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Video Services Forum Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 22-3625767

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on May 31, 2019

208 84th StreetSea Isle City, NJ 08243

(609) 410-6767

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

47th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

47th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

22nd percentile

-10%

Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

70th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 70% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-10%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

58th percentile

4.2%

Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Assets

Down

$386,183

Down $44,772 (-10%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$386,183

Down $44,772 (-10%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue

Up

$433,142

Up $17,288 (+4.2%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$477,914

Up $6,851 (+1.5%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

-$44,772

Up $10,437 (+19%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2011: $393,566Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $393,5662011Assets 2012: $406,343Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $406,3432012Assets 2013: $447,254Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $447,2542013Assets 2014: $495,962Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $495,9622014Assets 2015: $542,329Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $542,3292015Assets 2016: $486,161Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $486,1612016Assets 2017: $430,955Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $430,9552017Assets 2018: $386,183Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $386,1832018Assets 2019: $377,504Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $377,5042019Assets 2020: $444,861Liabilities 2020: $58,000Net Assets 2020: $386,8612020Assets 2021: $541,402Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $541,4022021Assets 2022: $657,327Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $657,3272022Assets 2023: $636,593Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $636,5932023Assets 2024: $596,619Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $596,6192024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$386,183
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$386,183

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2011: $213,353Expenses 2011: $215,331Net Income 2011: -$1,9782011Revenue 2012: $223,557Expenses 2012: $210,780Net Income 2012: $12,7772012Revenue 2013: $319,649Expenses 2013: $278,738Net Income 2013: $40,9112013Revenue 2014: $338,289Expenses 2014: $289,581Net Income 2014: $48,7082014Revenue 2015: $360,222Expenses 2015: $313,855Net Income 2015: $46,3672015Revenue 2016: $353,253Expenses 2016: $409,421Net Income 2016: -$56,1682016Revenue 2017: $415,854Expenses 2017: $471,063Net Income 2017: -$55,2092017Revenue 2018: $433,142Expenses 2018: $477,914Net Income 2018: -$44,7722018Revenue 2019: $400,690Expenses 2019: $409,369Net Income 2019: -$8,6792019Revenue 2020: $276,548Expenses 2020: $265,732Net Income 2020: $10,8162020Revenue 2021: $294,016Expenses 2021: $139,475Net Income 2021: $154,5412021Revenue 2022: $357,403Expenses 2022: $241,478Net Income 2022: $115,9252022Revenue 2023: $341,871Expenses 2023: $362,605Net Income 2023: -$20,7342023Revenue 2024: $285,935Expenses 2024: $325,874Net Income 2024: -$39,9392024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$433,142
Expenses$477,914
Net Income-$44,772
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
May 31, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$433,142
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To investigate different aspects of video transport services and their provisioning and operation.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$336,785$290,453▼ $46,332
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$94,170$95,730▲ $1,560
Total Assets$430,955$386,183▼ $44,772
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$430,955$386,183▼ $44,772
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$430,955$386,183▼ $44,772
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$430,955$386,183▼ $44,772
Compensation and Service Providers

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jack DouglassPresident
Andy RaynerDirector
Emory StrilkauskasDirector
John Dale IiiDirector
John MailhotDirector
Larry SugarmanDirector
Richard AckermansDirector
Scott BeclettDirector
Steve StorozumDirector
Carl OstromVice Preside
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$272,673
Program Service Revenue
$156,800
Investment Income
$3,669
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$41,248
Change in Net Assets
$-44,772
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$477,914
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Fees for Services Other$450,934$3,880-$454,814
Conferences and Meetings$8,874--$8,874
Office Expenses$2,200$5,788-$7,988
Insurance-$2,660-$2,660
Fees for Services Legal-$2,578-$2,578
Fees for Services Accounting-$1,000-$1,000
Total Functional Expenses$462,008$15,906$0$477,914
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 9

Carl ostrom 21293 scotts flat road nevada city, ca 95959 john mailhot 1160 route 22 east bridgewater, nj 08807 john dale iii 472 wheelers road milford, ct 06461 steve storozum 621 n. Florence street burbank, ca 91505 richard ackermans 1050 techwood drive atlanta, ga 30093 emory strilkauskas 1 espn plaza bristol, ct 06010 larry sugarman 33 winter street haverhill, ma 01830 andy rayner columbia house, adastral park suffolk, ae ip5 3re scott beclett 208 s. Akard street dallas, tx 75202

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

No review was or will be conducted.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

No documents available to the public

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Video Services Forum Inc
EIN
22-3625767
Address
208 84TH STREET, SEA ISLE CITY, NJ 08243
Doing Business As
Co Ruhl & Associates LLC

Signing Officer

Name
Jack Douglass
Title
President
Phone
6094106767
Signed
2019-05-31
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Jack Douglass
Formed
1999
Legal Domicile
Nj
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
0

Preparer

Firm
Martini & Martini CPA P a
Address
1135 E CHESTNUT AVE, VINELAND, NJ 08360
Preparer
John Perazzelli
Phone
8566918934
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

The vsf(video services forum) is of service providers, users and manufacturers dedicated to interoperability, quality metrics and education for media networking technologies. The organization's main activities include: providing forums to identify issues involving the developmen, deployment, operation, and security of media networking technologies and promoting interoperability by contributing towars the developement of standards. The vsf provides in-depth technical presentations on kyy audio and video issues at vsf meeting series meetings(may meeting hosted by cisco systems at san jose, californai and october meeting hosted by vsf at the microsoft technology center, new york, ny) and at vidtrans2018 conference and exposition in los angeles, california. All past meetings presentatins are available on the vsf site for members to access. The joint task-force networked media (jt-nm) which the vsf is a participating member hosted ip showcases at nab 2018 as well as the ibc 2018 related to smpte st 2110 suite of professional media over ip network standards. The vsf interop acitivity group held varios events (dirty hands and prequalifying workshops at fox, the woodlands, texas, usa, related to nab2018 and a prequalifying workshop for ibc2018 at riedel communications, wuppertal, germany) leading up to public demonstrations of multi-vendor interoperability sessions for st2022/st2059/aes-67/smpte st 2110 suite of professional media over ip network standards. The vsf svip activity group (studio video over ip without sdi encapsulation) was asked to define 2110 profiles and levels for increased vendor-to-vendor interoperability via a request received from the aims technical working group. Technical recommendation (tr-05) entitled "essential forms and descriptions for interoperability of smpte st 2110-20 video signals" was released on june 23, 2018, to support the goal of enhanced system interoperability for st2110-based networks. Http://vsf.tv/download/technical_recommendations/vsf_tr-05_2018-06-23.pdf the svip group is currently working to develop a system for collecting widely used video format discriptions in open, central repostitory. Http://vsf.tv/svip.shtml the vsf rist activity group (reliable internet stream transport) was formed in the spring of 2017. To date, the group has producted an initial version of a specification that has been released as tr-06-1. Work continu=es within the group towards developing additional rist specifications that include additional featurrs. Http://vsf.tv/download/technical_recommendations/vsf_tr-06- 01_2018_10_17.pdf the vsf j2k-ull activity group completed the second phase of its work during the 2q 2018m and issued a technical recommendation on june 5, 2018 entitled "tr-01:2018 transport of jpeg 2000 broadcast profile video in mpeg-2 ts over ip." this technical recommendation adds significant capabliities compared to the previous version, tr-01:2013. Http://vsf.tv/download/technical_recommendations/vsf_tr-01_2018-06-05.pdf vsd st 2110 over wan activity group was formed during the 3q 2018 to address the emerging requirement of long-haul ip flows over wide area networks. In doing this, there issues that arise that are not present in studio/campus enviornments that need to be addressed in a common manner to allow seamless opeation of multi-campus enviornments. Http://vsf.tv/smpte_st_2110_over_wan.shtml the vsf will host vidtrans19 annual conference & exposition on february 26 -28, 2019 in los angeles, ca, the the marina del rey marriott hotel.

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

Bank charges 0 3,880 0 program expenses 125,885 0 0 nm project 92,647 0 0 interop equipment 63,592 0 0 rick ackermans special projec 61,334 0 0 vidtransconference expenses 107,476 0 0 total 450,934 3,880 0

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YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.97$0.00$5.97$2.86$3.26$0.40
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.37$0.00$6.37$3.42$3.63$0.21
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.57$0.00$6.57$3.57$2.41$1.16
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.41$0.00$5.41$2.94$1.39$1.55
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.45$0.58$3.87$2.77$2.66$0.11
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.78$0.00$3.78$4.01$4.09$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.86$0.00$3.86$4.33$4.78$0.45
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.31$0.00$4.31$4.16$4.71$0.55
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.86$0.00$4.86$3.53$4.09$0.56
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.42$0.00$5.42$3.60$3.14$0.46
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.96$0.00$4.96$3.38$2.90$0.49
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.47$0.00$4.47$3.20$2.79$0.41
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.06$0.00$4.06$2.24$2.11$0.13
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.94$0.00$3.94$2.13$2.15$0.02