SAMPLECON: Form 990, tax year 2018

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: SAMPLECON (EIN 47-4803850)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-13
IRS object ID: 201923179349309807
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-13T21:57:16-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	821276091	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Amy E Corcoran CPA LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1333 Soldiers Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	New Orleans	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70122	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	474803850	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAMPLECON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SAMP	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1021 PINE STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ORLEANS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70118	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RACHEL ALLTMONT	PersonNm
Person Title	OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7038633296	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-06-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Amy Corcoran	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01078383	PTIN
Phone	5049577474	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-11-13	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	184.171.140.17	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-13	IPDt
IP Tm	21:58:50	IPTm
Federal Original Submission Id	72128420193171py0dsk	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2019-11-13	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	1121C4B7480EB2C7FE8855F470B164DFE5FD63A6	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	1121C4B7480EB2C7FE8855F470B164DFE5FD63A6	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-04-17 16:48:07Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RACHEL ALLTMONT	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$300,195	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SAMPLECON.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2015	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE SURVEY SAMPLING AND MARKET RESEARCH INDUSTRY, INCLUDING PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND OPERATING PREMIER EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SENIOR-LEVEL EXECUTIVES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$207,566	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$171,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$124,800	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$129,195	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$332,366	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$300,195	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$74,612	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$82,770	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$177,213	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$260,289	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$251,825	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$343,059	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$80,541	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$42,864	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$181,906	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$139,042	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$181,906	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$139,042	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE SURVEY SAMPLING AND MARKET RESEARCH INDUSTRY, INCLUDING PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND OPERATING PREMIER EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SENIOR-LEVEL EXECUTIVES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE INDUSTRY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE SURVEY SAMPLING AND MARKET RESEARCH INDUSTRY, INCLUDING PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND OPERATING PREMIER EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SENIOR-LEVEL EXECUTIVES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE SURVEY SAMPLING AND MARKET RESEARCH INDUSTRY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES AN OPEN FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF TOPICS IN THE SAMPLE INDUSTRY AND FOCUSES ON PROVIDING A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT TO SHARE PERSPECTIVES ON INDUSTRY ISSUES, CHALLENGES, TRENDS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUCCESSES. THE 2018 CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.207 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 2018 CONFERENCE.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RACHEL ALLTMONT	PersonNm
Phone	7038633296	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1021 PINE STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ORLEANS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70118	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
NANCY BRIGHAM
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK COMER
PAST CHAIRMAN	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ROB BERGER
VICE CHAIRMAN	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MENDY ORIMLAN
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SIMA VASA
BOARD-CHAIRMAN	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAKE WOLFF
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADAM JOLLEY
TREASURER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
COREY JULSETH
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL ALLTMONT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	30.00	0.00		$82,770	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$82,770	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ARB MEETINGS EVENTS LLC	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7220 EARHART BLVD 2ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ORLEANS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70125	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONFERENCE MGMT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$164,655	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$171,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$171,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION	Desc
Business	611430	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$129,195	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$129,195	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$129,195	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$300,195	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$129,195	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,770	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,513	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,895	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$258	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,596	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,121	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,118	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BANK FEES	$173	$173
MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT	$495	$495
SHIPPING	$12	$12
MISCELLANEOUS	$1,108	$1,108

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$343,059	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,542	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,500	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$181,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,042	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$181,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,042	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$181,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,042	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$181,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,042	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$42,864	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2	ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WORK IN THE SAMPLING INDUSTRY. AS A RESULT, THE COMPANIES THAT THEY WORK FOR OCCASSIONALLY ENGAGE IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS. NO BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES DIRECT FINANCIAL BENEFIT FROM THE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.
Management duties delegation Part VI line 3	THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH ARB MEETINGS & EVENTS LLC, A CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO ASSIST IN MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c	THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a	THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A COMPENSATION POLICY.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g	CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT - $223,655MISCELLANEOUS - $2,240
General explanation attachment	THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY AND A WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY.