990 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax OMB No. 1545-0047 Form Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations) Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. Open to Public Department of the Treasury Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information. Inspection Internal Revenue Service A For the 2017 calendar year, or tax year beginning , and ending B Check if applicable: C Name of organization Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. D Employer identification number Address change Doing business as Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite 52-1209124 Name change 1201 F Street, NW 1100 E TelepYhone number Initial return City or town State ZIP code 202 739-8000 Washington DC 20004-1218 Final return/terminated Foreign country name Foreign province/state/county Foreign postal code Amended return G Gross receipts $ 116,449,158 P Application pending F Name and address of principal officer: H(a) Is this a group return for subordinates? Yes X No Maria Korsnick 1201 F St., NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004-1218 H(b) Are all subordinates included? Yes No I Tax-exempt status: 501(c)(3) X 501(c) ( 6 ) (insert no.) 4947(a)(1) or 527 If "No," attach a list. (see instructions) O J Website: www.nei.org H(c) Group exemption number K Form of organization: X Corporation Trust Association Other L Year of formation: 1994 M State of legal domicile: DC Part I Summary 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission or most significant activities: The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is the C policy organization for the nuclear energy and technologies industry and participates in both the national and global policy-making process. 2 Check this box if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets. 3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 49 4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) . . . . . . . 4 48 5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year T2017 (Part V, line 2a) . . . . . . . . . 5 146 6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7a 13,960 b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7b 1,022 N Prior Year Current Year 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,496,531 54,782,610 10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d) . . . . . . . . 807,414 3,020,310 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), Elines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) . . . . 31,060 15,723 12 Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) . . 54,335,005 57,818,643 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3) . . . . . . 913,608 845,195 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4) . . . . . . . . 0 0 15 Salaries, other compensation, Iemployee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10) . . 29,919,358 31,401,344 16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) . . . . . . . . 0 0 L b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e) . . . . . . . 23,619,915 24,282,897 18 Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) . . . 54,452,881 56,529,436 19 Revenue less exCpenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . -117,876 1,289,207 Beginning of Current Year End of Year 20 Total assets (Part X, line 16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,558,699 39,980,925 21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,396,852 39,116,458 22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20 . . . . . . . . . -1,838,153 864,467 Part II Signature Block Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than officer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge. Sign Signature of officer Date Here Type or print name and title Print/Type preparer's name Preparer's signature Date PTIN Paid Check X if Matthew F Penniman 11/5/2018 self-employed P00025969 Preparer Use Only Firm's name Matthew F Penniman CPA, LLC Firm's EIN 46-3757375 Firm's address 13826 Dayton Meadows Ct, Dayton, MD 21036 Phone no. (301) 275-9420 May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X Yes No For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. Form 990 (2017) HTA Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 2 Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part III . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission: The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is the policy organization for the nuclear energy and technologies industry and participates in both the national and global policy-making process. 2 Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. . . . . Yes X No If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule O. 3 Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes X No P If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule O. 4 Describe the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported. O 4a (Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ ) Communications - Communications with the industry, Federal government, state and local policy makers, the media, opinion leaders and the general public. C T N 4b (Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ ) Nuclear Generation - Comprehensive management and policy direction and industry coordination for the resolution of a broad range of generic technical and regulatory issues affecting nuclear power. E I L C 4c (Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ ) Governmental Affairs - Implementation of government relations policies, strategies and plans approved and promulgated by NEI and its members. 4d Other program services. (Describe in Schedule O.) (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 0 ) 4e Total program service expenses 0 Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 3 Part IV Checklist of Required Schedules Yes No 1 Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If "Yes," complete Schedule A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X 2 Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors (see instructions)? . . . . . . . . . 2 X 3 Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 4 Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . Y . . . . . . . 4 5 Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 X P 6 Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 X 7 Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, O the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part II . . . . . . . . . 7 X 8 Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 X 9 Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability, serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X; or provide credit counseling, deCbt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 X 10 Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part V . . . . . . . 10 X 11 If the organization's answer to any of the following questions is " Yes," then complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as applicable. T a Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line 10? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11a X b Did the organization report an amount for investments—other securities in Part X, line 12 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes,N" complete Schedule D, Part VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11b X c Did the organization report an amount for investments—program related in Part X, line 13 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11c X d Did the organization report an amount for other assets in Part X, line 15 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complEete Schedule D, Part IX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11d X e Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities in Part X, line 25? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part X. . . 11e X f Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part X. . . . . 11f X I 12a Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Parts XI and XII. L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12a X b Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," and if the organization answered "No" to line 12a, then completing Schedule D, Parts XI and XII is optional . . . . . 12b X 13 Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E . . . . . . . . . 13 X C 14a Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States? . . . . . . . . . . . 14a X b Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts I and IV . . . . . . . . . . 14b X 15 Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts II and IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 X 16 Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts III and IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 X 17 Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services on Part IX, column (A), lines 6 and 11e? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part I (see instructions). . . . . . . . . . 17 X 18 Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines 1c and 8a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 X 19 Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 X Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 4 Part IV Checklist of Required Schedules (continued) Yes No 20a Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities? If "Yes," complete Schedule H . . . . . . . . . . . . 20a X b If "Yes" to line 20a, did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements to this return? . . . . . . . 20b 21 Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If "Yes," complete Schedule I, Parts I and II . . . . . . . . . 21 X 22 Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals on Part IX, column (A), line 2? If "Yes," complete Schedule I, Parts I and III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 X 23 Did the organization answer "Yes" to Part VII, Section A, line 3, 4, or 5 about compensation of the Y organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees? If "Yes," complete Schedule J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 X 24a Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than P $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002? If "Yes," answer lines 24b through 24d and complete Schedule K. If "No," go to line 25a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24a X b Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception? . . . . . . . 24b c Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year O to defease any tax-exempt bonds? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24c d Did the organization act as an "on behalf of" issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year? . . . . . . . 24d 25a Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . 25a b Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction Cwith a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25b 26 Did the organization report any amount on Part X, line 5, 6, or 22 for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, hig hest compensated employees, or disqualified persons? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 X T 27 Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 X 28 Was the organization a party to a business transactioNn with one of the following parties (see Schedule L, Part IV instructions for applicable filing thresholds, conditions, and exceptions): a A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV . . . . . . . . 28a X b A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV . . . . . . . . . E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28b X c An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV . . . . . . . . . 28c X 29 Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M . . . . . 29 X I 30 Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions? If L"Yes," complete Schedule M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 X 31 Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations? If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 X 32 Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets? C If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 X 33 Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 X 34 Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part II, III, or IV, and Part V, line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 X 35a Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35a X b If "Yes" to line 35a, did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2 . . . . . . . . . . 35b 36 Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 37 Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 X 38 Did the organization complete Schedule O and provide explanations in Schedule O for Part VI, lines 11b and 19? Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 X Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 5 Part V Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part V . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No 1a Enter the number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096. Enter -0- if not applicable . . . . . . . . 1a 86 b Enter the number of Forms W-2G included in line 1a. Enter -0- if not applicable . . . . . . . 1b 0 c Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1c X 2a Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Y Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return . . 2a 146 b If at least one is reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns? . . . . . 2b X Note. If the sum of lines 1a and 2a is greater than 250, you may be required to e-file. (see instructions) 3a Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year? . . . . . . . . . 3a X P b If "Yes," has it filed a Form 990-T for this year? If "No" to line 3b, provide an explanation in Schedule O . . . . . . 3b X 4a At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .O . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4a X b If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: See instructions for filing requirements for FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). 5a Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year? . . . . . . . . 5a X C b Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction? . . . . . 5b X c If "Yes" to line 5a or 5b, did the organization file Form 8886-T? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c 6a Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions? . . . . . . . . . . 6a X b If "Yes," did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible? . . . . . . . . . . . . T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6b 7 Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c). a Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7a N b If "Yes," did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided? . . . . . . . . . . 7b c Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7c d If "Yes," indicate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7d e Did the organization receive any funds, dirEectly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract? . . . . 7e f Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract? . . . . . 7f g If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required? . . 7g h If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C? . 7h I 8 Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds. Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization haveL excess business holdings at any time during the year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds. a Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9a b Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person? . . . . . . . . . 9b C 10 Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter: a Initiation fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10a b Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club facilities . . . . 10b 11 Section 501(c)(12) organizations. Enter: a Gross income from members or shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11a b Gross income from other sources (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against amounts due or received from them.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11b 12a Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041? . . . . 12a b If "Yes," enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year . . . . . 12b 13 Section 501(c)(29) qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. a Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13a Note. See the instructions for additional information the organization must report on Schedule O. b Enter the amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13b c Enter the amount of reserves on hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13c 14a Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . 14a X b If "Yes," has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments? If "No," provide an explanation in Schedule O . . . . . . 14b Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 6 Part VI Governance, Management, and Disclosure For each "Yes" response to lines 2 through 7b below, and for a "No" response to line 8a, 8b, or 10b below, describe the circumstances, processes, or changes in Schedule O. See instructions. Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . X Section A. Governing Body and Management Yes No 1a Enter the number of voting members of the governing body at the end of the tax year . . . . 1a 49 If there are material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body, or if the governing body delegated broad authority to an executive committee or similar committee, explain in Schedule O. Y b Enter the number of voting members included in line 1a, above, who are independent . . . . 1b 48 2 Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 X P 3 Did the organization delegate control over management duties customarily performed by or under the direct supervision of officers, directors, or trustees, or key employees to a management company or other person? . . . . 3 X 4 Did the organization make any significant changes to its governing documents since the prior Form 990 was filed? . . . . . 4 X 5 Did the organization become aware during the year of a significant diversion of the organization's assets? . . . . . 5 X O 6 Did the organization have members or stockholders? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 X 7a Did the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who had the power to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7a X b Are any governance decisions of the organization reserved to (or subject to approval by) members, stockholders, or persons other than the governing body? . . . . . . . C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7b X 8 Did the organization contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by the following: a The governing body? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8a X b Each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8b X 9 Is there any officer, director, trustee, or key employee listed in Part VII, Section A, who cannot be reached T at the organization's mailing address? If "Yes," provide the names and addresses in Schedule O . . . . . . . . . 9 X Section B. Policies (This Section B requests information about policies not required by the Internal Revenue Code.) Yes No 10a Did the organization have local chapters, branches,N or affiliates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10a X b If "Yes," did the organization have written policies and procedures governing the activities of such chapters, affiliates, and branches to ensure their operations are consistent with the organization's exempt purposes? . . . . . 10b 11a Has the organization provided a complete copy of this Form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form? . 11a X b Describe in Schedule O the process, if anyE, used by the organization to review this Form 990. 12a Did the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? If "No," go to line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12a X b Were officers, directors, or trustees, and key employees required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts? 12b X c Did the organization regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the policy? If "Yes," describe in Schedule O how this Iwas done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12c X 13 Did the organization have a written whistleblower policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 X L 14 Did the organization have a written document retention and destruction policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 X 15 Did the process for determining compensation of the following persons include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision? a The organization's CCEO, Executive Director, or top management official. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15a X b Other officers or key employees of the organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15b X If "Yes" to line 15a or 15b, describe the process in Schedule O (see instructions). 16a Did the organization invest in, contribute assets to, or participate in a joint venture or similar arrangement with a taxable entity during the year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16a X b If "Yes," did the organization follow a written policy or procedure requiring the organization to evaluate its participation in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law, and take steps to safeguard the organization's exempt status with respect to such arrangements? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16b Section C. Disclosure 17 List the states with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filed 18 Section 6104 requires an organization to make its Forms 1023 (or 1024 if applicable), 990, and 990-T (Section 501(c)(3)s only) available for public inspection. Indicate how you made these available. Check all that apply. Own website Another's website X Upon request Other (explain in Schedule O) 19 Describe in Schedule O whether (and if so, how) the organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year. 20 State the name, address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the organization's books and records: Name: NEI Phone Number: 202 739-8000 Physical Address: 1201 F Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004-1218 Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 7 Part VII Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VII . . . . . . . . . . . . Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees 1a Complete this table for all persons required to be listed. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization's tax year. List all of the organization's current officers, directors, trustees (whether individuals or organizations), regardless of amount of compensation. Enter -0- in columns (D), (E), and (F) if no compensation was paid. Y List all of the organization's current key employees, if any. See instructions for definition of "key employee." List the organization's five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee, or key employee) who received reportable compensation (Box 5 of Form W-2 and/or Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC) of more than $100,000 from the organization and any related organizations. P List all of the organization's former officers, key employees, and highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations. List all of the organization's former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the organization, more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations. O List persons in the following order: individual trustees or directors; institutional trustees; officers; key employees; highest compensated employees; and former such persons. Check this box if neither the organization nor any related organization compensated any current officer, director, or trustee. (C) C Position (A) (B) (do not check more than one (D) (E) (F) Name and Title Average box, unless person is both an Reportable Reportable Estimated hours per officer and a director/trustee) compensation compensation amount of week (list any from from related other hours for the organizations compensation related organization (W-2/1099-MISC) from the organizations (W-2/1099-MISC) organization T below dotted and related line) organizations N (1) Donald E Brandt 1.00 Chairman 0.00 X (2) William D Johnson 1.00 Vice Chairman 0.00 X E (3) Maria G Korsnick 40.00 President & CEO 0.00 X X 2,095,550 455,433 (4) Nicholas K Akins 1.00 Director 0.00 X I (5) Ralph Alexander 1.00 Director L 0.00 X (6) Gerard M Anderson 1.00 Director 0.00 X (7) A Christopher Bakken, III 1.00 C Director 0.00 X (8) Samuel L Belcher 1.00 Director 0.00 X (9) James A Burke 1.00 Director 0.00 X (10) Stephen A Byrne 1.00 Director 0.00 X (11) Robert Decensi 1.00 Director 0.00 X (12) Anthony F Earley, Jr. 1.00 Director 0.00 X (13) Jack Edlow 1.00 Director 0.00 X (14) Benjamin G.S. Fowke, III 1.00 Director 0.00 X Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 8 Part VII Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued) (C) Position (A) (B) (do not check more than one (D) (E) (F) Name and title Average box, unless person is both an Reportable Reportable Estimated hours per officer and a director/trustee) compensation compensation amount of week (list any from from related other hours for the organizations compensation related organization (W-2/1099-MISC) from the organizations (W-2/1099-MISC) organization below dotted and related line) Y organizations (15) Kamal Ghaffarian, Ph.D. 1.00 P Director 0.00 X (16) Timothy Gitzel 1.00 Director 0.00 X (17) Jose E Gutierrez 1.00 O Director 0.00 X (18) Adam C Heflin 1.00 Director 0.00 X (19) Greg J Hempfling 1.00 Director 0.00 X C (20) Wesley Hines, Ph.D. 1.00 Director 0.00 X (21) John L Hopkins 1.00 Director 0.00 X (22) Michael W Howard, Ph.D. 1.00 T Director 0.00 X (23) Ralph Izzo, Ph.D. 1.00 Director 0.00 X (24) Dhiaa M Jamil N1.00 Director 0.00 X (25) Sue Kelly 1.00 Director 0.00 X 1b Sub-total . . . . . . . . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,095,550 0 455,433 c Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,649,433 0 2,000,613 d Total (add lines 1b and 1c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,744,983 0 2,456,046 2 Total number of individuals (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of I reportable compensation from the organization 80 L Yes No 3 Did the organization list any former officer, director, or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on line 1a? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 4 For any individual listed on line 1a, is the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from C the organization and related organizations greater than $150,000? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 X 5 Did any person listed on line 1a receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization or individual for services rendered to the organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such person . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 X Section B. Independent Contractors 1 Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization's tax year. (A) (B) (C) Name and business address Description of services Compensation APCO Worldwide 1299 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, DC 20004 Project Management 5,801,384 G4S Secure Solutions 1395 University Blvd Jupiter, FL 33458 Project Management 2,212,048 Canberra Industries, Inc PO Box 27746 New York, NY 10087-7746 Project Management 1,662,174 Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC 1140 Connecticut Ave Washington, DC 20036 Advertising 1,129,201 Innovative Service Technology Ma 934 Glenwood Ave Atlanta, GA 30316-1816 Office Services 657,805 2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 43 Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 9 Part VIII Statement of Revenue Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VIII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (A) (B) (C) (D) Total revenue Related or Unrelated Revenue exempt business excluded from function revenue tax under sections revenue 512-514 1a Federated campaigns . . . . . . . . 1a 0 b Membership dues . . . . . . . . . . 1b 0 c Fundraising events . . . . . . . . . . 1c 0 Y d Related organizations . . . . . . . . 1d 0 e Government grants (contributions) . . . . 1e 0 f All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above . . . 1f 0 P g Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f: $ 0 h Total. Add lines 1a–1f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Business Code O 2a Membership 900099 51,329,298 51,329,298 b Conferences 900099 3,448,411 3,448,411 c Publications 900099 4,901 4,901 d 0 e C 0 f All other program service revenue . . . . 0 g Total. Add lines 2a–2f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,782,610 3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,190,256 1,190,256 4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds . . . 0 5 Royalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . 0 (i) Real (ii) Personal 6a Gross rents . . . . . . . . b Less: rental expenses . . . . N c Rental income or (loss) . . . 0 0 d Net rental income or (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7a Gross amount from sales of (i) Securities (ii) Other assets other than inventory . . 60,460,569 0 E b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses . . . . 58,630,515 0 c Gain or (loss) . . . . . . . 1,830,054 0 d Net gain or (loss) . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,830,054 1,830,054 8a Gross income from fundLraising events (not including $ 0 of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, lineC 18 . . . . . . . . . . a 0 b Less: direct expenses . . . . . . . . . b 0 c Net income or (loss) from fundraising events . . . . . . . 0 9a Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19. . . . . . . . . . a 0 b Less: direct expenses . . . . . . . . . b 0 c Net income or (loss) from gaming activities . . . . . . . . 0 10a Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances . . . . . . . . . a 0 b Less: cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . b 0 c Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory . . . . . . . . 0 Miscellaneous Revenue Business Code 11a Other 900099 1,763 1,763 b Advertising 541800 13,960 13,960 c 0 d All other revenue . . . . . . . . . . . 0 e Total. Add lines 11a–11d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,723 12 Total revenue. See instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,818,643 54,784,373 13,960 3,020,310 Form 990 (2017) Form 990 (2017) Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. 52-1209124 Page 10 Part IX Statement of Functional Expenses Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns. All other organizations must complete column (A). Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b, 7b, (A) (B) (C) (D) Total expenses Program service Management and Fundraising 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII. expenses general expenses expenses 1 Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 . . . . . . 845,195 2 Grants and other assistance to domestic Y individuals. See Part IV, line 22 . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16 . . . . . . . 0 P 4 Benefits paid to or for members . . . . . . . . . . 0 5 Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees . . . . . . . . . . . 10,476,337 0 6 Compensation not included above, to disqualified O persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) . . . . . . 7 Other salaries and wages . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,407,305 8 Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) . . . 4,256,C890 9 Other employee benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,034,805 10 Payroll taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,226,007 11 Fees for services (non-employees): a Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 b Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921,461 T c Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,105 d Lobbying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,900 e Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17 . . . 0 f Investment management fees . . . . . . . . . N . . 396,954 g Other. (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O.) 0 0 12 Advertising and promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 13 Office expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550,178 E 14 Information technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661,806 15 Royalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 16 Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,938,998 17 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256,701 I 18 Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or localL public officials . . . . . 0 19 Conferences, conventions, and meetings . . . . . . 3,240,219 20 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 21 Payments to affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 C 22 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization . . . . . . 488,052 0 0 0 23 Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233,286 24 Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.) a Program Issues 10,305,849 b Equipment Rental & Maintenance 798,909 c Printing & Publications 601,348 d Recruiting & Human Resources Services 120,367 e All other expenses Other 551,764 25 Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e . . 56,529,436 0 0 0 26 Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720) . . . . . . . . . Form 990 (2017)