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NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES (EIN 53-0226780)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2014-08-15
IRS object ID
201432279349304223
Schema version
2012v2.1
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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Timestamp2014-08-15T15:23:18-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN521511275EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1Raffa PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line11899 L Street NW Suite 900AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN530226780EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1National League of CitiesBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlNATINameControl
Phone2026263063Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW No 550AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code200041763ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameClarence E AnthonyName
TitleExecutive DirectorTitle
Phone2026263063Phone
Date Signed2014-08-15DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameFrank H SmithName
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028225000Phone
Date Prepared2014-08-15DatePrepared
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonClarence E AnthonyNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Address Line11301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW No 550AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code200041763ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescriptionMembership Services - Various consultation services for member states and leagues, sponsoring seminars, reports to members based on research performed by NLC. Provided participation for members selected to serve on seven policy committees who develop policy positions and resolutions of the League, and hosted numerous webinars to keep members informed on issues of current interest. Members also serve on standing Membership, Finance, Advisory, Audit and Investment Advisory committees. NLC has 1,360 cities and 49 state leagues as members of the National League of Cities.Conferences and Exhibits - Hosted two large conferences for members; one in Seattle, WA with over 3,600 attendees and more than 185 exhibitors; and the other in Washington, DC with over 2,000 attendees. In addition, NLC conducted at least 7 workshops and 15 leadership training sessions for members.Business Partnerships - Continued to develop business partnership with 46 large corporations increased by 4 members in 2013, and partnership programs that serve members and member residents. Partnership programs include Service Line Warranty Program that provide affordable home protection is saving residents dollars on the high cost of repairing broken or leaking water and sewer lines; US Communities Program - a purchasing alliance that provides discounts to member cities for routine purchases, Build America Mutual that provide bond insurance for cities, and a Prescription Drug program that provides discounts for citizen of member cities.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (53 entries)

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Hon James Mitchell Jr
President2.00XX000
Hon Ted Ellis
First Vice President2.00XX000
Hon Marie Lopez Rogers
Second Vice President2.00XX000
Hon Ronaldo O Loveridge
Immediate Past President2.00XX000
Hon John Destefano Jr
Past President2.00XX000
Hon James C Hunt
Past President2.00XX000
Hon Brian J O'Neill
Past President2.00XX000
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Director2.00X000
Hon David Baker
Director2.00X000
Hon M Margaret Bates
Director2.00X000
Hon Ralph Becker
Director2.00X000
Mr Geoffrey C Beckwith
Director2.00X000
Hon Charles A Blango
Director2.00X000
Hon Carl Brewer
Director2.00X000
Mr Kenneth H Bullock
Director2.00X000
Hon Sheri Capehart
Director2.00X000
Hon Nancy Carter
Director2.00X000
Hon Julian Castro
Director2.00X000
Hon Chris Coleman
Director2.00X000
Hon Sandra Colvin-Roy
Director2.00X000
Hon John F Cook
Director2.00X000
Mr John A Garner Jr
Director2.00X000
Mr Daniel Gilmartin
Director2.00X000
Hon Paul M Gresham
Director2.00X000
Hon Rap Hankins
Director2.00X000
Hon Terry Henderson
Director2.00X000
Hon Melvin L Kip Holden
Director2.00X000
Hon Edna Branch Jackson
Director2.00X000
Hon Jacquelyn E Johnson
Director2.00X000
Hon Dennis Kavanaugh
Director2.00X000
Hon Melodee Colbert Kean
Director2.00X000
Hon Greg Lemke
Director2.00X000
Mr Michael McCauley
Director2.00X000
Hon A Keith McDonald
Director2.00X000
Hon Mark Mitchell
Director2.00X000
Hon Ron Natinsky
Director2.00X000
Hon Laura W Padgett
Director2.00X000
Hon Bernard C Parks
Director2.00X000
Hon Gregory S Pettis
Director2.00X000
Hon Dr Carmine Priore
Director2.00X000
Mr Dan Ross
Director2.00X000
Hon Gene Schulter
Director2.00X000
Mr Michael Mike Sittig
Director2.00X000
Hon John A Spring
Director2.00X000
Ms Carolyn Stager
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Hon Henry Wilson
Director2.00X000
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Clarence Anthony
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Carlsen Griffith CPA
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David Delorenzo
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Robert Keyes
Director of Operations37.50142689017034X
Janice Pauline
Director Conference EDU &37.50132905016952X
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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Advertising Advertising

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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Insurance Insurance

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Governance costs238928238928
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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EOY34906757EOY

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EOY528737EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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EOY26824330EOY

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EOY26824330EOY

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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
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Reconcilation Prior Adjustment402191ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited

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Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
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Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Substantially All Dues Nondeduct1SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Depreciation4275889Depreciation
Book Value326397BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Book Value58320BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Depreciation2589525Depreciation
Book Value138832BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings523549TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities3201104TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Assets OtherAssets

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DescriptionDue to affiliatesDescription
Book Value2859138BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets2859138TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
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Deferred compensation$2,794,687
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts2898731TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDescription of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePart X, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationNLC performed an evaluation of uncertain tax positions for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and determined that there are no matters that would require recognition in the financial statements or that may have any effect on its tax-exempt status.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (5 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Donald Borut
Executive Director (thru 1/2013)2969610000025000045900326551000
Carlsen Griffith CPA
Chief Financial Officer1433720000014500029860160858000
Carolyn Coleman
Director of Federal Relati185139000001695409520203045000
David Delorenzo
Chief Digital Officer141695000006219033650151279000
Robert Keyes
Director of Operations1426890000011793052410159723000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferencePart I, Line 1aReturnReference
ExplanationAs a part of employee contract, the Executive Director received a housing allowance and is also a member of city club which is used exlusively for business lunches and treated as a non-taxable benefit.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Cities are the members of NLC and locally elected officials- Mayors and Council members and their staff are the direct beneficiaries of the services provided.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThere shall be a Board of Directors consisting of 40 members and the National League President, First Vice Prsident, and Second Vice President, plus all National League Past Presidents in elective office in a city, which shall conduct the affairs of the National League when representatives of the membership are not assembled, including, by a majority vote of Board of Directors' members, determination or modification of national municipal policies on national legislation affecting cities. The Board of Directors may refer to the membership by letter ballot any matter which is not otherwise provided for in these bylaws, the voting thereon to be as provided in Section 5 of Article IV. Twenty members of the Board of Directors shall be elected each year to serve for a term of two years of until their successors are elected and qualified. The term of office of all newly-elected board members shall commence immediately on adjournment of the annual business meeting. The President and First Vice President shall be Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The federal Form 990 is prepared by NLC's independent accounting firm. Once it is prepared, the draft Form 990 is reviewed by NLC's senior staff. The draft federal Form 990 is then provided to the full Board of Directors for review and revision if needed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12The Conflict of Interest Policy is signed by each member of the Board of Directors. The Board Members are required not to engage in any activity that is considered to conflict with the operations of NLC.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aFor the Executive Director, a search committee is assembled, and salary determined by benchmarking survey, compensation reports and input from HR Director. All other staff are hired through the Human Resource department as governed by the Human Resource policy manual.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19NLC makes its governing documents, conflict of interst policy and financial statments available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Book to tax difference, partnership income -306,304.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:
Form 990, Part VII, Column B: The following individuals dedicated a portion of their time to the management of the National League of Cities Institute, a related organizations: Clarence Anthony, Executive Director: 6 hours per week Carlsen Griffith, Chief Financial Officer: 9 hours per week

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

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Business Name Line1National League of Cities Institute IncBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 5AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code200041763ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN526055762EIN
Primary ActivitiesResearch and analysis of local governmentsPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusLine 11A, IPublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1National League of CitiesBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org1ControlledOrg

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1National League of Cities Services IncBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 5AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code200041763ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522185034EIN
Primary ActivityPayroll ServicesPrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileState

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1National League of CitiesBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of EntityCTypeOfEntity
Share Of Total Income13364710ShareOfTotalIncome
Share Of EOY Assets841738ShareOfEOYAssets
Percentage Ownership1.00000PercentageOwnership
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
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Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1National League of Cities Services IncBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeNTransactionType
Amount Involved13364710AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationCostMethodOfAmtDetermination