DIRECT SELLING ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
DIRECT SELLING ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-0659918)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-09-21
IRS object ID
201642659349300124
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)
Return2016-09-21T11:14:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410659918EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Direct Selling AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDIREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024528866PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K Street NW No 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200061600ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAdolfo FrancoPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive Vice PresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024528866PhoneNum
Signature2016-09-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2016-09-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJoseph N MarianoPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K Street NW No 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200061600ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,280,719GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresshttp://www.dsa.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionNational trade assocation for direct selling companies- See Part III and Schedule OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body28VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent26VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$29,383TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$145,235PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$123,097CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$7,053,237PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,872,094CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$146,181PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$79,506CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,845PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$66,654CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,350,498PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,141,351CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,032,463PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,284,663CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,422,765PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,050,259CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,455,228PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,334,922CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$104,730PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$193,571CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,293,092TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,186,745TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,518,471TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,657,601TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,774,621NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,529,144NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTo protect, serve and promote the effectiveness of member companies and the independent business people they represent. See Schedule OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescEducation: Provide educational programming designed to enhance knowledge of the direct selling industry. DSA's meetings, conferences and seminars cover a wide range of issues relevant to direct selling companies.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGovernment Affairs: Evaluate tactics to cause the public to perceive direct selling as a valid channel for distributing products and services and as an attractive earnings opportunity. Maintain a proactive legislative and regulatory profile and take steps to create and preserve an environment conducive to free enterprise.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCommunications: Identify issues of importance to the industry, assess resources available to the industry and periodically review and reprioritize issues.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther programs include: Research, International, and Membership ServicesDesc
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document23IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee25EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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 Members28GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member26IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jennifer DunleaveyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2024528866PhoneNum

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Address Line11667 K Street NW No 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200061600ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (45 entries)

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Joseph N Mariano
President37.501.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$592,800$0$79,143
Adolfo Franco
Secretary/ Executive VP37.501.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$309,800$0$72,679
Deborah T Ashford
Legal Counsel1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Blok
Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John P Parker
Vice Chairman1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brett Chapman
Past Chairman1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David B Holl
Chairman1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Truman Hunt
Immediate Past Chairman1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lori Bush
Vice Chairman1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Orville Thompson
Past Chairman1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven D Tew
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allison E Levy
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Chambless
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Heather Chastain
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John W Whelpley
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Wyckoff
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela Jones Harbour
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erik S Johnson
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Raymond H Miley Jr
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Bell
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Collins
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Landen Fredrick
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank L VanderSloot
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory Probert
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Doris Christopher
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cari Christoper
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan D Gelfand
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Angela Loehr Chrysler
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Traci Lynn Burton
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Goergen Jr
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janice Capinegro
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael C MacDonald
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dana Mehrer
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David R Merriman
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Schiro
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Britney C Vickery
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Jutkins
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Monroe
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pat Schneider
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Skowronek
Senior VP, Public Affairs37.500.00$267,120$0$33,157Yes (X)
Melissa Brunton
Senior VP, Meetings & Education37.500.00$203,474$0$45,274Yes (X)
Jennifer Dunleavey
VP, Administration & Operations37.500.00$178,735$0$29,108Yes (X)
Nancy Burke
VP, Membership Services37.500.00$153,209$0$32,304Yes (X)
Marcia Rhinehart
Director, Executive Office & Board37.500.00$110,500$0$13,802Yes (X)
John Webb
Associate Legal Counsel37.500.00$150,856$0$33,444Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,966,494TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$338,911TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Marriott Business Services
PO Box 402642AtlantaGA303842642Annual meeting venue$453,136
IACONO Productions
11420 Deerfield RoadCincinnatiOH45242Technical production at meetings$357,568
Reservoir Consulting Group
1875 Connecticut Ave NW 10th FLWashingtonDC20009Public Relations$220,000
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 13th St NWWashingtonDC20004Legal Services$192,290
Fuentes Strategies LLC
3121 South St NWWashingtonDC20007Lobbying$120,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$123,097AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$123,097NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$123,097TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Member dues813910$5,062,081$5,062,081
Annual meeting611430$1,391,305$1,391,305
Seminars611430$338,842$338,842
Educational materials611430$50,483$50,483
Advertising541800$29,383$29,383
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,872,094TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$91,840TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$91,840ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,931TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,931ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,127,034SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,139,368SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$12,334SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$12,334TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$12,334ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescRefunds/RebatesDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$36,723TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$36,723ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$36,723OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,141,351TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,842,711RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$29,383UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$146,160ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,996,803TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$949,880TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,071TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,418TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,491TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,214TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,042TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,000TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,638TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$346,536TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$311,264TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,753TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,099TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500,002TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$323,808TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,310,133TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,178TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,574TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Dues and subscriptions$230,459
Bad debt expense$47,530
Taxes and licenses$8,675
Personnel cost reimb.-$69,646

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,334,922TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,685BOYAmt
EOY$197,967EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,894BOYAmt
EOY$78,780EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,015BOYAmt
EOY$100,747EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$383,746LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$280,322LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$154,915BOYAmt
EOY$103,424EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,421,028BOYAmt
EOY$4,300,576EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,555BOYAmt
EOY$405,251EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,293,092BOYAmt
EOY$5,186,745EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$595,460BOYAmt
EOY$745,135EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$619,088BOYAmt
EOY$564,616EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$303,923BOYAmt
EOY$347,850EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,518,471BOYAmt
EOY$1,657,601EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,668,621BOYAmt
EOY$3,423,636EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,000BOYAmt
EOY$105,508EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,774,621BOYAmt
EOY$3,529,144EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,293,092BOYAmt
EOY$5,186,745EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$193,571ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$51,906NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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)
Political Expenditures$42,750PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$42,750InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$42,750TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
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 (RAGA)
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW SuiteWashingtonDC20006464501717$20,000
Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC)
1201 F Street NW 675WashingtonDC20004050532524$12,000$0
Democratic Attorneys General Association Inc (DAGA)
1580 Lincoln St Suite 1125DenverCO80203134220019$10,000$0
Friends of Danny Vargas
PO Box 573HerndonVA20172$250$0
Sean Reyes for Attorney
222 South Main StreetSalt Lake CityUT84101$500$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$5,062,081DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$627,021NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$639,214NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$12,193NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$455,587AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$467,780TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Association makes occasional and limited contributions to candidates for state office, but only if those contributions are permitted by state or other law. The Association provides direct and indirect support to 527 organizations through membership dues and contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,479OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,602DepreciationAmt
Book Value$877BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$353,267OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$250,720DepreciationAmt
Book Value$102,547BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$103,424TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Security deposit$44,436
Deferred compensation assets$347,850
Due from affiliated organizations$12,965
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$405,251TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred compensation liabilitiesDesc
Amt$347,850Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$347,850TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,083,807TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$51,906NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$5,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$10,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$36,906RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,120,713RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$20,638InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$20,638RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,141,351TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,322,062TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$5,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,778OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,778ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,314,284ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$20,638InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$20,638ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,334,922TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and has concluded that the Organization has taken no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Consolidated organization revenue 10,000.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Consolidated organization expenses 2,778.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 (7 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
Joseph N Mariano
President$525,000$0$46,990$0$20,810$0$36,000$0$43,143$0$671,943$0$0$0
Adolfo Franco
Secretary/ Executive VP$275,000$0$30,000$0$4,800$0$36,000$0$36,679$0$382,479$0$0$0
Paul Skowronek
Senior VP, Public Affairs$247,200$0$19,920$0$0$0$16,027$0$17,130$0$300,277$0$0$0
Melissa Brunton
Senior VP, Meetings & Education$180,000$0$23,474$0$0$0$12,208$0$33,066$0$248,748$0$0$0
Jennifer Dunleavey
VP, Administration & Operations$141,000$0$19,735$0$18,000$0$9,644$0$19,464$0$207,843$0$0$0
Nancy Burke
VP, Membership Services$130,000$0$23,209$0$0$0$9,193$0$23,111$0$185,513$0$0$0
John Webb
Associate Legal Counsel$136,856$0$14,000$0$0$0$0$0$33,444$0$184,300$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFirst class airfare is occassionally provided for long trips. Travel for companions is also occasionally provided for the Executive VP who is the sole caregiver to an elderly dependent parent.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescProductsDesc
Contribution2569ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$123,097NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Brief Description of Organization Activities:The Direct Selling Association (DSA) is the national trade association for companies that offer entrepreneurial opportunities to independent sellers to market and sell products and services, typically outside of a fixed retail establishment. More than 20 million Americans are involved in direct selling in every state, congressional district and community in the United States. In 2015, direct selling generated more than $36 billion in retail sales.
Form 990, Part III, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission:To protect, serve and promote the effectiveness of member companies and the independent business people they represent. To ensure that the marketing by member companies of products and/or the direct sales opportunity is conducted with the highest level of business ethics and service to consumers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Some members of the Board of Directors of the Association also serve on the corporate boards of other members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Association has members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Board of Directors is elected by plurality vote of the members at the annual business meeting on a staggered basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bEach active member is entitled to one vote on any matter duly before the membership, at the annual business meeting or otherwise, which vote may be cast in person, by mail, or by proxy duly authorized in writing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Each member of the Board of Directors receive a copy of the Form 990 prior to the submission of the form to the Internal Revenue Service. The Form 990 is not filed until all members of the Board have been sent the completed Form 990 and had 10 days to review and comment upon it.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll members of the board and staff are required to sign a Conflict of Interest Policy, which is updated annually or when the status of the conflict of interest has changed. DSA conducts an orientation of all new board members which includes discussion and disclosure of any conflicts of interest, as well as ongoing briefings throughout the year by the Board of Directors on this topic.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for the top two management officials (President and Secretary) is set by formal committee. Compensation and benefits are negotiated by this committee with staff on a periodic basis. At the last contract negotiation, a complete study was done by an independent third party.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Form 990 is available to the public upon request. Copies will be provided immediately in the case of in-person requests. Requests received by written, phone, fax or e-mail means will be honored by directing the requestors to our website. Form 1024 is available to the public upon request. Other organizational documents are not made available to the public.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Executive Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Direct Selling Education Foundation
1667 K Street NW Suite 1100WashingtonDC20006237335899EducationDC501(c)(3)Line 70
Direct Selling Empowers Americans
1667 K Street NW Suite 1100WashingtonDC20006Political Action CommitteeDC5270
Direct Selling Association Political Action Committee
1667 K Street NW Suite 1100WashingtonDC20006521183492Political Action CommitteeDC5270
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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