DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC (EIN 52-0971454)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-26
IRS object ID
202542699349300839
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-09-26T11:06:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582487348PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Aprio Advisory Group LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 Rockville Pike Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityRockvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520971454EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Distilled Spirits Council of the UnitedBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2States IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDISTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026283544PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 Constitution Avenue NW 350 WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAdrian BaxterPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026283544PhoneNum
Signature2025-09-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonStacy CullenPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00974308PTIN
Phone3012316200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DISCUSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChris SwongerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 Constitution Avenue NW 350 WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,973,936GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.discus.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDISCUS is the leading convener of the spirits industry, bringing together producers large and small; supply chain professionals; and our service partners. All DISCUS members enjoy access to, and influence on, its best-in-class advocacy efforts in Washington, DC; state capitals across the US; and in key markets around the world.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee43TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,054,974PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$981,314CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$13,506,735PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$14,541,873CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$127,330PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$65,678CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$333,983PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$385,071CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,023,022PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,973,936CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$20,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$52,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,914,009CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,886,274PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,918,881CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$16,264,239PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,884,890CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,241,217PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$910,954CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$17,740,325TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$16,272,265TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$16,323,693TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$15,306,071TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,416,632NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$966,194NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionDISCUS is the leading convener of the spirits industry, bringing together producers large and small; supply chain professionals; and our service partners. All DISCUS members enjoy access to, and influence on, its best-in-class advocacy efforts in Washington, DC; state capitals across the US; and in key markets around the world.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPromotion of the observance of laws relative to the industry, and establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with trade groups and governmental agencies, regulatory and legislative, to the end that full understanding and cooperation may be had in considering and solving problems of the industry.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescExerting all legitimate efforts to eliminate discrimination, whether economic, statutory, regulatory or other, against products of the industry, and to oppose undue and unfair preference and advantage of any kind.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWorking for the prevention of practices within the industry which are contrary to sound public policy, and opposing improper methods and illegitimate business practices to the end that proper relations be maintained by the industry.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document63IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee43EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Distilled Spirits Council of the United States IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026283544PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 Constitution Avenue NW SuiteAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Dan Leese
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Barrazotto
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Basford
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicolas Beckers
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Caldwell
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rob Cassell
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maribel Delgado
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason Drook
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ugo Fiorenzo
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Gabaldon
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brandon Gall
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brett Hale
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Hall
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jose Hermosillo
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Latham
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Conor McQuaid
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ryan O'Hara
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Rudy
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Ross
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Juan Sanchez
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Swonger
President & CEO35.00Yes (X)$1,082,553$0$65,059
Courtney Armour
Chief Legal Counsel/Corp Sec.35.00Yes (X)$392,858$0$41,529
Adrian Baxter
CFO/Corp Treasurer35.00Yes (X)$248,171$0$36,287
Christine Locascio
Chief of Public Policy35.00$395,129$0$69,924Yes (X)
Denzel McGuire
Chief of Federal & State35.00$354,322$0$34,643Yes (X)
Lisa Hawkins
SVP, Public Affairs35.00$274,705$0$56,661Yes (X)
Andrew Deloney
SVP, Head of State Public35.00$261,070$0$53,767Yes (X)
Robert Budoff
SVP, State Regulatory Affairs35.00$255,670$0$54,468Yes (X)
Sarah Fitzmaurice
Chief of Resource Planning35.00$234,730$0$47,908Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,499,208TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$460,246TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Sunstone Park Lessee
1 Park BoulevardSan DiegoCA92101Accomodation$743,975
Rational 360
1828 L Street NW Suite 640WashingtonDC20036Staretegic Communications Advisory$300,000
VCG LLC
5515 Hawthorne Place NWWashingtonDC20016Production Management$264,085
Iron Mountain
PO Box 27128New YorkNY10087Information Management Service$180,001
Red Flag Consulting USA LLC
655 15th St NW Ste 570WashingtonDC20005Consulting , Public Affairs$165,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$981,314GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$981,314TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Membership Dues900099$13,047,816$13,047,816
