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ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION (EIN 13-3768378)
Tax period
2010-04-01 to 2011-03-31
Filed
2012-03-29
IRS object ID
201240899349300504
Schema version
2010v3.4
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)
Timestamp2012-03-29T07:07:33-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-03-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON LAMBERT & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 SPRING FOREST ROAD STE 115AddressLine1
CityRALEIGHCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code27609ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN133768378EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlENTENameControl
Phone2022232400Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1575 7TH STREET NW NO 300AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20004ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMICHAEL GALLAGHERName
TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOTitle
Phone2022232400Phone
Date Signed2012-02-15DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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Phone9197196400Phone
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Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonMICHAEL GALLAGHERNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1575 7TH STREET NW NO 300AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20004ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts34661590GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteWWW.THEESA.COMWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1994YearFormation
State Legal DomicileDEStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION (ESA) IS THE U.S. ASSOCIATION EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO SERVING THE BUSINESS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS NEEDS OF COMPANIES THAT PUBLISH COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES FOR VIDEO GAME CONSOLES, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, HANDHELDS, SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, AND THE INTERNET.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Nbr Independent Voting Members14NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees89TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year0ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Program Service Revenue CY31089691ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year547105InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year899181InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year99306OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year180000OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year31187379TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year32168872TotalRevenueCurrentYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Liabilities EOY15110217TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY15452179NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionTO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS OF ALL SIZES AND FOR ALL PLATFORMS AND TO EXPAND AND PROTECT THE DYNAMIC MARKETPLACE FOR VIDEO GAMES.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionLEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS - TO ADVOCATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE VIDEO GAME COMMUNITY BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND COURTS. TO REPRESENT THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND ITS ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISTS IN OPENING FOREIGN MARKETS ON TERMS THAT RESPECT AND COMPENSATE THEM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. TO SERVE AS THE SOLE PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERFACE BETWEEN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND THE PRINT, RADIO, TV, AND ONLINE MEDIA TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY.Description

Activity2 Activity2

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DescriptionE3 EXPO - BRINGS TOGETHER THE WORLD'S ELITE MEDIA OUTLETS, KEY RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, LEADING ANALYSTS AND POWERHOUSE PUBLISHING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES THAT MAKE UP THE DYNAMIC GLOBAL INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.Description

Activity3 Activity3

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionRATINGS - CONTINUED AND ENHANCED A RATING SYSTEM WHICH APPLIES AGE-BASED CLASSIFICATIONS TO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL CONTENT DISCRIPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE RELIABLE INFORMATION TO PARENTS, CONSUMERS, AND RETAILERS.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT AND POLICY - ADDRESSED THE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS OF ITS MEMBER VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAME PUBLISHERS BY ESTABLISHING A NUMBER OF ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT COMBATING DIFFERENT FORMS AND INSTANCES OF GAME PIRACY AROUND THE WORLD. SERVED THE PUBLIC POLICY NEEDS OF MEMBERS, INCLUDING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION, DATA SECURITY, DATA PRIVACY, AND E-COMMERCE.ADVERTISING REVIEW COUNCIL - ENSURED THAT THE ADVERTISING FOR COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES IS APPROPRIATE, RESPONSIBLE, TRUTHFUL, AND ACCURATE.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
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School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities1ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations1MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
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Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
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Related Entity1RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
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Number Forms Transmitted With109684NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Employment Tax Returns Filed1EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
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Non Deductible Contributions1NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure1NonDeductibleDisclosure
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Members Or Stockholders1MembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement0RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO1CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Business Name Line1ANA MOLINABusinessNameLine1
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIXInfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (29 entries)

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KAZUHIKO ABE
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MIKE CAPPS
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SHINJI HIRANO
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
DON MATRICK
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
REGGIE FILS-AIME
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
MASANAO MAEDA
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
MIKE FISCHER
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BRIAN FARRELL
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LAURENT DETOC
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KEVIN TSUJIHARA
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
JOHN PLEASANTS
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GENICHI ITO
BOARD MEMBER THRU 1/111.00X000
BEN FEDER
BOARD MEMBER THRU 1/111.00X000
ROBBIE BACH
BOARD MEMBER THRU 10/101.00X000
HIROSHI TOBISAWA
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JOHN YAMAMOTO
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ANA MOLINA
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KENNETH DOROSHOW
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RICHARD L TAYLOR
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EVIE C GOLDSTEIN
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STEVAN D MITCHELL
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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353 N CLARK STREETCHICAGOIL60654LEGAL SERVICES1239333
POWELL TATE
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BLUE STATE DIGITAL
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GRAY MATTER
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Number Of Contractors GT100 K21NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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Total Other Revenue180000TotalOtherRevenue

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Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Advertising Advertising

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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Total1311989Total

Travel Travel

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Total340915Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total7583436Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Insurance Insurance

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Total84966Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

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COMMUNICATION & RESEARC2024835
ANTI-PIRACY ENFORCEMENT1830029
POLICY PROGRAM678375
STATE POLITICAL CONTRIB326900
TAX ON STATE POLITICAL97799

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Total213634Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

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EOY0EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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EOY30562396EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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EOY3373334EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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BOY11393465BOY
EOY11162359EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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BOY604842BOY
EOY574524EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY14982067BOY
EOY15110217EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY14176421BOY
EOY15452179EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY14176421BOY
EOY15452179EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses493269ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Political Expenditures340862PoliticalExpenditures
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Amt Of Internal Funds Contributed2500AmtOfInternalFundsContributed
Total Exmpt Function Expenditures326900TotalExmptFunctionExpenditures
Form1120 Pol Filed1Form1120PolFiled

Sec527 Pol Orgs Sec527PolOrgs (3 entries)

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PO BOX 5060AUGUSTAME04332500
HALEYS LEADERSHIP PAC
PO BOX 1186JACKSONMS392152000201014711
ESA PAC
575 7TH STREET NW SUITE 300WASHINGTONDC2000435231175615000
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Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year1AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
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Non Ded Lobby Political Carryover-764405NonDedLobbyPoliticalCarryover
Non Ded Lobby Political Total3530218NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices4238349AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices
Taxable-$708,131TaxableAmount

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierORGANIZATIONS DIRECT AND INDIRECT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:ReturnReference
ExplanationCONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATES INCLUDING $13,962 OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES PAID ON BEHALF OF AFFILIATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Other Cost Or Other Basis504698OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation256289Depreciation
Book Value248409BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis1337452OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1067880Depreciation
Book Value269572BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis96451OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation71617Depreciation
Book Value24834BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings542815TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionDEFERRED RENTDescription
Amount$574,524Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts574524TotalOfAmounts

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS HELD BY ESA THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN.Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpendituresSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided
NORTH AMERICA00ASSISTANCE590000
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICE288055ANTI-PIRACY PROGRAM
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICE322729ANTI-PIRACY PROGRAM
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICE314767ANTI-PIRACY PROGRAM
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICE1977ANTI-PIRACY PROGRAM
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Subtotal Number Of Offices0SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent1517528SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent1517528TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 KXNoRecipientOver5K

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegion
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT OTHER TRADE ASSOCIATION.PurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant590000AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursement
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Other Orgs1TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
700368000112340312000341640776966000
ANA MOLINA
197490050873000147000131740276237000
PATRICIA VANCE
4124800204000000564750189210691876000
KENNETH DOROSHOW
322531090000000147000204920447723000
RICHARD L TAYLOR
272000068750000147000288070384257000
EVIE C GOLDSTEIN
225022055692000147000120320307446000
FREDERIC HJ HIRSCH
273237027795000147000292170344949000
STEVAN D MITCHELL
196792041616000147000373340290442000
ERIK V HUEY
28350004602700099610295240369012000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

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IdentifierSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONIdentifier
Return ReferencePART IIIReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II): MICHAEL GALLAGHER, THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, EARNED A BONUS OF $276,216 RELATED TO HIS SERVICES WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE AMOUNT WAS NOT PAID UNTIL THE 2011 CALENDAR YEAR AND THEREFORE IT IS NOT PRESENT ON THIS SCHEDULE. THE BONUS WILL BE REPORTED AS REQUIRED ON THE 2011 FORM 990.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: CHARTER - THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE BUSINESS IS THE PUBLICATION OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE AND WHICH ARE EITHER A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OR ARE APPROVED AS SUCH BY TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE THEN CURRENT CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. EACH CHARTER MEMBER IS REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS FULL VOTING RIGHTS. FULL - THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE BUSINESS IS THE PUBLICATION OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE AND WHICH DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH ABOVE FOR CHARTER MEMBERSHIP. THE FULL MEMBERS, AS A VOTING CLASS, HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT 2 MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THESE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE FULL VOTING RIGHTS. INDIVIDUAL - INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE PUBLICATION OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACHARTER MEMBERS AND FULL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE CFO PRIOR TO FILING.
THE PESIDENT/CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED ANNUALY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A PERFORMANCE REVIEW, A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE ASSOCIATION AND A REVIEW OF THE PREVAILING TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION PRACTICES AS REPORTED BY INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS OF THIS INFORMATION. THE LAST REVIEW WAS IN OCTOBER 2011.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A
THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONSMICHAEL GALLAGHER 1.0 HRS PER WEEK ESA'S FOUNDATION RICHARD TAYLOR 1.0 HRS PER WEEK ESA'S FOUNDATIONFORM 990, PART VII
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 782,489.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

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Business Name Line1ESA'S FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1317 MADISON AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
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EIN061582325EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING POSITIVE PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH.PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatus

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Business Name Line1ESABusinessNameLine1
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Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
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Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
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
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg