2011-11-07T14:00:36-06:00 2010-12-31 LARSONALLEN LLP 2900 SOUTH QUINCY ST SUITE 150 ARLINGTON VA 22206 990 2010-01-01 521967802 NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE GAMING NATI 2025522689 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW NO 1175 WASHINGTON DC 20004 JUDY PATTERSON 2025522689 2011-11-01 1 7039985100 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z JUDY PATTERSON 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW NO 1175 WASHINGTON DC 20004 1189805 0 X WWW.NCRG.ORG X 1996 DC THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO FUNDING RESEARCH THAT HELPS INCREASE ** UNDERSTANDING OF PATHOLOGICAL AND YOUTH GAMBLING AND FIND EFFECTIVE METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR THE DISORDER. 7 7 2 15 0 0 286045 655398 145185 66268 -4244 41627 4862000 255206 5288986 1018499 1072046 17898 0 0 101800 146038 0 0 3644 570332 643308 1744178 807244 3544808 211255 7564513 7528169 1044916 764676 6519597 6763493 X THE NCRG'S MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY GAMBLING DISORDERS BY SUPPORTING THE FINEST PEER- REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO PATHOLOGICAL AND YOUTH GAMBLING; ENCOURAGING THE APPLICATION OF NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS TO IMPROVE PREVENTION DIAGNOSTIC, INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES; AND ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT RESPONSIBLE GAMING. 0 0 156829 57963 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING AND ADDICTION: THE 11TH ANNUAL NCRG CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING AND ADDICTION, THEMED REDIFINING DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY EXAMINED A VARIETY OF COMPELLING ISSUES AND TOPICS, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING IN THE DSM-V AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS AND POLICYMAKERS. OTHER SESSIONS EXPLORED NEW APPROACHES FOR STUDYING MINORITY POPULATIONS, THE IMPLICATIONS OF NEW GAMBLING TECHNOLOGY, AND IDEAS FOR IMPLEMENTING RESPONSIBLE GAMING POLICIES IN NEW GAMING JURISDICTIONS. 318377 805 COMMUNICATIONS - NCRG ROAD TOUR: NCRG VISITED CLEVELAND OHIO IN 2010, WHERE REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH TREATMENT PROVIDERS, POLICYMAKERS, RESEARCHERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE ROAD TOUR INCLUDED A WORKSHOP FOR TREATMENT PROVIDERS SPONSORED BY THE NCRG, THE ALCOHOL, DRUG ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BOARD OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY AND THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS. THE WORKSHOP DREW MORE THAN 100 LOCAL CLINICIANS AND WAS THE MOST WIDELY ATTENDED EVENT SINCE THE ROAD TOURS INCEPTION.COMMUNICATIONS - COLLEGE GAMBLING POLICY TASK FORCE: IN 2010 THE NCRG BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGEGAMBLING.ORG AS PART OF ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO HELP HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ADDRESS GAMBLING DISORDERS AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING ON CAMPUS. THE FIRST SITE OF ITS KIND, COLLEGEGAMBLING.ORG IS A RESOURCE TO HELP CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, CAMPUS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS ADDRESS GAMBLING AND GAMBLING-RELATED HARMS ON CAMPUS.COMMUNICATIONS - SOCIAL MEDIA: IN 2010, THE NCRG LAUNCHED GAMBLING DISORDERS 360, A BLOG THAT EXPLORES THE LATEST NEWS AND RESEARCH RELATED TO GAMBLING DISORDERS AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING. THE NCRG EXPANDED ITS PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND SLIDESHARE IN 2010. THE FACEBOOK PAGE KEEPS PARTIES UPDATED ON ITS ACTIVITIES AND ALLOWS THE NCRG TO MARKET ITS RESOURCES MORE WIDELY, WHILE THE SLIDESHARE PAGE PERMITS USERS TO DOWNLOAD RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO THEIR OWN EDUCATION EFFORTS.COMMUNICATIONS - PRESENTATIONS AT OTHER CONFERENCES: IN 2010, THE NCRG PURSUED SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS LEADERSHIP AND RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD. REPRESENTATIVES SPOKE AT THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE IAGA/IAGR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL TRADE SHOW. NCRG HAD A PRESENCE AT THE GLOBAL GAMING EXPO, G2E ASIA AND INDIAN GAMING 2010.COMMUNICATIONS - WEBINAR SERIES: IN 2010, THE NCRG TEAMED WITH THE G2E ONLINE EDUCATION CENTER TO SPONSOR TWO FREE WEBINAR SESSIONS THAT HELPED PARTICIPANTS BETTER UNDERSTAND CRITICAL ISSUES RELATED TO GAMBLING DISORDERS AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING. A JUNE SESSION DREW 123 PARTICIPANTS AND AN AUGUST SESSION DREW 131 PARTICIPANTS.COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLICATIONS: NCRG PRODUCES PUBLICATIONS THAT PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GAMING AND OFFER THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION ON GAMBLING RESEARCH AND GAMING ISSUES. THIS INCLUDES INCREASING THE ODDS: A SERIES DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING GAMBLING DISORDERS, WHICH BRINGS THE MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH ON GAMBLING DISORDERS INTO THE HANDS OF A BROAD AUDIENCE. RESPONSIBLE GAMING QUARTERLY, WHICH WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2001, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE NEWS AND ANALYSIS RELATED TO GAMBLING DISORDERS AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING.COMMUNICATIONS - MEDIA OUTREACH: THE NCRGS ACTIVITES ARE OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MEDIA OUTREACH PROGRAM TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE WORK OF THE NCRG AND THE PROGRESS BEING MADE ON THE RESEARCH FRONT AND IN OTHER AREAS. THE NCRG DISTRIBUTED PRESS RELEASES AND MEDIA ALERTS TO MORE THAN 375 MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA. 239767 255206 INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON GAMBLING DISORDERS: THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS GUIDED BY A SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS, NCRG PROVIDES LONG-TERM FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT THE NCRG CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN GAMBLING RESEARCH, LOCATED AT YALE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. 1402 ONGOING INITIATIVES: IN 2010, THE NCRG CONTINUED TO OFFER AND PROMOTE ITS EMERGE PROGRAM, A SCIENCE BASED TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY SCIENTISTS AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND THAT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO AN ACCESSIBLE TRAINING TOOL FOR GAMING EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS. TALKING WITH CHILDREN ABOUT GAMBLING AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING EDUCATION WEEK CONTINUED TO BE VALUABLE RESOURCES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESPONSIBLE GAMING. 3337 7500 PEER: THE PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING (PEER) IS A DYNAMIC, ONE-OF-A-KIND PROGRAM CREATED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE GAMING (NCRG) TO PROVIDE GAMING ENTITIES WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AND WORLD-CLASS RESPONSIBLE GAMING PROGRAM. 3460 SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AND POSTER AWARDS: ESTABLISHED IN 2002 TO HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE EXCEPTIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF GAMBLING RESEARCH. 2010 SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DAVID C. HODGINS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF RESEARCH ON GAMBLING DISORDERS. 8199 7500 723172 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 2025522689 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW 1175 WASH DC 20004 X GLENN CHRISTENSON 1.50 X X 0 0 0 PHIL SATRE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE COX 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN FELDMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MULLALLY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SHATLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SHEAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM S BOYD 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY L PATTERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GIBRALTAR ASSOCIATES LLC 815 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20006 PUBLIC RELATIONS 286467 1 53000 602398 655398 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 65463 65463 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 805 805 66268 30166 30166 182767 171306 11461 11461 11461 0 53000 0 0 RETURNED GRANT FUNDS 900099 255206 255206 255206 1018499 321474 0 41627 17898 17898 120704 120704 3140 3140 12102 12102 10092 10092 43993 1071 42922 33444 1771 31673 316490 315834 656 52561 48878 1173 2510 17586 17586 20430 20430 31616 30185 1431 94168 93044 1124 2018 2018 2105 2105 AWARDS AND HONORARIA 27897 27419 478 MISCELLANEOUS 1000 1000 807244 723172 80428 3644 2042634 2817888 4712269 4036046 91890 118185 3305 8566 12731 7439 2030 5292 712385 541522 670 7564513 7528169 82541 77489 962375 687187 1044916 764676 X 2732703 2405514 3786894 4357979 6519597 6763493 7564513 7528169 X 211255 32641 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 501782 8000263 1689452 232045 655398 11078940 501782 8000263 1689452 232045 655398 11078940 5604346 5474594 37043 66045 53278 29246 30166 215778 11294718 605602 0.48470 0.48410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12731 7439 5292 5292 1018499 807244 211255 37165 -4524 32641 243896 1051140 32641 32641 1018499 0 1018499 807244 0 807244 0 807244 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE NCRG DID NOT HAVE AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION UNDER FIN 48 FOR 2010. GAMING HALL OF FAME EVENT 53000 53000 53000 53000 1 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PO BOX 113001 GAINESVILLE FL 32611 501(C)(3) 5400 RESEARCH GRANT UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PO BOX 807012 KANSAS CITY MO 64180 501(C)(3) 12498 RESEARCH GRANT 2 OTHER INFORMATION: PART IV: GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR RESEARCH GRANTS BY COMPLETING AN APPLICATION AND SUBMITTING THEIR PROPOSED RESEARCH TOPICS ALONG WITH A BUDGET AND TIMELINE FOR THE RESEARCH. THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS AND MAKES THE DECISIONS REGARDING GRANT AWARDS. JUDY PATTERSON IS SENIOR VP, SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOC. (AGA) THE ORGANIZATION AND THE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION SHARE OFFICE SPACE AND EQUIPMENT. THE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PAY AGA FOR THE USE OF THE OFFICE SPACE OR EQUIPMENT. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE TREASURER. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE TREASURER IN CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND, AS APPROPRIATE, FURTHER CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. NEXT, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE, INCLUDING ANY EXTENSIONS. THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NCRG OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR TOP MANAGMENT OFFICIAL WAS NOT COMPENSATED. IF THAT POSITION WERE COMPENSATED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED AT PART VI B, ITEM 15. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SAME WOULD BE THE CASE FOR OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NCRG MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 37,165. INVESTMENT EXPENSES: -4,524. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 32,641. AUDIT OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE DURING 2010. FUNDRAISING EVENT FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8A AND SCHEDULE G THE NCRG HOSTS AN ANNUAL "GAMING HALL OF FAME DINNER" AS A FUNDRAISING EVENT. IN 2010, THE EVENT WAS VIRTUAL AND AN ACTUAL DINNER WAS NOT HELD. ALL FUNDS RAISED ARE CONSIDERED CONTRIBUTIONS. AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 1175 WASHINGTON DC 20004 931169142 PROMOTE THE COMMON INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GAMING INDUSTRY DC 501(C)(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION L 4000 ESTIMATE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION M 5000 ESTIMATE