The Conference Board Inc

“The conference board delegated to mr. Rainer schultheis, an outside consultant, control over management duties in managing the brussels office.”

“A single class of members serves for renewable (and staggered) three year terms and have the right to elect trustees, and approve significant board decisions, such as a dissolution of the company.”

“A single class of members serves for renewable (and staggered) three year terms and have the right to elect trustees, and approve significant board decisions, such as a dissolution of the company.”

“A single class of members serves for renewable (and staggered) three year terms and have the right to elect trustees, and approve significant board decisions, such as a dissolution of the company.”

“The conference board's form 990 is prepared internally by the accounting department under the direct supervision of the controller. The draft form 990 is sent to the conference board's independent accounting firm, kpmg llp, for review, and then reviewed by the conference board's cfo and legal counsel. Subsequently, the return is reviewed by the audit committee. The final form 990, as filed with the irs, is provided to all members of the board through an email with a password and url link to a secure website prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conference board's (tcb) conflict of interest policy is designed to ensure the highest level of ethical conduct of persons employed by or involved in the governance of tcb in all that pertains to tcb, and to avoid public perceptions and financial consequences detrimental to tcb that could arise from the misuse, or perception of misuse, of an individual's position or influence. The board of trustees has the responsibility for ensuring compliance with this policy, administering the annual statement, and making decisions as required to avoid actual conflicts of interest. The board of trustees will also review and revise this policy as necessary. Any board members with a conflict in a matter requiring action by the board are prohibited from participating in the board's deliberations or decisions regarding the matter under consideration.”

“Periodically the conference board engages hewitt and associates to conduct a tibor ii review of the ceo position and compare compensation against industry standards. The most recent compensation review was conducted march 2012. The compensation arrangement for the ceo is approved by an independent body and there is contemporaneous documentation and record keeping for deliberations and decisions regarding the ceo's compensation arrangement. The next review commenced in september 2016.”

“The conference board makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Effective january 1, 2015, tcb acquired the district of columbia nonprofit organization, the committee for economic development ("ced"). Ced is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization that delivers well-reasoned solutions to our nation's most critical issues. Ced's programs and activities have continued under the auspices of tcb. Tcb's certificate of incorporation was not amended in connection with the merger.”

“(Expenses $ 1,309,462 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATES THE VALUE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS OF THE CONFERENCE BOARD TO MAJOR MEDIA, INCLUDING NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, RADIO/TV, AND INTERNET USERS. THROUGH PRESS RELEASES, NEWS ALERTS, PERSONAL CONTACTS AND NEWS BRIEFINGS, THE DEPARTMENT PUBLICIZES THE CONFERENCE BOARD'S MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS. DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE CONFERENCE BOARD RECEIVED 1689 INFORMATION REQUESTS, AND 1610 INFORMATION SEARCH REQUESTS”

“CONTRACTOR - FEES - Total Expense: 5456413, Program Service Expense: 4453142, Management and General Expenses: 1003271, Fundraising Expenses: ; OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES - Total Expense: 1802302, Program Service Expense: 1470913, Management and General Expenses: 331389, Fundraising Expenses: ; CED PROG EXP - Total Expense: 678610, Program Service Expense: 553834, Management and General Expenses: 124776, Fundraising Expenses: ; MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES - Total Expense: 661734, Program Service Expense: 540061, Management and General Expenses: 121673, Fundraising Expenses: ; CUSTOMIZED PROMOTIONS - Total Expense: 272702, Program Service Expense: 222560, Management and General Expenses: 50142, Fundraising Expenses: ; PURCHASED RESEARCH - Total Expense: 263936, Program Service Expense: 215406, Management and General Expenses: 48530, Fundraising Expenses: ; Other fees for services - Total Expense: 229135, Program Service Expense: 187004, Management and General Expenses: 42131, Fundraising Expenses: ; RECRUITMENT EXPENSES - Total Expense: 101622, Program Service Expense: 82937, Management and General Expenses: 18685, Fundraising Expenses: ; RELOCATION EXPENSES - Total Expense: 20825, Program Service Expense: 16996, Management and General Expenses: 3829, Fundraising Expenses: ;”

“Pension related changes - 6109430; Foreign Sub Adjustment - -1214550; Effect of Foreign Currency Translation - 104147; Acquisition of CED - 3389938;”

“The amounts reflected in the Prior Year column are much smaller than the amounts reflected in the Current Year column because the Prior Year reflects the Stub Year amount from 7/1/2014 to 12/31/2014”

“Effective January 1, 2015, TCB acquired the District of Columbia nonprofit organization, the Committee for Economic development ("CED"). CED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization that delivers well-reasoned solutions to our nation's most critical issues. CED's programs and activities have continued under the auspices of TCB,”