INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION (EIN 54-1888632)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-10-29
IRS object ID: 201913029349301156
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-10-29T10:04:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	221478099	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 400E	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541888632	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7038364012	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 N FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 301	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LISA QUEENEY	PersonNm
Person Title	VP OF FINANCE	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7038364012	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-10-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL O'SHEA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00957510	PTIN
Phone	3016529100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-10-16	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	209.3.217.20	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-10-17	IPDt
IP Tm	13:48:12	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C8F0F8457CE5502B3B3A8220502BD7E11BF8A217	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LORI ANDERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 N FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 301	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$10,435,203	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SIGNS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ADVANCE THE ON-PREMISE SIGN INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY PROMOTING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	27	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	60	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$9,901	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,770,369	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$8,069,429	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$153,425	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$221,172	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$15,224	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$55,921	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,939,018	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,346,522	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$286,926	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$128,150	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,265,442	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,445,056	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,213,246	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,268,728	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,765,614	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,841,934	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$173,404	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$504,588	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,304,113	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,024,100	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,568,849	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$6,151,269	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,735,264	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,872,831	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO ADVANCE THE ON-PREMISE SIGN INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY PROMOTING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	INTERNATIONAL 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EDUCATION 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP - THERE ARE OVER 2,200 MEMBER COMPANIES RANGING FROM CUSTOM SIGN MANUFACTURERS TO DISTRIBUTORS AND SUPPLIERS DURING 2018. MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	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	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	41	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	27	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
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	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	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
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LISA QUEENEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7037788095	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 N FAIRFAX SUITE 301	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ADAM YORSTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BEN ZIGLIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS SALINAS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH HUTCHESON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
IAN KALVERDA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY S YOUNG
PAST CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN YARGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDY WALTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEN HANULEC
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEN VANHORN
SECRETARY/TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MANDY WISNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK GRANBERRY
CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICHAEL HAGE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL QUIGLEY
VICE CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RICHARD POYANT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRANDON HENSLEY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	35.00		$237,624	$0	$34,501	Yes (X)
LISA QUEENEY
VP, FINANCE	35.00		$177,410	$0	$48,103	Yes (X)	5.00
LORI ANDERSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	35.00		$422,532	$0	$127,080	Yes (X)	5.00
DAVID HICKEY
VP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	35.00		$174,997	$0	$33,997			Yes (X)
ALICIA AUERSWALD
DIR, MEMBERSHIP	35.00		$150,205	$0	$17,485				Yes (X)
IAIN MACKENZIE
VP, MEETINGS & EVENTS	35.00		$117,595	$0	$14,618				Yes (X)
JAMES CARPENTIER
DIR, STATE & LOCAL GOV AFF	35.00		$118,068	$0	$42,949				Yes (X)
KENNETH PESKIN
DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY PROGRAMS	35.00		$107,821	$0	$13,343				Yes (X)
SAPNA BUDEV
SRF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	5.00		$122,664	$0	$28,788		35.00		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,628,916	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$360,864	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
FREEMAN DECORATING SERVICES
201 N UNION STREET 210	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	DESIGN SERVICES	$321,276
CSG CREATIVE
313 S PATRICK ST	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	MARKETING SERVICES	$293,801

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE INCOME	900099	$6,546,371	$6,546,371
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$1,396,343		$1,396,343
SEMINARS	900099	$126,715		$126,715

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$8,069,429	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$162,073	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$162,073	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,114	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,114	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,147,780	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,088,681	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$59,099	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$59,099	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$59,099	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MISC INCOME	900099	$34,348	$34,348
JOB BOARD	900099	$9,901		$9,901
PUBLICATIONS	900099	$8,558	$8,558

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$52,807	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,346,522	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,565,964	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$9,901	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,770,657	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,150	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,256,244	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,810,830	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,535	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$187,798	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,649	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,060	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,915	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,780	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$440,072	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$581,445	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282,443	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$290,244	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$287,653	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$383,450	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,553,493	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,126	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,477	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$51,117
STIPEND	$25,000
TAXES	$20,000
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$17,942

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,511	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,841,934	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,550,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,241,214	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,820,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,946,998	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,725	BOYAmt
EOY	$500	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$606,623	BOYAmt
EOY	$823,734	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,884,453	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,023,397	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,017,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,861,056	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,190,134	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,956,554	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,298	BOYAmt
EOY	$194,044	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,304,113	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,024,100	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$391,055	BOYAmt
EOY	$427,603	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,077,794	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,521,332	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,334	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,568,849	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,151,269	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,735,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,872,831	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,735,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,872,831	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,304,113	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,024,100	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$504,588	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$367,021	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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,102,541	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,373,761	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,728,780	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$285,189	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$243,557	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$41,632	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$496,723	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$406,079	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$90,644	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,861,056	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$193,000
DUE FROM AFFILIATES	$9,334

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$202,334	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	ISA 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. 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, 2018 AND 2017. TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2015 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR THE TAX JURISDICTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
1001 N FAIRFAX ST STE 301	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	542091972	501(C)(3)	$117,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA SIGN ASSOCIATION
12728 POMERADO RD	POWAY	CA	92064	952667255	501(C)(6)	$7,500	TO ASSIST CSA'S EFFORTS IN LOS ANGELES REGARDING THE PERMITTED PLACEMENT OF DIGITAL BILLBOARDS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTEES PROVIDE REPORTS ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS. UNSPENT FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE RETURNED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
BRANDON HENSLEY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$215,666	$0	$21,718	$0	$240	$0	$14,031	$0	$20,470	$0	$272,125	$0	$0	$0
LISA QUEENEY
VP, FINANCE	$151,838	$0	$24,540	$0	$1,032	$0	$10,624	$0	$37,479	$0	$225,513	$0	$0	$0
LORI ANDERSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	$307,350	$0	$108,150	$0	$7,032	$0	$91,391	$0	$35,689	$0	$549,612	$0	$0	$0
DAVID HICKEY
VP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$151,198	$0	$23,439	$0	$360	$0	$5,425	$0	$28,572	$0	$208,994	$0	$0	$0
ALICIA AUERSWALD
DIR, MEMBERSHIP	$130,885	$0	$18,960	$0	$360	$0	$9,022	$0	$8,463	$0	$167,690	$0	$0	$0
JAMES CARPENTIER
DIR, STATE & LOCAL GOV AFF	$113,450	$0	$3,050	$0	$1,568	$0	$7,615	$0	$35,334	$0	$161,017	$0	$0	$0
SAPNA BUDEV
SRF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$117,854	$0	$4,450	$0	$360	$0	$7,674	$0	$21,114	$0	$151,452	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	RETIREMENT 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, 2018 WAS $93,000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	DIRECT 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 7A	FOUR 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 11B	FORM 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 12C	REVIEW 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 15	THE 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 19	ISA'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/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
1001 N FAIRFAX ST STE 301	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	542091972	CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	DC	501(C)(3)	LINE 12A, I	INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION	Yes (1)
INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1001 N FAIRFAX ST STE 301	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	770622362	POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	VA	527		INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	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	0	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 (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
B	$117,500	COST
SIGN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
O	$373,028	COST