INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION (EIN 54-1888632)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-17
IRS object ID: 201423219349301592
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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)
Return	2014-11-17T08:57:04-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521446779	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 SPRING FOREST ROAD STE 115	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27609	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541888632	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7038364012	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 N FAIRFAX STREET NO 301	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22314	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WILLIAM WINSLOW	PersonNm
Person Title	VP, FINANCE	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7038364012	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN HUSKINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01081531	PTIN
Phone	9197196400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2014-11-17	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LORI ANDERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 N FAIRFAX STREET NO 301	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22314	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,349,113	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SIGNS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ADVANCE THE ON-PREMISE SIGN INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY PROMOTING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,554,875	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,786,187	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$49,380	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$48,755	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$40,068	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$28,304	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,644,323	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,863,246	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$375,499	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$293,646	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,472,344	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,641,093	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,183,819	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,314,943	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,031,662	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,249,682	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$612,661	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$613,564	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,786,702	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,229,530	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,570,328	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,284,958	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,216,374	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,944,572	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO ADVANCE THE ON-PREMISE SIGN INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY PROMOTING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - 19,468 ATTENDEES FROM OVER 97 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATED IN THE CONVENTION WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER SIGN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO NETWORK, DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITES AND LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EDUCATION PROGRAMS - ISA PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS INCLUDING ON-LINE LEARNING, WEBINARS AND SEMINARS. OVER 2,300 INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN NEARLY 100 EDUCATION SESSIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP - THERE ARE OVER 2,200 MEMBER COMPANIES RANGING FROM CUSTOM SIGN MANUFACTURERS TO DISTRIBUTORS AND SUPPLIERS DURING 2013. MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	52	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLIAM WINSLOW	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7038364012	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 NORTH FAIRFAX SUITE 301	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22314	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HARRY NIESE
CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHAD JONES
VICE CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS FLEJTUCH
SECRETARY/TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DUANE LASKA
PAST CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA M BUNTING
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINA GALGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE GIBSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK GRANBERRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MATTATALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVE MILLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL QUIGLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID WATSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN YARGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL YESBECK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF YOUNG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORI ANDERSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	35.00		Yes (X)	$288,130	$0	$12,272
WILLIAM WINSLOW
VP, FINANCE	35.00		Yes (X)	$163,990	$0	$14,615	5.00
BRANDON HENSLEY
VP, SALES & MARKETING	35.00			$167,406	$0	$14,351		Yes (X)
RICH GOTTWALD
SR. VP, ED & TECH (TO AUG '13)	35.00			$122,659	$0	$4,871		Yes (X)
WILLIAM DUNDAS
DIR TECH & REGULATORY AFFAIRS	35.00			$109,888	$0	$9,890		Yes (X)
DAVID HICKEY
GOV RELATIONS DIRECTOR	35.00			$135,271	$0	$7,704		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$987,344	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$63,703	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CSG CREATIVE
313 S PATRICK ST	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	MARKETING SERVICES	$284,750
FREEMAN DECORATING SERVICES
201 N UNION STREET 210	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	DESIGN SERVICES	$175,631

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION	900099	$5,511,985	$5,511,985
MEMBER DUES	900099	$1,165,236		$1,165,236
REGIONAL CONVENTIONS	900099	$66,635	$66,635
SEMINARS	900099	$40,324		$40,324
PUBLICATIONS	900099	$2,007		$2,007

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,786,187	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,522	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$66,522	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,824	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,824	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$13,200	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$13,200	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,200	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,200	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,468,100	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,485,867	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$17,767	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$17,767	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$17,767	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$6,280	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,280	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,280	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,863,246	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,207,567	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,655,679	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$293,646	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$479,007	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,702,729	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,031	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$224,621	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,705	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,767	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,983	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,112	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$407,598	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$532,088	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$314,288	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,177	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$272,677	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$396,661	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$882,413	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$238,663	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,910	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$31,700
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT	$19,858
TAXES	$1,372
MISCELLANEOUS	$676

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,249,682	TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,278,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,028,309	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,697	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,168	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$552,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$329,012	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$6,250,286	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,693,121	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,767,210	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,557,165	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,173,396	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,313,876	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,786,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,229,530	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$322,116	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,200	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,869	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,869	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,238,343	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,171,575	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,314	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,570,328	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,284,958	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,216,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,944,572	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,216,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,944,572	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,786,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,229,530	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$613,564	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$114,634	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,102,541	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$719,589	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,382,952	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$238,444	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$170,070	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$68,374	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$909,301	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$803,462	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$105,839	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$4,557,165	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PENSION CLEARING	Desc
Amt	$4,314	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,314	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT ISA AND THE FOUNDATION HAVE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THEIR EXEMPT STATUS AND THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (16 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2
ILLINOIS SIGN ASSOCIATION
12342 W LAYTON AVENUE	GREENFIELD	WI	532283044	363179359	501(C)(6)	$36,659	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
SOUTHERN STATES SIGN COUNCIL
PO BOX 2007	FLOWERY BRANCH	GA	30542	571085089	501(C)(6)	$35,541	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
NORTHEAST STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION
12 DRAKE RD	WARWICK	RI	02888	232937905	501(C)(6)	$33,612	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
MIDSOUTH SIGN ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 11407	MEMPHIS	TN	38111	562303466	501(C)(6)	$31,601	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
MIDWEST SIGN ASSOCIATION
4128 WOODSLY DRIVE	BATAVIA	OH	45103	310909961	501(C)(6)	$25,215	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
CALIFORNIA SIGN ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 276567	SACRAMENTO	CA	957286567	952667255	501(C)(6)	$21,173	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
NORTHWEST STATES SIGN COUNCIL
17235 N 75TH AVENUE SUITE D145	GLENDALE	AZ	853080861	911384586	501(C)(6)	$20,868	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
TEXAS SIGN MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION
7070 RYE LOOP	BRYAN	TX	77807	756028119	501(C)(6)	$17,210	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
TRI-STATE SIGN ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 2009	OWASSO	OK	740558809	730797894	501(C)(6)	$11,305	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
ARIZONA SIGN ASSOCIATION
17235 N 75TH AVENUE SUITE D145	GLENDALE	AZ	853080861	860285803	501(C)(6)	$10,440	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
COLORADO SIGN ASSOCIATION
17235 N 75TH AVENUE SUITE D145	GLENDALE	AZ	853080861	841088653	501(C)(6)	$6,470	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
WISCONSIN SIGN ASSOCIATION
11801 W SILVER SPRING DRIVE SUITE	MILWAUKEE	WI	53225	510179052	501(C)(6)	$5,891	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES	200
UTAH SIGN ASSOCIATION
17235 N 75TH AVENUE SUITE D145	GLENDALE	AZ	853080861	760753180	501(C)(6)	$5,027	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
NEVADA SIGN ASSOCIATION- SOUTHERN DIVISION
17235 N 75TH AVENUE SUITE D145	GLENDALE	AZ	853080861	010618606	501(C)(6)	$5,027	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
SIGNAGE FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 14392	WASHINGTON	DC	20044	542091972	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SIGN SUPPLY DISTRIBUTORS
1001 N FAIRFAX STREET	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	521730354	501(C)(6)	$5,000	GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	15	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTEES PROVIDE REPORTS ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS. UNSPENT FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE RETURNED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LORI ANDERSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	$232,456	$0	$55,674	$0	$0	$0	$9,147	$0	$3,125	$0	$300,402	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM WINSLOW
VP, FINANCE	$144,932	$0	$19,058	$0	$0	$0	$7,422	$0	$7,193	$0	$178,605	$0	$0	$0
BRANDON HENSLEY
VP, SALES & MARKETING	$152,473	$0	$14,933	$0	$0	$0	$5,268	$0	$9,083	$0	$181,757	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	LOCAL, NATIONAL, ARCHITECTURAL, DIGITAL, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, BUSINESS IDENTITY, AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBER DIVISIONS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY DIRECT VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	NINE DIRECTORS REPRESENT EACH OF THE NINE REGIONS WITHIN THE LOCAL/CUSTOM SIGN MEMBER DIVISION. FOUR DIRECTORS REPRESENT THE NATIONAL SIGN DIVISION. ISA VOTING MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY DIRECT VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE VP OF FINANCE. THE RETURN IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. THOSE COMMITTEES INFORMED THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REQUIRED BY THE BOARD HANDBOOK. RELATIONSHIPS WHICH MAY CREATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED AND ARE CONSTANTLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USED COMPARABILITY DATA IN DETERMINING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. THE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES WERE RECORDED. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO REVIEWED ALL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ANNUALLY USING COMPARABILITY DATA. EMPLOYEE FILES REFLECT REVIEW BY CEO, SUPERVISORS, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ISA'S BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SIGNAGE FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 NORTH FAIRFAX	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22314	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	542091972	EIN
Primary Activities	CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 11B, II	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd