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National Opinion Research Center ("NORC"), founded in 1941, has headquarters on the University of Chicago's campus, and offices in Chicago's downtown loop, Washington, DC, and Bethesda, Maryland, as well as a field staff that operates nationwide. NORC's clients include government agencies, educational institutions, foundations, other nonprofit organizations, and private corporations. Although NORC's national studies are its most well-known, our projects range from local to regional to international. NORC creates unique value for its clients by developing effective, innovative solutions that combine state-of-the-art technology with high quality social science research in the public interest. NORC proj false false 102196368 16580612 National Opinion Research Center 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.; The Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides detailed information on the finances of U.S. families; 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 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. 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The purpose of those 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 also 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. 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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. Illinois Finance Authority 861091967 2010-04-29 3883662 Capital Expenditures false false false 0 0 3883662 0 0 0 77673 0 0 3805989 0 0 2015 false false true true false false false false 0 true false false false 0 false false false 0 false 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 or removal of members of the governing body. Form 990 Review Process Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b NORC's 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 Trustee Audit/Finance Committee 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 National Opinion Research Center ("NORC") Board of Trustees establishes and determines certain senior management employees (generally but not exclusively the president's direct reports as well as the president) 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. 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