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LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The USO is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) of 1986, as amended, as an organization described in IRC Section 501(c)(3). However, income generated from activities unrelated to the USO's exempt purpose is subject to tax under IRC Section 511. The USO did not have any material unrelated business income tax liability for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. Therefore, no tax liability has been provided in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. US GAAP requires that a tax position be recognized or derecognized based on a "more likely than not" threshold. This applies to positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The USO does not believe its consolidated financial statements include any material uncertain tax positions for the open tax years. The USO files information tax returns in the US and various states. With few exceptions, the USO is no longer subject to US federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012. East Asia and the Pacific 20 62 Program Services OP. of USO Center 4812817 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 20 74 Program Services OP. of USO Center 7028162 Middle East and North Africa 4 26 Program Services OP. of USO Center 4395991 South Asia 9 24 Program Services OP. of USO Center 3860925 53 186 53 186 20097895 20097895 false false false false false false Activities outside U.S. Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 PROVIDE TELEPHONE CARDS AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION TO ALLOW MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCESS TO THEIR FAMILIES WHILE AWAY FROM HOME. PROMOTE INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND ORIENTATION TO NEW COMMUNITIES, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL TOURS INTO LOCAL INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. PROVIDE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RECREATION, REFRESHMENTS, HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES, VIDEOS, MUSIC AND LITERATURE. 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Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 USO GRANT FUNDS ARE MONITORED WITH PERIODIC REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMS AND SCHEDULES SET FORTH IN THE RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUALS. REGULARLY REQUIRED REPORTS INCLUDE FINANCIAL REPORTS AND PROGRAM ACTIVITY REPORTS. X true true X X X X X X true false false false false false false true false JD Crouch II President/CEO 213135 0 0 0 484 0 8641 0 8450 0 230710 0 0 0 John Pray EVP. 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SPOUSAL/COMPANION/FAMILY TRAVEL BY OTHER EMPLOYEES IS NOT REIMBURSED BY THE USO, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE CEO AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS. COACH IS THE AUTHORIZED CLASS OF TRAVEL. UPGRADES ARE ALLOWABLE BY EMPLOYEES UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: 1) THE EMPLOYEE PAYS THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE THEMSELVES OR USES AIR MILES FROM THEIR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. 2) MEDICAL CONDITIONS REQUIRE BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL. 3) SAFETY, SERVICE AND ENVIRONMENT ARE CLEARLY INFERIOR. 4) BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL IS ALLOWABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF YOUR REGIONS) BY ALL STAFF WHEN TOTAL FLIGHT TIME EXCEEDS 6 HOURS. SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A SEVERANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $140,000 WAS PAID TO KELLI SEELY DUE TO HER DEPARTURE IN THE ROLE AS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT. SEVERANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000 WAS PAID TO JENNIFER GIGLIO DUE TO HER DEPARTURE IN THE ROLE AS EXECUTIVE BOARD LIAISON. Non-fixed payments Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 The amounts shown in Part II, Column B (II) for the key employees were paid based on 2014 achievement of organizational goals and overall individual contributions and accomplishments and were reviewed by the Executive Committee of the Board. The amount shown in Part II, Column B (II) for the VPS WERE PAID BASED ON 2014 ACHIEVEMENTS AND WRITTEN PERFORMANCE PLANS AND APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT. X 42982 COST/SELLING PRICE X 2583884 COST/SELLING PRICE X 1 48985 COST/SELLING PRICE X 52 280436 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 135000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 2353 2328125 COST/SELLING PRICE false true true Third Party Assistance of Noncash Contributions THE USO WORKS WITH CAR PROGRAM LLC IN ORDER TO GENERATE FUNDRAISING REVENUE FROM DONATED VEHICLES. CAR PROGRAM LLC ADMINISTERS THE ARRANGEMENT FOR: TOWING, RECEIPT DISTRIBUTION, FOLLOW-UP SALES, TITLE PROCESSING, APPRAISAL (IF REQUIRED), SALE AT AUCTION OR DISMANTLER, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SALES. THE USO ALSO ENGAGES A BROKERAGE FIRM THAT IS AUTHORIZED TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES ON ITS BEHALF. Program services Form 990, Part III, Line 4 FOR MORE THAN 74 YEARS, THE USO HAS BEEN THE ONLY PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES U.S. MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE SERVICE, FROM THE MOMENT THEY JOIN, THROUGHOUT THEIR DEPLOYMENTS AND AS THEY TRANSITION BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE USO ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY DELIVERING HIGHLY VALUED PROGRAMS, MORALE-BOOSTING SERVICES AND ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH LIFT THE SPIRITS OF OUR TROOPS AND EXPRESS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S GRATITUDE, SUPPORT, AND APPRECIATION OF THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THE USO'S SCOPE, SCALE, PRESENCE, REACH AND EXPERIENCE, AND THE RESULTING TRUST OF THE U.S. MILITARY, GIVE THE USO AN UNPARALLELED ABILITY TO MEET THE DIVERSE AND EVOLVING NEEDS OF TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN A 2014 SURVEY, TROOPS AND FAMILIES AGREED THAT THE USO DELIVERS JUST WHAT THEY NEED. - 97% SAY THE USO BOOSTS THEIR MORALE - 95% SAY THE USO SHOWS OUR COUNTRY SUPPORTS THEM - 92% SAY THE USO EASES THEIR SEPARATION FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS THE USO RELIES ON THE GENEROSITY OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS TO SUPPORT ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a - Center Operations USO programs and services are provided to troops and their families at more than 160 locations, including 75 USO owned and operated centers and 19 chartered USO affiliate centers. USO centers are located throughout the United States and in countries overseas, currently including Afghanistan, Kuwait, UAE, Germany, Italy, Japan, Guam, South Korea, the United States, and Mobile USO centers. In 2014, USO locations were visited nearly 9 million times by troops and their families. The USO provides a warm and comforting place where service members can connect with their families via Internet or telephone, play a video game, catch a movie, have a snack or just put their feet up and relax. The five staffed USO centers in Afghanistan collectively averaged more than 100,000 visits monthly in 2014. In addition, the USO completed the construction of its second Warrior and Family Center, an approximately 16,000 square-foot building designed to serve wounded, ill, and injured troops, their families, and caregivers. These USO Warrior and Family Centers offer a comprehensive array of specialized services and programs in a supportive and home-like setting, and have been visited more than 200,000 times by troops, their families and caregivers. Form 990, Part III, Line 4b - Entertainment Tours USO entertainment tours feature celebrities, performers, and engaging shows to lift the spirits of our troops and their families around the world. In 2014, the USO deployed 93 celebrity entertainers, who graciously donated their time and talent on 54 tours to 17 countries and 33 states, entertaining more than 273,000 troops and military family members. Nine of these tours were to a combat zone. In addition, the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families performed 198 shows at 70 military installations in 30 states during 2014. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c - Warrior and Family Programming USO Warrior and Family Care Programs provide support and comfort to troops and their families, whether they are transitioning from their service, deployed, or wounded, ill or injured. Deployment The USO distributed 70 bundles of electronic gaming, sports/musical equipment, and personal care items to deployed service members in remote locations as part of its USO2Go program in 2014. In addition, USO provided a private phone network that allowed troops to make free calls home, computers with high-speed Internet bandwidth, free Internet access for service members' own computers, and free international pre-paid calling cards to more than 230 locations around the globe to allow troops to connect with their families. In Southwest Asia alone, more than 13 million minutes were logged in free talk time by our service men and women during 2014. Military parents can also connect with their children back home by visiting a participating USO center and reading a story to them while being recorded. During 2014, the USO helped provide more than 17,000 of these recordings to children of our service men and women. Physical Health and Recreation The USO supports activities throughout the year for wounded, ill and injured troops and their families, including an annual competitive sports event for wounded, ill and injured athletes from each branch of the military, cycling activities with equipment that is adapted to accommodate specific injuries, and other athletic camps and retreats to support service members in healing and/or developing new leadership skills. Behavioral Health The USO sent more than 900 care packages to troops recovering at military hospitals in Europe, Southwest Asia and the U.S during 2014. The care packages included clothing, toiletries, and other comforts of home. The USO hosted two conferences in 2014 for military spouses, parents, hospital support staff and other caregivers of wounded, ill and injured troops to provide