2014-11-13T14:34:45-06:00 2013-12-31 Grant Thornton LLP 2010 CORPORATE RIDGE SUITE 400 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2013-01-01 130433220 NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA % MARGARET VASSILIKOS NEWS 5713661000 4401 WILSON BLVD Suite NO 900 ARLINGTON VA 22203 Margaret Vassilikos CFO / SVP 5713661000 2014-11-13 true Frank Giardini P00532355 5713661000 2014-11-13 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z CAROLINE LITTLE 4401 WILSON BLVD ARLINGTON VA 22203 11305490 false X www.NAA.org X 1972 VA TO REPRESENT NEARLY 2,000 NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR MULTIPLATFORM BUSINESSES IN THE US. 27 27 30 0 8129 0 0 0 8702037 8641786 480483 833544 0 12680 9182520 9488010 5000 5000 0 0 4822808 4043721 0 0 0 4421149 5056669 9248957 9105390 -66437 382620 18759239 20565220 5469050 4790252 13290189 15774968 NAA is a nonprofit organization representing nearly 2,000 newspapers and their multiplatform businesses in the US and Canada. NAA Members include daily newspapers, as well as non-dailies, other print publications and online publications. false false MARKETING/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - TO PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE, TOOLS AND COORDINATED INDUSTRY ACTIVITY THAT WILL HELP NEWSPAPERS GENERATE REVENUE, GROW AUDIENCE AND IMPROVE BOTTOM LINE PERFORMANCE IN BOTH TRADITIONAL AND EMERGING MEDIA PLATFORMS. THIS HELPS NAA DO THE FOLLOWING 1) SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR INDUSTRY GROWTH, 2) IDENTIFY AND DISSEMINATE EXAMPLES OF INDUSTRY INNOVATION, AND 3) PROVIDE TOOLS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND IDEAS. PUBLIC POLICY - TO EXPLAIN, CLARIFY AND COMMUNICATE INDUSTRY VIEWS AND INTERESTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TO THIRD-PARTY STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENT BODIES. COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT - COMMUNICATE THE VITALITY OF NEWSPAPER MEDIA TO EXTERNAL CONSTITUENCIES INCLUDING THE ADVERTISING COMMUNITY, WALL STREET AND THE NEWS MEDIA. DRIVE INFORMED COVERAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING INDUSTRY USING A PROACTIVE ADVOCACY BASED APPROACH TO ENHANCING PERCEPTIONS OF VALUE OF THE MEDIUM AND ITS PLATFORMS. false false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true 52 0 true 30 true true true false false false true true false X 27 27 false false false false true true true true true false false false true true true true true true true false X MARGARET VASSILIKOS 5713661000 4401 WILSON BLVD STE 900 ARLINGTON VA 22203 X Michael Abernathy Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Timothy Stautberg Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Clark Gilbert Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Donna Barrett Secretary, Board 1.0 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Roseanne Cheeseman Board Member 1.0 0.5 X 0 0 0 Robert Dickey Vice Chairman, Board 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Maria Eugenia Ferre Rangel Board Member 1.0 0.5 X 0 0 0 Michael Fiorile Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Joseph Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Golden Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Christian Hendricks Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Stephen Hills Treasurer, Board 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Tony Hunter Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Mark Jackson Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Mary Junck Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Klingensmith Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 James Moroney Past Chairman, Board 1.0 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Terry Kroeger Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Mark Newhouse Board Member 1.0 0.5 X 0 0 0 Robert Nutting Chairman, Board 1.0 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Kevin Mowbray Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 John Paton Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 David M Paxton Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Chuck Peters Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Charles Pittman Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Doug Ray Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Michael E Reed Board Member 1.0 0.5 X 0 0 0 Michael Romaner Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Steven J Smith Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Mark E Aldam Board Member 1.0 0.5 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Bairstow Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Kirk Davis Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Caroline Little CEO/President 35.0 5.0 X 607706 0 25139 Margaret Vassilikos CFO / SVP 30.0 10.0 X 325285 0 25139 Paul Boyle SVP/ Asst Secretary 40.0 X 278865 0 25259 Anthony Shelborne VP, Finance and Operations 40.0 X 167376 0 13156 John Murray VP, Audience Development 40.0 X 139000 0 14543 James Conaghan VP, Research & Industry Analys 40.0 X 135179 0 11659 Melissa Rentz VP Communications 40.0 X 147619 0 14104 Gary Peifer VP Information Technology 40.0 X 134150 0 8628 Randy Bennett Former SVP BusDev 0.0 X 173394 0 0 2108574 0 137627 12 true true false Covington Burling 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 General Counsel 697430 Hilton Bonnet Creek 14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Ln ORLANDO FL 32821 Conference 540250 The Buffkin Group 10 Cadillac Dr BRENTWOOD TN 37027 Recruitment 254037 Brian Communications 200 Four Falls Corp Ctr Ste 100 WEST CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428 PR Consulting 243005 Wiley Rein LLP 1776 K Street NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 Consulting 203410 9 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 7440935 7440935 CONVENTIONS/SEMINARS 900099 959194 959194 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 178765 178765 PUBLICATIONS 900099 17202 9073 8129 OTHER MEMBER SERVICES 900099 45690 45690 8641786 454186 454186 0 1717 1717 981305 981305 0 0 0 1215533 836175 379358 379358 379358 0 0 269 269 269 PAYROLL FEE 900099 10000 10000 OTHER INCOME 900099 694 694 10694 9488010 8633657 8129 846224 X 5000 0 0 0 1552625 0 1959432 194481 156577 180606 0 482317 62467 345938 0 78486 1063123 16770 443025 559959 0 755477 121365 0 624095 0 0 405830 97817 9105390 0 0 135915 309337 0 0 1867866 1409714 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146022 103668 4090253 3621803 500991 468450 15072829 17431346 638753 638753 0 0 0 0 396863 203952 18759239 20565220 1327567 1096148 0 0 2895733 2419182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1245750 1274922 5469050 4790252 X 13290189 15774968 0 0 0 0 13290189 15774968 18759239 20565220 382620 2102159 X false true X true false false false true 7440935 896172 1714583 2610755 930117 1680638 1399424 1333693 65731 2690829 2288110 402719 468450 0 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 664814 OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS 360108 LINE OF CREDIT 250000 1274922 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 NAA is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(6), and applicable state regulations, NAA is exempt from taxes except for unrelated business income. For financial statement purposes NAA is required to record a liability for any material tax position taken which does not meet the minimum thresholds of "more likely than not" to be successful under regulatory challenge. No provision for income taxes has been recorded in 2013 and 2012 since management believes there is no material unrelated business income or material uncertain tax positions requiring the recognition of a liability. X X X X X true false false Caroline Little CEO/President 585063 0 0 0 22643 0 25139 0 0 0 632845 0 0 0 Margaret Vassilikos CFO / SVP 299963 0 0 0 25322 0 25139 0 0 0 350424 0 0 0 Paul Boyle SVP/ Asst Secretary 257252 0 0 0 21613 0 25259 0 0 0 304124 0 0 0 Anthony Shelborne VP, Finance and Operations 166872 0 0 0 504 0 13156 0 0 0 180532 0 0 0 Randy Bennett Former SVP BusDev 0 0 0 0 173394 0 0 0 0 0 173394 0 0 0 John Murray VP, Audience Development 134689 0 0 0 4311 0 14543 0 0 0 153543 0 0 0 Melissa Rentz VP Communications 147297 0 0 0 322 0 14104 0 0 0 161723 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4A Randy Bennett: $173,394 Members or Stockholders Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 NAA has three membership classes: (1) Newspaper Membership, (2) Associate Membership and (3) Academic Membership. Only the Newspaper Members have voting privileges. Newspaper members are newspaper organizations that are published at least one time per week, bear 25 percent editorial content of both local and general interest, and carry a minimum of 70 percent paid circulation. Voting members are REPRESENTED BY THEIR MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE IF THEY HAVE FREE DISTRIBUTION, WITH CERTAIN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS WHICH ARE DETAILED ON WWW.NAA.ORG. Associate members are the suppliers, vendors and consultants to the newspaper industry Which are an important part of the current operation and future profitability of the industry. The last class, Academic Members, are those persons looks to further a study or career in newspapers and their digital transformation. Members or Stockholders Who May Elect and Decisions Subject to Approval Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a and 7b The VOTING MEMBERShip class of "newspaper Membership," DESCRIBED IN LINE 6 above, have privileges to ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NAA. THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MAY, AT CERTAIN TIMES, MAKE A MOTION FOR BOARD ACTION. Form 990 Review Process Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b The preparation of the IRS FORM 990 is COMPLETED in conjunction with an independent public accounting firm. The draft is REVIEWED BY senior management prior to filing with the IRS. Conflict of Interest Policy Monitoring & Enforcement Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c The OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES of NAA abide by NAA's Conflict of Interest policy. Annually, each of these persons RECEIVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT FROM THE NAA GENERAL COUNSEL and complete to disclose any potential conflicts. NAA General Counsel reviews. If any potential conflict is identified, it is brought to the attention of the Board of Directors. Any person found to be conflicted will recuse himself or herself from all deliberations and decisions related to the potentially conflicted transaction. Process for Determining Compensation Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a THE BOARD OR DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED OVERSIGHT OF CEO COMPENSATION TO A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, as defined in the bylaws. An independent market study was done in anticipation of hiring a new CEO who started in the fall of 2011. The Compensation Committee reviewed the third-party's analysis, deliberated, and documented its determination that the CEO's compensation was reasonable. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SET FORTH THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE IN MEMORANDUM FORM THAT WAS MADE A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE RESULTS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS WERE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO, WITH AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. The compensation committee reviews all president/CEO recommendations. THE ASSOCIATION PERIODICALLY ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO PROVIDE COMPARABILITY STUDIES THAT ARE REVIEWED AND USED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. How Documents are Made Available to the Public Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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