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Nonprofit · EIN 13-1427696

INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10017

Financials

$23.8M$22.2M2023$27.1M$23.5M2024$29.1M$25.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$29,137,594$25,624,111$3,513,483$42,276,435$15,396,361$26,880,074
December 31, 2024990$27,133,842$23,487,600$3,646,242$37,085,842$16,659,747$20,426,095
December 31, 2023990$23,831,749$22,169,639$1,662,110$34,057,251$18,345,739$15,711,512
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$25,000
Program service revenue
$27,795,102
Investment income
-$374,016
Net gain from sales of assets
-$1,212,411
Other revenue
$1,691,508

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,989,324
Other salaries and wages
$8,137,203
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$12,331,287
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$97,827
Accounting fees
$92,209
Occupancy
$766,721
Depreciation
$64,332

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$37,085,842
Total assets, end of year
$42,276,435
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,396,361
Net assets, end of year
$26,880,074
Land, buildings and equipment
$40,000
Publicly traded securities
$32,392,551
Net assets without donor restrictions
$26,880,074
Gross unrelated business income
$200,478
Gross receipts
$32,097,971
Employees
56
Volunteers
4,800
Year formed
1878
State of legal domicile
NY

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ETIENNE SANZ DE ACEDOCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
35$967,731$39,950
HEATHER STEINMEYERCHIEF POLICY OFFICER
Key employee
35$312,527$52,718
RANDI MUSTELLOCHIEF GOVERNANCE OFFICER
Key employee
35$272,528$43,814
MICHAEL LINDSAYSENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Officer
35$271,386$28,669
LORI SCHULMANSR DIRECTOR, INTERNET POLICY
Highest-paid employee
35$247,101$44,386
JENNIFER SIMMONSSENIOR DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$235,788$41,092
PEGGY REARDONSR. MANAGING DIRECTOR, MEMBER EXPERIENCE
Highest-paid employee
35$213,158$38,211
SHEILA JEYATHURAISR. MANAGING DIRECTOR, KNOWLEDGE & DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$204,692$35,602
LIZ HANELLINMANAGING DIRECTOR, LEGAL RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
35$196,063$38,584
DEBORAH HAMPTONPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEBRA HUGHESSECRETARY (UNTIL 11/2025) / TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ELISABETH STEWART BRADLEYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARLOU VAN DE BRAAKVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MICHAEL MOORESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SERGIO BARRAGANTREASURER (UNTIL 11/2025) / VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
43 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ADRAEA BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
AUMA REGGYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BENNY LEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN DANIELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CAM GATTABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CATHERINE MATEUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CHARLIE EVERITTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
COURTNEY LAGINESBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
DANA NORTHCOTTBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
DANNY MARTIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DEIRDRE DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ELISABETH SIEMSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
GANG HUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HODA BARAKATBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
IVAN SEMPEREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JEREMY ROEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSICA CARDONBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
KATHARINE SULLIVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KATHARINE SULLIVANBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
KIMBERLEY REDDICKBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
LAURA GANOZABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
LORENZO LITTABOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
LOUISA XUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARC LIEBERSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MEERA CHATURE SANKHARIBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
MEGAN MARTINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MERIEM BOURAHLA-LOUDIYIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MILAN MILOJEVICBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MS BHARATHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MYRTHA HURTADO-RIVASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
NOEL COOKBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
OBIANUJU OTUDORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
OKAN CANBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
PAULA CLANCYBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
PAULA FERNANDEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROSA JIMENEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROSABEL SOCORRO BALANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROSEMARY TURPINBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
TANYA FICKENSCHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
THOMAS TREUTLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TODD WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
ULLA LORETHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
UZOAMAKA EMEROLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Etienne Sanz De AcedoChief Executive Officer
Officer
35$911,230$39,881
Randi MustelloChief Governance Officer
Key employee
35$258,707$20,374
Lori SchulmanSr Director, Internet Policy
Highest-paid employee
35$236,329$36,637
Heather SteinmeyerChief Policy Officer
Key employee
35$225,210$40,737
Jennifer McDowellDirector, Washington Representative Office
Highest-paid employee
35$225,210$18,223
Michael LindsayDirector, Finance & Administration
Highest-paid employee
35$214,720$18,984
Sheila JeyathuraiDirector, Strategic Partnerships
Highest-paid employee
35$191,784$31,993
Peggy ReardonDirector, Membership
Highest-paid employee
35$199,311$23,737
Dana NorthcottPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Deborah HamptonVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Debra HughesSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Elisabeth BradleyPresident Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Marlou Van de BraakVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Sergio BarraganTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Adraea BrownBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Benny LeeBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cam GattaBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Charlie EverittBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Courtney LaginessBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Elisabeth SiemsenBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gang HuBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Hoda BarakatBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jeremy RoeBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jessica CardonBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Katharine SullivanBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kimberley ReddickBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lorenzo LittaBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Louisa XuBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Meera Chature SankhariBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Megan MartinBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Meriem Bourahla-LoudiyiBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Milan MilojevicBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MS BharathBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Myrtha Hurtado-RivasBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Noel CookBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Okan CanBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Paula ClancyBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Paula FernandezBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rosabel Socorro BalanBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rosemary TurpinBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Tanya FickenscherBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Thomas TreutlerBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Todd WilliamsBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ulla LorethBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Uzoamaka EmeroleBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Etienne Sanz De AcedoChief Executive Officer
Officer
35$886,329$2,069
Randi MustelloChief Governance Officer
Key employee
35$240,340$27,959
Lori SchulmanSr Director, Internet Policy
Highest-paid employee
35$227,907$29,117
Heather SteinmeyerChief Policy Officer (as of March 2023)
Key employee
35$214,762$473
Jennifer McDowellDirector, Washington Representative Office
Highest-paid employee
35$189,874$24,688
Michael LindsayDirector, Finance & Administration
Highest-paid employee
35$188,519$21,396
Peggy ReardonDirector, Membership
Highest-paid employee
35$180,785$23,612
Sheila JeyathuraiDirector, Strategic Partnerships
Highest-paid employee
35$177,431$18,903
Dana NorthcottPresident Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Daniel ZohnySecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Deborah HamptonVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Elisabeth BradleyVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Jomarie FredericksPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Louis ChanTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Adraea BrownBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Axel NordemannBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Charlie EverittBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Courtney LaginessBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Elisabeth SiemsenBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Francine TanBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gang HuBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Hoda BarakatBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jeremy RoeBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jessica CardonBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jessica MurrayBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kimberley ReddickBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Koji SaitoBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lorenzo LittaBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lorna MbatiaBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Louisa XuBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Marlou Van de BraakBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Meera Chature SankhariBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Megan MartinBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Meriem Bourahla-LoudiyiBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Milan MilojevicBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Monique JoeBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Noel CookBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Okan CanBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Paula ClancyBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rosabel Socorro BalanBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rosemary TurpinBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sergio BarraganBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Tanya FickenscherBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Todd WilliamsBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ulla LorethBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
733 THIRD AVE 19TH FL STE 1950, NEW YORK, NY 10017-3220
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
ETIENNE SANZ DE ACEDO, 733 THIRD AVE 19TH FL STE 1950, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Signed the 990
ETIENNE SANZ DE ACEDO, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(212) 768-9887
Return prepared by
CROWE ADVISORY LLC

Mission

THE INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION (INTA) IS A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF BRAND OWNERS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO ELEVATING THE UNDERSTANDING OF AND RESPECT FOR IP RIGHTS TO FOSTER CONSUMER TRUST, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1878 BY 17 MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS WHO SAW A NEED FOR AN ORGANIZATION "TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF TRADEMARK OWNERS, TO SECURE USEFUL LEGISLATION, AND TO GIVE AID AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL EFFORTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND OBSERVANCE OF TRADEMARK RIGHTS." SINCE THEN, WE HAVE GROWN INTO A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, WITH MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD AND OFFICES IN MULTIPLE REGIONS. OUR MEMBERSHIP COMPRISES MORE THAN 6,600 ORGANIZATIONS FROM 182 JURISDICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT NEARLY 38,000 PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING BRAND OWNERS FROM MAJOR CORPORATIONS, SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES, LAW FIRMS, AND NONPROFITS. OUR COMMUNITY ALSO INCLUDES GOVERNMENT AGENCY MEMBERS, PROFESSORS, AND LAW STUDENTS. OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET IS THE TALENTED AND DEDICATED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE ON OUR COMMITTEES. FROM ADVISING ON POLICY POSITIONS TO CREATING RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATING ON KEY ISSUES, THEIR EXPERTISE AND CONTRIBUTIONS ENHANCE OUR WORK-BENEFITING INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS AND SOCIETY. OUR EVENTS EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY. WE INTEGRATE CUTTING-EDGE EDUCATION AND GLOBAL EXPERTISE WITH UNPARALLELED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. AMONG THE MANY TYPES OF EVENTS WE HOLD IN VARIOUS REGIONS OR VIRTUALLY, OUR RENOWNED ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST - AND IT'S ALSO THE LARGEST GATHERING OF BRAND OWNERS AND IP PROFESSIONALS IN THE WORLD. WE OFFER PRACTICAL, ON-THE-GROUND INFORMATION COVERING TRADEMARK AND RELATED AREAS OF LAW THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OUR MUCH-USED RESOURCES INCLUDE THE INTA PRACTICE GUIDES, REFERENCE AND TRAINING TOOLS, FACT SHEETS, AND OUR WELL-RESPECTED PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL, THE TRADEMARK REPORTER. OUR STAFF COLLABORATE WITH MORE THAN 600 MEMBERS TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE THESE RESOURCES. GIVEN THE PROLIFERATION OF COUNTERFEITING WORLDWIDE, OUR AWARENESS-RAISING CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE YOUNG CONSUMERS ABOUT THE VALUE OF TRADEMARKS AND BRANDS AND THE DANGERS OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS HAS BEEN GROWING IN IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT. OUR UNREAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS INITIATIVE, WHICH REACHES STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS, AT YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND VIRTUALLY. WITH TRADEMARKS IMPACTING SO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR DAILY LIVES, CONSUMERS-WHETHER THEY REALIZE IT OR NOT-CAN BENEFIT FROM UNDERSTANDING THIS IP RIGHT AND TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT BRANDS. WE PROVIDE THE BASICS AND EXPLAIN HOT-BUTTON ISSUES, SUCH AS COUNTERFEITING, IN LANGUAGE THAT RESONATES WITH CONSUMERS.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-1427696
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1938
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$42,276,435
Income (IRS master file)
$32,097,971

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$29,137,594$25,624,111$42,276,435XML
990December 2024$27,133,842$23,487,600$37,085,842XML
990December 2023$23,831,749$22,169,639$34,057,251XML
990December 2022$17,287,313$20,345,174$33,605,566IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 13-1427696).

Questions about INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC

What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC is 13-1427696.
Is INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1938.
Are donations to INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC 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 INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ETIENNE SANZ DE ACEDO.
Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 58 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $967,731 (ETIENNE SANZ DE ACEDO, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,137,594, expenses of $25,624,111 and total assets of $42,276,435 at year end.

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