DOMAIN NAME ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: DOMAIN NAME ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 46-3104748)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-02-09
IRS object ID: 201640409349300204
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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	2016-02-09T07:21:33-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042571780	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 EAST MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTBORO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01581	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	463104748	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOMAIN NAME ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DOMA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7818768828	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 EDGEWATER PLACE NO 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAKEFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ADRIAN KINDERIS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7818768828	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THOMAS F MULDOON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01561688	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-02-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	HAEJOO SONG-MARSHALL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 EDGEWATER PLACE NO 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAKEFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$620,334	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.THEDNA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE DOMAIN NAME ASSOCIATION IS TO (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION):PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BY ADVOCATING THE USE, ADOPTION, AND EXPANSION OF DOMAIN NAMES AS THE PRIMARY TOOL FOR USERS TO NAVIGATE THE INTERNET.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$328,833	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$620,334	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$328,833	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$620,334	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$509,419	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$594,866	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$509,419	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$594,866	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$180,586	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$25,468	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$281,398	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$176,341	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$461,984	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$331,459	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$180,586	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$155,118	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BY ADVOCATING THE USE, ADOPTION, AND EXPANSION OF DOMAIN NAMES AS THE PRIMARY TOOL FOR USERS TO NAVIGATE THE INTERNET.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Revenue	$620,334	RevenueAmt
Desc	OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO EDUCATE INTERNET USERS AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT THE NEW GENERIC TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS (GTLDS) THAT WILL BE RELEASED THROUGH ICANN'S NEW GTLD PROGRAM. THE INTERNET LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING, AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INTERNET USERS ARE UNAWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND MAY BE CONFUSED BY NEW GTLDS. WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND CAMPAIGNS TO PREPARE USERS FOR THESE CHANGES AND SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF THESE NEW TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADRIAN KINDERIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7818768828	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 EDGEWATER PLACE SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAKEFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ADRIAN KINDERIS
CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICH MERDINGER
VICE CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JORDYN BUCHANAN
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF ECKHAUS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS MOERZ
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JON NEVETT
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB WIEGAND
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACEY KING
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF NEUMAN
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROELOF MEIJER
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF SASS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
KURT PRITZ
105 QUAILS TRAIL	THOUSAND OAKS	CA	91361	MANAGEMENT SUPPORT	$197,774
VIRTUAL INC
401 EDGEWATER PLACE SUITE 600	WAKEFIELD	MA	01880	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	$175,441

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	519100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$620,334	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$620,334	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$620,334	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$620,334	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$620,334	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$235,512	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,187	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,000	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,581	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,317	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,730	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,483	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,139	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BAD DEBT EXPENSE	Desc
Total	$22,917	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$594,866	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$276,398	BOYAmt
EOY	$145,341	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$281,398	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,341	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,709	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$346,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$279,750	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$461,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,459	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$180,586	BOYAmt
EOY	-$155,118	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$180,586	BOYAmt
EOY	-$155,118	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$281,398	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,341	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$25,468	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DOMAIN NAME ASSOCIATION'S BY LAWS ARE FILED WITH AND AVAILABLE AT THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.