Conference Revenue900099$1,038,915$1,038,915
Academy Revenue900099$386,618$386,618
Sponsorships900099$60,000$60,000
Publication Sales900099$8,524$8,524
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,541,873TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$65,678TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$65,678ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$331,388RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$331,388RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$331,388TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$331,388ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMiscellaneousDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$53,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$53,683ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$53,683OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,973,936TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,541,873RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$450,749ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,331,510TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,452,554TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$709,160TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,785TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,708TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,988TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,925,070TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,568TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,136,310TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,359TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,379TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,221,439TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,876TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,733,082TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$421TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,660TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,136TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Equipment Lease & Maint$297,042
Dues & Memberships$132,385
Subscriptions$118,278
Recruiting$42,549

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,631TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,884,890TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,256,127BOYAmt
EOY$2,195,702EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,971BOYAmt
EOY$947,750EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,022,179BOYAmt
EOY$2,050,445EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$634,271BOYAmt
EOY$491,545EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$400,700LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$310,842LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,542BOYAmt
EOY$89,858EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,353,483BOYAmt
EOY$1,136,039EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,143BOYAmt
EOY$62,457EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,947,609BOYAmt
EOY$9,298,469EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,740,325BOYAmt
EOY$16,272,265EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,521,218BOYAmt
EOY$1,393,553EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$680,086BOYAmt
EOY$711,417EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,122,389BOYAmt
EOY$13,201,101EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,323,693BOYAmt
EOY$15,306,071EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,416,632BOYAmt
EOY$966,194EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,416,632BOYAmt
EOY$966,194EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,740,325BOYAmt
EOY$16,272,265EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$910,954ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$55,416NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$405,100OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$96,250PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$96,250Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$96,250TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (37 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
House Victory Fund
2211 East Highland Ste 210PhoenixAZ85016923834581$10,000
Brian Jones - Republican Central Committee 2024
7918 El Cajon Blvd Suite N-162La MesaCA91942882844673$4,000
Angelique Ashby for Senate 2026
1700 Tribute Road Suite 201SacramentoCA95815921301075$2,500
Christopher Cabaldon for Senate 2024
1701 Tribute Road Suite 201SacramentoCA95815923297271$2,000
Robert Rivas for Assembly 2024
1702 Tribute Road Suite 201SacramentoCA95815884305517$2,500
Gallagher for Assembly 2024
10093 Davis RoadWiltonCA95793911195275$1,500
All Together Coloado
PO Box 102673DenverCO80250853959470$1,000
Colorado Way Forward
191 University Blvd Suite 118DenverCO80206923861115$1,000
New Day Colorado Fund
PO Box 324Fort LuptonCO80621922348262$1,000
Senate Majority Fund
2318 Curtis StreetDenverCO80205451353357$1,000
House Republican Campaign Committee
PO Box 238HartfordCT06101061057378$250
Meyer for Delaware
PO Box 2024WilmingtonDE19899873439157$500
CCC
2640A Mitcham DrTallahasseeFL32308881946624$20,000
Senate Majority Campaign Committee
101 W Ohio Street Suite 2200IndianapolisIN46204351519681$1,000
Ron Alting for State Senate Committee
PO Box 186LafayetteIN47902352042898$500
House Republican Campaign Committee
101 W Ohio Street Suite 2200IndianapolisIN46204351470780$1,000
Walker for Indiana
PO Box 4WestfieldIN46074853104097$500
Mike Braun for Indiana
PO Box 1126CarmelIN46082921173922$1,000
Elect Ethan
230 E CR 350 NLogansportIN46947823896923$1,000
Hickman Cultivating Leadership PAC
192 Annabessacook RoasWinthropME04364475029127$1,000
Maine Senate Republican Majority PAC
PO Box 1AugustaME04332263733192$1,000
Maine House Democratic Campaign Cmte
PO Box 2021AugustaME04338222695883$1,000
Senate Democratic Campaign Committee
PO Box 2207AugustaME04338010478979$1,000
Gubernatorial Inaugural Committee 2024
PO Box 24355JacksonMS39225934452414$5,000
Mississippi Leadership Council Inc
400 East Capitol StreetJacksonMS39201933690261$1,000
Angela Turner Ford Campaign
PO Drawer 1500West PointMS39773842455590$500
Friends of Nicole Akins Boyd
113 Sivley StOxfordMS38655843010155$500
Friends of Dean Kirby
PO Box 54099PearlMS39288263548349$500
Bradford J Blackmon
374 N West StCantonMS39046425691673$500
Briggs Hopson Campaign Account
1201 Cherry StreetVicksburgMS39183833364319$1,000
Committee to Elect Jeremy England
10005 Sanctuary BlvdOcean SpringsMS39564832599406$1,000
Committee to Elect Brice Wiggins
PO Box 1877PascagoulaMS39568272157876$1,000
Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
107 Washington Avenue Suite 1LLAlbanyNY12210133041656$5,000
Cooney for New York
4 Rustic PinesPittsfordNY14534922403453$500
The Ohio Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance
100 East Campus View Blvd Ste 150ColumbusOH43235314271670$1,000
Republican Party of Wisconsin
148 E Johnson StMadisonWI53703390731529$2,500
The Jobs First Coalition Inc
PO Box 2071BrookfieldWI53008270755923$20,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$13,047,816DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$3,642,617NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$474,697NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$4,117,314NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$3,392,432AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$724,882CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$299,605OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$251,413DepreciationAmt
Book Value$48,192BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$101,095OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$59,429DepreciationAmt
Book Value$41,666BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$89,858TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Executive Deferred Compensation$1,226,171
Right-of-use assets - operating lease$8,072,298
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,298,469TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued Postretirement Benefits$1,081,709
Executive Deferred Compensation$1,417,421
Employment Contract Liability$505,655
Accrued Pension Costs$641,800
Lease Liabilities - Operating Lease$9,522,742
Lease Liabilities - Finance Lease$31,774
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$13,201,101TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,022,784TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$55,416NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$55,416RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,967,368RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$6,568InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$6,568RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,973,936TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,410,643TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$467,679OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$467,679ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,878,322ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$6,568InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,568ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,884,890TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:DISCUS evaluates uncertainty in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return based on a more-likely-than-not recognition standard. If that threshold is met, the tax position is then measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement and is recognized in DISCUS's consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there are no accruals for uncertain tax positions. If applicable, DISCUS records interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. Tax years from 2021 through the current year remain open for examination by tax authorities. Currently, there are no examinations in process.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Net periodic pension cost, other than service costs -467,679.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,01Program ServicesMarket Access Program - USDA$216,177
North America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States01Program ServicesMarket Access Program - USDA$196,364
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)01Program ServicesMarket Access Program - USDA$175,019
South Asia01Program ServicesMarket Access Program - USDA$60,204
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)01Program ServicesMarket Access Program - USDA$191,122
Global-Trade Policy00Program ServicesMarket Access Program - USDA$49,699
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees5SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$888,585SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$888,585TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
R Street Institute
1212 New York Avenue NW Suite 900WashingtonDC20005263477125501c3$20,000$0General Operating Support
Proof Alliance
1876 Minnehaha Ave WestSt PaulMN55104411904618501c3$7,000$0General Operating Support; Benefit Sponsorship
The Ireland Fund
10 Post Office Sq Ste 950NBostonMA02109251306992501c3$10,000$0Gala Sponsorship
Women of the Vine and Spirits Foundation
417 Washington StTappanNY10983474326632501c3$15,000$086 Harrassment Program
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe awarding and monitoring of grants is performed by DISCUS' management team. Grants are made as deemed necessary and in accordance with DISCUS' annual financial budget.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Chris Swonger
President & CEO$847,053$0$212,500$0$23,000$0$34,500$0$30,559$0$1,147,612$0$0$0
Christine Locascio
Chief of Public Policy$338,242$0$35,587$0$21,300$0$34,500$0$35,424$0$465,053$0$0$0
Courtney Armour
Chief Legal Counsel/Corp Sec.$318,538$0$50,600$0$23,720$0$34,500$0$7,029$0$434,387$0$0$0
Denzel McGuire
Chief of Federal & State$322,822$0$31,500$0$0$0$32,288$0$2,355$0$388,965$0$0$0
Lisa Hawkins
SVP, Public Affairs$239,616$0$35,089$0$0$0$24,563$0$32,098$0$331,366$0$0$0
Andrew Deloney
SVP, Head of State Public$237,570$0$23,500$0$0$0$24,323$0$29,444$0$314,837$0$0$0
Robert Budoff
SVP, State Regulatory Affairs$232,370$0$23,300$0$0$0$23,883$0$30,585$0$310,138$0$0$0
Adrian Baxter
CFO/Corp Treasurer$226,019$0$22,152$0$0$0$22,817$0$13,470$0$284,458$0$0$0
Sarah Fitzmaurice
Chief of Resource Planning$181,151$0$30,579$0$23,000$0$20,998$0$26,910$0$282,638$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPeter H CressyPersonNm
Relationship With OrgFormer President & CEORelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeCollateral Assignment of Split Dollar LifeLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$1,822,335OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$2,050,445BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$2,050,445TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Membership shall be divided into 2 classes, (A) active members and (B) affiliated members. All parent and subsidiary companies, or affiliated companies, and all companies under substantially the same control or management shall be considered as a group and shall be entitled to one membership. Active Members: Persons, firms or corporations who are actively engaged in the production and sale or the importation and sale of beverages distilled spirits shall be eligible to be active members. Each active member shall be entitled to designate the name of the individual who is authorized to exercise the rights of such members. Affiliated Members: Persons, firms or corporations engaged in any business closely related to or allied with the beverage distilled spirits industry shall be eligible to be affiliated members. Affiliated members shall have only such rights and privileges as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by the president/CEO, chief financial officer, treasurer of the board of directors as well as the full board of directors before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA copy of the conflict of interest policy is provided annually to each member of the governing body as well as to all officers and key employees; each is reminded to review the policy and to report any conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The DISCUS board of directors reviews the president/CEO's compensation in December as part of the annual performance evaluation process. Comparability data are available to the board. The chairman of the board provides documentation of the deliberation of the board to the chief financial officer for inclusion in the payroll. The president/CEO is authorized by contract to evaluate the performance of other officers or key employees. Comparability data are provided to the president/CEO. The total compensation is approved by the board of directors through the annual budget approval process.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are not generally made available to the general public, but if requests for copies of these documents were to be received, the organization would consider making them available to the requestor.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gConsulting 2,136,310.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Pension and postretirement benefit changes other than net periodic costs 405,100. Rounding adjustment
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
DISCUS PAC
101 Constitution Avenue NW Suite 35WashingtonDC20001043661167Political Action ActivityDC5270
DISCUS Texas PAC
101 Constitution Avenue NW Suite 35WashingtonDC20001Political Action ActivityDC5270
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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