2018-11-13T12:31:01-06:00 2017-12-31 470900880 CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200 WEST BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2017-01-01 530182962 RTCA INC RTCA 2028339339 1150 18TH STREET NW NO 910 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ANDREW CEBULA INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028339339 2018-11-13 1 JOANN WOODSON P01293745 2023319880 38.100.43.98 2018-11-13 13:29:55 ES P 883CF1A9781ABDA3268701484D9C94428E8D752B 82D97901107AF4DBA3A08F5A948DCDC1D533E9D0 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ANDREW CEBULA 1150 18TH STREET NW NO 910 WASHINGTON DC 20036 5685790 0 X WWW.RTCA.ORG X 1935 NY RTCA, INC. IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF THE AVIATION COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING CONSENSUS-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS ON CONTEMPORARY OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND REQUIREMENTS, TECHNOLOGY, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, EQUIPAGE, AND IMPLEMENTAL ISSUES, PRINCIPALLY RELATED TO COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION, SURVEILLANCE, AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (CNS/ATM). RTCA AND SEVERAL OF ITS PARTS (E.G., AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES) ARE CHARTERED BY THE FAA TO BE UTILIZED AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. RTCA PROVIDES TWO CATEGORIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS-BROAD GAUGED POLICY AND INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, REPORTS, AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS. RTCA RECOMMENDATIONS ARE USED BY THE FAA AS THE BASIS FOR POLICY, PROGRAM, AND REGULATORY DECISIONS AND BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS THE BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT AND OTHER BUSINESS DECISIONS. 5 5 13 2486 0 0 0 0 4425078 4191224 83143 216536 30249 36800 4538470 4444560 0 0 0 0 1852606 2072436 0 0 131635 2698459 2730791 4551065 4803227 -12595 -358667 8518331 8742734 1949138 2268078 6569193 6474656 X RTCA, INC. IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF THE AVIATION COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING CONSENSUS-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS ON CONTEMPORARY OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND REQUIREMENTS, TECHNOLOGY, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, EQUIPAGE, AND IMPLEMENTAL ISSUES, PRINCIPALLY RELATED TO COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION, SURVEILLANCE, AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (CNS/ATM). RTCA AND SEVERAL OF ITS PARTS (E.G., AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES) ARE CHARTERED BY THE FAA TO BE UTILIZED AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. RTCA PROVIDES TWO CATEGORIES OR RECOMMENDATIONS-BROAD GAUGED POLICY AND INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, REPORTS, AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS. RTCA RECOMMENDATIONS ARE USED BY THE FAA AS THE BASIS FOR POLICY, PROGRAM, AND REGULATORY DECISIONS AND BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS THE BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT AND OTHER BUSINESS DECISIONS. 0 0 2435018 COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES - RTCA SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES ARE FORMED GENERALLY IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS AVIATION ISSUES AND TO DEVELOP CONSENSUS-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT. THESE GROUPS ARE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS DRAWN FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF THE AVIATION COMMUNITY. 232127 369359 TRAINING SEMINARS ARE ACTIVITIES AIMED TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION RELATED TO RTCA'S PRODUCTS IN RESPONSE TO THE CONTINUING QUERIES FROM MEMBERS AND OTHER AVIATION ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2017 PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAINING ON THE APPLICATION OF DO-178C TRAINING, SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS IN AIRBORNE SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION, SUPPLEMENTS TO DO-178C TRAINING, DO-160G, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES FOR AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT, AND DO-254 DESIGN ASSURANCE GUIDANCE FOR AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC HARDWARE. THERE WERE FOUR DO-178 TRAINING SEMINARS, FOUR SUPPLEMENTS TRAINING SEMINARS, FOUR DO-160G TRAINING AND THREE DO-254 SEMINARS HELD IN 2017. 283969 275788 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM - IN 2017, RTCA HELD THE SYMPOSIUM AS A TWO DAY EVENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS, SPEAKERS, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ADDRESSING CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES FACING THE AVIATION COMMUNITY. IT ALSO INCLUDED AN AWARDS LUNCHEON WHICH RECOGNIZED THE RECIPIENT OF RTCA'S JACKSON AWARD. THE RTCA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WAS ALSO PRESENTED AT THE LUNCHEON. THIS AWARD IS RTCA'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE RTCA MISSION AND THE AVIATION COMMUNITY. RTCA ALSO RECOGNIZED VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE MADE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE RTCA WORK PROGRAM DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR AT THE AWARDS LUNCHEON. 148357 3032038 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - RTCA'S MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE RTCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RTCA POLICY BOARD, WHO IN TURN HELP SELECT THOSE ISSUES ON WHICH RTCA WILL FOCUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND HELPS SHAPE THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS. 106078 514039 PUBLICATIONS - RTCA'S RECOMMENDATIONS, PUBLISHED AS RTCA DOCUMENTS, ARE OFTEN USED AS A BASIS FOR GOVERNMENT DECISIONS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL, AND SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE-SECTOR BUSINESS DECISIONS. FREQUENTLY THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR, OR ARE QUOTED IN, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDERS. THE RTCA DIGEST IS A BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION FEATURING THE HIGHLIGHTS OF RTCA ACTIVITIES, A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING MEETINGS, AND OTHER ITEMS OF COMMON INTEREST. ALL OF THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR A FEE. 104395 PUBLIC EDUCATION - RTCA'S PRESIDENT PARTICIPATES IN SYMPOSIA, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS TO INFORM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR SEGMENTS OF THE AVIATION COMMUNITY ON AVIATION ISSUES AND RTCA'S ROLE IN RESOLVING THESE ISSUES. THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN THESE EVENTS IS BY INVITATION AND INVOLVES BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. 55365 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT GLOBAL HARMONIZATION OF AVIATION POLICIES AND STANDARDS. 414195 3546077 3365309 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X LEILA GREEN 2023300656 1150 18TH STREET NW SUITE 910 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARGARET JENNY PRESIDENT 37.50 X X 483211 0 33685 CARL ESPOSITO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BAKER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ED BOLEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON PINKERTON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG FULLER CHAIR OF BOARD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LEILA GREEN DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERA 37.50 X 106359 0 20120 ANDREW CEBULA VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY 37.50 X 227247 0 53016 ALBERT SECEN VICE PRESIDENT OF STANDARD 37.50 X 186754 0 45160 DARREN ALLISON PROGRAM DIRECTOR: AVIATION POLICY 37.50 X 116498 0 3533 REBECCA MORRISON PROGRAM DIRECTOR 37.50 X 117502 0 10525 KARAN HOFMANN PROGRAM DIRECTOR 37.50 X 106845 0 9392 1344416 0 175431 7 0 1 0 MITRA AVIATION CONSULTING 1609 G STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 POLICY CONSULTING 196888 FUSIONSPAN 1150 18TH STREET NW STE 450 WASHINGTON DC 20036 IT SUPPORT 155115 2 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 3032038 3032038 PUBLICATIONS 900099 514039 514039 TRAINING INCOME 900099 369359 369359 SYMPOSIUM 900099 275788 275788 4191224 155422 155422 36800 0 36800 36800 36800 1302344 1241230 61114 61114 61114 4444560 4191224 0 253336 X 797159 549896 208444 38819 1024339 711795 293262 19282 41872 28225 12559 1088 110064 72023 34013 4028 99002 68325 27506 3171 39247 39247 787390 619203 142609 25578 433793 299294 130298 4201 161747 134917 24654 2176 754934 463553 267751 23630 146434 130916 14161 1357 124963 123055 1908 239807 147249 85052 7506 22270 14043 7560 667 MISCELLANEOUS 16111 643 15439 29 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4095 2172 1820 103 4803227 3365309 1306283 131635 874730 79318 958563 1098284 322872 223641 8956 11303 254335 78985 2050308 1093509 1073284 956799 4968182 6236995 57409 57409 8518331 8742734 284284 282632 847110 1225234 817744 760212 1949138 2268078 X 5525012 5303742 1044181 1170914 6569193 6474656 8518331 8742734 -358667 264130 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2330672 2739127 2882862 3384311 3032038 14369010 2330672 2739127 2882862 3384311 3032038 14369010 14369010 137730 177066 68538 146980 192222 722536 15091546 3083189 0.95210 0.95540 X 772351 500443 271908 1277957 593066 684891 956799 ACCRUED RENT 760212 760212 X 4669443 264130 264130 4405313 39247 39247 4444560 4763980 0 4763980 39247 39247 4803227 PART X, LINE 2: RTCA ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. RTCA PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2016 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. IT IS RTCA'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARGARET JENNY PRESIDENT 366211 0 117000 0 0 0 16250 0 17435 0 516896 0 0 0 ANDREW CEBULA VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY 206461 0 20786 0 0 0 13921 0 39095 0 280263 0 0 0 ALBERT SECEN VICE PRESIDENT OF STANDARD 186754 0 0 0 0 0 11433 0 33727 0 231914 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MEMBERSHIP OF RTCA CONSISTS OF MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. MEMBERS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES AND ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CONJUCTION WITH FILING THE RETURN. PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN, RTCA'S BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT PERFORM A DETAILED REVIEW AND DISCUSS WITH THE CPA FIRM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL RTCA OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE THE RTCA CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THE VICE PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING AND COLLECTING THESE FORMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION: FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAILS ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO ALL OF ITS MEMBERS AND MAKES IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 619,203. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 142,609. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 25,578. TOTAL EXPENSES 787,390. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT.