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ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION (EIN 13-3768378)
Tax period
2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Filed
2018-02-14
IRS object ID
201820459349300012
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-02-14T13:21:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521446779PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON LAMBERT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14242 SIX FORKS RD STE 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27609ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133768378EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlENTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022232400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW NO 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL GALLAGHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022232400PhoneNum
Signature2018-02-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN HUSKINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01081531PTIN
Phone9197196400PhoneNum
Preparation2018-02-14PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.77.128.118IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-02-14IPDt
IP Tm14:20:59IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdE92EC12878E6ED9F107DFBFC32DE29E76F0C1F5FAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdE22CBCE8347F6CEBACEA4ABA5E2EE494F9DABF16AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL GALLAGHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW NO 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$38,185,762GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.THEESA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO REPRESENT THE BUSINESS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERESTS OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS OF ALL SIZES AND FOR ALL PLATFORMS, AND TO EXPAND AND PROTECT THE DYNAMIC MARKETPLACE FOR VIDEO GAMES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee87TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers16TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$36,420,626PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$34,862,171CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$641,671PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$777,972CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$45,937PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$164,877CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$37,108,234PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$35,805,020CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,696,748PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$511,379CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,938,874PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,508,995CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$20,997,578PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$23,047,100CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$33,633,200PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$35,067,474CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,475,034PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$737,546CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$41,135,182TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$44,499,576TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$14,890,728TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,567,111TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,244,454NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$27,932,465NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO REPRESENT THE BUSINESS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERESTS OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS OF ALL SIZES AND FOR ALL PLATFORMS, AND TO EXPAND AND PROTECT THE DYNAMIC MARKETPLACE FOR VIDEO GAMES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescLEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS - TO ADVOCATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE VIDEO GAME COMMUNITY BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND COURTS. TO REPRESENT THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND ITS ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISTS IN OPENING FOREIGN MARKETS ON TERMS THAT RESPECT AND COMPENSATE THEM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. TO SERVE AS THE SOLE PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERFACE BETWEEN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND THE PRINT, RADIO, TV, AND ONLINE MEDIA TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescE3 EXPO - TRADE SHOW THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE WORLD'S ELITE MEDIA OUTLETS, KEY RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, LEADING ANALYSTS AND POWERHOUSE PUBLISHING, CONSUMERS, AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES THAT MAKE UP THE DYNAMIC GLOBAL INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRATINGS - (ESRB)ADMINISTRATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGE AND CONTENT RATING SYSTEM THAT APPLIES TO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS AND DEVICES, PROVIDING RELIABLE GUIDANCE TO PARENTS AND CONSUMERS. ADMINISTRATION OF A PRIVACY SEAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY ON VIDEO GAME COMPANY WEBSITES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTENT PROTECTION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY - ADDRESSES THE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS OF ITS MEMBER VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAME PUBLISHERS BY ESTABLISHING A NUMBER OF ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT COMBATING DIFFERENT FORMS AND INSTANCES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT AROUND THE WORLD. SERVED THE PUBLIC POLICY NEEDS OF MEMBERS, INCLUDING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION, DATA SECURITY, DATA PRIVACY AND E-COMMERCE.ADVERTISING REVIEW COUNCIL - ENSURED THAT THE ADVERTISING FOR COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES IS APPROPRIATE, RESPONSIBLE, TRUTHFUL, AND ACCURATE, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT RATINGS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document88IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee87EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANA MOLINABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022232400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW NO 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT ALTMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BLACKBURN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENT DETOC
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGGIE FILS-AIME
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HADDAD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAKAYUKI KUBO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN LAYDEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OWEN MAHONEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MEEGAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACOB SCHATZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL SPENCER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIICHIRO URATA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS WALTHER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW WILSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STRAUSS ZELNICK
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00$1,337,430$0$72,080Yes (X)1.00
ANA MOLINA
CFO40.00$385,084$0$31,512Yes (X)
PATRICIA VANCE
PRESIDENT - ESRB40.00$812,342$0$34,817Yes (X)
STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS
GENERAL COUNSEL & SR. VICE PRESIDENT40.00$559,000$0$44,904Yes (X)
ERIK V HUEY
SVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$460,888$0$47,454Yes (X)
RICHARD L TAYLOR
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS & INDUSTRY AFFAIRS40.00$446,750$0$46,4043.00Yes (X)
JONATHAN BERROYA
VP, LEGAL AFFAIRS40.00$273,921$0$47,175Yes (X)
THOMAS FOULKES
VP, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$236,854$0$32,794Yes (X)
JULIE KITT
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$235,043$0$42,3141.00Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,747,312TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$399,454TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K30IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
IDG WORLD EXPO
492 OLD CONNECTICUT PATH SUITE 401FRAMINGHAMMA01701TRADESHOW MANAGEMENT$2,166,450
IRL EVENTS LLC
1630 CONCORD STFRAMINGHAMMA01701TRADESHOW MANAGEMENT$1,000,000
POWELL TATE
PO BOX 72476593PHILADELPHIAPA19170PUBLIC RELATIONS$879,400
MARKMONITOR INC
PO BOX 71398CHICAGOIL60694WEB MONITORING$606,360
GES GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS
PO BOX 96174CHICAGOIL60693TRADESHOW PRODUCTION$564,709
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K35CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
E3EXPO900099$16,893,607$16,893,607
MEMBER DUES900099$12,877,000$12,877,000
RATING FEES900099$4,535,000$4,535,000
PRIVACY ONLINE900099$541,564$541,564
AD REVIEW COUNCIL900099$15,000$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$34,862,171TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$716,162TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$716,162ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$164,877TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$164,877ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,442,552SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,366,103SecuritiesAmt
Other$14,639OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$76,449SecuritiesAmt
Other-$14,639OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,810TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$61,810ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35,805,020TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,968,564RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$17,836,456ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,600TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$429,779TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,326,600TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,587,300TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$255,127TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$843,897TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$496,071TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,364TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,358TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,088,529TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,315TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,432TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$672,774TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,331TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,552,350TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225,758TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,522,484TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$581,957TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,717TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ADVOCACY$2,264,537
COMMUNICATIONS/RESEARCH$1,689,951
CONTENT PROTECTION$1,544,654
POLICY AND REGULATORY$886,849

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,106,740TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,067,474TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,697BOYAmt
EOY$12,500EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,561,279BOYAmt
EOY$10,961,628EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$760,255BOYAmt
EOY$1,093,353EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,943,754BOYAmt
EOY$3,360,379EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,237,809LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,298,081LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$921,163BOYAmt
EOY$3,939,728EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,468,326BOYAmt
EOY$24,330,831EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$407,708BOYAmt
EOY$801,157EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,135,182BOYAmt
EOY$44,499,576EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,291,196BOYAmt
EOY$4,378,990EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,533,752BOYAmt
EOY$9,530,273EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,780BOYAmt
EOY$2,657,848EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,890,728BOYAmt
EOY$16,567,111EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,244,454BOYAmt
EOY$27,932,465EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,244,454BOYAmt
EOY$27,932,465EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,135,182BOYAmt
EOY$44,499,576EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$737,546ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$950,465NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$877,795PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$855,885InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$855,885TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ESA PACBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW SUITEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN352311756EIN
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr$23,230ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$12,877,000DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$6,290,874NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$242,952NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$6,533,826NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$8,653,344AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over-$2,119,518CarriedOverAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES PAID ON BEHALF OF AFFILIATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,074,175OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,226DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,054,949BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,960,621OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,107,115DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,853,506BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$203,013OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$171,740DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,273BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,939,728TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$2,582,848
DUE TO RELATED FOUNDATION$75,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,657,848TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS HELD BY ESA THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN AS OF MARCH 31, 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESLEGAL$13,265
EAST ASIA & PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESCONTENT PROTECTION$768
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICESLEGAL & CONTENT PROTECTION$36,263
EUROPE00ASSISTANCE$147
NORTH AMERICA00ASSISTANCE$429,632
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICSLEGAL & CONTENT PROTECTION$280,577
RUSSIA & NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES00PROGRAM SERVICESCONTENT PROTECTION$95,540
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESLEGAL & CONTENT PROTECTION$269,461
SOUTH ASIA00PROGRAM SERVICESLEGAL$4,060
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,125,653SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$4,060ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,129,713TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantTRADE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$429,632CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION MONITORS THE GRANT BY HAVING A SEAT ON THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE ASSOCIATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIALS QUARTERLY TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY BEING SENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ESA'S FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN061582325RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$75,700CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$900NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceAUCTION ITEMSNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
PRESIDENT & CEO$944,931$0$367,744$0$24,755$0$37,226$0$34,854$0$1,409,510$0$0$0
ANA MOLINA
CFO$294,950$0$90,134$0$0$0$15,900$0$15,612$0$416,596$0$0$0
PATRICIA VANCE
PRESIDENT - ESRB$533,052$0$275,000$0$4,290$0$15,900$0$18,917$0$847,159$0$0$0
STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS
GENERAL COUNSEL & SR. VICE PRESIDENT$459,000$0$100,000$0$0$0$15,900$0$29,004$0$603,904$0$0$0
ERIK V HUEY
SVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$380,888$0$80,000$0$0$0$15,900$0$31,554$0$508,342$0$0$0
RICHARD L TAYLOR
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS & INDUSTRY AFFAI$358,750$0$88,000$0$0$0$15,900$0$30,504$0$493,154$0$0$0
JONATHAN BERROYA
VP, LEGAL AFFAIRS$228,921$0$45,000$0$0$0$15,900$0$31,275$0$321,096$0$0$0
THOMAS FOULKES
VP, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$193,354$0$43,500$0$0$0$3,587$0$29,207$0$269,648$0$0$0
JULIE KITT
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL$204,855$0$30,188$0$0$0$14,695$0$27,619$0$277,357$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: CHARTER, FULL, AND INDIVIDUAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACHARTER MEMBERS AND FULL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE CFO PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE PESIDENT/CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A PERFORMANCE REVIEW, A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND A REVIEW OF THE PREVAILING TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION PRACTICES AS REPORTED BY INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS OF THIS INFORMATION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO WAS HELD IN JUNE 2016.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ESA'S FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW SUITE 3AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061582325EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING POSITIVE PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ESABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
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 FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd