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MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL INC (EIN 13-4142147)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-08
IRS object ID
202621289349301897
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-08T15:04:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 2800AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134142147EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCHANT RISK COUNCILBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2063642789PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18201 164TH AVE NE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULIE FERGERSONPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2063642789PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonEMINA O CRESSWELLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01217304PTIN
Phone2063026500PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MRCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJULIE FERGERSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18201 164TH AVE NE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,262,860GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MERCHANTRISKCOUNCIL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBE THE GO-TO PLACE FOR ECOMMERCE PAYMENT AND FRAUD PROFESSIONALS GLOBALLY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee41TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,333,548PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,984,334CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$194,837PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$277,328CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$62,500PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,590,885PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,261,662CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,691,290PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,025,829CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,185,116PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,428,764CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,876,406PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,454,593CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$285,521PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$192,931CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,125,681TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,792,025TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,039,082TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,898,357TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,086,599NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,893,668NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionBE THE GO-TO PLACE FOR ECOMMERCE PAYMENT AND FRAUD PROFESSIONALS GLOBALLY TO FACILITATE NETWORKING, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMERCHANT RISK COUNCIL'S PROGRAMS, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES ARE BUILT ON FOUR PILLARS - COLLABORATION, NETWORKING, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. WITH THOSE FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS AS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL (MRC) HOSTED SIX IN-PERSON CONFERENCES, WELCOMING PAYMENTS AND FRAUD PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING, SHARING INDUSTRY INSIGHTS AND BEST PRACTICES, AND NETWORKING. TO CONTINUALLY OFFER DIFFERENT WAYS FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO GET TOGETHER, COLLABORATE, AND LEARN FROM COLLEAGUES, THE MRC ALSO HOSTED A NUMBER OF VIRTUAL SUMMITS ON TRENDING INDUSTRY TOPICS, AS WELL AS IN-PERSON REGIONAL NETWORKING EVENTS IN THE AMERICAS, EUROPE, AND ASIA-PACIFIC AND LATAM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTHE MRC PLACES GREAT VALUE ON INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL CONTENT THROUGH WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND AN EVER-EXPANDING CATALOG OF ACCREDITED ONLINE COURSES ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO PAYMENTS AND FRAUD PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTHE MRC LEVERAGED ITS EXTENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE PAYMENTS AND FRAUD PREVENTION INDUSTRIES TO DEVELOP AN UNPRECEDENTED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. CERTIFIED PAYMENTS AND FRAUD PREVENTION PROFESSIONAL (CPFPP) CERTIFICATION PROVIDES VERIFIED PROOF OF EXPERTISE FOR ANYONE HOPING TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREER IN THE RELATED FIELDS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document15IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee41EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryEIForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryGMForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryUKForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JULIE LYNCHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2063642789PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18201 164TH AVE NE SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHEAL EGAN
CO-CHAIR (THRU 1/25)4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE CLIFTON
CO-CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STUART MANN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATALIE DUNNE
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM ANSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIGETTE KORNEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN LEE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA MICKLEBURGH
BOARD MEMBER(THRU 6/25)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTEN MORROW-GREVEN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE SENCI
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA VANBRUNT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE FERGERSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$381,516$0$28,549
JULIE LYNCH
VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$195,947$0$8,325
TRACY BROWN
VP, PROGRAMS & TECHNOLOGY40.00$252,380$0$10,178Yes (X)
RHIANNA COLLIER
VP, MEMBERSHIP & EVENTS40.00$219,085$0$23,386Yes (X)
KEITH BRISCOE
VP, ADVOCACY40.00$193,973$0$25,961Yes (X)
LAURA LIVELY
SR. DIR., CONF & WEB. PROGRAM40.00$169,707$0$17,273Yes (X)
DAFYD JONES
DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION40.00$167,836$0$24,385Yes (X)
MICHAEL DESANTIS
SENIOR MANAGER, PROJECTS & PROCESS40.00$162,008$0$24,237Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,742,452TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$162,294TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1IBM CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13039 E CORNWALLIS RDAddressLine1Txt
CityRSRCH TRI PKCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27709ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesSOFTWARE CONSULTINGServicesDesc
Compensation$189,859CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE REVENUE611430$7,008,907$7,008,907
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$3,514,961$3,514,961
ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM900099$367,446$367,446
OTHER REVENUE900099$93,020$93,020
