Liabilities / Assets
87th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
87th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
51st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
44th percentile
Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
88th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 28.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
$1,905
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$1,305
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$600
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$197,563
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$196,258
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$1,305
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Pdf association, inc. (the organization") is a massachusetts nonprofit membership corporation and a trade association headquartered in massachusetts and organized:a) to advance the common business interest of organizations, businesses, and individuals in the development and implementation of portable document format ("pdf") technology; b) to serve as a resource for discussion, advancement, and promotion of, education and technical support related to, and research into, common business interests and best practices of pdf developers and implementers;c) to promote and support communication among pdf developers and implementers with governmental authorities and agencies and standard-setting bodies and provide technical support to such entities;d) to facilitate communication and business relationships among pdf developers and implementers; ande) to assist in the setting of standards for pdf technology
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION WILL SEEK AND PERFORM CONTRACTS WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER U.S. ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF THE PDF INDUSTRY IN THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE CURRENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A$ 684,750 THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ("DARPA"), BASED IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT, ENTITLED "SAFEDOCS," TO IMPROVE SECURITY IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FORMATS INCLUDING PDF. AS A GLOBALLY UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGY, PDF IS A KEY SUBJECT OF INTEREST FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTERESTED IN CYBER-SECURITY. THE OBJECTIVE OF SAFEDOCS IS TO DEVELOP NOVEL PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES TO ENHANCE FILE FORMAT SECURITY FOR OTHERS TO USE IN THEIR OWN PRODUCTS AS A MEANS OF REDUCING RISKS FROM MALICIOUS FILES AND SOFTWARE. | $0 | $0 |
| THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO COMMENCE ACTIVITIES IN EARLY 2020 TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PDF ASSOCIATION IN THE U.S. VIA THE ORGANIZATION. IT WILL DO SO IN 2020 PRINCIPALLY BY ACQUIRING AND MANAGING ANSI'S U.S. TAG FOR ISO TC 171 SC 2. | $0 | $0 |
| THE ORGANIZATION WILL EXPAND ADDS'S EXISTING PRACTICE OF PROMOTING AND DISSEMINATING TECHNICAL STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICE MATERIALS FOR THE PDF COMMUNITY, ADDS MEMBERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING - POTENTIALLY MATERIALS FOR SALE. THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY PRIMARILY U.S. MEMBERS OF ADDS, CONSULTANTS INCLUDING ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES BY ADVANCING U.S. INDUSTRY AND REGULATORS' AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN PDF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUFF JOHNSON | Clerk & Executive Director | PT | $57,000 | - | $57,000 |
| DIETRICH VON SEGGERN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MATTHEW KUZNICKI | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| THOMAS ZELLMANN | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: bank fees. Amount: 124. Description: travel. Amount: 34,544. Description: meals. Amount: 1,744. Description: supplies. Amount: 413. Description: consultants. Amount: 71,819. Description: program management. Amount: 13,100. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 121,744.”
“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 600.”
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| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | PDF ASSOCIATION, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") IS A MASSACHUSETTS NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION AND A TRADE ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS AND ORGANIZED:A) TO ADVANCE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTEREST OF ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT ("PDF") TECHNOLOGY; B) TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR DISCUSSION, ADVANCEMENT, AND PROMOTION OF, EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT RELATED TO, AND RESEARCH INTO, COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS AND BEST PRACTICES OF PDF DEVELOPERS AND IMPLEMENTERS;C) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT COMMUNICATION AMONG PDF DEVELOPERS AND IMPLEMENTERS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES AND STANDARD-SETTING BODIES AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SUCH ENTITIES;D) TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PDF DEVELOPERS AND IMPLEMENTERS; ANDE) TO ASSIST IN THE SETTING OF STANDARDS FOR PDF TECHNOLOGY |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 140563 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION WILL SEEK AND PERFORM CONTRACTS WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER U.S. ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF THE PDF INDUSTRY IN THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE CURRENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A$ 684,750 THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ("DARPA"), BASED IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT, ENTITLED "SAFEDOCS," TO IMPROVE SECURITY IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FORMATS INCLUDING PDF. AS A GLOBALLY UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGY, PDF IS A KEY SUBJECT OF INTEREST FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTERESTED IN CYBER-SECURITY. THE OBJECTIVE OF SAFEDOCS IS TO DEVELOP NOVEL PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES TO ENHANCE FILE FORMAT SECURITY FOR OTHERS TO USE IN THEIR OWN PRODUCTS AS A MEANS OF REDUCING RISKS FROM MALICIOUS FILES AND SOFTWARE. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO COMMENCE ACTIVITIES IN EARLY 2020 TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PDF ASSOCIATION IN THE U.S. VIA THE ORGANIZATION. IT WILL DO SO IN 2020 PRINCIPALLY BY ACQUIRING AND MANAGING ANSI'S U.S. TAG FOR ISO TC 171 SC 2. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | THE ORGANIZATION WILL EXPAND ADDS'S EXISTING PRACTICE OF PROMOTING AND DISSEMINATING TECHNICAL STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICE MATERIALS FOR THE PDF COMMUNITY, ADDS MEMBERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING - POTENTIALLY MATERIALS FOR SALE. THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY PRIMARILY U.S. MEMBERS OF ADDS, CONSULTANTS INCLUDING ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES BY ADVANCING U.S. INDUSTRY AND REGULATORS' AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN PDF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/GrantsAndAllocationsAmt | 1 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 124. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 34,544. DESCRIPTION: MEALS. AMOUNT: 1,744. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 413. DESCRIPTION: CONSULTANTS. AMOUNT: 71,819. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. AMOUNT: 13,100. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 121,744. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 600. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES |
| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2020-05-09 |
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| ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/IPTm | 0 | 06:20:05 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmEIN | 0 | 131459550 |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2020-05-11T07:07:02-05:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2019-03-12 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2019-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2019 |
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2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.