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ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES (EIN 53-0183246)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-13
IRS object ID
201621659349300342
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)
Return2016-06-13T13:00:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521855942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tate and TryonBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 L Street NW Suite 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN530183246EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2UNIVERSITIESBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASSOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024786040PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11307 NEW YORK AVENUE No 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200054722ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEmily Van LoonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024786040PhoneNum
Signature2016-06-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonChristian SpencerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00478591PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1APLUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPeter McPhersonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11307 NEW YORK AVENUE No 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200054722ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,273,544GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.aplu.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1887FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA.P.L.U.'S OVERRIDING MISSION IS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent29VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers29TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$95,212PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$100,997CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$95,775PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$752CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,255,261PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,346,448CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,971,978PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,651,249CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,072,681PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$5,820,676CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$17,348,106PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,744,669CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,092,845PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$601,779CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$16,420,951TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,082,864TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,223,918TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,526,903NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,197,033NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA.P.L.U. IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH, LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT. THE ASSOCIATION'S OVERRIDING MISSION IS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AS THEY PERFORM THEIR TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ROLES. A.P.L.U. PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AFFECTING HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,354,533ExpenseAmt
Grant$248,139GrantAmt
Revenue$3,349,533RevenueAmt
DescTHE COMMISSION ON FOOD, ENVIRONMENT, AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES (CFERR) FOCUSES ON CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES RELATED TO AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, HUMAN SCIENCES, NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES, OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, AND VETERINARY MEDICINE IN THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. THE COMMISSION SEEKS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED FEDERAL RELATIONS PROGRAM AND FORMULATE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS IN HIGH-PRIORITY AREAS OF NATIONAL CONCERN.Desc

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Expense$2,168,631ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,242,500GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescThe Office of Urban Initiatives major focus is public research universities located in urban centers which play a crucial role in anchoring the community, fostering neighborhood and economic development of their cities, and advancing the health, education, and well-being of city residents.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,799,163ExpenseAmt
Grant$25,000GrantAmt
Revenue$1,554,845RevenueAmt
DescAcademic Affairs conducts studies, issues reports, and makes presentations intended to improve the understanding of the academic undertakings of our members. In recent times it has devoted special attention to undergraduate education, including access, cost, financial aid, quality, time to degree, and accountability. The Strategic Analysis and Projects group has carried out a number of projects related to providing greater accountability and capturing more accurate data (e.g., Voluntary System of Accountability, Student Achievement Measure). Other projects have worked to improve and expand the use of learning technologies to achieve higher quality learning while containing costs (Personalized Learning Consortium).Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$1,969,545$135,610$1,915,135Government Affairs, Access & Advancement, and Public Affairs
$1,276,533$815,184RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND STEM POLICY: THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND STEM POLICY'S MAJOR FOCUS IS THE SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHER IMPERATIVE, A LONG-TERM EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF WELL-QUALIFIED SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS.
$1,475,885$1,469,133OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: THIS COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS DIRECTS THE STRATEGIC FOCUS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND SELECTS FUTURE PROGRAMS AND AREAS OF FOCUS
$982,514$648,031THE APLU INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (IP) SERVES TO ENSURE THAT INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATED INTO THE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ENGAGEMENT OF OUR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. WE WORK WITH OUR INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFECTIVE AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT INTERNATIONALLY. WE FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES, AMONG THE WORLD'S BEST, TO EXPAND THE VISION OF OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE THEM MORE GLOBALLY COMPETENT, TO CONDUCT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TO SOLVE GLOBAL PROBLEMS, AND TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES TO REDUCE POVERTY AND HUNGER. OUR AFRICA U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE HAS A SPECIAL FOCUS TO DEVELOP HUMAN AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN U.S. AND AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN MANY PLACES CRITICAL FOR NATIONAL STABILITY.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$135,610TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$4,847,483TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$13,026,804TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document62IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee67EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members29GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member29IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024786040PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11307 New York Avenue NW STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (44 entries)

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Bernadette Gray-Little
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Teresa Sullivan
Chair-Elect1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mildred Garcia
SECREtary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James P Clements
Past chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay T Akridge
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey D Armstrong
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Juliette Bell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Caret
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arnold B Combe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Waded Cruzado
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael V Drake
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Juan Franco
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony Frank
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Furco
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Gallagher
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Herbst
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Huddleston
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Kaler
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Renu Khator
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pradeep Khosla
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Marchase
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Milligan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Risa Palm
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacy Rastauskas
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward Ray
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Rome
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Satish Tripathi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wim Wiewel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kim Wilcox
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melvin Peter McPherson
President37.50Yes (X)$937,637$0$154,670
Jean Middleton
Chief of Staff/Secretary37.50Yes (X)$130,504$0$20,193
Emily van Loon
CFO and Treasurer37.50Yes (X)$160,143$0$28,478
Montage Demment
VP of International Office37.50$181,315$0$36,246Yes (X)
Howard Gobstein
Executive VP37.50$195,142$0$33,890Yes (X)
Christine Keller
Vice President37.50$157,316$0$21,323Yes (X)
Jeffrey H Lieberson
Vice President37.50$175,075$0$25,394Yes (X)
Ian Maw
Vice President37.50$367,536$0$29,000Yes (X)
Jennifer Poulakidas
Vice President37.50$195,157$0$24,674Yes (X)
Robert Michael Tanner
Vice President37.50$334,822$0$26,500Yes (X)
Shari Garmise
Vice President37.50$146,118$0$25,547Yes (X)
Mark Varner
Sr. Counselor37.50$134,048$0$14,102Yes (X)
Jane Schuchardt
Ex. DIRECTOR, ECOP37.50$177,343$0$20,247Yes (X)
Meaghan Duff
EX. DIRECTOR, PLC37.50$162,089$0$28,248Yes (X)
Eddie Gouge
Ex. DIRECTOR,CARET37.50$137,861$0$20,260Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,592,106TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$508,772TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LLC
300 INDEPENDENCE AVE SEWASHINGTONDC20003PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$831,127
kglobal LLC
13800 Coppermine Road 307HerndonVA20171PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$330,396
THIRDWAVE
15 W HUBBARD ST STE 300CHICAGOIL60654PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$170,250
PODESTA GROUP
PO BOX 79784BALTIMOREMD21279PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$154,817
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$753,565GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,538,626AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,292,191TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$10,309,591$10,309,591
MEETINGS & SEMINARS900099$1,642,917$1,642,917
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,952,508TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$45,943TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$45,943ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,976,150SecuritiesAmt
Other$6,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,927,096SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$49,054SecuritiesAmt
Other$6,000OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$55,054TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$55,054ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$752TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$752ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$752OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,952,508RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$101,749ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,651,249TotalAmt
Program Services$1,651,249ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,922,124TotalAmt
Program Services$3,598,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323,866ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,350,955TotalAmt
Program Services$2,075,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$275,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,238TotalAmt
Program Services$200,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$408,968TotalAmt
Program Services$335,834ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,459TotalAmt
Program Services$318,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,472TotalAmt
Program Services$27,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,614TotalAmt
Program Services$360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,284,991TotalAmt
Program Services$2,192,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,391TotalAmt
Program Services$9,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$322ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500,432TotalAmt
Program Services$245,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$254,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,505TotalAmt
Program Services$119,030ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,333TotalAmt
Program Services$68ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$837,094TotalAmt
Program Services$831,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,288,063TotalAmt
Program Services$1,275,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,463TotalAmt
Management And General$49,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,995TotalAmt
Management And General$126,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,443TotalAmt
Program Services$1,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Bad Debt$98,187$34,000$64,187
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$83,457$56,540$26,917
Subcontracts$53,324$53,324$0
Miscellaneous$137$137$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$775TotalAmt
Management And General$775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,744,669TotalAmt
Program Services$13,026,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,717,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$619,414BOYAmt
EOY$430,050EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,982,768BOYAmt
EOY$7,064,381EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,784BOYAmt
EOY$251,638EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,249BOYAmt
EOY$176,979EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$496EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,002BOYAmt
EOY$75,714EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,355,906LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,096,774LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,373,147BOYAmt
EOY$3,259,132EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,822,387BOYAmt
EOY$4,892,192EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$258,016BOYAmt
EOY$270,369EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,609,767BOYAmt
EOY$16,420,951EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,747,631BOYAmt
EOY$407,905EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,881,003BOYAmt
EOY$2,576,795EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,268,316BOYAmt
EOY$2,037,919EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,914BOYAmt
EOY$201,299EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,082,864BOYAmt
EOY$5,223,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,876,840BOYAmt
EOY$9,579,263EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,063BOYAmt
EOY$117,770EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,500,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,500,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,526,903BOYAmt
EOY$11,197,033EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,609,767BOYAmt
EOY$16,420,951EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$601,779ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$68,351NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,278,708CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,289,213CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,284,010CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,597,931CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,601,782CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,051,644TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,278,708CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,289,213CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,284,010CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,597,931CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,601,782CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,051,644TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,267,395SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$67,784,249PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$79,095CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$75,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$68,040CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,795CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,943CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$328,197TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,216CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,206CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,020CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,492CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$752CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$74,686TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$70,454,527TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,805,737GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.96210PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98460PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCOME FROM ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT REGULARLY CARRIED ONExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$652,557FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$652,557FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,092,112FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,744,669FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$887,233FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$221,808FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$924,593CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$899,074CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$887,233CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,710,900TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,566,350LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$375,807CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$454,853CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$446,184CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$652,557CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,929,401TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$231,148CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$224,769CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$221,808CurrentYearAmt
Total$927,725TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,391,588GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$11,274CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$6,823CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$6,594CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$24,691TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,650,063BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$28,705InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$60,998OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,617,770EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,635,986BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$77,677InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$63,600OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,650,063EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,610,542BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$90,679InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$65,235OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,635,986EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,569,899BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$110,786InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$70,143OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,610,542EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,563,313BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,829InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$44,243OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,569,899EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.92720PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.07280TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,331,256OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,331,256BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,115,486OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,354,846DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,760,640BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$190,227OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$190,227DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$718,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$551,701DepreciationAmt
Book Value$167,236BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,259,132TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestments- securitiesDesc
Book Value$4,892,192BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,892,192TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred CompensationDesc
Amt$201,299Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$201,299TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,414,799TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$68,351NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$68,351RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,346,448RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,346,448TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,744,669TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,744,669ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,744,669TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF FUNDS GRANTED BY THE W.K. KELLOGG ASSOCIATION FOR RECOGNIZING AND REWARDING PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS FOR OUTSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS THAT EMBRACE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THE ENDOWMENT IS DONOR-RESTRICTED TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY TO GENERATE RETURNS TO PROVIDE FOR TWO ANNUAL SETS OF AWARDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (21 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St MARC 430MiamiFL33199650177616115$245,000Program Support
The University of Akron
Office of Research AdministrationAkronOH443252102346002924115$125,000Program Support
California State University Fresno Foundation
4910 N Chestnut AveFresnoCA93726946003272501c3$125,000Program Support
Temple University
Broad and Montgomery StreetPhiladelphiaPA19122231365971115$125,000Program Support
Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc
PO Box 3961AtlantaGA303023961581845423501c3$195,000Program Support
South Dakota State University
c/o CES Director NFA 249 Box 2207DBrookingsSD57007466000364115$136,571Program Support
University of Illinois at Chicago
The Board of Trustees of theSpringfieldIL627080787376000511115$112,500Program SupportUniversity of Illinois University o
Changing Our World
220 East 42nd St 5th FlNew YorkNY10017510391594For-Profit$40,000Program Support
AASCU
1307 New York Ave NW 5th FlWashingtonDC20005520747578501c3$25,000Program Support
UC Regents
3005 Moore Hall Box 951521Los AngelesCA900951521956006143501c3$21,000Program Support
The Ohio State University Extension
College of Food Agricultural andColumbusOH43210316025986501c3$15,000Program SupportEnvironmental Sciences Finance Offi
San Jose State University
One Washington Square Tower HallSan JoseCA95192946017638115$22,500Program Support207
Morgan State University
Attn Tiffany Beth Mfume DrPH OfficeBaltimoreMD21251237089143115$15,000Program Supportof Student Success and Retention 17
University of Louisville Foundation Inc
215 Central Ste 304LouisvilleKY40208611029626501c3$10,000Program Support
Texas Tech University
2500 Broadway Box 42005LubbockTX794092005756002622115$9,500Program Support
University of Minnesota
202 Morrill Hall 100 Church St SEMinneapolisMN554550100416007513115$7,500Program Support
University of New Hamphsire
105 Main St Thompson HallDurhamNH03824026000937115$7,500Program Support
UC Boulder
3100 Marine St Rm 479 572 UCBBoulderCO803031058846000555115$46,011Program Support
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
1101 Vermont Ave NW Ste 301WashingtonDC20005366144553501c3$8,568Program Support
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid AveClevelandOH44115340966056115$10,000Program Support
Georgia State University
PO Box 3999AtlantaGA303023999586002050115$50,000Program Support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org21Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 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
Melvin Peter McPherson
President$415,634$0$453,346$0$68,657$0$140,721$0$24,885$0$1,103,243$0$90,600$0
Jean Middleton
Chief of Staff/Secretary$130,130$0$0$0$374$0$12,878$0$14,153$0$157,535$0$0$0
Emily van Loon
CFO and Treasurer$153,000$0$5,000$0$2,143$0$16,029$0$18,300$0$194,472$0$0$0
Montage Demment
VP of International Office$170,404$0$4,000$0$6,911$0$18,130$0$24,710$0$224,155$0$0$0
Howard Gobstein
Executive VP$190,766$0$2,000$0$2,376$0$19,941$0$19,815$0$234,898$0$0$0
Christine Keller
Vice President$154,194$0$3,000$0$122$0$15,503$0$10,188$0$183,007$0$0$0
Jeffrey H Lieberson
Vice President$169,753$0$5,000$0$322$0$17,420$0$13,384$0$205,879$0$0$0
Ian Maw
Vice President$330,536$0$37,000$0$0$0$26,500$0$8,777$0$402,813$0$0$0
Jennifer Poulakidas
Vice President$192,617$0$2,000$0$540$0$19,580$0$10,528$0$225,265$0$0$0
Robert Michael Tanner
Vice President$330,250$0$0$0$4,572$0$26,500$0$3,983$0$365,305$0$0$0
Shari Garmise
Vice President$145,860$0$0$0$258$0$15,064$0$15,099$0$176,281$0$0$0
Mark Varner
Sr. Counselor$130,364$0$2,000$0$1,684$0$13,142$0$6,528$0$153,718$0$0$0
Jane Schuchardt
Ex. DIRECTOR, ECOP$174,967$0$0$0$2,376$0$17,747$0$6,962$0$202,052$0$0$0
Meaghan Duff
EX. DIRECTOR, PLC$147,089$0$15,000$0$0$0$15,965$0$22,066$0$200,120$0$0$0
Eddie Gouge
Ex. DIRECTOR,CARET$133,596$0$2,500$0$1,765$0$13,645$0$13,207$0$164,713$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aPer the employment agreement of Peter McPherson, a housing allowance of $5,000 a month is provided to help cover housing costs expended to live in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.
Part I, Line 1bREIMBURSEMENT AND PROVISION OF THE EXPENSES LISTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART 1, LINE 1A IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AS A PART OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS ON AN OVERALL PACKAGE FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT. AS SUCH, NO FORMAL POLICY EXISTS THAT MANDATES WHICH, IF ANY, OF THESE EXPENSES ARE REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED. THE COMMITTEE DOES CONSIDER THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES PROVIDED TO THE OTHER ASSOCIATIONS THAT COMPRISE THE "SIX," A GROUPING OF THE SIX MOST SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF WHICH APLU IS ONE.
Part I, Line 7Bonuses are provided to certain employees, and are merit based to recognize stellar performance. The bonuses are determined using the feedback of the supervisor. For management positions, the bonus is determined by the President using performance reviews, portfolio, and scope of accountability as metrics.
Schedule J, CompensationTHE PRESIDENT EARNED A RETENTION BONUS OF $453,346, WHICH WAS PAID IN 2015. THIS BONUS WAS EARNED IN EQUAL INSTALLMENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS 5-YEAR PERIOD.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Association shall have one class of members, unless otherwise determined by the board. Members shall not have the right to vote, except as part of their membership on Association Boards, Commissions, Committees and Councils described below. All members of the Association shall consist of institutions of higher education, each of which qualifies under Section 115(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or is exempt from Federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of such Codes as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of such Code, and is an organization described in Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) of such Codes (or the corresponding provisions of any future United States internal revenue law), and which meet the following additional criteria: 1. Automatic Membership Public universities or colleges that meet at least one of the following three criteria are qualified for A.P.L.U. membership without formal action by the Board of Directors (a) Institution is a Land Grant institution (1862, 1890, 1994) (b) Institution is classified in one of two Basic Classification categories from the 2005 Carnegie Classification of Instructional Programs (Source: 2005 Carnegie edition). Research (Very High) Research (High) (c) Institution is a current A.P.L.U. member in good standing. 2. Presumptive Membership Institutions that do not meet the criteria above may qualify for membership by meeting the research criteria below (a) and two of the three additional criteria (b, c, or d). Institutions will then be considered for membership by the A.P.L.U. Board of Directors and must be approved by the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11BOTH THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE APLU AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. DURING THE DISTRIBUTION PROCESS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE COPIED ON THE CORRESPONDENCE. AS REQUIRED, CONFERENCE CALLS ARE MADE WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FORM 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTHE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS THE PRIMARY OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS. MONITORING INCLUDES RELIANCE ON APLU EMPLOYEES FOR REPORTING MATTERS OF CONCERN. ALL APLU STAFF, REGARDLESS OF POSITION, ARE COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. IN THE CASE OF THE PRESIDENT, IF SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION CANNOT BE REACHED BY THE CFO, THEN THE CFO IS EMPOWERED TO REFER THE MATTER TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ALL OTHER CASES, THE PRESIDENT IS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY FOR DETERMINING DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR CONFLICT OF INTERESTS NOT RESOLVED BY THE CFO. TO DATE, APLU HAS NOT HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aTHE APLU BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE CEO COMPENSATION DURING ITS NOVEMBER MEETING. PRIOR TO THE MEETING, COMPARABILITY DATA IS PROVIDED TO THEM BY THE APLU CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPARABILITY DATA IS AT THE DETAIL LEVEL AND ENCOMPASSES THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THE CEOS OF THE SIX LEADING ASSOCIATIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ARE THE RESULTS FROM VARIOUS SURVEYS ON CEO SALARIES SUCH AS WASHINGTON AREA EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT AND THE HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA'S ANNUAL "COMPENSATION SURVEY REPORT."
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gPROFESSIONAL FEES - OTHER: Program service expenses 38,897. Management and general expenses 63,819. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 102,716. TEMPORARY HELP: Program service expenses 30,197. Management and general expenses 783. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 30,980. CONSULTANTS: Program service expenses 2,123,610. Management and general expenses 27,685. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,151,295.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year.