DIGITAL SIGNAGE FEDERATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: DIGITAL SIGNAGE FEDERATION (EIN 27-3650745)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-02-16
IRS object ID: 201640479349302224
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-02-16T18:42:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	541972733	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Precision Accounting Services Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	295 Terrie Dr	AddressLine1Txt
City	Potomac Falls	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20165	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	273650745	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DIGITAL SIGNAGE FEDERATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DIGI	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11 MAIN ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	WARRENTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20186	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN GORG	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIREC	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5405515500	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	William R Silzer	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00557526	PTIN
Phone	7034300823	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-11-20	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	PHIL COHEN	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$239,490	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.DIGITALSIGNAGEFEDERATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE WORLD-WIDE DIGITAL SIGNAGE INDUSTRY, THE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY AND THE DIGITAL OUT-OF-HOME NETWORK INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$81,250	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$84,790	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$150,904	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$154,641	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$63	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$59	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$232,217	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$239,490	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	$211,528	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$248,041	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$211,528	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$248,041	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$20,689	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$8,551	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$191,804	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$184,654	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,000	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$191,804	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$183,654	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE WORLD-WIDE DIGITAL SIGNAGE INDUSTRY, THE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY AND THE DIGITAL OUT-OF-HOME NETWORK INDUSTRY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES TO ITS MEMBERS. THERE ALSO IS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT MEMBERS CAN ATTEND.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	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	Yes (true)	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
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	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
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	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	false	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	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN GORG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonNm
Phone	5405515500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11 MAIN ST SUITE D	AddressLine1Txt
City	WARRENTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20186	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PHIL COHEN
PAST CHAIR	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIM SARUBBI
CHAIR	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEN GOLDBERG
VICE CHAIR	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARRE BISTLINE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDY DEARBORN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SPENCER GRAHAM
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANEEKA JAMES
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANNA RIDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD VENTURA
SECRETARYTREASURER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MCCLIMANS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT WINSTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE HARGIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	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	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$84,790	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$84,790	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCES CONVENTION	541900	$122,786	$122,786
MEETINGS	541900	$31,855	$31,855

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$154,641	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$59	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$59	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$239,490	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$154,700	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,400	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,847	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$329	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$673	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,788	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,870	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$916	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MARKETING	$8,080	$8,080
BOARDCOMMITTEE EXPENSES	$27,446	$27,446
CREDIT CARD FEES	$6,231	$6,231
BANK FEES	$292	$292

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$248,041	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,186	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,468	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,654	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,654	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,654	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,654	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$8,551	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$401	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	GW SCHOLARSHIP	Desc
Amt	$1,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,000	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2	ONE OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WAS THE MAJORITY OWNER OF A COMPANY WHICH BOUGHT A CONTROLLING MAJORITY OWNERSHIP OF ANOTHER DIRECTORS COMPANY. THIS WAS DISCLOSED TO THE GOVERNING BODY. OTHER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS CARRIED OUT BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER ON A REGULAR BASIS AS WOULD ANY OTHER POPULATION OF VENDORS, USERS, INTEGRATORS AND DISTRIBUTORS IN THE COURSE OF REGULAR COMMERCE IN THE DIGITAL SIGNAGE INDUSTY.
Management duties delegation Part VI line 3	THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A MANAGEMENT COMPANY, THE COLLIE GORG GROUP, TO MANAGE THE ORGANIZATION AND HIRED MARKETWORKS INTERNATIONAL TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING SERVICES.
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6	THE DIGITAL SIGNAGE FEDERATION HAS COMPANY BASED MEMBERSHIPS. ALL MEMBER COMPANIES ARE REPRESENTED BY A PRIMARY VOTING MEMBER AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE MEMBER COMPANY ARE ADDED AS PARTICIPATING NON-VOTING MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP DUES RATES ARE BASED ON THE PRIMARY TYPE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a	EACH MEMBER COMPANY HAS ONE DESIGNATED PRIMARY VOTING MEMBER. EACH YEAR THE PRIMARY VOTING MEMBERS VOTE ON THE ELECTION OF THE ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS HAVE 2 YEAR TERMS AND MAY SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. THE ASSOCIATION GOVERNING BODY ELECTS THE OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	THE TREASURER AND CHAIRMAN REVIEW THE 990 DOCUMENT BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c	CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AT BOARD MEETINGS REGARDING ISSUES THAT THE POLICY REQUIRES THEM TO DISCLOSE.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE MADE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TAX DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
General explanation attachment	FORM 990, PART III - ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE:THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE WORLD-WIDE DIGITAL SIGNAGE INDUSTRY, THE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY AND THE DIGITAL OUT-OF-HOME NETWORK INDUSTRY.