NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (EIN 52-2175544)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-06
IRS object ID
201723109349301902
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Total Liabilities EOY$7,232,141TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (NQF) IS A UNIQUE, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATION INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE QUALITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND PUBLIC REPORTING. NQF IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 400 MEMBERS REPRESENTING VIRTUALLY EVERY SECTOR OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. NQF'S MISSION IS TO LEAD NATIONAL COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY THROUGH MEASUREMENT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,363,495ExpenseAmt
DescMEASURE ENDORSEMENTAS A CONSENSUS-BASED ENTITY (CBE) UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, NQF SETS STANDARDS BY ENDORSING QUALITY MEASURES THAT MEET RIGOROUS CRITERIA, ENSURING THAT ENDORSED MEASURES USED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS CAN ACCURATELY DISCERN THE QUALITY OF PROVIDER PERFORMANCE. MEASURE ENDORSEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS ENSURE THAT NQF'S PORTFOLIO OF ENDORSED MEASURES CONTAINS THE MOST ACCURATE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES ACROSS A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AND CROSS-CUTTING TOPIC AREAS. IN 2016, NQF ENDORSED 197 MEASURES AND REMOVED 87 MEASURES FROM ITS MEASUREMENT PORTFOLIO. NQF ENDORSED MEASURES IN ORDER TO:-DRIVE THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO PATIENT/FAMILY NEEDS. THIS WORK INCLUDED CONTINUED PROJECTS IN PERSON-AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE, CARE COORDINATION, AND PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE. EACH PROJECT INCLUDED THE ENDORSEMENT OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE SURVEYS. -IMPROVE CARE FOR HIGHLY PREVALENT CONDITIONS. NQF'S ENDORSEMENT PROJECTS ADDRESSED CONDITIONS IN THE AREAS OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE; RENAL CARE; ENDOCRINE CONDITIONS; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; EYE CARE AND EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT CONDITIONS; PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE; NEUROLOGY; PERINATAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; AND CANCER. -EMPHASIZE CROSS-CUTTING AREAS TO FOSTER BETTER CARE AND COORDINATION. THIS WORK INCLUDED ENDORSEMENT PROJECTS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PATIENT SAFETY, COST AND RESOURCE USE, AND ALL-CAUSE ADMISSIONS AND READMISSIONS.NQF ALSO CONTINUED ITS WORK TO UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW PATIENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES) CAN AFFECT MEASURES. NQF'S TWO-YEAR TRIAL PERIOD EVALUATED RISK ADJUSTMENT OF MEASURES FOR SES AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AS A TEMPORARY POLICY CHANGE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE SES RISK ADJUSTMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES WHERE THERE IS A SOUND CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL BASIS FOR DOING SO. AT THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD IN JUNE 2017, NQF WILL WORK TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO MAKE THIS POLICY CHANGE PERMANENT.THE MEASURE APPLICATIONS PARTNERSHIP (MAP) IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CONVENED BY NQF THAT PROVIDES INPUT TO HHS ON THE SELECTION OF QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY MEASURES FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENT AND PUBLIC-REPORTING PROGRAMS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS. THE PRIVATE SECTOR ALSO FREQUENTLY ADOPTS MAP'S RECOMMENDATIONS. MAP COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM MORE THAN 90 MAJOR, PRIVATE-SECTOR, STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS AND SEVEN FEDERAL AGENCIES. MAP'S BALANCE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC STAKEHOLDERS' INTERESTS ENSURES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECEIVES VARIED AND THOUGHTFUL INPUT ON THE SELECTION, AS WELL AS GUIDANCE ON THE FUTURE REMOVAL OF, PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN QUALITY REPORTING AND PAYMENT PROGRAMS.MAP'S WORK FOSTERS THE USE OF AN ALIGNED OR MORE UNIFORM SET OF MEASURES ACROSS FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS AND THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. ALIGNMENT OR USE OF THE SAME MEASURES HELPS BETTER FOCUS PROVIDERS ON KEY AREAS IN WHICH TO IMPROVE QUALITY; REDUCES WASTEFUL DATA COLLECTION FOR HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND NURSES; AND HELPS TO CURB THE PROLIFERATION OF SIMILAR, REDUNDANT MEASURES THAT CAN CONFUSE PATIENTS AND PAYERS.DURING THE 2015-2016 REPORTING PERIOD, MAP CONVENED THREE CARE SETTING-SPECIFIC WORKGROUPS - CLINICIAN, HOSPITAL, AND POST-ACUTE CARE/LONG-TERM CARE (PAC/LTC)- TO REVIEW PROPOSED MEASURES FOR USE IN MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC-REPORTING AND PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENT PROGRAMS. FOR THE 2015-2016 PRE-RULEMAKING PROCESS, MAP REVIEWED 131 MEASURES - RECOMMENDING 109 EITHER FOR USE IN A FEDERAL PROGRAM OR FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT. MAP CONVENED AGAIN IN LATE 2016 TO REVIEW APPROXIMATELY 100 MEASURES FOR THE 2016-2017 PRE-RULEMAKING PROCESS.MAP ALSO CONVENED TASK FORCES TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES (ALSO REFERRED TO AS "MEDICARE-MEDICAID ENROLLEES") AS WELL AS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STRENGTHENING THE ADULT AND CHILD CORE SETS OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY MEASURES FOR MEDICAID AND CHIP PROGRAMS. WITH FEEDBACK FROM STATE LEADERS, MAP EXAMINED STATE EXPERIENCES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CORE MEASURE SETS AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO STRENGTHEN THESE SETS GOING FORWARD.Desc

