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PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC (EIN 13-1582190)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-05
IRS object ID
201503099349301610
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-05T14:08:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN131582190EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2124601400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 MAIDEN LANE 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHILIP T BONAVENTURAPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124601400PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2128678000PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPHILIP T BONAVENTURAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 MAIDEN LANE 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,447,584GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption1255GroupExemptionNum
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.PRSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1948FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS (THE "SOCIETY") IS AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER SOCIETY COMPRISED OF PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS ORGANIZED TO IMPROVE THE PROFESSION AND PRACTICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee56TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers400TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$523,904TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$76,502NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,788,650PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,507,128CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$208,569PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$108,399CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$616,654PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$651,963CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,613,873PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,267,490CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$15,950PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$8,950CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,534,037PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,321,535CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,386,216PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,636,442CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,936,203PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,966,927CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$677,670PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$300,563CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,947,677TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,879,380TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,981,344TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,516,982TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,966,333NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,362,398NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA (PRSA) IS THE NATION'S LARGEST COMMUNITY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS. PRSA PROVIDES TRAINING, SETS STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND UPHOLDS PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS FOR THE GLOBAL PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSION. AS A LEADING VOICE IN THE PR INDUSTRY, THE SOCIETY ALSO ADVOCATES FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND ADOPTION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescNATIONAL CONFERENCE - THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OFFERS PRACTICAL INSIGHT AND NETWORKING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL OF ALL CAREER LEVELS, SECTORS, WORK ENVIRONMENTS AND INDUSTRIES. DEMONSTRATING VALUE WITH ACTIONABLE BEST PRACTICES IS THE FOCUS OF THIS ANNUAL EVENT. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP - PRSA IS A COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 22,000 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, FROM RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES TO THE LEADERS OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MULTINATIONAL FIRMS. OUR MEMBERS REPRESENT NEARLY EVERY PRACTICE AREA AND PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC SETTING WITHIN THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA (PRSSA) AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HERE AND ABROAD. MORE THAN 32,000 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLICATIONS-PRSA'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER, PR TRACTICS, BRINGS MEMBERS THE LATEST NEWS, TRENDS AND HOW-TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVOLVING PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSION. THE MONTHLY TABLOID DELIVERS ESSENTIAL TIPS FROM EXPERIENCED PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS THAT WILL HELP MEMBERS ENHANCE JOB SKILLS AND STAY COMPETITIVE IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE.THE STRATEGIST IS THE ONLY MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO EXECUTIVE-LEVEL PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS. THIS QUARTERLY PUBLICATION PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH INSIGHTFUL FEATURE-LENGTH COMMENTARY ON THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AT THE MANAGEMENT LEVEL AND VIEWS ON CHANGING PUBLIC RELATIONS CONCEPTS TO ENGAGE AND INFORM MEMBERS AND THEIR ORGANIZATION. APPROXIMATELY 32,000 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document142IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee56EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PHILIP T BONAVENTURABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2124601400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 MAIDEN LANE 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSEPH E COHEN
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY BARBOUR
CHAIR-ELECT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAKE D LEWIS III
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK W MCCLENNAN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICKEY G NALL
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR & CEO2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FELICIA WALKER BLOW
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY J DAVIS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONELE M DOTSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE DVORAK
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/20142.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERI A EVANS
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/20142.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN N LEE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE GAGE LOFGREN
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/20142.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH A PECSI
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/20142.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA D PETERSON
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/20142.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SONJA POPP-STAHL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN DONOHUE RENNIE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANITA FORD SAUNDERS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY A SCHARIO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH SILVERMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BONNIE P UPRIGHT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARISA VALLBONA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN WALTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM M MURRAY
CEO UNTIL 5/201440.00Yes (X)$225,566$0$13,069
PHILIP T BONAVENTURA
CFO40.00Yes (X)$233,143$0$53,136
KARLA VOTH
VP, SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS40.00$168,278$0$33,373Yes (X)
JOHN D ROBINSON
VP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT & INDUSTRY PARTNERS40.00$160,134$0$54,742Yes (X)
JENEEN GARCIA
VP, EDUCATION40.00$148,164$0$32,651Yes (X)
ALEX ORTIZ
VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY40.00$121,915$0$36,439Yes (X)
WAI M CHEUNG
CONTROLLER40.00$122,190$0$36,044Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,179,390TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$259,454TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES
PO BOX 402642ATLANTAGA30384FINANCIAL SERVICES$621,108
DENBO MULTIMEDIA INC
684 FIFTH AVENUEBROOKLYNNY11215MULTIMEDIA SERVICES$296,055
JT MAGEN & COMPANY INC
44 WEST 28TH STREET 11TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10001CONSTRUCTION$262,547
OMNI SHOREHAM HOTEL
2500 CALVERT STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20008HOTEL/ACCOMODATIONS$173,601
TAMPA MARRIOT WATERSIDE HOTEL & MARINA
700 SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUETAMPAFL33602HOTEL/ACCOMODATIONS$107,291
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$5,038,224$5,038,224
NATIONAL CONFERENCE900099$1,655,136$1,655,136
STUDENT SOCIETY900099$972,467$972,467
SECTIONS SUPPORT900099$817,557$817,557
AWARD PROGRAMS900099$735,344$735,344

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,288,400TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,288,400RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,507,128TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$81,423TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$81,423ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,244TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,244ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,207,070SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,180,094SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$26,976SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,976TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$26,976ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING519130$509,700$509,700
INSURANCE PROCEEDS900099$121,815$121,815
MAILING LIST RENTAL900004$7,564$7,564

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,640TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,640UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$645,719OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,267,490TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,945,770RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$523,904UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$236,458ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,750TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,200TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$524,914TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,668,840TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$378,954TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$422,862TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,965TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,225TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,769TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,679TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$555,532TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$563,431TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$862,187TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,646TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$776,620TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$489,526TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,453,640TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,155TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,628TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$407,538
UBI TAXES$28,735
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$21,094
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$15,037

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,966,927TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$360,903BOYAmt
EOY$752,770EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,089,185BOYAmt
EOY$3,011,759EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,686BOYAmt
EOY$452,022EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,900BOYAmt
EOY$179,242EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$965,487LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$583,975LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$192,768BOYAmt
EOY$381,512EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,706,796BOYAmt
EOY$3,064,268EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,439BOYAmt
EOY$37,807EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,947,677BOYAmt
EOY$7,879,380EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$767,103BOYAmt
EOY$1,016,714EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$811,322BOYAmt
EOY$1,223,735EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$402,919BOYAmt
EOY$276,533EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,981,344BOYAmt
EOY$2,516,982EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,966,333BOYAmt
EOY$5,362,398EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,966,333BOYAmt
EOY$5,362,398EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,947,677BOYAmt
EOY$7,879,380EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$300,563ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$95,502NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$598,992OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$333,237DepreciationAmt
Book Value$265,755BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$366,495OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$250,738DepreciationAmt
Book Value$115,757BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$381,512TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$4,845FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$271,688Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$276,533TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,345,313TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$95,502NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$95,502RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,249,811RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$17,679InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$17,679RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,267,490TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,949,248TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,949,248ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$17,679InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$17,679ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,966,927TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PROVIDES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. USING THIS GUIDANCE, AN ENTITY MAY RECOGNIZE A TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT (I.E. A LIKELIHOOD OF MORE THAN 50%) THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. TAX YEARS SINCE 2011 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
WILLIAM M MURRAY
CEO UNTIL 5/2014$161,122$0$64,130$0$314$0$0$0$13,069$0$238,635$0$0$0
PHILIP T BONAVENTURA
CFO$232,773$0$0$0$370$0$34,500$0$18,636$0$286,279$0$0$0
KARLA VOTH
VP, SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS$166,901$0$0$0$1,377$0$22,142$0$11,231$0$201,651$0$0$0
JOHN D ROBINSON
VP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT & INDUSTRY$159,869$0$0$0$265$0$22,205$0$32,537$0$214,876$0$0$0
JENEEN GARCIA
VP, EDUCATION$148,030$0$0$0$134$0$19,892$0$12,759$0$180,815$0$0$0
ALEX ORTIZ
VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$121,821$0$0$0$94$0$15,434$0$21,005$0$158,354$0$0$0
WAI M CHEUNG
CONTROLLER$121,798$0$0$0$392$0$12,942$0$23,102$0$158,234$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: GENERAL MEMBER AND ASSOCIATE MEMBER. THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS REPRESENT NEARLY EVERY PRACTICE AREA AND PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC SETTING WITHIN THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA (PRSSA) AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ADELEGATES OF THE MEMBERSHIP, WHO SHALL HAVE ANY MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS, ELECT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BDELEGATES OF THE MEMBERSHIP, WHO SHALL HAVE ANY MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS, HAVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE BYLAWS, APPROVE CHAPTER DISSOLUTIONS AND APPROVE A DUES STRUCTURE PROPOSED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY, AND A FULL DISCUSSION WILL ENSUE AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPRSA BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. EACH DISCLOSURE IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO. ANY VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH CONFLICT MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. A COVERED OFFICIAL WHOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS UNDER REVIEW MAY NOT DEBATE, VOTE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN SUCH DETERMINATION ONCE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (TOP STAFF OFFICIAL) IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SALARY SURVEYS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE TOP STAFF OFFICIAL AND MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A SALARY REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS, WITH INPUT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AN EVALUATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASED ON HIS OR HER SUCCESS ACHIEVING THE ENDS SET OUT IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHILE ACTING WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF PRSA POLICIES AND ACCOMPLISHING THE MUTUALLY AGREED-UPON OBJECTIVES. THE TERMS OF COMPENSATION ARE INCLUDED IN AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, WHICH IS MUTUALLY EXECUTED BY THE CHAIR AND THE CEO. DETERMINING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PAYMENTS OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS DELEGATED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITHIN THE TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITIES SET FORTH IN THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, AS AGREED UPON BY THE BOARD. THE CEO CONSIDERS SALARY SURVEYS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE KEY EMPLOYEE POSITIONS AND MAY, IN HIS/HER DISCRETION, ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A SALARY REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE CEO CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON HIS OR HER SUCCESS ACCOMPLISHING THE AGREED-UPON OBJECTIVES. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AS OUTLINED ABOVE, WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19IN RESPONSE TO A WRITTEN OR IN-PERSON REQUEST, A COPY OF THE REQUESTED TAX FORM(S), GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS PROVIDED TO THE REQUESTER. IF THE REQUEST FOR COPIES IS MADE IN PERSON, A COPY OF THE REQUESTED DOCUMENT(S) WILL GENERALLY BE PROVIDED ON THE DAY OF THE REQUEST; IF THE REQUEST IS WRITTEN, THEN PRSA FORWARDS A COPY OF THE REQUESTED TAX FORM(S) OR GOVERNING DOCUMENT(S) WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. A COPY OF QUARTERLY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS POSTED ON THE PRSA'S WEBSITE AFTER REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10BEACH CHAPTER MUST HAVE BYLAWS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL BYLAWS AND MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.