QUALITY PARTS COALITION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: QUALITY PARTS COALITION (EIN 26-0275710)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-12
IRS object ID: 201933169349304653
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 C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-12T14:05:25-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363856676	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KUTCHINS ROBBINS & DIAMOND LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 PERIMETER DRIVE SUITE 760	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCHAUMBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60173	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	260275710	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	QUALITY PARTS COALITION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	QUAL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8003235832	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 PUTNAM PIKE J503	AddressLine1Txt
City	SMITHFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02917	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ED SALAMY	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8003235832	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EUGENE BARINHOLTZ	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00967812	PTIN
Phone	8472401040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-11-10	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	67.165.175.224	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-10	IPDt
IP Tm	09:26:30	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	5AD6D2F1D5CAB4CAFED82DEC16093A61613C6185	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-01-14 16:20:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ED SALAMY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 PUTNAM PIKE J503	AddressLine1Txt
City	SMITHFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02917	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$240,276	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.KEEPAUTOPARTSAFFORDABLE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS, INSURERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY PROTECTING COMPETITION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS MARKET AND PRESERVING THE FUTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$355,452	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$240,267	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$355,459	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$240,276	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$346,084	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$225,238	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$346,084	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$225,238	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,375	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$15,038	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$63,907	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$78,945	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$63,907	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$78,945	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS, INSURERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY PROTECTING COMPETITION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS MARKET AND PRESERVING THE FUTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS INDUSTRY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$221,410	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ENGAGED IN LOBBYING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$221,410	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ETS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8003235832	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 PUTNAM PIKE SUITE J 503	AddressLine1Txt
City	SMITHFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02917	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DAN MORRISSEY
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BERGNER
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN GRAY
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AARON LOWE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL BLUMENTHAL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEAN PAPPAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDAL WARD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAY POHLMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAT FELDER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK BURNETT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS SANTOS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED SALAMY
SECRETARY, EXEC DIR	15.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$26,062	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$26,062	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	575 7TH ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEGAL & LOBBY	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$181,848	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$240,267	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$240,267	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$240,276	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,062	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,455	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$195,348	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,250	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,238	TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,945	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,945	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	$63,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,945	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,945	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,945	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$15,038	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THIS ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF ITS DAY TO DAY AFFAIRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF ASSOCIATIONS, COALITIONS, BUSINESSES AND OTHER ENTITIES COMMITTED TO PRESERVING COMPETITION IN THE INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS INDUSTRY. THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: REGULAR AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. REGULAR MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE USE OR SALE OF ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS FOR AUTOMOBILES AND/OR PAY DUES DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN PROMOTING THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION BUT WHO DO NOT OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON AN INCREMENTAL ANNUAL DUES FORMULA. REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS AND ON SUCH MATTERS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THIS ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF ITS DAY TO DAY AFFAIRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER THAT PERTAINS TO THEIR OR THEIR COMPANY'S OWN BENEFIT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EMPLOYED BY THE OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY. THE OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS COMPENSATED PURSUANT TO AN ANNUAL RENEWABLE CONTRACT NEGOTIATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST SENT TO THE ADDRESS OF RECORD OF THE ORGANIZATION.