2016-08-12T07:14:32-05:00 2015-12-31 521855942 Tate and Tryon 2021 L Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20036 990 2015-01-01 521689643 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS NATI 2029620322 1001 G Street NW No 700E WASHINGTON DC 20001 CHARLES T DELANEY PRESIDENT AND CEO 2029620322 2016-08-11 1 Frederick Longwood P00439715 2022932200 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z CHARLES T DELANEY 1001 G Street NW No 700E WASHINGTON DC 20001 2157988 0 X WWW.COUNCILOFNONPROFITS.ORG X 1990 DC TO ADVANCE THE VITAL ROLE, CAPACITY, AND VOICE OF CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR STATE AND NATIONAL NETWORKS. 12 12 11 0 7750 -11936 697201 1467146 272497 329186 15113 12786 32963 348870 1017774 2157988 0 0 0 0 909915 975885 0 0 23332 396286 453296 1306201 1429181 -288427 728807 1268833 2283498 265122 562900 1003711 1720598 X TO ADVANCE THE VITAL ROLE, CAPACITY, AND VOICE OF CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR STATE AND NATIONAL NETWORKS. 0 0 603190 69176 PUBLIC POLICY/ADVOCACY - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS HELPS CHARITABLE NONPROFITS ADVANCE THEIR MISSIONS BY BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN EVERYDAY ADVOCACY, ASSISTING THEM IN SHAPING A POSITIVE POLICY ENVIRONMENT, AND DEFENDING AGAINST ATTEMPTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE RESOURCES AWAY FROM NONPROFIT MISSIONS. PUBLIC POLICY/ADVOCACY - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS HELPS CHARITABLE NONPROFITS ADVANCE THEIR MISSIONS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. MUCH OF THIS POLICY WORK IS DEFENSIVE IN NATURE, STOPPING BAD PROPOSALS THAT WOULD HURT THE ABILITY OF NONPROFITS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. SOME OF THIS WORK IS PROACTIVE, AS IN SEEKING TO REFORM BROKEN GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, AND PART OF THIS WORK INVOLVES HELPING NONPROFITS BIULD THEIR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN EVERYDAY ADVOCACY THAT ADVANCES THEIR MISSIONS.THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS AND THEIR MORE THAN 25,000 NONPROFIT MEMBERS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE USE OUR UNIQUE POSITION TO FOCUS ON STATE POLICY MATTERS, MONITORING ACTIVITIES, IDENTIFYING AND HIGHLIGHTING TRENDS, AND SUPPORTING NONPROFITS ACROSS STATE LINES AS THE ONLY NATIONAL NONPROFIT INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP FOCUSING ON SECTOR-WIDE ISSUES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS WORKS TO PROTECT THE NONPROFIT SECTOR ON A VARIETY OF FEDERAL POLICY ISSUES WHERE OUR UNIQUE GRASSROOTS NETWORKS CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY AFFECT POLICY DECISIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2015 WE LED THE NATIONWIDE EFFORTS THAT GENERATED HEIGHTENED NONPROFIT AWARENESS THAT LED TO MORE THAN 38,000 COMMENTS BEING FILED IN OPPOSITION TO THE IRS' PROPOSED GIFT SUBSTANTIATION RULES THAT WOULD HAVE OPENED THE DOOR FOR SCAM ARTISTS STEALING DONORS' IDENTITIES AND EXPOSING NONPROFITS TO UNNECESSARY LIABILITY. SEE, E.G., "'NEVER' IS THE BETTER ANSWER" (HUFFINGTON POST, DEC. 8, 2015). THE IRS WITHDREW ITS PROPOSED RULES IN EARLY 2016, CITING THE STRONG OPPOSITION FROM THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY AS ITS REASON FOR DOING SO. IN A SEPARATE REGULATORY ACTION, THE COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS DEVELOPED THE CORE LEGAL ANALYSIS THAT FRAMED MUCH OF THE SECTOR'S RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED LABOR DEPARTMENT OVERTIME REGULATIONS, AND CRAFTED THE PRACTICAL POSITIONING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NUMEROUS NATIONAL NONPROFIT GROUPS TO PROTECT THE SECTOR FROM BEING DRAWN INTO THE HIGHLY-CHARGED PARTISAN DEBATE.THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS WAS PROUD TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN NONPROFIT ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ENACT LEGISLATION MAKING PERMANENT CHARITABLE GIVING INCENTIVES FOR DONATIONS OF FOOD INVENTORIES, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS. THE PASSAGE OF THE PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015 (PATH ACT) BUILT UPON OUR EARLIER WORK IN PULLING TOGETHER DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN ENGAGING IN SEPARATE AND SEGREGATED ADVOCACY EFFORTS. IN 2015, OUR NETWORK PREVENTED THE DIVERSION OF RESOURCES DEVOTED TO ADVANCING CHARITABLE MISSIONS IN COMMUNITIES BY WORKING TO DEFEAT LEGISLATIVE THREATS TO LIMIT CHARITABLE GIVING INCENTIVES IN HAWAI`I, KANSAS, NORTH CAROLINA, AND VERMONT. NOTABLY, WE DEVELOPED A DATA ANALYSIS BASED ON EXPERIENCES IN OTHER STATES THAT DEMONSTRATED THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CURBS TO GIVING INCENTIVES. THE ANALYSIS, CREATED FOR THE DEBATE IN ONE STATE, PROVED REPLICABLE FOR USE IN SUBSEQUENT CHALLENGES THAT YEAR AND IS A KEY TOOL FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES.THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS IN 2015 TO REFORM FLAWED GOVERNMENT-NONPROFIT GRANTMAKING AND CONTRACTING SYSTEMS BECAUSE DATA DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS WORK CAN HAVE THE MOST IMMEDIATE AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON NONPROFIT SUSTAINABILITY AND PERFORMANCE. BECAUSE GOVERNMENTS DEPEND ON NONPROFITS TO DELIVER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, THE NONPROFIT SECTOR AS A WHOLE EARNS ALMOST A THIRD OF ITS REVENUE (32.5 PERCENT) BY CONTRACTING TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENTS. OUR FOCUS PRIMARILY IS ON COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING WITH GOVERNMENTS TO REDUCE REDUNDANCIES, ENSURE REIMBURSEMENT OF NONPROFIT INDIRECT COSTS (PER THE OMB UNIFORM GUIDANCE), EDUCATE NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON EFFECTIVE REFORMS AND PROMISING PRACTICES - ALL DESIGNED TO REDUCE COSTS FOR GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS ALIKE, WHILE ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES OF SERVICES. 380319 241441 NETWORK SUPPORT - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE AND ADVOCATE FOR AMERICA'S CHARITABLE NONPROFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE VITAL ROLE, CAPACITY, AND VOICE OF CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE DO SO PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS, THEIR MORE THAN 25,000 NONPROFIT MEMBERS, AND OUR OTHER MEMBERS, THAT TOGETHER CREATE THE NATION'S LARGEST NETWORK OF NONPROFITS. BY TRACKING TRENDS, SHARING KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVING AS A CENTRAL COORDINATOR AND MOBILIZER, WE BUILD CONNECTIONS, LEVERAGE CAPACITY, AND AMPLIFY VOICES TO ACHIEVE GREATER COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.NETWORK SUPPORT - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE AND ADVOCATE FOR AMERICA'S CHARITABLE NONPROFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE VITAL ROLE, CAPACITY, AND VOICE OF CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE DO SO PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR NETWORKS, COMPOSED OF OUR MEMBER STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS, THEIR MEMBERS, AND OUR OTHER MEMBERS, THAT TOGETHER CREATE THE LARGEST NETWORK OF NONPROFITS IN THE COUNTRY. NETWORK SUPPORT REFERS TO OUR ROLE COORDINATING MANY COMMON ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION NETWORK AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING EMERGING TRENDS, SHARING PROVEN PRACTICES, AND PROMOTING SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT ALL CHARITABLE NONPROFITS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. WE CONVENED OUR CORE NETWORK MORE THAN 25 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IN PERSON, AND VIA TELECONFERENCES/WEBINARS, TO GATHER AND CIRCULATE INFORMATION THAT INFORMS THE STATE ASSOCIATION NETWORK ABOUT PUBLIC POLICIES AND PROMISING PRACTICES FOR THEIR OWN CAPACITY BUILDING WORK IN THEIR STATES. WE ALSO HOSTED A NATIONAL WEBINAR ON COSTS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NONPROFITS "OWNING THEIR OWN COSTS" FOR EFFECTIVENESS, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES. WE PROMOTE "BEST PRACTICES" BECAUSE WITHOUT PRUDENT AND ETHICAL OPERATIONS, NONPROFITS WON'T BE EITHER SUSTAINABLE OR CREDIBLE AND TRUSTED PARTNERS FOR INVESTMENTS BY GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPY, OR PRIVATE DONORS. WE ALSO PROMOTE FAIR AND EFFECTIVE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE REGULATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT NONPROFITS EARN AND CONTINUE DESERVING THE PUBLIC'S TRUST. 162745 10819 COMMUNICATIONS - ALL OF THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS STRIVE TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF NONPROFITS. WE WORK TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT NONPROFITS AND THEIR ROLE: WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO, AND HOW THEIR ACTIONS AS PROBLEM SOLVERS BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.COMMUNICATIONS - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS UTILIZES MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES TO SPREAD TRUSTED INFORMATION ABOUT NONPROFITS. FOR INSTANCE, THROUGH OUR WEBSITE THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, WE REACHED A MILESTONE OF 1 million sessions logged on our website IN A SINGLE CALENDAR YEAR IN 2014, AN ACHIEVEMENT WE REPEATED IN 2015. THROUGH OUR BI-WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER "NONPROFIT ADVOCACY MATTERS AND OUR MONTHLY CAPACITY BUILDING ENEWSLETTER "NONPROFIT KNOWLEDGE MATTERS," THE COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS KEEPS MORE THAN 22,000 NONPROFIT STAFF MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS, ATTORNEYS, CONSULTANTS, CPAS, ACADEMICS, JOURNALISTS, AND ELECTED AND APPOINTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INFORMED ABOUT NONPROFIT ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE 36 EDITIONS OF THE TWO NEWSLETTERS HELP TO SPREAD INFORMATION, GATHER INFORMATION, PROVIDE SENSE-MAKING, AND OFFER PERSPECTIVE.NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS STAFF MEMBERS ALSO WROTE NUMEROUS ARTICLES, OP-EDS, AND OTHER PIECES THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN MAINSTREAM AND NONPROFIT PUBLICATIONS, AND RESPONDED TO FREQUENT REQUESTS FROM REPORTERS FOR INFORMATION AND QUOTES. ADDITIONALLY, COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS STAFF MEMBERS DELIVERED SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS, AND WEBINARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS - FROM ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY TO ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP. 3245 LEGISLATIVE/LOBBYING ACTIVITIES - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS EXERCISES THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND STATUTORY RIGHTS ENJOYED BY CHARITABLE NONPROFITS TO PETITION GOVERNMENTS BY ENGAGING IN DIRECT AND GRASSROOTS LOBBYING TO PROMOTE LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY AND OPPOSE PROPOSALS THAT WOULD HINDER THE ABILITY OF NONPROFITS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS HAS ELECTED TO APPLY THE COST-EXPENDITURE STANDARDS AVAILABLE UNDER SECTION 501(H) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BECAUSE THAT SECTION PROVIDES CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH CLEAR AND OBJECTIVE GUIDELINES FOR ENSURING FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AND THEIR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS TO PURSUE THEIR MISSIONS THROUGH ADVOCACY. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS AND ITS STAFF COMPLY IN ALL RESPECTS WITH FEDERAL LOBBYING DISCLOSURE LAWS. 3245 1149499 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA MI NY X X CHARLES T DELANEY 2029620322 1001 G Street NW 700E WASHINGTON DC 20001 Kyle Caldwell Board Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Renny Fagan Board Vice Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Doug Sauer Board Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE HINDERY BOARD TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Howard G Barnett Jr Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Doug Bauer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Henry Berman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Bray Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Ellen Jackson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Trisha Lester Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa T Maruyama Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis McMillian Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Liz Moore Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Murray-Brown Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Val Porter Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marnie Taylor Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles T Delaney President & CEO 40.00 X X 236976 0 25124 Jennifer Chandler Hauge Vice President 40.00 X 128698 0 19531 David L Thompson Vice President of Public Policy 40.00 X 148500 0 9000 514174 0 53655 3 0 1 0 0 1467146 1467146 Membership Dues 900099 199605 199605 Program/Service Fees 900099 129581 121831 7750 329186 12786 12786 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 348870 348870 348870 2157988 321436 7750 361656 271047 223349 42400 5298 526494 434366 82060 10068 26823 21938 4134 751 97533 79654 15978 1901 53988 44554 8340 1094 175 175 35022 26244 8501 277 55251 25864 29387 2000 2000 52997 27389 25020 588 22421 20664 1542 215 150525 136233 12357 1935 28608 26095 2106 407 38840 36082 2758 37869 19227 18107 535 4360 3597 693 70 books and Subscriptions 14475 14436 39 staff Development 7036 4517 2519 membership Dues 2539 2507 32 telecommunications 774 449 314 11 404 334 63 7 1429181 1149499 256350 23332 555665 1069211 100200 265000 12632 30998 22356 433738 76633 76131 357105 505839 502627 0 54567 1268833 2283498 142651 115938 2750 23320 119721 423642 265122 562900 X 895167 780598 108544 940000 1003711 1720598 1268833 2283498 728807 -11921 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 963663 1767935 523380 697201 1467146 5419325 963663 1767935 523380 697201 1467146 5419325 3499748 1919577 3773 27892 11670 15113 12786 71234 549 3476 705 32963 348870 386563 5877122 0.32660 0.36850 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: OTHER INCOME - 2011 Amount: $ 549. 2012 Amount: $ 3,476. 2013 Amount: $ 705. 2014 Amount: $ 32,963. 2015 Amount: $ 348,870. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Only State Association Members shall have the right to vote on the election of Directors, and as provided by the D.C. Code on any amendment to the articles of incorporation, on the disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets, or to approve any merger or consolidation, or dissolution. Other rights of members are determined by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Nonprofits from time to time. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b The Executive Committee, a Standing Committee of the Board, shall have the authority to make decisions on behalf of the Board of Directors on administrative matters and time-critical matters that arise between Board meetings with the exception of actions reserved for members of the Corporation, and the amendment of bylaws, approval of the annual budget and IRS Form 990, the hiring and release of the Chief Executive Officer, and the receipt of the annual audit, which shall be reserved for the full Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL AUDIT AND DRAFT FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL, THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annually, the board and staff review and discuss the conflict of INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETES A CONFLICT DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The President & CEO's compensation is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors after a review of comparable data. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DOCUMENTS IT IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VIA ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.