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COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY (EIN 27-3267081)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-09-09
IRS object ID
201932529349300218
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)
Return2019-09-09T09:15:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 N GLEBE ROAD SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN273267081EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING ANDBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3477700322PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 WEST 36TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLOU MASTRIAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3477700322PhoneNum
Signature2019-09-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID TRIMNERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00444822PTIN
Phone5712279500PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.137.57.251IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-09-09IPDt
IP Tm08:42:43IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIGITAL ADVERTISING ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLOU MASTRIAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 WEST 36TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,252,737GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressABOUTADS.INFOWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$3,883CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,064,096PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,700,052PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,248,351CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,052,338PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,091,299CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$282,599PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$161,438CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,450,737TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$553,629TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$54,540TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,234,759NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,396,197NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionDIGITAL ADVERTISING ALLIANCE PROMOTES DIGITAL/POLITICAL ADVERTISING STANDARDS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY AND CONTROL OVER THE COLLECTION AND USE OF WEB VIEW AND OTHER SIMILAR DATA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED DIGITAL ADVERTISING STANDARDS THROUGH INCREASED TRANSPARENCY:OUR PRINCIPLES REQUIRE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE CLEAR AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION AND USE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL ADVERTISING. THE SAME PRINCIPLES ALSO APPLY TO DIGITAL POLITICAL ADVERTISING. DAA ALLOWS LICENSED ENTITIES TO USE THE ADVERTISING OPTION ICON WITHIN OR NEAR ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS OR ON WEB PAGES OR APPLICATIONS WHERE INTEREST BASED ADVERTISING IS OCCURING. THE POLITICAL ADS ICON IS USED NEAR OR IN ADS TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED DIGITAL ADVERTISING STANDARDS THROUGH ENHANCED CONSUMER CONTROL:THE PRINCIPLES REQUIRE ENTITIES TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH CONTROL OVER THE COLLECTION AND USE OF WEB VIEWING AND OTHER SIMILAR DATA. TO ENCOURAGE THIS TYPE OF CONSUMER CHOICE, THE CORPORATION CREATED THE ABOUT ADS CONSUMER OPT-OUT PAGE AND APP CHOICES WHERE CONSUMERS CAN EASILY OPT-OUT OF SOME OR ALL OF THE INTEREST-BASED ADS THEY RECEIVE FROM PARTICIPATING ENTITIES, IF THEY SO CHOOSE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONDUCT EDUCATION OUTREACH TO CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES:THE DAA DEVELOPS BROAD COMMUNICATIONS THAT EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES ABOUT POLITICAL ADS INITIATIVES, ONLINE BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING, AND THE PRINCIPLES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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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
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document15IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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
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Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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

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Business Name Line1MICHAEL SIGNORELLI VENABLE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2023444000PhoneNum

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Address Line1600 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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DAN JAFFE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLARK RECTOR
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEIGH FREUND
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER OSWALD
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE GRIMALDI
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOU MASTRIA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00$350,817$0$46,958Yes (X)
CHET DALZELL
SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICA40.00$172,482$0$22,816Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$523,299TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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VENABLE LLP
750 E PRATT ST SUITE 900BALTIMOREMD21202LEGAL SERVICES$1,058,160
COUNCIL FOR BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC
3033 WILSON BLVD SUITE 600ARLINGTONVA22201SELF REGULATION PROGRAM$752,000
RIDGEBACK COMMUNICATIONS
500 WESTOVER DR SUITE 12137SANFORDNC27330COMMUNICATIONS$237,044
NETWORK ADVERTISING INITIATIVE
509 7TH ST NWWASHINGTONDC20004TECH SERVICES$153,050
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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CONSUMER OPT-OUT PAGE900099$1,532,230$1,532,230
APPROVED PROVIDER900099$400,000$400,000
PRINCIPLES COMMITTEE900099$200,000$200,000
DAAC LICENSE FEES900099$175,825$175,825
SUMMIT900099$106,000$106,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,414,055TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,883TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,883ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,834,799TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,834,799ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,252,737TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,414,055RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,838,682ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$397,775TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$445,173TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$832,271TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,977TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$942,000TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,781TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,889TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,977TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,779TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,201TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,740TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,504TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION$245,456
GLOBALIZATION INITIATIV$123,600
POLITICAL ADS INITIATIV$73,190
BANK SERVICE CHARGES$10,761

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,225TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,091,299TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,468,929BOYAmt
EOY$1,123,508EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,120,379BOYAmt
EOY$1,124,262EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,975BOYAmt
EOY$152,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,105BOYAmt
EOY$50,467EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,788,388BOYAmt
EOY$2,450,737EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$305,129BOYAmt
EOY$54,540EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,500BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$553,629BOYAmt
EOY$54,540EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,234,759BOYAmt
EOY$2,396,197EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,234,759BOYAmt
EOY$2,396,197EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,788,388BOYAmt
EOY$2,450,737EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$161,438ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
LOU MASTRIA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$262,817$0$88,000$0$0$0$10,083$0$36,875$0$397,775$0$0$0
CHET DALZELL
SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICA$157,482$0$15,000$0$0$0$6,526$0$16,290$0$195,298$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2INITIATIVE TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND DIGITAL POLITICAL ADS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE DAA: (1) ADVERTISING AND MARKETING TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND (2) OTHER ENTITIES (COMPANIES, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) THAT ARE INVOLVED IN OR SUPPORT DIGITAL ADVERTISING. THE FIRST GROUP, THE ASSOCIATIONS, ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE DAA. EACH OF THESE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ELECTS A BOARD MEMBER AND PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE DAA. THE SECOND GROUP, THE OTHER ENTITIES, ARE DIGITAL ADVERTISING COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT THE PROGRAM FINANCIALLY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE DAA CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES AND THE PAYMENT FOR THE USE OF DAA'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF THE DAA'S SELF-REGULATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, OR FOR THE ABILITY TO CERTIFY THAT OTHER COMPANIES ARE COMPLYING WITH THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING INDUSTRY'S CODE OF CONDUCT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE DAA EACH ELECT AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE BOARD OF THE DAA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AS WELL AS APPROVE OF ANY DECISIONS TO DISSOLVE, MERGE, OR CONSOLIDATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BIN 2018, DAA DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND IT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES, AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, "COVERED OFFICIALS") OF COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY D/B/A DIGITAL ADVERTISING ALLIANCE ("DAA OR "CORPORATION") EACH HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO ACT AT ALL TIMES IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY ARISE IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT MAY COMPROMISE THE ABILITY OF A COVERED OFFICIAL TO MAKE UNBIASED AND IMPARTIAL DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION. THIS POLICY SERVES TO DEFINE THE TERM "CONFLICT OF INTEREST," TO ASSIST COVERED OFFICIALS IN IDENTIFYING AND DISCLOSING SUCH CONFLICTS, AND TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF SUCH CONFLICTS ON THE CORPORATION WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE POLICY COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: -DUTY OF LOYALTY -WHAT IS A CONFLICT -DISCLOSURE -PROCESS AND REMEDY -DELEGATION -ANNUAL DISCLOSURE PROCESS DAA FOLLOWS UP ON A YEARLY BASIS WITH EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND STAFF TO ENSURE THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM IS COMPLETED. DAA AND ITS COVERED OFFICIALS MONITOR AND/OR ENFORCE THE POLICY THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICY AND REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES, DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BEFORE MAKING IMPORTANT BOARD DECISIONS, OR FOLLOWING UP WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEIR DISCLOSURE FORMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWS WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND THE FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENT. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN CORPORATE RECORDS. DAA WOULD USE A SIMILAR PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO THE EXTENT THEY EXISTED, BUT FOR THE TIME BEING THE ONLY SUCH PERSON IS THE ED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DAA COMPLIES WITH THE PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104 BY MAKING ITS FORM 1024, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(A), DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE IRS, AND THE FORMS 990 FOR ITS THREE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED TAX PERIODS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, AS SECTION 6104 DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) TO DISCLOSE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, DAA HAS DECIDED NOT TO MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GTHE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND DIRECT MARKETING ASN. 942,000.