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NORTHEAST GAS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
NORTHEAST GAS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 04-1662000)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-09-30
IRS object ID
202222739349301017
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-09-30T12:30:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043000523PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1O'CONNOR & DREW PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 BRAINTREE HILL OFC PK SUITE 102AddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINTREECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02184ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN041662000EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHEAST GAS ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7814556800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 SECOND AVENUE 510AddressLine1Txt
CityNEEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02494ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES CREWSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7814556800PhoneNum
Signature2022-09-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCHARLESPersonFirstNm
Person LastCREWSPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID A DIIULISPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00303577PTIN
Phone6174711120PhoneNum
Preparation2022-09-19PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLES CREWSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 SECOND AVENUE SUITE 510AddressLine1Txt
CityNEEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02494ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,802,604GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.NORTHEASTGAS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TESTING & QUALIFICATION, TRAINING & RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY TOWARD INCREASING ITS USEFULNESS AND SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body32VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent31VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee23TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$1,777,582CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$13,541,569PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$15,309,926CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$119,810PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$67,617CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$56,183PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$437,435CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,604,712PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,592,560CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,216,762PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,115,480CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$12,962,246PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,384,891CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$17,179,008PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$17,500,371CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$574,296PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$92,189CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$13,781,609TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,830,312TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,485,479TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,404,309TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,296,130NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,426,003NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION FOR THE FOLLOWING: IDENTIFYING & ADDRESSING ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST AND CONCERN TO THE NATURAL GAS COMPANIES & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IN THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES, EXPANDING THE WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF MEMBERS VIA CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS, PROMOTING FREE DISCUSSION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING METHODS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, AND MANAGING RESEARCH FOR COMPANIES ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS PROJECTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,709,598ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,108,273RevenueAmt
DescTHE ASSOCIATION MANAGED AND OVERSAW A NUMBER OF ONGOING AND NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATED TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE NATURAL GAS SERVICE INDUSTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,859,412ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,896,170RevenueAmt
DescTRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE GAS FIELD, MOST NOTABLY OPERATOR QUALIFICATION AND PIPE JOINING QUALIFICATION WHICH NGA THROUGH ITS PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATIONS - NEGA AND NYGAS - HAS HAD A PROGRAM ON OPERATOR QUALIFICATION (OQ) SINCE 1998. OQ IS A REGULATION OF THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT). IT REQUIRES PIPELINE OPERATORS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING COVERED TASKS ON PIPELINE FACILITIES. THE INTENT OF THIS QUALIFICATION IS TO ENSURE A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE AND TO REDUCE THE PROBABILITY AND CONSEQUENCE OF INCIDENTS CAUSED BY HUMAN ERROR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,486,383ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,622,829RevenueAmt
DescSUBSRCIPTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS ON CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE GAS INDUSTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$444,983ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,094,743RevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$444,983TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,094,743TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$17,500,376TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee23EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member31IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARLES CREWSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7814556800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 SECOND AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02494ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JAMES M SWEENEY
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD BRADLEY
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MCCUSKER
TREASURER AND CLERK1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES C CREWS
PRESIDENT, CEO AND ASST CL50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$202,268$0$0
WILLIAM J AKLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ALBERT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANS BELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY A BURNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BRYSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY CAMPAGIOMI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ORVILLE COCKING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES F DIPPO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA FARACA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH FORLINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL I GERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC HUESTIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN IAMPEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J KEEGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK KEMPIC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL LANGLAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER LEBLANC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY W LESCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEALE LUNDERVILLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG A LYNCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIE MCMULLEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD PAGLIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANKLYN REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WERNER J SCHWEIGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSS W TURRINI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY S WATSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG E WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAPHNE MENDOLIA
VP RD&D40.00$326,036$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL C ARMSTRONG
VP TRAINING & QUALIFICATIO40.00$315,361$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT D WILSON
VP SPECIAL PROJECTS40.00$257,483$0$0Yes (X)
STEPHEN LEAHY
VP POLICY & ANALYSIS40.00$240,050$0$0Yes (X)
JOSE COSTAS
VP OF OPERATIONS40.00$348,456$0$0Yes (X)
KILEY THOMAS
FORMER PRESIDENT40.00$541,442$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,231,096TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
GREATBLUE RESEARCH
20 WESTERN BLVDGLASTONBURYCT060334 YEAR PIPELINE EFFECTIVENESS STUDY$415,946
AIPE ADVERTISING & MEDIA
13 QUAKER DRIVEEAST BRUNSWICKNJ08816MEDIA CAMPAIGNS$397,360
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300MINNEAPOLISMN55402ACCOUNTING SERVICES$387,487
SUTTON MAGIDOFF BARKUME LLP
PO BOX 627PORT JEFFERSONNY11777LEGAL SERVICES$188,446
ALAN RUDNAI ASCEETAPARTNERS LLC
18 BEAR HILL ROADWINDHAMNH03087SPEAKER FEES$103,199
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,777,582MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$1,777,582TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATION, TRAININ541900$6,896,170$6,896,170
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS541700$5,100,773$5,100,773
TESTING FEES541380$1,682,654$1,682,654
PUBLICATION SALES511190$1,622,829$1,622,829
RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEES541700$7,500$7,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$15,309,926TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,931TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,931ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,346TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$25,346ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$255,730SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$210,044SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$45,686SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$45,686TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$45,686ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDITDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$412,089TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$412,089RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$412,089OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,592,560TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,722,015RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$92,963ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$697,908TotalAmt
Management And General$697,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,618,589TotalAmt
Program Services$2,548,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$581,663TotalAmt
Program Services$442,273ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,320TotalAmt
Program Services$166,899ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,744TotalAmt
Program Services$4,744ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,897TotalAmt
Program Services$209,897ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,142TotalAmt
Program Services$218,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,704TotalAmt
Program Services$149,704ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,929TotalAmt
Program Services$160,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,694ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,352TotalAmt
Management And General$212,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$291,354TotalAmt
Program Services$145,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,491TotalAmt
Program Services$271,491ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,771,441TotalAmt
Program Services$5,771,441ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,252TotalAmt
Program Services$28,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,842TotalAmt
Program Services$47,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
RESEARCH PROJECT CONTRA$4,370,950$4,370,950
PUBLICATION AND PRINTIN$968,300$968,300
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$6,550$4,257$2,293

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,943TotalAmt
Program Services$333,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,500,371TotalAmt
Program Services$15,841,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,658,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$670,699BOYAmt
EOY$924,860EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,342,594BOYAmt
EOY$7,389,274EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,138,647BOYAmt
EOY$5,438,604EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,615BOYAmt
EOY$267,016EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$505,192LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$456,818LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,994BOYAmt
EOY$48,374EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$737,402BOYAmt
EOY$581,772EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,702,658BOYAmt
EOY$1,180,412EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,781,609BOYAmt
EOY$15,830,312EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,787,801BOYAmt
EOY$2,332,216EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,755,562BOYAmt
EOY$4,453,505EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$512,300EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$942,116BOYAmt
EOY$1,106,288EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,485,479BOYAmt
EOY$8,404,309EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,296,130BOYAmt
EOY$7,426,003EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,296,130BOYAmt
EOY$7,426,003EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,781,609BOYAmt
EOY$15,830,312EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$92,189ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$37,684NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$34,128InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,122DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,006BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$399,720InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$381,130DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,590BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$71,344InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$62,566DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,778BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$48,374TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS MADE TO A SECULAR TRUST FUND FOR A KEY EMPLOYEE$1,087,957
SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR THE PARSIPPANY NJ OFFICE$16,578
WORK IN PROCESS$28,238
SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR THE NEEDHAM MA OFFICE$47,639
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,180,412TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATIONSDesc
Amt$1,106,288Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,106,288TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,630,244TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$37,684NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$37,684RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,592,560RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,592,560TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,500,371TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,500,371ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$17,500,371TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationU.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES REQUIRE AN ENTITY TO ASSESS THE PROBABILITY THAT A TAX POSITION HAS A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT (MLTN) SUSTAINABILITY AFTER REVIEW BY TAX AUTHORITIES. IF A TAX POSITION IS DEEMED NOT TO MEET THIS THRESHOLD, ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AND RECOGNIZED. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO ASSESSMENTS BY TAX AUTHORITIES WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS A COMPONENT OF INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. A TAX POSITION MAY BE CONSIDERED AS TAKEN ANY TIME A TAXPAYER CHOOSES AMONGST ALTERNATIVES THAT AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF THEIR TAX OBLIGATIONS AND INCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE: TAX EXEMPT STATUS; STATUS AS A PASS-THOUGH ENTITY (S CORPORATIONS); DECISIONS MADE IN THE PROCESS OF CONFORMING WITH TAX LAWS; DECISIONS NOT TO FILE IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS; ALLOCATION OF INCOME BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS AND THE CHARACTERIZATION OF INCOME OR EXPENSES. TAX RETURNS ARE ROUTINELY OPEN FOR REVIEW BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THREE YEARS FROM THEIR DUE DATE. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS MAY REMAIN OPEN INDEFINITELY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE THAT IT MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SINCE THE CONTINUANCE OF THIS STATUS IS BASED UPON CONTINUING QUALIFICATION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS A TAX POSITION. HOWEVER, IT HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS TAX POSITION MEETS MLTN SUSTAINABILITY AND DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KILEY THOMAS
FORMER PRESIDENT$508,432$0$0$0$33,010$0$0$0$0$0$541,442$0$0$0
JOSE COSTAS
VP OF OPERATIONS$296,144$0$0$0$52,312$0$0$0$0$0$348,456$0$0$0
DAPHNE MENDOLIA
VP RD&D$278,826$0$0$0$47,210$0$0$0$0$0$326,036$0$0$0
PAUL C ARMSTRONG
VP TRAINING & QUALIFICATIO$262,313$0$0$0$53,048$0$0$0$0$0$315,361$0$0$0
ROBERT D WILSON
VP SPECIAL PROJECTS$241,768$0$0$0$15,715$0$0$0$0$0$257,483$0$0$0
STEPHEN LEAHY
VP POLICY & ANALYSIS$213,610$0$0$0$26,440$0$0$0$0$0$240,050$0$0$0
CHARLES C CREWS
PRESIDENT, CEO AND ASST CL$195,102$0$0$0$7,166$0$0$0$0$0$202,268$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS REQUESTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE POLICY IS ANNOUNCED AT THE START OF EACH MEETING OF ALL COMMITTEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDERS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ADJUSTS ANNUALLY, AS APPROPRIATE TO THE INDUSTRY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES SET FOR HIS POSITION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION MATTERS ARE DETERMINED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, IF REQUESTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO THE REQUESTING PARTY VIA THE MEDIA CHOSEN BY THE REQUESTING PARTY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS OF OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND THE RELATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.