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MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC (EIN 13-4142147)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-05-11
IRS object ID
202041329349302909
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-05-11T17:50:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN910189318PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOSS ADAMS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 2800AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134142147EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCHANT RISK COUNCILBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2063642789PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 STEWART ST NO 720AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981011227ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUZAN SNODGRASSPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONSPersonTitleTxt
Phone2063642789PhoneNum
Signature2020-04-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonEMINA O CRESSWELL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01217304PTIN
Phone2063026500PhoneNum
Preparation2020-04-01PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address73.239.110.165IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-04-21IPDt
IP Tm18:28:45IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MRCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSUZAN SNODGRASSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 STEWART ST NO 720AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981011227ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,428,264GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MERCHANTRISKCOUNCIL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTRADE ASSOCIATION FOCUSED ON MAKING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MORE SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND PROFITABLE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers55TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$7,304,736PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,373,314CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$21,905PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$54,950CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,326,641PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,428,264CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,466,160PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,456,490CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,071,904PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,140,243CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,538,064PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,596,733CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$788,577PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$831,531CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,722,483TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,699,962TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,082,647TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,222,871TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,639,836NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,477,091NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMERCHANT RISK COUNCIL IS A MERCHANT-LED TRADE ASSOCIATION FOCUSED ON UNITING ONLINE RETAILERS, CARD COMPANIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SOLUTION PROVIDERS TO MAKE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MORE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND PROFITABLE. WE LEAD INDUSTRY NETWORKING, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, BENCHMARKING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVE ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS GLOBALLY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMERCHANT RISK COUNCIL (MRC) HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL E-COMMERCE PAYMENTS AND RISK CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS IN MARCH 2019. THIS CONFERENCE WELCOMED LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD; ALL COLLABORATING TO IMPROVE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND MAKE ONLINE TRANSACTIONS MORE EFFICIENT, SAFE, AND PROFITABLE. MRC ALSO HOSTED SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCES IN DUBLIN, MATLA AND CHICAGO. IN ADDITION, MRC PROVIDED NUMEROUS WEBINARS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS. IT COORDINATED INDUSTRY BENCHMARKING STUDIES IN ITS PRINCIPAL SUBJECT AREAS OF FRAUD, PAYMENTS, AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS SURVEYS ON HOT ISSUES DURING THE YEAR.Desc
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCJForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryGMForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryEIForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUZAN SNODGRASSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2063642789PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 STEWART ST SUITE 720AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98102ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
BRAD MARES
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WIXTED
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARMEN HONACKER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL KUYKENDALL
CHAIR (THRU 7/18), CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$70,845$0$9,291
PETER BAYLEY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID REDMOND
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASEY BULLOCK
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM ANSON
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA HOPE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA VANBRUNT
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONDA PELLOUX
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 7/18)40.00Yes (X)$101,532$0$5,077
SUZAN SNODGRASS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$144,491$0$17,915
MARKUS BERGTHALER
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & MARKETING40.00$172,190$0$20,917Yes (X)
JENNY KIEFFER
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS40.00$119,125$0$16,630Yes (X)
DANIELLE NAGAO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 1/18)40.00$113,036$0$2,171Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$721,219TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$72,001TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUND PLANNINGBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116212 BOTHELL EVERETT HWY F173AddressLine1Txt
CityMILL CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98012ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesEVENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$245,374CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE REVENUE611430$4,584,918$4,584,918
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$2,686,314$2,686,314
OTHER REVENUE900099$102,082$102,082
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,373,314TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$54,950TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$54,950ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,428,264TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,373,314RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$54,950ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$391,868TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$800,600TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,180TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,694TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,148TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,168TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,437TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$744,746TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,017TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,576TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,100TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,179TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,308TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,448,364TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,223TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,424TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
UBIT EXPENSE$900
FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSSES$57,549
TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT$47,117
B&O TAX EXPENSE$21,414

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,721TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,596,733TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,170,955BOYAmt
EOY$3,566,826EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,493,578BOYAmt
EOY$2,551,026EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,375BOYAmt
EOY$1,169,279EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$438,193BOYAmt
EOY$371,483EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$229,429LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$205,091LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,427BOYAmt
EOY$24,338EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,955BOYAmt
EOY$17,010EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,722,483BOYAmt
EOY$7,699,962EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$502,932BOYAmt
EOY$816,435EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,579,715BOYAmt
EOY$2,406,436EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,082,647BOYAmt
EOY$3,222,871EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,639,836BOYAmt
EOY$4,477,091EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,639,836BOYAmt
EOY$4,477,091EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,722,483BOYAmt
EOY$7,699,962EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$831,531ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,724NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$56,599DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,338BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$148,492OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$148,492DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,338TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(6), ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT IS MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN TAX EXPENSE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2019, THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. THE ASSOCIATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE ASSOCIATION'S WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, MRC FRAUD & PAYMENTS EU LIMITED, IS A TAXABLE ENTITY UNDER THE LAWS OF IRELAND. AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018, NO PROVISION FOR TAXES UNDER THE LAWS OF IRELAND IS NECESSARY FOR THE SUBSIDIARY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)14PROGRAM SERVICESEUROPEAN MANAGEMENT$577,174
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)14PROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE$190,579
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)14SENDING AGENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO ATTEND AND SPEAK AT SEMINARS AND CONFERENCESCONFERENCE$4,849
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)14PROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE$893,762
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)14SENDING AGENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO ATTEND AND SPEARK AT SEMINARS AND CONFERENCESCONFERENCE$3,934
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices5SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees20SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office5TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee20TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,670,298SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,670,298TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACTUAL EXPENDITURES IN THE REGIONExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
SUZAN SNODGRASS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS$116,066$0$26,570$0$1,855$0$5,994$0$11,921$0$162,406$0$0$0
MARKUS BERGTHALER
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & MARKETING$138,524$0$31,910$0$1,756$0$7,224$0$13,693$0$193,107$0$0$0
DANIELLE NAGAO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 1/18)$34,740$0$0$0$78,296$0$954$0$1,217$0$115,207$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ASPOUSES AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS ACCOMPANIED MRC STAFF ON A TRIP TO MIAMI. WHILE THERE MEALS, ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES WERE PROVIDED BY THE MRC. AIRFARE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
PART I, LINE 1BTHERE WAS NO WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING SPOUSAL TRAVEL DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
PART I, LINE 4ADANIELLE NAGAO RECEIVED $78,296 OF SEVERANCE AND WAS ALLOWED TO KEEP A COMPUTER VALUED AT $1,443.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, MRC HAS MULTIPLE LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP. CURRENT BYLAWS STATE THAT ONLY THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MATTERS. OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MEMBERS, HOWEVER, ALL CLASSES OF MEMBERS MAY INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF THE CORPORATION THROUGH INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7APLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MATTERS, AND WILL VOTE THROUGH AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY OR AFFILIATED WITH THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBER AND SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED TO VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBER IN THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBER AGREEMENT ("VOTER"). OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MATTERS, HOWEVER, ALL CLASSES OF MEMBERS MAY INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF THE CORPORATION THROUGH INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BOARD, THE BOARD COMMITTEES OR SUBCOMMITTEES AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED "BONA FIDE" FOR PURPOSES OF THESE BYLAWS AND SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE CODE AND THE TREASURY REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CEO'S SALARY AND DOCUMENTS THE DECISION BEFORE ANY PAYMENT IS MADE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES 744,746.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11809 7TH AVE SUITE 1403AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261110551EIN
Primary ActivitiesDORMANTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MRC FRAUD & PAYMENTS EU LIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1SUITE 403 1/3 BURTON HALL PARK BURAddressLine1Txt
CitySANDYFORDCityNm
Province Or StateDUBLINProvinceOrStateNm
CountryEICountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesMEMBERSHIP SERVICESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryEILegalDomicileForeignCountryCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCHANT RISK COUNCILBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$13,895ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$155,476ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MRC FRAUD & PAYMENTS EU LIMITED
M$576,869FAIR MARKET VALUE
MRC FRAUD & PAYMENTS EU LIMITED
P$576,869FAIR MARKET VALUE