2019-03-15T15:41:01-05:00 2018-09-30 263753134 CBIZ MHM LLC 500 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 02116 990 2017-10-01 042535767 THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC UNIO 6175475552 TWO BRATTLE SQUARE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 KENNETH KIMMELL PRESIDENT 6175475552 2019-03-13 1 CRAIG KLEIN P00734640 6177610600 2019-03-13 207.172.72.163 2019-03-13 13:26:54 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 AAFE5242E44AA74A98A743050A15125E154A43A4 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z KATHLEEN REST PHD MPA TWO BRATTLE SQUARE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 42792131 0 X WWW.UCSUSA.ORG X 1973 DC THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS PUTS RIGOROUS, INDEPENDENT SCIENCE TO WORK TO SOLVE OUR PLANET'S MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS. JOINING WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UCS COMBINES TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY TO CREATE INNOVATIVE, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. 21 20 221 20 -6782 74853 36524506 37258220 0 0 622501 2305045 149997 305268 37297004 39868533 0 0 0 0 20328873 22571458 553591 586697 3152706 11810613 13579381 32693077 36737536 4603927 3130997 51812711 54386018 6052231 5618611 45760480 48767407 X THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS PUTS RIGOROUS INDEPENDENT SCIENCE TO WORK TO SOLVE OUR PLANET'S MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS. JOINING WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UCS COMBINES TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY TO CREATE INNOVATIVE, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHY, SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. 0 0 12268078 THE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM WORKS TO LIMIT THE MAGNITUDE AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO ACCELERATE THE U.S. TRANSFORMATION TO A SUSTAINABLE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. BY COMBINING RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS WITH ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, THE PROGRAM WORKS TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING EMISSIONS, PREVENT THE WORST CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE FROM OCCURRING, AND HELP PREPARE COMMUNITIES FOR THE UNAVOIDABLE CLIMATE IMPACTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET IN MOTION. 5477812 THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY ENDEAVORS TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY ADVANCING THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF SCIENCE, EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING, AND CONSTRUCTIVE DEBATE AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, SECURITY, AND PROSPERITY OF ALL PEOPLE. THE CENTER PRODUCES ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS AND BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DISCUSS KEY ISSUES SUCH AS ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, KEEPING SCIENCE FREE FROM DISTORTION AND MANIPULATION BY SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND PROMOTING MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF SCIENCE IN POLICY MAKING. 4882955 THE CLEAN VEHICLES PROGRAM SEEKS TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE U.S. OIL USE. WE ANALYZE ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES, BIOFUELS, AND RELATED OIL-REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE NEW JOBS AND INDUSTRIES, SAVE CONSUMERS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT THE GAS PUMP, IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE GLOBALWARMING. 3818216 THE FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM IN A HEALTHIER, MORE SUSTAINABLE DIRECTION. WE ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGES THAT WILL ENCOURAGE AMERICAN FARMERS TO GROW A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTHY FOODS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL, INSTEAD OF THE COMMODITY CROPS USED IN PROCESSED FOODS THAT ARE MAKING AMERICANS SICK. OUR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ALSO HELP FARMERS ABANDON ENVIRONMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRIAL METHODS IN FAVOR OF MODERN, SCIENCE-BASED AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES. 3850763 GLOBAL SECURITY PROGRAM WORKS TO REDUCE SOME OF THE GRAVEST THREATS TO HUMANITY - IN PARTICULAR, THOSE POSED BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND MATERIALS, THEIR ACQUISITION BY TERRORISTS, OR ACCIDENTS. WE SERVE AS AN INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG ON A RANGE OF NUCLEAR AND WEAPONS ISSUES, COMBINING TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS SAFETY AND REDUCE THE THREATS POSED BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 1041583 FEDERAL DEFENSE IS A CROSS-PROGRAMMATIC EFFORT DESIGNED TO COORDINATE AND INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EFFORTS BY THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS TO DEFEND AGAINST ASSAULTS ON SCIENCE-BASED LAWS AND/OR AGENCY REGULATIONS THAT AMERICAN'S DEPEND ON TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. 417175 LEGISLATIVE - APPEARANCES BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS MEETING WITH INDIVIDUAL CONGRESSMEN AND WRITING, PRINTING, AND MAILING OF LEGISLATIVE ALERTS TO UCS SPONSORS. 11486 ORGANIZATIONAL SALES VIA ONLINE STORE. 9127737 11486 31756582 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 0 1 221 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AR AZ CA CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD MI MN MS NH NM NC NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI HI X JAVIER CABAN 6173018086 TWO BRATTLE SQUARE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 ANNE R KAPUSCINSKI BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER A BRADFORD BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES S HOYTE BOARD TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS H STONE BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KURT GOTTFRIED BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MCCARTHY BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE BURT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE FETTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD L GARWIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW J GUNTHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY M HEAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIDNEY MCCLEARY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIO J MOLINA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGO OGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS SALKIND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADELE SIMMONS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY STEPHENS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM WADDELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLYN R WEISS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM REILLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH KIMMELL PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 298255 0 48954 CHERYL SCHAFFER CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE & FINANCIAL OFF 40.00 X 227027 0 28295 KATHLEEN REST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 260260 0 34458 LAURIE MARDEN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 224586 0 46485 SUZANNE SHAW DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 201966 0 43920 ANDREW ROSENBERG CSD PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 207870 0 36620 ANGELA ANDERSON DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY 40.00 X 190117 0 17201 ALDEN MEYER DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & POLICY/CHIEF SCIENT 40.00 X 189022 0 36686 PETER FRUMHOFF DIR OF SCIENCE & POLICY/CHIEF SCIENT 40.00 X 177839 0 42027 MICHELLE ROBINSON DIR. 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PART X, LINE 2: UCS IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UCS HAS DETERMINED THAT ITS STATUS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATIONS AS TO ITS INCOME BEING RELATED AND UNRELATED ARE NOT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR ITS OPEN TAX YEARS. UCS'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 142,518. COST OF GOODS SOLD 31,593. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 142,518. COST OF GOODS SOLD 31,593. 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IF THE UCS PRESIDENT HAS THE CONFLICT, HE OR SHE WOULD DISCLOSE THE MATTER TO THE BOARD CHAIR DIRECTLY. DISCLOSURE INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS IS MADE TO THE BOARD CHAIR (OR IF THE CONFLICT INVOLVES THE BOARD CHAIR, TO THE BOARD TREASURER) WHO BRINGS THESE MATTERS, IF MATERIAL, TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IS MATERIAL, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EXISTING MATERIAL CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS JUST, FAIR, AND REASONABLE TO UCS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE UCS POLICY IS THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD BE INFORMED OF THE PERFORMANCE BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SALARY FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IN THE CONTEXT OF MARKET INFORMATION AND OUR MERIT INCREASE SYSTEM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE WITH VARIOUS LEGAL STANDARDS FOR NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT. THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY IS SET AFTER AN ANNUAL MERIT REVIEW, BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TREASURER AND/OR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, AS THE CHAIR SEES FIT. THE SALARIES FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SET, AFTER THE ANNUAL MERIT REVIEW, BY THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. ALL SALARIES ARE SET IN THE CONTEXT OF MARKET INFORMATION AND OUR MERIT INCREASE SYSTEM. ALL SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO ACCESS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THROUGH THE "GUIDESTAR" WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG/).