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RAIL SECURITY ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
RAIL SECURITY ALLIANCE (EIN 81-1250980)
Tax period
2017-11-01 to 2018-10-31
Filed
2019-06-04
IRS object ID
201931559349300303
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-06-04T07:37:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN811250980EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAIL SECURITY ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRAILBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024668700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11341 G STREET NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERIK OLSONPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024668700PhoneNum
Signature2019-06-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-06-04IPDt
IP Tm08:37:13IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEPHANIE SILVERMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11341 G STREET NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$885,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2016FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$812,926PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$833,628CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$32,074PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$51,372CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$194,356TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$10,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$132,984NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$184,356NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION AND ENACTMENT OF U.S. POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND LAWS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE SECURITY OF THE RAILROADS AND RAILROAD SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$706,059ExpenseAmt
Revenue$885,000RevenueAmt
DescTHE RAIL SECURITY ALLIANCE UNDERTOOK EFFORTS TO INFORM THE U.S. CONGRESS AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REGARDING CHINESE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES ENTERING THE FREIGHT RAIL MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$706,059TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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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
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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 Line1ERIK OLSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024668700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11341 G STREET NW NO 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN WORIES
CHAIR0.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM FURMAN
BOARD MEMBER0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK TODD
BOARD MEMBER0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN O'BRYAN
BOARD MEMBER0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE SILVERMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIK OLSON
VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM BEALL
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
VENN STRATEGIES
1341 G ST NW 6TH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20005LOBBYING & MANAGEMENT SUPPORT$460,000
HAMILTON PLACE STRATEGIES LLC
850 15TH STREET NW SUITE 200WASHINGTONDC20005COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$155,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP DUESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$885,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$885,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$885,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$885,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$885,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,917TotalAmt
Management And General$110,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,716TotalAmt
Management And General$13,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,800TotalAmt
Management And General$2,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$563,667TotalAmt
Program Services$563,667ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,392TotalAmt
Program Services$142,392ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBUSINESS EXPENSESDesc
Total$136TotalAmt
Management And General$136ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$833,628TotalAmt
Program Services$706,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,569ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,984BOYAmt
EOY$184,356EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,984BOYAmt
EOY$194,356EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,984BOYAmt
EOY$184,356EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,984BOYAmt
EOY$184,356EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,984BOYAmt
EOY$194,356EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$51,372ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$885,000DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$563,667NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$705,312NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$141,645NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$885,000AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$1,026,645TaxableAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
VENN STRATEGIES LLC
STEPHANIE SILVERMAN, FOUNDER/CEO OF VENN STRATEGIES, IS AN OFFICER OF RSA.$554,584VENN STRATEGIES PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND LOBBYING SERVICES TO RSA.0
SUMMIT STRATEGIES
JIM BEALL, PARTNER OF SUMMIT STRATEGIES, IS AN OFFICER OF RSA.$120,000SUMMIT STRATEGIES PROVIDES LOBBYING SERVICES TO RSA.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3RAIL SECURITY ALLIANCE HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH VENN STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND LOBBYING SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, STEPHANIE SILVERMAN, VENN STRATEGIES CEO, AND ERIK OLSON, VENN STRATEGIES PRINCIPAL, SERVE AS OFFICERS OF RAIL SECURITY ALLIANCE. IN FY2018, VENN STRATEGIES WAS PAID A FEE OF $554,584 FOR ITS SERVICES, OF WHICH, $110,917 WAS FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER OF RSA. A COPY OF THE FINAL 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,392. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,392. PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 79,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,000.