BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR EMERGENCY NURSING: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR EMERGENCY NURSING (EIN 36-3473137)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-06-22
IRS object ID: 202031749349300913
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-06-22T11:14:11-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	582676261	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Rogers & Company PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Vienna	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22182	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363473137	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Board of Certification For Emergency	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Nursing	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BOAR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8773022236	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1900 Spring Road No 501	AddressLine1Txt
City	Oak Brook	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60523	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Janie Schumaker	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8773022236	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-06-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Hemali Kane EA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01337292	PTIN
Phone	7038930300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-06-22	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	129.213.51.162	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-06-22	IPDt
IP Tm	12:14:00	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	E59C419D3DEC05809FE27F249B789CFBBAB4F7E1	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4E34592AB1F6423AB9D06C25827E64500E8BEDD1	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-11-06 18:47:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Lorie Ledford	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1900 Spring Road No 501	AddressLine1Txt
City	Oak Brook	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60523	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,020,832	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.bcen.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing develops robust certification exams fostering empowered nurses across the emergency spectrum, who contribute noticeably to patient care, safety and outcomes.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	102	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,540,511	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,467,061	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$440,591	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$400,957	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,003	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$81,087	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,986,105	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,949,105	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$197,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$211,103	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,009,067	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,235,927	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,326,259	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,001,628	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,532,326	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,448,658	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,453,779	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$500,447	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$11,750,350	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,691,162	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,042,752	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,200,085	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$10,707,598	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,491,077	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing develops robustcertification exams fostering empowered nurses across the emergency spectrum, who contribute noticeably to patient care, safety and outcomes.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Exam - The CEN exam is for nurses in the emergency department setting who want to demonstrate their expertise, knowledge and versatility in emergency nursing. Once individuals pass the exam they can use the CEN credential which is a specialty nursing board certification. BCEN is the only source for emergency nursing professionals and their employers to obtain recognized certification with proven results for greater knowledge and performance.In 2019 BCEN certified and recertified 7,836 CENs.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) Exam - The TCRN exam is for nurses practicing across the continuum of trauma care who want to demonstrate their expertise and knowledge in trauma nursing.BCEN is the only source for trauma care nurses and their employers to gain recognized certification for greater knowledge and performance.In 2019 BCEN certified and recertified 1,631 TCRNs.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN): The Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) exam is our third largest program. The CFRN Exam is a board certification for registered nurses who work in a flight-based program. In 2019 BCEN certified and recertified 986 CFRNs.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN) Exam - The CPEN exam is for nurses in the emergency setting who want to demonstrate their expertise and knowledge in pediatric emergency nursing.BCEN is the only source for pediatric emergency nurses to build the confidence in care and confidence in knowledge for the special patients and families they serve.In 2019 BCEN certified and recertified 944 CPENs.
Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN) Exam - The CTRN exam is for nurses in the critical care ground transport setting who want to demonstrate their expertise and knowledge in transport nursing.BCEN is the only source for critical care transport nursing professionals and their employers to achieve recognized certification for greater knowledge and performance.In 2019 BCEN certified and recertified 38 CTRNs.

DescDesc

Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN) Exam - The CPEN exam is for nurses in the emergency setting who want to demonstrate their expertise and knowledge in pediatric emergency nursing.BCEN is the only source for pediatric emergency nurses to build the confidence in care and confidence in knowledge for the special patients and families they serve.In 2019 BCEN certified and recertified 944 CPENs.

Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN) Exam - The CTRN exam is for nurses in the critical care ground transport setting who want to demonstrate their expertise and knowledge in transport nursing.BCEN is the only source for critical care transport nursing professionals and their employers to achieve recognized certification for greater knowledge and performance.In 2019 BCEN certified and recertified 38 CTRNs.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Foster Results	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3173998920	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1950 E Greyhound Pass 18-367	AddressLine1Txt
City	Carmel	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46033	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Lorie Ledford
Chairperson	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$13,884	$0	$0
Kyle Madigan
Chairperson Elect	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mary Whelan
Immediate Past Chairperson	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Steinmann
Secretary / Treasurer	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Talbot
Member-at-Large	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew Veitch
Member-at-Large	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Corrao
Public Member	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Allen Wolfe
ASTNA Representaive	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Pat Normandin
ENA Representiave	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sean Elwell
STN Representative	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Janie Schumaker
Executive Director	40.00		Yes (X)	$220,550	$0	$7,335
Brigid Flood
Dir of Strategy and Operations	40.00			$156,017	$0	$18,074	Yes (X)
Amy Grand
Dir of Certification and Accreditation	40.00			$127,493	$0	$38,423	Yes (X)
Katherine Mace
Employee Relationship Manager	40.00			$125,000	$0	$10,075	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$642,944	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$73,907	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Willow
3590 N Meridian Street Suite 200	Indianapolis	IN	46208	Marketing	$422,195
NCS Pearson Inc
13036 Collection Center Drive	Chicago	IL	60693	Testing services	$402,622
ACGI
11000 Broken Land Pkwy 450	Columbia	MD	21044	Testing services	$305,930
PSI Services Inc
18000 W 105th Street	Olathe	KS	66061	Test Development	$293,549
Catalyst Fire Inc
6S376 New Castle Road	Naperville	IL	60540	Computer services	$191,710

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Examination fees	541900	$5,439,746	$5,439,746
Exam recognition event	541900	$27,315	$27,315

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,467,061	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$461,995	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$461,995	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,082	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,082	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,010,689	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,071,727	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$61,038	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$61,038	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$61,038	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Reimbursements	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$65,005	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$65,005	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$65,005	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,949,105	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,467,061	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$482,044	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211,103	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$241,769	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$687,851	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,265	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$219,847	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,195	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,531	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,731	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,284	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$320,117	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$602,968	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$286,118	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,540	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,501	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$238,608	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,026	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,024	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,882	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Testing services	$1,767,600
Research study	$44,045
Promotion	$39,404
Filing fees	$13,043

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,206	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,448,658	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$673,509	BOYAmt
EOY	$439,822	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$703,642	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,051	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,934	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$889,084	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$405,142	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$564,315	BOYAmt
EOY	$483,942	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,188,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,779,521	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,250	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,750,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,691,162	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$608,187	BOYAmt
EOY	$501,050	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$434,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$652,345	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,690	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,042,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,200,085	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	$10,707,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,491,077	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,707,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,491,077	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,750,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,691,162	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$500,447	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,240,277	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$42,755	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$889,084	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$405,142	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$483,942	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$483,942	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Deferred rent	Desc
Amt	$46,690	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$46,690	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,143,098	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,240,277	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,240,277	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,902,821	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$46,284	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$46,284	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,949,105	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,402,374	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,402,374	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$46,284	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$46,284	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,448,658	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	For the year ended December 31, 2019, there was no significant unrelated business income and, accordingly, no federal or state income taxes have been recorded. Management has evaluated the Board's tax positions and concluded that the financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ASTNA
13918 E Mississippi Ave Suite 125	Aurora	CO	80012	470647013	501(C)(6)	$45,000	Scholarships, Bereavement fund
Emergency Nurses Association Foundation
930 E Woodfield	Shaumburg	IL	60173	363746084	501(C)(3)	$70,000	Scholarships
Foundation of the Student Nurses Assoc
45 Main Street Suite 606	Brooklyn	NY	11201	133123125	501(C)(3)	$35,000	Scholarships
MedEvac Foundation International
909 N Washington Street suite 410	Alexandria	VA	22314	542007236	501(C)(3)	$20,000	Research fund
Society of Trauma Nurses
446 High Street Stuite 10	Lexington	KY	40507	521780525	501(C)(3)	$35,000	Scholarships

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Board requires disclosure of the recipients and amounts used to award scholarships along with the area of study/expertise.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	0	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	0	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Janie Schumaker
Executive Director	$200,000	$0	$20,550	$0	$0	$0	$6,668	$0	$667	$0	$227,885	$0	$0	$0
Brigid Flood
Dir of Strategy and Operations	$146,508	$0	$9,509	$0	$0	$0	$4,888	$0	$13,186	$0	$174,091	$0	$0	$0
Amy Grand
Dir of Certification and Accreditati	$120,265	$0	$7,228	$0	$0	$0	$3,825	$0	$34,598	$0	$165,916	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part I, Line 1a

The Executive Director lives out of state and an apartment is rented for use while at the Chicago office.

Part I, Line 3

Compensation review procedures for the Executive Director are determined by the BCEN Board of Directors. The BCEN Board of Directors utilized a benefits and compensation study published by the American Society for Association Executives in 2017 as well as benchmarking data from the certification industry to determine the Executive Director's compensation the final compensation is approved by the BCEN Board of Directors via vote.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The copy of the form 990 will be provided, prior to its filing, to the full BCEN certification board. A draft of the 990 will be distributed via e-mail to the BCEN board requesting it be reviewed no later than a specific date. Any questions from the review will be submitted to staff who will follow up and reply to the entire board. A conference call may be scheduled with the board based on the volume and the nature of the questions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	All members of the board of directors, examination construction review committee members, item writers, and volunteers will submit a conflict of interest statement at the commencement of their term and annually thereafter. The BCEN Executive Director will be responsible for securing each of the conflict of interest statements and for maintaining the file of same. In addition, at the beginning of each certification board meeting and finance committee meeting, each participant is separately asked if he/she has any new possible conflicts to disclose that have arisen since the original conflict of interest statement was filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a	Compensation review procedures for the Executive Director are determined by the BCEN Board of Directors. The BCEN Board of Directors utilized a benefits and compensation study published by the American Society for Association Executives in 2017 as well as benchmarking data from the certification industry to determine the Executive Director's compensation the final compensation is approved by the BCEN board of directors via vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	BCEN's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, independent annual audit and Form 990 are available upon request. BCEN's Form 990 is also available to the public at www.guidestar.org.