EIN 13-4142147

Merchant Risk Council (MRC)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
32
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) is a merchant-led trade association focused on electronic commerce risk and payments globally.
Total revenues
$9,392,237
2023
Total expenses
$9,430,673
2023
Total assets
$7,911,700
2023
Num. employees
32
2023

Program areas at MRC

Merchant 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 two 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.
The 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.
The 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.

Personnel at MRC

NameTitleCompensation
Julie FergersonChief Executive Officer$343,753
Julie LynchVice President , Finance and Administration$124,361
Kerry LangstaffVice President, Marketing
Tracy BrownVice President , Programs and Technology$222,070
Rhianna CollierVice President , Membership and Events$163,405
...and 27 more key personnel

Financials for MRC

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Program services$9,268,987
Investment income and dividends$123,250
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$9,392,237

Form 990s for MRC

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-14990View PDF
2022-062023-05-12990View PDF
2021-062022-05-12990View PDF
2020-062021-04-14990View PDF
2019-062020-09-01990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 10, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
August 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Science and technologyBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsOperates internationally
General information
Address
8201 164th Ave Ne 200
Redmond, WA 98052
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County
King County, WA
Website URL
merchantriskcouncil.org/ 
Phone
(206) 364-2789
Twitter profile
@merchrisk 
IRS details
EIN
13-4142147
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S41: Promotion of Business
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Central organization
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
Not Operating or In Process of Dissolving
Charity Registration status
Withdrawn
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0212588
FTB Entity ID
3720162
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-11-06
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