AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY CENTER INC (EIN 74-2094629)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-13
IRS object ID
202513179349308981
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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PersonPerry WigginsPersonNm
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Preparer PersonBarbara MurphyPreparerPersonNm
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Address Line1123 N Post Oak Lane 3rd FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
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Gross Receipts$21,479,418GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo educate people and organizations around the world to improve productivity and quality.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Revenue$20,610,235CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$6,829,541TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSee Schedule O. The mission of the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC) is to educate and broadly share information with people and organizations around the world to improve productivity and quality by:- Discovering, researching and understanding emerging and effective methods of both individual and organizational improvement;- Broadly disseminating our research findings through education, publications, online databases, advisory services and other services that can effectively put the information into the hands of as many individuals as possible, and - Connecting individuals to one another with the knowledge, resources and tools they need to successfully manage improvement and change.MissionDesc
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Expense$6,122,678ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,860,403RevenueAmt
DescResearch Projects and Benchmarking: APQC conducts research on what drives high performance inside specific processes that are core to organizational viability and found in both public and private sectors. This includes providing methodologies, know-how, data, infrastructure, oversight and management. As part of its research program, APQC maintains both qualitative and quantitative repositories, question libraries, and taxonomies that are accessed via apqc.org by hundreds of thousands of individuals each year. Continued on Schedule O In order to provide valid, reliable and trusted quantitative data at no additional cost to our members and the public at large, APQC maintains the Open Standard Benchmarking repository. The repository includes a library of industry process frameworks, maturity models and over 3,600 corresponding performance measures that cover activities and tasks performed in organizations throughout the world. The benchmarking repository houses data provided from over 50,000 organizations making up over 3,600 corresponding performance measures and 4,500,000 data points from which the benchmarks are derived and then provided back out to the public. APQC estimates that its reach within member organizations is over 38 million individuals that have access to and available use of the research findings and services we provide. Participants in this body of research complete detailed data collection instruments; data is then validated, analysis is performed and detailed reports are created reflecting the participating entities' gaps in performance against the data sets and their unique areas of improvement identified in order to reach optimal performance levels. Reporting includes performance gaps, trends, drivers behind high performance, and best practice insights. Reports are provided through Open Standards Benchmarking at no cost to the user and are valued at over $5,000 per report.In order to provide qualitative best practice information, APQC conducts hundreds of research projects annually that are designed to collect best practices and codify performance characteristics of high performing organizations in such a way that they can be shared broadly. The APQC Resource Library includes more than 6,300 content items and grows at a rate of 20% per year, including best practice reports, case studies, white papers, specific process trends and corresponding best practices, metrics, tools and templates.Additional dissemination of APQC's content, including Process Classification Frameworks, Maturity Models and Benchmarks, is done through partnerships with management consulting firms and trade and industry associations. Both management consulting firms and associations have a much broader reach, touching more individuals through their work than APQC is capable of achieving. Through these partnerships APQC is able to provide data to millions of individuals who ultimately apply the data for the purpose of improving in areas such as generating higher productivity, improved quality of products and services and deriving cost savings inside organizations at no additional cost to the end user. Further dissemination is conducted via the publishing of reports, publications, white papers, speaking engagements and web-based events designed to share knowledge broadly.Desc

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Expense$6,792,012ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,719,706RevenueAmt
DescMember Services: Development and ongoing maintenance of Process Classification Frameworks, research methodologies, infrastructure to support broad data collection and dissemination of benchmarks and best practices used to improve productivity and quality across public and private sectors. APQC maintains databases and provides easy access to the public of over 3,600 process measures, over 4,500,000 benchmark data points, 19 Industry Process Classification Frameworks and 1 Cross Industry Process Classification Framework, 46 industry maturity models, over 6,000 best practices and numerous methodologies, tools and templates that reflect the needs of public and private sectors throughout the world. Additionally, APQC provides support and customized data and frameworks to meet the needs of its members.Desc

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Expense$1,640,269ExpenseAmt
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DescEducation: The education group within APQC is involved in transforming education across the United States and throughout the world by addressing waste and inefficiencies throughout the educational system. The group focuses on helping K-12 and Higher Education leaders, superintendents, principals, faculty and administrators identify and implement best practices that will result in more available resources to dedicate to student achievement. Through the Education Group, APQC teaches thousands of educators how to be more efficient and effective. The Education Group has helped over 120 districts save over $120M on completed projects. All findings and project exemplars are collected and then stored in a searchable database available to educators throughout the country. (Continued on Schedule O) Additional dissemination occurs when findings are presented and discussed in detail at education conferences throughout the world.Desc

