2013-11-14T15:20:33-06:00 2012-12-31 861065772 Deloitte Tax LLP 200 Renaissance Center Suite 3900 Detroit MI 482431300 990 2012-01-01 381428955 NSF International NSFI 7347698010 789 North Dixboro Road Ann Arbor MI 48105 Michael P Walsh 7347698010 2013-11-14 1 Anne Fulton P00941863 3133963000 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Michael P Walsh 789 North Dixboro Road Ann Arbor MI 48105 105302450 0 X www.nsf.org X 1952 MI NSF International is a global, not-for-profit public health and safety organization. 9 8 592 0 7782 0 239925 398071 83105760 87065513 7077629 1275525 0 7782 90423314 88746891 0 0 0 0 41516890 44221812 0 0 0 31225313 31876330 72742203 76098142 17681111 12648749 223612900 237853272 61953012 50217417 161659888 187635855 X NSF International is dedicated to being the leading global provider of public health and safety-based risk management solutions while serving the interests of all stakeholders, namely the public, the business community and government agencies. 0 0 41698454 56381245 The NSF Water Division certifies products that come into contact with drinking water, such as plumbing components, water treatment chemicals and drinking water filters, as well as pool and spa equipment. NSF led the development of the American National Standards for all materials and products that treat or come in contact with drinking water to help protect public health and the environment and minimize adverse health effects. In 1990, the U.S. EPA replaced its own drinking water product advisory program with these NSF standards. Today, most plumbing codes require certification to NSF standards for pipes and plumbing components in commercial and residential buildings. 13032269 18522290 The NSF Food Safety Division includes NSF Foodservice Equipment and Nonfood Compounds certification; food safety and quality auditing and certification through NSF Agriculture, NSF Consulting & Technical services and NSF-CMi; Global Food Safety Standards Certification (SQF, BRC, GlobalGAP, FSSC22000, IFS, Dutch HACCP); NSF Restaurant and Retail Food Safety programs; Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), HACCP validation and inspection through NSF Surefish Seafood Safety; bottled water/flavored beverage quality certification; and organic and gluten-free certification through Quality Assurance International (QAI). 4469975 6043936 The NSF Health Sciences Division offers reference standards, certification, training, consulting, R&D and auditing for the pharmaceutical and dietary supplement industries. 5492747 6118042 NSF International has earned collaborating centre designations by the World Health Organization for food and water safety and indoor enviroment. 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The Organization is subject to taxation in the United States and various states and foreign jurisdictions. As of December31, 2012, the Organization's tax years for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 are subject to examination by various tax authorities. East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Investments 3804432 Europe (including Iceland & Greenland) 0 0 Investments 5058336 0 0 0 0 0 0 8862768 0 8862768 1 0 1 0 0 0 Activities per Region Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Amounts reported in Part I represent the end-of-year book value of direct foreign investments. X X X 1 1 X X X X X X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kevan Lawlor 405236 0 458778 0 5390 0 -180017 0 14531 0 703918 0 141913 0 Lorelle Bestervelt 250408 0 224450 0 5868 0 195388 0 5563 0 681677 0 58500 0 Koen Bontinck 0 484659 0 0 0 6561 0 20137 0 1742 0 513099 0 0 Thomas Chestnut 0 219648 0 147602 0 766 0 135813 0 14171 0 518000 0 40533 Kristen Holt 109018 0 348866 0 305820 0 -308292 0 6136 0 461548 0 63267 0 Elizabeth Jones 229817 0 98993 0 526 0 126240 0 4854 0 460430 0 37467 0 Chandana Kathuria 225396 0 166484 0 430 0 130957 0 14971 0 538238 0 48000 0 James Lewis 161356 0 95878 0 526 0 98822 0 14011 0 370593 0 33033 0 Clifton Mclellan 149142 0 26900 0 1549 0 54827 0 17472 0 249890 0 0 0 Pierre Sbabo 136363 0 118254 0 52691 0 0 0 6485 0 313793 0 0 0 Michael Walsh 185196 0 127652 0 430 0 131171 0 16971 0 461420 0 37567 0 Christopher Dunn 141044 0 27900 0 1000 0 0 0 22588 0 192532 0 0 0 Robert W Frayer 138440 0 26200 0 1594 0 3312 0 5997 0 175543 0 0 0 Ian Michael Haynes 134998 0 25400 0 50196 0 0 0 11266 0 221860 0 0 0 Paul S Lane II 175997 0 0 0 982 0 5444 0 19588 0 202011 0 0 0 Sireesha Mandava 138644 0 26900 0 158 0 35392 0 11006 0 212100 0 0 0 Nancy Culotta 0 0 0 0 175000 0 0 0 0 0 175000 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a Spouse airfare provided to annual board meeting in March for board member Peer Daamen - $2,536. Housing and car allowance provided for Ian Haynes - $48,928. All amounts were reported as taxable compensation. Supplemental Information Part III Part I, Line 4a: The following received severance payments during 2012: Kristen Holt - $305,783 Nancy Culotta - $175,000 Part I, Line 4b: The following person accrued additional deferred amounts under the supplemental retirement plan: Lorelle Bestervelt $42,111. Kristen Holt and Kevan Lawlor also participated in the supplemental retirement plan. No additional accruals were made on their behalf. Part I, Line 7: Certain executives and employees are eligible for participation in the annual bonus plan. The plan provides eligible participants with the opportunity to receive an incentive payment based on attainment of established individual, business unit and corporate goals. The company has a long-term incentive compensation plan whereby certain management was awarded deferred compensation based on several criteria. The amounts awarded each year are reported as "Retirement and Deferred Compensation" on the 990. Beginning three years after the amounts are awarded, the amounts begin to vest for the participant. The vested amounts are included under the "Bonus and Incentive Compensation" column of 990. Under the terms of our plan, such long-term incentive compensation will be consistently reported for Form 990 purposes twice - once when awarded and again when vested. A Michigan Strategic Fund 521417332 59469C7K3 2004-02-26 32868692 Refund Bonds issued 9/5/97 & Building Expansion 0 0 0 B Michigan Strategic Fund 521417332 2007-12-13 10000000 Building Expansion 0 0 0 A 16735000 33628852 302454 121 11261037 22065240 2006 0 1 1 1 B 3388889 10000000 10000000 2006 0 0 1 1 A 0 1 1 1 0 0.01930 0.00000 0.01930 0 0 0 B 0 1 1 1 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 B 0 Part II, Line 3, Column A: Differences between the issue price (Part I) and total proceeds (Part II, line 3) are due to investment earnings. Part IV, Line 2c: The date of the arbitrage calculation was 7/23/09. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Prior to the filing of the 990, a completed copy of the 990 is posted on the board of director's website. All board members have access to the 990 and can download and review the document. The audit/finance committee (comprised of members of the board of directors) is responsible for monitoring this process and for confirming that the 990 is posted to the website in a timely manner. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each year, all officers and directors must specifically state, in writing, any potential conflicts of interest that they may have. These documents are kept as part of the permanent board records and all potential conflicts are reviewed by human resources. In addition, all employees are required to undergo an online training course annually. As part of this training course, all employees are reminded of the conflict of interest policy and are told to report any conflicts of interest to human resources. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Each year during the January board meeting and after the publication of the prior year financial results, the compensation committee (comprised of members of the board of directors) reviews the compensation of all corporate officers and board members and recommends adjustments to compensation, as necessary. The full board of directors reviews the recommendations of the compensation committee and approves adjustments to compensation, if deemed appropriate. This compensation review/recommendation/approval process was last done in January 2013. In addition, compensation studies are performed periodically by an outside firm to assist the compensation committee in the review of officer's compensation. The last study was performed in May 2011. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Other Fees Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Subcontract Audit: Program service expenses 2,760,025. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,760,025. Subcontract Testing: Program service expenses 1,007,120. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,007,120. Subcontract Trainers/Consultants and Other: Program service expenses 327,772. Management and general expenses 684. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 328,456. Subcontract Services (Foreign Offices, etc): Program service expenses 4,212,082. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,212,082. Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Non Controlling Interest in Joint Venture -376,189. Changes in Benefit Plan Obligations 11,192,930. Foreign Currency Translation Gain 73,618. 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