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Expense$2,103,597ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATION AND OUTREACH NQF'S MEASUREMENT SCIENCE EFFORTS IN 2016 FOCUSED ON STREAMLINING MEASURES AND ADDRESSING CHALLENGES THAT PREVENT THE USE OF MEASURES OR CAUSE UNNECESSARY MEASUREMENT BURDEN. NQF MULTISTAKEHOLDER COMMITTEES PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING KEY MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AREAS: ATTRIBUTION, OR DETERMINING WHICH PHYSICIANS OR OTHER PROVIDERS ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES OF THE CARE PATIENTS RECEIVE; REDUCING UNNECESSARY VARIATION IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASURES SO THAT MEASUREMENT IS MORE UNIFORM AND HAS GREATER IMPACT ON IMPROVING PATIENT CARE; AND ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ELECTRONIC CLINICAL QUALITY MEASURES, KNOWN AS VALUE-SET HARMONIZATION.IN 2016, NQF ALSO COMPLETED A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE TO CREATE THE NQF POPULATION HEALTH ACTION GUIDE TO HELP COMMUNITY LEADERS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EMPLOYERS, HEALTH PLAN ADMINISTRATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. NQF ALSO CONVENED MULTISTAKEHOLDER COMMITTEES TO DEVELOP FRAMEWORKS FOR HIGH-PRIORITY AREAS THAT CURRENTLY LACK MEASURES OR MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS. NQF ISSUED A FINAL REPORT IN SEPTEMBER 2016 RECOMMENDING THAT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEVELOP A CORE SET OF STANDARDIZED MEASURES TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. NQF ALSO ISSUED NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR DECISION AIDS, WHICH ARE KEY RESOURCES TO IMPROVE SHARED DECISION MAKING BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS.Desc

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DescQUALITY INNOVATION/STRATEGIC PARTERNERSHIPSNQF'S QUALITY INNOVATION INITIATIVES ARE A KEY COMPONENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SHIFT TOWARD A MORE PROACTIVE ROLE IN DRIVING MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVING HEALTH CARE QUALITY. THESE INITIATIVES CREATE NEW PATHWAYS FOR EXPERTS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AND REFINE MEASURE CONCEPTS AND TO FOCUS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES ACROSS HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. NQF'S QUALITY INNOVATION CURRENTLY COMPRISES TWO MAJOR AREAS: THE NQF MEASURE INCUBATOR (TM) AND NATIONAL QUALITY PARTNERS (NQP). THE MEASURE INCUBATOR ADDRESSES HIGH-PRIORITY AREAS FOR WHICH MEASURES EITHER DO NOT EXIST, OR FOR WHICH THE RIGHT TYPES OF MEASURES ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THE MEASURE INCUBATOR BRINGS TOGETHER MEASURE DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS, CLINICIANS, PATIENTS, AND DATA SOURCES TO SPUR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEEDED MEASURES, PARTICULARLY AROUND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES (PRO). NQF COLLABORATED WITH "PATIENTSLIKEME", THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, TO INFORM HOW TO USE PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME DATA IN MEASURE DEVELOPMENT. THE MEASURE INCUBATOR FACILITATED EFFORTS BY MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT TO DEVELOP A COPD PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME PERFORMANCE MEASURE.IN 2016, THE NQF MEASURE INCUBATOR LEARNING COLLABORATIVE HELD AN INNOVATION CHALLENGE TO SOLICIT MEASURE CONCEPTS TO FILL MEASUREMENT GAPS AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES IN MEASUREMENT. NQF HOSTED A SERIES OF WEBINARS FEATURING CHALLENGE WINNERS, WHO DISCUSSED THEIR IDEAS TO IMPROVE QUALITY MEASURES.NQP LEVERAGES THE COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE OF NQF'S MEMBERSHIP TO CATALYZE ACTION ON CRITICAL HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2016, NQP ACTION TEAMS-EACH WITH 25 EXPERTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS-DEVELOPED TWO PRACTICAL GUIDES FOCUSED ON APPLYING ENDORSED MEASURES TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. NQP'S ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP PLAYBOOK IS THE FIRST RESOURCE OF ITS KIND TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK TO HELP ACUTE-CARE HOSPITALS IMPLEMENT CDC'S CORE ELEMENTS OF ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP. IT ALSO HELPS HOSPITALS ADDRESS RULES FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION REQUIRING HOSPITALS TO HAVE ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS IN PLACE. NQP'S ISSUE BRIEF, STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE-A COLLABORATIVE JOURNEY TO TRANSFORM ADVANCED ILLNESS CARE, HELPS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS BETTER NAVIGATE END-OF-LIFE CONVERSATIONS WITH PATIENTS BASED ON KEY PREFERENCES OF HIGH-QUALITY ADVANCED ILLNESS CARE.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document38IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee116EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

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BRUCE SIEGEL
BOARD MEMBER, CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES CHASE
BOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE M BECKER
BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN DARLING
BOARD MEMBER, INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO24.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$279,602$0$1,806
