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MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC (EIN 13-4142147)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-04-08
IRS object ID
201720989349300517
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-04-08T16:31:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line11809 7th Avenue No 1403AddressLine1Txt
CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSuzan SnodgrassPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2063642789PhoneNum
Signature2017-03-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAngela M FidlerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01254538PTIN
Phone2063026500PhoneNum
Preparation2017-03-23PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDanielle NagaoPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11809 7th Avenue No 1403AddressLine1Txt
CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,242,136GrossReceiptsAmt
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$5,283,785PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,492,136CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$811PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$53,165CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,284,596PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,438,971CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,066,283PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,409,150CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,026,432PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,772,660CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,092,715PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,181,810CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$191,881PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$257,161CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,499,681TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,106,678TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,307,742TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,657,583TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,191,939NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,449,095NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 2016. 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 Spain, Atlanta and Vienna. 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 EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document16IRPDocumentCnt
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
Foreign CountryUKForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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 Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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 Line11809 7th Ave STE 1403AddressLine1Txt
CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Floris de Kort
Co-Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronda Pelloux
Co-Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Kuykendall
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Murphy
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Mares
Board Members0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Diarmuid Considine
Board Members0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gabe McGloin
Board Members0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Bayley
Board Members0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Wixted
Board Members0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Danielle Nagao
Chief Executive Officer40.00Yes (X)$308,035$0$18,081
Suzan Snodgrass
Director of Finance (Start June 2015)40.00Yes (X)$53,728$0$7,279
Markus Bergthaler
Programs Director40.00$153,170$0$15,408Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$514,933TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$40,768TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd
Stratgranat SL
cALLE BALLESTA 9mADRIDSP28004Consulting Services$307,517
Sound Planning
Event Planning Consulting services$227,9377103 34th Ave NWsEATTLEWA98117
Falls Digital
Website Design$128,60850 Public Square 25th FloorClevelandOH44113
Maria Sarjanovich Peroni
43882 Segur de CalafellTarragonaSPEvent Planning Consulting services$111,854
Fonteva
Membernation software services$108,8474420 North Fairfax Drive Ste 500ArlingtonVA22203
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Conference Revenue611430$3,215,865$3,215,865
Membership Dues611710$2,203,842$2,203,842
Other Revenue900099$72,429$72,429
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,492,136TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$750,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$745,913SecuritiesAmt
Other$57,252OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,087SecuritiesAmt
Other-$57,252OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$53,165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$53,165ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,438,971TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,492,136RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$53,165ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$620,255TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$548,308TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,113TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,377TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,097TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,825TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,270TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,755TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,088TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,207TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,002TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,558TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,720TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,456,183TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,244TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,155TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
European Admin Expense$22,309
Foreign Exchange Losses$22,018
Board Expense$17,287
Employment Expense$12,428

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$389TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,181,810TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,334,091BOYAmt
EOY$2,502,787EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$962,843BOYAmt
EOY$966,948EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$736,046BOYAmt
EOY$1,138,778EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,654BOYAmt
EOY$348,088EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$393,347LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$263,070LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$266,444BOYAmt
EOY$130,277EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,603BOYAmt
EOY$19,800EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,499,681BOYAmt
EOY$5,106,678EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,094BOYAmt
EOY$503,600EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$867,648BOYAmt
EOY$2,153,983EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,307,742BOYAmt
EOY$2,657,583EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,191,939BOYAmt
EOY$2,449,095EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,191,939BOYAmt
EOY$2,449,095EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,499,681BOYAmt
EOY$5,106,678EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$257,161ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$5PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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 LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,092OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,337DepreciationAmt
Book Value$755BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,382OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,236DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,146BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$312,873OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$201,497DepreciationAmt
Book Value$111,376BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$130,277TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,416,953TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,416,953RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$22,018OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$22,018RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,438,971TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,159,792TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,159,792ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$22,018OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,018ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,181,810TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:THE 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, 2016, 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 TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Foreign Exchange Loss Classified as Expense 22,018.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Foreign Exchange Loss Classified as Expense 22,018.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)12Program ServicesConference$170,568
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)12Program ServicesConference$5,956
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)12Program ServicesConference$401,370
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)12Program ServicesEuropean Management$368,718
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices4SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees8SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office4TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$946,612SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$946,612TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
Danielle Nagao
Chief Executive Officer$220,000$0$88,000$0$35$0$11,000$0$7,081$0$326,116$0$0$0
Markus Bergthaler
Programs Director$133,250$0$19,500$0$420$0$6,662$0$8,746$0$168,578$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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 B, line 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, Finance and Operations Director, Treasurer and Finance Committee, BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The board review 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, and financial statements are available upon request.

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$7,470ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$43,799ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MRC Fraud & Payments EU LimitedBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeQTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$128,889InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFair Market ValueMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt