STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES (EIN 31-0722194)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-10
IRS object ID
201413149349300936
Schema version
2013v3.1
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)
Return2014-11-10T07:37:45-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WAGNER BARNES & GRIGGS PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line112136 W BAYAUD AVE STE 300AddressLine1
CityLAKEWOODCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80228ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN310722194EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATESBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3032993600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1700 BROADWAYAddressLine1
CityDENVERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80203ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEREMY ANDERSONPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2014-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGAYLE L GRIGGS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00505672PTIN
Phone3032021800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Gross Receipts$4,016,536GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
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Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES (ECS) IS TO ASSIST GOVERNORS, STATE LEGISLATORS, STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS, AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PUBLIC POLICY FOR EDUCATION THAT ADDRESSES CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF A LEARNING SOCIETY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$4,338CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PersonORGANIZATIONPersonNm
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RAE ANN KELSCH
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RICHARD G RHODA
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CHRISTOPHER KOCH
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DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS HORGAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA M CLARK
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STEVE BULLOCK
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BEN CANNON
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMY ANDERSON
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KATHY CHRISTIE
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PUBLICATIONS611710$459$459
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$965,153CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,730,019CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,522,866CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,167,267CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,765,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,150,900TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$965,153CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,730,019CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,522,866CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,167,267CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,765,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,150,900TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,150,900PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,278CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,498CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,735CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,338CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,576TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$290,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$109,559CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$192,988CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,131CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,226CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$624,505TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,868,981TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87530PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$2,067,337ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$42,545InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,002AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,108,880EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$74,524OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,732DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,792BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,062,690OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,017,435DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,255BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$425,067OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$340,576DepreciationAmt
Book Value$84,491BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$152,538TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$2,126,733TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,059,539TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$43,003NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$43,003RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,016,536RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,016,536TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,671,651TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,671,651ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,671,651TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.TO MEET SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM CASH NEEDS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS AND REVIEW TO STATES. ENDOWMENT FUND IS INVESTED IN THE DENVER FOUNDATION WHICH FOCUSES THEIR WORK TO SERVE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ECS.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteTHE COMMISSION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3)., EXCEPT FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AS DEFINED IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012, THE COMMISSION HAD NO NET INCOME CONSIDERED TO BE UNRELATED TO ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE; THEREFORE THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMMISSION'S FEDERAL FROM 990 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012, AND 2011 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEREMY ANDERSONPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$250,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$27,600BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,521DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$25,987NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$309,108TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderTHE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF STATES, TERRITORIES, AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO (INDIVIDUALLY REFERRED TO AS "STATE" AND COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "STATES").
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessPRESIDENT REVIEWS FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsACCOUNTING PERSONNEL AND DIRECTORS SIGN A NEW FORM EVERY TWO YEARS. ALL EMPLOYEES SIGN DOCUMENT WHEN HIRED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesCOMPENSATION INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH OTHER SIMILAR ENTITIES AND THE ORGANIZATION ALIGNS ITS COMPENSATION PACKAGES ACCORDINGLY. REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableFINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON WEBSITE. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.