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MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC (EIN 13-4142147)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-12
IRS object ID
201601339349305750
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-05-12T16:21:00-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANGELA M FIDLERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01254538PTIN
Phone2063026500PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

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$5,284,596GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee15TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers55TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,020,007PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,283,785CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,009PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$811CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,022,016PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,284,596CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,369,706PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,066,283CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,607,026PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,026,432CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,976,732PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,092,715CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$45,284PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$191,881CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,732,534TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,499,681TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,732,476TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,307,742TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,000,058NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,191,939NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 2015. 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 NEWPORT BEACH - CALIFORNIA, COPENHAGEN - DENMARK, AND BRUSSELS - BELGUIM. 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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document13IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee15EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCJForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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 (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
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
KRISTIN GOMES
BOARD MEMBERS (DEPARTED: 6/30/15)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETE POURIDIS
BOARD MEMBERS (DEPARTED: 3/17/15)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIPPE DEPAUTEX
BOARD MEMBERS (DEPARTED: 2/9/15)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIA SHERNOFF
BOARD MEMBERS (DEPARTED: 2/9/15)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSSINI ZUMWALT
BOARD MEMBERS (DEPARTED: 2/9/15)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE NAGAO
CEO (9/14 - PRESENT)40.00Yes (X)$60,923$0$3,046
JOSEPH O'KONEK
CEO (1/14 - 6/14)40.00Yes (X)$159,258$0$11,410
BLAIR COSSEY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (DEPARTED: 3/15)40.00Yes (X)$152,869$0$23,597
SUZAN SNODGRASS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (STARTED 6/15)40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS SULLIVAN
FORMER OFFICER AND DIRECTOR0.50$17,904$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$390,954TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$38,053TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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STRATGRANAT SL
CALLE BALLESTA 9MADRIDSP28004CONSULTING SERVICES$649,057
SOUND PLANNING
EVENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICES$202,9177103 34TH AVE NWSEATTLEWA98117
MARIA SARJANOVICH PERONI
43882 SEGUR DE CALAFELLTARRAGONASPEVENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICES$104,640
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE REVENUE611430$3,032,238$3,032,238
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$2,180,526$2,180,526
OTHER REVENUE900099$71,021$71,021
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,283,785TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$782TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$782ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,284,596TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,283,785RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$811ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$480,086TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,853TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,865TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,806TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,673TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,027TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,996TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$530,042TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,909TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,764TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,768TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,100TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,307TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,498,545TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,684TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,748TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$132,415
FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSSES$98,603
EUROPEAN ADMIN EXPENSE$67,927
TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT$11,550

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,047TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,092,715TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,334,091EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,591,090BOYAmt
EOY$962,843EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$835,019BOYAmt
EOY$736,046EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,654BOYAmt
EOY$180,654EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$398,354LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$131,910LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,168BOYAmt
EOY$266,444EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,732,534BOYAmt
EOY$3,499,681EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,767BOYAmt
EOY$440,094EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,314,709BOYAmt
EOY$867,648EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,732,476BOYAmt
EOY$1,307,742EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,058BOYAmt
EOY$2,191,939EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,058BOYAmt
EOY$2,191,939EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,732,534BOYAmt
EOY$3,499,681EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$191,881ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$2,581DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,511BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,421OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,624DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,797BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$331,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,705DepreciationAmt
Book Value$247,136BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$266,444TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,185,993TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,185,993RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$98,603OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$98,603RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,284,596TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,994,112TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,994,112ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$98,603OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$98,603ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,092,715TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFIT 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, 2015, 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, AND 2014.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS CLASSIFIED AS EXPENSE 98,603.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS CLASSIFIED AS EXPENSE 98,603.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)01PROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCES AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES$134,336
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)01PROGRAM SERVICESONE-DAY EVENT$32,869
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)01PROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCES AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES$408,384
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)01PROGRAM SERVICESEUROPEAN MANAGEMENT$471,883
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees4SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,047,472SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,047,472TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

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JOSEPH O'KONEK
CEO (1/14 - 6/14)$139,258$0$0$0$20,000$0$6,587$0$4,823$0$170,668$0$0$0
BLAIR COSSEY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (DEPARTED: 3/15)$115,286$0$0$0$37,583$0$8,032$0$15,565$0$176,466$0$0$0
THOMAS SULLIVAN
FORMER OFFICER AND DIRECTOR$17,904$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$17,904$0$0$0

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ExplanationWHEN THE BOARD TERMINATED THE CONTRACT OF THE CEO (JOE O'KONEK) HE WAS PAID FOUR WEEKS NOTICE PLUS A $20,000 SEVERANCE PAYMENT. THE FOUR WEEKS NOTICE WERE PAID JUNE 30,2014 AND THE $20,000 SEVERANCE WAS PAID JULY 2014, BUT ACCRUED INTO THE YEAR ENDED 6/30/14. BLAIR COSSEY WAS PAID $31,294 IN SEVERANCE PAYMENT.ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE ARE 8 LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, WITH THE TOP LEVELS AFFORDED VARIOUS BENEFITS SUCH AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN COMMITTEES, VOTE ON CERTAIN MATTERS AS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD, HOST WEBINARS, SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES AT CONFERENCES, PERMISSION TO POST MRC LOGO ON THEIR WEBSITE, AND HAVE THEIR COMPANY'S LOGO POSTED ON MRC'S WEBSITE. COMPANIES OF ANY LEVEL HAVE THEIR LOGO POSTED ON MRC'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
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 12THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WILL HAVE THIS IN FUTURE YEARS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE 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.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES 530,042.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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