2017-09-14T13:17:18-05:00 2016-10-31 521855942 Tate and Tryon 2021 L Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20036 990 2015-11-01 366108621 INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION INTE 2026620778 1900 K Street NW No 700 WASHINGTON DC 20006 Robert Cresanti PRESIDENT AND CEO 2026620778 2017-09-14 1 Deborah G Kosnett P00290720 2022932200 2017-09-14 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Robert Cresanti 1900 K Street NW No 700 WASHINGTON DC 20006 24034444 0 X WWW.FRANCHISE.ORG X 1960 IL Protects, enhances and promotes franchising. 39 39 52 39 2470299 -409281 0 0 16858937 16540727 409734 220425 219200 104500 17487871 16865652 185018 117699 0 0 7353617 6375638 0 0 0 12959271 9455489 20497906 15948826 -3010035 916826 15070017 15147636 9817575 9426963 5252442 5720673 X IFA Mission: To protect, enhance and promote franchising.IFA Vision: Be the preeminent voice and acknowledged leader for franchising worldwide.IFA Values: Integrity, respect, trust, excellence, diversity.IFA Strategic Priorities: Government relations, Public relations, Education and professional development. 0 0 The program and conference department is reponsible for planning and organizing training programs and the annual convention. The publication department provides publications promoting franchising to service members. The government relations department functions to inform members on legal and legislative matters which would impact franchising and conducts research for members. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 64 0 1 52 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 39 39 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X VIRGIE YOUSSEF SENIOR DIR FINANCE 2026620774 1900 K Street NW No 700 WASHINGTON DC 20006 AZIZ HASHIM Chair, IFA Board of Directors 0.30 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Shelly Sun CFE 1st Vice Chair 0.30 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Liam Brown 2nd Vice Chair 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 David Barr Secretary 0.30 0.00 X X 0 0 0 William Hall CFE Treasurer 0.30 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Melanie Bergeron CFE Immediate Past Chair 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mariana Huberman Chair, Franchisee Forum 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Monson CFE Chair, Franchisor Forum 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larry Weinberg Chair, Supplier Forum 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Baber 1st Vice Chair, Franchisee Forum 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cheryl Bachelder BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jaina Bailey BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charlie Chase BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ed Conklin BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Crawford CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 John Draper CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Emmett BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tariq Farid CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 Ronald Feldman CFE 1st Vice Chair, Supplier Forum 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 Sherri Fishman CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Gilmartin BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Hickey BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Roy Jackson BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Saunda Kitchen CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gordon Logan BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 Bret Lowell CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert McDevitt CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 David McKinnon CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 Tabbassum Mumtaz BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 Matthew Patinkin BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Guillermo Perales BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Powell CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Puzder BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Rotche CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Seid CFE BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Stempler BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffery Tews BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Simone Wu BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Philip Zeidman BOARD MEMBER 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Cresanti President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 438321 0 47608 William Grubb SVP finance - thru 2/16 40.00 0.00 X 319297 0 36378 Michael Williams interim CFO 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Haller SVP Public Affairs 40.00 0.00 X 281506 0 38278 Alisa Harrison SVP-CMR - THRU 9/16 40.00 0.00 X 307000 0 36856 Dean Heyl VP Public Affairs 40.00 0.00 X 231065 0 30210 Michael Layman VP Regulatory Affairs 40.00 0.00 X 202439 0 14705 Scott Lehr EVP Dev, Mtkg & Conf 40.00 0.00 X 336257 0 51386 Mark McSteen VP- Franchise Engagement - thru 2/16 40.00 0.00 X 245957 0 24147 Anne Poodiack VP Conferences 40.00 0.00 X 214518 0 28936 John Reynolds President - FERF 8.00 32.00 X 48699 194794 52025 Elizabeth Taylor Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff 40.00 0.00 X 249615 0 15900 Gregory Cook VP-advtg 40.00 0.00 X 172805 0 25912 Erica Farage Sr. Director Political Affairs 40.00 0.00 X 163496 0 21546 Michael Hanscom Sr Director State Govt Relations 40.00 0.00 X 138802 0 8368 Stephen Caldeira Former President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 792609 0 38831 4142386 194794 471086 22 1 1 0 Bancroft PLLC 1919 M Street NW Washington DC 20036 Legal services 556654 DLA Piper US LLP 203 North LaSalle St Suite 1900 chicago IL 60601 GENERAL COUNSEL 399206 Locust Street 100 M Street SE Washington DC 20003 consulting 325000 DCI Group AZ LLC 1828 L St NW 400 Washington DC 20036 legal services 320000 Prime Policy Group 1110 Vermont Ave Suite 1000 Washington DC 20005 consulting 204000 14 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 6534781 6534781 Programs and Conferences 900099 6412118 6172799 239319 Marketing and Public 541800 1185808 11216 1174592 sponsorships 900099 1170165 1170165 WEB SITE 541800 951888 951888 285967 285967 16540727 220425 220425 7168792 7168792 0 AD BARTER REVENUE 900099 104500 104500 104500 16865652 13004763 2470299 1390590 117699 4374772 1482638 147605 83190 287433 1072959 42913 737790 571728 308705 403880 782772 288096 3604727 217027 54476 UBIT 35299 Publications 1056115 Dues and Subscriptions 122290 Member Services 121550 35162 15948826 500 500 866549 990991 533428 522919 28519 0 1211331 1358111 2178716 857229 1486948 1321487 10717948 10787764 224794 165864 15070017 15147636 4293433 2766553 5524142 6660410 9817575 9426963 X 5252442 5720673 5252442 5720673 15070017 15147636 X 916826 10883 -459478 X X 0 1 X 1 0 117699 117699 0 FranPAC 1900 K ST NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20006 542060982 494134 Republican National Lawyers Association PO Box 18965 wASHINGTON DC 20036 521395855 199 Republican State Leadership Committee 1201 F Street NW Suite 675 wASHINGTON DC 20004 050532524 80000 AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL 2900 Crystal Drive Suite 600 ARLINGTON VA 22202 520140979 14500 Republican Attorneys General Assocatiation 1747 Pennyslyvania Ave NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 464501717 12500 GOPAC 2300 Clarendon Blvd ARLINGTON VA 22201 521237780 10000 JONES FOR SENATE 2018 7918 El Cajon Blvd Suite N-162 LA MESA CA 91942 472701471 500 0 0 1 6534781 1891589 3190238 5081827 980217 4101610 Part I-A, Line 1: THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION CONDUCTS ALL OF ITS POLITICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH FRANPAC, A SECTION 527 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. 1191338 237402 953936 987378 619827 367551 1321487 17266169 10883 494134 505017 16761152 104500 104500 16865652 16525250 576424 576424 15948826 0 15948826 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: PAC REVENUE 494,134. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: AD BARTER REVENUE 104,500. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: PAC EXPENSES 576,424. 0 Republican State Leadership Committee 1201 F Street NW SuITe 675 WASHINGTON DC 20004 050532524 527 80000 CONTRIBUTION American Legislative Exchange Council 2900 Crystal Drive Suite 600 ARLINGTON VA 22202 520140979 527 14500 CONTRIBUTION Republican Attorneys General Assocatiation 1747 Pennyslyvania Ave NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 464501717 527 12500 CONTRIBUTION GOPAC 2300 Clarendon Blvd ARLINGTON VA 22201 521237780 527 10000 CONTRIBUTION 0 4 1 X X X X 1 0 0 Robert Cresanti President & CEO 336870 0 100425 0 1026 0 26500 0 28170 0 492991 0 0 0 William Grubb SVP finance - thru 2/16 246025 0 63654 0 9618 0 26500 0 15029 0 360826 0 0 0 Matthew Haller SVP Public Affairs 215111 0 65972 0 423 0 26500 0 19137 0 327143 0 0 0 Alisa Harrison SVP-CMR - THRU 9/16 254952 0 51239 0 809 0 26500 0 17441 0 350941 0 0 0 Dean Heyl VP Public Affairs 185528 0 45063 0 474 0 23106 0 10062 0 264233 0 0 0 Michael Layman VP Regulatory Affairs 166755 0 35309 0 375 0 4049 0 19597 0 226085 0 0 0 Scott Lehr EVP Dev, Mtkg & Conf 250320 0 78332 0 7605 0 26500 0 35327 0 398084 0 0 0 Mark McSteen VP- Franchise Engagement - thru 2/16 211815 0 33217 0 925 0 16809 0 20473 0 283239 0 0 0 Anne Poodiack VP Conferences 174501 0 35000 0 5017 0 21452 0 12830 0 248800 0 0 0 John Reynolds President - FERF 33320 133279 11404 45615 3975 15900 8370 33479 4503 18010 61572 246283 0 0 Elizabeth Taylor Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff 211491 0 37686 0 438 0 4992 0 20735 0 275342 0 0 0 Gregory Cook VP-advtg 156764 0 16041 0 0 0 17280 0 17580 0 207665 0 0 0 Erica Farage Sr. Director Political Affairs 163496 0 0 0 0 0 16350 0 8306 0 188152 0 0 0 Stephen Caldeira Former President & CEO 575887 0 0 0 216722 0 18000 0 28625 0 839234 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a Stephen Caldeira, $182,954 IN SEVERANCE PAY. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 IFA HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT MEETS THREE TIMES A YEAR: FEBRUARY, JUNE, AND SEPTEMBER. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE BOARD CHAIR (WHO ALSO CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE), THE TWO MOST RECENT PAST CHAIRS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE, THE VICE CHAIR, THE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY, THE CHAIR OF THE FRANCHISOR FORUM, THE CHAIR OF THE FRANCHISEE FORUM, AND THE CHAIR OF THE SUPPLIER FORUM. THE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE FULL BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION DURING THE PERIODS BETWEEN FULL BOARD MEETINGS; EXCEPT THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS NO AUTHORITY REGARDING ACTS OR POWERS SPECIFICALLY RESERVED FOR THE BOARD BY OPERATION OF THE ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT, NOR BY BOARD RESOLUTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY NOT CONTRAVENE A SPECIFIC POLICY OR RESOLUTION PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE FULL BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED MIKE WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES, A THIRD PARTY, TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR A PORTION OF THE TAX YEAR. NO COMPENSATION WAS PAID TO THIS COMPANY FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED 2015. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS: 1. INCORPORATES THE NEW BOARD-APPROVED ROLE OF THE TREASURER AND NEW EMPLOYEE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY. 2. CREATION OF A NEW CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP FOR SUPPLIERS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS. 3. ELIMINATION OF THE RESTRICTION THAT A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD MUST BE EMPLOYEES OR DIRECTORS OF FRANCHISOR MEMBERS. 4. ALLOWANCE FOR ONE-FOURTH OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION RATHER THAN ONLY ONE-FOURTH OF THE FRANCHISOR MEMBERS. 5. ELIMINATION OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT DIRECTORS' POSITION ON THE BOARD MUST BE TERMINATED IF THEIR EMPLOYMENT CHANGES. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD ON WHETHER THE DIRECTOR WILL REMAIN. 6. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SUPPLIER MEMBER POSITIONS ON THE BOARD TO FOUR (4), IN ADDITION TO THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 There are 4 categories of membership: Franchisor Member: Any company engaged in franchising as a franchisor or sub-franchisor in the United States of America or one or more other countries, or that satisfactorily demonstrates an intention to engage in franchising as a franchisor, subject to the continuing satisfaction of this category's requirements. Franchisee Member: There are 2 types of franchisee members. (1) a franchisee organization member is Any bona fide association or advisory council composed primarily of franchisees and recognized or designated by a Franchisor is eligible to be a Franchisee Organization Member. A Franchisee Organization Member may be a national or regional association or advisory council of franchisees. (2) a franchisee member is Any single or multiunit franchisee operating his or her business pursuant to a franchise or similar agreement in effect with a franchisor (including area developers, development agents and area representatives). Supplier Member: Any firm, partnership or company that supplies goods or services to members of the Association is eligible to be a Supplier Member, subject to the continuing satisfaction of the requirements set forth in the Bylaws. Employee Affinity Member: Any employee of a Franchisor Member, Franchisee Member, or Supplier Member is eligible to be an Employee Affinity Member. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The Association's Board of Directors is selected with the assistance of the Nominating Committee, which consists of the two most recent Past Chairs of the Board of Directors eligible and willing to serve as a member of the Nominating Committee, the current Chair of the Board of Directors, the current chair of the Diversity Institute, the current chair of the Women's Franchise Committee, and the most recent past chairs of the Franchisor Forum and the Franchisee Forum eligible and willing to serve as a member of the Nominating Committee. The most recent past Chair of the Board of Directors shall serve as chair, and the Chair of the Board of Directors shall serve as vice chair, of the Nominating Committee. It is the duty of the Nominating Committee to propose to the Board of Directors: (i) candidates for the office of director to be elected by the Board of Directors at its regular Fall meeting and (ii) candidates for the following officers of the Association to be elected by the Board of Directors at its regular Fall meeting: Chair, First Vice Chair, Second Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer, if the Board of Directors has notified the Nominating Committee to slate a candidate for the office of Assistant Treasurer. The Nominating Committee shall nominate a number of candidates for the Board of Directors sufficient to fill all then and existing vacancies on the Board of Directors and all vacancies that are projected to occur by the next Annual Meeting of the Association. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Copies of all governing documents and financial statements are provided upon request. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: CHANGE IN BEGINNING NET ASSETS -354,978. AD BARTER REVENUE -104,500. Form 990, Part XII, line 2c: The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year. Franchise Education and Research Foundation 1900 K Street NW 700 Washington DC 20006 521358631 Education in the Franchise Industry IL 501(c)(3) Line 7 1 INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC 1900 K Street NW 700 washington DC 20006 542060982 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DC 527 1 INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED EXECUTIVES INC 1900 K Street NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20006 030407010 CERTIFICATION PROGRAM DC N/A C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Franchise Education and Research Foundation D 92304 based on amounts incurred FRANPAC L 88916 funds transferred under FEC rules Franchise Education and Research Foundation N 135928 based on usage Franchise Education and Research Foundation O 520141 services performed