NCTA-THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: NCTA-THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION (EIN 53-0222396)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2015-03-18
IRS object ID: 201540779349300629
Schema version: 2012v3.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2015-03-18T16:05:39-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WATKINS MEEGAN LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6720B ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 750	AddressLine1
City	BETHESDA	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20817	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530222396	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% BETTYE COIL	InCareOfName
Name Control	NATI	NameControl
Phone	2022222390	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW STE 10	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite	AddressLine2
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRUCE CARNES	Name
Title	SR. VP FINANCE AND ADMIN.	Title
Phone	2022222390	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-11	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DANIEL D O'SHEA	Name
Phone	3016547555	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-11	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MICHAEL POWELL	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 100	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	72989435	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.NCTA.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1952	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	PA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF NCTA IS TO ADVANCE THE CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY'S PUBLIC POLICY INTEREST, AND TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRY'S DEVELOPMENTS IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	27	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	26	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	115	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	148505	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	67012307	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
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Investment Income Prior Year	2450098	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1665184	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	65129	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	41085	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	69676039	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	69427688	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	5024015	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	5809926	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Expenses Current Year	69032551	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	9193066	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	395137	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	65071530	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	66295501	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	17744636	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	16121546	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	47326894	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	50173955	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF NCTA IS TO ADVANCE THE CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY'S PUBLIC POLICY INTEREST BEFORE CONGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THE COURTS, AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE INDUSTRY'S OPERATING, PROGRAMMING AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	CONVENTION AND EXPOSITION - EVENT INCLUDES ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND GENERAL ATTENDANCE SESSIONS TO INFORM INDUSTRY OF TECHNICAL, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	COALITION BUILDING - Supports the interest of third party activities and they in turn support our common interest such as broadband adoption and deployment, and digital transition education.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	LEGISLATIVE - Funds all spending to include legal and other professional services, travel and entertainment and incidental expenses related to NCTA's legislative efforts.	Description

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Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
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Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
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Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
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Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
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Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
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Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	133	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	115	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	27	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	26	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
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Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

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Name Person	BETTYE COIL	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2022222393	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW SUITE 100	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200011431	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (44 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
PATRICK ESSER
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN	1.0	3.0	X	X	0	0	0
GLENN A BRITT
CHAIRMAN	1.0	3.0	X	X
NEIL SMIT
SECRETARY	1.0	3.0	X	X
ABBE RAVEN
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.0	3.0	X	X
THOMAS M RUTLEDGE
TREASURER	1.0	3.0	X	X
George Bodenheimer
Director	1.0	3.0	X
Rocco B Commisso
Director	1.0	3.0	X
Frank M Drendel
director	1.0	3.0	X
Ronald Duncan
director	1.0	3.0	X
John D Evans
director	1.0	3.0	X
Jerald Kent
director	1.0	3.0	X
Philip I Kent
Director	1.0	3.0	X
PETER RICE
director	1.0	3.0	X
STEVE MIRON
director	1.0	3.0	X
MATTHEW C BLANK
Director	1.0	3.0	X
Gary Shorman
director	1.0	3.0	X
Richard Sjoberg
director	1.0	3.0	X
Robert J Stanzione
director	1.0	3.0	X
Amy Tykeson
director	1.0	3.0	X
JAMES DOLAN
director	1.0	3.0	X
David M Zaslav
director	1.0	3.0	X
PHILIPPE P DAUMAN
director	1.0	3.0	X
Ken Lowe
director	1.0	3.0	X
PAT MCADARAGH
director	1.0	3.0	X
ALFRED LIGGINS III
director	1.0	3.0	X
BRIAN L ROBERTS
director	1.0	3.0	X
MICHAEL K POWELL
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.0	5.0	X	X	3004522		308276
BRUCE CARNES
SR. VP., FINANCE & ADMIN	44.0	1.0		X	540593		107978
JAMES M ASSEY JR
Executive Vice President	45.0				1029719		204114	X
BARBARA YORK
SR. VP., Industry Affairs	45.0				695607		118012	X
ELEANOR WINTER
SR. VP., Special Projects	45.0				670186		108012	X
RITA LEWIS
SR. VP., GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	45.0				732139		133012	X
RICK CHESSEN
SR. VP., LAW & REGULATORY POL.	45.0				718992		108012	X
JADWIGA JANUCIK
SR. VP., ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS	45.0				525845		89114	X
NEAL GOLDBERG
VP GENERAL COUNSEL	45.0				588977		107978	X
ROBERT STODDARD
SR. VP. COMM. & PUBLIC AFFAIRS	44.0	1.0			477122		108012	X
JILL LUCKETT
SR. VP., PROG. NETWORK POLICY	44.0	1.0			477098		108012	X
WILLIAM CHECK
CTO & SR. VP., SCIENCE & TECH.	45.0				473770		108012	X
Khristian Snowden
Chief of Staff	45.0				608716		85659	X
DIANE BURSTEIN
VP. & DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	45.0				418019		102990		X
MICHAEL SCHOOLER
VP. & DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	45.0				457326		84114		X
VIRGINIA SMITH
VP. & LEG. Counsel Pub. Policy	45.0				412969		39114		X
CLIFFORD RICCIO
VP., GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	45.0				447336		58012		X
BETTYE COIL
VP & CONTROLLER	45.0				407065		97774		X

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Total Reportable Comp From Org	12686001	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	2076207	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	62	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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25 MASS AVENUE PROPERTY LLC
1280 MARYLAND AVENUE SW SUITE 280	WASHINGTON	DC	20024	PROPERTY MANAGEMENT	2951095
CENTURY STRATEGIES
3175 SATELLITE BLVD SUITE 330	DULUTH	GA	30096	LEGAL & ADVERTISING	1760000
FREEMAN COMPANIES
PO BOX 650036	DALLAS	TX	75265	CONVENTION SERVICE	1942084
LMG INC
1343 L Street NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	PROFESSIONAL SERVICE	1810176
GMMB INC
1010 WISCONSIN AVE NW SUITE 800	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	ADVERTISING	5142401

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	40	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Total Contributions	0	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	60162114	60162114
CONVENTION INCOME	900099	7559305	7559305

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	67721419	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1324635	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,324,635	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	0	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	3901076	Securities
Other	1220	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	3561747	Securities
Other	0	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	339329	Securities
Other	1220	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	340549	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$340,549	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	41085	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	41085	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	41085	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	69427688	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	67762504	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,665,184	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5784926	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25000	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11456525	Total

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12872442	Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1204625	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1365263	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	871686	Total

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2865496	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	160741	Total

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5799491	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	173661	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6107107	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4000000	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	833881	Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1243665	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2943422	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	786608	Total

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2385	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6953459	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3597	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1251319	Total

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31650	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal
SPLIT LIFE INSURANCE	1342524
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES	118187
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	517999
MISCELLANEOUS	316892

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	69032551	Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	374187	BOY
EOY	228834	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1619252	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2608049	BOY
EOY	5685876	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1721028	BOY
EOY	1598640	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	8956188	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5766173	BOY
EOY	5557206	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50265557	BOY
EOY	51453685	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1701054	BOY
EOY	1753809	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1016230	BOY
EOY	17451	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	65071530	BOY
EOY	66295501	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8198756	BOY
EOY	8346470	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6100853	BOY
EOY	4595311	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3445027	BOY
EOY	3179765	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17744636	BOY
EOY	16121546	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47326894	BOY
EOY	50173955	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47326894	BOY
EOY	50173955	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	65071530	BOY
EOY	66295501	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	395137	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	2451924	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amt Of Internal Funds Contributed	47000	AmtOfInternalFundsContributed
Total Exmpt Function Expenditures	47000	TotalExmptFunctionExpenditures
Form1120 Pol Filed	true	Form1120PolFiled

Sec527 Pol Orgs Sec527PolOrgs (4 entries)

Business Name Line2NameOf527Organization/BusinessNameLine2	Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Amt Pd From Internal FundsAmtPdFromInternalFunds
REPUBLICAN STATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE	1800 DIAGONAL RD 230	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	050532524	20000
DEMOCRATIC A G
ASSOCIATION	1580 LINCOLN ST 1125	DENVER	CO	80203	134220019	10000
Democratic Legis
Campaign committee	1401 K St NW 201	Washington	DC	20005	521870839	12000
Republican Mayors
& Local Officials	100 M St SE 5th Fl	Washington	DC	20003	521976233	5000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	true	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
Dues Assessments	60162114	DuesAssessments
Non Ded Lobby Political Current	16030000	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent
Non Ded Lobby Political Carryover	-2683909	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCarryover
Non Ded Lobby Political Total	13346091	NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices	15930928	AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices
Taxable	-$2,584,837	TaxableAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Current Year Minus3 Years		CurrentYearMinus3Years
Current Year Minus4 Years		CurrentYearMinus4Years
Land		Land
Buildings		Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6180718	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2948011	Depreciation
Book Value	3232707	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6205570	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	4348221	Depreciation
Book Value	1857349	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2127106	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1659956	Depreciation
Book Value	467150	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	5557206	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
DEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVES	$3,077,209
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$102,556

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	3179765	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	74471125	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	2451924	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	2591513	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	5043437	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	69427688	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	69427688	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	71289928	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	2431038	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	2431038	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	68858890	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	173661	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	173661	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	69032551	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
OTHER REVENUE INCLUDED ON BOOKS BUT NOT ON RETURN	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D	NET REVENUE OF AFFILIATES INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS $2,765,174 EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FINANCIALS (173,661) ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL OTHER REVENUE ON BOOKS $2,591,513
OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDED ON BOOKS BUT NOT ON RETURN	SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D	NET EXPENSES OF AFFILIATES INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS $2,431,038
OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDED ON RETURN BUT NOT ON BOOKS	SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4A	EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS $173,661
FIN 48 FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURE	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	NCTA believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and, as such, it does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the consolidated financial statements. NCTA recognizes interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in management and general expenses on the consolidated statements of activities and change in net assets. There is no provision in these consolidated financial statements for penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. Tax years prior to 2009 for NCTA are no longer subject to examination by the IRS OR the tax jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	false	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (83 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance
AAPD (American Assoc of People with Disabilities)
1629 K Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	521930174	501(c)(3)	8720	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship AAPD
Alliance for Women in Media Foundation
1760 Old Meadow Road	McLean	VA	22102	521193933	501(c)(3)	53602	N/A	N/A	2012 Sponsorship-Spec
American Commitment
1100 G Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	452600535	501(c)(4)	10000	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
Americans for Prosperity
2111 Wilson Blvd	Arlington	VA	22201	753148958	501(c)(4)	50000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
Americans for Tax Reform
722 12th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	521403587	501(c)(4)	50000	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
America's Promise Alliance
1110 Vermont Ave	Washington	DC	20005	541848713	501(c)(3)	25000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship-2012
Asian American Justice Center
1140 Conn Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	133619000	501(c)(3)	9450	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship 2012
Breast Cancer Connections
390 Cambridge Avenue	Palo Alto	CA	94306	770417605	501(c)(3)	9810	N/A	N/A	2012 Sponsorship
Broadband for America
2340 E Beardsley RD	Phoenix	AZ	85024	270771568	501(c)(4)	2000000	N/A	N/A	2012 BFA Support
CBC Institute
413 New Jersey Ave	Washington	DC	20003	522270607	501(c)(4)	30000	N/A	N/A	2012 Sponsorship
Center for Democracy & Technology
1634 I Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	521905358	501(c)(3)	32500	N/A	N/A	General 2012 Support
Center for Individual Freedom
917-B King Street	Alexandria	VA	22314	541916980	501(c)(4)	20000	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
CFY (Computers for Youth Foundation Inc)
520 Eighth Ave	New York	NY	10018	133935309	501(c)(3)	29196	N/A	N/A	Platinum Sponsor ILA 2012 Event
Citizens Against Government Waste
1301 Penn Ave	Washington	DC	20004	521363952	501(c)(3)	25000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
Citizenship Education Fund
727 15th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	341447977	501(c)(3)	10000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship 2012
CNC Inc
1223 SW 4th Street	Miami	FL	331352407	237269955	501(c)(3)	10000	N/A	N/A	Support-Leadership
Common Sense Media
650 Townsend St	San Francisco	CA	94103	412024986	501(c)(3)	34100	N/A	N/A	2012 Sponsorship
Community Partners for the Geena Davis
1000 N Alameda St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	954302067	501(c)(3)	7500	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship Healthy
Competitive Enterprise Institute
1899 L St NW	Washington	DC	20036	521351785	501(c)(3)	24200	N/A	N/A	2012 General SupporT/CEI Dinner
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc
1720 Mass Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	521160561	501(c)(3)	32378	N/A	N/A	CBCF 2013 Annual
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
911 Second Street NE	Washington	DC	20002	521114225	501(c)(3)	28600	N/A	N/A	Yearly Sponsorship
Consortium of Catholic Academies of the Archdioces
104 Hume Avenue	Alexandria	VA	22301	522050972	501(c)(3)	24000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship:2012
Discovery Institute
208 Columbia Street	Seattle	WA	98104	911521697	501(c)(3)	15000	N/A	N/A	Support 2012 Tech
Emma L Bowen Foundation
300 New Jersey Ave NW	Wash	DC	20001	222635292	501(c)(3)	10000	N/A	N/A	2012 Annual
Family Online Safety Institute
400 7th Street NW	Washington	DC	20004	522210323	501(c)(3)	105000	N/A	N/A	2012 FOSI
Fight for Children Inc
1726 M Street NW	Washington	DC	20036	521706059	501(c)(3)	6500	N/A	N/A	Fight for Children
Hispanic Federation Inc
55 Exchange Place	New York	NY	10005	133573852	501(c)(3)	24300	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship 2012
Institute for Liberty
1250 Connecticut Ave NW	Wash	DC	20036	202641983	501(c)(4)	50000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
IPI (Institute for Policy Innovation)
1660 South Stemmons	Lewisville	TX	75067	752158093	501(c)(3)	40000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
ITIF (The Information Technology & Innovation Foun
1101 K Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	204403497	501(c)(3)	50000	N/A	N/A	2012 Technology
Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies
1090 Vermont Ave NW	Washington	DC	20005	521069070	501(c)(3)	63500	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLA
815 16th Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	521002207	501(c)(3)	15000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
Latino in Information Sciences and Technology Asso
5935 Buford HGWY NW	Norcross	GA	30071	201724165	501(c)(3)	10000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
LULAC Institute Inc
201 East Main Suite 605	El Paso	TX	79901	522072106	501(c)(3)	25000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship-LULAC
LULAC National Office
201 East Main Suite 605	El Paso	TX	79901	746090399	501(c)(4)	23000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship 2012
March of Dimes Foundation
2700 South Quincy St	Arlington	VA	22206	131846366	501(c)(3)	6810	N/A	N/A	2012 Sponsorship
Minority Business RoundTable
1629 K Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	010611251	501(c)(3)	10000	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
Minority Media and Telecom Council
3636 16th St NW	Washington	DC	20010	521880677	501(c)(3)	37500	N/A	N/A	MMTC Luncheon
N Street Village Inc
1333 N Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	521007373	501(c)(3)	8600	N/A	N/A	N Street Village
NAACP Washington Bureau
1156 15th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	131084135	501(c)(3)	50000	N/A	N/A	Contribution 2012
NAMIC Mid-Atlantic Inc
320 West 37th St	New York	NY	10018	912001722	501(c)(6)	8800	N/A	N/A	2012 Sponsorship
NAMIC Inc
320 West 37th St	New York	NY	10018	841488263	501(c)(6)	21794	N/A	N/A	NAMIC/CableFAX B-Fast
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
444 North Capitol St NW	Wash	DC	20001	521218832	501(c)(3)	30000	N/A	N/A	Sponsor 2012
National Black Chamber of Commerce
1350 Connecticut Ave NW	Wash	DC	20036	351889294	501(c)(3)	20000	N/A	N/A	NBCC 2012 General
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
1010 Wayne Ave	Silver Spring	MD	20910	850357897	501(c)(3)	9250	N/A	N/A	Rays of Hope
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East First Place	Denver	CO	80230	840772595	Sec 170(c)1	8000	N/A	N/A	LINCS Prof. Seminar
National Congress of Black Women Inc
1251 Fourth St SW	Washington	DC	20024	521436163	501(c)(3)	20000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
729 15th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	134219714	501(c)(6)	10000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship 2012
National Press Foundation
1211 Connecticut Ave NW	Wash	DC	20036	521069481	501(c)(3)	5050	N/A	N/A	3/7/12 NPF Dinner
National Puerto Rican Coalition Inc
1444 I Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	521164571	501(c)(3)	14650	N/A	N/A	NPRC 2012 Telcom
National Urban League
120 Wall Street	New York	NY	10005	131840489	501(c)(3)	25000	N/A	N/A	NUL 2012 Policy
NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures
7700 East First Place	Denver	CO	80230	742232576	501(c)(3)	8302	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship-2012
New York Law School
185 West Broadway	New York	NY	10013	135645885	501(c)(3)	50000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
One Economy Corporation
1220 19th Street NW	Washington	DC	20036	522220052	501(c)(3)	100000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
State Policy Network
1655 N Ft Myer Dr	Arlington	VA	22209	570952531	501(c)(3)	15000	N/A	N/A	GENERAL SUPPORT TECH
Syracuse University
820 Comstock Ave	New York	NY	132445040	150532081	501(c)(3)	8250	N/A	N/A	Mirror Awards
T Howard Foundation
8630 Fenton St	Silver Spring	MD	20910	541712500	501(c)(3)	23000	N/A	N/A	Annual Dinner
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
108 N Alfred St	Alexandria	VA	22314	450702828	501(c)(4)	10000	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
TechFreedom
1899 L Street NW	Washington	DC	20036	273567814	501(c)(3)	37500	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
Technology Policy Institute
1099 New York Ave NW	Washington	DC	20001	205835776	501(c)(3)	250000	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
The Advertising Council Inc
815 Second Avenue	New York	NY	100174503	130417693	501(c)(3)	55000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship-General
The Cable Center
2000 Buchtel Blvd	Denver	CO	80210	200315238	501(c)(3)	17500	N/A	N/A	Bronze Table
The Free State Foundation Inc
PO Box 60680	Potomac	MD	20859	743160646	501(c)(3)	85000	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
The Latino Coalition Inc
8855 Research Drive	Irvine	CA	92618	522266386	501(c)(6)	20000	N/A	N/A	2012 General Support
The Leadership Conference Education Fund
1629 K Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	237026895	501(c)(3)	40000	N/A	N/A	General 2012 Support
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
1629 K Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	520789800	501(c)(4)	10000	N/A	N/A	Coalition of Civil
The Media Institute
2300 Clarendon Blvd	Arlington	VA	22201	521061431	501(c)(3)	53400	N/A	N/A	Operating & Luncheon
The Mercatus Center Inc
3301 North Fairfax Dr	Arlington	VA	22201	541436224	501(c)(3)	150000	N/A	N/A	2012 Mercatus Center
The National Association of Broadcasters Education
1771 N Street NW	Washington	DC	20036	521866840	501(c)(3)	9610	N/A	N/A	Silver Sponsorship
Third Way
1025 Connecticut Ave	Washington	DC	20036	201734070	501(c)(4)	25000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorships
Third Way Foundation
1101 14th Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	521629221	501(c)(3)	25000	N/A	N/A	Contribution Progr.
Tracy's Kids Inc
5910 Gloster Road	Bethesda	MD	20816	263835257	501(c)(3)	15000	N/A	N/A	7th Annual Red
University of Colorado Foundation
401 UCB - Wolf Law	Boulder	CO	803090401	846049811	501(c)(3)	40200	N/A	N/A	Silicon Flatirons
US Hispanic Chamb of Commerce
1424 K Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	431249249	501(c)(6)	8500	N/A	N/A	USHCC 2012 Support
Washington Bach Consort
1010 Vermont Ave	Washington	DC	20005	521107948	501(c)(3)	10000	N/A	N/A	2012 Sponsorship
WICT
14555 Avion Parkway	Chantilly	VA	20151	363814358	501(c)(3)		N/A	N/A	Signature/Touchstone Sponsorship	29525
Broadband Census LLC
1705 Warner Ave	McLean	VA	22101	261444730	N/A	35000	N/A	N/A	G. Broadband B-fast
International Center for Law & Economics
4850 SW Scholls Ferry RD	Portland	OR	97225	271246620	N/A	37500	N/A	N/A	General Support 2012
NewBay Media LLC
28 East 28th St	New York	NY	10016	010873862	N/A	24155	N/A	N/A	B&C Hall of Fame
Personal Democracy Forum LLC
220 Lafayette St	New York	NY	10012	270864568	N/A	7500	N/A	N/A	Conference
A PHILIP RANDOLPH INSTITUTE
815 16th Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	132548181	501(c)(3)	15000	N/A	N/A	Sponsorship 2012
LEAGUE OF RURAL VOTERS
2104 Stevens Ave S	Minneapolis	MN	55404	363494217	501(C)(4)	40000	N/A	N/A	2012 GENERAL SUPPORT
NCTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
25 MASS AVE NW 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	521653760	501(C)(3)	1150000	N/A	N/A	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	62	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	21	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	Sponsorship of Goal Project	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	1	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	25000	AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of Valuation	N/A	MethodOfValuation
Description Of Non Cash Assistance	N/A	DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN U.S.	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT USUALLY MAKE GRANT PAYMENTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS. ALL AMOUNTS PAID DURING 2012 WERE IN THE FORM OF CONTRIBUTIONS, SPONSORSHIPS OR OTHER TRANSFERS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Idemnification Gross Up Payments	X	IdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (18 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg
MICHAEL K POWELL
PRESIDENT & CEO	2547904	400000	56618	280245	28031	3312798	0
JAMES M ASSEY JR
Executive Vice President	821120	207130	1469	195245	8869	1233833	145001
BARBARA YORK
SR. VP., Industry Affairs	550859	134220	10528	90245	27767	813619	58000
ELEANOR WINTER
SR. VP., Special Projects	546639	122774	773	80245	27767	778198	50000
RITA LEWIS
SR. VP., GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	535268	196098	773	105245	27767	865151	45000
RICK CHESSEN
SR. VP., LAW & REGULATORY POL.	574749	143470	773	80245	27767	827004	20000
JADWIGA JANUCIK
SR. VP., ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS	406626	117774	1445	80245	8869	614959	50000
NEAL GOLDBERG
VP GENERAL COUNSEL	386935	197774	4268	80245	27733	696955	50000
BRUCE CARNES
SR. VP., FINANCE & ADMIN	358551	177774	4268	80245	27733	648571	50000
ROBERT STODDARD
SR. VP. COMM. & PUBLIC AFFAIRS	357903	117774	1445	80245	27767	585134	50000
JILL LUCKETT
SR. VP., PROG. NETWORK POLICY	358551	117774	773	80245	27767	585110	50000
WILLIAM CHECK
CTO & SR. VP., SCIENCE & TECH.	354551	117774	1445	80245	27767	581782	50000
DIANE BURSTEIN
VP. & DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	298078	118496	1445	75245	27745	521009	45000
MICHAEL SCHOOLER
VP. & DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	334562	118496	4268	75245	8869	541440	45000
VIRGINIA SMITH
VP. & LEG. Counsel Pub. Policy	355751	55000	2218	30245	8869	452083	0
CLIFFORD RICCIO
VP., GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	336832	110000	504	30245	27767	505348	0
Khristian Snowden
Chief of Staff	508380	100000	336	76790	8869	694375	0
BETTYE COIL
VP & CONTROLLER	256179	143964	6922	70245	27529	504839	32000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	QUESTIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A	ReturnReference
Explanation	NCTA PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FIRST CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL, which are not treated as taxable compensation: MICHAEL POWELL, JAMES ASSEY, AND KHRISTIAN SNOWDEN. NCTA PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WITH TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS, which are treated as taxable compensation: JAMES ASSEY AND BARBARA YORK.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
REVIEW OF FORM 990	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11A	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C	COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEETINGS.
COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES	FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15a & 15b	TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES UNDERGO AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW ON THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALL OTHER STAFF IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO USES SALARY SURVEYS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE WITHIN GUIDELINES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
MEMBERS' ROLE IN GOVERNING BODY OF ORGANIZATION	FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6, 7A and 7B	Each System and Programmer Member in good standing shall be entitled to vote at all meetings of NCTA and on matters transacted by mail ballot. Associate Members shall not be entitled to vote on NCTA business. Each System Member shall be entitled to cast one vote for each $1,000 of dues paid, or part thereof for the four-quarter period ending with the last day of the quarter which precedes the quarter in which the meeting is held or a ballot by mail is taken. The officers of the Organization, including the Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and Past-Chairman make decisions including, but not limited to, approving the operating budget, spending directly from the fund balance for major programs outside of the approved operating budget; and for any major media campaigns the Organization will enter into, among the many other decisions that they make.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrgControlledOrg
NCTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
25 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	521653760	EDUCATIONAL	DC	501(C)(3)	7	NCTA	false
THE WALTER KAITZ FOUNDATION
25 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	942666764	DIVERSITY	DC	501(C)(3)	7	NCTA	false
CABLE HOPE FUND INC
25 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	203420270	DIS. RELIEF	DC	501(C)(3)	7	NCTA	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
NCTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
B	1150000	COST
NCTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
N	571999	COST
THE WALTER KAITZ FOUNDATION
N	604756	COST