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PET FOOD INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PET FOOD INSTITUTE (EIN 20-0055176)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201643199349309959
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-14T16:01:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN200055176EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PET FOOD INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPETFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027919440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11020 19TH STREET NO 225AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

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PersonCATHLEEN ENRIGHTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023671223PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL L WEAVERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249346PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerCATHLEEN ENRIGHTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,652,804GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.PETFOODINSTITUTE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1958FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$10,729PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,664CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,772PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2027919440PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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CHRIS HAMILTON
CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN BOSTICK
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MIKE KAMPETER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BUD WRIGHT
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BILL BEHNKEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM HEIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID JACKSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEG VILLARREAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB KELLY
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TOD MORGAN
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KURT SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG SHEARSON
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KATHERINE HILLESTAD
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JOE CARLEY
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SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
2025 M ST NWWASHINGTONDC20036MANAGEMENT FIRM$1,448,561
ARENT FOX LLC
1717 K STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006LAWFIRM$129,345
KINCANNON & REED
40 STONERIDGE DR STE 101WAYNESBOROVA22980EXECUTIVE SEARCH$116,270
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,166,762GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$70,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Securities$396,837SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$59,496TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$61,897TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$5,458TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$10,464TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$545,699TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$226,550TotalAmt

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Total$53,406TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$99,163TotalAmt

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Total$2,533TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$869,141TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$34,533TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$7,705TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$20,485TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$65,982TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$154,376TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$1,614TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$997TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
USDA GRANT EXPENSES$1,166,762
PURDUE PROJECT$175,000
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$25,000
MISCELLANEOUS$24,755

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$62,102TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$3,673,118TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$416,811BOYAmt
EOY$232,763EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$771,748BOYAmt
EOY$474,161EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$740,747BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$55,870BOYAmt
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BOY$35,807BOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$86,364LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,614LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$9,248BOYAmt
EOY$19,411EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,030,231BOYAmt
EOY$1,637,342EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$589,447BOYAmt
EOY$593,685EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$589,447BOYAmt
EOY$614,170EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,440,784BOYAmt
EOY$1,023,172EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,440,784BOYAmt
EOY$1,023,172EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$2,030,231BOYAmt
EOY$1,637,342EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$417,151ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$461NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,861,372DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$62,400NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$62,400NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Carried Over$0CarriedOverAmt
Taxable$62,400TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,364OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,614DepreciationAmt
Book Value$84,750BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$84,750TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$20,485Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$20,485TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,255,506TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$461NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$461RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,255,967RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,255,967TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,673,118TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,673,118ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,673,118TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE INSTITUTE MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE INSTITUTE AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015. THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY WOULD BE TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ON TAX POSITIONS RELATED TO ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE ASSESSED OR RECORDED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION IS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH MANAGED ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND POLICIES FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER 2015. SMITHBUCKLIN EMPLOYEES PROVIDED THESE SERVICES AND TOTAL FEES PAID TO SMITHBUCKLIN WERE $1,448,561.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE INSTITUTE HAS DUES PAYING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS, STOCKHOLDERS, OR OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A FORM 990 WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE BEING FILED . THE PRESIDENT AND STAFF MEMBER REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PFI MAKES 990 AND 990-T INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GADMINISTRATIVE TIME 829,750. EVENT SERVICES 31,841. INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE FEE 7,550.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR.