2016-11-15T15:48:28-06:00 2015-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4250 N FAIRFAX DRIVE SUITE 1020 ARLINGTON VA 22203 990 2015-01-01 133218529 ORGANIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INC ORGA 2026591903 1225 19TH ST NW NO 501 WASHINGTON DC 200362411 NANCY MCLERNON PRESIDENT & CEO 2026591903 2016-11-15 1 CHRISTINE SOUDERS P00177346 5712279500 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z NANCY MCLERNON 1225 19TH ST NW NO 501 WASHINGTON DC 200362411 4196188 0 X WWW.OFII.ORG X 1984 DE TO REPRESENT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES OF COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED ABROAD 23 23 19 21 0 0 0 0 4152853 4183837 5706 11546 1644 805 4160203 4196188 0 0 0 0 1754428 1807160 0 0 0 2068211 2235521 3822639 4042681 337564 153507 3060302 3051693 1006668 883886 2053634 2167807 X THE ORGANIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT (OFII) IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(6) BUSINESS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE U.S. OPERATIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, WHICH INSOURCE OVER 5 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS AND SUPPORT AN ANNUAL U.S. PAYROLL OF OVER $400 BILLION. OFII ADVOCATES FOR THE FAIR, NON-DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF INSOURCING COMPANIES. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE UNITED STATES AN INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE LOCATION FOR COMPANIES TO CONDUCT MORE BUSINESS AND EMPLOY MORE AMERICANS WITHIN OUR BORDERS. 0 0 THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO LEGAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTIN THE UNITED STATES. ALL MEMBERS ARE DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES OF FOREIGN-OWNED CORPORATIONS. TO THIS END, THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN OFFICE WITH ELEVEN FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS ONE TO TWO FULL/PART-TIME EMPLOYEES (INTERNS), WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH MATTERS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS. MOST OF THE PROGRAM WORK IS PERFORMED BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS, WHO ARE ACCOUNTANTS, ATTORNEYS, OR ECONOMISTS. ADDITIONALLY, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PRESIDENT'S TIME IS DEVOTED TO PROGRAM WORK. THIS WORK CONSISTS OF COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND INFORMING MEMBERS ABOUT CURRENT LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR BUSINESS INTERESTS. PERIODIC CONFERENCES OF MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES ARE HELD TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES, TO HEAR INVITED SPEAKERS ON RELATED TOPICS, AND TO ASSIST IN FORMULATION OF ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEMBERS. WHEN APPROPRIATE, POSITION PAPERS ARE PRESENTED AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIONS ARE MADE TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL AT VARIOUS LEVELS, AND TO STATE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY FILES BRIEFS, PAPERS, AND TESTIMONY WITH THESE BODIES EXPRESSING THE VIEWS OF ITS MEMBERS ON PENDING TAX AND TRADE CASES, THE OUTCOME OF WHICH MAY AFFECT THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZATION MEMBERS.- VARIOUS REPRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO OFFICIALS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF CONCERNING THE EFFECT PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE ON VARIOUS TAX, INVESTMENT AND COMMUNICATIONISSUES AFFECTING MEMBERS- VARIOUS PAPERS AND STUDIES WERE PREPARED BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS FOR DISSEMINATION TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC OF CURRENT INVESTMENT, TAX AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES. SOME OF THESE STUDIES MAY BE USED TO INFORM CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PUBLIC- APPROXIMATELY FIFTY MEMBER MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE CALLS, AND FIVE TO SIX CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS WERE HELD TO DISCUSS TAX, INVESTMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES AFFECTING MEMBERS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 DE X STEPHANIE M MINOR 2026591903 1225 19TH ST NW NO 501 WASHINGTON DC 200362411 JANET BUCHERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERND-PETER BIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE CICCONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE EVERED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK ERVIN III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK DAHLINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SLACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HALBY VICE CHAIR, TAX COMMITTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY HICKMAN CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAKE JONES CHAIRMAN, BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS KERRIGAN VICE CHAIRMAN,BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM LANGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LEFKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK MCLAIN CHAIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAPIL SHARMA CHAIR, COMMUNICATIONS COMM 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUGH SPINKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX SPITZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG STAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY TAPPANA SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG ZAHND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL HOOGSTEDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY MCLERNON PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 622306 0 109286 RACHEL ALEXANDER DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAI 40.00 X 167031 0 47504 AARON BRICKMAN VP STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 189962 0 57960 JONATHAN SAMFORD DIRECTOR, MEDIA & COMMUNIC 40.00 X 140000 0 27442 1119299 0 242192 4 0 1 0 ERNST & YOUNG LLP PO BOX 640382 PITTSBURG PA 15264 PREP FOR ECONOMIC POLICY REPORT 278762 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PO BOX 7247-8001 PHILADELPHIA PA 19170 CONSULTING, ECONOMIC STUDIES, RESEARCH 176866 WASHINGTON TAX GROUP 300 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 OUTSIDE COUNSEL 140000 MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES 515 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 STATE ADVOCACY 113066 4 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 2647450 2647450 CONFERENCES/DINNERS 900099 1278887 1278887 JOINT BUSINESS RELATIO 900099 257500 257500 4183837 11546 11546 OTHER INCOME 900099 805 805 805 4196188 4183837 0 12351 731592 786579 126545 82336 80108 465211 9205 47345 26558 206787 97200 696999 23789 10502 ECONOMIC STUDIES 176556 STATE ADVOCACY 175132 COMMUNICATIONS 127719 PRINTING & SUBSCRIPTION 66843 105675 4042681 1993307 2757842 816931 101950 149108 154966 49152 223073 190257 35165 32816 10379 10379 3060302 3051693 397543 444261 609125 439625 1006668 883886 X 2053634 2167807 2053634 2167807 3060302 3051693 153507 -39334 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 1 3331059 1630000 -158241 1471759 1332424 139335 133058 133058 0 90015 57199 32816 32816 1 X 0 0 0 NANCY MCLERNON PRESIDENT & CEO 335000 0 115575 0 171731 0 33500 0 75786 0 731592 0 0 0 RACHEL ALEXANDER DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAI 132031 0 35000 0 0 0 0 0 47504 0 214535 0 0 0 AARON BRICKMAN VP STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT 162962 0 27000 0 0 0 0 0 57960 0 247922 0 0 0 JONATHAN SAMFORD DIRECTOR, MEDIA & COMMUNIC 100000 0 40000 0 0 0 0 0 27442 0 167442 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN-EMERITUS, THE SECRETARY/TREASURER, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL EXERCISE SUCH POWERS AS SHALL BE DELEGATED TO THEM BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND, SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY THE BOARD, BE EMPOWERED TO ACT IN THE NAME OF THE MEMBERSHIP BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MAY PERFORM SUCH OFFICES AS SHALL BE REQUESTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL PRESIDE AT MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERS AND OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE OR SHE SHALL ALSO, AT OTHER MEETINGS OF THE CORPORATION AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS HE OR SHE DEEMS PROPER, COMMUNICATE TO THE CORPORATION OR TO THE BOARD SUCH MATTERS AND MAKE SUCH SUGGESTIONS AS MAY, IN HIS OR HER OPINION, TEND TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE USEFULNESS OF THE CORPORATION TO MEMBERS AND SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS ARE INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIRMAN -EMERITUS SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUTOMATICALLY FOR THE THREE YEAR PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS OR HER TERM AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. IN CASE OF ABSENCE OR INABILITY TO ACT FROM ANY CAUSE OF BOTH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN -EMERITUS SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SHALL ASSIST THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IN FULFILLING HIS OR HER DUTIES. THE VICE CHAIRMAN SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN IN CASE OF ABSENCE OR INABILITY TO ACT FROM ANY CAUSE OF THE CHAIRMAN. THE VICE CHAIRMAN MAY ALSO SERVE IN ANOTHER CAPACITY ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (I.E. AS A COMMITTEE CHAIR OF A STANDING COMMITTEE OR SECRETARY/TREASURER). SECRETARY/TREASURER - THE TREASURER SHALL OVERSEE THE COLLECTION AND ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONIES RECEIVED AND EXPENDED FOR THE USE OF THE CORPORATION. THE TREASURER SHALL MAKE A REPORT AT THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OR AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS CALLED UPON BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE SECRETARY SHALL BE HOLDER OF THE CORPORATION'S SEAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 OFII HAS ONE LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL MEMBER COMPANIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A A DIRECTOR MUST BE EMPLOYED BY A MEMBER OR ONE OF ITS AFFILIATES. THERE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN ONE DIRECTOR FROM THE SAME AFFILIATED GROUP OF COMPANIES. THE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP EVERY YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CHANGES TO BY-LAWS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B MEETING MINUTES ARE RECORDED AT EACH BOARD MEETING AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING. THE COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. ANY ISSUES DISCUSSED AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS MUST GO THROUGH BOARD APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE PREPARATION IS COMPLETE, THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT REVIEW FORM 990 IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE BEING PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION'S ETHICS AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR AND IS KEPT ON FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 OFII USES COMPARABILITY DATA AND USES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (SAME AS BOARD OF DIRECTORS) FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE LAST TIME THIS PROCESS WAS USED WAS IN 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OFII DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, CONTINUED: OFII'S THREE-PART MANDATE: - EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE POSITIVE ROLE U.S. SUBSIDIARIES PLAY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. OFII PRODUCES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS AND STUDIES DETAILING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS U.S. SUBSIDIARIES MAKE TO THE U.S. ECONOMY. - ADVOCATE TO ENSURE U.S. SUBSIDIARIES ARE NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. WHEN U.S. SUBSIDIARIES ARE UNDER THREAT IN THE U.S. LEGISLATIVE OR REGULATORY PROCESS, OFII IS AN AGGRESSIVE AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR FAIR, NON-DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT. OFII'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE NON-DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT FOR U.S. SUBSIDIARIES RELY ON A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES: - MONITORING - OFIIS STAFF AND TEAM OF EXPERTS CLOSELY TRACK POLICY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF IMPORTANCE TO U.S. SUBSIDIARIES; - REPORTING & ANALYZING - OFII AND ITS EXPERTS PROVIDE ANALYSIS ABOUT ISSUES THAT MAY UNIQUELY AFFECT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES. THIS TIMELY AND THOROUGH INFORMATION HELPS MEMBER COMPANIES UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF A PARTICULAR POLICY PROPOSAL ON THEIR BUSINESS. - LOBBYING - WHEN AN ISSUE IS TARGETED FOR OFII ACTION, A STRATEGY IS DEVELOPED AND CARRIED OUT TO MODIFY THE LEGISLATIVE AND/OR REGULATORY PROPOSALS. - NETWORK TO PROVIDE PEER-TO-PEER FORUMS ON ISSUES UNIQUE TO U.S. SUBSIDIARIES. CURRENTLY, OFII HOLDS ANNUAL CONFERENCES FOR GENERAL COUNSEL, SENIOR TAX AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXECUTIVES. IN ADDITION, WE HOLD INFORMAL PRIVATE DINNERS FOR CFO AND GENERAL COUNSEL EXECUTIVES. EVEN THOUGH OUR PARTICIPANTS REPRESENT COMPANIES IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES, SENIOR EXECUTIVES GAIN WORTHWHILE INSIGHT FROM TALKING WITH COLLEAGUES ABOUT THEIR DISTINCT RESPONSIBILITIES AT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES. THESE EVENTS ALSO HELP OFII TO FOCUS ON ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS AS MOST CRITICAL.