Point of Purchase Advertising
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 131174971
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2011
- Forms available
- Form 990 2011
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Phone
- 3128632900
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,002,404
- Expenses
- $2,261,481
- Assets
- $4,269,791
- Liabilities
- $814,536
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
35 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Point-of-Purchase Advertising International, Inc., is a trade association whose purposes are: (1) To initiate, organize and conduct research and study with respect to all phases of advertising carried on by displays, or other means, at the point or place where goods so advertised are purchased or offered for sale, commonly known as "point-of-purchase advertising"; (2) To publish, announce or otherwise disseminate among the members of the association the sellers or purchasers of such merchandise or others, the data, knowledge, facts, conclusions or recommendations resulting from such research and study; (3) and to bring to the attention of and make available to selllers, purchasers and the public generally, the desirability and efficacy of "point-of-purchase advertising" and the methods by which the same can best be conducted and improved.
What it reported doing in 2011
Awards - By showcasing top performers held to the highest industry standards, POPAI's recognition programs are the most coveted awards in the field. Among thse are the Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) Awards which is highlighted at the Awards Gala, the Chief Award presented annually to the leading brand marketer or retailer, Point-of-Purchase Advertising International, Inc. Industry Hall of Fame which honors Point-of-Purchase professionals who have dedicated time and energy to the advancement of the industry and their communities for at least 25 years, and Industry Achievement Awards for practicioners who have contributed significantly to the industry and who have less than 25 years of experience.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 93% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 70
- Accountability: 72
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Missing
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 97.1%; rating input score 97; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.89; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 34 of 35 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $176K · 35 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.