY BUILDER AND POLICY LEADER. IS BEGAN TO EXPAND THE WAYS IN WHICH WE ENGAGE CHANGEMAKERS AND BUILD COMMUNITY IN THE SECTOR, LAUNCHING NEW INITIATIVES IN 2017 THAT ARE HELPING ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS BUILD BRIDGES, IDENTIFY EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS, AND BETTER TELL THEIR STORIES. WE ALSO STRENGTHENED THE ADVOCACY VOICE OF THE SECTOR THROUGH CLOSER PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANIZATIONS AND BY BEGINNING TO MOBILIZE GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES. TO FURTHER OUR ADVOCACY, WE HAVE ALSO BUILT A STRONGER RESEARCH BASE ON THE EFFECTS OF TAX POLICY ON CHARITABLE GIVING AND ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SECTOR. IN KEEPING WITH OUR FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING OUR CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE OUR COMMON FUTURE CONFERENCE, HELD IN DETROIT IN 2017, MARKED THE TRANSITION OF OUR ANNUAL GATHERING FROM OUR TRADITIONAL "IS CONFERENCE" TO ONE THAT BETTER SERVES AS A VITAL MEETING GROUND FOR THE ENTIRE SECTOR. AT OUR COMMON FUTURE, WE ALSO ANNOUNCED UPSWELL, A NEW SOCIAL GOOD EXPERIENCE THAT WE BEGAN DESIGNING IN 2017. UPSWELL GROWS OUT OF THE TRADITION OF THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR CONFERENCE, BRINGING TOGETHER CHANGEMAKERS IN A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY WILL LEARN NEW SKILLS, BUILD DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS, BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND COLLABORATE ON ACTION-ORIENTED PROJECTS.
$707,983COMMUNICATIONS INDEPENDENT SECTOR WORKS TO COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY TO THE MEDIA, ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE PUBLIC, AND STAFF AT PUBLIC CHARITIES AND FOUNDATIONS WHILE EDUCATING ITS MEMBERSHIP AND AUDIENCES ACROSS THE SOCIAL GOOD SPACE ON EMERGING CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND TRENDS. IN 2017, COVERAGE OF IS ACTIVITIES APPEARED MORE THAN 1,800 TIMES IN NATIONAL OUTLETS INCLUDING CNN MONEY, THE WASHINGTON POST, FORBES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, NBCNEWS.COM, MASHABLE, NPR, CNBC, AND YAHOO! FINANCE. IS ALSO GARNERED VISIBILITY IN TRADE PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, THE NONPROFIT TIMES, NONPROFIT QUARTERLY, AND STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES LOOK TO IS FOR EXPERTISE ON VOLUNTEERING, ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, PARTICULARLY ON ISSUES OF TAX AND FISCAL POLICY AFFECTING THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY. INDEPENDENT SECTOR CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A SOURCE OF BEST PRACTICES, STRATEGIES, AND EMERGENT TRENDS TO THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY, AND A FORUM TO DISCUSS THEM. PRESIDENT AND CEO DAN CARDINALI SPOKE AT MORE THAN 10 HIGH-VISIBILITY EVENTS IN 2017. WE ARE ALSO CONTINUALLY IMPROVING OUR DIGITAL PRESENCE, USER EXPERIENCE, CIRCULATION OF KEY INFORMATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT. IN 2017, WE LAUNCHED A NEW INDEPENDENTSECTOR.ORG AND TWO MICROSITES: GIVING100.ORG FOR A PUBLIC POLICY CAMPAIGN, AND COMMONFUTURE17.ORG FOR OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST-100 DAYS FOR GOOD-TO CHRONICLE THE NEWS AND POLICY UPDATES RELATED TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON. WE ALSO GREW AUDIENCES AND ENGAGEMENT BY 11.6 PERCENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND LINKEDIN. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES WE IMPLEMENTED IN 2017 WAS A MORE FOCUSED APPROACH ON STORYTELLING ABOUT THE CHARITABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR BLOG WITH MORE FEATURE-LENGTH STORIES. THESE STORIES, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL AND EASY-TO-CONSUME PIECES, WERE FEATURED IN OUR DAILY MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER, DAILY DIGEST, OUR MONTHLY STORYTELLING NEWSLETTER, COMMON GOOD(S), AND OUR WEEKLY CONFERENCE RELATED NEWSLETTER, VISIONS.
$630,567PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE (P&P) IN 2017, INDEPENDENT SECTOR REFINED ITS KEY PROGRAMMATIC AREAS TO ENSURE THEY ALIGN WITH IS ORGANIZATIONAL DRIVERS OF COMMUNITY BUILDING AND PUBLIC POLICY. DEVELOPING A SECTOR NARRATIVE. INDEPENDENT SECTOR BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF A NARRATIVE TO HELP CONVEY THE SECTOR'S POWER, ROLE, IMPACT IN IMPROVING AMERICAN CIVIL SOCIETY, WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON HOW TO REFRAME HOW THE SECTOR MUST BE RESOURCED APPROPRIATELY IN ORDER TO ENSURE ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCY AND ULTIMATELY, SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES. BY ENGAGING KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OGILVY, A MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMUNICATIONS FIRM, IS HOSTED FIVE EVENTS RANGING FROM TWO WEBINARS TO THREE STATE-LEVEL NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION KEYNOTES, AS WELL AS A WORKSHOP AT OUR COMMON FUTURE TO LISTEN TO HOW NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS VIEW THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO CIVIL SOCIETY. THIS FEEDBACK WILL SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NARRATIVE MESSAGING FRAMEWORK IN 2018. OUR SHARED DEMOCRACY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FETZER INSTITUTE, WE HOSTED A SERIES OF DINNER CONVERSATIONS ACROSS MICHIGAN TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR LEADERS TO EXPLORE THE INNER VALUES THAT SHAPE THEIR OUTER WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND TO REFLECT ON HOW THIS CONNECTION CONTRIBUTES TO A THRIVING, HEALTHY, AND LOCAL DEMOCRACY. WE HOSTED FIVE DINNERS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, AND A SERIES OF DINNERS AT "OUR COMMON FUTURE" CONFERENCE IN DETROIT. IS AND THE FETZER INSTITUTE CO-DESIGNED A CONVERSATION GUIDE FOR THE DINNERS, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND STATE INSTITUTIONS IN MICHIGAN. NGEN: IS CONTINUED THE AMERICAN EXPRESS NGEN FELLOWS PROGRAM, A YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP FOR 12 NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS AGE 40 AND UNDER TO STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY TO ADDRESS SOCIETY'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE FELLOWS ALUMNI PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO NEARLY 100 FORMER FELLOWS WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF POSITIONS AND SPECIALTIES IN ADDRESSING SOCIAL CHANGE. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED TO RECOGNIZE ONE HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED SECTOR LEADER WHO HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN ADDRESSING SOCIETY'S CRITICAL NEEDS AS PART OF THE AMERICAN EXPRESS NGEN LEADERSHIP AWARD. TO DATE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED MORE THAN 35 FINALISTS WITH DISTINCT SOCIAL IMPACT AND HONORED EIGHT RECIPIENTS. ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY: IN 2017, IS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE 'PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ETHICAL PRACTICE'. SINCE ITS RELEASE IN FEBRUARY 2015, THE IS PRINCIPLES HAVE BEEN BROADLY DISSEMINATED ACROSS THE CHARITABLE SECTOR. IN 2017, THE PRINCIPLES WEBSITE LANDING PAGE (WWW.PRINCIPLESFORGOOD.COM) HAS AVERAGED NEARLY 3,500 PAGE VIEWS MONTHLY. IS BROUGHT THE PRINCIPLES TO NEW AUDIENCES THROUGH A SERIES OF ONLINE AND IN PERSON EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. IS PRESENTED THREE DIGITAL LEARNING EVENTS ON BOARD GOVERNANCE, CHARITABLE SOLICITATION LAWS, AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT. IS STAFF ALSO SPOKE AT THREE SECTOR CONFERENCES IN 2017, INCLUDING THE INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, THE YOUNG NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON SOCIETY OF CPA'S NONPROFIT SYMPOSIUM.$4,957
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$4,957TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,948,636TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee51EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldAZStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCOStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldHIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldKSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldKYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMEStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNMStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOKStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldRIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldUTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldAKStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAROLYN MOLLENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024676100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11602 L STREET NW NO 900AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NEIL J NICOLL
CHAIR, DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN J MCCORMICK
VICE-CHAIR, DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM GIBBONS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA L VARGAS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA R ARNWINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED BLACKWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY L BRADACH
AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY CALVIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SONYA CAMPION
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTONY CHIANG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON KAGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH KASTELIC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY KRAMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L LYNCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY MAZANY
AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY J MCCLIMON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE MELLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY TIMMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN WALKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL J CARDINALI
CEO38.00Yes (X)$523,882$0$37,168
VICTOR REINOSO
COO38.00Yes (X)$246,708$0$9,560
CAROLYN MOLLEN
CFO38.00Yes (X)$203,002$0$11,329
JEFF MOORE
CSO38.00Yes (X)$208,061$0$32,120
BARRY GOODINSON
VP38.00$166,492$0$12,843Yes (X)
ROBERT JONES
VP38.00$156,761$0$9,254Yes (X)
DANIELLE MAXWELL
DIR. TALENT & ADMINISTRATION38.00$130,063$0$19,459Yes (X)
LIZ CULKIN
DIR. CONFERENCE & EVENT MANAGEMENT38.00$119,662$0$21,766Yes (X)
CHIRSTIAN CLANSKY
DIR. MARKETING AND DIGITAL STRATEGY38.00$117,223$0$14,065Yes (X)
MATT PERDONI
COUNSEL & DIR. BUSINESS DEVEL.38.00$112,656$0$8,622Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,984,510TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$176,186TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K16IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
DETROIT MARRIOTT AT THE RENAISSANCE CENT
RENAISSANCE CENTERDETROITMT48243HOTEL SERVICES$219,358
WASHINGTON COUNCIL E&Y
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 601WASHINGTONDC20004LEGAL CONSULTING$210,000
OSI BEYOND LLC
4833 RUGBY AVENUE SUITE 400BETHESDAMD20814TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$115,186
ELLIOTT BAY
3708 SW AUSTIN STREETSEATTLEWA98126DESIGN PRODUCTION$100,739
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,062,990MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$8,148,642AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$18,050NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,211,632TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONFERENCE FEES900004$690,999$597,700$93,299
PUBLICATION SALES900099$4,957$4,957
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$695,956TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$126,402TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$126,402ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,210TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$24,210UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,351,929RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,534,582RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$182,653RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$182,653TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$80,294UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$102,359ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$774,556SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$538,729SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$235,827SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$235,827TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$235,827ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
SUBLEASE INCOME900099$86,868$86,868
PARKING SERVICES812930$52,878$52,878
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$139,746OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,251,120TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$602,657RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$3,206UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$440,037ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,462,619TotalAmt
Program Services$714,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$583,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,738FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,630,039TotalAmt
Program Services$1,285,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,050,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$294,429FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,408TotalAmt
Program Services$74,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,251ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,174FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,455TotalAmt
Program Services$99,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,775FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,684TotalAmt
Program Services$126,440ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,959FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,350TotalAmt
Management And General$48,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,087TotalAmt
Management And General$43,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,028TotalAmt
Management And General$30,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,109,412TotalAmt
Program Services$890,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$205,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,440FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,447TotalAmt
Program Services$22,447ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$356,885TotalAmt
Program Services$74,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$279,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,858FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,928TotalAmt
Program Services$37,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,075,212TotalAmt
Program Services$615,897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$378,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,383FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,019TotalAmt
Program Services$273,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,690FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$588,678TotalAmt
Program Services$536,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,090FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,779TotalAmt
Management And General$231,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,514TotalAmt
Management And General$14,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
IN-KIND EXPENSES$18,050$18,050
ALLOCATED OVERHEAD$0$1,177,836-$1,337,547$159,711

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,621,594TotalAmt
Program Services$5,948,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,866,711ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$806,247FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$619,275BOYAmt
EOY$277,608EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$646,932BOYAmt
EOY$2,578,278EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$847,204BOYAmt
EOY$2,433,060EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,805BOYAmt
EOY$183,015EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,834BOYAmt
EOY$109,016EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$37,130,915LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,908,826LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,192,686BOYAmt
EOY$27,222,089EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,403,509BOYAmt
EOY$8,450,506EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$851,395BOYAmt
EOY$916,284EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,778,640BOYAmt
EOY$42,169,856EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,063,708BOYAmt
EOY$1,007,023EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,850BOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,248,107BOYAmt
EOY$9,915,599EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,625,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,375,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,651BOYAmt
EOY$172,106EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,146,316BOYAmt
EOY$12,469,728EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,392,623BOYAmt
EOY$26,380,332EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,239,701BOYAmt
EOY$3,319,796EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,632,324BOYAmt
EOY$29,700,128EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,778,640BOYAmt
EOY$42,169,856EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,629,526ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$438,278NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,535,206CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,482,486CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,420,635CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,146,702CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,211,632CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,796,661TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,535,206CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,482,486CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,420,635CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,146,702CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,211,632CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,796,661TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,371,871SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$33,424,790PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$964,742CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,070,771CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,303,958CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,127,031CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$970,891CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,437,393TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$43,234,054TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,075,239GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77310PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73960PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$43,011FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$43,011FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,682,623FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,725,634FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$536,282FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$134,071FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$561,504CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$699,667CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$673,493CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$536,282CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,470,946TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,706,419LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,260CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$23,762CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$33,216CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$43,011CurrentYearAmt
Total$107,249TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$140,376CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$174,917CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$168,373CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$134,071CurrentYearAmt
Total$617,737TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$926,606GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,612,008BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$779,979InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$210,347OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,181,640EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,358,065BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$416,003InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$162,060OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,612,008EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,521,437BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,999,216ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$32,393InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$130,195OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,358,065EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,500,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$168,829InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$147,392OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,521,437EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,000,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$2,500,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,500,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,391,820OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,391,820BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,729,411OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,626,488DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,102,923BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,459,510OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,255,318DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,204,192BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,550,174OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,027,020DepreciationAmt
Book Value$523,154BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$27,222,089TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEPOSITS HELD IN ESCROW$117,001
DEFERRED RENT$55,105
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$172,106TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,229,262TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$438,278NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$58,160DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$496,438RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,732,824RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$1,481,704OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$1,481,704RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,251,120TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,161,458TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$58,160DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,481,704OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,539,864ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,621,594ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,621,594TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS OF INDEPENDENT SECTOR ARE REPORTED AS UNDESIGNATED AND BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS. UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS REPRESENT THE PORTION OF EXPENDABLE FUNDS THAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF INDEPENDENT SECTOR, WHILE BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS REPRESENT A PORTION OF UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS FOR DESIGNATED PURPOSES AND CONSISTS OF A SHORT TERM BUILDING OPERATING FUND AND A LONG TERM RESERVE FUND WHICH WAS CREATED TO ESTABLISH A CORPUS FOR WHICH INVESTMENT INCOME WILL BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS INCLUDED $500,000 IN THE SHORT TERM BUILDING OPERATING FUND AND $6,681,640 IN THE LONG TERM RESERVE FUND.
PART X, LINE 2:UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, INDEPENDENT SECTOR IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES WAS REQUIRED, AS INDEPENDENT SECTOR HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX LIABILITY. LLC IS A SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THAT HAS ELECTED TO BE TREATED AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY. AS SUCH, LLC IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX, BUT RATHER, ITS INCOME OR LOSS INURES TO INDEPENDENT SECTOR. LLC IS SUBJECT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUSINESS FRANCHISE TAX. THERE WAS NO TAX PROVISION NECESSARY TO BE ACCRUED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES (FASB ASC TOPIC 740-10) ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE 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 TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2014.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON LINE 6B -1,534,582. PARKING SERVICE REVENUE REPORTED ON LINE 11 52,878.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON LINE 6B 1,534,582. PARKING SERVICE REVENUE REPORTED ON LINE 11 -52,878.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
DANIEL J CARDINALI
CEO$522,571$0$0$0$1,311$0$27,461$0$12,026$0$563,369$0$0$0
VICTOR REINOSO
COO$246,361$0$0$0$347$0$7,615$0$8,192$0$262,515$0$0$0
CAROLYN MOLLEN
CFO$202,863$0$0$0$139$0$1,636$0$11,426$0$216,064$0$0$0
JEFF MOORE
CSO$207,419$0$0$0$642$0$13,817$0$21,096$0$242,974$0$0$0
BARRY GOODINSON
