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CENTER FOR US GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
CENTER FOR US GLOBAL LEADERSHIP (EIN 74-3093659)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-11
IRS object ID
201811319349304111
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II, Section C, Line 17a: Facts and Circumstances TestFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Center qualifies as a publicly supported organization under the facts and circumstances test set forth in Tres. Reg. 1.170A-9T(F)(3). The Center's public support exceeded the 10% threshold for public charities. Moreover, the Center's ongoing program of solicitations, its sources of support, its governing body and the programs it conducts all demonstrate sufficient public support to meet the facts and circumstances test. The Center continues to meet with many of the nation's largest foundations and corporations to cultivate relationships that will lead to financial support. The ongoing fundraising efforts are expected to raise the public support percentage in future years. Its current sources of support include a variety of private foundations, public charities, businesses and individuals. The Center's public support is further demonstrated by its governing body, which represents the broad interest of the general public. Directors and officers include executives from large national corporations, public charities, and foundations, which bring specialized knowledge and experience to international relations, economic development, education, global security, and civic leadership. The center provides programs to the general public on a continuing basis, including events in 2017 in a variety of states around the country, which drew thousands of people. Participants and attendees include members of Congress, state legislators, former governors, retired military leaders, journalists, international affairs experts, and other civic leaders and members of the public with specialized expertise in the subject of the U.S. global engagement.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$176,380OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$121,695DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,685BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$311,815OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$166,932DepreciationAmt
Book Value$144,883BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$199,568TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,918,929TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,918,929RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,918,929TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,954,508TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,954,508ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,954,508TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement evaluated the Center's tax positions and concluded that the Center's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Paxton Group LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14112 Military Road NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityConsulting; grant writingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$29,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$29,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$29,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$29,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

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
Jason Gross
Executive Director$291,676$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,859$0$299,535$0$0$0
John Glenn
Dir. of Policy$167,911$0$0$0$0$0$6,771$0$0$0$174,682$0$0$0
Dular Niyangoda
Chief Financial Officer$157,705$0$0$0$0$0$6,440$0$8,188$0$172,333$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Center's President & CEO is employed by a management company, not by the Center directly. The Center evaluates rates charged for comparable management services provided by similar consulting firms to other non profit organizations similar in size, scope, and purpose.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Schrayer & Associates IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionEntity more than 35% owned by Elizabeth Schrayer, the top mgmt official.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$469,260TransactionAmt
TransactionPayment for strategic, program, management, and fundraising services.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3The Center has a contractual agreement with an independent contractor, Schrayer & Associates, Inc., to provide strategic, program, management, and fundraising services to the Center. Schrayer & Associates assigns various employees to provide such services, including Elizabeth Schrayer, who serves as the Center's President & CEO. Other functions provided by Schrayer & Associates include administrative, operational and communications support. To determine whether its payments to Schrayer & Associates are reasonable and appropriate, the Center evaluates the rates charged for comparable management services provided by similar consulting firms to other non profit organizations of similar size, scope and purpose. Additionally, the Center examines the costs and impact of acquiring such services in-house, versus purchasing the services from an external firm. This analysis is conducted annually as part of the budget process.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Center's President & CEO, finance department, and full governing board review Form 990 prior to its submission to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPursuant to the guidelines outlined in its policy handbook, the Center conducts periodic reviews to ensure ongoing compliance with its written conflict of interest policy. Key employees and all members of the governing body review and sign the conflict of interest policy annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Center maintains a compensation committee which reviews comparability data and approves compensation for top management and key employees each year. Meetings and deliberations of the compensation committee were contemporaneously documented, and recommendations were approved by the governing body during the annual budget process.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Center makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Center's Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the audit, including the selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.