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$463,008$594,418Conferences and Events: A variety of conferences and events are held each year to teach methods for improving productivity and quality, share benchmarks and best practices, and enable attendees to improve using proven methodologies and demonstrated results. Thousands of members and non-members benefit annually by attending open seminars, web events, conferences, trainings and other public forums designed to facilitate improvement of individuals, their organizations and the industries they represent.
$13,457$17,276Information Services: APQC provides research assistance for individuals at no additional cost via APQC's "Ask Us" program that searches APQC databases for the appropriate information and then provides it back to the requestor. In addition, Information Services maintains the nation's largest publicly accessible research library of quality and productivity materials, including research reports of current productivity.
$310,415Scholarships: APQC launched the C. Jackson Grayson Scholarship Program in honor of the company's late founder. The goal is to award scholarships to children who might otherwise not financially be able to go to school. Each year, scholarships are awarded to Houston area high school seniors in an amount totaling $100,000 per student over the course of a four-year college education.$310,415
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T Jay Collins
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Thomas H Davenport
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John Durie
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John Friel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Blanton Godfrey
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Robert H Hayes
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Roger Kearns
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Korsten
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Joaquin Peon
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Carl G Thor
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Peggy Vaughan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carla O'Dell
Executive Chair1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lisa Higgins
President & CEO40.00$677,682$0$55,988Yes (X)
Perry Wiggins
Treasurer & CFO40.00$323,939$0$44,121Yes (X)
Cathy Hill
Chief Development Officer40.00$520,532$0$46,383Yes (X)
Harry Scarborough
Executive Director - Legal Affairs40.00$364,416$0$47,341Yes (X)
Ashley White
Executive Director - HR40.00$268,021$0$31,221Yes (X)
Nate Lavigne
Executive Director - IT40.00$203,329$0$37,556Yes (X)
Amanda Schalyo
Executive Director - Marketing40.00$240,006$0$26,211Yes (X)
Christine Kelley
Director - Membership40.00$193,160$0$23,549Yes (X)
Jeff Varney
Director - Advisory Services40.00$197,648$0$14,796Yes (X)
Laura Clymer
Director - Research Services40.00$224,847$0$30,918Yes (X)
Katy Cook
Sales Manager40.00$212,226$0$2,872Yes (X)
Cindy Hubert
Director - Client Solutions40.00$198,560$0$14,208Yes (X)
Lori Perry
Sales Manager40.00$194,462$0$2,727Yes (X)
Lynda Braksiek
Principal Researcher40.00$188,259$0$19,188Yes (X)
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BDO Digital
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Program Services$181,794ProgramServicesAmt
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Management And General$360,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$149,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$86,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Search & Relocation$100,652$100,652
Dues & Subscriptions$15,822$15,822
Training & Development$13,495$13,495

