ADVERTISING COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
ADVERTISING COUNCIL INC (EIN 13-0417693)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-05-15
IRS object ID
202431369349311353
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2024-05-15T13:57:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN873231666PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityHARRISONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP105281633ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN130417693EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ADVERTISING COUNCIL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlADVEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2129221500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 SECOND AVENUE 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKENNETH M KROLLPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2129221500PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKENNETHPersonFirstNm
Person LastKROLLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone9143818900PhoneNum
Preparation2024-05-14PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AD COUNCIL EDGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2AD COUNCIL RESEARCH INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKENNETH M KROLLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 SECOND AVENUE 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$74,142,936GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ADCOUNCIL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1942FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE AD COUNCIL CONVENES CREATIVE STORYTELLERS TO EDUCATE, UNITE AND UPLIFT AUDIENCES - SEE PART IIIActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers319TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$39,365,598CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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CY Investment Income$2,336,944CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$71,825,199CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$3,897,142CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$58,876,256PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$37,633,559CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$83,683,011PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$65,598,836CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$17,237,766PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,226,363CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$77,224,523TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$92,630,672TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$17,607,378TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$25,839,004TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$59,617,145NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$66,791,668NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE CONVENE THE BEST STORYTELLERS TO EDUCATE, UNITE AND UPLIFT - BY OPENING HEARTS, INSPIRING ACTION AND ACCELERATING CHANGE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$51,405,965ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$39,365,598RevenueAmt
DescTHE AD COUNCIL, WORKING WITH PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS INCLUDING ADVERTISING, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT AND PHILANTHROPY, CREATES PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEER ADVERTISING, DIGITAL AND SOCIAL AGENCIES (WHO DONATE THEIR CREATIVE TALENTS AND ENERGY), THE MEDIA (WHO CONTRIBUTE SPACE AND TIME) AND DONORS (WHO PROVIDE CRUCIAL OPERATING SUPPORT). COLLECTIVELY, THEY MAKE THE AD COUNCIL'S GOOD WORKS POSSIBLE.IN FY23, THE AD COUNCIL SECURED $1.2B IN DONATED MEDIA SUPPORT (ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS INCLUDING DIGITAL MEDIA, TV, RADIO, PRINT AND OUT-OF-HOME) ON BEHALF OF OUR SPONSORS' CAMPAIGNS. [SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O]Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$51,405,965TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document246IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKENNETH M KROLL CFOPersonNm
Phone2129841946PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 SECOND AVENUE 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (188 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LISA SHERMAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO38.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,338,258$0$660,766
JACKI KELLEY
CHAIR3.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA YACCARINO
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIEGO SCOTTI
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA WALPERT LEVY
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN KAPLAN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA UTZSCHNEIDER
CHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ADASHEK
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEIDI ANDERSEN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA BAGER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARA BALAZS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE BARLOW
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNNE BARTRON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NADJA BELLAN-WHITE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPHINE BERTRAMS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELANIE BOULDEN
DIRECTOR THRU 11/30/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BRADY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA BRIMMER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANESSA A BROADHURST
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC BRODHERSON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEIDI BROWNING
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BROWNSTEIN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEVIKA BULCHANDANI
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KASHA CACY
DIRECTOR THRU 02/01/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA CAPUTO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FIONA CARTER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM CASTELLI
DIRECTOR THRU 02/09/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAKE CHANDLEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID COHEN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX COLLMER
DIRECTOR THRU 04/30/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON COOKE
DIRECTOR THRU 11/07/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURICE COOPER
DIRECTOR THRU 05/05/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL CRESS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA DAVIS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMAN DE GREVE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY DEMAIO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE DRESSER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYLE DROPP
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD EDELMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEL EDWARDS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM ELLIS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHAD ENGELGAU
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL FERDINANDO
DIRECTOR THRU 11/07/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RITA FERRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORGAN FLATLEY
DIRECTOR THRU 11/07/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS FOLEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE FROAH
DIRECTOR THRU 04/15/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIANNE GAMBELLI
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENOIT GARBE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM GERHART
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH GILLON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMI GORMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER GOTTLIEB
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLYSON GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR THRU 02/28/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE GUTFREUND
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GUTH
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM HABIG
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHY HACKL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL C HAGELSTEIN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELENA HALE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN HALL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISSIE HANSON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA HASSAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARIQ HASSAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL HEIMANN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY HENAULT
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
E YURI HERMIDA
DIRECTOR THRU 10/15/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HOUSTON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA RYAN HOWARD
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARISSE HUGHES
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-PAUL JANSEN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIEN JENCKES
DIRECTOR THRU 11/07/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE JHAVERI
DIRECTOR THRU 09/15/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM JONES
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER JUNG
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX JUTKOWITZ
DIRECTOR THRU 04/01/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARLA KAPLOWITZ
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY KARGMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL E KASSAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM KELLEHER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOPHIE KELLY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLYN KENNY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACH KITSCHKE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT KOHAN
DIRECTOR THRU 12/31/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL KOLB
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE KOUNKEL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL KRAMER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH KRAMER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN KRITZMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE LANZANO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARNE LEVINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY LEVINE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN LEWIS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT D LIODICE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN LYONS
DIRECTOR THRU 02/28/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER MALENSHEK
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA DRUCKER MANN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG MARTIN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACY MARTINET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SETH MATLINS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR THRU 11/08/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN MAYWARD
DIRECTOR THRU 10/28/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN MCCAFFREY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK MCDONALD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE MCKOWN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE MCMAHON
DIRECTOR THRU 01/11/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAKIR MOIN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE MOLDAFSKY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRAVIS MONTAQUE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN MOSS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLIE NEER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE NEWMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN OSBORN
DIRECTOR THRU 07/31/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE PACHECO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLLE PANGIS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD PARKINSON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN PAULEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PJ PEREIRA
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH PERSONETTE
DIRECTOR THRU 11/04/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAJA RAJAMANNAR
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ANN REILLY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY REYES
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN ROBBINS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOY ROBINS
DIRECTOR THRU 04/30/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS ROGERS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY ROLFE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ROOKE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JO ANN ROSS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ROTER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA ROTH
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH RUTLEDGE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARA SABIN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERICA SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR THRU 12/15/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE SEIFER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERN SHIRESON
DIRECTOR THRU 04/20/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA SIBLEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM SIMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMANTHA SKEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAMON SOTO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA SPECIALE
DIRECTOR THRU 11/28/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCH SPOLAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEB STAMBAUGH
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER STEWART
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDI STIPES
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE STOUTE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG STUART
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW SWINAND
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD TERESI
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARISA THALBERG
DIRECTOR THRU 09/15/220.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN THOMAS-COPELAND
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARIN TIMPONE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARA TRESEDER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAYLE TROBERMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY TUCKER
DIRECTOR THRU 04/30/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYLER TURNBULL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON WALTON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY XINGYU WANG
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY WARREN
DIRECTOR THRU 02/09/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WATKINS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RISA WEXLER
DIRECTOR THRU 05/15/230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER WILSON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WISE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEN WONG
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLIFFORD YOUNG
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ZAGORSKI
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA ZARETSKY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH KROLL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER39.60Yes (X)$412,644$0$132,972
PAULA VEALE
CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION36.40$497,820$0$215,474Yes (X)
BARBARA LESHINSKY
CHIEF REVENUE & DEVELOPMENT27.80$475,609$0$146,571Yes (X)
KATHLEEN KAYSE
CHIEF MEDIA24.90$396,376$0$82,766Yes (X)
MICHELLE HILLMAN
CHIEF CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT30.80$367,344$0$97,867Yes (X)
HEIDI ARTHUR
CHIEF CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT28.50$363,208$0$122,046Yes (X)
KATE EMANUEL
CHIEF BUSINESS OPERATIONS & STRATEGY28.00$333,136$0$110,610Yes (X)
REGINA BRADLEY
CHIEF TALENT & FACILITIES43.40$332,244$0$112,502Yes (X)
DANIELLE LINET
SENIOR VP28.20$249,586$0$100,128Yes (X)
ANTHONY FOLENO
SENIOR VP32.10$248,306$0$68,427Yes (X)
SARA WEISENTHAL
SENIOR VP28.80$235,822$0$27,779Yes (X)
ANNE DEO
SENIOR VP33.60$227,148$0$106,327Yes (X)
ELLYN FISHER
SENIOR VP34.10$220,072$0$101,058Yes (X)
ELISE JAMES
CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER42.40$341,135$0$118,515Yes (X)
ANTHONY SIGNORELLI
SVP, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS28.80$234,755$0$60,696Yes (X)
ANASTASIA GOODSTEIN
SENIOR VP27.80$217,346$0$74,040Yes (X)
DEBORAH LEITER
SENIOR VP30.70$211,676$0$53,761Yes (X)
KATHRYN ASHLEY MENSCHNER
SENIOR VP33.20$210,669$0$53,351Yes (X)
LUCY OBISPO
SVP, CONTROLLER34.50$204,801$0$58,549Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$7,117,955TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,504,205TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K85IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
THE TRADE DESK INC
1114 6TH AVENUE 46TH FLOORNEW YORKCA10036DIGITAL MARKETING$6,303,574
CIRCLE GRAPHICS LLC
120 9TH AVENUELONGMONTCO80501DIGITAL PRINTING - BILLBOARD & SIGNAGE$2,070,738
WPP GROUP USA INC
175 GREENWICH STREETNEW YORKNY10007DIGITAL MARKETING$1,574,661
IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC
DIGITAL MARKETING$1,346,118160 BLOOR STREET EAST 3RD FLOORTORONTOONTARIOCAM4W 1B9
CREATIVE & RESPONSE RESEARCH SERVICES I
150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE 34TH FLOORCHICAGOIL60601DIGITAL MARKETING$1,129,550
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K67CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$7,478,950FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$23,469,609AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$30,948,559TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PUBLIC SVC CAMPAIGNS900099$37,838,242$37,838,242
SOC. IMPACT RESEARCH900099$1,527,356$1,527,356
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$39,365,598TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,809,127TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,809,127ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,637,900SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,110,083SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$527,817SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$527,817TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$527,817ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$378,600FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$7,478,950ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,207,654FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$829,054TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$829,054ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,152TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,152ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,152OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$71,825,199TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$39,365,598RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,511,042ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,746,826TotalAmt
Program Services$2,868,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,722,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,155,109FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,917,063TotalAmt
Program Services$12,982,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,418,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,515,266FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$935,351TotalAmt
Program Services$551,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224,415FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,787,663TotalAmt
Program Services$1,181,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$501,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,933FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,578,374TotalAmt
Program Services$1,197,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$181,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199,685FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$566,527TotalAmt
Management And General$566,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,209TotalAmt
Management And General$305,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,250TotalAmt
Management And General$25,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,954TotalAmt
Program Services$229,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,668FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$281,927TotalAmt
Program Services$32,271ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$249,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,284TotalAmt
Program Services$206,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,823FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,435,853TotalAmt
Program Services$1,070,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$365,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,108,279TotalAmt
Program Services$840,033ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,121FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$839,798TotalAmt
Program Services$348,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$356,834ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$134,533FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$462,397TotalAmt
Program Services$71,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$277,376FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$849,630TotalAmt
Management And General$849,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,240TotalAmt
Management And General$173,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROD. & DISTRIBUTION$28,628,152$28,628,152
TEMP HELP & RECRUITING$2,025,140$1,060,774$824,209$140,157
PSA ANALYTICS$82,662$81,815$847
OUTREACH FUNCTIONS$40,390$3,349$15,827$21,214

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,867TotalAmt
Program Services$52,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,722FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,598,836TotalAmt
Program Services$51,405,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,295,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,897,142FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,000EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,910,469BOYAmt
EOY$31,893,205EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,891,337BOYAmt
EOY$4,120,300EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,746,458BOYAmt
EOY$17,229,273EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$910,046BOYAmt
EOY$991,655EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$13,292,258LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$10,048,392LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,931,653BOYAmt
EOY$3,243,866EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,636,064BOYAmt
EOY$30,072,868EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,496BOYAmt
EOY$5,078,505EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,224,523BOYAmt
EOY$92,630,672EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,281,321BOYAmt
EOY$10,746,805EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,481,850BOYAmt
EOY$7,668,031EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,844,207BOYAmt
EOY$7,424,168EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,607,378BOYAmt
EOY$25,839,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,685,181BOYAmt
EOY$58,275,603EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,931,964BOYAmt
EOY$8,516,065EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,617,145BOYAmt
EOY$66,791,668EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,224,523BOYAmt
EOY$92,630,672EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,226,363ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$938,101NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$10,059OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,491,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,885,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$79,344,770CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,138,936CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,948,559CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$176,808,859TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,596,454CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26,709,519CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,367,960CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,125,509CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,365,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,165,040TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51,087,649CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,594,918CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$115,712,730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,264,445CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$70,314,157CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,973,899TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$189,801CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$180,705CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$207,850CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$205,450CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$199,150CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$982,956TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,683,895CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,951,041CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,159,908CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,670,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,678,767CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,144,479TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,873,696CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,131,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,367,758CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,876,318CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,877,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$72,127,435TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$281,846,464PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$685,690CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$653,212CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$495,757CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$608,999CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,809,127CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,252,785TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$685,690CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$653,212CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$495,757CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$608,999CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,809,127CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,252,785TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,730CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,154CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,152CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,231TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51,777,069CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,253,284CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$116,208,514CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,885,612CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$72,126,436CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$358,250,915TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.78670PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.78180PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01190InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00900InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,730. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 5,154. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 27. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 12,168. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,152.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,386,172OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,527,592DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,858,580BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,509,025OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,177,541DepreciationAmt
Book Value$331,484BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,397,061OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,343,259DepreciationAmt
Book Value$53,802BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,243,866TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION RETIREMENT PLAN$338,215
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS$4,740,290
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,078,505TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEPOSITS FROM CAMPAIGN SPONSORS$520,000
ACCUMULATED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION$144,500
RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION$338,215
LEASE LIABILITIES$6,421,453
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,424,168TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$75,562,163TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$938,101NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,581,150DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,217,713OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,736,964RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$71,825,199RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$71,825,199TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$68,387,640TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,581,150DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,207,654OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,788,804ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$65,598,836ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$65,598,836TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

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PART X, LINE 2:THE COUNCIL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM STATE AND LOCAL TAXES UNDER COMPARABLE LAWS. ACCORDINGLY, NO INCOME TAX EXPENSE OR LIABILITY IS RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ACTUARIAL GAIN ON ACCUMULATED POST RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 10,059. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 1,207,654.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 1,207,654.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$7,857,550GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$7,478,950CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$378,600GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$286,885RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$920,769OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$7,857,550GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$7,478,950CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$378,600GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$286,885RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$920,769OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,207,654DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$829,054NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (20 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
LISA SHERMAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO$722,000$0$337,500$0$278,758$0$616,858$0$43,908$0$1,999,024$0$787,884$0
PAULA VEALE
CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION$314,711$0$86,450$0$96,659$0$172,293$0$43,181$0$713,294$0$215,820$0
BARBARA LESHINSKY
CHIEF REVENUE & DEVELOPMENT$363,563$0$92,350$0$19,696$0$117,287$0$29,284$0$622,180$0$102,802$0
KENNETH KROLL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$325,888$0$74,750$0$12,006$0$103,688$0$29,284$0$545,616$0$80,039$0
HEIDI ARTHUR
CHIEF CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT$283,687$0$69,800$0$9,721$0$90,630$0$31,416$0$485,254$0$73,533$0
KATHLEEN KAYSE
CHIEF MEDIA$293,013$0$72,450$0$30,913$0$78,000$0$4,766$0$479,142$0$77,454$0
MICHELLE HILLMAN
CHIEF CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT$269,932$0$69,600$0$27,812$0$93,554$0$4,313$0$465,211$0$72,884$0
ELISE JAMES
CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER$277,578$0$60,700$0$2,857$0$83,350$0$35,165$0$459,650$0$61,461$0
REGINA BRADLEY
CHIEF TALENT & FACILITIES$264,490$0$62,100$0$5,654$0$82,906$0$29,596$0$444,746$0$64,242$0
KATE EMANUEL
CHIEF BUSINESS OPERATIONS & STRATEGY$247,509$0$57,500$0$28,127$0$81,388$0$29,222$0$443,746$0$60,174$0
DANIELLE LINET
SENIOR VP$205,216$0$43,000$0$1,370$0$57,504$0$42,624$0$349,714$0$43,000$0
ANNE DEO
SENIOR VP$187,243$0$39,000$0$905$0$55,159$0$51,168$0$333,475$0$39,000$0
ELLYN FISHER
SENIOR VP$181,514$0$37,850$0$708$0$53,007$0$48,051$0$321,130$0$37,850$0
ANTHONY FOLENO
SENIOR VP$208,285$0$38,000$0$2,021$0$53,729$0$14,698$0$316,733$0$38,000$0
ANTHONY SIGNORELLI
SVP, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS$194,880$0$39,000$0$875$0$45,987$0$14,709$0$295,451$0$39,000$0
ANASTASIA GOODSTEIN
SENIOR VP$182,556$0$33,550$0$1,240$0$41,258$0$32,782$0$291,386$0$33,550$0
DEBORAH LEITER
SENIOR VP$176,023$0$35,000$0$653$0$47,199$0$6,562$0$265,437$0$35,000$0
KATHRYN ASHLEY MENSCHNER
SENIOR VP$174,296$0$35,000$0$1,373$0$49,290$0$4,061$0$264,020$0$0$0
SARA WEISENTHAL
SENIOR VP$197,495$0$37,000$0$1,327$0$12,927$0$14,852$0$263,601$0$37,000$0
LUCY OBISPO
SVP, CONTROLLER$172,367$0$31,500$0$934$0$42,770$0$15,779$0$263,350$0$0$0

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PART I, LINE 1ATHE AD COUNCIL PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT FOR BUSINESS OR FIRST CLASS TRAVEL TO THE CEO PER CONTRACT IF FLYING DISTANCE (4 HOURS) OR INTERNATIONAL. THE AD COUNCIL PROVIDED AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO A HEALTH CLUB FOR THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES: KATHLEEN KAYSE, HEIDI ARTHUR, MICHELLE HILLMAN, REGINA BRADLEY, DANIELLE LINET, SARA WEISENTHAL, ANNE DEO, ANTHONY SIGNORELLI, AND ANASTASIA GOODSTEIN.
PART I, LINE 7AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C REFLECT BONUSES EARNED IN THE FISCAL YEAR BUT PAID OUT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER THE TAX YEAR ENDED. THEREFORE, THE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN DEFERRED COMPENSATION AS REQUIRED BY THE FORM INSTRUCTIONS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:THE AD COUNCIL CONVENES CREATIVE STORYTELLERS TO EDUCATE, UNITE AND UPLIFT AUDIENCES BY OPENING HEARTS, INSPIRING ACTION AND ACCELERATING CHANGE AROUND THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN AMERICA. SINCE OUR FOUNDING, THE AD COUNCIL AND OUR PARTNERS IN ADVERTISING, MEDIA, MARKETING AND TECH HAVE BEEN BEHIND SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST ICONIC AND IMPACTFUL CAMPAIGNS - SMOKEY BEAR, A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE, LOVE HAS NO LABELS, TEAR THE PAPER CEILING AND MANY MORE. WITH A CURRENT FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH, HATE AND BIAS, GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES, THE AD COUNCIL'S NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS ENCOMPASS ADVERTISING AND MEDIA CONTENT, GROUND GAME AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS, EMPLOYER PROGRAMS, TRUSTED MESSENGER AND INFLUENCER ENGAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:WHILE DONATED MEDIA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CAMPAIGNS, WE ULTIMATELY STRIVE TO INSPIRE ACTION AND IMPROVE LIVES. WE CONTINUALLY SEEK WAYS TO INNOVATE AND TO ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF EACH CAMPAIGN, AND THIS YEAR WAS NO DIFFERENT. WE SECURED NEW CREATIVE, TECHNOLOGICAL, DIGITAL, MOBILE AND MEDIA PARTNERS TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT AND DRIVE BEHAVIORAL SHIFTS AMONG ALL OF OUR TARGET AUDIENCES. WE HAVE SET A BOLD AGENDA FOR THE YEARS AHEAD, FOCUSED ON FOUR KEY AREAS: MENTAL HEALTH, HATE AND BIAS, GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SUBSTANCE USE & OVERDOSE CRISIS. IN FY23, WE EXECUTED THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS: MENTAL HEALTH: IN NOVEMBER 2022, THE AD COUNCIL ANNOUNCED ITS MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE TO CREATE A SOCIETY THAT IS MORE OPEN, ACCEPTING AND PROACTIVE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE INITIATIVE INCLUDES FOUR DISTINCT CAMPAIGNS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF DISCRETE AUDIENCES. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDED: - CREATED AN EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE PROGRAM THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH ACTION ALLIANCE, WHICH INCLUDED WEBINARS, SUMMITS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH. - LAUNCHED AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH AMAZON FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN ("SOUND IT OUT"), TO ENCOURAGE SONG SHARING AS A WAY PARENTS AND KIDS CAN COMMUNICATE ABOUT EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. WE CREATED SPECIFIC PLAYLISTS ROOTED IN DIFFERENT EMOTIONS, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 26 MILLION SONG SHARES. THE INITIATIVE WAS HEAVILY PROMOTED ON STREAMING TV, DISPLAY AND FIRE TV WITH 265 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, AND A VIDEO COMPLETION RATE OF 97%. - PARTNERED WITH A GOSPEL COMPETITION (HOW SWEET THE SOUND), WHERE MORE THAN 2,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED, WITH 1.3M IMPRESSIONS GENERATED VIA INFLUENCER CONTENT (WHICH INCLUDED VIDEOS WITH PROMINENT GOSPEL ARTISTS). - LAUNCHED A NEW EFFORT FOR OUR SEIZE THE AWKWARD CAMPAIGN CALLED "WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT", WHICH RESPONDS TO THE NEED FOR CULTURALLY RELEVANT CONTENT AND RESOURCES FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC YOUNG ADULTS AND REFLECTS THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE. - PARTICIPATED IN AN ESPORTSU COLLEGIATE TOURNAMENT WITH OUR SEIZE THE AWKWARD CAMPAIGN (TARGETING TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS) AND FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN GAMING INFLUENCERS AND MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS ON TWITCH AND DISCORD. - DEVELOPED CUSTOM SEIZE THE AWKWARD CONTENT WITH SOCIAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING A CREATOR-LED AR FILTER ON META, A CUSTOM MICROSITE ON PINTEREST, WHICH INCLUDED A FEATURE TO SET REGULAR CALENDAR REMINDERS TO CHECK IN ON A FRIEND, AND A VIDEO SERIES OF SNAPCHAT CREATORS SHARING MENTAL HEALTH TIPS. - DEVELOPED, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A VETERAN DIRECTOR AND CREATIVE TEAM, TARGETED PSAS FOR PRIORITY VETERAN AUDIENCES INCLUDING WOMEN VETERANS AND OLDER MALE VETERANS FOR OUR VETERANS CRISIS PREVENTION/DON'T WAIT, REACH OUT/DON'T WAIT, REACH OUT CAMPAIGN. - PARTNERED WITH A VETERAN AND PROMINENT GAMER FOR A TWO-HOUR TWITCH STREAM IN WHICH THE GAMER SHARED HIS EXPERIENCE AS A VETERAN AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE DON'T WAIT, REACH OUT CAMPAIGN RESOURCES. THE STREAM TARGETED A KEY VETERAN AUDIENCE (GAMERS AGE 18-34) AND REACHED 1.5M MINUTES WATCHED. - PARTNERED WITH META CREATIVE SHOP TO FILM STORIES OF VETERAN TATTOO ARTISTS WHO USE INK AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH FELLOW VETERANS. THE ARTISTS DESIGNED TATTOOS IN THE THEME OF THE DON'T WAIT, REACH OUT CAMPAIGN, WHICH WERE THEN BUILT INTO AN AR FILTER ON META FOR USERS TO USE TO TRY THE TATTOOS ON FOR THEMSELVES. HATE AND BIAS: - THE LOVE HAS NO LABELS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED THE AD COUNCIL'S FIRST WEB3 METAVERSE PARTNERSHIP, ACTIVATING DURING PRIDE MONTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IHEARTLAND AND DECENTRALAND. THE CAMPAIGN'S METAVERSE PRESENCE INCLUDED A CUSTOM LOVE HAS NO LABELS-BRANDED BOOTH, PSAS, VIRTUAL BRANDED WEARABLES, A GALLERY OF PRIDE-THEMED GIFS DEVELOPED BY LGBTQ+ CREATORS, PHOTO BOOTH AND EDUCATIONAL GAMIFIED EXPERIENCES TO HELP PLAYERS LEARN THE HISTORY OF LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES AND HOW TO BE AN ALLY. - AMAZON CREATIVE STUDIO PARTNERED WITH LOVE HAS NO LABELS TO DEFINE "LOVE" AS INCLUSIVE ACTIONS ON ALEXA BY CURATING STORIES OF REAL PEOPLE. AMAZON CREATIVE STUDIO CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THIS SKILL BY FEATURING "ALEXA, WHAT IS LOVE?" PSAS ON AMAZON BOXES, PACKAGING MATERIAL, AND DELIVERY TRUCKS. - THESE INNOVATIVE ACTIVATIONS COMPLEMENTED THE LOVE HAS NO LABELS CAMPAIGNS YEAR-LONG EFFORTS TO SPREAD LOVE AND INCLUSION THROUGH CORPORATE PARTNER ACTIVATIONS (INCLUDING BANK OF AMERICA), TIKTOK INFLUENCER ENGAGEMENT, MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS (TWITTER SPACES EVENT, HULU, REDDIT, PINTEREST), SPORTS LEAGUE ENGAGEMENT (INCLUDING WWE MERCHANDISE AND TALENT ENGAGEMENT), AND ONGOING PROMOTION OF EXISTING PSA MATERIALS. THE BELONGING BEGINS WITH US CAMPAIGN ENGAGED IN SEVERAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE ACTION THAT CREATES MORE WELCOMING COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING: - SONY: BBWU PARTNERED WITH SONY PICTURES ANIMATION'S FILM SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE TO PRODUCE BROADCAST, OLV, AND OOH ASSETS THAT LEVERAGE BELOVED CHARACTERS TO SHARE CAMPAIGN MESSAGING. "STRONGER TOGETHER" REMINDS AUDIENCES THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A SUPERHERO TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS AND FOSTER BELONGING. - SNAP: SNAP AND BBWU DEVELOPED A FILTER THAT CAN BE CUSTOMIZED TO A SPECIFIC CITY AND CUSTOM AUGMENTED REALITY LENS. TRAFFIC TO BELONGINGBEGINSWITHUS.ORG FROM SNAP WAS HAD SOME OF THE HIGHEST CONVERSION RATES ON SITE. - UPWORTHY: BBWU PARTNERED WITH UPWORTHY TO SOURCE, PRODUCE, AND SHARE 5 UNIQUE VIDEOS DEMONSTRATING CONNECTION BETWEEN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND U.S. BORN INDIVIDUALS. - AMPLIFIER: BBWU COLLABORATED WITH 3 FIRST- AND SECOND-GENERATION IMMIGRANT ARTISTS IN AMPLIFIERS' NETWORK - ALEX ALBADREE, STEVIE SHAO AND NINA YAGUAL - TO CREATE CUSTOM OOH AND PRINT ASSETS THAT NORMALIZE WHAT BELONGING LOOKS LIKE IN COMMUNITIES. GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION: AT THE END OF FY22, THE AD COUNCIL AND BRADY'S SUCCESSFUL SAFE GUN STORAGE CAMPAIGN, END FAMILY FIRE, LAUNCHED ITS FIRST STATE EFFORT IN MISSOURI. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MISSOURI FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH, THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED LOCALIZED CAMPAIGN ASSETS ACROSS MEDIA TYPES, A CUSTOM STATE LANDING PAGE WITH SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND STATISTICS, DONATED AND PAID PROGRAMMATIC TARGETED MEDIA DISTRIBUTIONS, AND EVALUATION ON CHANGES IN AWARENESS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS WITHIN THE STATE. THROUGH FY23, THE AD COUNCIL BUILT ON THIS PARTNERSHIP AND LEARNING FROM INITIAL DISTRIBUTION TACTICS TO REALIZE INCREDIBLE RESULTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE VALUE OF USING HIGHLY TARGETED PAID MEDIA TO COMPLEMENT DONATED MEDIA AND DRIVE DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR TARGET AND MOVE THE NEEDLE MORE QUICKLY IN A STATE. SPECIFICALLY: - 52% AWARENESS OF CAMPAIGN PSAS AMONG MISSOURI GUN OWNERS AND PEOPLE IN GUN-OWNING HOUSEHOLDS (STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT SHIFT FROM THE PRE-WAVE OF 40%) - THOSE AWARE OF THE CAMPAIGN WERE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO REPORT HAVING TALKED TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY ABOUT SAFE GUN STORAGE THAN THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE (49% VS. 18%). - THOSE AWARE OF THE CAMPAIGN WERE NEARLY HALF AS LIKELY TO SAY THEY HAD AN UNLOCKED GUN IN THEIR HOME VS. THOSE WHO WERE NOT AWARE (25% VS. 44%). IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED NATIONAL ATTENTION AROUND EXTREME RISK LAWS (ALSO KNOWN AS "RED FLAG LAWS") IN THE WAKE OF THE BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT, THE AD COUNCIL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JOYCE FOUNDATION, CONDUCTED A MIXED-METHOD, MULTIPHASE RESEARCH STUDY ON EXTREME RISK LAWS. - THE OUTPUT OF THIS RESEARCH STUDY WILL INCLUDE A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT, HIGHLIGHTING KEY TARGET AUDIENCE INSIGHTS AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE MESSAGE FRAMES FOR EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THESE LAWS AND HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO KEEP FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES SAFE. - IN THE LAST QUARTER OF FY23, THE AD COUNCIL AND BRADY BEGAN CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR A PILOT PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN ILLINOIS ON THESE LAWS, TO LAUNCH IN FY24. SUBSTANCE USE AND OVERDOSE CRISIS:
IN MAY OF 2022 THE AD COUNCIL ANNOUNCED ITS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSINGOUR NATION'S GROWING SUBSTANCE USE AND OVERDOSE CRISIS. THE AD COUNCIL'S HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TACKLING THIS CRISIS INCLUDES FOUR DISTINCT CAMPAIGN EFFORTS: - IN NOVEMBER 2022, THE AD COUNCIL LAUNCHED THE REAL DEAL ON FENTANYL CAMPAIGN, A YOUTH-TARGETED CAMPAIGN THAT AIMS TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE DANGERS AND PREVALENCE OF FENTANYL IN THE NATION'S DRUG SUPPLY. THE AD COUNCIL CONVENED A COALITION OF TECH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, INCLUDING SNAP, META AND YOUTUBE TO FUND THE CAMPAIGN, AND THE CAMPAIGN ALSO ENLISTED THE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ISSUE EXPERTS IN YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, INCLUDING SHATTERPROOF, SONG FOR CHARLIE AND THE PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION, TO ENSURE THE COMMUNICATIONS APPROACH AND STRATEGY WAS APPROPRIATELY ROOTED IN AND ADDRESSING THE NUANCES OF THIS ISSUE. IN FY23, THE CAMPAIGN DROVE 4M SESSIONS TO THE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE, REALDEALONFENTANYL.COM, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN ARM THEMSELVES WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS EVOLVING CRISIS. - IN DECEMBER 2022, THE AD COUNCIL LAUNCHED DROP THE F*BOMB, A PARENT-TARGETED CAMPAIGN THAT AIMS TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO HAVE A POTENTIALLY LIFESAVING CONVERSATION WITH THEIR CHILD ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IN FY23, THE CAMPAIGN DROVE 177K SESSION TO THE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE, DROPTHEF*BOMB.COM. - IN APRIL 2023, THE AD COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHITE HOUSE'S OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, LAUNCHED THE THIRD PHASE OF OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH A NALOXONE EDUCATION EFFORT. SPECIFICALLY, IT BUILT ON THE REAL DEAL ON FENTANYL CAMPAIGN PLATFORM TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF CARRYING NALOXONE AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO USE AND FIND NALOXONE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CAMPAIGN ACTIVATED INFLUENCERS SUCH AS COLLEGE ATHLETES AND LIFESTYLE CONTENT CREATORS TO TALK ABOUT THE PERVASIVENESS OF FENTANYL IN THE NATION'S DRUG SUPPLY AND INFORM VIEWERS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN KEEP THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES SAFE BY CARRYING NALOXONE, AND FEATURED CAMPAIGN MESSAGING ON DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN PLACES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE FREQUENT, INCLUDING COLLEGE CAMPUSES, GAS STATIONS, BARS, AND RESTAURANTS. - IN 2023, THE AD COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MENTAL WELLBEING AND SHATTERPROOF BEGAN CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR PATHS TO RECOVERY, A CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT-RISK FOR, OR LIVING WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND CONNECTING THEM WITH HARM REDUCTION AND TREATMENT RESOURCES. TO INFORM THE CAMPAIGN'S APPROACH, THE AD COUNCIL RESEARCH INSTITUTE UNDERTOOK A MIXED METHODS RESEARCH STUDY WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN JUNE 2023 TO HONE IN ON THE AUDIENCES MOST IMPACTED BY OR AT RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, IDENTIFY THOSE OPEN TO SEEKING TREATMENT, UNDERSTAND BARRIERS AND MOTIVATORS TO SEEKING TREATMENT, AND INFORM MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS EXPLORE RESOURCES AND RECOVERY. IN ADDITION TO THESE PILLAR EFFORTS, THE AD COUNCIL LAUNCHED THE FOLLOWING NEW CAMPAIGNS: - IN SEPTEMBER 2022, THE AD COUNCIL AND OPPORTUNITY@WORK, IN COLLABORATION WITH NEARLY 50 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES, LAUNCHED THE TRANSFORMING HIRING AND DIVERSIFYING TALENT - TEAR THE PAPER CEILING CAMPAIGN. UNITING BOTH WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS, THE CAMPAIGN GAVE A NAME TO THE INVISIBLE BARRIER THAT COMES AT EVERY TURN FOR STARS, WORKERS SKILLED THROUGH ALTERNATIVE ROUTES RATHER THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. STARS ARE THE 50% OF THE WORKFORCE THAT HAVE DEVELOPED VALUABLE SKILLS THROUGH ALTERNATIVE ROUTES LIKE MILITARY SERVICE, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TRAINING PROGRAMS, PARTIAL COLLEGE COMPLETION, OR MOST COMMONLY ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE. THE PAPER CEILING COMPRISED OF DEGREE SCREENS, BIASED ALGORITHMS, LACK OF ALUMNI NETWORKS, STEREOTYPES, MISPERCEPTIONS, AND MORE HOLDS STARS BACK FROM OPPORTUNITIES FOR UPWARD MOBILITY AND LIMITS EMPLOYERS FROM FINDING QUALIFIED, SKILLED TALENT. SINCE THE CAMPAIGN'S LAUNCH, WE'VE SEEN STRONG AWARENESS IN JUST THE FIRST YEAR, ALONG WITH IMPRESSIVE ADOPTION OF THE TERM "PAPER CEILING." ADDITIONALLY, THE AD COUNCIL LAUNCHED SEVERAL INNOVATIVE CAMPAIGN EFFORTS TO EXTEND THE REACH AND IMPACT OF OUR WORK: - TEAR THE PAPER CEILING EXPERIENTIAL: CREATED A TRAVELING ART INSTALLATION FOR THE TRANSFORMING HIRING & DIVERSIFYING TALENT CAMPAIGN. THE ARTWORK REPRESENTS THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE PAPER CEILING. DEBUTED AT CES, IT WAS ALSO FEATURED AT ASU-GSV, SHRM'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS AND MOST RECENTLY AT CANNES 2023 AS PART OF THE FEMALE QUOTIENT'S EQUALITY LOUNGE. - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS + META EXPERIENCE: AD COUNCIL PARTNERED WITH META TO PRODUCE AN EXPERIENCE, "THE ESCAPE PLAN" THAT SHOWED THE POWER OF XR (EXTENDED REALITY) AND VR (VIRTUAL REALITY) IN BRINGING FEMA'S FIRE SAFETY AWARENESS TO AUDIENCES IN NEW AND IMMERSIVE WAYS. - ENDING HUNGER + META: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH META, AD COUNCIL AND FEEDING AMERICA PARTNERED TO CREATE AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO "JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO END HUNGER." THE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDED INFLUENCERS AND AN AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING AROUND THE ISSUE OF DOMESTIC HUNGER, AND PROVIDE TANGIBLE WAYS TO ACT. (OCT 22). - DISCOVER THE FOREST "FIND YOUR FOREST" BOOK CREATION: OUR DISCOVER THE FOREST CAMPAIGN WORKED WITH ENCANTOS (AN ED-TECH AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE PARTNER) TO CREATE AN ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOK, "FIND YOUR FOREST" TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS ABOUT THE FOREST AND ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THEY CAN FIND THERE. AS PART OF A LAUNCH ACTIVATION, THE BOOK WAS DISTRIBUTED AS A FREE GIVEAWAY AT SELECT TARGET STORES IN JUNE 2023. THE AD COUNCIL'S 30+ ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS AIM TO INSPIRE CHANGE AND IMPROVE LIVES. NOTABLE CAMPAIGN RESULTS IN FY23 INCLUDE: - CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE - THIS IS ONE OF THE TOP AD COUNCIL CAMPAIGNS IN TERMS OF PSA RECALL. AS OF Q2 2023, 68% OF THE CAMPAIGN'S TARGET AUDIENCE RECALLED SEEING AT LEAST ONE OF THE ADS. - DIABETES (TYPE 2) PREVENTION - SINCE JAN 2016, NEARLY 2.04M PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETED THE ONLINE RISK TEST AND 10.6 M PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETED THE VIDEO RISK TEST THROUGH JUNE 2023. - DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION - 88% OF RESPONDENTS WHO WERE AWARE OF LOVE LIVES ON AND/OR SKELETONS TOOK AT LEAST ONE INCLUSIVE ACTION IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WHILE ONLY 60% OF THOSE NOT AWARE OF THE PSAS TOOK ACTION. - GUN SAFETY - IN Q2 2023, 35% OF CAMPAIGN AWARE RESPONDENTS REPORT HAVING SOUGHT OUT INFORMATION ABOUT WAYS TO SAFELY STORE THEIR GUNS WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, VERSUS JUST 7% OF THOSE WHO DO NOT REPORT AWARENESS OF THE CAMPAIGN. - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY - THE CAMPAIGN HAS HELPED OVER 2 MILLION ADULTS LOCATE FREE ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES. - SUICIDE PREVENTION (TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT) - IN 2023, WE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WHO REPORTED REACHING OUT TO A FRIEND ABOUT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH AT LEAST ON A MONTHLY BASIS. - VETERANS CRISIS PREVENTION - THE PROJECTED ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF STRUGGLING VETERANS WHO BOTH WERE AWARE OF THE PSA CAMPAIGN AND TOOK ACTION TO REACH OUT FOR HELP INCREASED FROM 1.4 MILLION IN WAVE 2 (APRIL '22) TO 1.9 MILLION IN WAVE 3 (NOVEMBER '22) TO 2.8 MILLION IN WAVE 4 (APRIL '23). - WILDFIRE PREVENTION - AFTER 8 DECADES AS AN AMERICAN ICON, OVER 80% OF OUR CAMPAIGN TARGET CAN RECOGNIZE SMOKEY BEAR. - HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - IN Q2 2023, RESPONDENTS ACROSS ALL KEY SEGMENTS (ENGLISH-LANGUAGE, SPANISH-LANGUAGE AND BLACK) WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WHO WERE AWARE OF THE GET DOWN PSAS WERE ALL SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO REPORT CONDUCTING DAILY BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS COMPARED TO RESPONDENTS WHO WERE NOT PSA-AWARE. ENGLISH-LANGUAGE RESPONDENTS WERE 9 PERCENTAGE POINTS MORE LIKELY, AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE AND BLACK RESPONDENTS WERE BOTH 15 PERCENTAGE POINTS MORE LIKELY THAN THEIR NON-AWARE COUNTERPARTS. - LUNG CANCER SCREENING - SINCE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH IN AUGUST 2017, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 5.6M VISITS TO SAVEDBYTHESCAN.ORG WITH OVER 1.06M QUIZ COMPLETIONS, WITH 19% OF SESSIONS LEADING TO A USER COMPLETING THE QUIZ AND 25% OF THESE COMPLETES WERE BY HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS. (JUNE 2023). - YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION - THOSE WHO ARE AWARE OF OUR ADS ARE 28% MORE LIKELY TO HAVE VISITED A WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO TALK TO THEIR CHILD ABOUT THE DANGERS OF VAPING THAN THOSE WHO AREN'T AD AWARE (39% VS. 11% AS OF JUNE 20223).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BI) A COPY WAS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; II) THE 990 WAS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY; III) THE AD COUNCIL PROVIDES SCHEDULES TO AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO PREPARES ITS FORM 990. THE FIRM HAS AN ESTABLISHED REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS COMPREHENSIVE AND TRUTHFUL: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THE FORM 990 DURING THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS. PRIOR TO FILING THE FINAL DRAFT (ELECTRONIC VERSION) OF THE FORM 990 IT IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE POLICY. SIGNED FORMS ARE MAINTAINED BOTH WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (FOR BOARD MEMBERS) AND WITHIN THE HR DEPARTMENT (FOR EMPLOYEES). AD COUNCIL REQUIRES THAT ANY MEMBER REPORT IN WRITING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT ARISES IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: 1) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD; 2) EMPLOYEES SHALL DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER; AND 3) VOLUNTEERS SHALL DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE AD COUNCIL'S CEO OR CFO. THE EXISTENCE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES NOT NECESSARILY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND PROHIBITION OF ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN SOME CASES, DISCLOSURE MAY BE ALL THAT IS REQUIRED. IN OTHER CASES, THE SITUATION MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ACTION TO AVOID AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR TO REMEDY ONE. WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED COVERED PARTY SHALL ABSTAIN FROM DELIBERATIONS AND REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DECISIONS OR VOTING IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER. THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15APPROXIMATELY EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE AD COUNCIL HIRES AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION STUDY. THE STUDY IS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS THE EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AD COUNCIL'S CURRENT TOTAL PAY, DEVELOP COMPARABLE MARKET BASE SALARY AND TOTAL PAY SUMMARY STATISTICS AND AUDIT, AND RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE AD COUNCIL'S EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN. THE MOST RECENT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2021 WHICH INCLUDED AN UPDATED COMPENSATION DESIGN AND SALARY STRUCTURE. THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THESE STUDIES IS USED TO HELP INFORM THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE THREE VICE CHAIRS AND THE HEAD OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO REVIEW AND ESTABLISH THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE (BASE SALARY AND INCENTIVE GOALS) FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND CHIEFS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE TOTAL INCENTIVE PAYOUT FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. FISCAL YEAR 2023 COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS PERFORMED IN OCTOBER 2022. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ADDRESSED IN THE COMPENSATION STUDY AND THIS COMPARATIVE DATA IS USED AS A PART OF THE PROCESS WHERE THE CEO, CFO, HR, AND DEPARTMENT HEADS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BY-LAWS) AND/OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE AD COUNCIL'S WEBSITE: WWW.ADCOUNCIL.ORG.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2:THE AD COUNCIL'S BUSINESS MODEL INCLUDES THE SERVICES OF A PRO BONO ADVERTISING AGENCY FOR EACH OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGNS ("CAMPAIGNS") THAT THE AD COUNCIL CREATES AND DISTRIBUTES FOR ITS GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT CLIENTS. AMONGST THESE VOLUNTEER AD AGENCIES ARE SEVERAL AGENCIES THAT HAVE OFFICERS WHO ALSO SIT ON THE AD COUNCIL BOARD. THE PRO BONO ADVERTISING AGENCIES ARE APPROVED BY THE CLIENT PRIOR TO THEIR SELECTION. THESE AGENCIES DONATE THEIR LABOR TO THE CAMPAIGN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN PRE-AUTHORIZED SPECIALIZED TASKS WHICH ARE OFFERED AT DISCOUNTED RATES. THE AD COUNCIL AND ITS CLIENTS PAY FOR PRE-APPROVED OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMANCE FOR THESE SPECIFIC CAMPAIGNS. THESE REIMBURSED COSTS INCLUDE PHYSICAL PRODUCTION, TRAVEL, THIRD PARTY RESEARCH, TELEPHONE, POSTAGE AND CERTAIN OTHER COSTS OF CREATING, PRODUCING, AND DISTRIBUTING THESE CAMPAIGNS. ADDITIONALLY, THE AD COUNCIL UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF SPECIALIZED VENDORS FOR THE CAMPAIGNS THAT OFTEN PROVIDE DISCOUNTED AND NON-PROFIT RATES TO THE AD COUNCIL. AMONGST THESE SPECIALIZED VENDORS ARE SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OFFICERS WHO ALSO SIT ON THE AD COUNCIL BOARD. THE AD COUNCIL ALSO HAS SEVERAL REGIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO WORK OUT OF DONATED OFFICE SPACE FROM COMPANIES THAT HAVE OFFICERS WHO SIT ON THE AD COUNCIL BOARD. THESE OFFICE COSTS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AS IN-KIND USE OF FACILITIES.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ACTUARIAL CHANGE IN POST RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS 10,059.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AD COUNCIL HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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