Nonprofit · EIN 04-3259433
ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · MARIETTA, GA 30060
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,771,627 | $1,881,213 | -$109,586 | $176,130 | $2,062,148 | -$1,886,018 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,897,848 | $3,238,814 | -$1,340,966 | $694,913 | $2,457,136 | -$1,762,223 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,663,898
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $107,729
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $111,539
- Other salaries and wages
- $570,762
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $803,925
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,177
- Occupancy
- $14,473
- Travel
- $27,819
- Depreciation
- $161,106
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $694,913
- Total assets, end of year
- $176,130
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,062,148
- Net assets, end of year
- -$1,886,018
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,966
- Gross unrelated business income
- $15,500
- Gross receipts
- $1,771,627
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA J HARNED PHD | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 16 | $0 | $254,358 | $24,490 |
| SEMIHA EVREN ESEN | VP, RESEARCH & ANALYTICS Highest-paid employee | 2 | $0 | $143,220 | $7,200 |
| CAROL LEVEY | VP, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 32 | $0 | $123,655 | $13,629 |
| ANDREW WESSELS | SALES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $110,269 | $6,331 |
| PAUL ZIKMUND | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE SMITH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEC KOCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA OLMSTEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE WILSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG KEELING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMAL AHMED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT DRAKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SANTOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD DAVIES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBB CANNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MASCOLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE MILTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MCDANIEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YAN TOUGAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA J HARNED PHD | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 8 | $0 | $335,631 | $28,242 |
| SEMIHA EVREN ESEN | VP, RESEARCH & ANALYTICS Key employee | 3 | $0 | $158,814 | $20,542 |
| CAROL LEVEY | VP, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $121,032 | $11,198 |
| CHARLES TRENT WALTERS | VP, MEMBERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $111,215 | $14,860 |
| STEVE SCARPINO | CHAIR (LEFT 12/31/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL ZIKMUND | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN BARD | VICE CHAIR (LEFT 12/31/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE SMITH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMAL AHMED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE BROWN | TRUSTEE (LEFT 12/31/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBB CANNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DAVIES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT DRAKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HIGGINS | TRUSTEE (LEFT 12/31/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG KEELING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MASCOLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE MILTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA OLMSTEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SANTOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| YAN TOUGAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN CLAPSADDLE | TRUSTEE (LEFT 08/10/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE KANE | TRUSTEE (LEFT 12/31/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEC KOCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 267 VANCE CIR NE, MARIETTA, GA 30060-1625
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICIA J HARNED PHD, PO BOX 2175, MERRIFIELD, VA 221168239
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD GAUDET, CHIEF RESTRUCTURING OFFICER
- Phone
- (703) 647-2185
- Website
- WWW.ETHICS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TRIMNERBECKHAM PLLC
Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1922, THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE (ECI) COMPRISES THE TWO OLDEST NONPROFITS IN THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE INDUSTRY; THE ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER (D.B.A. THE ETHICS RESEARCH CENTER) AND THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE OFFICER ASSOCIATION (D.B.A. THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATION). AS AN ASSOCIATION, ECA BRINGS TOGETHER ETHICS & COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SHARE TECHNIQUES, RESOURCES AND EXCITING NEW IDEAS.
Program accomplishments
- CONFERENCES: ECA HOSTS A TWO-AND-A-HALF-DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITH BREAKOUT SESSIONS TO BENEFIT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING MEMBERS, SPEAKERS, VENDORS, ACADEMICS, STUDENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ECA ALSO HOSTS BEST PRACTICE FORUMS ON SPECIFIC PRACTICES THAT SERVE MEMBERS, SPEAKERS, STUDENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE ECI FELLOWS PROGRAM INCLUDES TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR WHERE SENIOR ETHICS & COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONALS GATHER TO IDENTIFY EMERGING ISSUES AND BUILD NEW KNOWLEDGE.
- MEMBERSHIP: THE ECA HELPS ITS MEMBERS ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN THEIR ROLES AS ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION, INCLUDING POLICIES, RESEARCH, RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS, BENCHMARKING DATA, AND SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES.
- EDUCATION: THE ECA OFFERS A VARIETY OF TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT UTILIZE A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE FORMAT THAT ENCOURAGES PEER-TO-PEER SHARING, NEW RESEARCH, AND EXPERT INSIGHTS THAT SUPPORT THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A HIGH-QUALITY ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. ECA'S TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE HELD IN PERSON AND VIA WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3259433
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $176,130
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,771,627
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,771,627 | $1,881,213 | $176,130 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,897,848 | $3,238,814 | $694,913 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,841,055 | $2,384,427 | $1,278,172 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3259433).
Questions about ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION is 04-3259433.
- Is ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1997.
- Are donations to ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PATRICIA J HARNED PHD.
- Who are the officers and directors of ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ETHICS OFFICER ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,771,627, expenses of $1,881,213 and total assets of $176,130 at year end.
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