BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC (EIN 72-0408914)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-25
IRS object ID
201842989349300224
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-10-25T10:52:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN721088864PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1LAPORTE APACBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD 600AddressLine1Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP700054958ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN720408914EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5045254152PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11055 ST CHARLES AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMY GLOVINSKYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5045254152PhoneNum
Signature2018-10-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN S WILES CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01222673PTIN
Phone5048355522PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-10-24IPDt
IP Tm11:10:45IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAMY GLOVINSKYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11055 ST CHARLES AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,176,777GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BGR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1932FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT (CONT'D ON SCH. O) RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers31TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Other Expenses$201,460CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$832,093CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$23,360PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$305,281CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,203,719TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,172,793TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$31,004TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$212,074TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IN THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$607,267ExpenseAmt
DescMONITORING AND REPORTING ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES: IN 2017, BGR PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 15 REPORTS AND RELEASES ON TOPICS INCLUDING: BENEATH THE SURFACE: A PRIMER ON STORMWATER FEES IN NEW ORLEANS; PAYING FOR STREETS: OPTIONS FOR FUNDING ROAD MAINTENANCE IN NEW ORLEANS; A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PENSION REFORM IN JEFFERSON, ORLEANS AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES; 2017 CANDIDATE Q&A ELECTION SERIES; AS WELL AS VARIOUS BALLOT PROPOSITIONS IN JEFFERSON, ORLEANS AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES; AND AN OPEN LETTER TO THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE ON NONPROFIT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS. BGR'S RESEARCH STAFF MONITORED 70 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH COUNCIL, AND THE JEFFERSON, ORLEANS AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARDS. ONCE THE RESEARCH IS COMPLETE, BGR PURSUES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS, SOMETIMES OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS. IN 2017, BGR CONTINUED ASSESSING ITS EFFECTIVENESS WITH A REVIEW OF MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS DURING THE PAST DECADE. THE REVIEW FOUND THAT BGR'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED TO SOME DEGREE IN 13 ISSUE AREAS, WITH SIGNIFICANT OR FULL IMPLEMENTATION IN MOST CASES. ADDITIONAL INDICATORS OF BGR'S IMPACT INCLUDE NEWS ARTICLES AND REPORTS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONING BGR; NEWS ARTICLES AND REPORTS ON A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION BY BGR; HITS TO A REPORT ON BGR'S WEBSITE; AND REQUESTS TO SPEAK OR COMMENT ON A SUBJECT. IN 2017, BGR WAS MENTIONED 67 TIMES IN THE PRESS. FOR THE 11TH YEAR IN A ROW, BGR WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2017 BY ITS NATIONAL PEERS. THE GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION AWARDED BGR OUTSTANDING POLICY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR DISCOVERING THE COSTLY MISINTERPRETATION OF THE BENEFIT FORMULA FOR THE NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS PENSION FUND, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO A 2016 COURT RULING CORRECTING A MISAPPLIED PENSION BENEFIT CALCULATION FORMULA FOR CITY FIREFIGHTERS. PROJECTED SAVINGS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED $1 MILLION PER YEAR OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW DECADES. THE SECOND AWARD - MOST DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH AWARD - WAS GIVEN TO BGR FOR ITS 2017 REPORT "BENEATH THE SURFACE: A PRIMER ON STORMWATER FEES IN NEW ORLEANS," WHICH EXPLORES A FUNDING MECHANISM THAT IS EXPANDING IN USAGE NATIONWIDE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES. THE RESEARCH ALSO INCLUDES THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE SNAPSHOT OF THE NEW ORLEANS' PROJECTED DRAINAGE SYSTEM COSTS.THE POPULATION SERVED BY THIS WORK INCLUDES JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES. BASED ON 2017 US CENSUS DATA, THE POTENTIAL REACH OF BGR'S MONITORING AND REPORTING IS THE APPROXIMATELY 1,134,857 REGIONAL POPULATION.Desc

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Expense$11,027ExpenseAmt
DescCONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O: BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS: BGR'S BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS ARE PUBLIC FORUMS WHERE CITIZENS CAN HEAR FROM EXPERTS AND DECISION-MAKERS ON MAJOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. IN 2017, BGR PRESENTED FOUR BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS. THEY INCLUDED MAYOR LANDRIEU'S 2017 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND OUTLOOK; BRANDY CHRISTIAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS, DISCUSSING LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS AT THE PORT; KEVIN DOLLIOLE, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DISCUSSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT'S NEW TERMINAL FACILITY, GROWTH TRENDS, LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND EVOLVING ROLE AS A GLOBAL CONNECTOR; AND JOHNNY BRADBERRY, THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FOR COASTAL ACTIVITIES AND CHAIRMAN OF LOUISIANA'S COASTAL PROTECTION AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) RESTORATION AUTHORITY, JOINTLY WITH MARK DAVIS, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE ON WATER RESOURCES LAW AND POLICY DIRECTOR OF THE TULANE UNIVERSITY BYWATER INSTITUTE DISCUSSING THE 2017 COASTAL MASTER PLAN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES. THIS SERIES BUILT UPON BGR'S CORE WORK OF MONITORING AND REPORTING, WHILE ENGAGING APPROXIMATELY 150-200 CITIZENS AT EACH EVENT.THE BREAKFAST BRIEFING SERIES BRINGS PRESSING ISSUES DIRECTLY TO THE CITIZENS OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA AND ALLOWS THEM TO ENGAGE WITH LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS. BGR INCREASES ACCESS TO THE EVENTS BY VIDEO RECORDING THE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTING THEM ONLINE FOLLOWING EACH BREAKFAST BRIEFING. THESE EVENTS ATTRACT MEDIA COVERAGE, FURTHER INCREASING THE PLATFORM AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES DISCUSSED AND OF BGR'S WORK.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee9EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members31GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member31IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldLAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1SELVA RIEMANNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5045254152PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11055 ST CHARLES AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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MARK A MAYER
PAST CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARDY B FOWLER
CHAIRMAN6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
J STOREY CHARBONNET
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUDOVICO FEOLI
VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMA GRACE
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHALIE G SIMON
ASSISTANT SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD MCDONALD
ASSISTANT TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY R BROWN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOYA BARNES-TEAMER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE Z CALHOUN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLAS G BAZAN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN CLARY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN MAYER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUNTER G HILL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
H MERRITT LANE III
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH EXNICIOS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH I GIARRUSSO III
MEMBER (TERM ENDED 1/17)4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY RECASNER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS WOLTERING
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARMAINE CACCIOPPI
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEAH N ENGELHARDT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA SAWYER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN W USDIN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE P BANOS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA CHEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS M FREEMAN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX GERSHANIK
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW R LEE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER MEDBERY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER M NEIL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SLADE SIMONS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY WASHINGTON
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY L GLOVINSKY
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00Yes (X)$145,358$0$10,286
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$145,358TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$10,286TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$478,264MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$108,591FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$450,396AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,037,251TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$119,642TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$19,884FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$108,591ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$39,403FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$19,519TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$19,519ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,625TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$380,021TotalAmt
Program Services$296,416ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,402FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,726TotalAmt
Program Services$12,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,258FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,641TotalAmt
Program Services$31,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,251FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,620TotalAmt
Program Services$30,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,090FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,170TotalAmt
Management And General$29,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,255TotalAmt
Management And General$11,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,648TotalAmt
Program Services$25,648ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,987TotalAmt
Program Services$14,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$799ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$799FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,224TotalAmt
Program Services$5,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$311FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,404TotalAmt
Program Services$46,264ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,570FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,530TotalAmt
Program Services$12,530ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,992TotalAmt
Program Services$8,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$450FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,885TotalAmt
Program Services$6,197ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$344FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$12,337$12,337
PARKING$6,005$4,804$657$544
PRINTING & POSTAGE$3,031$2,607$242$182
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA$3,003$2,439$321$243

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,989TotalAmt
Program Services$7,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,488FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$832,093TotalAmt
Program Services$618,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,051FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,115BOYAmt
EOY$1,030,886EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$358,139BOYAmt
EOY$204,166EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,813BOYAmt
EOY$7,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,558BOYAmt
EOY$16,546EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$94,177LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$50,469LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,386BOYAmt
EOY$43,708EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,196,708BOYAmt
EOY$4,869,987EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,203,719BOYAmt
EOY$6,172,793EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,936BOYAmt
EOY$53,473EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,140BOYAmt
EOY$151,991EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,928BOYAmt
EOY$6,610EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,004BOYAmt
EOY$212,074EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$565,763BOYAmt
EOY$851,379EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,016,503BOYAmt
EOY$4,472,852EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$590,449BOYAmt
EOY$636,488EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,172,715BOYAmt
EOY$5,960,719EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,203,719BOYAmt
EOY$6,172,793EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$305,281ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$482,723NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$707,031CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$768,454CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,312,545CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$795,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,037,251CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,620,817TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$707,031CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$768,454CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,312,545CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$795,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,037,251CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,620,817TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,581,689SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,039,128PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,005CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,485CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$106,092CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$85,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$119,642CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$503,117TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,123,934TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$133,106GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59310PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58750PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,395FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,395FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$616,899FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$618,294FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$117,744FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$29,436FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$121,879CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$129,451CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$125,687CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$117,744CurrentYearAmt
Total$494,761TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$742,142LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$12,229CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,235CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$441CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,395CurrentYearAmt
Total$16,300TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$30,470CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$32,363CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$31,422CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$29,436CurrentYearAmt
Total$123,691TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$185,537GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,604,261BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$590,744InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$88,745OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$11,255AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,096,005EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,508,390BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$15,999ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$280,271InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$190,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,399AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,604,261EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,232,770BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$493,007InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$199,335OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$18,052AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,508,390EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,248,608BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$175,655InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$180,822OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,671AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,232,770EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,784,997BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$474,632InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,403OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$9,618AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,248,608EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.87510BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.12490PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$94,177OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,469DepreciationAmt
Book Value$43,708BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$43,708TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONDesc
Amt$6,610Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,610TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,181,121TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$482,723NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$35,264DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$143,759OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$661,746RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$519,375RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$11,255InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$606,744OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$617,999RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,137,374TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$895,505TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$35,264DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$39,403OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$74,667ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$820,838ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$11,255InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,255ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$832,093TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:BGR'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF DONOR RESTRICTED GNOF INVESTMENT POOL FUND AND THE JANET HOWARD CHAIR IN GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND (HOWARD CHAIR), AND THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND CREATED BY BGR. GNOF INVESTMENT POOL FUND IS MAINTAINED AND MANAGED BY THE GNOF WITHIN THEIR INVESTMENT POOL. THE FUND IS INVESTED BY GNOF WITH AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THESE ENDOWMENT ASSETS OVER THE LONG-TERM. ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF INCOME FROM THE GNOF INVESTMENT POOL FUND, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GNOF ARE PROVIDED TO BGR. BGR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN DECIDES TO EITHER USE THE FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS OF BGR OR TO INVEST IN ONE OF ITS ENDOWMENT FUNDS. BGR CREATED THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND IN 2007. THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO EMPHASIZE TOTAL RETURN. SPECIFICALLY, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EMPHASIZE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF PRINCIPAL WHILE AVOIDING EXCESSIVE RISK. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE RETURNS IN EXCESS OF THE RATE OF INFLATION PLUS SPENDING OVER THE INVESTMENT HORIZON IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE FUND'S ASSETS. RISK CONTROL IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND ASSETS. IN 2015, A DONOR CREATED THE HOWARD CHAIR. THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE BGR ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO EMPHASIZE TOTAL RETURN. SPECIFICALLY, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EMPHASIZE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF PRINCIPAL WHILE AVOIDING EXCESSIVE RISK. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE RETURNS IN EXCESS OF THE RATE OF INFLATION PLUS SPENDING OVER THE INVESTMENT HORIZON IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE FUND'S ASSETS. SUCH DISTRIBUTABLE FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF A SPEAKER AT BGR'S ANNUAL LUNCHEON, HENCEFORTH TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE JANET HOWARD SPEAKER SERIES IN GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH.
PART X, LINE 2:ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ENTITY IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. BGR BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES, IF ANY, WOULD BE INCLUDED IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 39,403. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS 104,356.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EARNINGS ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY FUND 545,705. INCREASE IN PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS 46,039. SPECIAL PROJECTS FUNDING 15,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 39,403.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$128,475GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$108,591CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$19,884GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$39,403OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$128,475GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$108,591CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$19,884GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$39,403OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$39,403DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$19,519NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMY L GLOVINSKYPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$145,358BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,664DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,622NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$155,644TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLUIS ZERVIGONPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFORMER BGR BOARD MEMBER IS A PART OWNER OF ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$11,255TransactionAmt
TransactionCRESCENT CAPITAL RECEIVED $11,255 FOR MANAGING BGR'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY FUND AND JHC ENDOWMENT FUND IN 2017. ONE OF BGR'S FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, LUIS ZERVIGON, IS A PART OWNER. LUIS ZERVIGON WAS NOT ON THE BOARD WHEN BGR ENTERED INTO THE RELATIONSHIP. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR WAS CHOSEN THROUGH AN ARMS-LENGTH PROCESS UTILIZING AN RFP/RFQ. THE BOARD MEMBER'S TERM EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2016.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2HARDY FOWLER SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ENTITY THAT JOSEPH EXNICIOS IS PRESIDENT. HARDY FOWLER IS ADVISORY DIRECTOR OF BOARD MEMBER MERRITT LANE'S COMPANY. MERRITT LANE HAS AN OCCASIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH MARK MAYER, PAST CHAIRMAN. MERRITT LANE HAS AN OCCASIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANDREW LEE, BY OCCASSIONALLY RETAINING JONES WALKER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4BGR AMENDED THE BYLAWS TO RELFECT CHANGES TO THE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE. ARTICLE I SECTION 1 MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE BUREAU. ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN PERSON OR BY PROXY AT ALL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS OF THIS CORPORATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT FROM TIME TO TIME TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, AND TO PRESCRIBE THE TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6BGR HAS MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWING FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO PRESERVE ITS INDEPENDENCE. CONSISTENT WITH BGR'S BYLAWS, MEMBERS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES AT BGR'S ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ABGR HAS MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWING FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO PRESERVE ITS INDEPENDENCE. CONSISTENT WITH BGR'S BYLAWS, MEMBERS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES AT BGR'S ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BUPON COMPLETION OF THE FINAL DRAFT OF FORM 990 BY BGR'S AUDITORS,THE PRESIDENT & CEO, AMY GLOVINSKY, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990. COPIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBGR HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AN ETHICS POLICY STATEMENT IT REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE BY SIGNATURE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF BGR'S RESEARCH AND REPORTING OR IN THE OPERATION OF ITS ORGANIZATION. THE ETHICS POLICY STATEMENT REQUIRES RECUSAL FOR REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND PRESCRIBES THE PROCESS BY WHICH CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED, REPORTED, AND ADJUDICATED BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER OR STAFF MEMBER. IT ALSO IMPOSES THE DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY FOR INTERNAL INFORMATION AND PROHIBITS EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITY. BGR IMPLEMENTED THESE POLICIES TO SAFEGUARD THE CREDIBILITY, OBJECTIVITY, INDEPENDENCE AND NONPARTISAN CHARACTERISTICS OF ITS WORK PRODUCT AND TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF INTEGRITY IN ITS POLICY ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SET THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO BASED ON ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS ADVICE IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS FORM 990 UPON REQUEST AND IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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