2015-11-16T12:07:42-06:00 2014-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2014-01-01 132942996 Marketing Research Association Inc MARK 2028002545 1156 15th Street NW No 302 Washington DC 20005 David Almy CEO 2028002545 2015-11-10 1 Lori A Collingsworth P00639819 7038930300 2015-11-10 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z David Almy 1156 15th Street NW No 302 Washington DC 20005 2848913 0 X www.marketingresearch.org X 1957 NY To promote, unify and advance the insight, opinion and marketing research profession. 11 11 11 60 112657 0 0 0 2448576 2385433 80304 170906 16314 19120 2545194 2575459 0 0 0 0 1047833 995921 0 0 0 1113904 1382507 2161737 2378428 383457 197031 2351295 2404151 1047013 1003286 1304282 1400865 Founded in 1957, the Marketing Research Association is the leading and largest association of the opinion and marketing research profession, which delivers insights and intelligence to guide the decisions of companies providing products and services to consumers and businesses. 0 0 Corporate Researchers Conference: The Corporate Researchers Conference (CRC) was developed by and for corporate researchers to provide the most effective way for them to learn, advance and gain a competitive edge. 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X X X 0 0 0 David W Almy CEO/Ex Officio Director 247000 0 0 0 0 0 5750 0 0 0 252750 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Association has five categories of members (Company, Individual, Government, Educator, Honorary and Student member). All members have voting rights except Student members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The members elect the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Members approve the Articles of Incorporation and may amend the Bylaws under certain circumstances. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Form is prepared by independent accountant. Review of the Form 990 is a joint effort between the Executive Committee, the CEO and the staff to ensure accuracy, completeness and overall compliance. Any issues regarding accuracy, or completeness are corrected prior to filing of the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Any conflicts of interest are identified and monitored throughout the year and any deviations or concerns are brought to the Board of Directors's attention for further review and resolution. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Compensation paid to the CEO is negotiated between the compensation committee of the Board of Directors and the CEO benchmarking against salary survey data. Such issues as base compensation and bonuses, if any, are determined at the time of the negotiations and included in the terms of the contract. Performance is reviewed on an annual basis by the Executive Committee and brought to the full Board for approval, to determine compliance and pay bonuses based upon that performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents and the Association's conflict of interest policy are provided to interested parties upon request. Financial statements are available upon request, provided the request is in writing and a reasonable amount of time allowed to gather the information and to deliver it to the requester. Form 990 is available to all interested parties by accessing the Guidestar Website. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The Association's Executive Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.