PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (EIN 30-0171985)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2018-11-07
IRS object ID: 201803119349301625
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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 A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-07T14:30:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	471352305	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	O'CONNELL & COMPANY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	165 TOWNSHIP LINE RD STE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	JENKINTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19046	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300171985	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PENN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6105672960	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	37 EAST GERMANTOWN PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PLYMOUTH MEETING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19462	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA PHELPS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6105672960	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GEORGE R O'CONNELL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00514113	PTIN
Phone	2158874425	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-11-07	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.243.48.145	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-07	IPDt
IP Tm	13:30:41	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	5B93BBDA4A9A0302A325E5A1708065449D2ABAF9	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	9C4F5DC87526F82D4FEF966B966D1DA9BAFFE2A0	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LINDA PHELPS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	37 EAST GERMANTOWN PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PLYMOUTH MEETING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19462	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$690,653	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	185	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$656,312	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$652,813	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$92,455	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$24,095	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$11,322	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$12,598	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,061	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,147	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$763,150	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$690,653	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$467,401	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$513,394	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$196,607	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$196,540	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$664,008	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$709,934	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$99,142	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$19,281	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$887,300	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$913,463	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$432	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$32,855	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$886,868	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$880,608	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IS TO REPRESENT AND SUPPORT MEMBER INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND TO DEVELOP AND OFFER SERVICES WHICH STRENGTHEN ITS MEMBERS. PAIS PROVIDES A MEANS TO A STANDARD-BASED ACCREDITATION, ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYSES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$564,680	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$24,095	RevenueAmt
Desc	TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$564,680	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA PHELPS	PersonNm
Phone	6105672960	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	37 EAST GERMANTOWN PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PLYMOUTH MEETING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19462	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LINDA PHELPS
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$196,545	$0	$18,168
MARK J ANDERSON
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN REA
VICE PRESIDE	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
A RANDOL BENEDICT
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID WOLLAM
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH ALDRIDGE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SR KATHLEEN BRABSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HELENA GRADY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA HENNESSY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER GURT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM KINDLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD NOURIE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KOLIA O'CONNOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK MORGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA ROBERTS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GAIL WOLTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA WEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$196,545	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$18,168	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$651,113	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,700	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$652,813	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	$18,900	$18,900
BIENNIAL CONFERENCES	$4,950	$4,950
ANNUAL MEETING	$245	$245

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$24,095	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,598	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,598	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$1,147	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,147	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,147	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$690,653	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$25,242	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$12,598	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$217,746	TotalAmt
Program Services	$217,746	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$231,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,450	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,204	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,204	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,986	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,508	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,639	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,166	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,166	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,162	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,162	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,539	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,539	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,493	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,493	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,151	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,151	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,125	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,925	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,981	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,460	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,460	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,695	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,695	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,282	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,282	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,473	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
COMMUNICATION	$5,623	$4,217	$1,406
OFFICE COPIER	$4,227	$3,170	$1,057
DUES AND MEMBERSHIP	$3,460		$3,460
UTILITIES	$3,053	$2,290	$763

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$709,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$564,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,988	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,109	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$331,746	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,509	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,437	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,042	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$62,442	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$57,033	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,409	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$528,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$548,502	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,790	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,892	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$887,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$913,463	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$432	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,290	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$30,565	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$432	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,855	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$886,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$880,608	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$886,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$880,608	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$887,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$913,463	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$19,281	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$13,021	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$549,465	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$593,020	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$709,107	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$656,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$652,813	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,160,717	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$165,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$92,455	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,095	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$319,817	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$563,520	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$758,932	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$732,407	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$748,767	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$676,908	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,480,534	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,480,534	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,644	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,126	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,322	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,598	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,497	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,644	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,126	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,322	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,598	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,497	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$565,164	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$762,058	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$741,214	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$760,089	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$689,506	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,518,031	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98930	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99210	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$12,539	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$12,539	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PAIS RETAINS A REPRESENTATIVE IN HARRISBURG WHO MONITORS AND REPORTS ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO EDUCATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$62,442	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$57,033	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,409	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,409	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$716,703	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$13,021	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$13,029	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$26,050	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$690,653	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$690,653	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$722,963	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$13,029	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$13,029	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$709,934	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$709,934	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION ADOPTED THE INCOME STANDARD RELATED TO THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ADOPTION OF THIS STANDARD HAS NO FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECT FOR THE ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2015.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA PHELPS	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$196,545	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$13,758	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$4,410	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$214,713	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE MISSION OF PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IS TO REPRESENT AND SUPPORT MEMBER INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND TO DEVELOP AND OFFER SERVICES WHICH STRENGTHEN ITS MEMBERS. PAIS PROVIDES A MEANS TO A STANDARD-BASED ACCREDITATION, ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYSES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY THE ORGANIZATION, MIDDLE STATES OR BY ANOTHER ACCREDITING ENTITY THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE APPLICABLE STATE AGENCY IN THE STATE WHERE THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED CAN BECOME A REGULAR MEMBER. ALL REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	YES, AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY THE ORGANIZATION, MIDDLE STATES OR BY ANOTHER ACCREDITING ENTITY THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE APPLICABLE STATE AGENCY IN THE STATE WHERE THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED CAN BECOME A REGULAR MEMBER. REGULAR MEMBERS ELECT BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NOMINATED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 AND THEN IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCLOSED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY, CONDUCTED BY THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NETWORK, MAKES TELEPHONE CALLS TO OTHER SIMILAR ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMPARE DATA ON COMPENSATION PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATIONB TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.