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 (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 | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 527,154 | 708,828 | 500,489 | 160,618 | 190,500 | 2,087,589 |
| 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...... | 8,212,935 | 8,270,677 | 8,604,844 | 8,713,283 | 8,609,155 | 42,410,894 |
| 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. | 8,740,089 | 8,979,505 | 9,105,333 | 8,873,901 | 8,799,655 | 44,498,483 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 44,498,483 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 8,740,089 | 8,979,505 | 9,105,333 | 8,873,901 | 8,799,655 | 44,498,483 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,347,901 | 760,753 | 718,687 | 410,997 | 698,506 | 3,936,844 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 167,139 | 162,734 | 112,278 | 129,877 | 177,866 | 749,894 |
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,515,040 | 923,487 | 830,965 | 540,874 | 876,372 | 4,686,738 |
| 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.) .. | 295,824 | 211,093 | 1,180,668 | 785,250 | 154,858 | 2,627,693 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 10,550,953 | 10,114,085 | 11,116,966 | 10,200,025 | 9,830,885 | 51,812,914 |
| 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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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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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 2015 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-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME LICENSING FEES RELATED PARTY OVERHEAD CHARGES PROCEL SETTLEMENT |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION WHOSE MEMBERS INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES A MEMBER TO ONE VOTE AT ANY ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ON EACH MATTER BEING CONSIDERED AT SUCH APPLICABLE MEETING. EDUCATION AGENCY MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES AN AGENCY TO TEN VOTES ON EACH MATTER BEING CONSIDERED AT ANY ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND BENEFITS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. ALLIED AGENCY MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES AN AGENCY TO TWO VOTES ON EACH MATTER BEING CONSIDERED AT ANY ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND BENEFITS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR, A CALL IS ISSUED FOR NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE READY AND ABLE TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE NLN. IN MARCH, THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTED POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, AGENCY MEMBERS, OR CONSTITUENT LEAGUES, AND THEY THEN PREPARE A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION. THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN RECEIVING NOMINATIONS OF DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE NLN, ITS SUBSIDIARY BOARDS, AND ITS ADVISORY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES ARE STRONG, EFFECTIVE BODIES. IN PARTICULAR, THE COMMITTEE LOOKS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT, A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF AND COMMITMENT TO MULTICULTURALISM AND DIVERSITY, AND EXPERTISE IN EDUCATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | CHANGES IN THE BYLAWS ARE TO BE APPROVED BY MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE DRAFT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDITORS. ONCE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW, COPIES OF THE RETURN WERE PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD OF GOVERNORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED ONCE A YEAR BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S ASSISTANTS TO REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A CONFLICT. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THEY WILL REPORT THE CONFLICT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND/OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF CONFLICT AND NECESSARY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. IF A CONFLICT ARISES WITH THE CEO, THEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS INFORMED AND THE CEO OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS A CONFLICT WILL BE RECUSED. TRUSTEES WERE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IN 2015. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING HAS PERFORMED A SALARY STUDY FOR THE CEO IN THE YEAR 2015 BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS GOALS FOR THE CEO AT THE TIME SHE IS EVALUATED FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AND UPCOMING YEAR. AT THAT TIME THEY WILL SET HER COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR. WHEN THEY AGREE ON THE COMPENSATION, THEY WILL PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR APPROVAL. THE BONUS IS BASED UPON CEO'S ACHIEVING GOALS SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THE BONUS IS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SALARIES FOR OTHER OFFICERS IN THE ORGANIZATION ALSO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE BY-LAWS ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS ON REQUEST ALONG WITH ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUESTED. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 804,532. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 135,744. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 940,276. JOURNAL DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,252. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 52,252. COMMISSION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,992. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,992. PREFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,130. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,557. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,687. PROCTOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,329. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,329. TEMPORARY AGENCIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,473. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,589. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,062. SPONSOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,000. HONORARIUM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 94,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 94,750. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | PENSION ADJUSTMENT -79,955. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C | THE REVIEW PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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