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Merchant Risk Council Inc

EIN 13-4142147 · Redmond, WA

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What it says it does

BE THE GO-TO PLACE FOR ECOMMERCE PAYMENT AND FRAUD PROFESSIONALS GLOBALLY TO FACILITATE NETWORKING, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

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 SIX 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 AND LATAM.
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.
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.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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