FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM (EIN 52-2241644)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-09
IRS object ID: 201312219349300046
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-09T12:17:12-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	135381590	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7101 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 800	AddressLine1
City	BETHESDA	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	208144827	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522241644	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	FINA	NameControl
Phone	2024578765	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	601 13TH STRET NW NO 750 S	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ROBERT S NICHOLS	Name
Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	Title
Phone	2024578765	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-09	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JOYCE M UNDERWOOD	Name
PTIN	P00022361	PTIN
Phone	3016544900	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ROBERT S NICHOLS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	601 13TH STRET NW NO 750 S	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	4005715	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.FINANCIALSERVICESFORUM.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Association	X	TypeOfOrganizationAssociation
Year Formation	2000	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PROMOTING OPEN AND COMPETITIVE FINANCIAL MARKETS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	18	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	18	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	20	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	0	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	4000000	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	4000000	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	7045	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	5532	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	136	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	183	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	4007181	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	4005715	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	2389668	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	2685442	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1451867	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1556147	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	3841535	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4241589	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	165646	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-235874	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	6889238	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	6307555	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2853750	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2507941	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	4035488	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3799614	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PROMOTING OPEN AND COMPETITIVE FINANCIAL MARKETS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Description	EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND GLOBAL OPINION LEADERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ROBUST CAPITAL MARKETS AND INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING LIVES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	INFLUENCE THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY DIALOGUE AND ENCOURAGE A COMPETITIVE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PROMOTE TRADE AND THE FREE FLOW OF CAPITAL IN ORDER TO ENHANCE GLOBAL PROSPERITY.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In501 C3	0	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	1	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	9	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	18	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	18	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	1	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	TRISH HOROWITZ	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2024578765	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	601 13TH STRET NW NO 750 S	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrustee	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
AMERICAN INT'L GROUPINC
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
ALLSTATE INSURANCE
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
MEMBER/VICE-CHAIRMAN	0.00	X	0	0	0
BANK OF NY MELLON
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
CITIGROUP
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
CREDIT SUISSE
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
EDWARD JONES
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
GE CAPITAL
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUPINC
MEMBER/CHAIRMAN	0.00	X	0	0	0
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
JP MORGAN CHASE
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
METLIFE INC
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
MORGAN STANLEY
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIALINC
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
STATE STREET CORPORATION
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
UBS AG
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
US BANCORP
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
WELLS FARGO
MEMBER	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT S NICHOLS
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00		994479	0	29426	X
JOHN DEARIE
SR VP FOR POLICY & RESEARCH	40.00		518479	0	30204		X
TRISHA HOROWITZ
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT	40.00		192125	0	27660		X
COURTNEY GEDULDIG
MANAGING DIR/CHIEF COUNSEL/HEAD FGR	40.00		468227	0	29182		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	2173310	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	116472	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	4	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
HILL & KNOWLTON STRATEGIES
PO BOX 951732	DALLAS	TX	753951732	CONSULTING	210000
ELMENDORF RYAN
900 7TH STREET NW SUITE 750	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	CONSULTING	180000
THE BENNETT CONSULTING GROUP LLC
2139 HAYCOCK ROAD	FALLS CHURCH	VA	22043	CONSULTING	180000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	3	NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	4000000	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	4000000	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	4000000	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5532	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$5,532	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	183	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$183	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	183	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4005715	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	4000000	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$5,715	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1023905	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1403805	Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85531	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	97127	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75074	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26123	Total

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	630000	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31098	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20000	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	104016	Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	45067	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	334323	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	151032	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	70392	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20896	Total

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7419	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	Description
Total	115781	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4241589	Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4351893	BOY
EOY	3980516	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2358470	BOY
EOY	2134683	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8536	BOY
EOY	2462	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	34977	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	299985	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	145068	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	170339	BOY
EOY	154917	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6889238	BOY
EOY	6307555	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1750	BOY
EOY	4998	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2800000	BOY
EOY	2400000	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52000	BOY
EOY	102943	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2853750	BOY
EOY	2507941	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4035488	BOY
EOY	3799614	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4035488	BOY
EOY	3799614	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6889238	BOY
EOY	6307555	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-235874	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	1	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
Dues Assessments	4000000	DuesAssessments
Non Ded Lobby Political Current	1613553	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent
Non Ded Lobby Political Carryover	719121	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCarryover
Non Ded Lobby Political Total	2332674	NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices	1880000	AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices
Amount To Be Carried Over	452674	AmountToBeCarriedOver

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	206357	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	71654	Depreciation
Book Value	134703	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	26053	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	21491	Depreciation
Book Value	4562	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	67575	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	51923	Depreciation
Book Value	15652	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	154917	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT LIABILITY	$34,646
RENT LIABILITY	$68,297

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	102943	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
ROBERT S NICHOLS
PRESIDENT & CEO	744479	0	250000	0	0	0	8500	0	20926	0	1023905	0	0	0
JOHN DEARIE
SR VP FOR POLICY & RESEARCH	443479	0	75000	0	0	0	8854	0	21350	0	548683	0	0	0
TRISHA HOROWITZ
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT	167125	0	25000	0	0	0	6900	0	20760	0	219785	0	0	0
COURTNEY GEDULDIG
MANAGING DIR/CHIEF COUNSEL/HEAD FGR	405977	0	62250	0	0	0	8500	0	20682	0	497409	0	0	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERS ARE CEOS OF LARGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP ACTS AS THE GOVERNING BODY AND MAKES MAJOR DECISIONS COLLABORATIVELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORUM'S FORM 990 UNDERGOES A NUMBER OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY THE FORUM'S EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS, BDO USA, LLP AND IS REVIEWED BY THE FORUM'S PRESIDENT AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE FORUM'S PRESIDENT IS PROPOSED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP IN CONJUNCTION OF A REVIEW OF 990S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED IN EVALUATING COMPENSATION OF FORUM EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VII	BANK OF NY MELLON.	CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC