COLLEGE BOARD: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
COLLEGE BOARD (EIN 13-1623965)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-02
IRS object ID
201523069349301462
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionFounded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. We are a mission-driven, membership organization made up of over 6,000 of the world's leading colleges, schools, and other educational organizations. Through our programs and initiatives, we challenge all students to own their future by practicing hard and taking advantage of every opportunity they earn. We serve more than 7 million students and parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,900 colleges and universities in over 180 countries, as well as policymakers on the national and state levels. Our primary goals are to improve college and career readiness and increase access to opportunity for all students through focused assessments, rigorous instruction, personalized practice, breaking barriers to college entry, and access to better planning tools and skills needed most for tomorrow's jobs.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescASSESSMENTS: THE COLLEGE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING FOCUSED, CLEAR, AND USEFUL ASSESSMENTS THAT REFLECT WHAT STUDENTS ARE ALREADY LEARNING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. WORKING TOGETHER, COLLEGE BOARD ASSESSMENTS PROVIDE BENCHMARKS AND CONSISTENT FEEDBACK FOR MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS OVER TIME, ALLOWING TEACHERS TO ACCELERATE STUDENTS WHO ARE EITHER AHEAD OR BEHIND. FEE WAIVERS AND DISCOUNTS OF $78 MILLION WERE PROVIDED TO UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS DURING FY14. * REDESIGNED SAT + PSAT/NMSQT: MORE THAN EVER, THESE EXAMS WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE SHOWS IS NECESSARY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS. 1.67 MILLION STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2014 TOOK THE SAT; 47.5% OF TEST TAKERS WERE MINORITY STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE BOARD PROVIDED FREE PREPARATION RESOURCES AND TESTING FOR 23.6% OF SAT TAKERS. THE PSAT/NMSQT WAS TAKEN BY OVER 3.86 MILLION STUDENTS IN OVER 24,000 SCHOOLS. MORE THAN 63.4 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THE COLLEGE BOARD'S WEBSITE TO ACCESS FREE INFORMATION ON COLLEGE PREPARATION AND ACCESS. * COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE WAIVERS: EVERY INCOME-ELIGIBLE SENIOR WHO TAKES THE SAT OR AN SAT SUBJECT TEST USING A FEE WAIVER NOW DIRECTLY RECEIVES FOUR COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE WAIVERS, WHICH MAY BE USED TO APPLY TO 2,000 PARTICIPATING COLLEGES. * EXPANDED SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: THE COLLEGE BOARD HAS PARTNERED WITH FIVE LEADING SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS - THE AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE CENTER (AIGC), ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND (APIASF), HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND (HSF), JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION (JKCF), AND THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND (UNCF) - TO EXPAND ACCESS TO $185 MILLION IN EXISTING SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS TO LOW-INCOME AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS. BY USING INFORMATION FROM THE PSAT/NMSQT TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, AIGC, APIASF, HSF, THE JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION, AND UNCF WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. * REALIZE YOUR COLLEGE POTENTIAL AND APPLY TO 4 OR MORE: USING RESULTS FROM THE SAT AND PSAT/NMSQT, THE COLLEGE BOARD DELIVERS PERSONALIZED, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS TO HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS THROUGH OUR REALIZE YOUR COLLEGE POTENTIAL INITIATIVE. IN ADDITION, OUR APPLY TO 4 OR MORE CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO APPLY TO FOUR OR MORE COLLEGES (I.E., TO AT LEAST ONE SAFETY, TWO GOOD FITS, AND ONE REACH) AND INCREASES THEIR PROPENSITY TO ENROLL AND SUCCEED IN A COLLEGE THAT IS A GOOD FIT FOR THEM. * PARTNERSHIP WITH KHAN ACADEMY: THE COLLEGE BOARD HAS PARTNERED WITH KHAN ACADEMY TO OFFER FREE, PERSONALIZED, INTERACTIVE TEST PRACTICE MATERIALS FOR BOTH THE REDESIGNED PSAT/NMSQT AND THE REDESIGNED SAT. RESULTS FROM THE PSAT/NMSQT WILL BE USED TO DESIGN PERSONALIZED PRACTICE FOR STUDENTS. * COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP): CLEP IS THE MOST WIDELY ACCEPTED CREDIT-BY-EXAMINATION PROGRAM, AVAILABLE AT MORE THAN 2,900 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. IT ENABLES STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT BY DEMONSTRATING THEIR MASTERY OF COLLEGE-LEVEL MATERIAL.Desc

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DescAP & INSTRUCTION: * THE COLLEGE BOARD'S UNIQUE INSTRUCTION OFFERINGS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND CAREER. SPRINGBOARD: SPRINGBOARD'S RESEARCH-BASED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS CURRICULA ARE DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, COLLEGE, AND CAREER. * ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM: FOUNDED IN 1955, AP GIVES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS COLLEGE-LEVEL WORK IN HIGH SCHOOL; STUDENTS WHO SUCCEED IN AP ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND HAVE POTENTIAL TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY THROUGH PLACEMENT AND CREDIT-GRANTING POLICIES. * AP POTENTIAL: AP POTENTIAL IS A FREE, WEB-BASED TOOL THAT HELPS EDUCATORS INCREASE ACCESS TO AP BY USING PSAT/NMSQT SCORE DATA TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED IN AP. * THE COLLEGE BOARD IS EXPANDING CAREER OPPORTUNITY BY GIVING STUDENTS ACCESS TO BETTER PLANNING TOOLS AND THE SKILLS THAT MATTER MOST FOR JOBS OF THE FUTURE, INCLUDING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM), AND CODING. * FOCUS ON STEM DISCIPLINES: STEM DISCIPLINES ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR NATION'S ABILITY TO COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. THE COLLEGE BOARD RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES, A NEW COURSE DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTING SKILLS, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL-WORLD IMPACT OF COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, AND PROGRAMMING LITERACY. IN ADDITION, MATH AND ANALYSIS ON THE REDESIGNED SAT FOCUSES ON SOLVING PROBLEMS IN SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, CAREER SCENARIOS, AND OTHER REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS. * AP STEM ACCESS PROGRAM: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOGLE AND DONORSCHOOSE.ORG, THE COLLEGE BOARD LAUNCHED THE AP STEM ACCESS PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY AND FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN AP COURSES IN STEM DISCIPLINES. * ALL IN: THIS CAMPAIGN IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT 100 PERCENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO, AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS ENROLL IN AT LEAST ONE AP CLASS IN A SUBJECT FOR WHICH THEY'VE SHOWN POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED.Desc

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DescCOLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES & ENROLLMENT: * STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE AND CSS/FINANCIAL AID PROFILE: STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE HELPS INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES BY OFFERING THEM THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE PERSONAL AND PREFERENTIAL INFORMATION TO COLLEGES AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR STUDENTS LIKE THEM - ALL AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT. CSS/FINANCIAL AID PROFILE IS USED BY MORE THAN 350 ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MANAGE THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS EFFICIENTLY AND EQUITABLY AND TO AWARD NEED-BASED AID TO THE RIGHT STUDENTS AT THE RIGHT TIME.Desc

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DescOTHER SERVICES: -RESEARCH & ADVOCACY- THE COLLEGE BOARD'S RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ARE RELATED PRIMARILY TO THE AREAS OF: COLLEGE PREPARATION AND ACCESS, COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND FINANCIAL AID, COLLEGE ADMISSION AND COMPLETION, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS. -MEMBERSHIP- THE COLLEGE BOARD WORKS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE OUR SHARED GOALS. THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND LARGE-SCALE CONFERENCES, THE COLLEGE BOARD SEEKS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCE THE PROFESSION. PUERTO RICO AND LATIN AMERICA - ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.Desc
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NEIL LANE
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TERRI SHAW
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CYNDIE SCHMEISER
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HAL HIGGINBOTHAM
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John McGrath
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Stephanie Sanford
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Barbara Cooperman
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James Montoya
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TODD HUSTON
SR. VP, STATE AND DISTRICT PARTNERS40.00$352,166$0$55,714Yes (X)
JULIET WEISSMAN
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THOMAS HIGGINS
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MARY C SCOTT
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TOM RUDIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K287CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,916,003GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,007,398AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,923,401TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
AP AND INSTRUCTION611710$36,903,730$36,903,730
ASSESSMENTS611710$189,672,000$189,672,000
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES & ENROLLMENT611710$27,101,590$27,101,590
OTHER SERVICES611710$8,268,279$8,268,279

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$261,945,599TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,165,221TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$895,540UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,269,681ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,442,140SecuritiesAmt
Other$61,865,148OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,398,334SecuritiesAmt
Other$19,782,871OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,043,806SecuritiesAmt
Other$42,082,277OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,126,081TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$43,126,081ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$315,160,302TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$261,945,599RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$895,540UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$48,395,762ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,000TotalAmt
Program Services$17,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,397TotalAmt
Program Services$241,397ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,463,569TotalAmt
Program Services$646,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,817,329ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,897,027TotalAmt
Program Services$52,330,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,471,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$95,613FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,550,755TotalAmt
Program Services$6,334,797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,202,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,067FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,193,470TotalAmt
Program Services$5,434,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,747,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,210FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,122,082TotalAmt
Program Services$3,397,360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,717,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,008FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$255,833TotalAmt
Program Services$35,420ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,662TotalAmt
Management And General$151,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,116,199TotalAmt
Management And General$1,116,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,907,542TotalAmt
Management And General$1,907,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,896,602TotalAmt
Program Services$25,720,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,064,109TotalAmt
Program Services$1,064,109ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,696,272TotalAmt
Program Services$2,006,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,682,596ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,147FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,216,118TotalAmt
Program Services$6,404,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,811,645ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,463,498TotalAmt
Program Services$7,557,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,892,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,639FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,811,736TotalAmt
Program Services$8,339,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,467,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,414FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,079,141TotalAmt
Program Services$4,517,590ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$559,902ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,649FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,961,019TotalAmt
Program Services$6,824,145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,136,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$650,120TotalAmt
Management And General$650,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION & DEVELOPMENT$158,791,686$158,791,686
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS$9,240,358$9,168,270$72,088
RESEARCH$1,045,246$1,045,246
MARKETING$1,336,884$1,113,168$223,716

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,216TotalAmt
Program Services$444,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$356,796,541TotalAmt
Program Services$301,433,416ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,209,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$153,747FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,788,675BOYAmt
EOY$22,082,045EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,956,261BOYAmt
EOY$87,823,577EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,345,769BOYAmt
EOY$2,307,116EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,582,337BOYAmt
EOY$61,384,244EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,718,262BOYAmt
EOY$13,805,955EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$128,376,991LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$50,534,509LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,167,102BOYAmt
EOY$77,842,482EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,437,066BOYAmt
EOY$452,966,521EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,723,621BOYAmt
EOY$270,211,332EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,520,796BOYAmt
EOY$8,278,729EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,239,889BOYAmt
EOY$996,702,001EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,380,711BOYAmt
EOY$55,474,382EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,273,177BOYAmt
EOY$79,590,376EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,080,060BOYAmt
EOY$66,049,151EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,733,948BOYAmt
EOY$201,113,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$842,943,829BOYAmt
EOY$791,957,898EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,562,112BOYAmt
EOY$3,630,194EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$848,505,941BOYAmt
EOY$795,588,092EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,239,889BOYAmt
EOY$996,702,001EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$41,636,239ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$9,355,539NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,926,071OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedfalseFederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$9,834CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,165CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,923CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,550TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$695,645CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$737,199CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$771,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$813,419CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$261,946CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,280,105TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$705,479CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$746,364CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$779,466CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$821,477CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$265,869CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,318,655TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,318,655PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,831CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,584CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,013CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,165CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,008TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,831CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,584CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,013CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,165CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,008TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$712,310CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$753,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$789,050CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$833,490CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$272,034CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,360,663TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.9875PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.9892PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.0125InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.0108InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III SUPPORT SCHEDULE FOR ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509 (A)(2)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPART III SCHEDULE A WAS COMPLETED IN THOUSANDS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE RESULTING PERCENTAGE COMPUTED.ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (true)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$0MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$1,116,199DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1,116,199TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITYThe College Board contacts legislators and their staff to provide data and statistics on K-12 education and college admissions and to encourage them to support appropriations for education.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITYThe College Board contacts legislators and their staff to provide data and statistics on K-12 education and college admissions and to encourage them to support appropriations for education.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$38,496,562InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,538,969DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,957,593BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$82,869,462InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,977,795DepreciationAmt
Book Value$41,891,667BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$7,010,967InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation-$982,255DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,993,222BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$77,842,482TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
NONPUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES$158,504,218F
PARTNERSHIPS$111,707,114F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$270,211,332TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Security Deposit$104,172
DEFERRED RENT$24,873,332
457 (B) PLAN LIABILITY$4,064,881
ACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS$36,345,581
Capital Lease Payable$661,185
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$66,049,151TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V Temporarily Restricted Net AssetsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPer the Instructions to Sch. D, the definition of "endowment" contained in the glossary of the Instructions to Form 990, and to provide greater transparency,temporarily restricted net assets, had been reported in Part V on prior years' returns. Such amounts are classified as temporarily restricted net assets as a result of time or purpose restrictions placed upon grants by the donors of such funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (28 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtEmployeeEmployeeCnt
Central America and the Caribbean0Investments$155,681,225
Central America and the CaribbeanProgram Services$138,740TESTING
Central America and the CaribbeanProgram Services$6,137EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
Central America and the CaribbeanProgram Services$13,477WORKSHOPS
East Asia and the PacificProgram Services$1,227,885TESTING
East Asia and the PacificProgram Services$63,095EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
East Asia and the PacificProgram Services$154,853WORKSHOPS
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Program Services$397,753TESTING
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Program Services$134,166EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Program Services$18,219WORKSHOPS
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Investments$1,528,352
Middle East and North AfricaProgram Services$1,027,930TESTING
Middle East and North AfricaProgram Services$11,528EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
Middle East and North AfricaProgram Services$18,999WORKSHOPS
North America (Canada & Mexico only)Program Services$347,911TESTING
North America (Canada & Mexico only)Investments$3,344,525
North America (Canada & Mexico only)Program Services$395,585EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
Russia and the Newly Independent StatesProgram Services$3,536EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
Russia and the Newly Independent StatesProgram Services$23,464TESTING
South AmericaProgram Services$17,167WORKSHOPS
South AmericaProgram Services$9,546TESTING
South AmericaProgram Services$6,300EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
South AsiaProgram Services$80,730EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
South AsiaProgram Services$7,038WORKSHOPS
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram Services$502EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram Services$16,946WORKSHOPS
Russia and the Newly Independent StatesProgram Services$10,108WORKSHOPS
Sub-Saharan Africa0Investments$381,2230
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$164,510,380SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$556,560ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$165,066,940TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (true)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (true)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (true)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
AP Fellowships160$86,870$0
Yes Student Awards for Health Research6$22,750$0
Dr. A. Forti Academic Excellence Awards32$5,777$0
Diversity Fellowship Program18$95,000$0
AP Global Challenge11$31,000$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Description Of Procedure For Monitoring Use Of Grant FundsTHE COLLEGE BOARD MAINTAINS ACCURATE RECORDS OF THE AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, DOCUMENTS SELECTION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY, AND MONITORS USE OF GRANT FUNDS.
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.THE COLLEGE BOARD MAINTAINS ACCURATE RECORDS OF THE AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, DOCUMENTS SELECTION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY, AND MONITORS USE OF GRANT FUNDS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (19 entries)

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DAVID COLEMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO/TRUSTEE$563,591$0$130,000$0$58,526$0$33,800$0$13,418$0$799,335$0$0$0
JULIET WEISSMAN
VP, Organizational Effectiveness - position reclassified to non-officer$259,798$0$7,288$0$514$0$33,800$0$5,590$0$306,990$0$0$0
THOMAS HIGGINS
SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$53,525$0$0$0$697,055$0$11,406$0$3,193$0$765,179$0$0$0
MARY C SCOTT
VP, MEMBERSHIP Position reclassified as non-officer$220,556$0$0$0$9,888$0$29,246$0$9,342$0$269,032$0$0$0
TOM RUDIN
SVP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$51,918$0$0$0$358,143$0$10,094$0$3,609$0$423,764$0$0$0
DOROTHY SEXTON
VP, SECRETARY$233,833$0$0$0$3,374$0$30,924$0$8,973$0$277,104$0$0$0
JEREMY SINGER
SVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$475,599$0$25,353$0$34,775$0$33,800$0$28,215$0$597,742$0$0$0
NEIL LANE
GENERAL COUNSEL$396,393$0$0$0$20,467$0$33,801$0$19,474$0$470,135$0$0$0
STEVEN TITAN
VP, TREASURER$304,207$0$16,247$0$18,898$0$33,800$0$21,994$0$395,146$0$0$0
TODD HUSTON
SR. VP, STATE AND DISTRICT PARTNERS$322,395$0$17,233$0$12,538$0$33,800$0$21,914$0$407,880$0$0$0
TREVOR PACKER
SVP, AP PROGRAMS Position reclassified as non-officer$354,781$0$15,888$0$1,193$0$33,800$0$6,472$0$412,134$0$0$0
TERRI SHAW
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CIO$362,855$0$26,931$0$20,932$0$33,800$0$19,413$0$463,931$0$0$0
CYNDIE SCHMEISER
CHIEF OF ASSESSMENT$353,693$0$14,869$0$19,973$0$33,801$0$2,400$0$424,736$0$0$0
RANJIT SIDHU
SR. VP. STRATEGY & NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT$321,449$0$0$0$19,846$0$33,800$0$19,413$0$394,508$0$0$0
HAL HIGGINBOTHAM
SVP$124,862$0$0$0$482,480$0$16,232$0$0$0$623,574$0$0$0
John McGrath
SVP,Communications & Marketing Communications$292,828$0$14,013$0$1,415$0$21,017$0$12,346$0$341,619$0$0$0
Stephanie Sanford
Chief Global Policy & Advocacy Office of the Chief$359,595$0$16,078$0$16,929$0$33,800$0$6,557$0$432,959$0$0$0
Barbara Cooperman
Chief Marketing Officer$348,373$0$0$0$23,545$0$18,634$0$6,557$0$397,109$0$0$0
James Montoya
VP, Higher Education & Int'l Office of the VP, Higher Ed$325,518$0$17,125$0$15,836$0$33,800$0$7,222$0$399,501$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travelFIRST CLASS TRAVEL IS SOMETIMES USED BY 3 STAFF MEMBERS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND IS EXCLUDED FROM TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRC SEC. 274.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control paymentThomas Higgins $663,102; Tom Rudin $318,746; Hal Higginbotham $482,480;

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

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CoreFormPartIII_PartIIILine4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 81,701,035 including grants of $ 22,777)(Revenue $ 8,268,279) OTHER SERVICES: -RESEARCH & ADVOCACY- THE COLLEGE BOARD'S RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ARE RELATED PRIMARILY TO THE AREAS OF: COLLEGE PREPARATION AND ACCESS, COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND FINANCIAL AID, COLLEGE ADMISSION AND COMPLETION, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS. -MEMBERSHIP- THE COLLEGE BOARD WORKS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE OUR SHARED GOALS. THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND LARGE-SCALE CONFERENCES, THE COLLEGE BOARD SEEKS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCE THE PROFESSION. PUERTO RICO AND LATIN AMERICA - ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholdersThe College Board is a membership corporation chartered by the NYS Board of Regents whose members are institutions, systems, organizations and agencies engaged in or serving post-secondary/higher and secondary education and working to support preparation for and transition to post-secondary /higher education.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing bodyMembers elect 30 of the 31 members of the governing body, the Board of Trustees, by appointing delegates who represent them at meetings of the College Board, Regional Assemblies, and National Assemblies as follows: 9 Trustees are elected by 6 Regional Assemblies, 6 Trustees are elected by 3 National Assemblies, and 15 Trustees are elected at-large nationally. The President is appointed by the Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholdersIf the governing board proposes an amendment of the corporate Charter or bylaws, a two-thirds vote of the members is required to approve the proposed amendment. Members may also suspend the Bylaws with a unanimous vote when a quorum is present at a meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyThe 990 is reviewed by the Tax Director, the College Board's public accounting firm, the Chief Accounting Officer, members of the senior management team, and the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees before it is provided to the Board of Trustees for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyAnnual Disclosure Statement - Each year, the College Board Office provides the Trustees, Officers, and Executive Directors "Guidelines for Avoiding Conflicts of Interest, Maintaining Confidentiality, and Barring Insider Trading" and requires them to sign annual disclosure statements, which are reviewed by the College Board Offices of the Secretary and General Counsel. The College Board Employee Handbook ("Handbook") sets forth the College Board policies on conflicts, which require employees to report actual and potential conflicts in writing. A violation will result in immediate discipline, up to and including immediate termination. Ethics and Compliance Reporting System is an additional mechanism for both employees and non-employees to raise concerns in an anonymous and confidential manner through an internet based ethics and compliance reporting system and call center. Reports submitted are reviewed by the College Board Office of the General Counsel.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialCompensation for officers and top management is reviewed annually by an external consulting firm and by the Trustee Committee on Human Resources and Compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employeesCompensation for officers and top management is reviewed annually by an external consulting firm and by the Trustee Committee on Human Resources and Compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicThe College Board complies with all laws requiring public disclosure of governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statement reporting. The College Board's Bylaws, Charter, and Assembly Governance Plans are available at collegeboard.org.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balancesRelease of temporarily restricted net assets - -1926071;
Form 990, Part XII, Line 3b Reason organization did not undergo required auditAccounting period change resulted in a short period not required to be audited. Audit will be performed for 18 months ended 12/31/15.

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