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,984,334TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$278,526TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$278,526ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,198OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$1,198OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,198TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,198ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,261,662TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,984,334RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$277,328ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$961,643TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,265,971TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,709TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$395,746TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,760TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,573TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,151TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,709TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,970TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,291TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,017,462TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,839TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$364,963TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,173,727TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,651TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,559TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
BOARD EXPENSE$44,623
APAC SERVICE AGREEMENT$38,102
LICENSE FEE$24,261
TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT$19,201

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,682TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,454,593TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,202,902BOYAmt
EOY$1,860,619EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,933,371BOYAmt
EOY$5,211,897EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,479BOYAmt
EOY$63,526EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$611,914BOYAmt
EOY$513,007EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$678,357LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$544,405LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$299,991BOYAmt
EOY$133,952EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,024BOYAmt
EOY$9,024EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,125,681BOYAmt
EOY$7,792,025EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,419,512BOYAmt
EOY$897,659EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,619,570BOYAmt
EOY$2,000,698EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,039,082BOYAmt
EOY$2,898,357EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,086,599BOYAmt
EOY$4,893,668EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,086,599BOYAmt
EOY$4,893,668EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,125,681BOYAmt
EOY$7,792,025EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$192,931ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$172,328OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$122,714DepreciationAmt
Book Value$49,614BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$506,029OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$421,691DepreciationAmt
Book Value$84,338BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$133,952TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,278,135TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$16,473OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$16,473RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,261,662RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,261,662TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,471,066TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$16,473OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$16,473ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,454,593ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,454,593TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE 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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS 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 RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN TAX EXPENSE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. THE ASSOCIATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FOREIGN EXCHANGE 16,473.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FOREIGN EXCHANGE 16,473.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)11PROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE$1,008,341
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC01PROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE$107,753
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC01PROGRAM SERVICESAPAC OPERATIONS$176,239
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,02PROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCES$194,745
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,02PROGRAM SERVICESLATAM OPERATIONS$232,949
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees7SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,720,027SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,720,027TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT ON PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) REPRESENTS ACTUAL EXPENDITURES IN THE REGION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
JULIE FERGERSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$263,302$0$116,414$0$1,800$0$13,224$0$15,325$0$410,065$0$0$0
TRACY BROWN
VP, PROGRAMS & TECHNOLOGY$212,679$0$37,901$0$1,800$0$10,178$0$0$0$262,558$0$0$0
RHIANNA COLLIER
VP, MEMBERSHIP & EVENTS$166,964$0$50,321$0$1,800$0$8,585$0$14,801$0$242,471$0$0$0
KEITH BRISCOE
VP, ADVOCACY$167,243$0$26,730$0$0$0$0$0$25,961$0$219,934$0$0$0
JULIE LYNCH
VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$166,997$0$27,150$0$1,800$0$8,325$0$0$0$204,272$0$0$0
DAFYD JONES
DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION$144,930$0$21,106$0$1,800$0$4,800$0$19,585$0$192,221$0$0$0
LAURA LIVELY
SR. DIR., CONF & WEB. PROGRAM$153,540$0$14,367$0$1,800$0$7,703$0$9,570$0$186,980$0$0$0
MICHAEL DESANTIS
SENIOR MANAGER, PROJECTS & PROCESS$138,370$0$21,838$0$1,800$0$7,336$0$16,901$0$186,245$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, MRC HAS MULTIPLE LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP. CURRENT BYLAWS STATE THAT ONLY THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MATTERS. OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MEMBERS, HOWEVER, ALL CLASSES OF MEMBERS MAY INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF THE CORPORATION THROUGH INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7APLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MATTERS, AND WILL VOTE THROUGH AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY OR AFFILIATED WITH THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBER AND SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED TO VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBER IN THE PLATINUM CLASS MERCHANT MEMBER AGREEMENT ("VOTER"). OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON MATTERS THAT THE BOARD DESIGNATES AS VOTING MATTERS, HOWEVER, ALL CLASSES OF MEMBERS MAY INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF THE CORPORATION THROUGH INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BOARD, THE BOARD COMMITTEES OR SUBCOMMITTEES AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED "BONA FIDE" FOR PURPOSES OF THESE BYLAWS AND SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE CODE AND THE TREASURY REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMRC REFRESHES THE COI FOR THE BOARDS ANNUALLY. COMPETITOR BOARDS ARE MONITORED ROUTINELY TO IDENTIFY ANY COI AND IF THERE IS A CONFLICT IT IS ADDRESSED WITH THE BOARD MEMBER IMMEDIATELY AND ACTIONED AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION USES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CEO'S SALARY AND DOCUMENTS THE DECISION. OTHER STAFF SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND USE SALARY SURVEYS, FORM 990 COMPS AND OTHER SALARY INDEXES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCHANT RISK COUNCIL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18201 164TH AVE NE 200 PMB 50AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261110551EIN
Primary ActivitiesDORMANTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd