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CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INC (EIN 26-2117013)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-14
IRS object ID
201413189349303891
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-14T11:25:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521158459PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Hertzbach & Company PABusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11530 Wilson Blvd Suite 700AddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22209ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262117013EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Center for the National InterestBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028871000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 Connecticut Avenue NW No 1200AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPaul SaundersPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028871000PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMegan E SullivanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00538625PTIN
Phone7033516600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPaul SaundersPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 Connecticut Ave Ste 1200AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,934,180GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee20TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$109,748TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$10,783NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,052,343PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,008,011CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$120,070PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$94,454CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$121,296PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$475,781CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$115,962PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$47,588CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,177,747PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,530,658CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$465,600CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,597,423PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,644,602CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$127,461CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,217,577PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,374,496CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,815,000PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,484,698CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,637,253PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,045,960CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,880,741TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,925,544TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$207,187TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$484,323TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,673,554NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,441,221NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$157,827ExpenseAmt
DescThe Regional Security Program focuses primarily on geo-politicaland geo-economic developments in the Greater Middle East. Thecurrent research involves two projects of great importance to U.S.interests: the future of U.S.-Iranian relations and how the growthof India and China and their increasing engagement in the MiddleEast influences U.S. policy. In addition to convening workinggroups of regional and subject-matter experts, the program hasalso produced a number of studies.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$157,131ExpenseAmt
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$495,000ExpenseAmt
Grant$465,600GrantAmt
DescThe Energy Security and Climate Change Program focuses on improving the United States energy security while addressing climate change, determining what the impact of rapidly growing energy demand in China and Asian will be on U.S. interests, and determining how the U.S. can work with key partners to promote cooperative approaches to energy and climate.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,237,207ExpenseAmt
Revenue$93,203RevenueAmt
DescAll other programs - includes forums,roundtables, conferences and publications.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,237,207TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$93,203TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,047,165TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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 Document35IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee20EmployeeCnt
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 Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2028871000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW STE 1200AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 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
Maurice R Greenberg
Chairman0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
George L Argyros
Founding Chairman0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey L Bewkes
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles G Boyd
Board Member and Fellow20.00Yes (X)$108,407$0$2,830
Richard R Burt
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kris Elftmann
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie H Gelb
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
Brent Scowcroft
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dimitri K Simes
President and CEO45.00Yes (X)$462,247$0$28,628Yes (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)$198,301$0$26,068Yes (X)
Geoffrey T H Kemp
Resident Scholar40.00$133,843$0$21,973Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$902,798TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$79,499TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$439,085FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,568,926AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,495NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,008,011TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PUBLICATION INCOME511120$93,203$93,203
ADVERTISING541800$1,251$1,251
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$94,454TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$19,675TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$149,757UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$130,082ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,845,990SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,350,534SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$495,456SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$495,456TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$38,758UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$456,698ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$5,400FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$439,085ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$52,988FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$47,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$47,588ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,530,658TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$93,203RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$109,748UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$539,192ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$465,600TotalAmt
Program Services$465,600ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$660,548TotalAmt
Program Services$442,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,082FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$778,261TotalAmt
Program Services$736,505ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,282FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,112TotalAmt
Program Services$102,592ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,758FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,681TotalAmt
Program Services$66,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,648FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,151TotalAmt
Management And General$32,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,800TotalAmt
Management And General$35,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,270TotalAmt
Program Services$165,270ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,542TotalAmt
Program Services$190,542ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,563TotalAmt
Program Services$28,563ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$525,898TotalAmt
Program Services$525,898ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,190TotalAmt
Program Services$229,499ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$8,691FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,854TotalAmt
Program Services$60,854ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,871TotalAmt
Management And General$2,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,481TotalAmt
Management And General$17,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER EXPENSES$70,176$26,430$43,746
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$6,700$6,700

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,484,698TotalAmt
Program Services$3,047,165ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$310,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$127,461FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$566,959BOYAmt
EOY$522,769EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,386,200EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,266BOYAmt
EOY$90,656EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,312BOYAmt
EOY$6,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$102,978LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$81,463LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,245BOYAmt
EOY$21,515EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,022,235BOYAmt
EOY$5,805,680EOYAmt

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$5,880,741BOYAmt
EOY$7,925,544EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,610BOYAmt
EOY$86,257EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,572BOYAmt
EOY$36,891EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,005BOYAmt
EOY$361,175EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,187BOYAmt
EOY$484,323EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,207,336BOYAmt
EOY$5,522,176EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,218BOYAmt
EOY$1,919,045EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,673,554BOYAmt
EOY$7,441,221EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,880,741BOYAmt
EOY$7,925,544EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,045,960ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$721,707NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,641,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,084,172CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,788,310CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,052,343CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,008,011CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,574,327TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,641,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,084,172CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,788,310CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,052,343CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,008,011CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,574,327TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,267,077SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,307,250PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$48,737CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$121,127CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$126,492CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$296,356TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,870,683TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$260,941GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56900PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64430PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$35,740DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,568BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$51,670InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,723DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,947BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,515TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$361,175Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$361,175TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,305,353TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$721,707NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$52,988OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$774,695RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,530,658RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,530,658TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,537,686TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$52,988OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$52,988ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,484,698ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,484,698TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Center follows ASC 740, Income Taxes. This standard provides detailed guidance for financial statement recognition, measurement, and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in the Center's financial statements. It requires and entity to recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained upon examination. The tax years 2010 to 2012 remain subject to examination by the taxing authorities. The Center includes penalties and interest assessed by income taxing authorities in administrative and general expenses. The Center did not recognize expenses for interest or penalties for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising expenses reported in revenue section 52,988.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising expenses reported in revenue section 52,988.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1DINNER DCNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$444,485GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$439,085CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$5,400GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$36,983RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$16,005OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$444,485GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$439,085CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$5,400GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$36,983RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,005OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$52,988DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$47,588NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 ProjectBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12433 N Kenmore StreetAddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22207ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN461491204RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$465,600CashGrantAmt
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

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 (3 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$367,247$0$95,000$0$0$0$0$0$28,628$0$490,875$0$0$0
Paul Saunders
Exec Dir, Treasurer& Secre$178,301$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$26,068$0$224,369$0$0$0
Geoffrey T H Kemp
Resident Scholar$133,843$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$21,973$0$155,816$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 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.