MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 20-0898908)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-15
IRS object ID: 201943199349312204
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 D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-15T14:00:26-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	470900880	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	WEST	AddressLine2Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	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	200898908	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYERS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MAJO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3016573535	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7700 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD NO 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT L FOOSE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3016573535	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SCOTT E HALLBERG CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01081188	PTIN
Phone	2023319880	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.100.43.98	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-15	IPDt
IP Tm	15:00:20	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	AAC600C6407F438ED9881BB94AB08BDC6703F2AD	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	54FE6E471F8A05619F206DEE27FDE7D0C354BA03	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ROBERT L FOOSE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7700 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD NO 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,799,801	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Other Organization Dsc	LABOR UNION	OtherOrganizationDsc
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION IS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC AND OTHER PLAYING CONDITIONS OF THE PLAYERS AND TO MAINTAIN AMICABLE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLAYERS, COACHES, MANAGERS AND OWNERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (MLS); TO PROMOTE GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE SOCCER PROFESSION; TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS WITH MLS RESPECTING CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT GOVERNING PLAYERS, EXCEPT THAT PLAYERS SHALL RETAIN THE RIGHT, PERSONALLY, TO NEGOTIATE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL SALARIES; TO HANDLE THE DISPUTES AND GRIEVANCES ARISING BY VIRTUE OF AGREEMENTS AND REPRESENTATION, INCLUDING ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION IN FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL COURTS, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, OR THE LEAGUE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE AND SAFEGUARD THEIR WELFARE; TO DEVELOP SUCH PROJECTS AND ENTERPRISES THAT WILL BRING FURTHER BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AS INDIVIDUALS OR THE ASSOCIATION AS AN ENTITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$987,006	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,363,044	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$25,722	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$105,693	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,405,975	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,331,064	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,418,703	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,799,801	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	$1,111,905	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,707,168	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$956,380	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,117,459	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,068,285	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,824,627	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,350,418	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$975,174	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,543,997	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,540,220	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$427,905	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$448,954	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,116,092	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,091,266	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION IS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC AND OTHER PLAYING CONDITIONS OF THE PLAYERS AND TO MAINTAIN AMICABLE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLAYERS, COACHES, MANAGERS AND OWNERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (MLS); TO PROMOTE GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE SOCCER PROFESSION; TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS WITH MLS RESPECTING CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT GOVERNING PLAYERS, EXCEPT THAT PLAYERS SHALL RETAIN THE RIGHT, PERSONALLY, TO NEGOTIATE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL SALARIES; TO HANDLE THE DISPUTES AND GRIEVANCES ARISING BY VIRTUE OF AGREEMENTS AND REPRESENTATION, INCLUDING ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION IN FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL COURTS, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, OR THE LEAGUE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE AND SAFEGUARD THEIR WELFARE; TO DEVELOP SUCH PROJECTS AND ENTERPRISES THAT WILL BRING FURTHER BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AS INDIVIDUALS OR THE ASSOCIATION AS AN ENTITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	REPRESENT PLAYERS OF MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER	Desc
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	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
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	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	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	Yes (1)	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	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT FOOSE	PersonNm
Phone	3016573535	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7500 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
SCOTT CALDWELL
EXECUTIVE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ETHAN FINLAY
EXECUTIVE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLINT IRWIN
EXECUTIVE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF LARENTOWICZ
EXECUTIVE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC MILLER
EXECUTIVE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK MULLINS
EXECUTIVE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LUIS ROBLES
EXECUTIVE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAX MCCARTY
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZAC MACMATH
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WIL TRAPP
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICTOR ULLOA
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JARED JEFFREY
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE WILLIS
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM MELIA
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WALKER ZIMMERMAN
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID BINGHAM
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENT KALLMAN
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EVAN BUSH
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS TIERNEY
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SEAN JOHNSON
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DILLON POWERS
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAY GADDIS
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZAREK VALENTIN
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TONY BELTRAN
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HARRY SHIPP
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN ROWE
REPRESENTATIVE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT L FOOSE
EXEC DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$360,000	$0	$39,861
DANIEL JONES
COO	40.00			$222,083	$0	$6,791	Yes (X)
ROBERT HARDEN
DIR PLAYER REL	40.00			$169,700	$0	$25,070	Yes (X)
JOHN ANDRIS
STAFF COUNSEL	40.00			$132,300	$0	$25,104	Yes (X)
NIC DARLING
DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATEGY	40.00			$115,500	$0	$24,139	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$999,583	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$120,965	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	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	SHERMAN DUNN COHEN LEIFER & YELLIG P	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	900 7TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEGAL SERVICE	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$164,565	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PLAYER DUES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,363,044	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,363,044	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,363,044	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$105,693	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$105,693	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,181,064	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,181,064	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SOLIDARITY	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$150,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$150,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$150,000	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,799,801	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,513,044	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,286,757	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$399,861	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,048,301	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,849	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,429	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,728	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$192,492	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,373	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,876	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,406	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,950	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$191,153	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$325,733	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,829	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,490	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,935	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	$79,960
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$43,800
LOSS ON SUBLEASE	$4,462

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,824,627	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$144,946	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,146,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,892,539	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$639,618	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$145,757	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$493,861	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,874	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,543,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,540,220	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,952	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,651	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$408,953	BOYAmt
EOY	$421,303	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$427,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$448,954	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,116,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,091,266	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,116,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,091,266	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,543,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,540,220	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$975,174	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$305,759	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$48,097	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$257,662	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$121,859	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$87,660	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,199	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$212,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$202,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$493,861	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$150,197
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$7,414
DEFERRED T.I 7500 OLD GEORGETOWN	$256,096
PLAYERS DUES REBATE PAYABLE	$7,596

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$421,303	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,799,801	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,799,801	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,799,801	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,824,627	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,824,627	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,824,627	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(5) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC INCOME TAXES, WHICH PROVIDES CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2015 THROUGH 2017 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION FILES RETURNS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ROBERT L FOOSE
EXEC DIRECTOR	$360,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,260	$0	$29,601	$0	$399,861	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL JONES
COO	$222,083	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,791	$0	$228,874	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT HARDEN
DIR PLAYER REL	$169,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,940	$0	$20,130	$0	$194,770	$0	$0	$0
JOHN ANDRIS
STAFF COUNSEL	$132,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,788	$0	$20,316	$0	$157,404	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THERE ARE NO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP. ALL MEMBERS HAVE FULL RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS ELECT A PLAYER REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF OUR TEAMS. THE PLAYER REPRESENTATIVES IN TURN ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	RATIFICATION OF OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS DRAFTED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S OUTSIDE AUDIT FIRM AND IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS. THE DRAFT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM IS THEN FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WHICH ARE IN TURN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.