STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BUSINESS-HIGHER EDUCATION FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
BUSINESS-HIGHER EDUCATION FORUM (EIN 34-1986692)
Tax period
2011-10-01 to 2012-09-30
Filed
2013-05-15
IRS object ID
201331359349301383
Schema version
2011v1.5
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)
Timestamp2013-05-15T09:09:50-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN521711839EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1
CityBETHESDACity
StateMDState
ZIP Code20814ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN341986692EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1BUSINESS - HIGHER EDUCATION FORUMBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlBUSINameControl
Phone2023671189Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12025 M STREET NW NO 800AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameBRIAN K FITZGERALDName
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitle
Phone2023671189Phone
Date Signed2013-05-10DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameDANIEL L WEAVERName
PTINP01249346PTIN
Phone3019860600Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members0MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators1DirectContactLegislators
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Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities0OtherActivities
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Not Described In501c30NotDescribedIn501c3

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IdentifierEXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:Identifier
Return ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:ReturnReference
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.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Contributions0Contributions
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Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

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Other Cost Or Other Basis732OtherCostOrOtherBasis
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Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue2068869TotalRevenue
Total Expenses1626623TotalExpenses
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Net Unrealized GL On Investments51960NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments51960TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS494206ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt2120829TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

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DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:THE FORUM ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. 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, 2012 AND 2011.
PART V, LINE 4: ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE UNLESS SPECIALLY RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR. AMOUNTS RECEIVED THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR FUTURE PERIODS OR RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES ARE REPORTED AS AN INCREASE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

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Name PersonBRIAN FITZGERALDNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org240000BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org6000BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org12395OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org12466DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org12187NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org283048TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

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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 XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 51,960.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.