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CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INC (EIN 26-2117013)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-13
IRS object ID
201533179349304103
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-13T11:25:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521158459PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Hertzbach & Company PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11530 Wilson Blvd Ste 700AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN262117013EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Center for the National InterestBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028871000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 Connecticut Avenue NW No 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPaul SaundersPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028871000PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMegan E SullivanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00538625PTIN
Phone7033516600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPaul SaundersPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 Connecticut Ave Ste 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,037,289GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.cftni.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Center is a non-partisan public policy institution focusing on U.S. foreign policy.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body22VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee17TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$31,519TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$14,333NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,008,011PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,709,269CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$94,454PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$151,372CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$475,781PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$349,593CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$47,588PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$107,402CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,530,658PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,102,832CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$465,600PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$643,200CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,644,602PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,557,070CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$130,957CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,374,496PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,342,624CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,484,698PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,542,894CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,045,960PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,440,062CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,662,170TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$484,323TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$542,108TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,441,221NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,120,062NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Center for the National Interest is a non-partisan public policy institution established by former President Richard Nixon. Its current programs focus on energy security and climate change, and U.S. relations with China, Japan, Russia and the Middle East.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$77,465ExpenseAmt
DescThe China and the Pacific Program provides a forum for leading experts and policy makers to identify and discuss critical issues in U.S.-China relations and emerging developments within China and the Pacific that affect U.S. interests and the bilateral relationship.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$121,635ExpenseAmt
DescU.S. - Russia Relations Program focuses on American policy towardMoscow and on the U.S. - Russian dialogue. The program is builtaround a regular series of seminars on keys issues in thebilateral relationship, including non-proliferation, the war onterror, energy, and Russias domestic evolution as it relates todemocracy, the media, and corruption.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$183,607ExpenseAmt
DescThe Middle East Studies Program examines the U.S.'s role and its core national interests in the region through research, dialogue and engagement. The program primarily focuses on the future of America's strategic role in this critical region for international security and global energy security and the future of its relations with regional states.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,731,287ExpenseAmt
Grant$643,200GrantAmt
DescAll other programs - includes forums,roundtables, conferences and publications.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,731,287TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$643,200TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,113,994TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee17EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 Members22GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2028871000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW STE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Henry Kissinger
Honorary Chairman0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles G Boyd
Chairman20.00Yes (X)$110,727$0$2,883
Maurice R Greenberg
Chairman Emeritus0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey L Bewkes
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard R Burt
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kris Elftmann
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jule Nixon Eisenhower
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie H Gelb
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Drew Guff
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jon Huntsman
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
David A Keene
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Grover Norquist
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Zalmay Khalilzad
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Mullen
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter G Peterson
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Plepler
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pat Roberts
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brent Scowcroft
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dimitri K Simes
President and CEO45.00Yes (X)$464,971$0$32,185Yes (X)
J Robinson West
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dov S Zakheim
Vice Chairman0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Saunders
Exec Dir, Treasurer& Secre45.00Yes (X)$212,128$0$30,300Yes (X)
Jacob Heilbrunn
Editor, "The National Interest"40.00$117,467$0$2,883Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$905,293TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$68,251TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$525,500FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,183,769AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,709,269TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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ADVERTISING541800$80,040$80,040
PUBLICATION INCOME511120$71,332$71,332
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$151,372TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$138,778TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$56,662UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$195,440ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,034,870SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,824,055SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$210,815SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$210,815TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$8,141UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$202,674ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$3,000FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$525,500ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$110,402FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$107,402TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$107,402ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$2,102,832TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$71,332RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$31,519UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$290,712ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$643,200TotalAmt
Program Services$643,200ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$677,099TotalAmt
Program Services$452,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101,564FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$651,244TotalAmt
Program Services$604,742ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,101FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,449TotalAmt
Program Services$123,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,356FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$74,278TotalAmt
Program Services$59,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,942FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$15,283TotalAmt
Management And General$15,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$17,800TotalAmt
Management And General$17,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,726TotalAmt
Program Services$201,726ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,394TotalAmt
Program Services$164,394ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,602TotalAmt
Program Services$54,602ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$539,153TotalAmt
Program Services$539,153ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,218TotalAmt
Program Services$186,224ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,994FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,976TotalAmt
Program Services$56,976ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt
Management And General$5,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,766TotalAmt
Management And General$18,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER EXPENSES$73,484$24,016$49,468
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$3,222$3,222

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,542,894TotalAmt
Program Services$3,113,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$297,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$130,957FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$522,769BOYAmt
EOY$629,039EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,386,200BOYAmt
EOY$6,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,656BOYAmt
EOY$48,932EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,000BOYAmt
EOY$62,833EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$102,978LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$86,463LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,515BOYAmt
EOY$16,515EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,805,680BOYAmt
EOY$5,806,127EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,724BOYAmt
EOY$54,724EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,000BOYAmt
EOY$38,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,925,544BOYAmt
EOY$6,662,170EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,257BOYAmt
EOY$79,069EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,891BOYAmt
EOY$51,233EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,175BOYAmt
EOY$411,806EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$484,323BOYAmt
EOY$542,108EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,522,176BOYAmt
EOY$5,701,260EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,919,045BOYAmt
EOY$418,802EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,441,221BOYAmt
EOY$6,120,062EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,925,544BOYAmt
EOY$6,662,170EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,440,062ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$118,903NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,084,172CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,788,310CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,052,343CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,008,011CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,709,269CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,642,105TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,084,172CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,788,310CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,052,343CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,008,011CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,709,269CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,642,105TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,226,202SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,415,903PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,737CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$121,127CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$126,492CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$194,300CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$490,656TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,132,761TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$332,273GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.62960PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.56900PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$51,308InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,936DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,372BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$51,670InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,527DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,143BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,515TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$411,806Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$411,806TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,332,137TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$118,903NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$110,402OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$229,305RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,102,832RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,102,832TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,653,296TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$110,402OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$110,402ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,542,894ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,542,894TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising expenses reported in revenue section 110,402.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising expenses reported in revenue section 110,402.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DINNER DCEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$252,500GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$252,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$41,641RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$555OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2DINNER NYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$276,000GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$273,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$3,000GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$66,496RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,710OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$528,500GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$525,500CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$3,000GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$108,137RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,265OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$110,402DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$107,402NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Energy Innovation Reform ProjectBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12433 N Kenmore StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22207ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN461491204RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$643,200CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTo assist the Project in promoting the development of advanced energy technologies and practices that will impove affordability, reliability, safety and security of American energy supplies and energy economy.PurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization maintains direct communication with the recipient of its grants to monitor the use of the grant funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dimitri K Simes
President and CEO$369,971$0$80,000$0$15,000$0$0$0$32,185$0$497,156$0$0$0
Paul Saunders
Exec Dir, Treasurer& Secre$182,128$0$30,000$0$0$0$0$0$30,300$0$242,428$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHousing Allowance Part I, Line 1A The Center provides a housing allowance in the amount of $15,000 to its current president, Dimitri Simes. The housing allowance is included in his taxable compensation. This allowance was approved as part of the compensation review process.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2The President of the Center serves as an advisor to the Chairman Emeritus' of the Board's company.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Current members of the Board of Directors are granted individual status as members of the Corporation, giving the Board fiduciary responsibility for the Center's governance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The 990 is reviewed by the President and Executive Director of the Center and then first submitted for review to the Audit committee and then to the Board before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPeriodic reviews are done to ensure the Center operates in a manner consistent with its chartiable purpose.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aCompensation of President: The Board's compensation committee recommends the President's salary, bonus and housing allowance to the Board's Chariman for approval. The committee uses the average base salaries of other chief executives, as provided in the Akron, Inc. Think Tank Compensation Survey, as a guideline.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Documents are available for public inspection and are provided upon request.