COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES INC (EIN 65-0877085)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201803199349310295
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-15T13:41:13-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN540737372PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PBMARES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 E PRATT STREET SUITE 525AddressLine1Txt
CityBALTIMORECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN650877085EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS ANDBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ADVOCATES INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8444267224PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 6767AddressLine1Txt
CityBALTIMORECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP212856767ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID JEFFERSONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8444267224PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTODD LEVEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01467848PTIN
Phone4434519010PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.10.80.132IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
IP Tm14:29:46IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID JEFFERSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 6767AddressLine1Txt
CityBALTIMORECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP212856767ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$811,656GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COPAA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCOPAA'S MISSION IS TO BE A NATIONAL VOICE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RIGHTS AND TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO SECURE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body22VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent22VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$264,923PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$208,391CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$466,297PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$599,777CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,567PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,488CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$811,656CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$7,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$7,005CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$219,155PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$460,640PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$547,815CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$686,795PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$773,597CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$46,992PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$38,059CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$466,777TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$601,889TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$263,825TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$347,044TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$202,952NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$254,845NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCOPAA'S MISSION IS TO BE A NATIONAL VOICE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RIGHTS AND TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO SECURE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$227,225ExpenseAmt
Grant$7,005GrantAmt
Revenue$324,165RevenueAmt
DescEACH YEAR IN THE SPRING MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS GATHER FOR THE COPAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE CHANGES LOCATION EACH YEAR, ALTERNATING IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE COPAA CONFERENCE PROVIDES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING AND NETWORKING WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATES AND ATTORNEYS ON PARTICULAR EDUCATIONAL ISSUES. EXHIBITS, BREAKOUTS, NETWORKING, AND PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS ARE ALL INCLUDED. PARTICIPANTS ATTEND THE CONFERENCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MOST RECENT CASES, LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, AND THE LATEST DISABILITY SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS. APPROXIMATELY 500 REGISTRANTS ATTEND THE CONFERENCE EACH YEAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$229,682ExpenseAmt
DescSTAFF TIME SPENT ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES SUCH AS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, AMICUS, TRAINING, ETC. AS WELL AS CERTAIN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, THIS YEAR COPAA ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A WASHINGTON LOBBYING FIRM TO REPRESENT ITS INTEREST IN CONGRESS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$74,127ExpenseAmt
Revenue$141,420RevenueAmt
DescOUTREACH, INFORMATION, AND ENGAGEMENT: ON-LINE MEMBER COMMUNITY THAT FACILITATES PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING, INFORMATION SHARING, RESOURCES AND OUTREACH.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$168,247ExpenseAmt
Revenue$134,192RevenueAmt
DescA SERIES OF 90-MINUTE INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS SPONSORED BY COPAA'S TRAINING COMMITTEE ARE PRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLEAGUES. IN ADDITION, SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY TRAINING (SEAT) WAS OFFERED AS A COMBINATION OF SELF PACED WEB LEARNING, READINGS, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS AS WELL AS LIVE VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS. PROVIDE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOPIC BRIEFS ON SUBJECTS OF IMPORTANCE TO COPAA MEMBERS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$168,247TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$134,192TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$699,281TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MS DENISE S MARSHALLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8444267224PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 6767AddressLine1Txt
CityTOWSONCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21285ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ALEXIS CASILLAS
CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN VAN STONE
VICE CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANDY FAVALORO
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID JEFFERSON
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BEINKE
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT COHEN
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GILBERG
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE KULE-KORGOOD
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER DENISE LAVIANO
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE MERINO REISMAN
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MISSY ALEXANDER
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA DANIELS HALL
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY JACKSON
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON ZIMRING
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EILEEN CRUMM
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW FEINSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG GOODMARK
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN SAIDEMAN
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE WATTS
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE WILLCUTTS
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE MARSHALL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$115,681$0$3,470
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$115,681TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$3,470TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSELENE ALMAZAN LAW LLCPersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line143 RANDOLPH ROAD SUITE 202AddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20904ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$109,350CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$180,395MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$27,996AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$208,391TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE FEES611710$324,165$324,165
FEE FOR SERVICE611710$141,420$141,420
WEBINAR TRAINING611710$134,192$134,192
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$599,777TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,488TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,488ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$811,656TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$599,777RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,488ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,005TotalAmt
Program Services$7,005ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,152TotalAmt
Program Services$101,279ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,323TotalAmt
Program Services$64,995ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,739TotalAmt
Program Services$1,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$348ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,563TotalAmt
Program Services$13,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,387TotalAmt
Program Services$122,387ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,886TotalAmt
Management And General$20,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,396TotalAmt
Program Services$131,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,159ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,323TotalAmt
Program Services$29,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,799TotalAmt
Program Services$17,799ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,300TotalAmt
Management And General$8,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,023TotalAmt
Program Services$6,023ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,892TotalAmt
Program Services$163,892ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,142TotalAmt
Management And General$1,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,521TotalAmt
Program Services$1,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ON-LINE TRAINING$24,568$24,568
COMMITTEES$7,083$7,083
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$6,087$6,087
BOARD & STAFF DEVELOPME$408$408

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$773,597TotalAmt
Program Services$699,281ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,738BOYAmt
EOY$335,157EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,364BOYAmt
EOY$106,588EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$50EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,750BOYAmt
EOY$20,050EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,559BOYAmt
EOY$15,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,102LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,935LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,290BOYAmt
EOY$1,167EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,076BOYAmt
EOY$122,999EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,777BOYAmt
EOY$601,889EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,175BOYAmt
EOY$53,794EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,650BOYAmt
EOY$293,250EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$263,825BOYAmt
EOY$347,044EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$192,738BOYAmt
EOY$246,269EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,214BOYAmt
EOY$8,576EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,952BOYAmt
EOY$254,845EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,777BOYAmt
EOY$601,889EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$38,059ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$13,834NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$135,847CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$156,996CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$175,512CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$264,923CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$349,811CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,083,089TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$242,865CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$335,934CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$409,549CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$466,297CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$458,357CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,913,002TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$378,712CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$492,930CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$585,061CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$731,220CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$808,168CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,996,091TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,545CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,677CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,545CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,160CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$95,127TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,545CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,677CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,545CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,160CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$95,127TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$2,900,964PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$621CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$619CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,567CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,488CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,521TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$621CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$619CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,567CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,488CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,521TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,278CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,230CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,458CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$19,966TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$384,611CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$499,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$596,745CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$733,787CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$811,656CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,026,578TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95850PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95960PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00350InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00310InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,068FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$19,460FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$27,528FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$746,069FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$773,597FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$141,040FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$35,260FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$98,937CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$114,350CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$128,019CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$141,040CurrentYearAmt
Total$482,346TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$723,519LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$29,521CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$29,598CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$29,351CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$27,528CurrentYearAmt
Total$115,998TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$24,734CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$28,588CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$32,005CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$35,260CurrentYearAmt
Total$120,587TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$180,881GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$9,160CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$8,010CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$7,783CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$8,068CurrentYearAmt
Total$33,021TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,102OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,935DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,167BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,167TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,595,583TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$13,834NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$770,093DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$783,927RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$811,656RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$811,656TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,543,690TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$770,093DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$770,093ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$773,597ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$773,597TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFY FOR A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION. INCOME WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES, LESS APPLICABLE DEDUCTIONS, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016. FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE IMPACT OF THIS GUIDANCE TO ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THE RETURNS ARE FILED. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO CLASSIFY INCOME TAX RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER EXPENSES, RESPECTIVELY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPS FOR CONFERENCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient8RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$7,005CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEACH YEAR COPAA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EMERGING AND FINANCIALLY NEEDY SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATES TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE BETH GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE SELECTS THE RECIPIENTS FROM A POOL OF APPLICANTS ACCORDING TO PRE-DETERMINED GUIDELINES. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST COPAA MEMBERS IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR SKILLS SO THEY CAN BETTER ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. COPAA RECOGNIZES THAT PARENTS OFTEN DEVELOP ADVOCACY SKILLS ON BEHALF OF THEIR OWN CHILDREN. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS INTENDED TO HELP RECIPIENTS' BETTER ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN OTHER THAN THEIR OWN. THE BETH GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP HELPS DEFRAY CONFERENCE EXPENSES FOR COPAA MEMBERS WHO MEET THE FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS AND WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIAL-EDUCATION ADVOCACY. TO MONITOR PARTICIPATION DURING THE CONFERENCE, RECIPIENTS MUST SIGN IN AND OUT EACH DAY AND ALSO VOLUNTEER TO WORK 3-4 HOURS AT CONFERENCE EVENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSELENE ALMAZANPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFORMER TRUSTEERelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$109,350TransactionAmt
TransactionLEGAL SERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITORS AND THEN A DRAFT COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW. THE ACCOUNTANT FIRST AGREES ALL AMOUNTS TO THE GENERAL LEDGER AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSES ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE AUDITORS. ONCE THIS IS DONE THEN THE ACCOUNTANT REVIEWS THE ENTIRE RETURN WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA E-MAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW. ALL QUESTIONS ARE THEN SUMMARIZED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE AUDITOR. ALL REQUIRED CHANGES ARE MADE BY THE AUDITOR AND A FINAL RETURN IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANNUALLY MANAGEMENT DISCUSSES THIS IMPORTANT DOCUMENT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS THEM SIGN THE AGREEMENT ANNUALLY TO ENSURE IT IS CURRENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT INDIVIDUAL, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS INVITED TO COMPLETE A CONFIDENTIAL AND COMPREHENSIVE, WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FORWARD THAT DOCUMENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT COMPILES THE INFORMATION INTO A SUMMARY EVALUATION AND THEN REVIEWS THE RESULTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE ONLY AFTER THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN OFFICE. BEING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT INCLUDES PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH. AN ANNUAL REPORT IS PUBLISHED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND E-MAILED TO ITS MEMBERS. THIS REPORT IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION RETAINS COPIES OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT FOR REVIEW BY ANYONE UPON REQUEST. THESE AUDIT REPORTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED WITH MOST GRANT APPLICATIONS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 59,774. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,159. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 60,933. PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 71,463. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,463.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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