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COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY (EIN 27-3267081)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-06
IRS object ID
201443109349301229
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-06T11:59:05-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14250 N FAIRFAX DRIVE SUITE 1020AddressLine1
CityARLINGTONCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22203ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN273267081EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING ANDBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITYBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3477700322PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 L ST NW NO 1100AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLOU MASTRIAPersonNm
Person TitleMANAGING DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3477700322PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTIFFANY BYRDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01599503PTIN
Phone5712279500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1DIGITAL ADVERTISING ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLOU MASTRIAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 L ST NW NO 1100AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,155,978GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.ABOUTADS.INFOWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY PROMOTES DIGITAL ADVERTISING STANDARDS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY AND CONTROL OVER THE COLLECTION AND USE OF WEB VIEW AND OTHER SIMILAR DATA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$914CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$993,425PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,592,442CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,382,223PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,155,978CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,375,513PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,581,457CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,375,513PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,581,457CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,710PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$574,521CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$652,487TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,227,008TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$652,487NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,227,008NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE COMMITTEE FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY PROMOTES DIGITAL ADVERTISING STANDARDS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY AND CONTROL OVER THE COLLECTION AND USE OF WEB VIEW AND OTHER SIMILAR DATA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROMOTE COMPLAINCE WITH ESTABLISHED DIGITAL ADVERTISING STANDARDS THROUGH INCREASED TRANSPARENCY:OUR PRINCIPLES REQUIRE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE CLEAR AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION AND USE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL ADVERTISING. DAA ALLOWS LICENSED ENTITIES TO USE THE ADVERTISING OPTION ICON WITHIN OR NEAR ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS OR ON WEB PAGES WHERE INTEREST BASED ADVERTISING IS OCCURING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED DIGITAL ADVERTISING STANDARDS THROUGH ENHANCED CONSUMER CONTROL:THE PRINCIPLES REQUIRE ENTITIES TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH CONTROL OVER THE COLLECTION AND USE OF WEB VIEWING AND OTHER SIMILAR DATA. TO ENCOURAGE THIS TYPE OF CONSUMER CHOICE, THE CORPORATION CREATED THE ABOUT ADS CONSUMER OPT-OUT PAGE, WHERE CONSUMERS CAN EASILY OPT-OUT OF SOME OR ALL OF THE INTEREST-BASED ADS THEY RECEIVE FROM PARTICIPATING ENTITIES, IF THEY SO CHOOSE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONDUCT EDUCATION OUTREACH TO CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES:THE DAA DEVELOPS BROAD COMMUNICATIONS THAT EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES ABOUT ONLINE BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING AND THE PRINCIPLES.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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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 Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1VENABLE LLPBusinessNameLine1
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Address Line1575 7TH STREET NWAddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20004ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
DAN JAFFE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA WOOLLEY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE ZANEIS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC GROMAN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLARK RECTOR
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOU MASTRIA
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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VENABLE LLP
575 7TH ST NWWASHINGTONDC20004LEGAL SERVICES$694,426
COUNCIL OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
1411 K STREET NW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20005SUPPORT SERVICES$452,000
DDC ADVOCACY LLC
774 WATERFRONT STREETNATIONAL HARBORMD20745PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$231,494
463 COMMUNICATIONS
1150 17TH STREET NW STE 700WASHINGTONDC20036COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$193,612
DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION
1120 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORKNY100366700SUPPORT SERVICES$163,875
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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CONSUMER OPT-OUT PAGE900099$898,289$898,289
APPROVED PROVIDER900099$383,333$383,333
PRINCIPLES COMMITTEE900099$281,000$281,000
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,562,622TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$914TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue Column$1,442,442TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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DescBRANDING CAMPAIGN REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Other Revenue Total$150,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total Revenue Column$3,155,978TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$207,375TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$694,426TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,998TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$608,500TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$491,414TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,857TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,081TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,000TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,069TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,425TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
BRAND BUILDING$103,174
BANK SERVICE CHARGES$3,138

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,581,457TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$427,487BOYAmt
EOY$1,001,094EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$225,000BOYAmt
EOY$225,914EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$652,487BOYAmt
EOY$1,227,008EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$652,487BOYAmt
EOY$1,227,008EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$652,487BOYAmt
EOY$1,227,008EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$652,487BOYAmt
EOY$1,227,008EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$574,521ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2BROWSER-BASED CHOICE SUBCOMMITTEE: STANDARDS-WRITING SUBCOMMITTEE FOR BROWSER-BASED CHOICE MECHANISMS RELATED TO IBA CHOICE RELEASE OF DAA MOBILE GUIDANCE:PRESENT MARKETERS WITH GUIDANCE ON HOW TO COLLECT/USE DATA IN MOBILE AND IN-APP ENVIRONMENTS FOR IBA DAA-CANADA LICENSE EXTENSION:FACILITATE CURRENT US PARTICIPANTS' EXTENSION OF IP RIGHTS INTO CANADA
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE DAA: ADVERTISING AND MARKETING TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES (COMPANIES, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) THAT ARE INVOLVED IN OR SUPPORT DIGITAL ADVERTISING. THE FIRST GROUP, THE ASSOCIATIONS, ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE DAA. EACH OF THESE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ELECTS A BOARD MEMBER AND PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE DAA. THE SECOND GROUP, THE OTHER ENTITIES, ARE DIGITAL ADVERTISING COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT THE PROGRAM FINANCIALLY THROUGH THE DAA CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES AND THE PAYMENT FOR THE USE OF DAA'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF THE DAA'S SELF-REGULATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, OR FOR THE ABILITY TO CERTIFY THAT OTHER COMPANIES ARE COMPLYING WITH THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING INDUSTRY'S CODE OF CONDUCT. WHILE THESE ENTITIES ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS GOVERNANCE PURPOSES, THE FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN DAA'S CERTIFICATION PROCESSES CONSTITUTES "MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT." SEE E.G. PLR XXX-XX-XXXX.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE DAA EACH ELECT AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE BOARD OF THE DAA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AS WELL AS APPROVE OF ANY DECISIONS TO DISSOLVE, MERGE, OR CONSOLIDATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND IT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DAA COMPLIES WITH THE PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104 BY MAKING ITS FORM 1024, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(A), DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE IRS, AND THE FORMS 990 FOR ITS THREE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED TAX PERIODS. HOWEVER, AS SECTION 6104 DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) TO DISCLOSE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, DAA HAS DECIDED NOT TO MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCOUNCIL OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 452,000. DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION 156,500.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11AMANAGEMENT AGREEMENT: DAA PROVIDES A FEE TO THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION (DMA) FOR USE OF EMPLOYEES. DAA DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL COMPENSATION APPROVAL PROCESS BECAUSE THE ORGNIZATION DOES NOT COMPEMSATE ITS OFFICERS. HR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY DMA. DAA COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND STAFF IS REVIEWED BY AND MEETS GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SIMILARLY SITUATED DMA EMPLOYEES. DAA DOES NOT COMPENSATE ITS DIRECTORS. SIMILAR TO DAA,DMA IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B LINE 15DAA DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL COMPENSATION APPROVAL PROCESS BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE ITS OFFICERS. HR SERVICES FOR DAA OFFICERS AND STAFF ARE PROVIDED BY DMA. DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED.