POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM (EIN 52-1101422)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-02
IRS object ID: 201833069349302023
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-02T16:31:35-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1861 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	MCLEAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521101422	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	POLI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024667820	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1120 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 930	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHUCK WEXLER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024667820	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	YONG ZHANG CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01249785	PTIN
Phone	7033366400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.98.98.15	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-02	IPDt
IP Tm	09:05:55	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	5BB3B986E96693C9FA12ABDB8E5DE88F5CFF60A5	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHUCK WEXLER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1120 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 930	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,548,756	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.POLICEFORUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1978	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PERF CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN POLICING, AND DISSEMINATES FINDINGS TO THE FIELD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	33	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,298,265	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,536,473	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,622,445	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,873,297	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$12,329	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$132,712	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,215	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,274	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,913,596	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,548,756	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,421,666	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,683,670	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,224,562	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,397,092	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,646,228	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,080,762	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$267,368	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$467,994	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,874,045	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,753,997	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,876,171	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,273,228	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,997,874	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,480,769	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	PERF IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING, SUCH AS POLICE USE OF FORCE, CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND POLICIES THAT ARE FAITHFUL TO THE CONSTITUTION. PERF ADVANCES PROFESSIONALISM IN POLICING THROUGH THE SHARING OF INFORMATION ABOUT BEST PRACTICES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,005,737	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATION AND TRAINING EACH YEAR, PERF IDENTIFIES THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING POLICE DEPARTMENTS NATIONWIDE, AND ADDRESSES THOSE ISSUES BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND SURVEYS OF POLICE CHIEFS. PERF HOLDS NATIONAL CONFERENCES IN WHICH EXPERTS DEVELOP POLICY GUIDANCE AND BEST PRACTICES. PERF COMPILES THESE FINDINGS IN REPORTS THAT WE DISSEMINATE TO THE POLICING PROFESSION, THE NEWS MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2017-18, PERF ISSUED GROUNDBREAKING REPORTS ON REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE; THE POLICE RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS; STRENGTHENING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS; OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS; MANAGING MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG JAIL INMATES; THE POLICE HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES; COMPUTER CRIME; CHANGES IN POLICE BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC; AND OTHER ISSUES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,579,637	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DEMONSTRATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PERF PROVIDES DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON SPECIFIC ISSUES IN POLICING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. FUNDERS INCLUDE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE. RECIPIENTS OF THIS ASSISTANCE IN 2017-18 INCLUDE GOLDEN, CO; HAMPTON, VA; WILMINGTON, DE; INDIANAPOLIS; PHILADELPHIA; AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS. PERF ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING TO POLICE AGENICES ON PERF'S "ICAT" PROGRAM (INTEGRATING COMMUNICATIONS, ASSESSMENT, AND TACTICS), WHICH HELPS TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY USE OF FORCE BY POLICE. RECIPIENTS OF THIS TRAINING INCLUDE PORTLAND, OR; CORAL GABLES, FL; AUSTIN, TX; MESA, AZ; LOUISVILLE, KY; ST. PAUL, MN; RUTGERS UNIVERSITY POLICE; AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,545,899	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PERF CONDUCTS A WIDE VARIETY OF RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PUBLISHES ITS FINDINGS IN REPORTS WRITTEN FOR PRACTITIONERS, THE NEWS MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS. PERF'S RECENT RESEARCH TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED: GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON POLICE USE OF FORCE; REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEMS; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN POLICING ORGANIZATIONS; STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING HEROIN OVERDOSE DEATHS; POLICIES AND ISSUES REGARDING POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS; LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES; AND THE ROLE OF LOCAL POLICE IN INVESTIGATING CYBERCRIME.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$570,516	$424,146	MANAGEMENT SERVICES - PERF CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES. DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT, THESE SERVICES MAY ADDRESS A SPECIFIC QUESTION, OR MAY INVOLVE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE AGENCY'S OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS. ISSUES INCLUDE: USE-OF-FORCE POLICIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND POLICE BEAT PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS FOR TRAINING OFFICERS; TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION NEEDS ASSESSMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL "CLIMATE" REVIEWS; AND STRATEGIC PLANNING ASSISTANCE.
$836,151	$88,940	MEMBERSHIP
$160,447	$169,083	EXECUTIVE SEARCH
$26,487	$36,738	PUBLICATIONS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,593,601	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$718,907	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,724,874	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	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	0	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	57	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	33	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	8	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	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	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	KEN HARTWICK DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2024667820	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1120 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 930	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
J SCOTT THOMSON
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J THOMAS MANGER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN O'TOOLE
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT WHITE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL OATES
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS MAGNUS
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANEE HARTEAU
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NOIRIN O'SULLIVAN
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK WEXLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$374,379	$0	$86,944
KEN HARTWICK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$183,971	$0	$55,619
ANDREA LUNA
CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00			$192,166	$0	$24,438	Yes (X)
CRAIG FISCHER
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION	40.00			$175,390	$0	$33,575	Yes (X)
THOMAS WILSON
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR	40.00			$177,556	$0	$18,721	Yes (X)
KEVIN MORISON
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER	40.00			$159,616	$0	$17,067	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,263,078	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$236,364	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	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
ORTWIN NARR
606 LONGVIEW CT	SENECA	NC	29678	CONSULTING	$197,556
BRIAN MANDEL
66 PARKMAN STREET UNIT 1	BROOKLINE	MA	02446	CONSULTING	$132,000
CHARLOTTE LANSINGER
147 94TH STREET	SONE HARBOR	NJ	08247	CONSULTING	$109,475

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$565,719	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$1,290,972	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,679,782	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,536,473	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONF. & REGISTRATIONS	611430	$3,243,330	$3,243,330
MANAGEMENT SERVICES	541610	$424,146	$424,146
EXECUTIVE SEARCH	900099	$169,083	$169,083
PUBLICATIONS	511190	$36,738	$36,738

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,873,297	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$52,398	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$52,398	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$80,314	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$80,314	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$80,314	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$80,314	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$6,274	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,274	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,274	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,548,756	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,873,297	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$138,986	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$700,913	TotalAmt
Program Services	$656,659	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,266,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,209,316	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,221	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$236,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$204,729	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,535	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$278,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$241,161	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,147	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$174,733	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,915	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,796	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,796	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$946,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$946,085	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$329	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$191,845	TotalAmt
Program Services	$168,127	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,718	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,506	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,506	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,247	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,024	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,139,725	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,127,769	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,905	TotalAmt
Management And General	$54,905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$175	TotalAmt
Management And General	$175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
INDIRECT COSTS	$2,068,448	$2,025,446	$43,002
CATERING	$698,124	$676,316	$21,808
MEDIA PRODUCTION	$118,762	$118,341	$421
DUES	$5,599	$4,864	$735

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,450	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,080,762	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,724,874	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$355,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,856	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,071,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,835,019	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$989,149	BOYAmt
EOY	$941,049	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,071	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,546	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,813	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,721	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,158	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$677,668	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$271,241	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$461,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$406,427	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,178,891	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,346,987	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,234	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,874,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,753,997	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$995,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$882,515	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,099,888	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,647,507	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$781,059	BOYAmt
EOY	$743,206	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,876,171	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,273,228	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,949,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,432,419	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,350	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,997,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,480,769	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,874,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,753,997	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$467,994	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$14,900	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Community Trust	Yes (X)	CommunityTrustInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,358,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,861,332	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,577,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,298,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,536,473	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,632,264	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,358,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,861,332	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,577,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,298,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,536,473	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,632,264	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$20,632,264	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$70,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$24,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$38,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$52,398	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$223,165	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,371	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,215	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,274	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,947	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$20,888,376	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$16,055,078	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98770	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98740	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 6,383. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 7,704. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 7,371. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 5,215. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 6,274.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$8,080,762	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$8,080,762	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$554,038	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$138,510	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$485,381	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$510,252	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$532,311	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$554,038	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,081,982	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$3,122,973	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$121,345	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$127,563	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$133,078	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$138,510	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$520,496	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$780,744	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PERF DID NOT ENGAGE IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN 2017.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$584,936	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$192,618	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$392,318	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$92,732	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$78,623	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,109	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$406,427	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES	$37,235
DEFERRED RENT	$705,971

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$743,206	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,563,656	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$14,900	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$14,900	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,548,756	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,548,756	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,080,762	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,080,762	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,080,762	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PERF HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, PERF 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 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 PERF'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT PERF HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. GENERALLY, PERF IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES BEFORE 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
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 (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHUCK WEXLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$289,141	$0	$40,000	$0	$45,238	$0	$54,000	$0	$32,944	$0	$461,323	$0	$0	$0
KEN HARTWICK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	$183,971	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,725	$0	$35,894	$0	$239,590	$0	$0	$0
ANDREA LUNA
CHIEF OF STAFF	$185,933	$0	$0	$0	$6,233	$0	$19,645	$0	$4,793	$0	$216,604	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG FISCHER
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION	$175,390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,033	$0	$15,542	$0	$208,965	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS WILSON
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR	$170,486	$0	$0	$0	$7,070	$0	$17,049	$0	$1,672	$0	$196,277	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN MORISON
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER	$159,616	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,395	$0	$1,672	$0	$176,683	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THERE IS ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS, THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS GENERAL MEMBERS. THERE ARE TWO OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERS THAT DO NOT VOTE, SUSTAINING MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS. GENERAL MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD, ONE VOTE PER MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	GENERAL MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD, ONE VOTE PER MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS PREPARED BY POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE 990 DRAFT IS REVIWED BY MANAGEMENT BEFORE FILING. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A STRONG INFORMAL PROCESS OF MONITORING AND ENFORCING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS THAT'S DRIVEN BY THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	PERF RETAINS AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR ANNUAL REVIEW OF ITS STAFF. THE CONSULTANT ADVISES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SALARY PRACTICE THAT IS PERTINENT TO PERF AND COMPUTES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL STAFF, EXCEPT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY CHOOSE TO REVIEW AND/OR AMEND SUCH ITEMS PRIOR TO VOTING ON THEIR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER CONSULTING SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 889,820. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 72. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 889,892. SUBCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 56,265. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,265.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS.