2012-11-09T15:01:09-08:00 2011-12-31 KRONZEK FISHER & LOPEZ PLLC 607 2ND STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 200024909 990 2011-01-01 521059121 PENSION RIGHTS CENTER PENS 2022963776 1350 CONNECTICUT AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 KAREN W FERGUSON 2022963776 2012-10-31 true MARITH L FISHER 2025472727 2012-11-09 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z NANCY J ALTMAN 1350 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 206 WASHINGTON DC 20036 488130 false X www.pensionrights.org X 1976 DC The Pension Rights Center's mission is to protect and promote the retirement security of American workers, retirees, and their families. 9 8 14 8 0 368264 468877 0 5045 3253 -55000 373309 417130 0 0 1051792 988011 0 186020 796538 675175 1848330 1663186 -1475021 -1246056 2568983 1230125 243491 150689 2325492 1079436 X The Pension Rights Center's mission is to protect false false 596811 PENSION ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES: PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND LEGAL TRAINING TO REGIONAL PENSION COUNSELING PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. PROVIDED INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH RETIREMENT PLAN QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS. UPDATED PENSIONHELP AMERICA, A WEB-BASED PENSION ASSISTANCE REFERRAL SERVICE, AND DEVELOPED PENSIONCOUNSELING.NET AN ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE PENSION COUNSELING PROJECTS. 427498 POLICY ACTIVITIES: COORDINATED AN INITIATIVE THAT IS WORKING FOR A UNIVERSAL, SECURE, AND ADEQUATE PRIVATE RETIREMENT INCOME SYSTEM FOR FUTURE RETIREES. COMMENTED ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS, TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS, FILED FRIEND-OF-THE-COURT BRIEFS, AND WORKED WITH EMPLOYEE, RETIREE AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP IMPROVED RETIREMENT INCOME POLICIES. 186829 PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES: EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT RETIREMENT INCOME ISSUES THROUGH THE MEDIA, E-NEWSLETTERS, AND THE PENSION RIGHTS CENTER WEBSITE. PUBLISHED AND DISSEMINATED PLAIN-LANGUAGE FACT SHEETS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS. MAINTAINED AN ON-LINE LIBRARY OF RETIREMENT INCOME STUDIES AND STATISTICS. 17684 Organizational Capacity: continued implementing a five-year strategic plan to strengthen the Pension Rights Center's institutional plan to strengthen the Pension Rights Center's institutional plan to strengthen the Pension Rights Center's institutional 17684 1228822 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 14 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X 9 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X ANGELA WILBURN 2022963776 1350 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 206 WASHINGTON DC 20036 NANCY J ALTMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL I HALPERIN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARION H MUDD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 REGINA T JEFFERSON 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN H BIGGS 0.50 X 0 0 0 OLENA BERG 0.50 X 18000 0 0 IAN D LANOFF 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALICIA H MUNNELL 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN C ROTHER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN W FERGUSON 40.00 X 97750 0 9775 KAREN D FRIEDMAN 40.00 X 99862 0 18165 215612 27940 false false false 18 136168 256195 76496 468877 3253 3253 16000 136168 71000 -55000 -55000 417130 -51747 229079 203908 10944 14227 566158 370445 98967 96746 56207 36749 9840 9618 76045 51412 11979 12654 60522 43329 8526 8667 30824 0 30824 0 358426 307569 43454 7403 44773 33626 4033 7114 158835 110722 25193 22920 24142 22106 0 2036 13515 11632 1283 600 8578 5830 1578 1170 5837 4169 831 837 Books, subscrip, membrshps 27804 25771 312 1721 Miscellaneous 2441 1554 580 307 1663186 1228822 248344 186020 1013395 984970 1499180 195306 29510 26926 87887 75439 16423 12448 10475 10475 2568983 1230125 243491 150689 243491 150689 X 343675 340368 1950717 707968 31100 31100 2325492 1079436 2568983 1230125 -1246056 X X true true true X false X 6421531 594954 656128 368264 484877 8525754 6421531 594954 656128 368264 484877 8525754 5838452 2687302 17985 15511 9845 5045 3253 51639 8577393 0.31330 0.33460 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7739 7739 1655447 1663186 233159 58290 230039 236375 246066 233159 945639 1418459 4421 14468 30241 7739 56869 57510 59094 61517 58290 236411 354617 1107 3206 1028 5341 31100 31100 31100 31100 31100 31100 false false 16135 15051 1084 71752 60388 11364 12448 417130 1663186 -1246056 -1246056 576284 88154 71000 159154 417130 417130 1822340 88154 71000 159154 1663186 1663186 Pt XII Line 2d Direct fundraising expenses Pt XIII Line 2d Direct fundraising expenses 35th Anniv. 152168 136168 16000 7095 16364 12375 35166 152168 136168 16000 7095 16364 12375 35166 71000 -55000 Pt VI, Line 11a The Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the Pension Rights Center's finance & audit committees and an electronic copy of the final Form 990 is sent to the full Board prior to filing it with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c The Pension Rights Center's Board members & staff sign an Annual Compliance Statement that states that they: have received a copy of the Pension Rights Center's Conflicts of Interest Policy, read and understand, agree to comply with the policy, and understand that the Pension Rights Center is a charitable and educational organization and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes. In addition, the policy is reviewed at the Board's January meeting and is amended by Board vote, as needed. Pt VI, Line 15 The Board Finance Committee meets annually, prior to its January Board meeting to review all staff salaries for the upcoming year. It makes salary recommendations, that based on salaries for comparable organizations, are presented for full Board approval at the January Board meeting. In 2011, the Finance Committee met in January, finalizing recommendations that it made to the full Board at the meeting that was held in January. The Board approved the recommended salaries by a voice vote, without any opposition. Pt VI, Line 19 Documents listed on lines 18 & 19 are available upon request during normal business hours. Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - NET GRANTS RECEIVABLE - NET PREPAIDS Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & ACCRUED EXPENSES Form 990, Part III, Line 4d ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC 17684. 0. 0. Pt XII, Line 2c The Pension Rights Center has an Audit Committee that oversees the annual audit and the selection of an independent audit firm that conducts the annual audit. The Audit Committee reports to the Board of Directors and presents the annual audit for approval at a full meeting of the board.