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THE STATE OF THE USA INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE STATE OF THE USA INC (EIN 20-8632600)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-04-15
IRS object ID
201501079349200100
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-04-15T04:36:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521511275PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208632600EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE STATE OF THE USA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028225000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW NO 900AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER HOENIGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
Preparation2015-04-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressWWW.STATEOFTHEUSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$125,069GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$2,287ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$1InvestmentIncomeAmt
Other Revenue Total$122,781OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$125,069TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$28,234FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$13,189OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$41,423TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$83,646ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$62,689NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,160OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$149,495NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,103BOYAmt
EOY$20,965EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,203BOYAmt
EOY$136,203EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,148BOYAmt
EOY$83,868EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,454BOYAmt
EOY$241,036EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$209,765BOYAmt
EOY$91,541EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,689BOYAmt
EOY$149,495EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO ACCOMPLISH CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY MAKING READILY AND FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS A VARIETY OF ACCURATE, NON-PARTISAN, OBJECTIVE, USEFUL, AND VALUABLE INFORMATION ON KEY INDICATORS AND ISSUES THAT CONVEY THE POSITION AND PROGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES IN TWELVE AREAS INCLUDING HEALTH, EDUCATION, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, ETC. SUSA WILL ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSE BY ESTABLISHING A FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INTERNET-BASED SERVICE WHICH WILL INCLUDE QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS TO ENABLE AMERICANS TO ASSESS NATIONAL PROGRESS FOR THEMSELVES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomGENERAL PROGRAM: THE HEART OF THE STATE OF THE USA, INC. (SUSA) IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS CONTENT- THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE THE ISSUES, INDICATORS AND DATA SETS THAT ARE MOST RELEVANT, CREDIBLE AND LEGITIMATE FOR AMERICANS TO USE IN ASSESSING THE PROGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. MOREOVER, THIS CONTENT MUST THEN BE DISPLAYED ON SUSA'S WEBSITE IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT ONLY RESPONSIBLE AND OBJECTIVE, BUT ALSO HIGHLY ENGAGING TO MAXIMIZE ITS IMPACT ON THE INTENDED AUDIENCES.SUSA HAS DESIGNED A SYSTEM TO HELP AMERICANS ASSESS FOR THEMSELVES THE PROGRESS OF THEIR NATION, USING THE BEST QUALITY MEASURES AND DATA IN A DOZEN KEY AREAS, INCLUDING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY. THE SERVICE EMPHASIZES EXPERT IDENTIFICATION OF KEY FACTS IN AN INCREASINGLY VAST AND COMPLEX SEA OF DATA, AND COMBINES THAT WITH CONTEXTUAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN EXPERTISE TO CREATE A HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE RESOURCE FOR ALL AMERICANS.SUSA'S MODEL OF WORKING WITH LEADERS ACROSS A FULL SPECTRUM - FROM POLICY TO DATA MANAGEMENT, STATISTICS TO SCIENCE, BUSINESS TO PHILANTHROPY - HAS BROUGHT SUSA'S WORK TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF POLICY CONSIDERATION. AS A RESULT, THE EFFORT TO CREATE A KEY NATIONAL INDICATOR SYSTEM HAS NOW BECOME THE LAW OF THE LAND.SUSA CONTENT INCORPORATES ISSUES, MEASURES DATA SETS RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES WHICH INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL COMPARISONS, AS WELL AS DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNS WHERE DATA QUALITY ALLOWS. AS PART OF A KEY NATIONAL INDICATOR SYSTEM, SUSA'S VALUE WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY AS USERS ARE ABLE TO BETTER INFORM THEMSELVES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES AND ASPIRATIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.SUSA HAS A WORKING SET OF NEARLY 60 INDICATORS IN 8 ISSUE AREAS OUT OF A PROJECTED 300 KEY INDICATORS IN 12 ISSUE AREAS. ITS EDITORIAL PROCESS CAN ADAPT AND EVOLVE THIS WORKING SET OVER TIME. SUSA ENGAGES SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WITH DEEP EXPERIENCE IN THE ISSUES AS WELL AS STATISTICIANS AND METHODOLOGISTS TO HELP US SHAPE HOW WE DEVELOP CONTENT. THE SUSA EDITORIAL PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO FRAME AND SELECT THE ISSUES, INDICATORS AND DATA SETS TO OPTIMIZE AUDIENCE RELEVANCE, SCIENTIFIC CREDIBILITY, PUBLIC LEGITIMACY, ECONOMIC COST AND TIMELINESS. IN 2014, THE TECHNICAL DESIGN OF THE SUSA CORE SOFTWARE BASE WAS UPGRADED AND SUSA ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TO DEVELOP A WEB-BASED SCORECARD FOR THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION ON 21ST CENTURY MANUFACTURING THAT IS BOTH GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE."DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$3,555ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,555TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CHRISTOPHER HOENIG
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, PRES.8.00$0$0$0
VINCENT BARABBA
CHAIRMAN & EXECUTIVE GOV.1.00$0$0$0
KENNETH PREWITT
VICE CHAIR & EXECUTIVE GOV.1.00$0$0$0
DANIEL S GAYLIN
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
JANET L NORWOOD
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
WILLIAM ACHTMEYER
GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
DEREK C BOK
GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
KAREN COOK
GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
JEREMIAH ECK
GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
KERRY MURPHY HEALEY
GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
CLAY JOHNSON III
GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
THOMAS C JORLING
GOVERNOR1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS J RAFFA CPAPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,685,515CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$501,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,287CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,484,966TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,685,515CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$501,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,287CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,484,966TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,499,097SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$985,869PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,003CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$70CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,079TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$10,050TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,531,095TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.27920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.23230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 10,000. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 50.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT INCOME. AMOUNT: 1.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: FORGIVENESS OF DEBT. AMOUNT: 122,781.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 761. DESCRIPTION: TELECOMMUNICATIONS. AMOUNT: 2,153. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 5,837. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,438. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 13,189.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: 3,160.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: DEPOSITS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: GRANTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 96,164. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 73,451. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID INSURANCE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,863. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,821. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,121. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: OTHER RECEIVABLES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,596.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 128,785. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,561. DESCRIPTION: LINE OF CREDIT PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 80,980. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 80,980.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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