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THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 52-1622336)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-05-06
IRS object ID
201521269349300927
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-05-06T12:54:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN341862269PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ MHM LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 600AddressLine1
CityBETHESDACity
StateMDState
ZIP Code20814ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521622336EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022342111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11828 L STREET NW NO 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code200364632ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonOFFICERPersonNm
Person TitleOFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022342111PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJ SCOTT DENLINGERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00740770PTIN
Phone3019513636PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANDREW BERNATPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11828 L STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code200364632ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,627,870GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CRA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND ADVANCED EDUCATION IN COMPUTING AND ALLIED FIELDS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$22,002PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$21,735CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$50,414PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$51,453CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,663,563PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,627,870CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,828,037PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,056,375CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,429,300PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$1,601,142TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,731,623NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (CRA) SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND ADVANCED EDUCATION IN COMPUTING AND ALLIED FIELDS. IT DOES THIS BY WORKING TO INFLUENCE POLICY THAT IMPACTS COMPUTING RESEARCH, ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE COHESIVENESS OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY AND COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE STATE OF COMPUTING RESEARCH. EACH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ACHIEVING THE ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$233,254GrantAmt
Revenue$1,330,373RevenueAmt
DescCCC - UNDER A THREE-YEAR,$6 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH THE NSF, CRA IS CREATING THE COMPUTING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM (CCC) TO IDENTIFY MAJOR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND ESTABLISH "GRAND CHALLENGES" FOR THE FIELD. THE CCC WILL CREATE VENUES FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FOR DEVELOPING VISIONS AND CREATING NEW RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$529,413GrantAmt
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DescCIFELLOWS - THE CIFELLOWS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECENT PH.D. GRADUATES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CLOSELY RELATED FIELDS TO OBTAIN ONE- TO TWO-YEAR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE FIELD OF COMPUTING AND ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY. THE GOALS OF THE CIFELLOWS PROJECT ARE TO RETAIN NEW PH.D.S IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING AND TO SUPPORT INTELLECTUAL RENEWAL AND DIVERSITY IN THE COMPUTING FIELDS AT U.S. ORGANIZATIONS.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document133IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee19EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2022342111PhoneNum

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Address Line11828 L STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code200364632ZIPCode

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CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA M HAAS
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD BRACHMAN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARITA ADVE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY FERNANDEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HV JAGADISH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES KUROSE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET MARTONOSI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J STROTHER MOORE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED B SCHNEIDER
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BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALERIE TAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY CZERWINSKI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN B DAVIDSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN W ZEGURA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BADER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN BARKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY CAMP
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE CONDON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORINNA CORTES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNE FERRANTE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LANCE FORTNOW
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN L GRAHAM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA HIRSCHBERG
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CHRIS R JOHNSON
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HENRY KAUTZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN S MCKINLEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
P TAKIS METAXAS
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GREG MORRISETT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW SEARS
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MARGO SELTZER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT T HAILPERN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW C BERNAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$219,432$0$37,167
PETER HARSHA
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BDO USA LLPBusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17101 WISCONSIN AVEAddressLine1
CityBETHESDACity
StateMDState
ZIP Code20814ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesACCOUNTINGServicesDesc
Compensation$155,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,104,980MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$3,625,400GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$429,250AllOtherContributionsAmt
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CONFERENCES611430$22,650$22,650
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Total Program Service Revenue$395,052TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,735TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,735ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$50,253RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$50,253RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$50,253ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,200OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$71,988ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,572,675TotalAmt
Program Services$1,572,675ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$483,700TotalAmt
Program Services$483,700ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,295TotalAmt
Program Services$309,897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$740,224TotalAmt
Program Services$665,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,490TotalAmt
Program Services$26,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,005TotalAmt
Program Services$119,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,622TotalAmt
Program Services$53,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,040TotalAmt
Management And General$2,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,434TotalAmt
Management And General$210,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,776TotalAmt
Program Services$291,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,317TotalAmt
Program Services$132,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,493ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,272TotalAmt
Management And General$218,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$472,635TotalAmt
Program Services$419,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,369TotalAmt
Management And General$31,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,340TotalAmt
Management And General$9,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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AWARDS$15,832$15,732$100
MISCELLANEOUS$3,064$56$3,008

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,091,286ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,077,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,098,414BOYAmt
EOY$1,902,081EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,675BOYAmt
EOY$1,171,989EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,790,677BOYAmt
EOY$1,117,113EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,128BOYAmt
EOY$33,387EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$412,433LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$152,261LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$196,936BOYAmt
EOY$260,172EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,221,982BOYAmt
EOY$1,829,974EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,049BOYAmt
EOY$18,049EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,704,861BOYAmt
EOY$6,332,765EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$946,416BOYAmt
EOY$644,425EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,974BOYAmt
EOY$707,835EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,568BOYAmt
EOY$248,882EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,439,958BOYAmt
EOY$1,601,142EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,011,666BOYAmt
EOY$4,462,677EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,237BOYAmt
EOY$268,946EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,264,903BOYAmt
EOY$4,731,623EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,704,861BOYAmt
EOY$6,332,765EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$458,780ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$7,940NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,111,111CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,117,489CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,608,115CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,136,328CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,159,630CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,132,673TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$250,666CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$382,736CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$325,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$454,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$395,052CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,808,956TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,361,777CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,500,225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,933,798CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,591,147CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,554,682CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,941,629TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$51,941,629PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,538CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,935CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,002CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,735CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$114,696TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,538CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,935CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,002CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,735CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$114,696TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,679CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$64,110CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$48,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,414CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,453CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$247,262TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,414,942CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,587,873CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,009,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,663,563CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,627,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$52,303,587TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99310PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99290PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00220InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00240InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$244,240OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$98,290DepreciationAmt
Book Value$145,950BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$168,193OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,971DepreciationAmt
Book Value$114,222BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$260,172TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$1,829,974BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,829,974TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$248,882Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$248,882TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,635,810TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$7,940NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$7,940RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,627,870RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,627,870TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,169,090TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,169,090ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,169,090TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCRA HAS ADOPTED ASC TOPIC 740-10 WHICH PRESCRIBES MEASUREMENT AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT AND DEFERRED INCOME TAX PROVISIONS. THE TOPIC PROVIDES FOR A CONSISTENT APPROACH IN IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS. IT IS MANAGEMENT'S BELIEF THAT CRA DOES NOT HOLD ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. CRA'S RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (17 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 876011TEMPEAZ852876011860196696501 (C ) (3)$15,671N/ARESEARCH
COLUMBIA UNIV
PO BOX 29789NEW YORKNY100879789135598093501 (C ) (3)$15,840N/ARESEARCH
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY
EINSTEIN DRIVEPRINCETONNJ08540210634988501 (C ) (3)$17,417N/ARESEARCH
JOHNS HOPKINS
1101 E 33RD STREET STE B219BALTIMOREMD21218520595110501 (C ) (3)$98,603N/ARESEARCH
KNOWINNOVATION INC
1207 DELAWARE AVENUEBUFFALONY14209275248883$72,645N/ARESEARCH
MA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
77 MASSACHUSETTS AVECAMBRIDGEMA02139042103594501 (C ) (3)$14,502N/ARESEARCH
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 1086CORVALLISOR973391086481278540501 (C ) (3)$48,930N/ARESEARCH
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 5292PRINCETONNJ08544210634501501 (C ) (3)$31,182N/ARESEARCH
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CA
2150 SHATTUCK AVENUE SUITE 313BERKELEYCA947045940946002123501 (C ) (3)$136,211N/ARESEARCH
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CA BERKELEY
2150 SHATTUCK AVENUE SUITE 313BERKELEYCA947045940946002123501 (C ) (3)$11,370N/ARESEARCH
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CA LA
11000 KINROSS AVENUE SUITE 211LOS ANGELESCA900951406956006143501 (C ) (3)$90,378N/ARESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 44253SAN FRANCISCOCA941444253941156365501 (C ) (3)$39,552N/ARESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
PO BOX 4610SPRINGFIELDIL62708376000511501 (C ) (3)$27,202N/ARESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CHESAPEAKE BUILDING ROOM 4101COLLEGE PARKMD207423141526002023501 (C ) (3)$29,287N/ARESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
PO BOX 7159AUSTINTX78713746000203501 (C ) (3)$38,540N/ARESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
3903 BROOKLYN AVE NESEATTLEWA98105916001537501 (C ) (3)$156,455N/ARESEARCH
YALE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 1873NEW HAVENCT065081873060646973501 (C ) (3)$7,003N/ARESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org16Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSTIPENDS PROVIDED TO STUDENTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient151RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$483,700CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES QUARTERLY UPDATES FROM GRANTEES REGARDING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
ANDREW C BERNAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$219,432$0$0$0$0$0$22,100$0$15,067$0$256,599$0$0$0
PETER HARSHA
DIRECTOR OF GOVT AFFAIRS$144,000$0$0$0$0$0$14,339$0$18,188$0$176,527$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B:SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY IN THE COMPUTING RESEARCH PIPELINE - THE GOAL OF THE CRA-W/CDC ALLIANCE IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES WHO PARTICIPATE AND SUCCEED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH AT EVERY STAGE OF THE RESEARCH PIPELINE. ACHIEVING THESE OBJECTIVES REQUIRES THAT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN (URM+W) START AND PROGRESS TO THE NEXT STAGE. THE FAILURE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE CREATIVITY OF URM+W RESEARCHERS REPRESENTS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY COST TO THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY TO GROW OUR NATION'S LEADERSHIP IN TECHNICAL INNOVATION. THE ALLIANCE OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERGRADUATE TO SENIOR PROFESSIONAL LEVELS. DIFFERENT CAREER STAGES NEED DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS, AND THE GOAL OF ALL ALLIANCE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CAN BE DESCRIBED WITHIN THE UNIFYING FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY, WHICH FINDS THAT INTEREST IN AND CHOICE OF A PARTICULAR CAREER PATH WILL BE INCREASED BY INTERVENTIONS THAT IMPROVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS (UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING THE REWARDS OF A PARTICULAR OUTCOME), (2) SELF-EFFICACY (A BELIEF THAT ONE CAN SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE AN OUTCOME), AND (3) SOCIAL SUPPORTS THAT HELP ONE PERSIST AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES. SPECIFICALLY,ALLIANCE PROGRAMS AIM TO MAKE PARTICIPANTS AWARE OF THE REWARDS OF A RESEARCH CAREER AND THE VALUE OF A PHD; TO HELP PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SELF-EFFICACY THROUGH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE; AND TO CONNECT PARTICIPANTS TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND TO EACH OTHER TO FURTHER THEIR SUCCESS. FUNDING IS REQUESTED TO (1) PARTIALLY SUPPORT URM+W PARTICIPANTS IN ESTABLISHED AND ENHANCED ALLIANCE PROGRAMS AND (2) ESTABLISH THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE. THE ALLIANCE PROGRAMS IN THIS PROPOSAL TARGET INCREASING THE NUMBERS AND SUCCESS OF UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN FROM UNDERGRADUATE TO EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS. INTELLECTUAL MERIT: THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE (CERP) WILL BE THE FIRST EVER, LONGITUDINAL AND NATIONAL STUDY OF THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO RESEARCH CAREERS FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTING; IN PARTICULAR, CERP WILL EVALUATE WHETHER THE ALLIANCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS OF URM+W IN COMPUTING. THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A ONE YEAR PILOT STUDY SHOWS THAT ALLIANCE PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PROGRESSION TOWARD RESEARCH CAREERS; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SMALL NUMBERS OF URM+W PARTICIPANTS, ADDITIONAL LONGITUDINAL DATA, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION ARE NECESSARY TO CAPTURE LONGITUDINAL TRENDS AND PROVIDE RICH ENOUGH DATA AND SUFFICIENT STATISTICAL ACCURACY FOR MANY QUESTIONS, SUCH AS: * WHAT EXPERIENCES AND EXPECTATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS' DECISIONS TO ENTER THE "RESEARCH TRACK" AND CONTINUE THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL INTO AN ACADEMIC OR RESEARCH JOB IN THE COMPUTING FIELDS? WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR SUCCESS? WHAT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, IF ANY, ARE DIFFERENT FOR URM+W? * TO WHAT EXTENT DO ALLIANCE PROGRAMS INFLUENCE URM+W STUDENTS TO CHOOSE AND REMAIN ON THE "RESEARCH TRACK" (GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, ETC.) COMPARED TO SIMILAR NONPARTICIPANTS? * WHAT CHARACTERISTICS OF ALLIANCE PROGRAMS CREATE POSITIVE EFFECT? * WHAT HAPPENS TO ALLIANCE PARTICIPANTS AND NON-PARTICIPANTS LONG-TERM? BROADER IMPACT: ALLIANCE GOALS INCLUDE GROWING THE URM+W RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL URM+W RESEARCHERS. THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO THE ALLIANCE'S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND RESOURCES FOR THE NATIONAL BPC COMMUNITY AND FOR THE NATION IN GENERAL FOR SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE COMPUTING RESEARCH AMONG THE POPULATION IN GENERAL-A CRITICAL NATIONAL NEED IF THE US IS GOING TO MAINTAIN OR GROW ITS ECONOMIC AND MILITARY POSITION. THE EVALUATION EFFORTS OF THE CRA CENTER FOR EVALUATING THE RESEARCH PIPELINE WILL YIELD A NATIONAL COMPARISON DATABASE THAT WILL BECOME A POWERFUL NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE CS&E COMMUNITY AND MAY ALSO INFORM THE WIDER RESEARCH COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE INFORMATION FROM THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CLIENT. THE OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING FIRM REVIEWS THE 990, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990,AND THEN THE DRAFT IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY STATING THAT HE OR SHE HAS NO CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECIDES ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON HIS CONTRACT AND ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF HIS PERFORMANCE. COMPENSATION LEVEL IS BASED ON THE CRITERIA FOR THE JOB, THE SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND MARKET CONDITIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.