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SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-1329859)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-05-12
IRS object ID
201541329349303964
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (true)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$6,855,716DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$1,121,313NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$465,505NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$655,808NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$1,159,247AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$503,439TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$186,003OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$173,712DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,290BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$757,575OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$648,903DepreciationAmt
Book Value$108,672BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$837,629OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$759,555DepreciationAmt
Book Value$88,074BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$209,036TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF OTHERS$70,834
DEFERRED RENT$204,879
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$275,713TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Association does not believe there are any material uncertain tax positions and accordingly it will not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. However, the Association is still open to examination by taxing authorities from fiscal year 2011 forward. No interest or penalties were included in the statements of activities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

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
Kenneth Wasch
President$440,653$0$100,000$0$0$0$44,065$0$28,800$0$613,518$0$0$0
Thomas W Meldrum Jr
SVP & CFO$134,642$0$0$0$0$0$13,500$0$9,600$0$157,742$0$0$0
Keith Kupferschmid
SVP$258,463$0$0$0$25,846$0$26,400$0$310,709$0$0$0
Thomas Davin
SVP$220,000$0$24,247$0$0$24,425$0$26,400$0$295,072$0$0$0
Mark MacCarthy
VP$243,770$0$0$0$0$0$24,377$0$18,800$0$286,947$0$0$0
Kathleen Greenler-Sexton
VP$178,756$0$0$0$0$0$17,876$0$25,200$0$221,832$0$0$0
Karen Billings
VP$169,943$0$0$0$0$0$16,994$0$21,600$0$208,537$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1:To represent the common business and public policy interests of the computer software and digital content industries. The industry markets it products through several delivery vehicles, including disks, the Internet, private and public networks, cable, wireless, and satellite transmission. The industry operates in a borderless world and therefore must serve an international constituency. The code and content industry segments share public policy objectives in strong intellectual property protection, a favorable tax and electronic commerce environment, and a favorable investment climate. Specifically, SIIA seeks to serve businesses that develop or market the following: - Technology that enables the learning process or provides instructional content in digital form - Software applications and services for horizontal and vertical markets - Enterprise resource planning, and other enterprise-wide software products - Software infrastructure, authoring, development tools, opera
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d:Government Affairs - As the strongest voice for the education technology, financial information services, online content and software industries on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures, and throughout the world, the Association provides member companies with access to lawmakers and a voice in developing the Association's legislative agenda, including policies on intellectual property protection, encryption, online privacy, electronic commerce, taxation, and education technology. Publications - The Association offers publications on subjects ranging from software marketing and public relations to financial profiling, drafting contracts, and attracting investors. Member Programs - Member programs represent the costs of providing additional member services to members. Public Relations - The Association promotes the interests of its members and the financial information services, education technology, online content, and software industries worldwide. Industry Programs - The Association provides the only peer recognition awards in the industry, the Codie Awards, enabling software, education, and content companies an opportunity to strengthen business relationships and increase sales Research - The Association is the most authoritative source in the industry for benchmarking reports and surveys, including detailed research information on industry salaries and benefits, finance allocation, and technical support practices.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6:Full Member Company, Associate Member Company.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a:Full Member gets one vote, Associate Member for more than 2 years and annual dues>$10k, gets 0.5 vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11:990 Reviewed by VP of Finance and Executive Director.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a:Annually the Executive Committee of the Board reviews the performance of the President for the past fiscal year. As part of that process, the Committee reviews and updates the employment contract. Periodically, but not every year, compensation data for chief executives of similar size and purpose trade associations is obtained from 990s for purpose of determining reasonability and comparability of President's compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19:Form 990, Governing documents, and Financial statements are available upon request to the public. The Conflict of interest policy is found in the employee handbook and board handout.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9Net asset transfer from American Business Media, Inc. merger $ -228,404.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThere have been no changes during the year in the process for oversight of the audit of the financial statements.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPA Political Action CommitteeBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11090 VERMONT AVENUE NW 6TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20005ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesPACPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section527ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd