QUALITY PARTS COALITION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: QUALITY PARTS COALITION (EIN 26-0275710)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-29
IRS object ID: 201632429349300673
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-29T12:15:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363856676	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KUTCHINS ROBBINS & DIAMOND LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 PERIMETER DR STE 760	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCHAUMBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60173	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	260275710	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	QUALITY PARTS COALITION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	QUAL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8003235832	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 PUTNAM PIKE J503	AddressLine1Txt
City	SMITHFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02917	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ED SALAMY	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY, EXEC DIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8003235832	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EUGENE BARINHOLTZ	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00967812	PTIN
Phone	8472401040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-08-23	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ED SALAMY	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$476,441	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.KEEPAUTOPARTSAFFORDABLE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS, INSURERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY PROTECTING COMPETITION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS MARKET AND PRESERVING THE FUTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$497,841	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$476,411	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$45	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$30	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$497,886	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$476,441	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$534,521	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$489,562	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$534,521	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$489,562	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$36,635	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$13,121	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$142,565	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$129,444	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$142,565	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$129,444	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS, INSURERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY PROTECTING COMPETITION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS MARKET AND PRESERVING THE FUTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS INDUSTRY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$486,333	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ENGAGED IN LOBBYING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$486,333	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	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	false	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	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	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	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
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
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
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	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	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	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ETS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8003235832	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 PUTNAM PIKE SUITE J 503	AddressLine1Txt
City	SMITHFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02917	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ED SALAMY
SECRETARY, E	15.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$25,233	$0	$0
DAN MORRISSEY
PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BERGNER
VICE PRESIDE	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN GRAY
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AARON LOWE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL BLUMENTHAL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEAN PAPPAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDAL WARD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAY POHLMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAT FELDER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK BURNETT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS SANTOS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$25,233	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
VENABLE LLP
575 7TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	LEGAL & LOBBY	$278,298
KETCHUM INC
2000 L STREET NW 400	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	PUBLIC RELATION	$182,518

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$476,411	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$476,411	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$30	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$30	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$476,441	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$30	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,233	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,091	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,816	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$288	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$850	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BANK CHARGES	Desc
Total	$284	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$489,562	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$137,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,444	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$129,444	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$129,444	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$129,444	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$129,444	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$13,121	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (true)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3	THIS ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF ITS DAY TO DAY AFFAIRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF ASSOCIATIONS, COALITIONS, BUSINESSES AND OTHER ENTITIES COMMITTED TO PRESERVING COMPETITION IN THE INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS INDUSTRY. THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: REGULAR AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. REGULAR MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE USE OR SALE OF ALTERNATIVE REPAIR PARTS FOR AUTOMOBILES AND/OR PAY DUES DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN PROMOTING THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION BUT WHO DO NOT OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON AN INCREMENTAL ANNUAL DUES FORMULA. REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS AND ON SUCH MATTERS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S COUNSEL, TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE INFORMATION RETURN IN ADVANCE OF FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER THAT PERTAINS TO THEIR OR THEIR COMPANY'S OWN BENEFIT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EMPLOYED BY THE OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY. THE OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS COMPENSATED PURSUANT TO AN ANNUAL RENEWABLE CONTRACT NEGOTIATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST SENT TO THE ADDRESS OF RECORD OF THE ORGANIZATION.