2015-09-14T07:18:53-05:00 2014-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2014-01-01 300075580 NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION NATI 2022238991 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW NO 712 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ANDREW VAN KLEUNEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022238991 2015-09-14 1 3019519090 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z ANDREW VAN KLEUNEN 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW NO 712 WASHINGTON DC 20036 3596516 0 X WWW.NATIONALSKILLSCOALITION.ORG X 2002 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 15 14 20 67 0 0 3586041 3573227 90812 22231 1064 949 11267 109 3689184 3596516 0 0 0 0 1208560 1729632 0 15000 164448 784593 1042597 1993153 2787229 1696031 809287 3557079 4471143 41251 146028 3515828 4325115 X NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION ORGANIZES BROAD-BASED COALITIONS SEEKING TO RAISE THE SKILLS OF AMERICA'S WORKERS ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES. WE ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT INVEST IN WHAT WORKS, AS INFORMED BY OUR MEMBERS' REAL-WORLD EXPERTISE. WE COMMUNICATE THESE GOALS TO AN AMERICAN PUBLIC SEEKING A VISION FOR A STRONG U.S. ECONOMY THAT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO BE PART OF ITS SUCCESS. 1 0 897648 NATIONAL INITIATIVES: ACTIVE NATIONAL COALITIONS SUPPORTED BY NSC IN 2014 INCLUDED: 1. BUSINESS LEADERS UNITED FOR WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS (BLU): AN INITIATIVE TO BRING DIVERSE BUSINESS LEADERS TOGETHER TO HELP SHAPE A NATIONAL SKILLS STRATEGY THAT CAN ADDRESS THE SKILLS GAP IN THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE. 2. WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY CAMPAIGN (WDQC): A COALITION IN FORMATION DURING 2013 TO BROADEN THE POLICY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RANGE OF STUDENTS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PATHWAYS, AND MARKET-RELEVANT OUTCOMES THAT ARE CRITICAL TO DATA-QUALITY DISCUSSIONS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE POLICYMAKING LEVELS. 832543 22231 STATE POLICY: PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE-BASED STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE THE TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT PROSPECTS OF WORKERS IN THE STATE. ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO STATES ON ALIGNMENT OF FEDERAL AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR STATE. 309426 FEDERAL POLICY: ANALYZING AND REPORTING ON FEDERAL POLICIES THAT IMPACT THE TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT OPTIONS OF U.S. WORKERS. ALSO, RAISING AWARENESS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES THAT SHOULD BE BETTER SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL POLICIES. 287308 NATIONAL FIELD OPERATIONS: ENGAGING DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES TO ENSURE POLICY IS INFORMED BY LOCAL NEEDS AND EXPERTISE SO THAT WORKFORCE TRAINING BENEFITS WORKERS, EMPLOYERS AND LOCAL ECONOMIES. 146874 COMMUNICATIONS: NSC USES STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO ARTICULATE AND COMMUNICATE THE BREADTH OF STRATEGIES AND IMPACT ON PEOPLE TO KEEP THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS INFORMED AND ENGAGED WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION. 33530 LOBBYING 467712 2507329 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 1 16 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X AMY MCPHERSON 2022238991 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 712 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ANDREW VAN KLEUNEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 148640 0 29942 ABBY SNAY CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 VAN TON-QUINLIVAN VICE CHAIR (FROM 9/2014) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PHYLLIS EISEN VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 9/2014) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT PAUL TREASURER (FROM 9/2014) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM SCHEIBEL TREASURER (UNTIL 9/2014) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 EVELYN DIAZ SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM FREEMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT CARMONA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA DANN-MESSIER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY HOLZER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY LEVIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA MAGUIRE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RORY O'SULLIVAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PHILLIPS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN SALGRADO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LIZA SMITHERMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL UNRUH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108064 0 27501 BRYAN WILSON STATE POLICY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 114878 0 28464 RACHEL GRAGG DIR. OF FEDERAL POLICY 40.00 X 102372 0 12801 SCOTT ELLSWORTH BLU, DIRECTOR 40.00 X 107484 0 20559 581438 0 119267 5 0 1 0 0 3573227 3573227 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 22231 22231 22231 949 949 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 109 109 109 3596516 22231 0 1058 178582 112507 39288 26787 1211007 1104599 55483 50925 45153 38086 5385 1682 192138 163999 22137 6002 102752 91179 5667 5906 1500 1500 99748 99748 15000 15000 158283 140558 725 17000 6505 5047 1458 94199 54496 39176 527 66549 16268 50281 156785 139113 9222 8450 189386 129990 56083 3313 186881 153287 32941 653 14944 14944 10147 10147 ALLOC. OF MGMT/GEN 0 323253 -349238 25985 PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO 17466 15811 1655 SUB./PERIODICALS 14551 12611 1400 540 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT 9651 2663 6988 16002 3862 10462 1678 2787229 2507329 115452 164448 126105 106143 1997197 2089505 1350000 2150000 24419 335 35742 32501 122731 48081 13564 74650 10052 18009 3557079 4471143 30071 103586 800 26000 10380 16442 41251 146028 X 390033 454539 3125795 3870576 3515828 4325115 3557079 4471143 809287 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1361628 2648410 1470457 3586041 3573227 12639763 1361628 2648410 1470457 3586041 3573227 12639763 9441350 3198413 26820 26774 27902 12331 949 94776 3588 4559 467 109 8723 12743262 168943 0.25100 0.23320 X THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST OF 1.170A-9(F)(3) OF THE TREASURY REGULATIONS, BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING:1. ITS SUPPORT, AS REPORTED FOR 2014, IS 25.10%, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I).2. IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(II). NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION CONTINUES TO EXPAND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY FUNDING SOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO INCREASE FUNDRAISING CAPACITY AND HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE EACH YEAR FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.3. THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT 25.10%, IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III).4. IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I), THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS, RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALL OR MOST OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE FAMILY, OR FROM A SINGLE DONOR. IN THIS RESPECT, THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3) (III)(B).5. THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION THROUGH ITS MAJOR PROGRAMS, FEDERAL POLICY, STATE POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS MAKES AVAILABLE ITS MISSION TO THE PUBLIC. ITS PROGRAMS ADVOCATES FOR FEDERAL POLICIES THAT INVEST IN THE SKILLS OF AMERICA'S WORKERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE LOW-INCOME, UNEMPLOYED, OR SEEKING ADVANCEMENT, SO THEY CAN BETTER SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND HELP AMERICAN BUSINESSES BETTER COMPETE WITHIN TODAY'S GLOBAL ECONOMY. IN THIS MANNER, THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 87 33442 33529 2753700 2787229 289361 72340 0 0 233489 242983 249658 289361 1015491 1523237 32410 36277 48808 33529 151024 58372 60746 62415 72340 253873 380810 1180 475 2169 87 3911 122731 48081 74650 74650 DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT 16442 16442 X 3596516 0 3596516 0 3596516 2787229 0 2787229 0 2787229 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, NSC HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. X 0 DIANE SCHWARTZ 5029 NORTH 5TH STREET ARLINGTON VA 22203 GRANT WRITING 0 1450000 7500 1442500 EDIT REIZES 102 GRAND CHAMPION DRIVE ROCKVILLE MD 20850 GRANT WRITING 0 1450000 7500 1442500 2900000 15000 2885000 DC SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B(IV): DURING 2014, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED TWO GRANT WRITERS, WHO JOINTLY WROTE CONTENT FOR PROPOSALS THAT GENERATED $1,450,000 IN GROSS REVENUE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ANDREW VAN KLEUNEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 148640 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 23942 0 178582 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 DURING 2014, THE ORGANIZATION PAID THE FOLLOWING IN BONUS COMPENSATION: RACHEL UNRUH $503 BRYAN WILSON $399 SCOTT ELLSWORTH $391 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 DURING 2014, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN THE NATIONAL FIELD OPERATIONS PROGRAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY A QUALIFIED CPA FIRM, THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT AT THE BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE FALL BOARD MEETING, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH THE BOARD AND KEY STAFF. IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS THEY ARE NOTED, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM ANY ACTIONS RELATED TO THE PARTY WITH WHOM THE CONFLICT EXISTS, AND ALL BOARD AND KEY STAFF SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REQUESTS THAT IF A CONFLICT ARISES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, IT IS DISCUSSED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DOCUMENTED IMMEDIATELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE FULL BOARD, PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEY REVIEW COMPARABLE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AT OTHER SIMILARLY-SIZED NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROPOSE AN ADJUSTMENT. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN A MEMO SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERSONNEL FILE AND THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE DECEMBER 2014. THE SALARIES OF OTHER STAFF ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. STARTING SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABLE PAY AT OTHER SIMILARLY SIZED NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE SALARY LEVELS OF CURRENT STAFF, AND THE RELATIVE COSTS-OF-LIVING FOR STAFF WHO WILL BE BASED IN LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION'S WASHINGTON, DC HEADQUARTERS. IN ADDITION TO ANNUAL COLA INCREASES, MERIT RAISES ARE CONSIDERED DURING EACH STAFF MEMBER'S ANNUAL EVALUATION, WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE EMPLOYEE'S SUPERVISOR. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD ARE NOT COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE NSC OFFICE. THE DOCUMENTS ARE SENT TO INTERESTED PARTIES.