NEXUS RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
NEXUS RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER (EIN 27-2716378)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-15
IRS object ID
201641679349100119
Schema version
2015v2.0
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)
Return2016-06-15T14:47:16-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DARRIN J RILEY CPA PLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12198 E CAMELBACK RD STE 370AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272716378EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Nexus Research and Policy CenterBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEXUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6026350936PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11350 E McKellips Road Suite 1AddressLine1Txt
CityMesaCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85203ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ JORGE KLOR DE ALVAPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-06-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDARRIN J RILEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00225254PTIN
Phone6023853979PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$3,642,885FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$2,676InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$2,676InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$2,676InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$2,676TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$2,676TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$2,676TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$631,460CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$100,586OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$12,454PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$461DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$1,573OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$19,124TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$139,481OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$905,139TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$905,139TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$902,463ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$2,676NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$2,676AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$4,535,657CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$3,642,655CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$3,642,655CashEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,000LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,770LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$691LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$230LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$230LandEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,536,348TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,642,885TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$3,642,885TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$36,000OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$45,000OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$36,000TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$45,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$4,500,348UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$3,597,885UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,500,348TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$3,597,885TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$4,536,348TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$3,642,885TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,500,348TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$902,463ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$3,597,885SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$3,597,885TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$3,085,175NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$3,115,846NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$1,026,349AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$3,296,304NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.31136DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$313,897AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$1,535,209NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.20447DistributionYr4Rt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$4,632NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Total Distribution0.515829TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.103166AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$3,924,266NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$404,851AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$27NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$404,878AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$54InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$54SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$54TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$54TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateAZOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.NEXUSRESEARCH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JENN MYERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6026350936PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11350 E MCKELLIPS ROAD SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityMESACityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

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J JORGE KLOR DE ALVA
1350 E MCKELLIPS ROAD STE 1MESAAZ85203President40.00$450,000$20,331
KURT SLOBODZIAN
1350 E MCKELLIPS ROAD STE 1MESAAZ85203VP, Treas, Sec40.00$77,629
PATRICK CALLAN
1350 E MCKELLIPS ROAD STE 1MESAAZ85203Director1.00$0
MARK SCHNEIDER
1350 E MCKELLIPS ROAD STE 1MESAAZ85203Director15.00$83,000
WILLIAM F MASSY
1350 E MCKELLIPS ROAD STE 1MESAAZ85203Director1.00$500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCHBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 28126AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100878126ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Service TypeCONSULTINGServiceTypeTxt
Compensation$102,195CompensationAmt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Nexus Research and Policy Center, an independent, not-for-profit, nonpartisan institution, promotes both access to higher education and educational success with demonstrable learning and degree completion achievement. Nexus does this through research on teaching, learning and educational best practices and by preparing action-oriented analyses of pressing policy issues facing states and the nation regarding the improvement of educational efficiency, effectiveness and degree completion success. Nexus is especially dedicated to studying and supporting underserved student populations and the institutions that seek to educate them.To help reach its goals, Nexus undertakes research and promotes policies that improve the proprietary education sector and that contribute to a better understanding across all sectors of higher education. With the assistance of educators, policymakers, and philanthropic foundations, Nexus has worked to build a foundation of transparency and independence that inclDescription1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$3,984,026AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$3,984,026TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$3,984,026AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$59,760CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$3,924,266NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$196,213MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$0ExpensesAndContributionsAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Fndtn Ruling2012-03-13PrivateOperatingFndtnRulingDt
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$2,676CurrentYearAmt
Year1$3,040Year1Amt
Year2$3,968Year2Amt
Year3$6,362Year3Amt
Total$16,046TotalAmt

Pct85 Lessor Adj Incm Or Min Ret Pct85LessorAdjIncmOrMinRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$2,275CurrentYearAmt
Year1$2,584Year1Amt
Year2$3,373Year2Amt
Year3$5,408Year3Amt
Total$13,640TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Year3$1,026,413Year3Amt
Total$1,026,413TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Year3$1,026,413Year3Amt
Total$1,026,413TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$130,809CurrentYearAmt
Year1$102,839Year1Amt
Year2$103,861Year2Amt
Year3$109,876Year3Amt
Total$447,385TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$2,676ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$2,676ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$2,676TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyCOMPUTER EQUIPMENTPropertyDesc
Acquired2011-06-30AcquiredDt
Cost Or Other Basis$4,000CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Prior Year Depreciation$3,309PriorYearDepreciationAmt
Computation Method200DBComputationMethodTxt
Rt0.1152Rt
Current Year Expense$461CurrentYearExpenseAmt

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemMachinery and EquipmentCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$4,000CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$3,770AccumulatedDepreciationAmt
Book Value$230BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$230EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (8 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
COMPUTER DATA ACCESS SERVICE$700
DUES, FEES, SUBSCRIPTIONS$1,431
INSURANCE$3,370
OUTSIDE SERVICES$118,975
POSTAGE$203
RESEARCH DISSEMINATION$2,500
SUPPLIES$4,176
TELEPHONE$8,126

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