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MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC (EIN 13-4142147)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2013-11-15
IRS object ID
201343199349310019
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-11-15T16:24:36-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN910189318EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOSS ADAMS LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 2800AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98104ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134142147EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCHANT RISK COUNCILBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlMERCNameControl
Phone2063642789Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11809 7TH AVE NO 1403AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98101ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameTOM SULLIVANName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone2063642789Phone
Date Signed2013-11-12DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWENDY CAMPOSName
PTINP00448102PTIN
Phone2063026500Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonTOM SULLIVANNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11809 7TH AVE NO 1403AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98101ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts4734695GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.MERCHANTRISKCOUNCIL.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation2000YearFormation
State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionMERCHANT LED TRADE ASSOCIATION FOCUSED MAINLY ON MAKING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MORE SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND PROFITABLE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body9NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members9NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees9TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers200TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Investment Income Current Year2418InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
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Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Revenues Less Expenses CY601013RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY2776586TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY3938179TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY1420335TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY1980915TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY1356251NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY1957264NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionMERCHANT RISK COUNCIL IS A MERCHANT-LED TRADE ASSOCIATION FOCUSED ON UNITING ONLINE RETAILERS, CARD COMPANIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SOLUTION PROVIDERS TO MAKE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MORE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND PROFITABLE. WE LEAD INDUSTRY NETWORKING, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, BENCHMARKING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVE ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS GLOBALLY.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionMERCHANT RISK COUNCIL (MRC) HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL E-COMMERCE PAYMENTS AND RISK CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS IN MARCH 2013. THIS CONFERENCE WELCOMED MORE THAN 1,000 LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD; ALL COLLABORATIING TO IMPROVE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND MAKE ONLINE TRANSACTIONS MORE EFFICIENT, SAFE AND PROFITABLE. MRC ALSO HOSTED SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCES IN SEATTLE- WASHINGTON, ROME-ITALY AND LONDON-UNITED KINGDOM. IN ADDITION, MRC PROVIDED NUMEROUS WEBINARS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS. IT COORDINATED INDUSTRY BENCHMARKING STUDIES IN ITS PRINCIPAL SUBJECT AREAS OF FRAUD, PAYMENTS AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS SURVEYS ON HOT ISSUES DURING THE YEAR. MRC ALSO ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SAFE AND PROFITABLE E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS.Description
Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
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School0School
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Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
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Related Entity1RelatedEntity
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Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With109612NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members9NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders1MembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO1CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1BLAIR COSSEYBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number2063642789TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11809 7TH AVE STE 1403AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98101ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
THOMAS SULLIVAN
CHAIRMAN AND INTERIM ED3.00XX000
PETE POURIDIS
SECRETARY2.50XX000
ROSSINI ZUMWALT
TREASURER2.00XX000
MIA SHERNOFF
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ANDY BOKOR
DIRECTOR1.00X000
FLORIS DE KORT
DIRECTOR1.00X000
DANIELLE NGANO
DIRECTOR2.00X000
KEVIN SPRAKE
DIRECTOR1.00X000
RONDA PELLOUX SIFFORD
DIRECTOR1.00X000
PHILIPPE DEPAUTEX
DIRECTOR1.00X000
PAUL FUNARI
DIRECTOR1.00X000
BLAIR COSSEY
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (7/12-6/13)45.00X123668021593
THOMAS DONLEA
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (7/12-5/13)40.00X138244018240
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Number Individuals GT100 K2NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K1TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

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STRATGRANAT SL
CALLE BALLESTA 9MADRIDSP28004CONSULTING SERVICES473556
SOUND PLANNING MEETING & EVENTS
EVENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICES1282277103 34TH AVE NWSEATTLEWA98117
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K2NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

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CONFERENCE REVENUE90009927967472796747
MEMBERSHIP DUES90009919028291902829
OTHER REVENUE9000993270132701
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Total Program Service Revenue4732277TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Exclusion$2,418ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXXInfoInScheduleOPartIX

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total406725Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total303063Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

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Total22312Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total117951Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total82990Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total21174Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total30958Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total493942Total

Advertising Advertising

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Total37493Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total32457Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total65390Total

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total58968Total

Travel Travel

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Total127649Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total2045726Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total29622Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total10581Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
EUROPEAN ADMIN70625
EMPLOYMENT EXPENSES63454
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING45769
BUSINESS TAXES42938

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total23895Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total4133682Total

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY1912608BOY
EOY2431079EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY661714BOY
EOY1179416EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY164937BOY
EOY147831EOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis220151LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec59901LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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BOY17724BOY
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

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Total Assets TotalAssets

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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY262951BOY
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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EOY1618646EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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EOY1957264EOY

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EOY3938179EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses601013ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited

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Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Substantially All Dues Nondeduct0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying1OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Other Cost Or Other Basis4092OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1070Depreciation
Book Value3022BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Book Value11631BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Depreciation18563Depreciation
Book Value145597BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings160250TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt4734695TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal4734695RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9904734695TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt4133682TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal4133682ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9904133682TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(6), ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT IS MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN TAX EXPENSE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2013, THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. THE ASSOCIATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010, 2011, AND 2012.Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

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RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)Region
Number Of Offices1NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees2NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedCONFERENCES AND ROAD SHOWSSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures1182257TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Subtotal Number Of Employees2SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices1TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees2TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent1182257SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent1182257TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonTHOMAS DONLEANamePerson
TitleCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (7/12-5/13)Title
Base Compensation Filing Org111244BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org27000BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org5583DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org12657NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org156484TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE ARE 8 LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, WITH THE TOP LEVELS AFFORDED VARIOUS BENEFITS SUCH AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN COMMITTEES, VOTE ON CERTAIN MATTERS AS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD, HOST WEBINARS, SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES AT CONFERENCES, PERMISSION TO POST MRC LOGO ON THEIR WEBSITE, AND HAVE THEIR COMPANY'S LOGO POSTED ON MRC WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ADUES-PAYING MERCHANT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION VOTE TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBERS ONLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPROVE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS REQUIRED BY THE NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW AND THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER, TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS DETERMINED USING THE UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY SALARY SURVEY DATA FOR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS FOR PROFIT MARKET KNOWLEDGE IN AND OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE BASED UPON THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19BYLAWS COULD BE ACCESSED FROM THE WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES: TOTAL EXPENSES 493,942.OTHER FEES

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

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Business Name Line1MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11809 7TH AVE SUITE 1403AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98101ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261110551EIN
Primary ActivitiesDORMANTPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatus
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
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Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg