NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM (EIN 52-6080759)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-10-27
IRS object ID: 202003019349300625
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-27T10:04:45-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521446779	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4242 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27609	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	526080759	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7032185015	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3998 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE NO 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRFAX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22033	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MAUREEN GOODSON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7032185015	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-10-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	J CALVIN MARKS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01226973	PTIN
Phone	9197196400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	34.206.232.202	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-10-27	IPDt
IP Tm	10:04:38	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	75F1779BA68A735F9CB0B3115F257B873EEC838E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MAUREEN GOODSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3998 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE NO 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRFAX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22033	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,790,356	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NPF.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1968	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ASSIST THE USPS IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND EDUCATING MAILERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	5	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$107,553	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,419,252	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,405,518	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$175,624	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$159,190	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$93,032	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$107,553	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,687,908	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,672,261	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$742,184	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$773,606	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,893,031	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,847,567	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,635,215	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,621,173	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$52,693	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$51,088	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,087,938	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,924,759	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$355,659	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$515,886	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,732,279	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,408,873	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ASSIST THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND EDUCATING MAILERS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,324,953	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,405,518	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM (THE FORUM) HOLDS AN ANNUAL FORUM REPRESENTING THE MAILING INDUSTRY'S PREMIER EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING EVENT FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. IT PROVIDES BUSINESS MAILERS WITH ONGOING TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND HELPS THEM KEEP PACE WITH THE MAILING INDUSTRY'S RAPID PROGRESS. THE ANNUAL MEETING IS A COMBINATION EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW OFFERING NUMEROUS CHOICES FOR ATTENDEES.THE FORUM PRESENTS A COMBINATION OF FEATURES INCLUDING CONSULTATION CENTERS WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN MEET WITH USPS EXPERTS TO DISCUSS TECHNICAL AND POLICY ISSUES, INDUSTRY EXCHANGES WHERE INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS OF THE MAILING INDUSTRY CAN MEET AND EXCHANGE IDEAS WITH THEIR PEERS, SPECIALIZED BUSINESS SESSIONS DEALING WITH ALL CURRENT INDUSTRY TOPICS AND ISSUES, AND GENERAL SESSIONS THAT WILL RANGE IN FORMAT FROM A PRESENTATION BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO PRESENTATIONS ON ISSUES OF CURRENT OR IMMEDIATE CONCERN BY THE INDUSTRY.ADDITIONALLY, THE FORUM PROVIDES AN EXHIBITION WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN 120 COMPANIES DISPLAYING THE LATEST EQUIPMENT USED IN ALL PHASES OF THE MAILING PROCESS: SORTING, ADDRESSING, PRINTING, MAILING, BAGGING, QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND MORE. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS EXHIBITORS PROVIDE VARIOUS SOFTWARE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE MAILING INDUSTRY.THE FORUM HAS ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE OF 3,500 ATTENDEES PER MEETING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF THE MAILING INDUSTRY. MORE THAN 98% OF THE ATTENDEES ARE FROM THE U.S. WITH A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FROM CANADA. THE FORUM WILL ALSO GET ATTENDEES FROM MEXICO, THE U.K., CHINA, AND SWITZERLAND	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,324,953	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	5	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JUDY CLEAR	PersonNm
Phone	7032185015	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3998 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRFAX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22033	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
MAUREEN GOODSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$226,505	$0	$32,674
MARY GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING	40.00		$137,156	$0	$31,659	Yes (X)
JAMES MYERS
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$25,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOYCE MCGARVY
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$20,500	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ANITA BIZZOTTO
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$14,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)
WILLIAM GALLIGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$13,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MICHAEL GENICK
DIRECTOR	1.00		$13,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DENNIS FARLEY
DIRECTOR (FROM JUL '19)	1.00		$4,750	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$453,911	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$64,333	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
O'KEEFE COMMUNICATIONS
2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 310	BETHESDA	MD	20814	PRODUCTION SERVICES	$383,426
JW MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS
10 S WEST ST	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46204	HOTEL ROOMS - FOOD & BEVERAGE	$351,057
CENTERPLATE
801 MT VERNON PL NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	CATERING SERVICES	$328,169
SHEPARD AV
1177 LOGAN CIR NW	ATLANTA	GA	30318	AUDIO/VISUAL CONSULTING SERVICES	$269,817
INTEGRESS MARKETING INC
116 SOUTH WILSHIRE LN 203	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60004	MARKETING SERVICES	$118,091

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FORUM	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,405,518	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,151,368	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,254,150	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,405,518	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$102,285	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$102,285	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$175,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$118,095	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$56,905	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$56,905	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$56,905	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MANAGEMENT FEE REVENUE	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$107,553	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$107,553	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$107,553	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,672,261	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,151,368	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$107,553	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,413,340	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$349,429	TotalAmt
Program Services	$279,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$298,557	TotalAmt
Program Services	$238,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,160	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,856	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,688	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,688	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,473	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,398	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,634	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$110,972	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,368	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$24,797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,454	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,963	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,491	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,510	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,404,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,360,657	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,565	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,852	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,713	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,073	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$3,251	$3,251
TAXES AND LICENSES	$2,428	$2,428

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,621,173	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,324,953	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$296,220	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,114	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$156,844	BOYAmt
EOY	$168,067	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,842	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,815	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,349,489	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,237,876	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,613	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,363,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,105,913	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$300,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,156	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,395	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,087,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,924,759	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,437	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,496	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$306,292	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,995	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,395	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$355,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$515,886	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,732,279	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,408,873	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,732,279	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,408,873	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,087,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,924,759	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$51,088	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$625,506	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,098,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,147,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,430,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,419,252	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,405,515	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,500,770	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,098,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,147,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,430,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,419,252	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,405,515	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,500,770	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$307,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$341,530	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$305,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$114,352	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$232,810	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,301,458	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$307,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$341,530	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$305,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$114,352	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$232,810	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,301,458	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$10,199,312	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$159,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$134,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$155,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$108,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$102,285	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$661,142	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$159,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$134,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$155,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$108,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$102,285	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$661,142	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,258,235	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,281,657	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,586,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,528,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,507,800	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,161,912	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.83860	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.82810	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.05440	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.05410	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,293	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,293	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,322,196	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,210,583	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$111,613	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$111,613	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVESTMENT IN MEETING GROUP SPECIALISTS	Desc
Book Value	$300,000	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$300,000	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	457 PLAN OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$69,395	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$69,395	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, NPF HAS CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	Yes (1)	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MAUREEN GOODSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$189,924	$0	$30,000	$0	$6,581	$0	$18,480	$0	$14,194	$0	$259,179	$0	$0	$0
MARY GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING	$137,156	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,800	$0	$17,859	$0	$168,815	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	THE NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM ALLOWS SPOUSE TRAVEL FOR BOARD MEETINGS AND FORUMS WHERE THEY PERFORM AN ACTIVE SUPPORT ROLE. THE AMOUNTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE TO THE RECIPIENT.
PART I, LINE 5	MEETINGS GROUP SPECIALISTS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM PAYS A COMMISSION TO KEY EMPLOYEES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE USPS POSTMASTER GENERAL HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD EVERY FIVE YEARS. THIS RIGHT WAS EXERCISED IN 2012. THE USPS POSTMASTER GENERAL APPOINTED ANITA BIZZOTTO AND WILLIAM GALLIGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2012.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ANY POSSIBLE DISCREPENCIES IN THE STATEMENT ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	15A. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NOVEMBER 2019 BOARD MEETING. THE REVIEW INCLUDES COMPENSATION AND COMPARABILITY TO THE USPS COMPENSATION LEVELS. 15B. KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS, ANALYSIS AND COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO KEY USPS EMPLOYEES AND LIKE INDUSTRY POSITIONS, AS REPORTED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEETINGS GROUP SPECIALISTS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3998 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRFAX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22033	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311715917	EIN
Primary Activities	ADMINISTRATION AND MEETINGS MANAGEMENT FOR CONVENTIONS AND TRADE SHOWS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$131,662	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$14,159	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEETING GROUP SPECIALIST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	L	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$107,553	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt