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GLASS PACKAGING INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GLASS PACKAGING INSTITUTE (EIN 13-1524721)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-14
IRS object ID
201943189349309654
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)
Return2019-11-14T14:28:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN520901831PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1ROSS LANGAN & MCKENDREE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line17900 WESTPARK DR STE T420AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN131524721EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlGLASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7036846359PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14250 NORTH FAIRFAX DR NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonSCOTT DEFIFEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7036846359PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-14SignatureDt
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Phone7038932660PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSCOTT DEFIFEPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,034,276GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.GPI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1945FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE CONTINUED GROWTH & ACCEPTANCE OF GLASS CONTAINERS AS DESIRABLE, ECONOMICAL & COMPETITIVE PACKAGES FOR BEVERAGES, FOODS & OTHER COMMODITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$277PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$178,066PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$173,419CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,329,045PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$2,061,028PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,342,112CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$268,017PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$323,502CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,984,525TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,672,544TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$517,692TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$529,213TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,466,833NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,143,331NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING AND FUNDED PRIMARILY BY NORTH AMERICA'S GLASS CONTAINER MANUFACTURERS, THE GLASS PACKAGING INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMON INTERESTS OF THE INDUSTRY AND ITS SUPPLIERS DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCOMMUNICATIONS- TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF GLASS PACKAGING TO GLASS CONTAINER CUSTOMERS AND CONSUMERS AS THE OPTIMAL PACKAGING CHOICE FOR HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SHELF APPEAL.Desc

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DescGOVERNMENT AFFAIRS- TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE GLASS CONTAINER INDUSTRY AGAINST REGULATIONS IMPACTING THE COST OF MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES.Desc
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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PACE LLP
1220 N FILLMORE ST SUITE 400ARLINGTONVA22201CONSULTING/MARKETING$222,000
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20004CONSULTING/MARKETING$194,676
CONNI KUNZLER
3830 N 9TH STREET 310WARLINGTONVA22203CONSULTING$117,927
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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ANNUAL MEETING900099$21,552$21,552
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,843,299TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total$477,500TotalAmt

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Total$10,583TotalAmt

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Total$20,411TotalAmt

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Total$172,097TotalAmt

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Total$43,737TotalAmt

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Total$104,913TotalAmt

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Total$704,051TotalAmt

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Total$18,223TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$23,700TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$14,499TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$90,584TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$42,766TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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THEFT EXPENSE$89,600
PROXY TAX$22,011
OTHER PROGRAMS$21,160

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Total$8,494TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$2,342,112TotalAmt

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BOY$308,126BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$766,889BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$791,765BOYAmt
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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$9,784BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$94,052BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$11,939BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$1,970BOYAmt
EOY$1,970EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,984,525BOYAmt
EOY$1,672,544EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$215,073BOYAmt
EOY$186,594EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$40,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$302,619BOYAmt
EOY$302,619EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$517,692BOYAmt
EOY$529,213EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,466,833BOYAmt
EOY$1,143,331EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,466,833BOYAmt
EOY$1,143,331EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,984,525BOYAmt
EOY$1,672,544EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$323,502ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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

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Political Expenditures$13,000PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,821,746DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$104,767NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$104,767NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Taxable$104,767TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITSDesc
Amt$302,619Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$302,619TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGPI IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC), EXCEPT ON NET INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. GPI WAS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL PROXY TAX ON ITS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES AND FEDERAL TAX ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE. FEDERAL TAXES OF $22,011 AND $32,954 HAVE BEEN ACCRUED FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017, RESPECTIVELY. GPI IS REQUIRED TO MEASURE, RECOGNIZE, PRESENT, AND DISCLOSE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS GPI HAS TAKEN IN THE TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION OR EXPECTS TO TAKE ON AN INCOME TAX RETURN. GPI RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. PRIOR YEAR INCOME TAX RETURNS MAY BE SUBJECT TO AUDIT IN VARIOUS TAX JURISDICTIONS, MOST OF WHICH DEFINE OPEN TAX YEARS AS THREE YEARS FROM THE LATER OF THE DUE DATE OR THE DATE THE RETURN WAS FILED. GPI RECORDED NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS FOR ANY OPEN TAX YEARS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNN BRAGGPersonNm
TitleFORMER PRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$390,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$390,000TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3GPI UTILIZED AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. ROSS LANGAN & MCKENDREE LLP HANDLED THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF MEMBERSHIP MAINTENANCE, FINANCIAL PROCESSING AND REPORTING AS WELL AS GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6GPI HAS FOUR CLASSES MEMBERS DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS: (1) PRIMARY MANUFACTURER MEMBERS; (2) CUSTOMER MANUFACTURER MEMBERS; (3) VOTING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WHICH ARE FURTHER SUBDIVIDED INTO SUB-CLASSES A & B; AND (4) NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE FURTHER SUBDIVIDED INTO SUB-CLASSES C & D. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ESTABLISHES MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA FOR EACH CLASS AND SUB-CLASS OF MEMBERS. PRIMARY MANUFACTURER MEMBERS CONSIST OF COMPANIES PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE TO OTHERS OF GLASS CONTAINERS. THESE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO APPOINT ONE MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SO THAT AT ALL TIMES A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS COMPRISED OF TRUSTEES APPOINTED BY THIS CLASS OF MEMBERS. CUSTOMER MANUFACTURER MEMBERS CONSIST OF COMPANIES THAT ARE INDUSTRY CUSTOMERS AND ARE ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF GLASS CONTAINERS. THESE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO APPOINT ONE MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. VOTING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CONSIST OF SUPPLIERS OF PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES TO, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF PRODUCTS FOR GLASS CONTAINER MANUFACTURERS. THESE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ELECT TWO TRUSTEES PROVIDED THAT ONLY CLASS A SHALL BE ELIGIBLE (1) FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR (2) TO CHAIR ANY COMMITTEE OR TASK FORCE OF THE INSTITUTE. NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CONSIST OF OTHER COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS THAT SHARE THE OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE INSTITUTE. THESE MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7APRIMARY MANUFACTURER MEMBERS AND CUSTOMER MEMBER MANUFACTURER MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. ANY QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL WITH THE TAX PREPARER PRIOR TO THE PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. THE RETURN IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND FINALIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE WERE NO OTHER EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.