STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BUSINESS-HIGHER EDUCATION FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BUSINESS-HIGHER EDUCATION FORUM (EIN 34-1986692)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-04-11
IRS object ID
201521019349300807
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-04-11T17:03:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1
CityBETHESDACity
StateMDState
ZIP Code20814ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN341986692EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUSINESS - HIGHER EDUCATION FORUMBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUSIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023671189PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12025 M STREET NW NO 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN K FITZGERALDPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023671189PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL L WEAVERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249346PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2015-04-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BHEFBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN K FITZGERALDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12025 M STREET NW NO 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,479,272GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BHEF.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$36,622PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$34,332CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$29CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,998,413PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$298,564ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$92,976ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$66,468ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8005399740PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12025 M STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
WILLIAM E KIRWAN II
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WES BUSH
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MOLLY CORBETT BROAD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES L HARRINGTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER FERGUSON JR
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID A JONES JR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RENU KHATOR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA R SNYDER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID MAXWELL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD B RUST JR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY WADSWORTH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM H SWANSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK S WRIGHTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY D ARMSTRONG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDUARDO J PADRON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER A WEINBERG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN B VEIHMEYER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERESA SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL D KING
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN FITZGERALD
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$298,116TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1

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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12025 M ST NW SUITE 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENT SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$1,691,330CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$547,829AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP DUESDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$855,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,397TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$34,397ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$42,017SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$42,082SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$65SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$65TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$29RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$29OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$34,397ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,430,166TotalAmt
Program Services$1,191,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$224,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,010FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,945TotalAmt
Management And General$1,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,620TotalAmt
Management And General$7,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$207,549TotalAmt
Program Services$170,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,790ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,300FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,066TotalAmt
Program Services$71,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$295FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,504TotalAmt
Program Services$2,504ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,474TotalAmt
Program Services$97,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,106TotalAmt
Program Services$120,106ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,394TotalAmt
Management And General$8,394ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
INFRASTRUCTURE FEES$187,914$105,663$80,736$1,515
MEMBERSHIP DUES$28,090$28,090
PRINTING & PUBLICATION$15,110$9,902$5,194$14
MISCELLANEOUS$10,894$6,893$3,843$158

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,471TotalAmt
Program Services$1,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,244,303TotalAmt
Program Services$1,805,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$420,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,309FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,258BOYAmt
EOY$175,743EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$279,886BOYAmt
EOY$176,309EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,575BOYAmt
EOY$4,097EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,217,868BOYAmt
EOY$1,216,047EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,772,587BOYAmt
EOY$1,572,196EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,192BOYAmt
EOY$224,419EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,500BOYAmt
EOY$801,519EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$458,692BOYAmt
EOY$1,025,938EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,106,033BOYAmt
EOY$486,339EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,862BOYAmt
EOY$59,919EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,313,895BOYAmt
EOY$546,258EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,772,587BOYAmt
EOY$1,572,196EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$807,113ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$39,476NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,815,017CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,229,639CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,021,535CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,953,053CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,402,829CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,422,073TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,229,639CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,021,535CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,953,053CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,402,829CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,422,073TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,490,532SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,931,541PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,368CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,435CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,228CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,601CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,397CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$171,029TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,593,102TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$25,000GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80660PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$0TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBHEF BRINGS TOGETHER AN EXTRAORDINARY COALITION OF CORPORATE, ACADEMIC AND FOUNDATION MEMBERS TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY AND INSPIRE OTHER CORPORATE, ACADEMIC AND FOUNDATION LEADERS TO ACT. BHEF MEMBERS ARE DRIVING CHANGE "ON THE GROUND". THEY DEVELOP, ADOPT, AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIC APPROACHES AMONG CORPORATE, EDUCATION AND FOUNDATION LEADERS, NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. THEY ALSO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL (P-12) EDUCATION TWO IMPORTANT PROCESSES ARE UNFOLDING IN WASHINGTON AND IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS THEY RELATE TO P-12 EDUCATION: THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA), AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMON STATE STANDARDS. THE LATTER, AN EFFORT LED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION AND THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS, WOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT PATCHWORK OF UNEVEN STATE STANDARDS. BHEF WILL WORK WITH OTHER BUSINESS GROUPS TO: ENSURE THAT REAUTHORIZATION OF ESEA RESTRUCTURES CURRENT LAW, SUCH THAT IT WILL RESULT IN MORE STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE- AND WORK-READY ENCOURAGE STATES TO ADOPT THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS' COLLEGE-READY MATH AND ENGLISH STANDARDS, DEVELOP AND ADOPT COMMON SCIENCE STANDARDS THEREAFTER, AND UTILIZE COMMON ASSESSMENTS TO MEASURE PROGRESS AGAINST THESE STANDARDS. STEM EDUCATION INSIGHTS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF BHEF'S U.S. STEM EDUCATION MODEL, CREATED BY RAYTHEON AND DONATED TO BHEF IN 2009, DEMONSTRATE THAT INTERVENTIONS AT KEY POINTS IN THE STEM EDUCATION PIPELINE CAN PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL INTERESTED AND PROFICIENT IN STEM. THEY ALSO INDICATE THAT INVESTMENTS IN STRENGTHENING STEM UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION CAN YIELD HIGH AND IMMEDIATE RETURNS. CONSEQUENTLY, BHEF WILL WORK WITH ITS PARTNERS TO: PROMOTE THE HIGHEST LEVERAGE INVESTMENTS IN STEM EDUCATION THAT MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF STEM-CAPABLE STUDENTS AND WORKERS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES THAT INCREASE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO "DO STEM" STUDENT AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN STEM RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND RENEWAL OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS UNDERGRADUATE PERSISTENCE IN STEM DISCIPLINES RAISE AWARENESS AND CHANGE PUBLIC ATTITUDES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF STEM EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION TROUBLING TRENDS POINT TO STAGNATING EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT RATES IN THE U.S. POPULATION. THE IMPACT OF CAPACITY AND FINANCING CONSTRAINTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION WILL LIKELY FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TO LOWER BACCALAUREATE ATTAINMENT BY RESTRICTING STUDENTS' ACCESS CHOICE. BHEF IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO: PROMOTE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TO INCREASE ASSOCIATE AND BACCALAUREATE DEGREE ATTAINMENT IN SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE NEEDS ASSESS THE ABILITY OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION TO MAINTAIN ITS WORLD LEADERSHIP, IN LIGHT OF MAJOR CHALLENGES, INCLUDING CAPACITY AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS; AND EXPLORE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. GRADUATE EDUCATION GIVEN THE CHALLENGES FACING GRADUATE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF INCREASED GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR THE BEST GRADUATE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN STEM DISCIPLINES, BHEF WILL: SUPPORT INCREASED FUNDING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES (E.G., NSF, NIH AND DOE) THAT SUPPORT GRADUATE EDUCATION, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR R&D INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR STUDENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INNOVATION WORKFORCE ENSURE THAT GRADUATE EDUCATION IS RESPONDING TO CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE INNOVATION WORKFORCE. BASED ON REVIEW OF ITS ACTIVITIES, STAFF ESTIMATED TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF STAFF LABOR AND MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIVITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,476,666TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$39,476NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$39,476RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,437,190RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,437,190TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,244,303TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,244,303ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,244,303TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FORUM FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THE STANDARD REQUIRES THAT THE REALIZATION OF AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION MUST BE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT (I.E., GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING A BENEFIT) BEFORE IT CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FURTHERMORE, THIS STANDARD PRESCRIBES THE BENEFIT TO BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THE AMOUNT MOST LIKELY TO BE REALIZED ASSUMING A REVIEW BY TAX AUTHORITIES HAVING ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION AND APPLYING CURRENT CONVENTIONS. THE FORUM DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THE FORUM'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 THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

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PersonBRIAN FITZGERALDPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$267,524BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$22,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$8,092OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$13,300DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$10,193NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$321,609TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3SMITHBUCKLIN PERFORMS ALL MANAGEMENT DUTIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE FORUM HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS. MEMBERS WILL CONSIST OF CEOS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF MAJOR AMERICAN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS OF RECOGNIZE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS CEOS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF PRESIDENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE ELECTED BY THE FORUM'S MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BACTIONS MAY BE TAKEN BY MEMBER OF THE FORUM AT A SEMIANNUAL MEETING, VIA TELECONFERENCE OR E-MAIL OR BY ANY OTHER MECHANISM THAT THE CHAIR MAY DESIGNATE. SUCH ACTIONS MAY BE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT OR PARTICIPATING. THE CHAIR SHALL GIVE MEMBERS REASONABLE NOTICE OF SUCH VOTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.