CAROL CRONIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEONARDO CUELLO
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH FOWLER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM KRAMER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN PARE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN PERLIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREL PICKERING
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE PROBST
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK RESNECK JR
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEWIS SANDY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SHAHIAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRSTEN SLOAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRISTIE UPSHAW TRAVIS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER BRISS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE GOODRICH
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH PARHAM-HOPSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY WILSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN HAMMERSMITH
GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$321,602$0$22,990
NICOLE SILVERMAN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$394,563$0$33,743
TIMOTHY GANNON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$170,616$0$26,805
HELEN BURSTIN
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER40.00$402,275$0$32,850Yes (X)
NEAL COMSTOCK
VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP40.00$203,913$0$22,320Yes (X)
KATHLEEN GIBLIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY INNOVATION40.00$243,870$0$24,050Yes (X)
ANN GREINER
VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.00$276,366$0$32,479Yes (X)
JASON JOHNSON
SENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY40.00$204,050$0$28,447Yes (X)
ELISA MUNTHALI
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEASUREMENT40.00$216,505$0$15,761Yes (X)
MARCIA WILSON
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY MEASUREMENT40.00$303,957$0$22,982Yes (X)
JASON GOLDWATER
SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEASUREMENT40.00$177,994$0$28,742Yes (X)
PATRICIA GREEN
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS40.00$197,332$0$25,778Yes (X)
WENDY PRINS
SENIOR ADVISOR, QUALITY INNOVATION32.00$172,734$0$3,766Yes (X)
MARGARET TERRY
SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEASUREMENT40.00$181,326$0$11,543Yes (X)
REVA WINKLER
SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEASUREMENT30.00$179,515$0$21,824Yes (X)
CHRISTINE CASSEL
BOARD MEMBER, PRESIDENT & CEO40.00$290,899$0$15,443Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,217,119TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PANTHEON SOFTWARE
2500 WILSON BLVD SUITE 200ARLINGTONVA22201SOFTWARE$270,918
COMMPARTNERS
7230 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE SUITE 206COLUMBIAMD21046LONG DISTANCE AND WEB COMMUNICATIONS$246,790
NEAL R GROSS & CO INC
1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20005TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES$240,665
SPENCER STUART
353 N CLARK SUITE 2500CHICAGOIL60654EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT$226,997
WASHINGTON HILTON
1919 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20009ANNUAL CONFERENCE$201,051
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$4,540,712MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$17,234,023GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,814,040AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$23,588,775TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONFERENCESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$344,078TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$344,078RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$344,078TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,288TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$77,288ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$22,301SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$22,301SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,301TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$22,301ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHONORARIUMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,502TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,502RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,502OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,036,944TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$348,580RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$99,589ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,577,186TotalAmt
Program Services$1,337,684ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,153,381ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,121FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,293,328TotalAmt
Program Services$5,706,478ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,288,596ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$298,254FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$321,971TotalAmt
Program Services$217,326ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,854FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,139,432TotalAmt
Program Services$650,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$452,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,999FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$596,448TotalAmt
Program Services$380,637ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$195,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,029FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,517TotalAmt
Management And General$58,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,943TotalAmt
Management And General$55,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,158TotalAmt
Management And General$89,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,413TotalAmt
Program Services$270,413ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,116TotalAmt
Management And General$15,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$913,889TotalAmt
Program Services$863,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,251FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,636TotalAmt
Program Services$8,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,021TotalAmt
Program Services$367,219ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,915FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$666,643TotalAmt
Program Services$211,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$451,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,550FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,935,760TotalAmt
Program Services$1,223,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$645,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,434FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,042TotalAmt
Program Services$150,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,756FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,252,910TotalAmt
Program Services$1,180,239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,608FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$699,867TotalAmt
Program Services$442,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$233,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,019FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT/AV$242,652$242,652
EMPLOYEE TRAINING$72,361$28,587$42,337$1,437
PUBLICATIONS & DUES$52,679$15,779$36,724$176
BANK FEES$15,770$10,289$5,481

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,740TotalAmt
Program Services$14,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,982,482TotalAmt
Program Services$13,110,416ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,265,663ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$606,403FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400BOYAmt
EOY$400EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,116,276BOYAmt
EOY$8,686,762EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,551,175BOYAmt
EOY$5,707,839EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,318BOYAmt
EOY$325,892EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,094,596LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,381,668LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,062,801BOYAmt
EOY$1,712,928EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,633,744BOYAmt
EOY$2,777,140EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,300BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,919,014BOYAmt
EOY$19,210,961EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,532,008BOYAmt
EOY$1,458,412EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,826,256BOYAmt
EOY$3,257,991EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,741,251BOYAmt
EOY$2,515,738EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,099,515BOYAmt
EOY$7,232,141EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,038,259BOYAmt
EOY$10,311,625EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$781,240BOYAmt
EOY$1,667,195EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,819,499BOYAmt
EOY$11,978,820EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,919,014BOYAmt
EOY$19,210,961EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,054,462ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$104,859NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$25,940,132CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,925,356CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,291,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,351,652CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,588,775CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,097,058TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,940,132CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,925,356CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,291,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,351,652CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,588,775CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,097,058TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$104,097,058PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$98,590CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$76,525CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$79,827CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,288CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$409,623TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,457CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,502CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,709TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$104,539,390TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99580PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99520PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME:OTHER INCOME 2012 AMOUNT: $ 3,403. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,240. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. HONORARIUM 2012 AMOUNT: $ 3,500. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,000. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 3,000. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 10,000. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,502. PUBLICATION SALES 2012 AMOUNT: $ 2,554. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 510. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0.
SCHEDULE A, PART II - OTHER INCOME2012 TOTAL OTHER INCOME: $ 9,457. 2013 TOTAL OTHER INCOME: $ 5,750. 2014 TOTAL OTHER INCOME: $ 3,000. 2015 TOTAL OTHER INCOME: $ 10,000. 2016 TOTAL OTHER INCOME: $ 4,502.

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$496,436FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$496,436FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20,486,046FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20,982,482FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$994,327CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$482,928CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$649,965CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$496,436CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,623,656TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,207,461OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,822,078DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,385,383BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,887,135OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,559,590DepreciationAmt
Book Value$327,545BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,712,928TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$2,515,738Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,515,738TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,141,803TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$104,859NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$104,859RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,036,944RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,036,944TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,982,482TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$20,982,482ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,982,482TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY NQF FOR ANY YEARS OPEN UNDER THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS ARE THAT NQF CONTINUES TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND THAT THEY HAVE PROPERLY REPORTED UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME THAT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES. NQF BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE REPORTING DATE. NONE OF NQF'S FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (17 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
HELEN DARLING
BOARD MEMBER, INTERIM PRESIDENT & CE$279,602$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,806$0$281,408$0$0$0
ANN HAMMERSMITH
GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETAR$278,569$0$43,033$0$0$0$13,250$0$9,740$0$344,592$0$0$0
NICOLE SILVERMAN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$327,563$0$67,000$0$0$0$13,250$0$20,493$0$428,306$0$0$0
TIMOTHY GANNON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$161,616$0$9,000$0$0$0$8,755$0$18,050$0$197,421$0$0$0
HELEN BURSTIN
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER$348,266$0$54,009$0$0$0$9,730$0$23,120$0$435,125$0$0$0
NEAL COMSTOCK
VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP$184,724$0$19,189$0$0$0$0$0$22,320$0$226,233$0$0$0
KATHLEEN GIBLIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY INNOV$192,620$0$51,250$0$0$0$8,938$0$15,112$0$267,920$0$0$0
ANN GREINER
VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS$250,555$0$25,811$0$0$0$9,713$0$22,766$0$308,845$0$0$0
JASON JOHNSON
SENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOL$176,750$0$27,300$0$0$0$9,700$0$18,747$0$232,497$0$0$0
ELISA MUNTHALI
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, QUALITY ME$187,784$0$28,721$0$0$0$6,598$0$9,163$0$232,266$0$0$0
MARCIA WILSON
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY MEASU$281,297$0$22,660$0$0$0$13,250$0$9,732$0$326,939$0$0$0
JASON GOLDWATER
SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEASUREMENT$169,994$0$8,000$0$0$0$9,147$0$19,595$0$206,736$0$0$0
PATRICIA GREEN
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS$170,332$0$27,000$0$0$0$9,639$0$16,139$0$223,110$0$0$0
WENDY PRINS
SENIOR ADVISOR, QUALITY INNOVATION$165,234$0$7,500$0$0$0$3,000$0$766$0$176,500$0$0$0
MARGARET TERRY
SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEASUREMENT$181,326$0$0$0$0$0$9,043$0$2,500$0$192,869$0$0$0
REVA WINKLER
SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEASUREMENT$179,515$0$0$0$0$0$8,215$0$13,609$0$201,339$0$0$0
CHRISTINE CASSEL
BOARD MEMBER, PRESIDENT & CEO$126,235$0$121,000$0$43,664$0$12,352$0$3,091$0$306,342$0$121,000$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2- HELEN DARLING WAS NQF'S INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO FROM 03/14/16 TO 02/01/17. IN HER INTERIM CAPACITY, SHE SAT ON THE BOARD EX OFFICIO AS PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND VACATED HER AT-LARGE BOARD SEAT. SHE RETURNED TO HER AT-LARGE BOARD SEAT ONCE A NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO WAS NAMED. - MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT (MNCM) HAS A SERVICES CONTRACT WITH MINNESOTA HEALTH ACTION GROUP (MHAG). CAROLYN PARE, PRESIDENT OF MHAG, IS AN NQF BOARD MEMBER AND JIM CHASE, NQF BOARD VICE-CHAIR, IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT (STEPPED DOWN 05/2017) OF MNCM. - JIM CHASE, NQF BOARD VICE-CHAIR, IS AN EMPLOYEE OF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (NRHI). LOUISE PROBST, NQF BOARD MEMBER, SITS ON THE BOARD OF NRHI. - CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO NQF'S BOARD. - HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO NQF'S BOARD. - AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO NQF'S BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6NQF HAS OVER 430 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THEY REPRESENT ALL SECTORS IN THE HEALTHCARE QUALITY LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING: CONSUMERS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PURCHASERS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES AND OTHER PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, ACCREDITING AND CERTIFYING BODIES, SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES, AND HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BNQF'S FORM 990 UNDERGOES A NUMBER OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY NQF'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. A FINAL DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF NQF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO COMPLETE. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS SUBMITTED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS VERBALLY DISCLOSE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION ANNUALLY IN A PUBLIC BOARD SESSION. EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SCREENED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND ANY DISCLOSURES MADE BY EMPLOYEES ARE REFERRED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR FOLLOW-UP AND RESOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE, WHICH IS THEN APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. COMPENSATION DATA PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT IS USED TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS ALSO MAINTAINED. THE CEO DETERMINES THE SALARIES OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE RESULTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NQF MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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