TY 2023 Form 990

(A)
Name and title

(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)

(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)

(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)

(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations

(1) Gwendolyn McNutt......................................................................
President

2.00
.................

(2) Dustin Westling......................................................................
Past President

2.00
.................

(3) Melissa Jurcan......................................................................
President - Elect

2.00
.................

(4) Ryan Hanson......................................................................
Secretary/Treasurer

2.00
.................

(5) Jordan Kaye......................................................................
Director

1.00
.................

(6) India Rhodes......................................................................
Director

1.00
.................

(7) Elizabeth Nutting......................................................................
Director

1.00
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(8) Meltem Tepeler......................................................................
Director

1.00
.................

(9) Jennifer Bertolino......................................................................
Director

1.00
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(10) Steven Moore......................................................................
Director

1.00
.................

(11) Armando Seledon......................................................................
Director

1.00
.................

(12) Matt Bonavita......................................................................
Director

1.00
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(13) Dona Liston......................................................................
Director

1.00
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(14) Beth Knight......................................................................
Executive Director

40.00
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(A)
Name and title

(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)

(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)

(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)

(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations

(A)
Name and business address

(B)
Description of services

MCI USA

1660 International Drive Suite 600
McLean,VA22102

Association Management

433,656

Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 1

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

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OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

International Live Events Association
Inc

Employer identification number

33-0302596

Return Reference	Explanation
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission:	The International Live Events Association (ILEA) is a global community of thousands of creative event professionals whose skills, expertise and experience power some of the most influential live events around the world. ILEA is a community centered around celebrating all aspects of live event production and management. This enables our members to deliver the very best work to their clients through collaboration, thought-leadership and idea sharing. ILEA members include event planners/producers, caterers, meeting planners, decorators, audio-visual technicians, convention coordinators, entertainers, educators, journalists, photographers, hotel sales managers and more.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a	The Executive Committee consists of the President, President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and the Immediate Past President of the Association. The Executive Committee has the power and authority to conduct all business of the Association, subject to the laws of the state of incorporation or as otherwise limited or directed by the Board of Governors and the Bylaws, during the time periods the Board does not meet.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3	The Association utilizes the services of a management firm, MCI-USA("MCI") in accordance with its Bylaws and policies. Management fees represent amounts paid to MCI under the terms of an agreement for management services, office space, equipment, and other resources. Management fees totaled $426,000 for the year ended June 30, 2024. The Association's Executive Director is an employee of and was compensated by MCI.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The Association has two classes of members: General and Students. General members include corporate primary members: individuals serving as a representative of a special events related company; corporate additional members: individuals affiliated with a firm holding a corporate membership; individual members, and non-profit members. General members have voting rights.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The Board of Governors appoints a nominating committee that proposes Board members to be elected by the general membership, excluding student members, at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The Form 990 is initially reviewed by MCI, USA. It is then shared with and approved by the Board of Directors, including the Executive Committee prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	The Board monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The Form 990 is available to the general public upon request.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990) 2023

Additional Data

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1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: To keep members educated and informed related to changes in the live event industry
2	Check this box
3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	13
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	13
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2023 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	0
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	169
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	5,755
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, Part I, line 11 .........	7b	0

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	0	0
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	476,250	522,153
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	1,603	9
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	7,265	31,519
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	485,118	553,681
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	0	0
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	0	0
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	538,524	569,730
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	538,524	569,730
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	-53,406	-16,049
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	136,891	193,929
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	262,601	335,688
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	-125,710	-141,759

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	Signature of officer	Date

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
	Programs established to keep members informed and educated enabling them to gather and discuss developments and changes in the "Live Event" industry.

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )












4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )












4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses

1b	Sub-Total..............
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A..
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c).........	0	0	0

1a	Federated campaigns..	1a
b	Membership dues..	1b
c	Fundraising events..	1c
d	Related organizations	1d
e	Government grants (contributions)	1e

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above	1f

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$	1g

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......

		Business Code
2a	Membership Dues	900099	390,907	390,907
b	CSEP Certification	900099	49,939	49,939
c	ILEA Esprit Awards	900099	45,854	45,854
d	Chapters	900099	32,683	32,683
e	Sponsorships	900099	2,500	2,500
f	All other program service revenue.		270	270
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....		522,153

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			9			9
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
5 Royalties...........			25,764			25,764
			(i) Real	(ii) Personal
6a	Gross rents	6a
b	Less: rental expenses	6b
c	Rental income or (loss)	6c
d	Net rental income or (loss).......
			(i) Securities	(ii) Other
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	7a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	7b
c	Gain or (loss)	7c
d	Net gain or (loss).........
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..

Business Code
11a	Job target revenue		541800	3,837		3,837
b	Advertising revenue		541800	1,918		1,918
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			5,755
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			553,681	522,153	5,755	25,773

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........
7	Other salaries and wages........
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....
9	Other employee benefits .......
10	Payroll taxes ...........
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......	426,000
b	Legal .........	1,622
c	Accounting ...........	5,290
d	Lobbying ...........
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......	150
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)
12	Advertising and promotion ....	2,327
13	Office expenses .......	27,270
14	Information technology ......	39,971
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........
17	Travel ............
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	16,579
20	Interest ...........
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..
23	Insurance ...	4,779
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	Chapter rebates	40,086
b	Licenses and fees	3,397
c	Exam hosting fees	2,259
d
e	All other expenses
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	569,730
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........		37,576	1	77,204
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			2
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			3
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			4
5	Loans and other receivables from any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
				5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
				6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........			7
8	Inventories for sale or use ............			8
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......		8,229	9	25,780
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b		10c
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .		91,086	11	90,945
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			12
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..			13
14	Intangible assets ...............			14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			15
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...		136,891	16	193,929

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	65,678	17	51,193
18	Grants payable ...		18
19	Deferred revenue .........	196,923	19	284,495
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........		20
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D		21
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
			22
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..		23
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..		24
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D		25
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	262,601	26	335,688

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........	-125,710	27	-141,759
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........		28
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		29
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		30
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		31
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	-125,710	32	-141,759
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	136,891	33	193,929

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......................
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ........................
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ............................................................
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ...............................................................................
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ..................................................
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................................................
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ...................................................................................................................	Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h) (Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
	Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)	(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable amount

b	Lobbying ceiling amount (150% of line 2a, column(e))

c	Total lobbying expenditures

d	Grassroots nontaxable amount

e	Grassroots ceiling amount (150% of line 2d, column (e))

f	Grassroots lobbying expenditures

(a) Name	(b) Address	(c) EIN	(d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-.	(e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
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