NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 36-2307745)
Tax period
2013-06-01 to 2014-05-31
Filed
2014-10-10
IRS object ID
201402839349301035
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2014-10-10T14:37:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MCGLADREY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11 SWACKER DRIVE STE 800AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60606ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN362307745EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1National Merit Scholarship CorporationBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8478665111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11560 Sherman Avenue No 200AddressLine1
CityEvanstonCity
StateILState
ZIP Code602014897ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKamilla L SpoehrPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8478665111PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWayne HarderPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00294296PTIN
Phone3126343400PhoneNum
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Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTimothy E McGuirePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11560 Sherman Avenue No 200AddressLine1
CityEvanstonCity
StateILState
ZIP Code602014897ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$132,652,299GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.nationalmerit.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1955FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo conduct nationwide academic competitions for recognition and college undergraduate scholarshipsActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe mission of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is to recognize and honor the academically talented students of the United States. NMSC accomplishes its mission by conducting nationwide academic scholarship programs. The enduring goals of NMSC's scholarship programs are: to promote a wider and deeper respect for learning in general and for exceptionally talented individuals in particular; to shine a spotlight on brilliant students and encourage the pursuit of academic excellence at all levels of education; and to stimulate increased support from organizations that wish to sponsor scholarships for outstanding scholastic talent.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$52,824,991ExpenseAmt
Grant$46,524,017GrantAmt
Revenue$2,304,595RevenueAmt
DescThe National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) - a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year-and by meeting published program entry/participation requirements. For fiscal year 05/31/14 the National Merit Scholarship Program included:Four-Year Renewable Scholarships: 25,054 recipients One-Time Awards: 2,714 recipientsDesc

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Expense$3,397,809ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,806,016GrantAmt
Revenue$405,151RevenueAmt
DescThe National Achievement Scholarship Program is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students. Black students may enter both the National Achievement Program and the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and meeting other published requirements for participation. A student's standing is determined independently in each program. Black American students can qualify for recognition and be honored as Scholars in both the National Merit Program and the National Achievement Program, but can receive only one monetary award from NMSC. For fiscal year 05/31/14 the National Achievement Scholarship Program included: See Schedule OFour-Year Renewable Scholarships: 331 recipients One-Time Awards: 697 recipientsDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$56,222,800TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Kamilla L SpoehrBusinessNameLine1
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Phone8478665111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11560 Sherman Avenue Suite 200AddressLine1
CityEvanstonCity
StateILState
ZIP Code602014897ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Richard L Keyser
Chairman0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Diana M Schmelzer
Vice Chairman0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deborah V Traskell
Vice Chairman0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lori Bettison-Varga
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judith L Bonner
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank J Dellaquila
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark C Dziatczak
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
James R Donnelley
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory L Geoffroy
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
M Timothy Gott
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark A Haught
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edwin S Hedgepeth
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J Heilman
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
John C Hitt
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew P Horvat
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael G Johnson
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian C Mitchell
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CE Quandt
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas J Quinlan III
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sue Sloan
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas R Voss
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul G Weaver
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert E Witt
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
James H Wooten Jr
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy E McGuire
President50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$233,692$0$42,828
Jeffrey Z Little
Executive Vice President50.00Yes (X)$129,478$0$25,773
Karen Bruce
Treasurer (term ended 02/28/13)35.00Yes (X)$17,853$0$3,359
Kamilla L Spoehr
Treasurer (as of 03/01/2013)40.00Yes (X)$61,990$0$9,150
Jerry L Acheson
Director of Information Technology50.00$142,563$0$22,232Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$585,576TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$103,342TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Computer Aid Inc
1390 Ridgeview DrAllentownPA18104IT Consultant$2,628,824
Sogeti
10100 Innovation Dr Suite 200DaytonOH45342IT Consultant$2,612,285
Westford Group
PO Box 1169New LenoxIL60451Human Resources Recruitment Services$153,223
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market StreetPhiladelphiaPA19103Legal Services$144,088
Capital Business Solutions
3725 National Dr Suite 140RaleighNC27612IT Consultant$135,763
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$43,197,541AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$43,197,541TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Test Fee Revenue900099$2,700,000$2,700,000
Sponsor Admin. Service561000$9,746$9,746
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,709,746TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,370,041TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,370,041ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$85,374,971SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$75,312,897SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,062,074SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,062,074TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,062,074ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$57,339,402TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$11,432,115ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,700,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,700,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$46,630,033TotalAmt
Program Services$46,630,033ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$456,925TotalAmt
Program Services$88,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$252,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,916FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,715,053TotalAmt
Program Services$1,301,352ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108,162FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,131TotalAmt
Program Services$152,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,150FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,499TotalAmt
Program Services$126,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,889FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,978TotalAmt
Program Services$126,435ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,376FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$582,915TotalAmt
Program Services$279,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$279,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,905FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,735TotalAmt
Management And General$39,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,117TotalAmt
Management And General$271,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225,728TotalAmt
Program Services$153,717ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,757FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,278TotalAmt
Program Services$314,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,531FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,700,897TotalAmt
Program Services$2,701,655ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$370,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$629,152FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$440,973TotalAmt
Program Services$277,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,375FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,216TotalAmt
Program Services$27,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,712FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,633TotalAmt
Program Services$84,633ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,963,514TotalAmt
Program Services$1,237,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$373,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$353,433FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,669TotalAmt
Program Services$22,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,421FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,890,294TotalAmt
Program Services$56,222,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,194,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,472,779FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150BOYAmt
EOY$150EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,950,701BOYAmt
EOY$10,652,340EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,590BOYAmt
EOY$5,011EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,598BOYAmt
EOY$66,902EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,834,875LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,037,870LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,757,809BOYAmt
EOY$6,797,005EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,950,923BOYAmt
EOY$153,369,495EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,783BOYAmt
EOY$152,503EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,839,554BOYAmt
EOY$171,043,406EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,483,985BOYAmt
EOY$1,069,162EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,747,119BOYAmt
EOY$1,947,023EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,231,104BOYAmt
EOY$3,016,185EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,503,195BOYAmt
EOY$163,571,441EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,044,239BOYAmt
EOY$1,394,764EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,061,016BOYAmt
EOY$3,061,016EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,608,450BOYAmt
EOY$168,027,221EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,839,554BOYAmt
EOY$171,043,406EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,550,892ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$8,969,663NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,564,332CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,101,344CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,077,398CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,256,847CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,197,541CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$218,197,462TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,564,332CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,101,344CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,077,398CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,256,847CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,197,541CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$218,197,462TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,695,216SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$208,502,246PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,171,112CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,003,558CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,896,408CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,003,053CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,370,041CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,444,172TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$228,641,634TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$10,789,584GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91190PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89990PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,475,542BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$522,370InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$171,845GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$4,826,067EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,003,146BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$637,146InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$164,750GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$4,475,542EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,392,393BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$220,742InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$168,505GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$4,003,146EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,816,944BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$732,473InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$157,024GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$4,392,393EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,061,016BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$370,287ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$436,258InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$50,617GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$3,816,944EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.07670BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.63430PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.28900TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$390,349OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$224,071DepreciationAmt
Book Value$166,278BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$181,808OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$113,643DepreciationAmt
Book Value$68,165BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,262,718OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,700,156DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,562,562BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,797,005TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$66,037,948TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$8,969,663NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$8,969,663RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$57,068,285RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$271,117InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$271,117RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$57,339,402TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$59,619,177TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$59,619,177ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$271,117InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$271,117ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$59,890,294TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The income from the endowment funds is used to pay for scholarships sponsored by the donors in the National Merit Program and the National Achievement Program.
Part X, Line 2:NMSC is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state law. The accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, NMSC may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes also addresses de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, and accounting in interim periods. Management evaluated NMSC's tax positions for all open tax years and has concluded that NMSC had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. Generally, NMSC is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities for years before fiscal year 2011, which is the standard statute of limitations look-back period.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1College Entrance Examination BoardBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line145 Columbus AvenueAddressLine1
CityNew YorkCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10023ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN131623965RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$2,700,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantPreliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying TestPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
National Merit Program Scholarship Grants27768$44,229,017
National Achievement Program Scholarship Grants1028$2,401,016

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn order to monitor the use of the scholarship grants, NMSC prepares checks that are payable to the selected Scholars or their universities/colleges. These checks are mailed directly to the applicable college or university. NMSC instructs the college or university to verify the Scholar's eligibility for the payment prior to distributing the checks to students or applying them to the Scholar's university account. If the student is ineligible for the payment, NMSC asks the college or university to either send the check back to NMSC or to provide NMSC with a refund if the check has already been deposited by the institution. Scholars have an agreement with NMSC that their stipend checks are only to be used for college undergraduate studies and that any unused portion must be returned to NMSC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (3 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
Timothy E McGuire
President$233,692$0$0$0$0$0$42,165$0$663$0$276,520$0$0$0
Jeffrey Z Little
Executive Vice President$129,478$0$0$0$0$0$21,268$0$4,505$0$155,251$0$0$0
Jerry L Acheson
Director of Information Technology$142,563$0$0$0$0$0$13,050$0$9,182$0$164,795$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 is prepared by McGladrey LLP and then is reviewed internally by NMSC's Treasurer. McGladrey LLP makes any necessary edits and the Form 990 is then reviewed by NMSC's President, and is then forwarded to NMSC's legal counsel for an additional review. The completed Form 990 is then mailed to NMSC's Audit Committee and Board of Directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cNMSC requires all members of NMSC's Board of Directors and all Officers to complete a disclosure form on an annual basis to disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts. In addition, the written policy is provided to all new employees and is constantly available to all directors, employees, and officers along with all other policies and procedures on NMSC's network.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15NMSC's Executive Committee annually determines the salary for NMSC's President and senior executives based on comparable market data. All other salaries are determined by NMSC's President within the parameters of the compensation budget which is approved annually by the Board of Directors. NMSC regularly receives and reviews salary survey data from comparable not-for-profit organizations. This information is reviewed by NMSC's Chairman and the President before determining annual salary adjustments. The process for determining compensation was recorded in the Executive Committee's minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19NMSC's annual audited financial statements are made available to the public as part of NMSC's Annual Report, which is posted on NMSC's website each year. At this time, NMSC's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public.

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