JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC (EIN 52-1069070)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2017-06-02
IRS object ID
201721549349300502
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-06-02T10:48:46-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line11001 Connecticut Ave Suite 745AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
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Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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PersonSPENCER OVERTONPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$1,152,674GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionHELPING BLACK AMERICANS PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN THE POLITICAL LIFE OF OUR SOCIETY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES, INC. THE JOINT CENTER CONTRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY HELPING AFRICAN AMERICANS PARTICIPATE FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE OF OUR SOCIETY.MissionDesc
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Expense$1,077,140ExpenseAmt
Grant$100,000GrantAmt
DescHEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE HPI - THE JOINT CENTER HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE HPI WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 WITH A GRANT FROM THE WK KELLOGG FOUNDATION. HPI CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE HEALTHY LIVES. ITS WORK INFORMS NOT ONLY POLICIES AND POLICY MAKERS, BUT ALSO SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF SCHOLARS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS WORKING TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY. HPI ENGAGES IN MANY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, POLICY WORKSHOPS, FORUMS AND CONFERENCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MEDIA RELATIONS, AND OUTREACH TO MINORITY LEADERS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.Desc

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DescCIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE - THE JOINT CENTERS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE BUILDS UPON THE JOINT CENTERS RECORD OF LEADERSHIP IN ENCOURAGING BLACK PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUPPORTING NETWORKS OF BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE JOINT CENTER CONTINUES TO BE THE PREEMINENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO POLITICAL AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES, VOTER PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC OPINION IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF BLACK VOTERS ON ELECTIONS. IT MONITORS, TRACKS, AND ANALYZES THE VIEWS AND VOTING HABITS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, ANALYZES NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRENDS, MINORITY BUSINESS AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH POLICY IT CONDUCTS RESEARCH, POLLING AND PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS TO ILLUMINATE ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND IT SHARES ITS FINDINGS WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY-MAKERS AND OTHER POLICY INFLUENTIALS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE POLICIES THAT ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC EQUALITY.Desc

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DescMEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE - THE JOINT CENTER MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE MTI LAUNCHED IN 2008 AND OPERATIONAL IN 2009, IS THE SECOND OF FOUR CORE INSTITUTES UNDER THE PRESIDENTIAL VISION. MTI CONDUCTS STUDIES OF HOW THE MEDIA INDUSTRY AND EMERGING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CAN BECOME AVENUES OF ADVANCEMENT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR. RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGIES, BROADBAND, AND READINESS ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY USE AND THE CONSUMER, PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. RESEARCH ALSO FOCUSES ON IMPLICATIONS ACROSS SECTORS FROM A SOCIAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE, THE IMPACT OF EXISTING POLICY AND REGULATION FOR THE TELECOMMUNCATIONS AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES, AND THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF MEDIA TRENDS, INCLUDING PRIVATE EQUITY OWNERSHIP, PARTICIPATION, ACCESS AND COVERAGE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR. MTI SEEKS TO INFORM POLICY DIALOGUES AND TO ALIGN WITH OTHER JOINT CENTER INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGES IN A SERIES OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS PRESS AND LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS, CONFERENCES AND STAKEHOLDER TRAININGS THAT PROMOTE ITDesc
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DONNA BRAZILE
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ANN H CHOW
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DIANNE M PINDERHUGHES
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RALPH B EVERETT
GOVERNERYes (X)$0$0$45,329
SPENCER OVERTON
PRESIDENT AND CEO025.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CYNTHIA M BODRICK
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NEVILLE DEPASS
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BRIAN D SMILEY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year$1,046,064CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$156,968CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$70,863CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$587,831TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,828,575CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,025,744CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,968,845CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$124,676CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,116,927CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,064,767TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$22,064,767PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$424,610CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$375,084CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$240,574CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,574CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,977CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,104,819TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,042CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,998CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,506CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,293CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,523TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,224,109TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$834,514BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$834,514OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$848,196BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$96,648InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$13,951OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$930,893EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$834,514BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$66,080InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$52,398OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$848,196EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$834,514BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$834,514EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$834,514BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$834,514EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$255,687OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$91,747DepreciationAmt
Book Value$163,940BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$163,940TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal income taxes
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$173,303
DEFERRED RENT AND TENANT ALLOWANCE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$173,303TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,042,748TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$254,863DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$254,863RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$787,885RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$787,885TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,989,213TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$254,863DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$254,863ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,734,350ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,734,350TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
V 4MANAGEMENT HAS NO PLANS TO SPEND ENDOWMENT FUNDS. MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A LONG TERM SPENDING POLICY WHICH WILL REVIEWED AND ACTED UPON BY THE BOARD.
X 2THE JOINT CENTER EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT ITS TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS OR APPICABLE INTEREST THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual Fundraising DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$625,775GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$560,435CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$65,340GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$108,028FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$5,714EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$251,047OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$625,775GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$560,435CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$65,340GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$108,028FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,714EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$251,047OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$364,789DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$299,449NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Baltimore County Equity Matters #2
3613 Sequoia AveBaltimoreMD21215$50,000
Bernallilo County Rio Grande
$50,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Joint Center monitors the use of granst on a monthly basis to ensure that the funds needed to facilitate program activities do not exceed the programs immediate requirements. Funding request are initiated by the Director of Finance and Administration after the Accounting and Finance Manager reviews the expenses in the general ledger and affirms the amount to be withdrawn. Recipient request for grant funds are intially processed by the program managers who are in constant communication with grantees and vendors. Request for reimbursements are submitted on an invoice/expense report format approved by the Joint Center which shows line item expenditures, current budget, current expenditures and cumulative expenditures. A signature certification that certify that the invoice/report is correct to the best of their knowledge and that all expenditures reported have been made in accordance with policies and guidelines and for the purpose stated in the application and award and in full compliance with OMB Circular A-133 or its their applicable audit regulations. Program personnel approve the invoice/report and submit it to finance for further review and payment. In instances where recipients are required to have a single audit they are required to provide a copy to the joint center for review.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredfalseSubstantiationRequiredInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 87,514, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 14,319, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses -70,000, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 IN- KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11BTHE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEWS THE COMPLETED 990 AND IT IS FURTHER REVIEWED WITH THE PRESIDENT. AT A SCHEDULED OR CALLED MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNERS, THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REVIEW THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE IRS FORM 990 IN DETAIL. AT THE MEETING, SIGNIFICANT TIME IS DEVOTED TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE AUDIT REPORT AND THE FORM 990 FOR FILING AND FOR PRESENTATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF GOVERNERS. PRIOR TO SIGNATURE AND FILING THE RETURN, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. THE PRESIDENT IS THE JOINT CENTER SIGNATORY FOR THE RETURN.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12CALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE JOINT CENTERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CODE OF ETHICS STANDARDS ANNUALLY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING OR PROPOSED SUPPLIERS WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE STANDARDS OR THE ABSENCE OF ANY SUCH CONFLICT BY COMPLETING A CONFLICT DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE AND FILING IT WITH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SANCTIONS AND REMEDIES ARE CLEARLY DELINEATED FOR ANY BREACH OF THE PUBLISHED POLICY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15DECISIONS INVOLVING COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE JOINT CENTER ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNERS USING A REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC REGION BASED ON SURVEYS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION, AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT OR A COMBINATION THEREOF.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 19THE JOINT CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORM AS SPECIFIED BY THE REQUESTER.

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