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RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 04-2395151)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-13
IRS object ID
201713179349306021
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)
Return2017-11-13T14:39:46-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN560747981PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11410 SPRING HILL ROAD SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityTYSONSCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP221023056ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042395151EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Retail Industry Leaders Association IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRETABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7038412300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 North Moore Street No 2250AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222091998ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANDRA KENNEDYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7038412300PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTamara VineyardPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01775208PTIN
Phone7039700400PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-06PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address216.59.121.66IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-09IPDt
IP Tm12:40:47IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id92664BC7D1251499886650BCBEE97ABD85D93B9FAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSANDRA KENNEDYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 North Moore Street No 2250AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222091998ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,512,741GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.rila.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1969FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CONSUMER CHOICE AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY AND INDUSTRY OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee57TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$18,907,635PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$18,186,693CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$129,386PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$134,779CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$19,037,021PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$18,321,472CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$490,025PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,204,285CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,317,784PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,417,285CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,008,101PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,634,482CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$17,815,910PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$18,256,052CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,221,111PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$65,420CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,736,064TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,168,775TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,746,316TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,920,663TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$1,010,252NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$751,888NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CONSUMER CHOICE AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY AND INDUSTRY OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION (RILA) OFFERS VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY THAT ADDRESS CUTTING-EDGE ISSUES OF CURRENT CONCERN TO ITS MEMBERS. THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE FORUM FOR MEMBERS TO LEARN FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS, OBTAIN UP TO THE MINUTE RILA RESEARCH, AND TO INTERACT WITH THEIR PEERS. SOME OF THE AREAS ADDRESSED INCLUDE LOGISTICS, LEADERSHIP, SAFETY AND LOSS PREVENTION. THESE CONFERENCES PROVIDE OVER 2,500 ATTENDEES WITH A BLEND OF OVER 100 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, PROMINENT SPEAKERS, AND EXHIBITS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRILA PROMOTES THE INTERESTS OF RETAILERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFF AT RILA, TOGETHER WITH RETAIL AND SUPPLIER MEMBERS, IDENTIFY KEY ISSUES THAT IMPACT BUSINESS AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC POLICY, AT BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, FOSTER A SUCCESSFUL AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTHE ASSOCIATION OFFERS SIX LEADERS COUNCILS AND THIRTEEN SPECIALTY COMMITTEES THAT ADDRESS SPECIFIC, CRITICAL DISCIPLINES IN THE INDUSTRY. THESE COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES SERVE AS A UNIQUE FORUM FOR MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THE LATEST INNOVATION IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. SOME OF THE AREAS ADDRESSED INCLUDE SUPPLY CHAIN, DATA SECURITY, HUMAN RESOURCES, TAX AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE.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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document78IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee57EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered 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

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Business Name Line1The ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7038412300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11700 North Moore Street No 2250AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222091998ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Richard Dreiling
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN (THROUGH 1/16)0.25Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Cornell
vICE CHAIRMAN0.25Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Rhodes
CHAIRMAN0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Wiseman
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT NIBLOCK
SECRETARY0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUBERT JOLY
AT-LARGE0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MYERS
2ND VICE CHAIR0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER GOURLAY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY DILLON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN HOSKINS
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Lowe
MEMBER (THROUGH 6/16)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tommy Millner
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Polk
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER ROBB
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG SANDFORT
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Tillemans
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Lenhardt
MEMBER (THROUGH 6/16)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MULLIGAN
MEMBER (THROUGH 6/16)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Madison Riley
MEMBER (THROUGH 1/17)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandra Kennedy
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$904,702$0$19,286
DICK JOHNSON
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG MENEAR
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MASSEY
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHUCK RUBIN
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM DINKINS
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD VASOS
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARVIN ELLISON
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE JENSEN
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE LAUGHLIN
MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Safavian
EVP, Government Affairs40.00$418,484$0$24,343Yes (X)
Deborah White
evp, general counsel40.00$351,770$0$13,962Yes (X)
Jenny Keehan
EVP, Member Services & Ret40.00$292,841$0$24,343Yes (X)
Brian Dodge
EVP, Communications & Stra40.00$293,651$0$8,411Yes (X)
Gilbert Taylor
VP, Business Development40.00$286,743$0$23,747Yes (X)
Joe Rinzel
SVP, Government Affairs40.00$224,344$0$23,434Yes (X)
Suzie Squier
SVP, Member Services40.00$220,686$0$23,239Yes (X)
Lisa LaBruno
SVP, Retail Operations40.00$220,206$0$7,175Yes (X)
HUN QUACH
VP, INTERNATIONAL TRADE40.00$213,157$0$23,075Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,426,584TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$191,015TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Marriott Business Services
PO Box 402642AtlantaGA30384Convention Services$1,286,987
GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL PC
7475 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 850BETHESDAMD20814LEGAL$462,438
DDC Advocacy LLC
805 15th Street NW Suite 300WashingtonDC20005Consulting$316,951
O'KEEFE COMMUNICATIONS INC
2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 310BETHESDAMD20814Convention Services$235,340
BUSINESS AND LEGAL RESOURCES
100 WINNERS CIRCLE SUITE 300BRENTWOODTN37027CONSulting$218,521
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K21CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$8,579,152$8,579,152
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS900099$7,614,468$7,614,468
SPECIAL PROJECTS900099$1,048,437$1,048,437
LEADERS COUNCILS/COMMITTEES900099$444,834$444,834
Retail sustainability initiative900099$377,000$377,000

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$122,802TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$122,802RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$18,186,693TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$111,528TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$111,528ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$214,477SecuritiesAmt
Other$43OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$183,452SecuritiesAmt
Other$7,817OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$31,025SecuritiesAmt
Other-$7,774OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,251TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,251ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,321,472TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$18,186,693RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$134,779ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,204,285TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,363,792TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,318,706TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,547TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$311,530TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$336,710TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$706,001TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,718TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,155,174TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,972TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$894,152TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,584TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$471,644TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$360,017TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$578,020TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$763,942TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,363,860TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297,450TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES$283,277
All Other expenses$188,199
SUBSCRIPTIONS & PUBLICA$154,414
STAFF TRAINING$23,429

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,129TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,256,052TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,447,554BOYAmt
EOY$863,441EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$946,813BOYAmt
EOY$995,270EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$507,015BOYAmt
EOY$876,760EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,554BOYAmt
EOY$90,554EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$702,266BOYAmt
EOY$810,806EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,022,005LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,458,396LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$581,802BOYAmt
EOY$563,609EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,244,640BOYAmt
EOY$4,841,637EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,095BOYAmt
EOY$32,095EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,325BOYAmt
EOY$94,603EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,736,064BOYAmt
EOY$9,168,775EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,225,073BOYAmt
EOY$940,136EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,251,112BOYAmt
EOY$8,667,937EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,131BOYAmt
EOY$312,590EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,746,316BOYAmt
EOY$9,920,663EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,010,252BOYAmt
EOY-$751,888EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,010,252BOYAmt
EOY-$751,888EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,736,064BOYAmt
EOY$9,168,775EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$65,420ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$192,944NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Political Expenditures$54,500PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$54,500InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$54,500TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
Republican Governors Association
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Ste 25washingtonDC20006113655877$10,000
Friends of Michael J Madigan
po box 3188chicagoIL60654363418024$1,000
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
1401 K Street NW ste 200WAShingtonDC20005521340889$10,000
DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION
1580 LINCOLN SUITE 1125DENVERCO80203134220019$15,000
REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 7816WASHINGTONDC20044464501717$15,000
Vince Gray 2016
1609 buchanan street neWAShingtonDC20017811377923$500
Karl Racine for AG
PO BOX 6119WASHINGtonDC20044471333907$1,000
Pac'n Heat
705 N SAGEHORN DRIVEHARTFORDSD57033503988294$1,000
Robert White At-Large
808 MADISON STREET NWWASHingtonDC20011813318231$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$8,579,152DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$4,090,351NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$4,090,351NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$5,116,001AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$1,025,650TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRILA focuses on priorities that policymakers can advance to empower retailers to continue to invest in their local communities and create jobs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,026,617OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$826,896DepreciationAmt
Book Value$199,721BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$995,388OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$631,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$363,888BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$563,609TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
deferred rent$194,081
deferred compensation$118,509
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$312,590TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,522,190TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$192,944NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$192,944RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,329,246RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$7,774OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$7,774RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$18,321,472TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,263,826TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$7,774OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,774ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,256,052ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$18,256,052TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Association is exempt from federal and state income taxes as a qualifying not-for-profit organization under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; accordingly these financial statements do not reflect a provision or liability for federal and state income taxes. The organization has determined that it does not have any material unrecognized tax benefits or obligations as of December 31, 2016 or 2015.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Loss on Sale of Assets -7,774.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Loss on Sale of Assets 7,774.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
students in free enterprise (Enactus)
1959 East Kerr StreetSpringfieldMO65803742148471501(c)(3)$6,000student scholarships
Council of State Retail Association
1300 BAXTER ST STE 360CharlotteNC28204202266267501(c)(6)$32,500General Support
FORDS THEATRE SOCIETY
511 10TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20004526073157501(c)(3)$49,000General Support
THE ADVOCACY FUND
PO BOX 29229SAN FRANCISCOCA94129943153687501(c)(4)$400,000General Support
Job Creators Network
15455 N Dallas Pkwy Ste 600AddisonTX75001454848799501(c)(4)$500,000General Support
RETAIL ASSOCIATION OF MAINE
45 MELVILLE STREETAUGUSTAME04330010165117501(c)(6)$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTH DAKOTA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 638PIERRESD57501460181800501(c)(6)$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS FOUNDATION
481 MAIN STREETCENTERVILLEMA02632237148478501(c)(3)$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGENERAL SUPPORT CONTRIBUTIONS TO RECOGNIZED 501(C)(3), 501(c)(4), AND 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO MONITORING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 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
Sandra Kennedy
PRESIDENT$616,702$0$288,000$0$0$0$7,155$0$12,131$0$923,988$0$0$0
Jennifer Safavian
EVP, Government Affairs$418,484$0$0$0$0$0$7,155$0$17,188$0$442,827$0$0$0
Deborah White
evp, general counsel$341,770$0$10,000$0$0$0$7,155$0$6,807$0$365,732$0$0$0
Jenny Keehan
EVP, Member Services & Ret$277,841$0$15,000$0$0$0$7,155$0$17,188$0$317,184$0$0$0
Brian Dodge
EVP, Communications & Stra$293,651$0$0$0$0$0$7,155$0$1,256$0$302,062$0$0$0
Gilbert Taylor
VP, Business Development$286,743$0$0$0$0$0$7,155$0$16,592$0$310,490$0$0$0
Joe Rinzel
SVP, Government Affairs$219,344$0$5,000$0$0$0$6,246$0$17,188$0$247,778$0$0$0
Suzie Squier
SVP, Member Services$210,686$0$10,000$0$0$0$6,074$0$17,165$0$243,925$0$0$0
Lisa LaBruno
SVP, Retail Operations$215,206$0$5,000$0$0$0$5,939$0$1,236$0$227,381$0$0$0
HUN QUACH
VP, INTERNATIONAL TRADE$213,157$0$0$0$0$0$5,915$0$17,160$0$236,232$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAny first class or business class travel made by senior staff must be pre-approved by the president. The approval or disapproval of the requested expenses is at the discretion of the president.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2ROBERT NIBLOCK AND RICHARD DREILING (BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP) ROBERT NIBLOCK AND ERIC WISEMAN (BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP) RICHARD DREILING AND WILLIAM RHODES (BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP)
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6RILA has three classes of membership: Retail, Product Manufacturer and Associate. Only the Retail Members are entitled to vote on the election of members to the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aRILA has three classes of membership: Retail, Product Manufacturer and Associate. Only the Retail Members are entitled to vote on the election of members to the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bExcept as set forth in the next sentence, each Retail Member and Product Manufacturer Member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the Members. Product Manufacturer Members shall not be eligible to vote on (i) the election of members to the Board of Directors, or (ii) any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTHE TREASURER REVIEWS THE DRAFT FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 ONCE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETED BEFORE NEW DIRECTORS JOIN THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY FOR ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY PROVIDES FOR ENFORCEMENT IF NEEDED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 1515A: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GIVES THE PRESIDENT AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND DETERMINES ANY COMPENSATION INCREASES. THIS REVIEW IS IN A WRITTEN FORMAT AND INCLUDES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. 15B:IN ORDER TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN A HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT WORK FORCE, RILA HAS INSTITUTED A COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO PAY EMPLOYEES IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER BASED UPON DEMONSTRATED JOB PERFORMANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS AND COMPENSATION REVIEWS ARE TWO SEPARATE PROCESSES. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS DO NOT ALWAYS REQUIRE COMPENSATION ACTION. THE PERFORMANCE OF AN EMPLOYEE IS EVALUATED CONTINUOUSLY BY HIS/HER MANAGER. COMPENSATION INCREASES AT RILA ARE BASED ON AN EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE, POSITION AND LEVEL OF CURRENT PAY. EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE BELOW AVERAGE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION INCREASES. RILA'S COMPENSATION PRACTICES ARE BASED ON THE COMPANY'S WAGE AND SALARY GUIDELINES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19RILA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK AND ITS FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE 990.