2016-02-12T15:28:00-06:00 2015-03-31 521446779 JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP 700 SPRING FOREST ROAD STE 115 RALEIGH NC 27609 990 2014-04-01 133768378 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ENTE 2022232400 575 7TH STREET NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20004 MICHAEL GALLAGHER PRESIDENT & CEO 2022232400 2016-02-12 1 JOHN HUSKINS P01081531 9197196400 2016-02-12 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z MICHAEL GALLAGHER 575 7TH STREET NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20004 34330782 0 X WWW.THEESA.COM X 1994 DE TO REPRESENT THE BUSINESS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERESTS OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS OF ALL SIZES AND FOR ALL PLATFORMS, AND TO EXPAND AND PROTECT THE DYNAMIC MARKETPLACE FOR VIDEO GAMES. 14 14 87 17 0 0 55000 55000 32342575 31106393 1341669 1208983 0 0 33739244 32370376 598695 548877 0 0 10077086 10641607 0 0 0 20896246 20394154 31572027 31584638 2167217 785738 38627098 42643699 15111385 18805154 23515713 23838545 X TO REPRESENT THE BUSINESS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERESTS OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS OF ALL SIZES AND FOR ALL PLATFORMS, AND TO EXPAND AND PROTECT THE DYNAMIC MARKETPLACE FOR VIDEO GAMES. 0 0 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS - TO ADVOCATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE VIDEO GAME COMMUNITY BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND COURTS. TO REPRESENT THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND ITS ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISTS IN OPENING FOREIGN MARKETS ON TERMS THAT RESPECT AND COMPENSATE THEM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. TO SERVE AS THE SOLE PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERFACE BETWEEN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND THE PRINT, RADIO, TV, AND ONLINE MEDIA TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. E3 EXPO - TRADE SHOW THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE WORLD'S ELITE MEDIA OUTLETS, KEY RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, LEADING ANALYSTS AND POWERHOUSE PUBLISHING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES THAT MAKE UP THE DYNAMIC GLOBAL INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. RATINGS - (ESRB & IARC)ADMINISTRATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGE AND CONTENT RATING SYSTEM THAT APPLIES TO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS AND DEVICES, PROVIDING RELIABLE GUIDANCE TO PARENTS AND CONSUMERS. ADMINISTRATION OF A PRIVACY SEAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY ON VIDEO GAME COMPANY WEBSITES. CONTENT PROTECTION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY - ADDRESSES THE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS OF ITS MEMBER VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAME PUBLISHERS BY ESTABLISHING A NUMBER OF ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT COMBATING DIFFERENT FORMS AND INSTANCES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT AROUND THE WORLD. SERVED THE PUBLIC POLICY NEEDS OF MEMBERS, INCLUDING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION, DATA SECURITY, DATA PRIVACY AND E-COMMERCE.ADVERTISING REVIEW COUNCIL - ENSURED THAT THE ADVERTISING FOR COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES IS APPROPRIATE, RESPONSIBLE, TRUTHFUL, AND ACCURATE, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT RATINGS. 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 87 0 1 87 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 X ANA MOLINA 2022232400 575 7TH STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20004 JOHN BLACKBURN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CHENG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURENT DETOC BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REGGIE FILS-AIME BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HADDAD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENJI HISATSUNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN LAYDEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 OWEN MAHONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MEEGAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL SPENCER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN TREMBLAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOMOHIRO UESUGI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIICHIRO URATA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS WALTHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW WILSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YASUYUKI YAMAJI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STRAUSS ZELNICK CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GALLAGHER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 1.00 X 1230287 0 67937 ANA MOLINA CFO 40.00 X 351310 0 29837 PATRICIA VANCE PRESIDENT - ESRB 40.00 X 881302 0 33142 CHRISTIAN GENETSKI GENERAL COUNSEL & SR. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: CHARTER, FULL, AND INDIVIDUAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A CHARTER MEMBERS AND FULL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE CFO PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PESIDENT/CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A PERFORMANCE REVIEW, A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND A REVIEW OF THE PREVAILING TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION PRACTICES AS REPORTED BY INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS OF THIS INFORMATION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO WAS HELD IN JUNE 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 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