practical advice and information about available resources for caregivers. Family Strengthening The USO has partnered with other organizations to support military children and caregivers as they cope with deployment, separation and reintegration by providing 103 tours with an inspirational humorist, support kits, and resources reaching more than 30,000 children of our service members. In addition, military families have attended more than 75 USO-sponsored camps, retreats, seminars and conferences to reconnect or to learn grief-coping skills and establish and identify support systems. Education, Employment and Community Reintegration The USO sponsored more than 20 career fairs in 2014 to connect employers with transitioning service members based on their interests and education and employment backgrounds. Troops are pre-matched with employers, who conduct introductory interviews and offer feedback and networking opportunities. The USO has also sponsored 97 employment workshops to support troops as they transition from their service. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION EXPENSES PROVIDE AWARENESS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS $ 17,888,630 TOTAL $ 17,888,630 Members or Stockholders Form 990, PARt VI, Line 6 The membership of the USO shall consist of two classes of members: 1) Voting members consisting of Members of USO's Board of Governors during their term of service. 2) Non-voting members consisting of members of the armed forces of the United States currently on active duty; representatives, as may be designated by USO's Board of Governors, from the Organizations set forth in USO's congressional charter, up to nine persons designated by the President of the United States, their term of membership being conterminous with such President's incumbency; and any other persons who meet the criteria established by the Board of Governors for Membership. meet the criteria established by the Board of Governors for Membership. Members or Stockholders Who May Elect Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a At the annual meeting, the voting members shall elect members of the Board of Governors and take such other action as may be appropriately submitted to them by the Board of Governors. Election of the Board of Governors, or action on any other matters, shall be by the affirmative vote of the majority of voting members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting, provided those present in person or by proxy constitute a quorum. Additionally, up to six persons appointed by the President of the United States, thier term being conterminous with such president's incumbency, may serve on the Board of Governors. FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b A copy of the draft 990 was provided to all board members, officers, and key employees prior to its filing with the IRS. The process was conducted in May 2015. Meeting minutes reflect the review and discussion of the irs form 990 at the finance committee meeting held in May. An outside accounting firm prepares and reviews the Form 990. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MONITORING & ENFORCEMENT Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is the policy that requires USO's Governors, Officers, and other employees to avoid any situation which may constitute a conflict of interest, that is, any situation which an individual uses or could use his or her position with the USO for personal gain to an individual, members of the individual's family, or other organizations with whom the individual is affiliated, to the actual or potential detriment of the USO. The Board of Governors has established a policy with reference to conflicts of interest applicable to the Board of Governors. Disclosure of potential conflicts are reviewed by CEO, CFO and outside counsel. Any individuals that have a conflict of interest are prohibited from deliberations and voting on a transaction. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION Form 990, Part VI, Lines 15a and 15b The compensation is established by the USO Board of Governors after an independent, outside review of industry surveys, compensation studies and other data to ensure that executive compensation is within the range of that paid to comparable executives of comparable organizations for comparable services and therefore reasonable. These reviews are performed on a biannual basis by an independent outside consultant for the following positions: CEO, CFO, SVP Entertainment/Programs, SVP Operations, SVP Executive Office, SVP Development, SVP Marketing and Communications, SVP HR, and Chief of Staff. The last review was performed in 2014 for all positions listed and all positions' compensation was found to be within the range for comparable executives at comparable organizations. HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Financial statements are made available on the USO website. The Governing documents and conflict of interest policies are made available upon request. USO Foundation 2111 Wilson Blvd Suite 1200 Arlington VA 22201 208861567 Charitable VA 501(c)(3) 11A USO Inc true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false USO Foundation n 8600 FMV USO Foundation o 50272 FMV