VP$165,897$0$0$0$595$0$0$0$14,205$0$180,697$0$0$0
ROBERT JONES
VP$156,443$0$0$0$318$0$0$0$10,271$0$167,032$0$0$0
DANIELLE MAXWELL
DIR. TALENT & ADMINISTRATION$129,963$0$0$0$100$0$10,046$0$11,079$0$151,188$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DISTRICT OF COLUMBIABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN566001131BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2013-06-04BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$11,600,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeTO REFINANCE PURCHASE OF HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$1,545,636RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$11,600,000TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$11,600,000OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2013SubstantialCompletionYr
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed PropertyYes (1)OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6IS HAS MEMBERS THAT HELP SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHERE IS ONLY ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERSHIP HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CHANGES IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS, MEMBERSHIP DUES AND/OR DUES ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY, MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AFFIRM MAJOR POLICIES AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS BY THE BOARD, AS APPROPRIATE, AND ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ON NATIONAL ISSUES OF CONCERNS TO THE MEMBERSHIP, AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ALSO REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRIOR TO OBTAINING THE CEO'S SIGNATURE ON THE DOCUMENT. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW IN ADVANCE OF FILING. IT IS DISTRIBUTED IN ADVANCE OF THE BOARD MEETING IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT DIRECTORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A MEANINGFUL REVIEW AND TO ALLOW ALL DIRECTORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE DOCUMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED. INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S AUDITORS PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD MEETING IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT DIRECTORS MAY HAVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF INDEPENDENT SECTOR ARE TO BE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, IN TURN, REQUESTS THAT DIRECTORS IDENTIFY, TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL OR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OPERATIONS OF INDEPENDENT SECTOR. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING EITHER THEMSELVES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY, THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF SUCH CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD ARISE SUBSEQUENT TO SUBMITTING THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, THE POLICY SETS FORTH AN ONGOING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. AT THE STAFF LEVEL, INDEPENDENT SECTOR PERSONNEL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN CONSIDERING ENGAGEMENT OF A NEW VENDOR. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN BOTH TO ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION MAY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE RECUSAL OR FIREWALLING OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION, THUS ENSURING THAT THE CONFLICT IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY ARE UPHELD. IN ADDITION, WE NOTE THAT DURING THE ANNUAL AUDIT STAFF IDENTIFY AND DISCLOSE TO AUDITORS ALL KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AAPART FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S BOARD OFFICERS (CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER) DO NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION. AN ANNUAL COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE CEO TAKES PLACE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT IS RETAINED OR SALARY SURVEYS AND 990S ARE REVIEWED TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY COMPARABLE SALARY DATA. AN INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS ANALYSIS AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION ARE ALSO COMPLETED. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES A FINAL DETERMINATION WITH REGARD TO THESE MATTERS. WITH REGARD TO STAFF COMPENSATION, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, VICE PRESIDENTS, AND APPROPRIATE STAFF MANAGERS ALSO COMPLETE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. FOR ALL STAFF OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, IS UTILIZES INDUSTRY COMPARABLE DATA IN MAKING DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE RANGE OF SALARIES. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO MAKES ALL FINAL DETERMINATIONS RELATIVE TO STAFF COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE ANNUAL AUDIT, 990 AND 990T, BOARD OF DIRECTORS LIST, AND IS POLICIES (CONFLICT OF INTEREST, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, RECORDS RETENTION AND TRAVEL) ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.INDEPENDENTSECTOR.ORG).
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GINDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,384. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,223. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 473. TOTAL EXPENSES 39,080. CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 651,954. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 150,042. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,835. TOTAL EXPENSES 811,831. LEGISLATIVE ASSISANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 168,644. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 38,812. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,544. TOTAL EXPENSES 210,000. SPEAKERS, SERVICE BUREAUS, AND OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,949. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,964. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 588. TOTAL EXPENSES 48,501.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1 AND PAGE 7, PART VII, VOTING MEMBERSTHE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS SHOWN IN PART VI SECTION A LINE 1 DIFFERS FROM THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS LISTED IN PART VII BECAUSE BOARD MEMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN PART VII IF THEY SERVED ON THE BOARD AT ANY TIME DURING 2016. INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S BOARD TERM BEGINS AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING HELD DURING THE IS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN THE FALL.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line11620 IS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11602 L STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN543219877EIN
Primary ActivitiesBUILDING MANAGEMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$2,451,929TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$38,511,367EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INDEPENDENT SECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt

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