NFC FORUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: NFC FORUM INC (EIN 20-1752543)
Tax period: 2019-11-01 to 2020-10-31
Filed: 2021-08-26
IRS object ID: 202142389349300224
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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 D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-08-26T13:13:26-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-10-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	320344584	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ruane & Company LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12 Alfred Street Suite 206	AddressLine1Txt
City	Woburn	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-11-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201752543	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NFC Forum Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NFCF	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7812460050	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 Edgewater Place	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wakefield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Laurent Sourgen	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2021-08-26	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Thomas M Ruane CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00005237	PTIN
Phone	7816430090	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Laurent Sourgen	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 Edgewater Place 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wakefield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,800,460	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	nfc-forum.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Near Field Communication Forum was formed to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,889,621	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,799,146	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,732	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,314	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,894,353	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,800,460	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$112,785	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,622,386	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,591,644	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,735,171	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,591,644	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$159,182	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$208,816	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,680,536	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,899,401	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$875,527	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$885,576	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$805,009	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,013,825	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The Near Field Communication Forum was formed to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. Formed in 2004, the Forum now has 117 members. Manufacturers, applications developers, financial services institutions, and more all work together to promote the use of NFC technology in consumer electronics, mobile devices, and PCs.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	The organization promotes the development and adoption of open, accessible standards and respective specifications to advance the use of NFC short-range wireless interaction in consumer electronics, mobile devices and PCs.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Virtual Inc	PersonNm
Phone	7812460050	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 Edgewater Place	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wakefield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Alisher Alikhodjaev
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Maurizio Skerlj
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Laurent Sourgen
Treasurer & Dir	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Dawei Zhang
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Masayuki Takezawa
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Davidson
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Patterson
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Fabrice Punch
Dir.&Vice Chair	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Koichi Tagawa
Chairman	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Frank Dawidowsky
Secretary	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Preeti Ohri Khemani
Vice Chair	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
Virtual Inc
401 Edgewater Place Suite 600	Wakefield	MA	01880	Management Fees	$877,393
Wendel Sten
				Consulting	$130,875	Tostarpsvagen 1	Billeberga	SW	SE-268 74

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Meeting Registrations	$42,530	$42,530
Meeting Sponsorships	$6,000	$6,000
Membership Dues & Assessments	$1,575,378	$1,575,378
Other Income	$538	$538
Specs & Compliance	$174,700	$174,700

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,799,146	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,314	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,314	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,800,460	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,799,146	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,314	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$428,560	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,959	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,110	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,642	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,027	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$213,777	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,410	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Compliance Related Expenses	$188,462
Public relations	$172,836
Board Initiatives	$71,913
Sig Committees	$70,534

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,414	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,591,644	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$490,989	BOYAmt
EOY	$752,618	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,122,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,123,655	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,700	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,581	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,428	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,680,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,899,401	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$119,484	BOYAmt
EOY	$118,160	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$611,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$552,416	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$875,527	BOYAmt
EOY	$885,576	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$805,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,013,825	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$805,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,013,825	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,680,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,899,401	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$208,816	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Prepaid conference and membership fees	Desc
Amt	$215,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$215,000	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe	0	0	Program Services	Member Meetings	$11,098
East Asia and the Pacific	0	0	Program Services	Member Meetings	$36,341

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$47,439	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$47,439	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3: Description of Delegated Duties to Management Company	NFC Forum delegated all Management, Adminstrative, Membership, Events and Meetings, Financial and Public Relations duties to Virtual, Inc.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	NFC Forum has 6 levels of membership: Sponsor, Principal, Associate, Implementer, Startup-Implementer, and Non-Profit. All members receive these benefits:Access to the NFC Forum Members Community websiteAccess to all published Forum specifications at no chargeAttendance at plenary meetings of the ForumAbility to participate in product interoperability testing/PlugfestsAbility to participate in theNFC Forum Certification Program (open only to members)Access to Forum research, technical information, and other resourcesOpportunities for peer-to-peer collaborationYour company name, logo, and press releases displayed on the Forum websiteUse of the NFC Forum logo on your website to indicate membershipOnly Sponsor members are allowed to elect a representative to the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The Management company and select officers review the 990 before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	NFC Forum, Inc. makes the organization's bylaws available on their website. Other governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available upon request.