2021-12-02T16:12:00-06:00 2020-12-31 BDO USA LLP 100 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100175001 990 2020-01-01 131974706 COPPER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INC % JOHN SEKEL COPP 2122517214 7918 JONES BRANCH DRIVE Suite 300 MCLEAN VA 22102 THOMAS PASSEK PRESIDENT & CEO 7035063272 2021-11-30 true THOMAS PASSEK 999009999 Paul Hammerschmidt P01384178 2128858000 2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z THOMAS S PASSEK 7918 JONES BRANCH DRIVE STE 300 MCLEAN VA 22102 5340133 false X WWW.COPPER.ORG X 1962 NY FORMED TO EXPAND THE USES AND APPLICATIONS OF COPPER AND ITS ALLOYS AND TO BROADEN MARKETS FOR SUCH PRODUCTS. 15 14 8 20 0 0 1402727 1698646 5381927 3635199 5907 6288 0 0 6790561 5340133 0 0 0 0 2629717 2023280 0 0 0 4132519 2940722 6762236 4964002 28325 376131 4705958 5193903 844975 958230 3860983 4235673 X COPPER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INC. (CDA) IS A U.S.-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION SERVING THE COPPER INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA BY INFLUENCING THE USE OF COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS THROUGH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL AND END-USER SUPPORT. CDA IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE PROPER USE OF COPPER MATERIALS IN SUSTAINABLE, EFFICIENT APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AND THE HOME. false false MEMBER PROJECTS - THE DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION OF PROJECTS TO EXPAND, DEFEND AND SUPPORT THE USE AND APPLICATION OF COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY FABRICATED PRODUCTS IN VARIOUS MARKETS WITHIN THE U.S. THIS INCLUDES MARKET RESEARCH, PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY, AND TECHNICAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT OF MARKETS THAT INCLUDE: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICAL AND NON-ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS; OEM APPLICATIONS INCLUDING HVACR, PLUMBING AND BUILDING HARDWARE, ETC; AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDED SUPPORTING LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS IN VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES. INDUSTRY TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PRE-COMPETITIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO ADDRESS NEAR TO MID-TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USE AND APPLICATION OF COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES. CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON: HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO PLUMBING PIPING; USE OF COPPER IN GREEN & HEALTHY BUILDINGS AND GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND IMPACT; CORROSION CONTROL IN COPPER PIPING SYSTEMS; IMPROVING SAFETY, RELIABILITY, RESILIENCY AND EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS. INDUSTRY COMMUNICATIONS - PROMOTIONAL AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITY TO: HIGHLIGHT THE QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY PRODUCTS; ESTABLISH THE IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF COPPER-BASED PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE. COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITY IS IN SUPPORT OF OVERALL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATING DECISION MAKERS ON THE COPPER INDUSTRYS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; ADVANCING INNOVATION, THE ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. false false false true false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false X 15 14 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false X JOHN SEKEL 7035063272 7918 JONES BRANCH DRIVE MCLEAN VA 22102 X THOMAS S PASSEK PRESIDENT & CEO 35.0 0.0 X X 408847 0 76134 ANDREW G KIRETA JR VICE PRESIDENT 35.0 0.0 X 244561 0 78325 ZOLAIKHA S STRONG DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY 35.0 0.0 X 191322 0 84030 CARRIE A CLAYTOR DIRECTOR, MATERIAL STEWARDSHIP 35.0 0.0 X 171288 0 81083 ADAM ESTELLE DIRECTOR, ROD & BAR 35.0 0.0 X 149992 0 66098 LARRY E PETERS PROJ. MANAGER, BUILDING CONST. 35.0 0.0 X 121969 0 54410 DEVIN DENNER CHAIRMAN 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE HOWARD VICE CHAIRMAN 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 VINCE BUSHELL DIRECTOR (THRU 12/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARC CAMERON DIRECTOR (THRU 12/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 GREGORY L CHRISTOPHER DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PATRICK DALY DIRECTOR (FROM 12/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ARTURO GARRETON DIRECTOR (FROM 06/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN T HIGGINS DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT JAMES DIRECTOR (THRU 12/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY LEA DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 HAL LILLER DIRECTOR (FROM 12/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 RICARDO MOREIRA DIRECTOR (THRU 06/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 CHARLES MORGAN DIRECTOR (FROM 12/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 GABY POIRIER DIRECTOR (FROM 12/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 EDWARD ROTTMANN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ROWLAND DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARKUS SCHUELER DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 RICHARD STINSON DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Nystrom TREASURER (1/1/20-6/27/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael O'Shaughnessy TREASURER (12/4/20-12/31/20) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 H Hedley Stothers Jr SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 1287979 0 440080 6 false true false THE COULTER COMPANIES DBA MCI USA 7918 JONES BRANCH DRIVE SUITE 300 MCLEAN VA 22102 ASSOCIATION MGMT. 393744 KINGHORN HILBERT ASSOCIATES LLC 4117 CADLE CREEK ROAD EDGEWATER MD 21307 CONSULTANT 313139 FLYWHEEL GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS 1401 K SREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 CONSULTANT 202957 KELLEY DRYE WARREN LLP 3050 K STREET NW SUITE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20007 CONSULTANT 176406 THE KELLEN COMPANY 355 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 COMMUNICATION CONSU. 159223 6 1698646 1698646 SHARED PROGRAMS 561499 3635199 3635199 3635199 6288 6288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5340133 3635199 6288 0 0 0 0 807867 0 854959 66896 200649 92909 399996 28897 37732 356026 0 0 18445 369069 51051 132817 0 19200 20562 0 30515 0 0 5957 15558 PROGRAM COSTS 1355473 EQUIPMENT REPAIR/MAINTENANCE 61954 PEO SERVICE FEES 17790 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 7392 12288 4964002 3567892 3357754 328763 1189546 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57648 12504 85191 16064 1536 69127 18303 16862 0 0 0 0 0 0 731816 548110 4705958 5193903 663880 730332 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 181095 227898 844975 958230 X 3860983 4235673 0 0 3860983 4235673 4705958 5193903 376131 -1441 X false true X true false false false false 5333845 356026 119978 476004 437375 38629 81652 12525 69127 3539 3539 0 69127 ICA PROJECTS RECEIVABLE 331712 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 163513 DUE FROM MEMBER COMPANIES 32565 ADVANCES TO EMPLOYEES 12687 INTEREST RECEIVABLE 5931 RECOVERABLE EXPENSE RECEIVABLE 1702 548110 0 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 227898 227898 X 5338692 -1441 -1441 5340133 5340133 4964002 4964002 4964002 PART X, LINE 2: Under ASC 740, Income Taxes, an organization must recognize the financial statement effects of a tax position taken for tax return purposes when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained upon examination. Copper Development Association, Inc. does not believe it has taken any materially uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, it has not recorded any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The organization has filed for and received income tax exemptions in the jurisdictions where it is required to do so. For the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no interest or penalties recorded or included in the statements of activities and changes in net assets. The organization is no longer subject to income tax examination by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities for years before 2017, which is the standard statute of limitation look-back period. North America 0 1 Program Services PAYROLL 132266 North America 0 1 Program Services CONSULTANTS, VENDORS 8755 North America 0 1 Program Services OFFICE EXPENSES, OTHER 7224 North America 0 1 Program Services TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT 450 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services CONSULTANTS, VENDORS 170 0 4 0 4 148865 148865 false false false false false false X true true X X X X false false false THOMAS S PASSEK PRESIDENT & CEO 297000 0 110000 0 1847 0 44745 0 31389 0 484981 0 0 0 ANDREW G KIRETA JR VICE PRESIDENT 183500 0 55100 0 5961 0 36700 0 41625 0 322886 0 0 0 LARRY E PETERS PROJ. MANAGER, BUILDING CONST. 106626 0 14000 0 1343 0 21325 0 33085 0 176379 0 0 0 CARRIE A CLAYTOR DIRECTOR, MATERIAL STEWARDSHIP 145000 0 28000 0 -1712 0 39579 0 41504 0 252371 0 0 0 ADAM ESTELLE DIRECTOR, ROD & BAR 124800 0 25000 0 192 0 27262 0 38836 0 216090 0 0 0 ZOLAIKHA S STRONG DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY 164500 0 26320 0 502 0 42464 0 41566 0 275352 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RENT PAYMENTS FOR HOME-OFFICE OF REMOTE EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: BEFORE FILING, FORM 990 IS COMPILED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT (STAFF ACCOUNTANT AND VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE). FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AFTER FILING WITH IRS. TIME CONSTRAINTS PREVENT A DISTRIBUTION IN ADVANCE, AND THE BOARD DOES NOT PRIMARILY PROVIDE AN INTERNAL CONTROL FUNCTION FOR THIS PROCEDURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: ALL NEW EMPLOYEES MUST SIGN A FORM ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF POLICY. IN ADDITION, NEW PATENTS BY RELATED PARTIES ARE REVIEWED WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. ANNUALLY THE ORGANIZATION CIRCULATES THE POLICY IN WRITTEN FORM TO ITS EMPLOYEES AND REQUIRES THEIR SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND 15B: THERE IS A COMPENSATION GRADE SYSTEM THAT IS EVALUATED AGAINST COMPENSATION STUDIES EVERY 2-3 YEARS. COMPENSATION MUST BE APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE TASK GROUP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED BY THE SIGNED AUTHORIZATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE TASK GROUP, WHICH MEETS EACH YEAR PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGES IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.