NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM (EIN 52-6080759)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-10-25
IRS object ID: 201832989349301123
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-10-25T12:49:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	526080759	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MAUREEN GOODSON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7032185015	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-10-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN HUSKINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01081531	PTIN
Phone	9197196400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-10-25	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.77.128.118	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-10-25	IPDt
IP Tm	13:48:41	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	B582B7A592289509DF3316763E624FD194D3A0C1	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	E2AFCBC2CAC1A104CA8A10138DFED4C2A90A9C41	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,953,826	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NPF.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1968	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ASSIST THE USPS IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND EDUCATING MAILERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$85,613	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,147,145	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,430,359	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$130,671	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$429,247	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$102,833	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$85,613	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,380,649	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,945,219	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$783,512	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$804,226	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,792,405	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,615,578	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,575,917	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,419,804	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$195,268	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$525,415	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,827,976	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,467,660	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$405,189	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$392,368	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,422,787	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,075,292	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ASSIST THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND EDUCATING MAILERS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,293,658	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,430,359	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM (THE FORUM) HOLDS AN ANNUAL FORUM REPRESENTING THE MAILING INDUSTRY'S PREMIER EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING EVENT FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. IT PROVIDES BUSINESS MAILERS WITH ONGOING TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND HELPS THEM KEEP PACE WITH THE MAILING INDUSTRY'S RAPID PROGRESS. THE ANNUAL MEETING IS A COMBINATION EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW OFFERING NUMEROUS CHOICES FOR ATTENDEES.THE FORUM PRESENTS A COMBINATION OF FEATURES INCLUDING CONSULTATION CENTERS WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN MEET WITH USPS EXPERTS TO DISCUSS TECHNICAL AND POLICY ISSUES, INDUSTRY EXCHANGES WHERE INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS OF THE MAILING INDUSTRY CAN MEET AND EXCHANGE IDEAS WITH THEIR PEERS, SPECIALIZED BUSINESS SESSIONS DEALING WITH ALL CURRENT INDUSTRY TOPICS AND ISSUES, AND GENERAL SESSIONS THAT WILL RANGE IN FORMAT FROM A PRESENTATION BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO PRESENTATIONS ON ISSUES OF CURRENT OR IMMEDIATE CONCERN BY THE INDUSTRY.ADDITIONALLY, THE FORUM PROVIDES AN EXHIBITION WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN 120 COMPANIES DISPLAYING THE LATEST EQUIPMENT USED IN ALL PHASES OF THE MAILING PROCESS: SORTING, ADDRESSING, PRINTING, MAILING, BAGGING, QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND MORE. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS EXHIBITORS PROVIDE VARIOUS SOFTWARE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE MAILING INDUSTRY.THE FORUM HAS ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE OF 3,500 ATTENDEES PER MEETING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF THE MAILING INDUSTRY. MORE THAN 98% OF THE ATTENDEES ARE FROM THE U.S. WITH A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FROM CANADA. THE FORUM WILL ALSO GET ATTENDEES FROM MEXICO, THE U.K., CHINA, AND SWITZERLAND	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,293,658	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILLIAM GALLIGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$12,500	$0	$0
MICHAEL GENICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$14,000	$0	$0
ROBERT O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$20,500	$0	$0
JAMES MYERS
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$13,000	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANITA BIZZOTTO
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$13,000	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOYCE MCGARVY
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$25,000	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MAUREEN GOODSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$211,305	$0	$52,500	Yes (X)
MARY GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING	40.00		$126,698	$0	$42,500		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$436,003	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$95,000	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CENTERPLATE
1 W PRATT ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	CATERING	$374,428
O'KEEFE COMMUNICATIONS
2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 310	BETHESDA	MD	20814	PRODUCTION SERVICES	$329,741

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

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FORUM	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,430,359	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,131,109	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,299,250	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,430,359	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$155,807	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$155,807	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,282,047	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,008,607	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$273,440	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$273,440	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$273,440	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MANAGEMENT FEE REVENUE	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$85,613	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$85,613	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$85,613	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,945,219	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,131,109	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$85,613	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,728,497	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$361,805	TotalAmt
Management And General	$361,805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$340,408	TotalAmt
Management And General	$340,408	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,596	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,417	TotalAmt
Management And General	$37,417	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,442	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,120	TotalAmt
Management And General	$39,120	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,947	TotalAmt
Management And General	$33,947	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,733	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,729	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,656	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,073	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,838	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,838	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,374	TotalAmt
Management And General	$70,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,876	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,119,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,116,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,294	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30,294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,938	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOARD EXPENSES	$51,662	$51,662
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$3,573	$3,573
TAXES AND LICENSES	$2,457	$2,457
GIFTS	$1,173	$1,173

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,419,804	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,293,658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,126,146	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,355	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,390	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$970	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,684	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,554	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,245,323	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,167,888	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,796	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,435	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,084,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,708,052	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,876	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,904	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,827,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,467,660	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,865	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$330,380	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,880	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,909	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,623	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$405,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$392,368	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,422,787	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,075,292	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,422,787	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,075,292	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,827,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,467,660	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$525,415	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$122,476	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$4,614	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,284,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,039,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,098,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,147,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,430,359	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,000,686	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,284,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,039,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,098,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,147,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,430,359	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,000,686	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$297,778	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$317,494	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$307,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$341,530	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$305,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,569,568	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$297,778	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$317,494	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$307,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$341,530	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$305,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,569,568	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$9,431,118	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$76,065	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$159,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$134,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$155,807	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$604,467	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$76,065	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$159,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$134,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$155,807	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$604,467	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,360,880	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,118,215	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,258,235	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,281,657	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,586,166	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,605,153	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.81270	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.81240	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.05210	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.04340	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,180,074	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,102,639	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$77,435	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$37,956	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$37,956	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$77,435	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

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

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

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	457 PLAN OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$29,623	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$29,623	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, NPF HAS CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MAUREEN GOODSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$182,880	$0	$23,000	$0	$5,425	$0	$24,000	$0	$28,500	$0	$263,805	$0	$0	$0
MARY GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING	$115,838	$0	$10,860	$0	$0	$0	$12,000	$0	$30,500	$0	$169,198	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WARREN GOODSON DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE RESOURCES AT PSAV	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF MAUREEN GOODSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$89,662	TransactionAmt
Transaction	PURCHASE OF AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES FOR CONFERENCE	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE USPS POSTMASTER GENERAL HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD EVERY FIVE YEARS. THIS RIGHT WAS EXERCISED IN 2012. THE USPS POSTMASTER GENERAL APPOINTED ANITA BIZZOTTO AND WILLIAM GALLIGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2012.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ANY POSSIBLE DISCREPENCIES IN THE STATEMENT ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	15A. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NOVEMBER 2017 BOARD MEETING. THE REVIEW INCLUDES COMPENSATION AND COMPARABILITY TO THE USPS COMPENSATION LEVELS. 15B. KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS, ANALYSIS AND COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO KEY USPS EMPLOYEES AND LIKE INDUSTRY POSITIONS, AS REPORTED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

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

US Address USAddress

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

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

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$110,634	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	-$8,098	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	L	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$85,613	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt