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NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM (EIN 52-6080759)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-07
IRS object ID
201611599349300641
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-06-07T14:41:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line1700 SPRING FOREST RD STE 115AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27609ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN526080759EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL POSTAL FORUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7032185015PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13998 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE NO 150AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFAXCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22033ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAUREEN GOODSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7032185015PhoneNum
Signature2016-06-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN HUSKINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01081531PTIN
Phone9197196400PhoneNum
Preparation2016-06-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMAUREEN GOODSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13998 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE NO 150AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFAXCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,304,004GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NPF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1968FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ASSIST THE USPS IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND EDUCATING MAILERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$80,890CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$102,329PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$90,516CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$2,269,905CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,647,134CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$80,092PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$608,361TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO ASSIST THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND EDUCATING MAILERS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,552,080ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,098,499RevenueAmt
DescTHE NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM (THE FORUM) HOLDS AN ANNUAL FORUM REPRESENTING THE MAILING INDUSTRY'S PREMIER EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING EVENT FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. IT PROVIDES BUSINESS MAILERS WITH ONGOING TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND HELPS THEM KEEP PACE WITH THE MAILING INDUSTRY'S RAPID PROGRESS. THE ANNUAL MEETING IS A COMBINATION EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW OFFERING NUMEROUS CHOICES FOR ATTENDEES.THE FORUM PRESENTS A COMBINATION OF FEATURES INCLUDING CONSULTATION CENTERS WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN MEET WITH USPS EXPERTS TO DISCUSS TECHNICAL AND POLICY ISSUES, INDUSTRY EXCHANGES WHERE INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS OF THE MAILING INDUSTRY CAN MEET AND EXCHANGE IDEAS WITH THEIR PEERS, SPECIALIZED BUSINESS SESSIONS DEALING WITH ALL CURRENT INDUSTRY TOPICS AND ISSUES, AND GENERAL SESSIONS THAT WILL RANGE IN FORMAT FROM A PRESENTATION BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO PRESENTATIONS ON ISSUES OF CURRENT OR IMMEDIATE CONCERN BY THE INDUSTRY.ADDITIONALLY, THE FORUM PROVIDES AN EXHIBITION WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES DISPLAYING THE LATEST EQUIPMENT USED IN ALL PHASES OF THE MAILING PROCESS: SORTING, ADDRESSING, PRINTING, MAILING, BAGGING, QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND MORE. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS EXHIBITORS PROVIDE VARIOUS SOFTWARE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE MAILING INDUSTRY.THE FORUM HAS ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE OF 3,500 ATTENDEES PER MEETING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF THE MAILING INDUSTRY. MORE THAN 98% OF THE ATTENDEES ARE FROM THE U.S. WITH A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FROM CANADA. THE FORUM WILL ALSO GET ATTENDEES FROM MEXICO, THE U.K., CHINA, AND SWITZERLANDDesc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee6EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJUDY CLEARPersonNm
Phone7032185015PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityFAIRFAXCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22033ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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ANITA BIZZOTTO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$13,500$0$0
WILLIAM GALLIGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$13,500$0$0
JOYCE MCGARVY
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$25,500$0$0
ROBERT O'BRIEN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$21,000$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL GENICK
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$14,500$0$0Yes (X)
MAUREEN GOODSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO30.00$199,226$0$38,654Yes (X)10.00
MARY GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING40.00$118,283$0$28,636Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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ARAMARK
800 WEST KATELLA AVENUEANAHEIMCA92802CONFERENCE SERVICES$386,883
PSAV PRESENTATION SERVICES
23918 NETWORK PLACECHICAGOIL60673AUDIO/VISUAL$238,011
ANAHEIM HILTON & TOWERS
800 WEST KATELLA AVENUEANAHEIMCA92802CONFERENCE SERVICES$232,220
O'KEEFE COMMUNICATIONS
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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FORUM EXHIBIT REVENUE561000$973,675$973,675
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Total Program Service Revenue$2,098,499TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$955,253SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$78,846SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$90,516OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,880TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,600TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,597TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,478TotalAmt
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,346TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,661TotalAmt
Program Services$158,661ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$29,158ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$25,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$1,238,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,012ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,145TotalAmt
Management And General$46,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,882TotalAmt
Management And General$17,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOARD EXPENSES$49,761$49,761
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$3,447$3,447
GIFTS$1,091$1,091
TAXES AND LICENSES-$349-$349

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$318,469EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,908BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,262BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,438BOYAmt
EOY$67,286EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,387,868BOYAmt
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,000BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,695BOYAmt
EOY$38,361EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,464,340BOYAmt
EOY$5,057,785EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,807BOYAmt
EOY$45,086EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,514BOYAmt
EOY$563,275EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,321BOYAmt
EOY$608,361EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,947,019BOYAmt
EOY$4,449,424EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,947,019BOYAmt
EOY$4,449,424EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$5,057,785EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,618,452CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,039,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,098,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,835,095TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,039,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,098,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,835,095TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$297,778CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$317,494CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$307,762CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,895,570TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$297,778CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$317,494CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$307,762CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,895,570TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$9,939,525PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$59,416CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,065CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$78,347CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,736CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$431,275TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,065CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$78,347CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,736CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$431,275TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,851,172CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,677,868CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,360,880CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,118,215CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,258,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,266,370TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.81030PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.79630PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03520InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02710InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,293OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,252DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,041BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,102,010OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,035,765DepreciationAmt
Book Value$66,245BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$37,956OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$37,956DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$67,286TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN MEETING GROUP SPECIALISTSDesc
Book Value$300,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$300,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, THE FORUM HAS CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsYes (1)CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAUREEN GOODSONPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$176,226BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$23,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$18,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$20,654NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$237,880TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM ALLOWS SPOUSE TRAVEL FOR BOARD MEETINGS AND FORUMS WHERE THEY PERFORM AN ACTIVE SUPPORT ROLE. THE AMOUNTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE TO THE RECIPIENT.
PART I, LINE 5MEETINGS GROUP SPECIALISTS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM PAYS A COMMISSION TO KEY EMPLOYEES.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WARREN GOODSON DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE RESOURCES AT PSAVBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionIMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF MAUREEN GOODSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$238,011TransactionAmt
TransactionPURCHASE OF AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES FOR CONFERENCETransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE USPS POSTMASTER GENERAL HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD EVERY FIVE YEARS. THIS RIGHT WAS EXERCISED IN 2012. THE USPS POSTMASTER GENERAL APPOINTED ANITA BIZZOTTO AND WILLIAM GALLIGAN ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2012
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ANY POSSIBLE DISCREPENCIES IN THE STATEMENT ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 1515A. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NOVEMBER 2015 BOARD MEETING. THE REVIEW INCLUDES COMPENSATION AND COMPARABILITY TO THE USPS COMPENSATION LEVELS. 15B. KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS, ANALYSIS AND COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO KEY USPS EMPLOYEES AND LIKE INDUSTRY POSITIONS, AS REPORTED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEETINGS GROUP SPECIALISTS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13998 FAIR RIDGE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFAXCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311715917EIN
Primary ActivitiesADMINISTRATION AND MEETINGS MANAGEMENT FOR CONVENTIONS AND TRADE SHOWSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL POSTAL FORUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$105,041ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$14,294ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEETING GROUP SPECIALIST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeLTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$90,516InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt