INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION (EIN 54-1888632)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-16
IRS object ID
202023219349309377
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-16T12:07:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 400EAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN541888632EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7038364012PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 N FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA QUEENEYPersonNm
Person TitleVP OF FINANCEPersonTitleTxt
Phone7038364012PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL O'SHEAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00957510PTIN
Phone3016529100PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-12PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.59.242.22IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-12IPDt
IP Tm16:49:20IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdA6BCEEC5281954A027118F02B3DBBBF79E51C833AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-01-07 14:23:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLORI ANDERSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 N FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,337,254GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.SIGNS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ADVANCE THE ON-PREMISE SIGN INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY PROMOTING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers60TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$8,642TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$5,151NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,069,429PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,222,117CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$221,172PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$301,141CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$55,921PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$70,225CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,346,522PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,593,483CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$128,150PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$122,700CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,445,056PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,611,869CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,268,728PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,953,159CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,841,934PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,687,728CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$504,588PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$905,755CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$15,024,100TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,909,075TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,151,269TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,622,784TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,872,831NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,286,291NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO ADVANCE THE ON-PREMISE SIGN INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY PROMOTING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescINTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - 20,000 ATTENDEES FROM OVER 96 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATED IN THE CONVENTION WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER SIGN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO NETWORK, DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEDUCATION PROGRAMS - ISA PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS INCLUDING ON-LINE LEARNING, WEBINARS AND SEMINARS. NEARLY 2,500 INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN OVER 44 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP - THERE ARE OVER 2,200 MEMBER COMPANIES RANGING FROM CUSTOM SIGN MANUFACTURERS TO DISTRIBUTORS AND SUPPLIERS DURING 2019. MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document42IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee24EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LISA QUEENEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7037788095PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 N FAIRFAX SUITE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHAEL QUIGLEY
CHAIRMAN2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN VANHORN
VICE CHAIRMAN2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN YARGER
SECRETARY/TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK GRANBERRY
PAST CHAIRMAN2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN ZIGLIN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE BERGSTROM
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM CAMBRON
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLOS SALINAS
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD POYANT
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH HUTCHESON
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY WALTON
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANDY WISNER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM YORSTON
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW ORANSKY
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT SMITH
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI ANDERSON
PRESIDENT/CEO35.005.00Yes (X)$468,397$0$127,978
BRANDON HENSLEY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER35.000.00Yes (X)$250,492$0$57,604
LISA QUEENEY
VP, FINANCE35.005.00Yes (X)$186,917$0$56,318
DAVID HICKEY
VP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS35.000.00$187,289$0$36,409Yes (X)
ALICIA AUERSWALD
DIR., MEMBERSHIP35.000.00$160,355$0$20,529Yes (X)
SAPNA BUDEV
SRF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5.0035.00$123,783$0$36,966Yes (X)
JAMES CARPENTIER
DIR., STATE & LOCAL GOV. AFFAIRS35.000.00$123,383$0$48,518Yes (X)
IAIN MACKENZIE
VP, MEETINGS & EVENTS35.000.00$120,762$0$20,826Yes (X)
STEPHEN CAMPBELL
DIR., STRATEGIC INITIATIVES35.000.00$171,160$0$35,805Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,792,538TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$440,953TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
FREEMAN DECORATING SERVICES
201 N UNION STREET 210ALEXANDRIAVA22314DESIGN SERVICES$275,626
CSG CREATIVE
313 S PATRICK STALEXANDRIAVA22314MARKETING SERVICES$193,298
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE INCOME900099$6,614,522$6,614,522
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$1,354,221$1,354,221
SEMINARS900099$253,374$253,374
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,222,117TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$217,093TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$217,093ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,827,819SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,743,771SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$84,048SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84,048TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$84,048ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MISC. INCOME900099$49,574$49,574
PUBLICATIONS900099$12,009$12,009
JOB BOARD900099$8,642$8,642
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$70,225OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,593,483TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,669,178RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$8,642UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,915,663ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,700TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,371,404TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,792,242TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,934TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,201TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,088TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,180TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,210TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,872TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$441,931TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$502,864TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$264,664TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$290,710TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$242,596TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,161TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,456,040TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,983TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,684TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$36,323
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$14,738
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$13,203
STIPEND$8,000

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,687,728TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,241,214BOYAmt
EOY$1,586,313EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,946,998BOYAmt
EOY$5,372,338EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500BOYAmt
EOY$32,198EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$823,734BOYAmt
EOY$649,750EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,908,698LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,212,380LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,861,056BOYAmt
EOY$3,696,318EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,956,554BOYAmt
EOY$4,282,604EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,044BOYAmt
EOY$289,554EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,024,100BOYAmt
EOY$15,909,075EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,603BOYAmt
EOY$192,633EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,521,332BOYAmt
EOY$5,144,151EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,334BOYAmt
EOY$286,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,151,269BOYAmt
EOY$5,622,784EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,872,831BOYAmt
EOY$10,286,291EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,872,831BOYAmt
EOY$10,286,291EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,024,100BOYAmt
EOY$15,909,075EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$905,755ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$507,705NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,102,541OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,504,596DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,597,945BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$285,189OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$250,480DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,709BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$520,968OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$457,304DepreciationAmt
Book Value$63,664BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,696,318TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$286,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$286,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationISA IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES ON ITS EXEMPT ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ISA IS TAXED ON INCOME THAT IS NOT RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018, ISA HAD NO TAXABLE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ISA BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ISA RECOGNIZES INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS AND ACCRUED EXPENSES ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PENALTIES AND INTEREST RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018. TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2016 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR THE TAX JURISDICTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 N FAIRFAX ST STE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN542091972RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$120,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTEES PROVIDE REPORTS ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS. UNSPENT FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE RETURNED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
LORI ANDERSON
PRESIDENT/CEO$320,000$0$141,365$0$7,032$0$91,800$0$36,178$0$596,375$0$0$0
BRANDON HENSLEY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$221,735$0$28,397$0$360$0$32,560$0$25,044$0$308,096$0$0$0
LISA QUEENEY
VP, FINANCE$154,243$0$31,642$0$1,032$0$11,257$0$45,061$0$243,235$0$0$0
DAVID HICKEY
VP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$156,372$0$30,365$0$552$0$5,598$0$30,811$0$223,698$0$0$0
ALICIA AUERSWALD
DIR., MEMBERSHIP$134,766$0$25,229$0$360$0$9,339$0$11,190$0$180,884$0$0$0
SAPNA BUDEV
SRF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$117,823$0$5,600$0$360$0$7,941$0$29,025$0$160,749$0$0$0
JAMES CARPENTIER
DIR., STATE & LOCAL GOV. AFFAIRS$116,235$0$4,100$0$3,048$0$7,901$0$40,617$0$171,901$0$0$0
STEPHEN CAMPBELL
DIR., STRATEGIC INITIATIVES$145,920$0$25,000$0$240$0$9,270$0$26,535$0$206,965$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRETIREMENT PLAN PARTICIPATION: THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF ISA PARTICIPATE IN A 457(F) RETIREMENT PLAN. TOTAL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO THE 457(F) PLAN FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 WAS $93,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6DIRECT SIGN COMPANY MEMBERS, SUPPLIER/DISTRIBUTOR MEMBERS AND AFFILIATED ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY DIRECT VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AFOUR DIRECTORS REPRESENT EACH OF THE SEVENTEEN AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE AFFILIATED ASSOCIATION MEMBER COUNCIL. TWO DIRECTORS REPRESENT THE DIRECT SIGN COMPANY MEMBER COUNCIL. THREE DIRECTORS REPRESENT THE SUPPLIER/DISTRIBUTOR MEMBER COUNCIL. TWO DIRECTORS REPRESENT AT-LARGE/UNRESTRICTED SEATS. ISA VOTING MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY DIRECT VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE VP OF FINANCE. THE RETURN IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. THOSE COMMITTEES INFORM THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CREVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REQUIRED BY THE BOARD HANDBOOK. RELATIONSHIPS WHICH MAY CREATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED AND ARE CONSTANTLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USED COMPARABILITY DATA IN DETERMINING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. THE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES WERE RECORDED. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO REVIEWED ALL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ANNUALLY USING COMPARABILITY DATA. EMPLOYEE FILES REFLECT REVIEW BY CEO, SUPERVISORS, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ISA'S BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
1001 N FAIRFAX ST STE 301ALEXANDRIAVA22314542091972CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONDC501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IINTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATIONYes (1)
INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1001 N FAIRFAX ST STE 301ALEXANDRIAVA22314770622362POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEVA527INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATIONYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
B$120,000COST
SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
O$387,476COST

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