STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

NATIONAL LIFELINE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
NATIONAL LIFELINE ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-2198152)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-06-05
IRS object ID
202041579349300114
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-06-05T15:31:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN823749172PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FENSTERMACHER & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1115 SOUTH BROAD STAddressLine1Txt
CityKENNETT SQUARECityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19348ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522198152EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL LIFELINE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6102005135PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1415 MCFARLAN RD NO 108AddressLine1Txt
CityKENNETT SQUARECityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19348ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID B DORWARTPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone6102005135PhoneNum
Signature2020-05-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonW CHAD FENSTERMACHER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00201432PTIN
Phone6104441215PhoneNum
Preparation2020-05-20PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address96.227.181.37IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-05-20IPDt
IP Tm17:54:36IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id267E4A75A738DCFC7C08A293B2586ED17F8D74E0AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdCFB5EBD3FB49DB96734532078FDDEE8F23FDA8E9AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-04-22 16:20:28ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NALABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID B DORWARTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1415 MCFARLAN RD NO 108AddressLine1Txt
CityKENNETT SQUARECityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19348ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,419,253GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.NALALIFELINE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE LIFELINE PROGRAM INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE DISCOUNT PHONE SERVICE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers17TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,504,926PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,127,161CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$363,300PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$292,092CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,868,226PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,419,253CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$57,607PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,059,478PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,457,673CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,117,085PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,457,673CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$248,859PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$38,420CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$48,234TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$74,403TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$118,817TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$183,406TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$70,583NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$109,003NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROMOTE THE LIFELINE PROGRAM INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE DISCOUNT ON PHONE SERVICE FOR QUALIFYING LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND SECURITY THAT PHONE SERVICE BRINGS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS INDUSTRY TRENDS AND HAS SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS. THE ORGANIZATION SPENDS ROUGHLY 80% OF ITS TIME ADVOCATING FOR THE LIFELINE INDUSTRY.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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 Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
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 Line1DAVE DORWARTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6102005135PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1415 MCFARLAN RD STE 108AddressLine1Txt
CityKENNETT SQUARECityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19348ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DAVID DORWART
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM LEHRMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID AVILA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE KLEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHAN STIERWALT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALI BADRAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISSA ASAD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE CORTES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOMENIC FONTANA
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN MARTIN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
101 PARK AVENUENEW YORKNY10178LEGAL SERVICES$682,779
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LLC
PO BOX 14416WASHINGTONDC20044LEGAL SERVICES$385,441
VIAONE SERVICES LLC
415 MCFARLAN RD STE 108KENNETT SQUAREPA19348CONTRACT PAYROLL & MANAGEMENT SERV$180,274
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,127,161AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,127,161TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE INCOME611430$151,209$151,209
TRAINING INCOME611430$140,883$140,883
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$292,092TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,419,253TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$292,092RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,086,946TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,536TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,109TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,894TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,390TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,037TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,462TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,025TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
ECONOMIC DATA SERVICE$25,000
REGULATORY AND COMPLIAN$19,180
TRAINING AND EDUCATION$13,880
BANK FEES$11,432

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,457,673TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,943BOYAmt
EOY$6,661EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$82,863LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,121LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,291BOYAmt
EOY$67,742EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,234BOYAmt
EOY$74,403EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,817BOYAmt
EOY$183,406EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,817BOYAmt
EOY$183,406EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$70,583BOYAmt
EOY-$109,003EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$70,583BOYAmt
EOY-$109,003EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,234BOYAmt
EOY$74,403EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$38,420ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$0PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNONEExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,863OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,121DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,742BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$67,742TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO RELATED PARTIES$181,510
SALES TAX PAYABLE$1,896
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$183,406TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
ASSIST WIRELESS
17% OWNED BY DAVID B DORWART$102,420CONFERENCE COSTS AND SUPPORT, ADVERTISING, TRAVEL COSTS0
VIA ONE SERVICES LLC
17% OWNED BY DAVID B DORWART$110,731MANAGEMENT SERVICES, CONTRACT PAYROLL, MARKETING, CONFERENCE PLANNING0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD REVIEWS A COPY OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST