CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC (EIN 16-0754774)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-12
IRS object ID
201701329349302820
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-12T10:51:41-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN161092347PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN160754774EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5853277050PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH STEFKOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5853277050PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHELLE CAINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00150750PTIN
Phone5854231860PhoneNum
Preparation2017-05-10PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address24.39.170.122IPv4AddressTxt
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSEPH STEFKOPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line11 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP146141135ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,629,537GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.CGR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1915FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. (CGR) IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS. CGR INFORMS AND EMPOWERS LEADERS DRIVING POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. (CGR) IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS. CGR INFORMS AND EMPOWERS LEADERS DRIVING POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescRESEARCHCGR'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS PROVIDING MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES OR MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO CLIENTS, UTILIZING STAFF EXPERTISE THAT SPANS ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC FINANCE; GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT; HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; PUBLIC SAFETY; EDUCATION; AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.Desc

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Expense$47,856ExpenseAmt
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Expense$423,358ExpenseAmt
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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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUSAN BARNESPersonNm
Phone5853277050PhoneNum

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CityROCHESTERCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSEPH STEFKO
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$130,858$0$28,978
DONNA DEDEE
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL HOLLOWAY
CHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE THROUGH 2/20160.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTOR SALERNO
SECRETARY/TREASURER/VICE CHAIR0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD A KAPLAN
TREASURER & TRUSTEE THROUGH 2/20160.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER LEONARD
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA MAZZULLO
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA PARKER
VICE CHAIRMAN/CHAIRMAN0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MCKENNA
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILLIP CLARK
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL EISENSTAT
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS GILLETT
TRUSTEE THROUGH 4/20160.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMY HAEFNER
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW CHILDS
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
WADE NORWOOD
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM STRASSBURG
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARREN HERN
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL FRATER
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD BAIN
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE KRESS
TRUSTEE THROUGH 9/20160.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURICIO RIVEROS
SECRETARY0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER ZAPESOCHNY
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE NASIPAK-CHAPMAN
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON NAPIER
TRUSTEE THROUGH 4/20160.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FIEDLER
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT DUFFY
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ROBERT CLARK
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN BARNES
CFO & ASSISTANT TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$114,552$0$11,797
JOHN PATRICK SMITH
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT40.00$111,199$0$730Yes (X)
KENT GARDNER
CHIEF ECONOMIST40.00$114,724$0$23,151Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$471,333TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$64,656TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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All Other Contributions$56,405AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$56,405TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLIC REIMBURSEMENTDesc
Business541610BusinessCd
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,770,467TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$34,483ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,740,544SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,740,052SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$492SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$492ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$27,638OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$34,975ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$288,689TotalAmt
Program Services$250,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$318FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$863,024TotalAmt
Program Services$748,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$900FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$49,146ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,960TotalAmt
Program Services$77,147ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,739TotalAmt
Program Services$70,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,535TotalAmt
Program Services$16,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,380TotalAmt
Program Services$31,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,792ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,483TotalAmt
Program Services$8,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,767TotalAmt
Program Services$103,863ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$126FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,468TotalAmt
Program Services$53,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,069TotalAmt
Program Services$7,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,714TotalAmt
Program Services$12,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONTRACT STAFF$85,832$85,832
MEMBERSHIPS & CONTRIBUT$19,471$16,885$2,565$21
OTHER$3,768$3,268$496$4
RECRUITMENT AND RELOCAT$51$51

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,757,622TotalAmt
Program Services$1,535,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,765FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$262,824BOYAmt
EOY$325,016EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$322BOYAmt
EOY$322EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,800BOYAmt
EOY$3,070EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,262BOYAmt
EOY$202,569EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,307BOYAmt
EOY$16,876EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$291,901LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$227,554LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,292BOYAmt
EOY$64,347EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,671,326BOYAmt
EOY$1,403,052EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$330,841EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$338,776BOYAmt
EOY$396,255EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,548,909BOYAmt
EOY$2,742,348EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,402BOYAmt
EOY$74,227EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,537BOYAmt
EOY$94,037EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$338,776BOYAmt
EOY$397,593EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$537,715BOYAmt
EOY$565,857EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,746,928BOYAmt
EOY$1,912,225EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,266BOYAmt
EOY$264,266EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,011,194BOYAmt
EOY$2,176,491EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,548,909BOYAmt
EOY$2,742,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$131,863ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$33,434NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,770CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,224CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,801CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,133CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,405CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$259,333TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,749,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,409,290CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,324,949CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,440,054CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,770,467CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,694,310TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,797,320CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,462,514CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,356,750CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,510,187CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,826,872CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,953,643TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,581CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,700CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,800CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$132,831TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$149,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$149,778TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,581CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,700CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$170,578CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$282,609TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$7,671,034PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,990CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,933CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,643CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,483CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$180,557TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,990CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,933CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,643CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,483CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$180,557TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,437CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,353CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,282CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,638CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$170,200TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,863,747CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,543,937CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,436,746CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,570,977CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,888,993CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,304,400TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.92370PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93830PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02170InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02150InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$346,907BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,026InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,498OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$346,435EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$371,044BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$7,650InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,847OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$346,907EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$362,919BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,379InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,254OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$371,044EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$318,313BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$60,001InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$15,395OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$362,919EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$296,895BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$37,443InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,025OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$318,313EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.23720BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.76280PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$19,160InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,160DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$272,741InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$208,394DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,347BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$64,347TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc32,027.174 SHS MANNING & NAPIER FUNDS INC - UN BD SDesc
Book Value$330,841BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$330,841TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENTS - DEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Book Value$396,255BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$396,255TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$396,255
DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY$1,338
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$397,593TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,922,919TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$33,434NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$33,434RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,889,485RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,889,485TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,757,622TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,757,622ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,757,622TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBEATRICE BIBBY ENDOWMENT FOR STUDIES IN PUBLIC POLICY - THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A GIFT FROM A DONOR TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE CGR'S WORK FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND AT THE SAME TIME TO ENABLE CGR TO PROVIDE THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE ROCHESTER METROPOLITAN AREA WITH INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THAT ORGANIZATION'S AREAS OF STUDY AND ACTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, HEALTH CARE, AND JUDICIAL ISSUES. EARNINGS FROM THIS FUND ARE TO BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CGR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO SHALL TOGETHER WITH THE LEAGUE'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE; DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME WHICH AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO STUDY. CGR GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND - THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO ACT AS A GENERAL FUND FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO DONATE FUNDS TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUND IS TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT AMOUNTS WHILE INTEREST, DIVIDENDS AND INVESTMENT GAINS/LOSSES ARE TO BE UNRESTRICTED AND USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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)
PersonJOSEPH STEFKOPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$130,858BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$14,421DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$14,557NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$159,836TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY AND FILED UPON APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRE THAT BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE A STATEMENT EACH YEAR STATING WHAT, IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE ARISEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15LINE 15A: THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AFTER A FULL REVIEW PROCESS, THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS SUBSTANTIATED, COMPARED IN CONTEXT, AND EVALUATED AGAINST LIKE POSITIONS. LINE 15B: AS A PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW A STAFFING SCHEDULE WHICH INCLUDES SALARY AND BENEFITS, ANY PROPOSED SALARY ADJUSTMENT(S), ANY PROPOSED COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT(S) FOR ALL STAFF POSITIONS. IN DETERMINING STAFF SALARIES, THE ORGANIZATION IS INFORMED BY CURRENT LOCALLY PUBLISHED SURVEY DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, VIA CGR'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE AS WELL AS GUIDESTAR.ORG, DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO ITS MISSION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES. CGR'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, AND ITS MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR.

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