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ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION (EIN 13-3768378)
Tax period
2018-04-01 to 2019-03-31
Filed
2020-02-15
IRS object ID
202020469349300522
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-02-15T14:16:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521446779PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON LAMBERT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14242 Six Forks Road Suite 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityRaleighCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27609ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133768378EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlENTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022232400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW No 300wAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonStanley Pierre-LouisPersonNm
Person Titlepresident & ceoPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022232400PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJ Calvin MarksPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01226973PTIN
Phone9197196400PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address34.206.232.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-02-15IPDt
IP Tm14:16:31IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device IdD75C7D1A07CD6AEB89DA2C33D6773BF481ABBFCFAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal Officerstanley pierre-louisPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW No 300wAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$47,826,522GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.THEESA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION SERVES AS THE VOICE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. OUR MISSION IS TO EXPAND AND PROTECT THE DYNAMIC WORLDWIDE MARKETPLACE FOR VIDEO GAMES AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC TRUST IN THE INDUSTRY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee94TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers17TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$38,914,974CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,360,990PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$969,892CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$159,411PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$601,438CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$36,683,350PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$40,486,304CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$544,404PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$531,503CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,302,759PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,710,756CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$23,435,749PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$26,101,595CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$36,282,912PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$40,343,854CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$400,438PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$142,450CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$47,699,151TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$46,075,214TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$19,366,496TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$18,038,179TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$28,332,655NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$28,037,035NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION SERVES AS THE VOICE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. OUR MISSION IS TO EXPAND AND PROTECT THE DYNAMIC WORLDWIDE MARKETPLACE FOR VIDEO GAMES AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC TRUST IN THE INDUSTRY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescLEGAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ADVOCATES FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND THE COURTS. SERVES AS THE SOLE PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERFACE BETWEEN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND THE MEDIA TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescE3 EVENT - BRINGS TOGETHER THE GLOBAL INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WITH ELITE MEDIA OUTLETS, KEY RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, LEADING ANALYSTS, AND CONSUMERS TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE INDUSTRY OFFERINGS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRATINGS AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS (ESRB & IARC) - ADMINISTERS AN INTERNATIONAL AGE AND CONTENT RATING SYSTEM THAT APPLIES TO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS AND DEVICES, PROVIDING RELIABLE GUIDANCE TO PARENTS AND CONSUMERS. ADMINISTERS A PRIVACY SEAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY ON VIDEO GAME COMPANY WEBSITES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTETCTION AND SECURITY PROTECTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF MEMBER COMPANIES BY ESTABLISHING A NUMBER OF ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT COMBATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENTGHTS.ADVERTISING REVIEW COUNCIL - ENSURES THAT ADVERTISING FOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE IS APPROPRIATE, RESPONSIBLE, TRUTHFUL, AND ACCURATE, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT RATINGS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document101IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee94EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANA MOLINABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022232400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW No 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Robert Altman
Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Phil Spencer
Vice Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas Bowser
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laurent Detoc
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Reggie Fils-Aime
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Haddad
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Takayuki Kubo
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kyle Laughlin
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shawn Layden
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Owen Mahoney
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Meegan
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip Rogers
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacob Schatz
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean Shoptaw
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kiichiro Urata
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Walther
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Strauss Zelnick
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Gallagher
President & CEO40.00Yes (X)$1,689,329$0$67,3041.00
Ana Molina
CFO40.00Yes (X)$403,160$0$32,439
Patricia Vance
President - ESRB40.00$869,938$0$32,041Yes (X)
Stanley Pierre-Louis
General Counsel & Sr. Vice President40.00$637,250$0$50,094Yes (X)
Erik V Huey
SVP, Government Affairs40.00$516,350$0$52,744Yes (X)
Andrew Bowins
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs40.00$261,119$0$13,898Yes (X)
Thomas Foulkes
VP, State Government Affairs40.00$260,668$0$45,674Yes (X)
Julie Kitt
Associate General Counsel40.00$253,272$0$54,5091.00Yes (X)
Benjamin Golant
Chief Counsel, IP and Legal Policy40.00$251,185$0$46,797Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$5,142,271TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$395,500TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K33IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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DOLAHER EVENTS
1630 CONCORD STFRAMINGHAMMA01701TRADESHOW MANAGEMENT$4,126,690
SHOW TIME SERVICES
8332 LAMBERT DRHUNTINGTON BEACHCA82647TRADESHOW SECURTIY$800,003
MARKMONITOR
PO BOX 3775CAROL STREAMIL60132WEB MONITORING$527,027
GES GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS
PO BOX 96174BOX CHICAGO ILIL60693TRADESHOW PRODUCTION$481,910
OLA BALOLA LLC
16746 VIA LA COSTAPACIFIC PALISADESCA90272TRADESHOW MANAGEMENT$447,240
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K41CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
e3expo900099$19,425,603$19,425,603
member dues900099$11,995,333$11,995,333
rating fees900099$6,722,250$6,722,250
privacy online900099$771,788$771,788
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$38,914,974TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$994,715TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$994,715ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$406,429TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$406,429RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,315,395SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,340,218SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$24,823SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$24,823TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$24,823ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescreimbursementsDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$188,253TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$188,253ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,756TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,756ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$195,009OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40,486,304TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$19,895,800RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$20,590,504ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,400TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$526,103TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,163,333TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,532,117TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,937TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,060,776TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$682,593TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$471,113TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,002TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,488,922TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,265TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$604,600TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$626,945TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$283,728TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,909,779TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$278,026TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,975,158TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$312,705TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$844,961TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,981TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
public affairs/advocacy$1,932,558
policy and regulatory$1,759,160
IP Security & Protectio$1,692,664
communications/research$1,114,351

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,526,677TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,343,854TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,573,304BOYAmt
EOY$14,406,858EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,234,578BOYAmt
EOY$1,601,243EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,180,784BOYAmt
EOY$2,690,257EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,542,716LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,672,443LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,392,495BOYAmt
EOY$2,870,273EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,804,696BOYAmt
EOY$23,993,264EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$513,294BOYAmt
EOY$513,319EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,699,151BOYAmt
EOY$46,075,214EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,440,220BOYAmt
EOY$5,570,970EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,421,920BOYAmt
EOY$8,941,568EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,504,356BOYAmt
EOY$3,525,641EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,366,496BOYAmt
EOY$18,038,179EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,332,655BOYAmt
EOY$28,037,035EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,332,655BOYAmt
EOY$28,037,035EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,699,151BOYAmt
EOY$46,075,214EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$142,450ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$418,070NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$20,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$764,978PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$736,548InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$736,548TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINContributions Rcvd DlvrContributionsRcvdDlvrAmtPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
esa pac
601 massachusetts avenue nw suitewashingtonDC20001352311756$33,572
contributions to various political organizations
601 massachusetts avenue nw suitewashingtonDC20001$736,548
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$11,995,333DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$5,677,841NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$1,428,844NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$4,248,997NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$5,397,900AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over-$1,148,903CarriedOverAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I-A, Line 1:ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES PAID ON BEHALF OF AFFILIATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
form 990, schedule c, part i-c:a detail of the contributions to various political organizations is available upon request.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,058,942OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$424,265DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,634,677BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,271,041OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,035,445DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,235,596BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,212,733OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,212,733DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,870,273TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
deferred rent$3,502,733
due to related foundation$22,908
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,525,641TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThere are no tax positions held by ESA that are considered to be uncertain as of march 31, 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific00program servicescontent protection$156,000
Europe00program serviceslegal$118,000
north America00grants to recipients located in region; program serviceslegal & content protection$736,000
Russia and Neighboring States00program serviceslegal & content protection$167,000
South America00program servicesLegal & Content Protection$426,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,603,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,603,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth AmericaRegionTxt
Purpose Of Granttrade association supportPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$526,103CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursementwire transferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION MONITORS THE GRANT BY HAVING A SEAT ON THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE ASSOCIATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIALS QUARTERLY TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY BEING SENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael Gallagher
President & CEO$803,689$0$622,946$0$262,694$0$39,125$0$28,179$0$1,756,633$0$0$0
Ana Molina
CFO$316,160$0$87,000$0$0$0$16,500$0$15,939$0$435,599$0$0$0
Patricia Vance
President - ESRB$565,648$0$300,000$0$4,290$0$16,500$0$15,541$0$901,979$0$0$0
Stanley Pierre-Louis
General Counsel & Sr. Vice President$487,250$0$150,000$0$0$0$16,500$0$33,594$0$687,344$0$0$0
Erik V Huey
SVP, Government Affairs$406,350$0$110,000$0$0$0$16,500$0$36,244$0$569,094$0$0$0
Andrew Bowins
SVP, Communications and Public Affai$236,119$0$25,000$0$0$0$0$0$13,898$0$275,017$0$0$0
Thomas Foulkes
VP, State Government Affairs$209,668$0$51,000$0$0$0$3,853$0$41,821$0$306,342$0$0$0
Julie Kitt
Associate General Counsel$216,477$0$36,795$0$0$0$16,500$0$38,009$0$307,781$0$0$0
Benjamin Golant
Chief Counsel, IP and Legal Policy$216,535$0$34,650$0$0$0$7,788$0$39,009$0$297,982$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMICHAEL GALLAGHER RECEIVED POST-EMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS TOTALING $219,366 DURING the CALENDAR year 2018.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Association has three classes of members: CHARTER, FULL, and INDIVIDUAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7acharter members of the association have voting rights to select members of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 is reviewed by the president/CEO and the CFO prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aTHE PESIDENT/CEO'S SALARY IS determined by the Executive Committee of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A PERFORMANCE REVIEW, A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND A REVIEW OF THE PREVAILING TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION PRACTICES AS REPORTED BY INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS OF THIS INFORMATION. The last compensation review for the president/ceo was held in may 2019.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19These documents are not made available to the public.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:bad debt -20,000.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1esa's foundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW suite 3AddressLine1Txt
CitywashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061582325EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING POSITIVE PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1esaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd