NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING (EIN 57-0341195)
Tax period: 2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed: 2018-02-28
IRS object ID: 201830599349301248
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-02-28T15:52:12-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	560574444	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHERRY BEKAERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 East Court Street Suite 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	Greenville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	570341195	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	National Council of Examiners	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	for Engineering and Surveying	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8646546824	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1686	AddressLine1Txt
City	Clemson	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29633	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jerry T Carter	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8646546824	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-02-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Amanda Adams	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00748038	PTIN
Phone	8642333981	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.168.122.91	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-02-27	IPDt
IP Tm	12:20:03	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4B253F37B9C4C238B3C123DE13961BF70DE729A7	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Jerry T Carter	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1686	AddressLine1Txt
City	Clemson	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29633	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$45,924,598	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.ncees.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1938	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Compilation and administration of professional licensure exams for engineers and surveyors	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	82	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	750	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	$27,116,839	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$28,219,741	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$793,968	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,302,935	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,442,852	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$27,910,807	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$32,965,528	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$573,163	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$623,934	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,579,984	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,823,582	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$15,828,174	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$17,120,862	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$22,981,321	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$24,568,378	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,929,486	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,397,150	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$62,614,095	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$73,135,452	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$10,247,333	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$11,267,930	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$52,366,762	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$61,867,522	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The mission of NCEES is to advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. This mission is supported through its member boards, board of directors, staff, board administrators, and volunteers by - providing outstanding nationally normed examinations for engineers and surveyors - providing uniform model laws and model rules for adoption by the member boards - promoting professional ethics among all engineers and surveyors - coordinating with domestic and international organizations to advance licensure of all engineers and surveyors.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$21,817,687	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$623,934	GrantAmt
Revenue	$29,662,593	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING (NCEES) IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMPOSED OF ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING LICENSING BOARDS REPRESENTING ALL STATES AND US TERRITORIES. NCEES DEVELOPS, SCORES, AND ADMINISTERS THE EXAMINATIONS USED FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING LICENSURE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.NCEES ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES FACILITATING PROFESSIONAL MOBILITY FOR LICENSED ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$21,817,687	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	364	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	82	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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	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	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Betsy Pearson	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8646546824	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOx 1686	AddressLine1Txt
City	Clemson	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29633	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Dan Turner
President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James Purcell
President-Elect	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pat Tami
President-Elect	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Maurice Bowersox
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Hanson
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Theresa Hodge
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Knotts
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Roy Shrewsbury
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Paul Tyrell
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tim Rickborn
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Conzett
Past President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Carter
Chief Executive Officer	40.00		Yes (X)	$299,011	$0	$67,319
Betsy Pearson
Chief Financial Officer	40.00		Yes (X)	$130,649	$0	$33,532
Tim Miller
Director of Exam Services	40.00			$155,217	$0	$39,692	Yes (X)
Davy McDowell
Chief Operations Officer	40.00			$192,060	$0	$46,522		Yes (X)
Steven Matthews
Chief Technology Officer	40.00			$166,348	$0	$41,226		Yes (X)
Donna Moss
Director of Human Resources	40.00			$145,777	$0	$37,959		Yes (X)
Lehmon Dekle
Project Manager	40.00			$123,368	$0	$21,157		Yes (X)
Nina Norris
Director of Public Affairs	40.00			$117,091	$0	$29,235		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,329,521	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$316,642	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	14	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
NCS Pearson Inc
5601 Green Valley Dr	Bloomington	MN	55437	Exam services	$6,433,489
Prometric Inc
PO Box 223608	Pittsburgh	PA	15251	Psychometric services	$410,183
NPC Inc
13710 Dunnings Highway	Claysburgh	PA	16625	Printing Services	$311,569
Midland Information Resources Company
5440 Corporate Park Dr	Davenport	IA	52807	Media management services	$138,275
Accent Indy LLC
545 South East Street	Indianapolis	IN	46225	Destination Management Services	$135,948

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Examination Fees	611710	$21,079,295	$21,079,295
Records Program	611710	$2,954,580	$2,954,580
exam administration fees	611710	$2,940,400	$2,940,400
Credentials Application Fees	611710	$713,050	$713,050
membership dues	900099	$436,950	$436,950

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$95,466	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$95,466	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$28,219,741	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$949,181	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$949,181	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$14,362,490	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,004,036	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$4,700	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,358,454	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$4,700	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,353,754	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,353,754	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$2,393,186	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$950,334	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,442,852	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,442,852	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$32,965,528	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$29,662,593	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,302,935	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$623,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$623,934	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$684,866	TotalAmt
Program Services	$210,474	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$474,392	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,679,222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,812,592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$866,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$566,258	TotalAmt
Program Services	$492,531	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$529,741	TotalAmt
Program Services	$397,306	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$132,435	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$363,495	TotalAmt
Program Services	$272,621	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,874	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,420	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,067	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,050	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$226,205	TotalAmt
Management And General	$226,205	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,668,067	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,561,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$106,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$716,929	TotalAmt
Program Services	$542,457	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$174,472	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,432,106	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,338,603	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$239,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$179,625	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,875	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,168,823	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,144,538	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,211,914	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,000,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$210,985	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,855,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,670,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$185,594	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,483	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,483	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$469,942	TotalAmt
Program Services	$469,942	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,203	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,402	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,801	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,568,378	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,817,687	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,750,691	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500	BOYAmt
EOY	$500	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,549,207	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,173,356	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,951	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$473,636	BOYAmt
EOY	$419,982	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,024,967	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,039,216	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,796,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,985,751	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,760,375	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,464,912	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,614,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,135,452	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,660,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,376,343	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,090,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,423,539	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$139,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$213,310	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$356,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$254,738	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,247,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,267,930	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,366,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,867,522	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,366,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,867,522	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,614,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,135,452	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$8,397,150	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,103,610	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Test Public Safety	Yes (X)	TestPublicSafetyInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,608,984	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,900,589	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,708,395	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,655,298	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$804,706	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$850,592	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,760,685	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,333,921	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$426,764	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,985,751	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED COMPENSATION	Desc
Amt	$254,738	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$254,738	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$34,793,267	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,103,610	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$950,334	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,053,944	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$32,739,323	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$226,205	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$226,205	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$32,965,528	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$25,292,507	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$950,334	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$950,334	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$24,342,173	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$226,205	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$226,205	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$24,568,378	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:	The Council has been granted exemption from federal and state income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements do not reflect a provision or liability for federal and state income taxes. The Council has determined that there are no material unrecognized tax benefits or obligations as of September 30, 2017.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Cost of Goods Sold 950,334.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Cost of Goods Sold 950,334.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	program services	Shipped testing materials; travel costs	$11,245
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	Program services	Shipped testing materials	$1,026
Middle East and North Africa	Program services	Shipped testing materials	$4,314
North America	Program services	Shipped testing materials	$965

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$17,550	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$17,550	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, line 3:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Expenditures are accounted for on the accrual basis of accounting.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (17 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Dordt College
498 4th Avenue NE	Sioux Center	IA	51250	420772559	501(c)(3)	$25,000	Engineering Education Award
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue	Seattle	WA	98122	910565006	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Engineering Education Award
George Mason University
4400 University Drive	Fairfax	VA	22030	541603842	170(c)(1)	$7,500	Engineering Education Award
Marquette University
PO Box 1881	Milwaukee	WI	53201	390806251	501(c)(3)	$7,500	Engineering Education Award
North Carolina State University
1020 Main Campus Drive	Raleigh	NC	27695	566000756	170(c)(1)	$7,500	Engineering Education Award
American Society of Civil Engineers
1801 Alexander Bell Drive	Reston	VA	20191	237381285	501(c)(3)	$125,000	Sponsorship
WGBH Educational Foundation
One Guest Street	Boston	MA	02135	042104397	501(c)(3)	$100,000	Sponsorship
Math Counts Foundation
1420 King Street	Alexandria	VA	22314	541295407	501(c)(3)	$25,000	Sponsorship
Engineers Without Borders
1031 33rd Street Suite 210	Denver	CO	80205	841589324	501(c)(3)	$200,000	Sponsorship
Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors
220 Museum Drive	Lansing	MI	48933	237015600	501(c)(6)	$11,434	Sponsorship
New Mexico State University
1780 E University Avenue	Las Cruces	NM	88003	856000401	170(c)(1)	$10,000	Surveying Education Award
University of Maine
School of Engineering 5711 Boardman	Orono	ME	04469	016000769	170(c)(1)	$25,000	Surveying Education Award	Hall Rm 119
Oregon Institute of Technology
Geomatics Dept 3201 Campus Drive	Klamath Falls	OR	97601	472893144	170(c)(1)	$15,000	Surveying Education Award
Rancho Santiago Community College
2323 N Broadway	Santa Ana	CA	92706	952696799	170(c)(1)	$10,000	Surveying Education Award
The University of Akron Foundation
302 Buchtel Common	Akron	OH	44325	346575496	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Surveying Education Award
University of Florida Foundation
PO Box 11410	Gainesville	FL	32611	590974739	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Surveying Education Award
Nicholls State University Foundation
PO Box 2148	Thibodaux	LA	70310	726031425	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Surveying Education Award

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	16	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	IN 2009, NCEES INTRODUCED AN AWARD THAT REWARDS COLLEGE ENGINEERING PROGRAMS FOR ENGAGING THEIR STUDENTS IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. THE NCEES ENGINEERING AWARD FOR CONNECTING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND EDUCATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE OF LICENSURE AND TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION AND EDUCATION. ALL EAC/ABET-ACCREDITED ENGINEERING PROGRAMS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE A MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND EDUCATION. TO BE CONSIDERED, ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED AT NCEES BY EACH YEAR'S ESTABLISHED DEADLINE. ELIGIBLE ENTRIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -A COMPLETED ENTRY FORM, SIGNED BY YOUR DEAN (OR SIMILAR TITLE) -AN ABSTRACT (MAXIMUM ONE PAGE) -A PROJECT DESCRIPTION (MAXIMUM SEVEN PAGES) ORGANIZED AS FOLLOWS: PROJECT DESCRIPTION COLLABORATION OF FACULTY, STUDENTS AND LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS BENEFIT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE MULTIDISCIPLINE AND/OR ALLIED PROFESSION PARTICIPATION KNOWLEDGE OF SKILLS GAINED DEVELOPMENT SINCE PREVIOUS SUBMISSION (FOR RESUBMITTED ENTRIES) THE AWARD JURY IS COMPRISED OF 12 REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACADEMIA AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS AS FOLLOWS: -FOUR NCEES MEMBERS (ONE FROM EACH GEOGRAPHIC ZONE) -FOUR ENGINEERING DEANS (ONE FROM EACH GEOGRAPHIC ZONE) -ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: ABET (ORGANIZATION THAT DETERMINES ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERING PROGRAMS) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS THE NCEES SURVEYING EDUCATION AWARD RECOGNIZES SURVEYING/GEOMATICS PROGRAMS THAT HAVE A BROAD AND ROBUST CURRICULUM AND BEST REFLECT NCEES' MISSION TO ADVANCE LICENSURE FOR SURVEYORS IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC. THE NCEES SURVEYING AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENCOURAGE PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS, INTRODUCE THEM TO BOTH HISTORICAL AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND PROMOTE LICENSURE. TO BE CONSIDERED, ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED AT NCEES BY EACH YEAR'S ESTABLISHED DEADLINE. ELIGIBLE ENTRIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - A COMPLETED ENTRY FORM, SIGNED BY THE DEAN (OR SIMILAR TITLE) -EVALUATED ON THE PROGRAM, STUDENT OUTCOMES, STUDENT INVOLVEMENT, OUTREACH/RECRUITMENT, LICENSURE AND A SUMMARY ON WHY THE PROGRAM SHOULD RECEIVE THE AWARD AND HOW THE AWARD WILL BENEFIT THE PROGRAM. THE AWARD JURY IS COMPRISED OF 4 REPRESENTATIVES, ONE FROM EACH ZONE, OF THE NCEES EXAMINATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS COMMITTEE. DUE TO THE REVIEW PROCESS UNDERTAKEN WHEN AN APPLICANT IS CONSIDERED, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL MONITORING OF FUNDS AFTER AN AWARD IS MADE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
Jerry Carter
Chief Executive Officer	$227,647	$0	$58,006	$0	$13,358	$0	$60,416	$0	$6,903	$0	$366,330	$0	$0	$0
Betsy Pearson
Chief Financial Officer	$109,257	$0	$20,000	$0	$1,392	$0	$26,935	$0	$6,597	$0	$164,181	$0	$0	$0
Tim Miller
Director of Exam Services	$132,425	$0	$21,000	$0	$1,792	$0	$33,095	$0	$6,597	$0	$194,909	$0	$0	$0
Davy McDowell
Chief Operations Officer	$161,070	$0	$23,000	$0	$7,990	$0	$39,925	$0	$6,597	$0	$238,582	$0	$0	$0
Steven Matthews
Chief Technology Officer	$136,720	$0	$23,000	$0	$6,628	$0	$34,629	$0	$6,597	$0	$207,574	$0	$0	$0
Donna Moss
Director of Human Resources	$120,432	$0	$21,000	$0	$4,345	$0	$31,362	$0	$6,597	$0	$183,736	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part I, Line 1a

The organization allows certain officers/directors of the organization to utilize business and/or first class travel options on flights of significant length. Flights are evaluated for qualification within the scope of the organization's policy and must meet length of travel specifications in order to qualify. Eligible officers/directors are the Organization's CEO, COO, Board President, and President-Elect. This travel is nontaxable as it is for business purposes only.

Part I, Line 7

The Organization maintains a supplemental nonqualified deferred compensation plan for top executives and senior management. The purpose of the plan is to create an incentive for key employees to remain employed by NCEES for a desired length of time, usually several years. Reportable amounts are in Schedule J, Part II, Column C. The Organization does award bonuses as part of its compensation plan. The Chief Executive Officer received a bonus payment based on performance at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Employees received bonus payments based on performance at the discretion of management. Bonus payments are reported in Schedule J, Part II, Column B(ii).

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	A member board of NCEES shall be a state board, as defined in Article 1, Section 1.02 of the Bylaws, which is a member of the Council. A state board means a legally constituted board of any state, territory, or political subdivision of the United States of America that administers an Act regulating the practice of professional engineering or surveying. Acceptance of a Member Board shall be by majority vote of the Council. A member of NCEES shall be a person who is a member of a Member Board. An associate member of NCEES shall be a designee of a Member Board, but not a member of a Member Board, who is appointed by the NCEES Board of Directors as an associate member of NCEES. Recommendations for associate members of NCEES shall be submitted by Member Boards to the Board of Directors and become effective upon appointment by the Board of Directors. Such appointments shall be reviewed annually by each Member Board and shall remain in effect until the Board of Directors is notified otherwise by the Member Board. Associate members of NCEES shall have the privilege of the floor upon approval of the presiding officer and may serve on any committee to which duly appointed under the Bylaws. Associate members are eligible to hold the elective office of zone Secretary-Treasurer but are not eligible to serve on the NCEES Board of Directors. An emeritus member of NCEES shall be a person who is a former member of a Member Board who is duly recommended by that Member Board and approved by the NCEES Board of Directors. Such appointments shall be reviewed annually by each Member Board and shall remain in effect until the Board of Directors is notified otherwise by the Member Board. Emeritus members of NCEES shall have the privilege of the floor upon approval of the presiding officer and may serve on any committee to which duly appointed under the Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The Board of Directors shall consist of the president, the president-elect, the immediate past president, the treasurer and the four vice presidents (one from each zone). The president-elect shall be elected by the Council at each annual business meeting in the manner prescribed in the bylaws. Vice presidents from the Southern and Northeast Zones shall be elected at their interim zone meeting in odd-numbered years and vice presidents from the Central and Western Zones shall be elected at their interim zone meeting in even-numbered years.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Policy changes and bylaw changes are approved by the council at the annual business meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	Form 990 is reviewed by the board of directors before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Board members complete a conflict of interest document at the first board meeting of the year. At the beginning of each scheduled board meeting, board members are asked to disclose any conflicts of interest and the Board of Directors review the agenda for potential conflicts of interest with any board member or officer. If a conflict is identified, the board member is required to recuse themselves from voting on the matter. Key employees disclose and complete the conflict of interest document annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS IS BASED ON COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS COMPILED BY THE COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY EXECUTIVES (CESSE) AND THE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE). THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REVIEWS FORMS 990 FILED BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMPARISON. THE FINAL DECISION ON COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS MADE BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Photocopies of the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request at the organization's administrative office. In addition, select financial publications are provided to volunteers and some organizations, and published in the organization's annual report.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11g	ADA: Program service expenses 66,481. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 66,481. Employee Development: Program service expenses 25,220. Management and general expenses 8,407. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 33,627. Grading: Program service expenses 73,403. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 73,403. Psychometric Services: Program service expenses 482,124. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 482,124. Task Analysis: Program service expenses 86,500. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 86,500. CBT Administration Expense: Program service expenses 6,743,043. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,743,043. Exam Proctors & Security: Program service expenses 982,025. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 982,025. Payment Processing: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 85,729. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 85,729. Other Service Fees: Program service expenses 102,795. Management and general expenses 12,340. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 115,135.