Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
| Total | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 7,860,882 | 6,788,993 | 7,956,695 | 8,271,269 | 9,399,764 | 40,277,603 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 7,860,882 | 6,788,993 | 7,956,695 | 8,271,269 | 9,399,764 | 40,277,603 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 7,766,784 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 32,510,819 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,860,882 | 6,788,993 | 7,956,695 | 8,271,269 | 9,399,764 | 40,277,603 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 74,354 | 74,461 | 52,379 | 28,376 | 23,960 | 253,530 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 40,531,133 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | THE CONFERENCE'S BOARD IS COMPOSED OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGION'S MOST SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYERS AND UNIVERSITIES DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. GIVEN THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AND ITS DESIRE TO CREATE A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE AND MARKET THE REGION FOR INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION, IT IS NOT UNUSUAL THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS A BOARD MEMBER ON THE CONFERENCE MAY ALSO SERVE TOGETHER ON OTHER RELATED OR UNRELATED BOARDS. THE CONFERENCE PLACES RELIANCE ON THE BOARD MEMBERS' RESPONSES TO THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IN IDENTIFYING SUCH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. YABLONSKY, MS. SKELLEY AND MR. FLANAGAN BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. STEWART AND MR. STRICKLAND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. PORGES, MR. SURESH AND MR. WADHWANI BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. BARAZZONE AND MR. GETTY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. BARAZZONE, MS. FLEMING AND MR. OELER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. ELLSWORTH AND MR. MALONE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. MALONE AND MR. HOLMBERG BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. FEINSTEIN AND MR. MALONE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. BROWNLEE AND MR. KALIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. HICKTON AND MR. OELER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. SHIPLEY AND MR. YABLONSKY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. HICKTON AND MR. LONGHI BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. BARBOUR, MS. HANNA CASEY, MR. GUY, MR. MALONE AND MR. YABLONSKY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. FLEMING, MR. MALONE, MR. OLIPHANT AND MR. STRICKLAND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. BUNCH AND MR. DEMCHAK BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MR. ENGEL AND MR. LONGHI BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. FABRIZI, MR. AGBEDE, MR. BARBOUR, MS. FEINSTEIN, MR. GALLAGHER, MS. HICKTON AND MR. STRICKLAND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: MS. BARAZZONE, MR. ROMOFF, MR. WADHWANI, MR. DELULIIS, MR. MALONE, MR. GALLAGHER, MS. SHIPLEY, MR. STRICKLAND AND MR. DOUGHERTY |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FILING, THE GOVERNING BODY AND THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT TEAM IS GRANTED ACCESS TO A SECURE LINK TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FTP SITE TO VIEW THE FINAL FORM 990. DURING THIS TIME, THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS CAN VOLUNTEER ANY OBSERVATIONS & COMMENTS ON THE RETURN BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REVIEW OR FORMALLY APPROVE THE FORM 990 BEFORE OR AFTER IT IS FILED AS PART OF ITS BOARD ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE GROUP FUNCTIONS IN TANDEM WITH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM DURING THE PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR AS PART OF HIS/HER RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE GIVEN COPIES OF THE DRAFT RETURNS FOR REVIEW. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WILL MEET WITH THE CFO PRIOR TO SIGNING THE FINAL RETURN AND WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS AS NECESSARY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEE (O,D,KE) OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIRM THAT HE/SHE HAS READ, UNDERSTOOD AND HAS COMPLIED WITH THE POLICY. ALL RESPONSES TO THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ARE SUMMARIZED BY THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE SUMMARY OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS SO THAT HE/SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH AND CAN REPORT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, EACH INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST OR OTHER INTEREST (AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS REGARDING SUCH INTEREST) AT THE TIME THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION THAT MAY INVOLVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT. IF DETERMINED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM VOTING. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT WILL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF. IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD WILL DISCLOSE THE ACTIONS TAKEN. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD'S PERSONNEL & COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT IS ENGAGED ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO ENSURE PAY PRACTICES ARE REASONABLE AND WITHIN THE RANGE OF TYPICAL MARKET PRACTICES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, AND REQUESTS FOR THIS INFORMATION ARE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | EXPLANATION: COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT THERE WERE NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEARS. |
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Affiliated Group Business Name:
Address. Either US or Foreign Type:
EIN:
25-1780438 Electing Organization Checkbox:
Total Grassroots Lobbying:
0
Total Direct Lobbying:
1,452
Total Lobbying Expenditures:
1,452
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures:
3,658,076
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures:
3,659,528
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount:
332,976
Grassroots Nontaxable Amount:
83,244
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx:
0
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Non Tx:
0
Share Of Excess Lobbying:
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Affiliated Group Business Name:
Address. Either US or Foreign Type:
EIN:
31-1766460 Electing Organization Checkbox:
Total Grassroots Lobbying:
0
Total Direct Lobbying:
0
Total Lobbying Expenditures:
0
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures:
17,623
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures:
17,623
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount:
3,525
Grassroots Nontaxable Amount:
881
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx:
0
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Non Tx:
0
Share Of Excess Lobbying:
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Affiliated Group Business Name:
Address. Either US or Foreign Type:
EIN:
13-4285733 Electing Organization Checkbox:
Total Grassroots Lobbying:
0
Total Direct Lobbying:
0
Total Lobbying Expenditures:
0
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures:
7,316
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures:
7,316
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount:
1,463
Grassroots Nontaxable Amount:
366
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx:
0
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Non Tx:
0
Share Of Excess Lobbying:
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