THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 52-1622336)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-05-10
IRS object ID: 201721309349302422
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-10T13:28:38-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	560574444	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHERRY BEKAERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4600 EAST WEST HWY STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bethesda	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521622336	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022342111	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1828 L STREET NW No 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	200364632	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANDREW BERNAT	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022342111	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-04-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Scott Denlinger	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00740770	PTIN
Phone	3019513636	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ANDREW BERNAT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1828 L STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	200364632	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,512,887	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CRA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1990	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND ADVANCED EDUCATION IN COMPUTING AND ALLIED FIELDS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	34	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	34	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	18	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	34	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,614,995	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,907,303	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$602,832	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$529,447	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$21,490	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$29,823	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$50,292	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$46,314	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,289,609	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,512,887	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,415,894	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,801,514	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,721,466	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,024,968	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,656,508	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,143,147	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,793,868	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,969,629	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$495,741	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$456,742	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,549,673	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,442,211	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,328,021	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,656,413	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,221,652	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,785,798	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (CRA) SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND ADVANCED EDUCATION IN COMPUTING AND ALLIED FIELDS. IT DOES THIS BY WORKING TO INFLUENCE POLICY THAT IMPACTS COMPUTING RESEARCH, ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE COHESIVENESS OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY AND COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE STATE OF COMPUTING RESEARCH. EACH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ACHIEVING THE ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,860,857	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$364,054	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,860,857	RevenueAmt
Desc	CCC - UNDER A THREE-YEAR,$6 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH THE NSF, CRA IS CREATING THE COMPUTING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM (CCC) TO IDENTIFY MAJOR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND ESTABLISH "GRAND CHALLENGES" FOR THE FIELD. THE CCC WILL CREATE VENUES FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FOR DEVELOPING VISIONS AND CREATING NEW RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$754,777	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$169,502	GrantAmt
Revenue	$754,777	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$945,108	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$739,251	GrantAmt
Revenue	$945,108	RevenueAmt
Desc	CIFELLOWS - THE CIFELLOWS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECENT PH.D. GRADUATES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CLOSELY RELATED FIELDS TO OBTAIN ONE- TO TWO-YEAR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE FIELD OF COMPUTING AND ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY. THE GOALS OF THE CIFELLOWS PROJECT ARE TO RETAIN NEW PH.D.S IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING AND TO SUPPORT INTELLECTUAL RENEWAL AND DIVERSITY IN THE COMPUTING FIELDS AT U.S. ORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$2,057,996	$129,165	$407,857	CAREER MENTORING WORKSHOPS
			OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,057,996	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$129,165	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$407,857	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,618,738	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	122	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	18	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	34	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	34	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANDREW BERNAT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022342111	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1828 L STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	200364632	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ERIC GRIMSON
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA M HAAS
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONALD BRACHMAN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARITA ADVE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD J BRACHMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID CULLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC DE STURLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACY CAMP
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY CZERWINSKI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID S EBERT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FRANKLIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN GROSSMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN BARKER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE CONDON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN B DAVIDSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL EMER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEAN-LUC GAUDIOT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA M HAAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG HAGER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSANNE E HAMBRUSCH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS R JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG MORRISETT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRED B SCHNEIDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN W ZEGURA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENT T HAILPERN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HV JAGADISH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET MARTONOSI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR BARBARA G RYDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW SEARS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY HALL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FARNAM JAHANIAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN S MCKINLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VIVEK SARKAR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGO SELTZER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW C BERNAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$237,705	$0	$35,765
PETER HARSHA
DIRECTOR OF GOVT AFFAIRS	40.00			$145,306	$0	$45,363	Yes (X)
ERIK RUSSELL
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS	40.00			$110,342	$0	$36,290	Yes (X)
ANN DROBNIS
DIRECTOR OF CCC	40.00			$118,140	$0	$40,570	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$611,493	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$157,988	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HERTZBACH & COMPANY PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 RED BROOK BLVD SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	OWINGS MILLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21117	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ACCOUNTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$192,714	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,129,650	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$3,968,599	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$809,054	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,907,303	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CR NEWS/COMMUNICATIONS	511190	$499,942	$499,942
CONFERENCES	611430	$29,505	$29,505

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$529,447	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$29,823	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$29,823	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$46,034	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$46,034	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$46,034	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$46,034	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$280	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$280	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$280	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,512,887	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$529,727	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$75,857	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,317,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,317,814	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$483,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$483,700	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$611,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$356,943	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$254,550	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$918,475	TotalAmt
Program Services	$755,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$163,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,797	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,430	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$274,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$183,550	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,403	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,144	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,259	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86	TotalAmt
Management And General	$86	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,508	TotalAmt
Management And General	$225,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$455,797	TotalAmt
Program Services	$409,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,632	TotalAmt
Program Services	$218,141	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,491	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$226,903	TotalAmt
Management And General	$226,903	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$506,546	TotalAmt
Program Services	$440,429	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,940	TotalAmt
Management And General	$119,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,871	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUBAWARDS	$1,272,808	$1,272,808
AWARDS	$13,425	$10,575	$2,850
DONATION	$10,341	$9,899	$442
MISCELLANEOUS	$8,290	$8,290

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,969,629	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,618,738	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,350,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,704,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,463,071	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$993,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,344,966	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,429,267	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,060,255	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,521	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$612,174	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$333,711	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$331,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$278,463	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,023,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,223,886	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,049	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,549,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,442,211	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$568,179	BOYAmt
EOY	$732,669	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$528,308	BOYAmt
EOY	$727,999	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$231,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,745	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,328,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,656,413	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,692,623	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,518,138	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$529,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$267,660	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,221,652	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,785,798	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,549,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,442,211	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$456,742	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$20,888	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,608,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,136,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,159,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,614,993	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,907,303	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$36,426,369	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$325,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$454,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$395,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$602,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$529,447	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,307,833	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,933,798	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,591,147	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,554,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,217,825	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,436,750	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$38,734,202	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$38,734,202	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,935	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,711	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$137,160	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,935	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,711	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$137,160	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$48,606	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,414	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$51,453	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,295	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$200,768	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,009,339	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,663,563	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,627,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,283,897	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,487,461	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$39,072,130	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99140	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99220	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00350	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00230	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$244,240	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$147,859	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$96,381	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$367,934	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$185,852	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$182,082	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$278,463	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVESTMENTS	Desc
Book Value	$2,223,886	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$2,223,886	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT/LEASEHOLD INCENTIVE	Desc
Amt	$195,745	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$195,745	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,533,775	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$20,888	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$20,888	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,512,887	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,512,887	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,969,629	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,969,629	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,969,629	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CRA has adopted ASC Topic 740-10 which prescribes measurement and disclosure requirements for current and deferred income tax provisions. The topic provides for a consistent approach in identifying and reporting uncertain tax provisions. It is management's belief that CRA does not hold any uncertain tax positions. CRA's returns are subject to examination by the IRS generally for three years after they were filed.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Arizona State University
PO Box 876011	Tempe	AZ	852876011	860196696	501 (c ) (3)	$172,758	N/A	RESEARCH
Columbia Univ
PO BOX 29789	New York	NY	100879789	135598093	501 (c ) (3)	$82,861	N/A	RESEARCH
Johns Hopkins
1101 E 33rd Street STE B219	Baltimore	MD	21218	520595110	501 (c ) (3)	$637,676	N/A	RESEARCH
Knowinnovation Inc
1207 Delaware Avenue	Buffalo	NY	14209	275248883		$82,575	N/A	RESEARCH
University of Washington
3903 Brooklyn Ave Ne	Seattle	WA	98105	916001537	501 (c ) (3)	$209,855	N/A	RESEARCH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 22	ITHACA	NY	148510022	150532082	501 (c ) (3)	$9,968		RESEARCH
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP
PO BOX 100117	ATLANTA	GA	30384	580603146	501 (c ) (3)	$53,021		RESEARCH
RESEARCH FND OF STATE UNIV OF NY
PO BOX 9	ALBANY	NY	122010009	141368361		$24,094		RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STIPENDS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	151	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$483,700	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES QUARTERLY UPDATES FROM GRANTEES REGARDING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANDREW C BERNAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$237,705	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,598	$0	$15,167	$0	$273,470	$0	$0	$0
PETER HARSHA
DIRECTOR OF GOVT AFFAIRS	$145,306	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,122	$0	$30,241	$0	$190,669	$0	$0	$0
ANN DROBNIS
DIRECTOR OF CCC	$118,140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,622	$0	$28,948	$0	$158,710	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B	SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY IN THE COMPUTING RESEARCH PIPELINE - THE GOAL OF THE CRA-W/CDC ALLIANCE IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES WHO PARTICPATE AND SUCCEED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH AT EVERY STATE OF THE RESEARCH PIPELINE. ACHIEVING THESE OBJECTIVES REQUIRES THAT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN (URM+W) START AND PROGRESS TO THE NEXT STAGE. THE FAILURE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE CREATIVITY OF THE URM+W RESEARCHERS REPRESENTS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY COST TO THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY TO GROW OUR NATION'S LEADERSHIP IN TECHNICAL INNOVATION. THE ALLIANCE OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERGRADUATE TO SENIOR PROFESSIONAL LEVELS. DIFFERENT CAREER STAGES NEED DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS, AND THE GOAL OF ALL ALLIANCE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CAN BE DESCRIBED WITHIN THE UNIFYING FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY, WHICH FINDS THAT INTEREST IN AND CHOICE OF A PARTICULAR CAREER PATH WILL BE INCREASED BY INTERVENTIONS THAT IMPROVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS (UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING THE REWARDS OF A PARTICULAR OUTCOME), (2) SELF-EFFICACY (A BELIEF THAT ONE CAN SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE AN OUTCOME), AND (3) SOCIAL SUPPORTS THAT HELP ONE PERSIST AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES. SPECIFICALLY, ALLIANCE PROGRAMS AIM TO MAKE PARTICIPANTS AWARE OF THE REWARDS OF A RESEARCH CAREER AND THE VALUE OF A PHD: TO HELP PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SELF-EFFICACY THROUGH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE; AND TO CONNECT PARTICIPANTS TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND TO EACH OTHER TO FURTHER THEIR SUCCESS. FUNDING IS REQUESTED TO (1) PARTIALLY SUPPORT URM+W PARTICIPANTS IN ESTABISHED AND ENHANCED ALLIANCE PROGRAMS AND (2) ESTABLISH THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE. THE ALLIANCE PROGRAMS IN THIS PROPOSAL TARGET INCREASING THE NUMBERS AND SUCCESS OF UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN FROM UNDERGRADUATE TO EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS. INTELLECTUAL MERIT: THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE (CERP) WILL BE THE FIRST EVER, LONGITUDINAL AND NATIONAL STUDY OF THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO RESEARCH CAREERS FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTING; IN PARTICULAR, CERP WILL EVALUATE WHETHER THE ALLIANCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS OF URM+W IN COMPUTING. THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A ONE YEAR PILOT STUDY SHOWS THAT ALLIANCE PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PROGRESSION TOWARD RESEARCH CAREERS; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SMALL NUMBERS OF URM+W PARTICIPANTS, ADDITIONAL LONGITUDINAL DATA, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION ARE NECESSARY TO CAPTURE LONGITUDINAL TRENDS AND PROVIDE RICH ENOUGH DATA AND SUFFICIENT STATISTICAL ACCURACY FOR MANY QUESTIONS, SUCH AS: WHAT EXPERIENCES AND EXPECTATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS' DECISIONS TO ENTER THE "RESEARCH TRACK AND CONTINUE THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL INTO AN ACADEMIC OR RESEARCH JOB IN THE COMPUTING FIELDS? WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR SUCCESS? WHAT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, IF ANY, ARE DIFFERENT FOR URM+W? TO WHAT EXTENT DO ALLIANCE PROGAMS INFLUENCE URM+W STUDENTS TO CHOOSE AND REMAIN ON THE "RESEARCH TRACK" (GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, ETC.) COMPARED TO SIMILAR NONPARTICIPANTS? WHAT CHARACTERISTICS OF ALLIANCE PROGRAMS CREATE POSITIVE EFFECT? WHAT HAPPENS TO ALLIANCE PARTICIPANTS AND NON-PARTICIPANTS LONG-TERM? BROADER IMPACT: ALLIANCE GOALS INCLUDE GROWING THE URM+W RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL URM+W RESEARCHERS. THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO THE ALLIANCE'S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND RESOURCES FOR THE NATIONAL BPC COMMUNITY AND FOR THE NATION IN GENERAL FOR SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE COMPUTING RESEARCH AMONG THE POPULATION IN GENERAL-A CRITICAL NATIONAL NEED IF THE US IS GOING TO MAINTAIN OR GROW ITS ECONOMIC AND MILITARY POSITION. THE EVALUATION EFFORTS OF THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE WILL YIELD A NATIONAL COMPARISON DATABASE THAT WILL BECOME A POWERFUL NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE CS&E COMMUNITY AND MAY ALSO INFORM THE WIDER RESEARCH COMMUNITY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	THE 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE INFORMATION FROM THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CLIENT. THE OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING FIRM REVIEWS THE 990, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990, AND THEN THE DRAFT IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY STATING THAT HE OR SHE HAS NO CONFLICTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECIDES ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON HIS CONTRACT AND ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF HIS PERFORMANCE. COMPENSATION LEVEL IS BASED ON THE CRITERIA FOR THE JOB, THE SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND MARKET CONDITIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR ITS PROCESS TO SELECT AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.