2024-06-25T07:36:04-05:00 2023-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2023-01-01 541153729 National Court Reporters Foundation NATI 7035566272 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive 610 Reston VA 20191 John N Dripps VP, Finance and HR 7035566272 2024-06-25 1 John Dripps 999009999 0 Jie Chen CPA P01049760 7038930300 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Dave Wenhold 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive 610 Reston VA 20191 292179 0 X www.ncra.org/foundation X 1980 VA The National Court Reporters Foundation supports the reporting and captioning profession through philanthropic activities funded through charitable contributions. 11 11 0 160 0 0 221610 236749 0 0 13389 7844 3929 3885 238928 248478 24222 24000 0 0 62362 79904 0 0 28270 73349 69724 159933 173628 78995 74850 905303 991278 53707 29471 851596 961807 X The National Court Reporters Foundation supports the court reporting and captioning professions through philanthropic activities funded through charitable contributions. The mission of the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) is to advance the court reporting and captioning professions by supporting educational initiatives, fostering professional growth, and preserving the history of these vital fields. NCRF is dedicated to ensuring the continued excellence and accessibility of court reporting and captioning services for the benefit of the legal community and the broader public. 0 0 47904 500 Special Projects:Projects which examine special issues in the field of court reporting and captioning. These projects help the Foundation's related professional membership association advance the professionalism and technology of court reporting and captioning. 1487 Public Education:NCRF interacts with judicial and public groups and law schools to foster mutually beneficial exchange of ideas and to update and educate them on the benefits of court reporting and captioning technology, through the legal education for law students, attorneys and judges.In spring 2023, NCRF launched the monthly Ask Me Anything ZoomUp learning series as an interactive way to reach / teach the NCRA membership. Each AMA event featured panelists who are subject area experts. Registrants could enter questions when signing up for each ZoomUp or ask in Zoom chats. Coverage articles provided recaps to readers and a chance to watch each AMA.Our Oral Histories Project, done in conjunction with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, where we facilitate the transcription of veterans oral histories into electronic text to preserve history and to provide a searchable database.NCRF's student and new reporter/captioner initiatives program provides membership in the related professional membership association in return for transcribing oral histories, thereby providing students with the educational opportunities and benefits of membership.NCRF's CART services program supports the CART community by providing deaf and hard-of-hearing organizations with a grant for CART providers.NCRF's Career Launcher program provides education for students and new working reporters and captioners on professionalism, branding, and business development. 67579 23500 Student and New Reporter/Captioner Initiatives:NCRF awards scholarships and grants annually to support the profession's future. Cash awards are given to students and new reporters and captioners who meet specific criteria and exemplify professional qualities of outstanding reporters and captioners. Resource Center:The Robert H. Clark Library is the central repository for books, reports, journals, and artifacts pertaining to all aspects of the court reporting and captioning industry. 116970 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 DC X John N Dripps 7035566272 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive 610 Reston VA 20191 Marjorie A Peters Chair (Jun22-Jun23) 4.00 X X 0 0 0 R Douglas Friend Chair (Jun23-Jun25) 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Meredith A Bonn Chair Elect (Jun23-Jun 25) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Cindy L Isaacsen Secretary-Treasurer (Jan22-Jun23) 4.00 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Cathy Penniston Secretary-Treasurer (Jan23-Jun 24) 4.00 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Lance Boardman Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Rich Germosen Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Graves Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tami Keenan Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Andrea M Kreutz Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Early Langley Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda K McSwain Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Narup Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dave Wenhold Executive Director 2.00 35.50 X X 0 304000 0 John N Dripps VP Finance 4.00 33.50 X 0 158476 20491 0 462476 20491 0 0 1 0 0 236749 236749 11456 11456 40089 43701 -3612 -3612 -3612 Convention revenue 900099 2480 2480 Publication/Product sa 900099 1405 1405 3885 248478 0 0 11729 24000 24000 68841 55073 6884 6884 4132 3306 413 413 1110 888 111 111 5821 4657 582 582 1679 1679 3336 1247 1932 157 10083 10083 1839 1839 40962 18875 1964 20123 Grant related expense 11495 6885 4610 Career launcher expense 200 200 Taxes & licenses 130 130 173628 116970 28388 28270 627617 371187 24684 316848 737 590 252265 302653 905303 991278 4722 8885 48985 20586 53707 29471 X 788931 877049 62665 84758 851596 961807 905303 991278 74850 35361 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 National Court Reporters Association 362213239 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Part IV, Section A, Line 3B: Schedule A worksheet was prepared through fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 for the support organization, National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) to determine that NCRA satisfied the public support test under Section 509(A)(2). The supported organization has a public support percentage for 2023 of 90.98%. Part IV, Section A, Line 3C: No funds were provided to NCRA during fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The Foundation supported NCRA's mission through philanthropic activities funded through charitable contributions. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 Due to affiliates 20586 20586 X Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that the consolidated financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions. 1 New Professional Reporter Grant 2 3000 FMV Student Intern Scholarship 3 5000 FMV A to Z Scholarship 10 10500 FMV Carl Sauceda Grant 3 2000 FMV Mo Black Scholarship 1 1000 FMV NCRF Natural Disaster Relief Fund 1 500 FMV Access-related Grants 2 2000 FMV Part I, Line 2: These are onetime scholarships and grants for use to continue the recipients' schooling or to defray the costs of career entry. Scholarships awards are selected from applicants by a panel of independent members based on applicant merit or via a random drawing from a pool of qualified applicants. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Wenhold Executive Director 0 297000 0 7000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 304000 0 0 John N Dripps VP Finance 0 154625 0 0 0 3851 0 8694 0 11797 0 178967 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 Section 2. Election and Term of Office section of NCRF's bylaws were amended during 2023. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) Board of Directors has responsibility and authority for electing NCRF's Trustees. NCRF's Trustees are elected annually by the NCRA Board of Directors at its spring Board meeting from among candidates proposed by NCRF. Additionally, the NCRA Board of Directors may remove a Trustee by the same vote that was required for the Trustee's original election, and they may fill any Trustee vacancy for the unexpired term. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b The Board of Trustees consists of eleven voting members and one nonvoting member. At least six of the voting members (including the current NCRA Secretary/Treasurer) shall be individuals who are members of NCRA in any category (not just registered members). One of these Trustees shall be the current NCRA Secretary/Treasurer. The remainder of the voting Trustees shall be elected by a two-thirds vote and shall serve staggered three-year terms (which elections shall be held at the spring meeting of the NCRA Board of Directors). No more than five of the voting members shall be elected from the general public. These Trustees shall be elected by a two-thirds vote and shall serve staggered three-year terms (which elections shall be held at the spring meeting of the NCRA Board of Directors). These Trustees may not be practicing court reporters and shall be chosen from among other professions that the NCRA Board of Directors deems appropriate. The bylaws may be amended by the Board of Trustees at any meeting as long as there is notice of the proposed changes in the written notice of the meeting. No such amendments shall be effective until they are also approved by the NCRA Board of Directors. Any Trustee may be removed from office by the NCRA Board of Directors by the same vote that was required for that Trustee's original election. Any vacancy due to removal, resignation, or death occuring in the Board of Trustees may be filled for the unexpired term by the NCRA Board of Directors in accordance with the qualification and election requirements for the vacant seat. NCRF shall propose nominees for the NCRA Board's consideration. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b NCRF's Board of Trustees has no committee with authority to act on its behalf. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The form 990 is prepared by outside accountants and reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director, and outside General Counsel. Once this review is complete, the form 990 is sent to each member of the Board of Trustees for review before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annually, Directors, Officers and Key Employees prepare and sign conflict of interest statements. If a conflict of interest relates to a Board matter, the Board member recuses themselves from the discussion and/or the vote and the minutes document the conflict of interest and the reason for the recusal. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 NCRF's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available on a per request basis. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The NCRA Finance Committee is responsible for oversight and selection of the consolidated audit. The NCRF Board of Trustee's reviews the audit and has input on the oversight and the selection via its Chair Elect, whose position is a named member of the NCRA Finance Committee. 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