DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC (EIN 52-0971454)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-12
IRS object ID
201632259349302113
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-12T10:36:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521855942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tate and TryonBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 L Street NW Suite 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520971454EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2UNITED STATES INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDISTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026283544PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11250 EYE STREET NW No 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJean B GoodingPersonNm
Person TitleSVP Finance & AdministrationPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026283544PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFrederick LongwoodPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00439715PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DISCUSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPETER H CRESSYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11250 EYE STREET NW No 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,479,649GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.DISCUS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee42TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers17TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$530,766PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$395,127CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$14,951,905PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$14,893,541CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$35,431PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,098CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$487,443PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$147,047CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,005,545PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,438,813CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$231,615PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$73,021CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,354,553PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,869,945CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,966,427PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,082,710CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,552,595PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,025,676CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$452,950PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$586,863CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,420,892TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,320,703TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$14,866,239TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$14,027,005TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$7,445,347NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$6,706,302NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Distilled Spirits Council is a national trade association representing America's leading distillers and nearly 70% of all distilled spirits brands sold in this country. Over the years, the Council has served as the distillers' voice on policy and legislative issues in our nation's capital, state capitals and foreign capitals worldwide. Our strong commitment to responsibility is the foundation of everything we do as an organization and as an industry.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPromotion of the observance of laws relative to the industry, and establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with trade groups and governmental agencies, regulatory and legislative, to the end that full understanding and cooperation may be had in considering and solving problems of the industry.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescExerting all legitimate efforts to eliminate discrimination, whether economic, statutory, regulatory or other, against products of the industry, and to oppose undue and unfair preference and advantage of any kind.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWorking for the prevention of practices within the industry which are contrary to sound public policy, and opposing improper methods and illegitimate business practices to the end that proper relations be maintained by the industry.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document60IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee42EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026283544PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11250 EYE STREET NW No 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200053922ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GERRY RUVO
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM CLERKIN
BOARD VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL RUDY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY BIRKEL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER CARR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIPPE FARNIER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN FRY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUS GRIFFIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLARKSON HINE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J KEYES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONN LUX
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS E MAAS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL ROSS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUY SMITH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE WILSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter H Cressy
President & CEO35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$2,349,327$0$42,550
Lynne Omlie
SECRETARY/Sr. VP/GC35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$412,500$0$25,879
Jean Gooding
Sr. VP, Finance & Admin35.00Yes (X)$222,202$0$44,817
Mark Gorman
Sr. VP, Gov't Relations35.00$314,815$0$47,235Yes (X)
David Wojnar
VP, State Gov't Relations35.00$200,574$0$33,209Yes (X)
Frankin Coleman
Sr. VP, Public Affairs35.00$315,827$0$59,025Yes (X)
David Culver
VP, Federal Gov't Relations35.00$196,150$0$15,868Yes (X)
Christine LoCascio
Sr. VP, Intern'l Trade/Issues35.00$210,959$0$39,229Yes (X)
David Ozgo
Sr. VP, Economic & Strategic35.00$262,294$0$38,656Yes (X)
Samir Zakhari
Sr. VP, Scientific Affairs35.00$275,610$0$6,241Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,760,258TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$352,709TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K22IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
The Alpine Group
500 North Capital Street NWWashingtonDC20001government affairs consulting firm$144,000
Ernst & Young
PO Box 640382PittsburghPA15264advisory, assurance, and tax services$144,000
Hillco Parntners LLC
823 Congress Avenue Suite 900AustinTX78701lobbying, public and government affairs$111,499
McHugh and Associates
1121 L StreetSacramentoCA95814government relations$105,600
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America
805 15th Street NW Suite 430WashingtonDC20005National trade organization$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K20CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$395,127GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$395,127TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
dues900099$14,318,456$14,318,456
UNIV NUMERIC CODE FEES900099$347,524$347,524
Reimbursement900099$212,076$212,076
PUBLICATION SALES900099$15,485$15,485
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,893,541TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,934TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$43,934ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$147,047RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$147,047RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$147,047TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$147,047ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$40,836SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$40,836SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$40,836TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$40,836RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,438,813TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,852,705RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$190,981ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,021TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,717,368TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,730,795TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,179,622TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$933,368TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$308,792TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,564TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,168TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,042,497TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$980,070TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$350,183TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$873,558TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$562,417TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,921TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,600TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,910TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Government Relations$346,537
ReCRUITING$303,671
Equipment Lease/Mainten$180,146
Dues & memberships$173,489

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$404,979TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,025,676TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$700BOYAmt
EOY$700EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,538,731BOYAmt
EOY$2,239,396EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,438,843BOYAmt
EOY$943,490EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,887,147BOYAmt
EOY$1,813,794EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$254,395BOYAmt
EOY$205,947EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$111,372LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$96,238LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,734BOYAmt
EOY$15,134EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,072,870BOYAmt
EOY$1,068,159EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,074BOYAmt
EOY$74,074EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,094,398BOYAmt
EOY$960,009EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,420,892BOYAmt
EOY$7,320,703EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,893,807BOYAmt
EOY$2,091,513EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,601BOYAmt
EOY$5,024EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,933,831BOYAmt
EOY$11,930,468EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,866,239BOYAmt
EOY$14,027,005EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$7,445,347BOYAmt
EOY-$6,706,302EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$7,445,347BOYAmt
EOY-$6,706,302EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,420,892BOYAmt
EOY$7,320,703EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$586,863ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,325,908OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expended527 Activities$29,630Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$75,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$104,630TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmtContributions Rcvd DlvrContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION
1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW SUITEWASHINGTONDC20006464501717$15,000$0
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
1401 K STREET NW SUITE 200WASHINGTONDC20005521304889$10,000$0
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM
722 12th Street NW 4th FloorWASHINGTONDC20005521403587$25,000$0
DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION
1580 Lincoln Street Suite 1125DENVERCO80203134220019$10,000$0
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW SuiteWASHINGTONDC20006113655877$15,000$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$14,318,456DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$5,575,527NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$473,573NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$6,049,100NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$5,942,159AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$106,941CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$95,102OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$88,022DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,080BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,270OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,216DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,054BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,134TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestments to fund executive deferred compensationDesc
Book Value$960,009BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$960,009TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS$4,969,340
Executive Deferred Compensation$960,009
ACCRUED PENSION COST$5,229,249
Executive Pension Liability$761,353
Security Deposit$10,517
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,930,468TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,764,721TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$1,325,908OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,325,908RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,438,813RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,438,813TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,025,676TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,025,676ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,025,676TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHANGES IN POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS 1,325,908.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM01PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESMARKET ACCESS PROGRAM PROMOTIONS FUNDED BY USDA$230,633
South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,01PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESMarket Access and Emerging Markets Programs funded by USDA$117,132
South America01PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESMarket Access Program promotions funded by USDA$21,101
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$368,866SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$368,866TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
University of Southern California
University Gardens Suite 205Los AngelesCA90089951642394501(c)(3)$8,000Support for ALPD symposium
Mission Critical Health
4095 State Road 7 Suite L-128WellingtonFL33449452841646501(c)(3)$8,600Support of News Reports
Competitive Enterprise Institute
1899 L Street NW 12th FloorWashingtonDC20036521351785501(c)(3)$15,000CEI Annual Dinner
WSWA
805 15th Street NWWashingtonDC20005261933101501(c)(3)$10,000Support-National Archives
American Beverage Licensees
5101 Silver Road Suite 108BethesdaMD20816042136056501(c)(6)$17,921Annual ABL Banquet
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old WestportNorth DartmouthMA02747237336988501(c)(3)$7,500Charitable Contribution
James E Clyburn Research and Scholarship Foundation
PO Box 12548ColumbiaSC29211570976265501(c)(3)$5,030Canzater Foundation Gala Donation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AWARDING AND MONITORING OF GRANTS IS PERFORMED BY DISCUS' MANAGEMENT TEAM. GRANTS ARE MADE AS DEEMED NECESSARY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISCUS' ANNUAL FINANCIAL BUDGET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Peter H Cressy
President & CEO$696,926$0$207,569$0$1,444,832$0$13,250$0$34,884$0$2,397,461$0$0$0
Lynne Omlie
SECRETARY/Sr. VP/GC$379,505$0$16,000$0$16,995$0$13,250$0$15,889$0$441,639$0$0$0
Jean Gooding
Sr. VP, Finance & Admin$201,466$0$17,500$0$3,236$0$10,328$0$40,577$0$273,107$0$0$0
Mark Gorman
Sr. VP, Gov't Relations$279,122$0$30,000$0$5,693$0$13,250$0$40,344$0$368,409$0$0$0
David Wojnar
VP, State Gov't Relations$184,991$0$15,000$0$583$0$9,352$0$26,826$0$236,752$0$0$0
Frankin Coleman
Sr. VP, Public Affairs$270,862$0$40,110$0$4,855$0$13,250$0$52,494$0$381,571$0$0$0
David Culver
VP, Federal Gov't Relations$187,160$0$8,600$0$390$0$9,364$0$9,375$0$214,889$0$0$0
Christine LoCascio
Sr. VP, Intern'l Trade/Issues$192,179$0$18,000$0$780$0$10,000$0$40,266$0$261,225$0$0$0
David Ozgo
Sr. VP, Economic & Strategic$241,075$0$20,000$0$1,219$0$12,294$0$30,819$0$305,407$0$0$0
Samir Zakhari
Sr. VP, Scientific Affairs$219,600$0$42,000$0$14,010$0$2,300$0$9,460$0$287,370$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aSpousal travel was provided for Peter Cressy, President & CEO. Amount was included in taxable income on his w-2.
Part II:CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF DISCUS ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE DISCUS DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN. FUTURE BENEFITS ACCRUED UNDER THE PLAN WERE FROZEN AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011. BENEFIT PAYMENTS ARE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPETER H CRESSYPersonNm
Relationship With OrgCEORelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purposecollateral assignment of split dollar lifeLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$1,822,335OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$1,813,794BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,813,794TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO 2 CLASSES, (A) ACTIVE MEMBERS AND (B) AFFILIATED MEMBERS. ALL PARENT AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND ALL COMPANIES UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CONTROL OR MANAGEMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A GROUP AND SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE MEMBERSHIP. Active Members: Persons, firms or corporations who are actively engaged in the production and sale or the importation and sale of beverage distilled spirits shall be eligible to be Active Members. Each Active Member shall be entitled to designate the name of the individual who is authorized to exercise the rights of such member. Affiliated Members: Persons, firms or corporations engaged in any business closely related to or allied with the beverage distilled spirits industry shall be eligible to be Affiliated Members. Affiliated Members shall have only such rights and privileges as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 is reviewed by the President/CEO, SVP Finance and Administration, General Counsel, and Treasurer of the Board of Directors before it is filed. A copy of the Form 990 is provided to each member of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA copy of the conflict of interest policy is provided annually to each member of the governing body as well as to all officers and key employees; each is reminded to review the policy and to report any conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The DISCUS Board of Directors reviews the President/CEO's compensation in December as part of the annual performance evaluation process. Comparability data are available to the Board. The Chairman of the Board provides documentation of the deliberation of the Board to the SVP Finance & Administration for inclusion in the payroll. The President/CEO is authorized by contract to evaluate the performance of other officers or key employees. Comparability data are provided to the President/CEO. The total compensation is approved by the Board of Directors through the annual budget approval process.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are not generally made available to the general public, but if requests for copies of these documents were to be received, the organization would consider making them available to the requestor.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:PENSION RELATED ADJUSTMENTS 1,325,908.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
DISCUS PAC
1250 Eye Street NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20005043661167Political Action CommitteeDC527(f)0
DISCUS TEXAS PAC
1250 Eye Street NW Suite 400washingtonDC20005Political Action CommitteeDC527(f)0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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