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$1,507,789EOYAmt

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EOY$15,523,732EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$209,899BOYAmt
EOY$295,781EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,530,653LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,420,422LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,084,753BOYAmt
EOY$8,110,231EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,173,546BOYAmt
EOY$12,597,524EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,339,197BOYAmt
EOY$40,147,303EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,895,830BOYAmt
EOY$1,702,986EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,933,711BOYAmt
EOY$5,747,653EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,829,541BOYAmt
EOY$7,450,639EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,509,656BOYAmt
EOY$32,696,664EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,509,656BOYAmt
EOY$32,696,664EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,339,197BOYAmt
EOY$40,147,303EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,290,929ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$896,079NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,318,211CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$1,318,211TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,942,831CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,107,830CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,009,411CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,276,735CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,297,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$86,634,417TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,942,831CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,107,830CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,327,622CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,276,735CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,297,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$87,952,628TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,475,839CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,342,585CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,184,646CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,982,584CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,748,180CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,733,834TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,475,839CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,342,585CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,184,646CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,982,584CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,748,180CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,733,834TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$57,218,794PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$629,055CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$937,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$719,144CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$893,374CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,458,365CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,637,269TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$629,055CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$937,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$719,144CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$893,374CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,458,365CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,637,269TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$171,543CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$171,543TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,571,886CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,216,704CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,046,766CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,170,109CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,755,975CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$92,761,440TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.61680PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.61300PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04600InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,290,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,290,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,893,471OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,227,244DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,666,227BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$901,505OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$753,747DepreciationAmt
Book Value$147,758BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,445,677OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,439,431DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,006,246BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,110,231TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,697,803TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$896,079NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$896,079RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$20,801,724RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$39,504InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$230,993OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$191,489RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$20,610,235TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,510,795TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$230,993OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$230,993ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,279,802ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$39,504InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$39,504ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$18,319,306TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses -230,993.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 230,993.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient12RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$310,415CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe C. Jackson Grayson Scholarship Program awards scholarships to Houston area high school seniors. Each recipient will receive $25,000 per year for tuition, books, and fees, totaling $100,000 per student over the course of a four-year college education. APQC has partnered with Scholarship America to administer the award. Applicants must apply on the website, and the first 100 submissions are presented to the APQC sponsorship committee to evaluate for final review. Applicants have until late November to apply, and recipients are announced in the spring for fall enrollment at a public or private institution.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgYes (1)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Lisa Higgins
President & CEO$391,318$0$280,053$0$6,311$0$52,700$0$3,288$0$733,670$0$0$0
Cathy Hill
Chief Development Officer$462,217$0$53,720$0$4,595$0$39,027$0$7,356$0$566,915$0$0$0
Harry Scarborough
Executive Director - Legal Affairs$242,978$0$114,658$0$6,780$0$35,653$0$11,688$0$411,757$0$0$0
Perry Wiggins
Treasurer & CFO$255,906$0$63,438$0$4,595$0$36,921$0$7,200$0$368,060$0$0$0
Ashley White
Executive Director - HR$204,491$0$63,530$0$0$0$24,021$0$7,200$0$299,242$0$0$0
Amanda Schalyo
Executive Director - Marketing$190,283$0$45,128$0$4,595$0$26,211$0$0$0$266,217$0$0$0
Laura Clymer
Director - Research Services$202,416$0$22,431$0$0$0$27,630$0$3,288$0$255,765$0$0$0
Nate Lavigne
Executive Director - IT$179,955$0$23,374$0$0$0$25,868$0$11,688$0$240,885$0$0$0
Christine Kelley
Director - Membership$165,507$0$27,653$0$0$0$16,349$0$7,200$0$216,709$0$0$0
Katy Cook
Sales Manager$205,314$0$6,912$0$0$0$2,872$0$0$0$215,098$0$0$0
Cindy Hubert
Director - Client Solutions$180,324$0$18,236$0$0$0$6,852$0$7,356$0$212,768$0$0$0
Jeff Varney
Director - Advisory Services$179,581$0$18,067$0$0$0$11,040$0$3,756$0$212,444$0$0$0
Lynda Braksiek
Principal Researcher$176,697$0$11,562$0$0$0$7,500$0$11,688$0$207,447$0$0$0
Lori Perry
Sales Manager$175,037$0$19,425$0$0$0$2,727$0$0$0$197,189$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aHealth club dues were paid on behalf of the following persons listed in Part VII and were treated as taxable compensation: Lisa Higgins - $6,311 Perry Wiggins - $4,595 Cathy Hill - $4,595 Harry Scarborough - $6,780 Cindy Hubert - $4,595 Amanda Schalyo - $4,595
Part I, Line 4bThe following participants received 457(f) plan contributions in 2024: Lisa Higgins - $38,900 Perry Wiggins - $26,200 Cathy Hill - $28,000 Ashley White - $21,100 Amanda Schalyo - $18,600 Harry Scarborough - $25,300 Jeff Varney - $11,040 Nate Lavigne - $18,850 Laura Clymer - $20,000 Christine Kelley - $9,720
Part I, Line 6Lisa Higgins, President/CEO, receives a percentage of the change in the organization's net assets as a bonus. Officers, Executive Directors, and Directors receive annual performance bonuses that are tied to achieving four to five "Scorecard" metrics. The respective scorecard for each leader differs from role to role within the organization, but one of the metrics shared across all scorecard matrices is the Net Earnings/Surplus of the organization for the fiscal year. All bonuses are based on Compensation Committee and Board-approved formulas and include applicable caps to what can be earned under the bonus program.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1aThe Executive Committee is comprised of five of the sixteen board members, and has responsibility for approving Board-level decisions that cannot be made between annual full-board meetings. The Executive Committee is apprised of, and approves, the activities of the Audit, Investment, and Compensation Committees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is reviewed by the Board Chair, CEO and CFO. A copy of Form 990 is distributed electronically to the Executive and Audit Committees prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAn acknowledgement is sent to all board members, officers and key personnel annually asking them to affirm that they have 1) received the Conflict of Interest Policy, 2) read and understood the policy, 3) agree to comply with the policy, and 4) disclose any potential conflicts. Any reported conflicts are discussed with the Executive Committee. Anyone who fails to return an acknowledgement may be removed from the board or their office.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Compensation Committee of the board of directors reviews all compensation of officers and management using third party verifiable data. APQC's HR director subscribes to various local and national compensation data sources. Using these sources, HR performs an analysis of the external data and provides a compensation benchmark report to the committee for each management-level employee using the three standards of like job, like company and like role." Salary bands are created for each employee using actual compensation and a plus/minus 25 percent factor to account for tenure, experience, other duties, and any other factors that could impact individual compensation. Five-year averages of individual compensation data are provided to the committee to be able to recognize trends in compensation. Compensation can never exceed the established cap. In February 2023, APQC hired an independent professional services firm to perform a compensation study. This was done for the purpose of supplementing the internal work performed by the HR Director each year. Going forward, APQC will have an independent firm perform a compensation study once every two to three years to improve the corporate governance of setting compensation at APQC. The compensation study is presented by the professional services firm to the APQC Compensation Committee members in detail. The Committee provides HR with any additional informational requests or questions, then meets to discuss how the data compares to APQC compensation. The Committee approves all compensation including any merit-based increases or salary changes for each member at the "director" level or above (officers included). Meeting minutes are kept for all meetings and are approved by all Committee members prior to preservation. This process is also followed for other officers and key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Documents available upon request.

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