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PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (EIN 36-2332840)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-16
IRS object ID
202533209349302353
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-16T19:09:01-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMANINO ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11520 S FIFTH STREET SUITE 309AddressLine1Txt
CityST CHARLESCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63303ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362332840EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INT'LBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPROMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9722583085PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13125 SKYWAY CIRCLE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP750383526ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREW HOLMGREENPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9722583085PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER M VACHAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01251998PTIN
Phone6362553000PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANDREW HOLMGREENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13125 SKYWAY CIRCLE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP750383526ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$70,529,429GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.PPAI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1904FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HELP (CONTINUED ON SCH O) BOTH SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS EXPAND AND IMPROVE THEIR MARKETS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee82TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$890,780TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$20,361,747PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$22,002,104CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$494,110PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,160,562CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,333,561PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,578,316CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$22,189,418PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$24,740,982CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$9,508CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,841,098PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,399,757CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$19,812,693PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$16,804,112CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,653,791PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$24,213,377CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$535,627PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$527,605CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$28,041,884TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$28,624,512TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$15,042,658TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$14,966,039TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,999,226NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,658,473NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HELP BOTH SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS EXPAND AND IMPROVE THEIR MARKETS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTRADE SHOWS - PPAI HOSTS THE ANNUAL PPAI EXPO, AN IN-PERSON TRADE SHOW. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 EXHIBITING COMPANIES FEATURING OVER 2,600 BOOTHS, SPREAD ACROSS A 1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT TRADE FLOOR. ADDITIONALLY, OVER 10,000 DISTRIBUTORS ATTEND THE ANNUAL SHOW. DIRECT-2-YOU IS A VIRTUAL TRADE SHOW FOR THE PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES - PPAI COLLECTS MEMBERSHIP DUES FROM NEARLY 15,000 MEMBER COMPANIES AND PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO MEMBERS CONCERNING TRADE SHOWS, EDUCATION, PUBLICATIONS AND BUSINESS PARTNER PROGRAMS PROVIDING INDUSTRY DISCOUNTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLICATIONS - PPAI PUBLISHES A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, "PPAI MAGAZINE," ONE BI-WEEKLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTER, "NEWSLINK, AND ONE DAILY DIGITAL BUSINESS TIPS E-NEWSLETTER, "PROMOTIONAL CONSULTANT TODAY," FOR THE PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS. ALSO OFFERS AN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.PUBLIC AFFAIRS - PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO THE INDUSTRY CONCERNING PRODUCT SAFETY AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.MEMBER ENGAGEMENT - PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR MEMBER ENGAGEMENT FOR VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP, ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAMS, AWARDS AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES.REGIONAL RELATIONS - PROVIDES A LIAISON WITH 26 INDEPENDENT REGIONAL ASSOCIATES ON ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE INDUSTRY. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - PROVIDES A VALUE-ADDED SALES APPROACH FOR MEMBERS BY PROVIDING CONSULTATIVE SALES PLANNING, WHILE CREATING A BETTER MEMBER EXPERIENCE; IDENTIFIES NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO HELP ITS MEMBERS GROW.INDUSTRY PROMOTION - PROMOTES THE INDUSTRY THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, ADVERTISING, TRADE SHOWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.TECHNOLOGY - DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS THE ASSOCIATION'S TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND WEBSITE.VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATION - PROVIDES NECESSARY SUPPORT AND COORDINATION FOR THE VOLUNTEER BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - PROVIDES RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE FOR MEMBERS TO IMPROVE THEIR CSR EFFORTS, INCLUDING SUSTAINABILITY, ETHICAL SOURCING, AND SOCIAL EQUITY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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 With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document51IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee82EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDREW HOLMGREENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9722583085PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13125 SKYWAY CIRCLE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP750383526ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANDREW SPELLMAN
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE TASCHEREAU
CHAIR-ELECT OF THE BOARD2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS ANDERSON
VICE CHAIR, FINANCE2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WALSH
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA KEISTER
REGIONAL DELEGATE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI BAUER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARIE COWDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM GOOS
DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACH OTTENSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN PANTANO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA RALSTON
DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN REILLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANNY ROSIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH WHITE
DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE DENHAM
CEO (THRU 08/24)40.00Yes (X)$474,316$0$37,834
DAWN OLDS
INTERIM CEO (AS OF 07/24)40.00Yes (X)$146,399$0$13,946
TROY NAEF
FRACTIONAL CFO40.00Yes (X)$234,000$0$0
ELLEN TUCKER
VP, REVENUE & EXPOSITIONS40.00$263,772$0$33,282Yes (X)
LINDSEY DAVIS
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEV.40.00$194,637$0$16,763Yes (X)
TRENT GRANDEY
SR. SOFTWARE ARCHITECT/DEVELOPER40.00$157,705$0$21,557Yes (X)
JOSHUA ELLIS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF40.00$151,594$0$16,156Yes (X)
CHAD KARSTENS
DIR. OF TECHNOLOGY (THRU 11/24)40.00$153,499$0$12,437Yes (X)
TERRY ANDREASEN
SENIOR MANAGER SYSTEMS40.00$127,054$0$15,557Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,902,976TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$167,532TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K21IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
3950 LAS VEGAS BLVDLAS VEGASNV89119EVENT SERVICES - MAIN EXPO$2,576,343
SCOTT & REID GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC
15207 ADDISON RDADDISONTX75001CONTRACTING SERVICES - OFFICE REMODEL$1,201,815
FREEMAN EXPOSITIONS LLC
3801 ADLER DR SUITE 100 150DALLASTX75211EVENT SERVICES - ANNUAL TRADE SHOW$463,737
HUTTON HOTEL
1808 WEST END AVENUENASHVILLETN37203EVENT SERVICES - WOMEN LEADERSHIP PROGRA$249,132
ROYLE PRINTING
745 S BIRD STSUN PRAIRIEWI53590PRINTING SERVICES - PPAI MAGAZINE$247,789
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K16CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
TRADE SHOWS813920$9,896,166$9,896,166
MEMBERSHIP DUES813920$9,788,565$9,788,565
PUBLICATIONS813920$1,473,059$582,279$890,780
EDUCATION & CONFERENCE813920$815,814$815,814
REGIONAL RELATIONS813920$28,500$28,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$22,002,104TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$890,462TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$890,462ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,534,563TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,534,563ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$46,058,547SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$45,788,447SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$270,100SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$270,100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$270,100ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
INSURANCE PROCEEDS900099$32,908$32,908
REBATES900099$10,714$10,714
OTHER INCOME900099$131$131
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$43,753OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,740,982TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$21,111,324RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$890,780UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,738,878ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,508TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,203,548TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,973,076TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,892TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$582,492TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$478,749TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,658TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,051TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,000TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,870TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,532,425TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$962,012TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,978,383TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$718,004TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$761,768TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,049,045TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,718,622TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,166TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,234TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES$6,761,160
PUBLICATIONS$287,461
EDUCATION$109,253

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,213,377TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,867,662BOYAmt
EOY$3,863,445EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,207,022BOYAmt
EOY$7,203,973EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,011,181BOYAmt
EOY$1,125,114EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,761,459BOYAmt
EOY$2,086,243EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,373,423LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,725,281LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,120,491BOYAmt
EOY$3,648,142EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,059,667BOYAmt
EOY$10,655,093EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,402BOYAmt
EOY$42,502EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,041,884BOYAmt
EOY$28,624,512EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,166,706BOYAmt
EOY$1,591,670EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,875,952BOYAmt
EOY$13,374,369EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,042,658BOYAmt
EOY$14,966,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,999,226BOYAmt
EOY$13,658,473EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,999,226BOYAmt
EOY$13,658,473EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,041,884BOYAmt
EOY$28,624,512EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$527,605ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$131,642NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$9,788,565DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$47,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$47,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$195,771AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$148,771TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$280,778OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$280,778BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,465,443OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,040,840DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,424,603BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,372,743OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$653,418DepreciationAmt
Book Value$719,325BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$254,459OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,023DepreciationAmt
Book Value$223,436BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,648,142TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,266,471TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$131,642NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$131,642RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,134,829RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$50,870InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$6,555,283OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$6,606,153RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,740,982TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,607,224TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,607,224ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$50,870InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$6,555,283OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,606,153ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,213,377TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. NET INCOME FROM PUBLICATIONS IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. NO CURRENT PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME HAS BEEN MADE DUE TO THE UTILIZATION OF NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS. UNUSED NET OPERATING LOSSES CARRIED FORWARD AVAILABLE TO OFFSET FUTURE INCOME TAXES RELATED TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME EXPIRE AT VARIOUS DATES IN THE FUTURE. ANY DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS RELATED TO THESE LOSSES ARE FULLY OFFSET BY A VALUATION ALLOWANCE. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740 ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. UNDER THIS ASC GUIDANCE, AN ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED. THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023 THERE WERE NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED OR INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TAXES. THE ASSOCIATION IS STILL OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FROM 2021 FORWARD.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COSTS NETTED WITH MEMBERSHIP DUES 6,555,283.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COSTS NETTED WITH MEMBERSHIP DUES 6,555,283.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$294,529RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$294,529SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$294,529TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13125 SKYWAY CIRCLE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN751714221RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$9,508CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantMATCH DONOR CONTRIBUTIONSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ONLY MADE GRANTS TO PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS EDUCATION FOUNDATION DURING THE YEAR. PPAI HAS TWO REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD OF PPEF AND IS ABLE TO CLOSELY MONITOR ANY GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THESE REPRESENTATIVES. PPAI MADE NO OTHER GRANTS IN 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
DALE DENHAM
CEO (THRU 08/24)$326,195$0$63,945$0$84,176$0$21,504$0$16,330$0$512,150$0$0$0
ELLEN TUCKER
VP, REVENUE & EXPOSITIONS$215,365$0$40,500$0$7,907$0$32,612$0$670$0$297,054$0$0$0
TROY NAEF
FRACTIONAL CFO$234,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$234,000$0$0$0
LINDSEY DAVIS
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEV.$144,725$0$46,700$0$3,212$0$8,286$0$8,477$0$211,400$0$0$0
TRENT GRANDEY
SR. SOFTWARE ARCHITECT/DEVELOPER$151,728$0$4,750$0$1,227$0$8,045$0$13,512$0$179,262$0$0$0
JOSHUA ELLIS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$141,241$0$6,500$0$3,853$0$7,544$0$8,612$0$167,750$0$0$0
CHAD KARSTENS
DIR. OF TECHNOLOGY (THRU 11/24)$143,135$0$6,857$0$3,507$0$3,751$0$8,686$0$165,936$0$0$0
DAWN OLDS
INTERIM CEO (AS OF 07/24)$142,149$0$500$0$3,750$0$750$0$13,196$0$160,345$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ADALE DENHAM RECEIVED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE DURING 2024.
PART I, LINES 4A-BDALE DENHAM SERVED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) THROUGH AUGUST 16, 2024, AND RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $81,250 DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. ELLEN TUCKER, VP, REVENUE & EXPOSITIONS, AND DALE DENHAM WERE CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 457(B) PLAN DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVING $22,750 AND $10,600, RESPECTIVELY.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ARTICLE X, SECTION 4 OF ITS BYLAWS REGARDING THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. THE PRIOR BYLAWS REQUIRED THAT A QUORUM CONSIST OF AT LEAST SIXTY (60) VOTING MEMBERS, AND THAT MEETINGS BE ADJOURNED AND RESCHEDULED IF FEWER THAN SIXTY (60) MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. THE AMENDED BYLAWS NOW PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS PRESENT AT A PROPERLY CALLED MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE FIXED NUMERICAL QUORUM REQUIREMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHICH ARE MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING SIX CORE MEMBERSHIP TIERS: SUPPLIER, DISTRIBUTOR, SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIER, INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR, AND HONORARY LIFE MEMBER. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS ELECT EIGHT OF THE ELEVEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION OR DISCLOSURE FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER AND REQUIRES ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO AFFIRM OR DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AT THE TIME THEY JOIN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFICERS USING COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE AT ITS OFFICE AND UPON REQUEST.