2013-10-29T14:57:48-05:00 2012-12-29 Grant Thornton LLP 175 W JACKSON BLVD STE 2000 CHICAGO IL 60604 990 2012-01-01 362167808 National Opinion Research Center % JAMES E DUNNE NATI 3127594000 55 E Monroe Street 20th Floor Suite Chicago IL 60603 JAMES E DUNNE 3127594000 2013-10-29 true JULIE A DEE 3128560200 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z NORC James E Dunne 55 E Monroe Street 20th Floor Chicago IL 60603 137012234 false X www.norc.org X 1941 CO Conduct high quality social science research in the public interest 16 7 3101 0 0 129922459 122658481 16580612 14336236 34601 17517 0 0 146537672 137012234 0 0 0 0 73989355 72659011 0 0 0 68868141 63923922 142857496 136582933 3680176 429301 60404363 55073373 35247331 29487040 25157032 25586333 X Conduct high quality social science research in the public interest false false 96607320 0 14336236 National Opinion Research Center ("NORC") conducts social science research that benefits the public using advanced survey methodology and analytical techniques. NORC has helped a wide range of clients identify and address society's most urgent challenges. NORC provides clients of all types and sizes with highly accurate, objective results and actionable insights. Drawing on its portfolio of capabilities, NORC has helped a broad range of clients gain vital perspectives on the issues and problems they face, and make real progress on their agendas. Some representative clients include the agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education, the Energy Information Administration, the Federal Reserve Board, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Office of the national Coordinator, and the TRICARE Management Activity. Ground breaking work includes the National Surveys of Youth, one of the most successful large-data resources in the social sciences; the National Immunization Survey, one of the largest telephone surveys in the U.S.; Survey of Earned Doctorates, and the Survey of Doctoral Recipients; the Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides detailed information on the finances of U.S. families; new price at the pump surveys for the Department of Energy; large data collection on the National Survey of Early Care and Education; new work with Medicare and Medicaid Services on the implementation and analysis of the Affordable Care Act; and the General Social Survey, the most frequently analyzed source of Social Science data outside of the U.S. Census, which NORC has conducted since 1972. NORC also continues to break ground serving as a major health care database for the state of Maine, and enhancing our capabilities in Big Data. NORC also provides research support to organizations such as the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Horatio Alger Association, Child Trends, the Commonwealth Fund, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the McCormick Foundation, the City of New York, the states of California and Illinois, the Urban Institute, the World Bank, and national governments in Ghana, Namibia, Honduras, Morocco, Spain, and the United Kingdom. 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The purpose of these meetings was to familiarize members of Congress with NORC management members and to educate them about important scientific or policy matters that were important to NORC and the social science community. NORC participated in meetings to support funding for federal statistics programs. NORC also conducted a number of lobbying activities in support of a federal statistics program including, but not limited to, holding an educational briefing for congressional staff, asking members to send letters to the applicable agency, and sharing publications and other materials. These lobbying activities are in strict accordance with the lobbying principles that NORC developed with its Board of Trustees. 1189142 403912 785230 20792050 10677079 10114971 10900201 0 DEFERRED RENT 2857677 2857677 X 137012234 137012234 137012234 136582933 136582933 136582933 FIN 48 (ASC 740) Footnote Form 990, Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued guidance that requires tax effects from an uncertain tax position to be recognized in the financial statements only if the position is more likely than not to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. Management has determined there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition in the financial statements. The tax years ended 2009, 2010 and 2011 are still open to audit for both federal and state purposes. 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Thompson receives an expense reimbursement for University Club social dues. Such payments are generally provided based on the provisions of a services agreement. The payments for such items are nontaxable to the individual. A Illinois Finance Authority 861091967 2010-04-29 3883662 Capital Expenditures false false false A 0 0 3883662 0 0 0 77673 0 0 3805989 0 0 2010 false false true true A false false false false 0 false false false true A false false false false false false 0 false false false 0 false false A false Members or Stockholders Who May Elect Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a The University of Chicago is a related organization of National Opinion Research Center ("NORC"). As such, they have the right to appoint greater than 50% of NORC's Board of Trustees. Decisions Subject to Approval Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b The University of Chicago has the right to approve the Board of Trustee's appointment of members of the governing body. Form 990 Review Process Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b NORCs process for reviewing and approving the Form 990 is as follows: Upon completion of the return, several layers of review were conducted. The initial review of the completed return was completed by the respective staff within the Finance Department. Following the initial review, the President and Treasurer were provided a copy of the return for comment. Comments were forwarded to Grant Thornton for incorporation into the return. Following the Senior Management review, the Audit/Finance Committee members were provided a copy of the return for comment. Comments were forwarded to Grant Thornton for incorporation into the return. Finally, the return is presented to the full Board of Trustees for review prior to filing. Comments from these reviews were evaluated and provided to Grant Thornton, who updated the return, if applicable. Conflict of Interest Policy Monitoring & Enforcement Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c NORC has a written conflict of interest policy addressing instances where a third-party relationship of an NORC employee or a paid consultant could in some way potentially present or appear to present a compromise related to actions and decisions made on behalf of NORC. The policy allows for the President and Treasurer to review and evaluate the extent of the conflict of interest for any employee with a potential or real conflict of interest. Management will then develop a mitigation plan to address the specific disclosed conflict of interest. The conflict of interest policy is reviewed and approved on a periodic basis by the NORC Board of Trustees. Process for Determining Compensation Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 The Compensation Committee of the NORC Board of Trustees establishes and determines certain senior management employees (generally, but not exclusively, the President and his or her direct reports) compensation and bonuses. Recommendations for proposed salary adjustments and bonuses for this group, along with relevant compensation information, are provided to the Compensation Committee for review using comparable data. All such information is contemporaneously documented. The Chair of the Compensation Committee signs off on any Compensation Committee approved bonuses and salary changes for highly compensated employees. The compensation of other officers or key employees of NORC is reviewed annually by the Salary Review Committee ("SRC"), which is appointed annually by the President. SRC reviews similar positions within and across departments, starting rates, salary range maximums, and discusses market considerations. The SRC may approve, disapprove, modify or defer increases of compensation. How Documents are Made Available to the Public Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 The organization makes its Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, Conflict of Interest Policy, Form 990 and audited financial statements available to the public upon request at the headquarters. Independent Contractors Form 990, Part VII, Section B NORC received federal government grants to conduct social science research that required NORC to use subcontractors to complete a significant portion of such research. For purposes of reporting the "five highest compensated independent contractors", NORC has not considered these subcontractors. Other Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g (A) (B) (C) Total expenses Program service Management and expenses general expenses Subcontracts 25,879,490. 24,480,035. 1,399,455. Respondent Fees 1,829,693. 1,829,693. 0. ------------ ------------ ----------- Total 27,709,183. 26,309,728. 1,399,455. 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