2015-05-12T15:39:05-05:00 2014-06-30 BDO USA LLP 7101 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 800 BETHESDA MD 208144827 990 2013-07-01 521329859 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION % TOM MELDRUM SOFT 2022897442 1090 VERMONT AVENUE NW 6TH FLOOR Suite WASHINGTON DC 20005 KENNETH A WASCH PRESIDENT 2022897442 2015-05-12 true Joyce Underwood P00022361 2022897442 2013 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z Software&Information Industry Assoc KENNETH A WASCH Same as C above WASHINGTON DC 20005 15614566 false X WWW.SIIA.NET X 1984 DC See Schedule O 19 18 68 200 0 0 0 9147555 12198227 897305 1190975 0 0 10044860 13389202 0 0 0 0 5742545 7504675 0 0 0 4899986 6566840 10642531 14071515 -597671 -682313 12012060 11249833 4766424 4851217 7245636 6398616 X TO REPRESENT THE COMMON BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERESTS OF THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL CONTENT INDUSTRIES. THE INDUSTRY MARKETS ITS PRODUCTS THROUGH SEVERAL DELIVERY VEHICLES, INCLUDING DISKS, THE INTERNET, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC NETWORKS, CABLE, WIRELESS, AND SATELLITE TRANSMISSION. THE INDUSTRY OPERATES IN A BORDERLESS WORLD AND THEREFORE MUST SERVE AN INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUENCY. THE CODE AND CONTENT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS SHARE PUBLIC POLICY OBJECTIVES IN STRONG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION, A FAVORABLE TAX AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT, AND A FAVORABLE INVESTMENT CLIMATE. false false Divisions and Special Interest Groups - The Association sponsors divisions to focus on particular areas of interest for members, providing the opportunity to meet and network with professionals in the education technology, financial information services, online content, and software industries. The divisions sponsor targeted conference sessions, publish reports and white papers, and conduct special projects. Copyright Protection Fund - As the leading advocate for intellectual property protection, the Association champions the legal use of software and content through an extensive worldwide campaign of education and enforcement. Conferences - The Association sponsors several annual or biennial conferences that are among the largest and most comprehensive meetings in the industries. Conferences offer outstanding educational opportunities, keynotes, and networking events. false false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 34 0 true 68 true false false false false false false X 19 18 false false false false true true false true true false false false true true false true false true false false X TOM MELDRUM 2022897442 1090 VERMONT AVENUE NW 6TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 Anne Amstutz-Hayes Director 1.0 X 0 Richard Atkinson Director 1.0 X Mason Bacon Director 1.0 X 0 Simon Beale Director 1.0 X 0 Mark Bohannon Director 1.0 X Cindy Braddon Chairman 2.0 X X Toni Bush Director 1.0 X 0 Cindy Cook Director 1.0 X Mary Cullinane Director 1.0 X Denise Elliott Director 1.0 X Kate Friedrich Vice Chairman 2.0 X X Kenneth Glueck Director 1.0 X Randall Hopkins Director 1.0 X Steven Kingsley Sectetary 2.0 X X Stephen Laster Director 1.0 X Douglas Manoni Director 1.0 X 0 Steven Manzo Director 1.0 X Randall Marcinko Director 1.0 X Peter Marney Director 1.0 X 0 Bernard McKay Treasurer 2.0 X X Charles Melley Director 1.0 X 0 Timothy Sheey Director 1.0 X Johanna Shelton Director 1.0 X Daniel Smith Director 1.0 X Neal Vitale Director 1.0 X 0 Kenneth Wasch President 40.0 X X 540653 0 72865 Thomas W Meldrum Jr SVP & CFO 40.0 X 134642 0 23100 Keith Kupferschmid SVP 40.0 X 258463 0 52246 Thomas Davin SVP 40.0 X 244247 0 50825 Mark MacCarthy VP 40.0 X 243770 0 43177 Kathleen Greenler-Sexton VP 40.0 X 178756 0 43076 Karen Billings VP 40.0 X 169943 0 38594 1770474 0 323883 15 false true false DONAHUE GALLAGHER WOODS LLP PO BOX 12979 OAKLAND CA 94604 Legal Services 259179 ATRADIA CONSULTING MICHAELMAS STATION RD NR HAYWARDS WEST SUSSEX 0 UK Representive-europe 243408 HOLLAND KNIGHT LLP PO BOX 864084 ORLANDO FL 32886 Legal Services 225601 SAQUISH PTE LTD 10 NORMANTON PARK 03-129 SINGAPORE 119007 0 SN Representive-Asia 178870 J ANDREW COOMBS PC 517 E Wilson Ave Ste 202 GLENDALE CA 91206 Legal services 154294 7 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 6688662 6688662 CONFERENCES 900099 3506774 3506774 LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS 900099 1298160 1298160 MEMB./INDUSTRY PROGRAM 900099 685298 685298 PUBLICATIONS/VIDEOS 541800 19333 19333 12198227 209314 209314 0 0 0 0 0 3207024 2225364 981660 981661 981661 0 0 0 0 13389202 12198227 1190975 0 0 0 0 1603418 0 4572782 302266 670924 355285 0 665824 47163 0 0 49045 1108102 423014 309744 240052 0 812793 499748 0 2193349 0 0 102072 21190 OTHER EXPENSES 94744 14071515 209175 333138 570210 145880 0 0 519174 605639 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 292950 83171 1781207 1572170 256477 209037 10164074 9872968 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12012060 11249833 1546374 1669145 0 0 2948457 2906359 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 271593 275713 4766424 4851217 X 7245636 6398616 0 0 0 0 7245636 6398616 12012060 11249833 X -682313 63697 -228404 X X false false false false false true 6855716 1121313 -465505 655808 1159247 -503439 186003 173712 12290 757575 648903 108672 837629 759555 88074 209036 0 FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF OTHERS 70834 DEFERRED RENT 204879 275713 X Part X, Line 2: The Association does not believe there are any material uncertain tax positions and accordingly it will not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. However, the Association is still open to examination by taxing authorities from fiscal year 2011 forward. No interest or penalties were included in the statements of activities. X X X false false false Kenneth Wasch President 440653 0 100000 0 0 0 44065 0 28800 0 613518 0 0 0 Thomas W Meldrum Jr SVP & CFO 134642 0 0 0 0 0 13500 0 9600 0 157742 0 0 0 Keith Kupferschmid SVP 258463 0 0 0 25846 0 26400 0 310709 0 0 0 Thomas Davin SVP 220000 0 24247 0 0 24425 0 26400 0 295072 0 0 0 Mark MacCarthy VP 243770 0 0 0 0 0 24377 0 18800 0 286947 0 0 0 Kathleen Greenler-Sexton VP 178756 0 0 0 0 0 17876 0 25200 0 221832 0 0 0 Karen Billings VP 169943 0 0 0 0 0 16994 0 21600 0 208537 0 0 0 Form 990, Part I, Line 1: To represent the common business and public policy interests of the computer software and digital content industries. The industry markets it products through several delivery vehicles, including disks, the Internet, private and public networks, cable, wireless, and satellite transmission. The industry operates in a borderless world and therefore must serve an international constituency. The code and content industry segments share public policy objectives in strong intellectual property protection, a favorable tax and electronic commerce environment, and a favorable investment climate. Specifically, SIIA seeks to serve businesses that develop or market the following: - Technology that enables the learning process or provides instructional content in digital form - Software applications and services for horizontal and vertical markets - Enterprise resource planning, and other enterprise-wide software products - Software infrastructure, authoring, development tools, opera Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Government Affairs - As the strongest voice for the education technology, financial information services, online content and software industries on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures, and throughout the world, the Association provides member companies with access to lawmakers and a voice in developing the Association's legislative agenda, including policies on intellectual property protection, encryption, online privacy, electronic commerce, taxation, and education technology. Publications - The Association offers publications on subjects ranging from software marketing and public relations to financial profiling, drafting contracts, and attracting investors. Member Programs - Member programs represent the costs of providing additional member services to members. Public Relations - The Association promotes the interests of its members and the financial information services, education technology, online content, and software industries worldwide. Industry Programs - The Association provides the only peer recognition awards in the industry, the Codie Awards, enabling software, education, and content companies an opportunity to strengthen business relationships and increase sales Research - The Association is the most authoritative source in the industry for benchmarking reports and surveys, including detailed research information on industry salaries and benefits, finance allocation, and technical support practices. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6: Full Member Company, Associate Member Company. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a: Full Member gets one vote, Associate Member for more than 2 years and annual dues>$10k, gets 0.5 vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11: 990 Reviewed by VP of Finance and Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a: Annually the Executive Committee of the Board reviews the performance of the President for the past fiscal year. As part of that process, the Committee reviews and updates the employment contract. Periodically, but not every year, compensation data for chief executives of similar size and purpose trade associations is obtained from 990s for purpose of determining reasonability and comparability of President's compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: Form 990, Governing documents, and Financial statements are available upon request to the public. The Conflict of interest policy is found in the employee handbook and board handout. Form 990, Part XI, line 9 Net asset transfer from American Business Media, Inc. merger $ -228,404. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c There have been no changes during the year in the process for oversight of the audit of the financial statements. SPA Political Action Committee 1090 VERMONT AVENUE NW 6TH FLOOR Washington DC 20005 PAC DC 527 NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false