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CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (EIN 53-0114930)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-06-25
IRS object ID
201801769349300400
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)
Return2018-06-25T07:07:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Raffa PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11899 L Street NW Suite 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN530114930EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Grocery Manufacturers AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlGROCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026395900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11350 I Street NW No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMr Steve McCroddanPersonNm
Person TitleSr. VP, CFO, CAOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026395900PhoneNum
Signature2018-06-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonThomas J RaffaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00916458PTIN
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMs Pamela BaileyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11350 I Street NW No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,149,541GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.gmaonline.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1909FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent45VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee91TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$97,834NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,183,075PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,178,090CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$30,936,184PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$23,066,381CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,398,108PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,059,041CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$1,837,760PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$858,668CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$35,679,607PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$26,162,180CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$622,083PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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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$18,180,586PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,525,249CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$25,210,314CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$17,182,656TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$12,727,484TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,940,785NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$30,294,316NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGMA is the trade association representing the world's leading food, beverage and consumer products companies and associated partners. GMA has a primary focus on product safety, science-based public policies and industry initiatives that seek to empower people with the tools and information they need to make informed choices and lead healthier lives. For more information, visit www.gmaonline.org.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescScientific and Regulatory Affairs:Science and technology - Through a team of qualified scientists, this initiative provides public policy support and scientific and technical assistance to the consumer products industry in the areas of food safety, chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, processing, packaging, waste disposal and other areas. Regulatory affairs - This initiative monitors regulatory issues affecting the consumer products industry, develops strategies to advance regulations and policies and provides a link between the consumer products industry and regulatory decision makers such as the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Consumer Claims - Through this initiative, GMA investigates consumer product claims on behalf of its members, fairly and efficiently resolving valid claims while vigorously defending against those without merit. The Scientific Affairs program also provides conferences which serve as a forum to exchange ideas and knowledge related to the consumer products industry. Workshops and webinars are also provided which increase the overall awareness of the industry to regulatory changes and research development.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGovernment Affairs - Federal and State: This program monitors and advocates public policy issues affecting the consumer products industry and provides a link between the consumer products industry and Congressional and state decision-makers by ensuring that sound science is included in the legislative decision-making process where appropriate.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescIndustry Affairs: This program provides an understanding of the drivers of sales and sales promotion, works to reduce the total cost of the industry supply chain, improve customer service levels and improve industry performance through metrics and benchmark development. This program includes initiatives such as SmartLabel, a broad voluntary transparency technology effort that provides consumers with more information about ingredients in the food, beverage, household products, personal care and pet care products.This program also includes conferences which serve as a forum for gathering the most influential leaders from the food, beverage and consumer products industry for collaborative learning, trend-spotting, and problem solving, all with the goal of ensuring a bright and vibrant future for our industry, our employees and the consumers we serve.Additionally, this program includes GMA staff's efforts to retain existing members and recruit new members.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Public Communication: This program ensures that GMA acts as the voice of the consumer products industry on relevant issues and provides information to the public through industry coalitions, news media engagement, social media content, and technical and scientific publications. This program includes Facts Up Front, a voluntary nutrient-based labeling system that summarizes important food nutrient information on the front of food and beverage packages.
Global Strategy: Through this program, GMA works to eliminate tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, harmonize standards for food, beverage and consumer products, encourage border efficiencies and advocate common-sense policies related to investment and tax, intellectual property and counterfeiting, multi-lateral organization activity, market-based commodity prices and customs facilitation.
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document65IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee91EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member45IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bill Pappas VP & ControllerBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026395900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (70 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Christopher J Policinski Land
O'Lakes; Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher D Lischewski
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Salman Amin SC Johnson
Son, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey Ansell The Sun
Products Corp.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JP Bilbrey The Hershey
Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michele Buck The Hershey
Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roger Bird Abbott Nutrition
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andy Callahan Tyson
Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Cantwell BG Foods
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Albert P Carey PepsiCo
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark A Clouse Pinnacle
Foods Group LLC; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean Connolly Conagra
Brands, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Cyr Freshpet Inc
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Darragh Reily Foods
Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benno Dorer The Clorox Co
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Alexander M Douglas Jr
The Coca-Cola Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian J Driscoll Snyder's-
Lance, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stanley K Dunbar Moody
Dunbar, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Dwyer Michael Foods
Post Holdings; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Ferriter Bush Brothers
& Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CJ Fraleigh Gehl Foods
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert J Gamgort Keurig
Green Mountain; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chad M Geise Furmano Foods
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William G Gisel Jr Rich
Products Corp.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louis C Gottsponer Jr
Morgan Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Grimwood Nestle USA
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth E Guise Jr Knouse
Foods Cooperative, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Hall Cargill Inc
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James B Hannan Georgia-
Pacific, LLC; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Harmening General Mills
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hendrik Hartong III Sunny
Delight Beverages Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas P Hayes Tyson Foods
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bradley C Irwin Welch Foods
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth C Keller Mars Inc
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kees Kruythoff Unilever
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lawrence Kurzius McCormick
& Co., Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl Lee Jr Snyder's
Lance, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nils Lommerin Del Monte Foods
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Marques Mondelez
Internat'l, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark McNeil Lassonde Pappas
& Co., Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise M Morrison Campbell
Soup Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Norman Kellogg Co
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy C Papadellis Ocean
Spray Cranberries, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fred Penny Bimbo Bakeries
USA; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vivek Sankaran Frito-Lay NA
PepsiCo, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony B Sarsam Ready Pac
Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jens-Martin Schwaetzler Henkel
Consumer Goods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allen L Shiver Flowers
Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
P Justin Skala Colgate-
Palmolive Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Smucker The JM Smucker
Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard K Smucker The JM
Smucker Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James P Snee Hormel Foods
Corp.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn M Tastad The Procter
& Gamble Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glen Tellock Lakeside Foods
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathleen A Walters Georgia-
Pacific Consumer Products; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Zoghbi The Kraft
Heinz Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela Bailey
President & CEO37.00Yes (X)$1,966,531$0$551,0480.50
Steve McCroddan
Senior VP, CFO, CAO37.50Yes (X)$384,399$0$55,895
Jim Flannery Sr Exec VP-
Operations & Industry Collaboration37.50$767,130$0$56,450Yes (X)
Denzel McGuire
Exec. VP-Gov't Affairs37.50$481,245$0$43,442Yes (X)
Mary Sophos
Exec. VP-Policy/Strategic Planning37.50$476,537$0$38,170Yes (X)
Leon Bruner Exec VP -
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs36.50$452,825$0$56,3571.00Yes (X)
Roger Lowe
Exec. VP-Strategic Communications37.50$320,865$0$51,122Yes (X)
Karin Moore
Senior VP & General Counsel37.50$348,167$0$55,766Yes (X)
Carla Mitchell
Senior VP-Human Resources37.50$283,257$0$56,514Yes (X)
Michael Gruber
Senior VP-Federal Affairs37.50$291,121$0$64,261Yes (X)
Robert Burns
VP-Health & Nutrition Policy37.50$261,919$0$48,603Yes (X)
Amanda Hagan
VP-State Affairs & Grassroots37.50$229,878$0$38,255Yes (X)
Bill Pappas
VP & Corporate Controller36.50$219,655$0$54,2251.00Yes (X)
Shannon Cooksey
VP, Science Policy & Prog. Mgm't37.50$202,988$0$26,382Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,196,490TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K36IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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K&L Gates LLP
925 Fourth Ave Suite 2900SeattleWA98104Legal counsel$497,561
Wiley Rein LLP
1776 K Street NWWashingtonDC20006Legal counsel$324,073
Crowell & Moring
1001 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashingtonDC20004Advocacy & legal$291,760
Hazel Productions
PO Box 122Glen EchoMD20812Conf. production$274,209
Hogan & Lovells US LLP
555 13th Street NWWashingtonDC20004Legal counsel$264,570
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,178,090AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,178,090TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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Membership dues900099$19,876,034$19,876,034
Conf's/conventions900099$2,619,351$2,619,351
Project funding900099$465,774$465,774
Publications900099$105,222$105,222
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$23,066,381TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$720,771TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$720,771ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,732TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$25,732ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,325,631SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,987,361SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$338,270SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$338,270TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$338,270ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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Prof. services & exp. reimb's900099$337,644$337,644
Advertising541800$122,543$122,543
Exempt pass-thru K-1 invest. inc.900099$83,593$83,593

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$289,156TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$289,156RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$832,936OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,162,180TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,776,774RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$122,543UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,084,773ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$587,167TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,727,339TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,370,953TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,566,978TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$801,925TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$625,703TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$825,575TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,539TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,092,877TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,943TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,610,747TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,493TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,695TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$367,875TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,309,355TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$636,414TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,135,742TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$478,653TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,201TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Dues$133,512
Training$63,087
Bad debt$38,046
Provision for UBI exp.$33,302

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,193TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,210,314TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,186,370BOYAmt
EOY$1,234,393EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,999,065BOYAmt
EOY$8,393,733EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$602,024BOYAmt
EOY$685,540EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$609,589BOYAmt
EOY$1,129,076EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,744,102LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,354,530LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$832,108BOYAmt
EOY$389,572EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,674,817BOYAmt
EOY$9,497,503EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,189,148BOYAmt
EOY$21,561,663EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,320BOYAmt
EOY$130,320EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,123,441BOYAmt
EOY$43,021,800EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,767,784BOYAmt
EOY$1,798,953EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,893,431BOYAmt
EOY$3,799,486EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,521,441BOYAmt
EOY$7,129,045EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,182,656BOYAmt
EOY$12,727,484EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,940,785BOYAmt
EOY$30,294,316EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,940,785BOYAmt
EOY$30,294,316EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,123,441BOYAmt
EOY$43,021,800EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$951,866ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,967,081NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$434,584OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GMA Political Action CommitteeBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11350 I St NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911981944EIN
Paid Internal Funds$0PaidInternalFundsAmt
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr$22,806ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$19,876,034DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$2,536,079NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$258,530NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$2,277,549NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$2,166,488AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$111,061CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,983,278OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,864,193DepreciationAmt
Book Value$119,085BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,323,027OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,127,783DepreciationAmt
Book Value$195,244BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,437,797OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,362,554DepreciationAmt
Book Value$75,243BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$389,572TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInstitutional funds (partnerships)Desc
Book Value$21,561,663BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$21,561,663TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$246,427
Deferred lease benefit$103,277
Accrued pension and post-retirement benefits$6,779,341
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,129,045TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,703,300TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,967,081NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$881,265OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,848,346RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,854,954RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$185,943InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$121,283OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$307,226RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$26,162,180TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,902,514TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$999,426OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$999,426ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,903,088ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$185,943InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$121,283OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$307,226ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$25,210,314TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Management reviews and assesses all activities annually to identify any changes in the scope of the activities and revenue sources and the tax treatment thereof to identify any uncertainty in income tax. For the year ended December 31, 2017, management did not identify any uncertainty in income tax requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Revenue of entities other than GMA included in the consolidated audited financial statements, net of elimination entries. 881,265.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Claims reimbursements- reported as rev. on the Form 990 in accordance with guidance from the IRS but netted with expenses in the audited consolidated financial statements. 81,397. Gain on sale of lab equipment - netted with expense in the audited consolidated financial statements 39,886.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Expenses of entities other than GMA included in the consolidated audited financial statements, net of elimination entries. 999,426.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Claims reimbursements- reported as rev. on the Form 990 in accordance with guidance from the IRS but netted with expenses in the audited consolidated financial statements. 81,397. Gain on sale of lab equipment - netted with expense in the audited financial statements 39,886.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (17 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Michigan State University
1129 Farm Lane Food SafetyToxicology BldgEast LansingMI48824386005984501(c)(3)$400,000Conditional support of a center for ingredient safety and risk assessment
American Chemistry Council
700 2nd Street NEWashingtonDC20002530104410501(c)(6)$32,000General support
Franklin Center
1155 15th St NW Suite 550WashingtonDC20005521159816501(c)(3)$25,000General support
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Ave NWWashingtonDC20036521071570501(c)(3)$20,000General support
Ford's Theatre Society
511 Tenth Street NWWashingtonDC20004526073157501(c)(3)$15,000General support
Johns Hopkins University
651 N Wolfe St Suite W7032BaltimoreMD21205520595110501(c)(3)$15,000Support for toxicity and product safety testing
Field to Market
777 N Capitol Street NE 803WashingtonDC20002900885216501(c)(3)$10,000General support
State Legislative Leaders Foundation
481 Main StreetCentervilleMA02632237148478501(c)(3)$10,000General support
Keystone Center
1628 Saints John RoadKeystoneCO80435840688506501(c)(3)$10,000General support
Food Industry Association
664 Sandpiper Bay SWSunset BeachNC24868742155907501(c)(6)$7,000General support
US Chamber Litigation Center
1615 H Street NWWashingtonDC20062521085809501(c)(6)$6,667Support of an amicus brief
American Society of Association Executives
1575 O Street NWWashingtonDC20005530026940501(c)(6)$6,000General support
Food Research and Action
1200 18th Street NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20036237200739501(c)(3)$5,000General support
Congressional Hunger Center
400 N Capital St NW Suite G100WashingtonDC20001521842738501(c)(3)$5,000Support for the Hunger Leadership Award
Global Child Nutrition
PO Box 99435SeattleWA98139205094658501(c)(3)$5,000General support
Mercatus Center Inc
3434 Washington Blvd 4th FlArlingtonVA22201541436224501(c)(3)$5,000General support
Retailers Association of MA
18 Tremont Street No 810BostonMA02108042311993501(c)(6)$5,000General support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org12Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org5TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationContributions are made with the general understanding that funding will be used to support a specific program (general contribution) or research grant (with an expected deliverable) that is aligned with the interests of the consumer products industry and/or their customers. General contributions are made to well-established organizations known for successfully accomplishing specific goals of interest while research grants are made by program managers who receive updates and monitor progress to ensure research deliverables are completed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 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
Pamela Bailey
President & CEO$1,289,452$0$634,788$0$42,291$0$516,976$0$34,072$0$2,517,579$0$634,788$0
Steve McCroddan
Senior VP, CFO, CAO$294,399$0$90,000$0$0$0$35,490$0$20,405$0$440,294$0$90,000$0
Jim Flannery Sr Exec VP-
Operations & Industry Collaboration$642,130$0$125,000$0$0$0$35,490$0$20,960$0$823,580$0$125,000$0
Denzel McGuire
Exec. VP-Gov't Affairs$386,245$0$95,000$0$0$0$35,490$0$7,952$0$524,687$0$95,000$0
Mary Sophos
Exec. VP-Policy/Strategic Planning$401,537$0$75,000$0$0$0$35,490$0$2,680$0$514,707$0$75,000$0
Leon Bruner Exec VP -
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs$376,825$0$76,000$0$0$0$35,490$0$20,867$0$509,182$0$76,000$0
Roger Lowe
Exec. VP-Strategic Communications$280,865$0$40,000$0$0$0$35,490$0$15,632$0$371,987$0$40,000$0
Karin Moore
Senior VP & General Counsel$281,917$0$66,250$0$0$0$35,490$0$20,276$0$403,933$0$66,250$0
Carla Mitchell
Senior VP-Human Resources$235,657$0$47,600$0$0$0$35,490$0$21,024$0$339,771$0$47,600$0
Michael Gruber
Senior VP-Federal Affairs$256,121$0$35,000$0$0$0$43,990$0$20,271$0$355,382$0$35,000$0
Robert Burns
VP-Health & Nutrition Policy$241,919$0$20,000$0$0$0$34,637$0$13,966$0$310,522$0$20,000$0
Amanda Hagan
VP-State Affairs & Grassroots$212,878$0$17,000$0$0$0$31,226$0$7,029$0$268,133$0$17,000$0
Bill Pappas
VP & Corporate Controller$183,605$0$36,050$0$0$0$34,385$0$19,840$0$273,880$0$35,000$0
Shannon Cooksey
VP, Science Policy & Prog. Mgm't$184,988$0$18,000$0$0$0$25,124$0$1,258$0$229,370$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aFirst class travel for the President and CEO was provided in accordance with the employment agreement. Such costs were required to be substantiated via receipts and itinerary submitted. All travel was business related. Spousal travel was included as part of the contract agreement between GMA and its President and CEO. All spousal travel was required to comply with GMA expense reporting policies and was included as taxable compensation on the Form W-2. Schedule J, Part II, Column C, "retirement and other deferred compensation" includes both GMA's 2017 contributions to a 401k plan for these individuals, GMA's 2017 contribution to a 457f Plan for the President and CEO and 2017 performance bonuses which were paid subsequent to March 15, 2018 and therefore considered deferred compensation for tax reporting purposes. Performance bonuses awarded for 2016 were paid subsequent to March 15, 2017 and were reported as deferred compensation in the 2016 Form 990 and are reported in Column F and Column B(ii) of the 2017 Form Schedule J for those individuals for whom reporting was required on the 2016 Form 990.
Part I, Line 4bLine 4b: GMA has a 457(f) Plan for its President and CEO. The employer's contribution to this Plan in 2017 was $481,486, in accordance with the employment contract between GMA and its President and CEO and as approved by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6There are three categories of membership in GMA: 1. General members: General membership is limited to 1) entities engaged in the manufacture of food, beverage and consumer products; 2) sales agencies engaged in sales and marketing or merchandising of food, beverage and consumer products; and 3) suppliers by invitation only. General members can participate on councils and committees, ultimately helping to drive GMA's agenda. 2. Associate members: Associate membership is limited to entities engaged in providing products or services to the food, beverage and consumer products industry and interested in the well-being and success of grocery product manufacturers. 3. Chain Restaurant Corporate Headquarters Members: Any company actively and regularly engaged in furnishing food and/or beverage retail services to the public at multiple locations ("chain restaurants") is qualified to become a Chain Restaurant Corporate headquarters member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe governing body of GMA is its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall elect from its members a Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall propose candidates for election as directors at each Annual Meeting and shall propose candidates for election as officers and members of the Executive Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee as vacancies occur. Members of the Board are generally elected to three-year terms but there is no limit to the number of terms an individual director may serve. Officers, including the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, shall be elected for a term of two years. The Chair and Vice Chair may hold their respective offices for not more than one term.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bDecisions involving proposed mergers or liquidation would be brought before the full membership for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bGMA's Federal Form 990 is reviewed by its accounting staff, including the Director of Accounting, Controller and CFO, and by its general counsel. Such review takes place upon receipt of the draft Form 990 received from the independent public accounting firm who conducts the consolidated financial statement audit of GMA. The review involves comparison of financial data in the Form 990 with the audited financial statements and the books and records of GMA and review of all narrative information for accuracy and completeness by the appropriate GMA staff. Additionally, a report is made to GMA's Finance and Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cIn addition to the written conflict of interest policy, GMA's in-house legal counsel regularly reviews antitrust and conflict of interest policies at board meetings and most committee meetings. Objective members of the GMA Finance and Audit Committee shall make an initial determination as to whether a conflict exists and what subsequent action is appropriate, if any. The GMA Finance and Audit Committee shall inform the Board of such determination and action. The Board shall retain the right to modify or reverse such determination and action, and shall retain the ultimate enforcement authority with respect to the interpretation and application of this policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aPay comparability data is gathered from a variety of publicly available sources including published survey data and Form 990's. Specific to the President and CEO, a salary survey was obtained and the total 2017 compensation reviewed and approved by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors. Compensation recommendations for other officers and key employees are reviewed and approved by GMA's CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GMA makes its Form 990 available upon request. Audited financial statements and governing documents may be made available upon GMA's consideration of the request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Unrecognized actuarial gain 434,584.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Finance and Audit Committee of the Grocery Manufacturers Association is responsible, annually, for the approval of the independent public accounting firm who conducts the consolidated financial statement audit of GMA and for the approval of the consolidated financial statements. This process is unchanged from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
GMA Science and Education Foundation
1350 I Street NW Suite 300WashingtonDC20005522088235Research, training & education programs to the CPG industry and consumersDC501(c)(3)12(a)N/AYes (1)
GMA Political Action Committee
1350 I Street NW Suite 300WashingtonDC20005911981944Raises money to contribute to candidates that share GMA's goalsDC527N/AN/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgYes (1)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
GMA Science and Education Foundation
A$26,794Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
L$237,640Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
O$199,528Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
P$387,669Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
Q$156,742Fair value