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OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION (EIN 23-7255930)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-10-29
IRS object ID
201313029349300006
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-10-29T08:06:17-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN310800053EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & COBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400AddressLine1
CityCOLUMBUSCity
StateOHState
ZIP Code43219ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237255930EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlOHIONameControl
Phone6144614014Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WEST BROAD STREET 11TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityCOLUMBUSCity
StateOHState
ZIP Code43215ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJONATHON MCGEEName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone6144614014Phone
Date Signed2013-10-07DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSHARON R REISMANName
PTINP00280235PTIN
Phone6148852208Phone
Date Prepared2013-10-07DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonJONATHON MCGEENameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WEST BROAD STREET 11TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityCOLUMBUSCity
StateOHState
ZIP Code43215ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts1320553GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.OCTA.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1967YearFormation
State Legal DomicileOHStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO REPRESENT THE CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE & FOSTER A POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY IN OHIO.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities EOY151673TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY212798NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionTHE OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS THE CABLE TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IN THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE BUSINESSES AND WORKS TO FOSTER A POSITVE IMAGE OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY IN OHIO.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionMANAGES AND INFLUENCES STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES RELATING TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY BY MONITORING, ANALYZING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES. SUPPORTS FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY OBJECTIVES IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION.Description

Activity2 Activity2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionCREATES AND MAINTAINS PERTINENT AND USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT OHIO'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS THE INDUSTRY IN MATTERS INVOLVING THE MEDIA AND SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FOR THE INDUSTRY. PROMOTES THE INDUSTRY'S SOCIO-EONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND ITS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL CABLE IN THE CLASSROOM FOUNDATION. IN 2012, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 17 CABLE SYSTEM MEMBERS AND 56 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED 4 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS, 12 MONTHLY UPDATES, AND OVER 50 WEEKLY BROADCAST EMAILS TO ITS MEMBERS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO PRESENTED THREE EVENTS FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP.Description

Activity3 Activity3

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionMAINTAINS AN EFFECTIVE PAC FUND FOR LOCAL AND STATEWIDE CANDIDATES AND DEVELOPS A STATE KEY CONTACT PROGRAM TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL AND STATE OFFICIALS.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Number Of Employees3NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed1EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
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Non Deductible Contributions1NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure1NonDeductibleDisclosure
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members13NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders1MembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
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Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1JONATHON MCGEEBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number6144614014TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line150 WEST BROAD STREETAddressLine1
CityCOLUMBUSCity
StateOHState
ZIP Code43215ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
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PRESIDENT2.00XX000
BOB GESSNER
VICE PRESIDENT1.00XX000
TOM DAWSON
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
JIM D'INNOCENZO
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
MICHAEL KELEMAN
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
BRIAN GREGORY
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
CHRIS THOMAS
SECRETARY1.00XX000
KAREN TROXELL
TREASURER1.00XX000
ROB HOWLEY
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
HELENE ROGERS
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
NATHAN GAINES
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
KELLY REHM
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
KEVIN FLANIGAN
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
PAM TAPPSCOTT-LASSITER
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00X000
JONATHON MCGEE
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

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VORYS SATER SEYMOUR & PEASE
52 E GAY STREETCOLUMBUSOH43215LEGAL SERVICES & LOBBYING172250
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
555 13TH STWASHINGTON DCDC20004LEGAL SERVICES149141
VAN METER ASHBROOK
41 S HIGH ST SUITE 3710COLUMBUSOH43215CONSULTING SERVICES120000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K3NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

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MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSE90009912366571236657
ANNUAL MEETING90009951710$51,710
WORKSHOPS & OTHER OUTI9000991898518985
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Total Program Service Revenue1307352TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Related Or Exempt Function Income1255642RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
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Exclusion$64,911ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

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Total63250Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total190658Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total146364Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total54368Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total21315Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total427143Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total20535Total

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Total240000Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total19614Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Total28017Total

Travel Travel

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Total72177Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total51735Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total2899Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total3795Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES17844
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS17751
PUBLIC RELATIONS10634
PARKING5400

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total2440Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total1418384Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY58485BOY
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY4235BOY
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Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY7656BOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis62288LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec51324LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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BOY3677BOY
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Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

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Total Assets TotalAssets

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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY114188BOY
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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BOY19601BOY
EOY53973EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY133789BOY
EOY151673EOY
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Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY307597BOY
EOY212798EOY

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BOY307597BOY
EOY212798EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY441386BOY
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review1AccountantCompileOrReview

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Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
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FS Audited0FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Form1120 Pol Filed1Form1120PolFiled
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
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Non Ded Lobby Political Total350090NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices370997AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices
Taxable-$20,907TaxableAmount

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

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IdentifierORGANIZATIONS DIRECT AND INDIRECT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION HAS A PAC.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Other Cost Or Other Basis1948OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1948Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis3143OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3013Depreciation
Book Value130BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis57197OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation46363Depreciation
Book Value10834BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings10964TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THOSE PROVISIONS CLARIFY THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ASSOCIATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS. THE ASSOCIATION'S INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ASSOCIATION'S OPEN AUDIT PERIODS ARE 2009-2012. THE ASSOCIATION'S POLICY WITH REGARD TO INTEREST AND PENALTY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST THROUGH INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES THROUGH MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. IN EVALUATING THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX PROVISIONS AND ACCRUALS, FUTURE TAXABLE INCOME, AND THE REVERSAL OF TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES, INTERPRETATIONS AND TAX PLANNING STRATEGIES ARE CONSIDERED. THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES ITS ESTIMATES ARE APPROPRIATE BASED ON CURRENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Records Maintained0RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

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NK BAUER OHIO DELEGATION
88 EAST BROAD STREET STE 1320COLUMBUSOH4321531170014210000SPONSORSHIP
OHIOANS FOR CHANGE
545 E TOWN STREETCOLUMBUSOH4312526369842210000SPONSORSHIP501(C)(4)
CATV GROUP LLC
3 S FOURTH STREETMARTINS FERRYOH4393546087145726000CONTRIBUTION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations2TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Discretionary Spending AccountXDiscretionarySpendingAccount
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

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Name PersonJONATHON MCGEENamePerson
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Base Compensation Filing Org140991BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org14917BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org2925OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org14077DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org17748NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org190658TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION HAS CABLE SYSTEM MEMBERS THAT CAN HAVE UP TO THREE EMPLOYEES ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACABLE SYSTEM MEMBERS MAY HAVE NO MORE THAN 3 EMPLOYEES ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE COMPLETED FORM WILL BE SENT FOR REVIEW TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHERE IS A FORM SENT OUT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ONCE A YEAR THAT MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THESE FORMS ARE THEN REVIEWED FOR CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT IS PRESENT, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON BY THE REMAINING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS AND DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION DURING THEIR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE PROCESS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE GOES THROUGH FOR OVERSIGHT OVER THE REVIEW AND THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OHIO CABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WEST BROAD STREETAddressLine1
CityCOLUMBUSCity
StateOHState
ZIP Code43215ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237255930EIN
Primary ActivitiesPOLITICALPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section527ExemptCodeSection

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org1ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
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