CEA is a trade / professional association based in Arlington, VA that was founded in 1999. As of 2019 they had $126 million in revenue and $326 million in assets.
Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Consumer Technology Association; and International Ces.
Ces - expand, strengthen & grow the consumer technology industry by serving as the center stage for the latest technological innovation, and by creating the best annual forum to network, get industry knowledge, and promote companies and products to the media and the international consumer electronics workplace.
Communications - familiarize consumers with new technologies and promote the sales of consumer technology generally, and to disseminate quality information about members' specific products.
Government and legal affairs - monitor state and federal legislation and federal regulations, and assess the potential effects on the consumer technology industry.
| Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12 | Feb 3, 2020 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2017-12 | Feb 21, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2016-12 | Mar 14, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2015-12 | Mar 28, 2017 | 990O | View PDF |
| 2014-12 | Feb 18, 2016 | 990O | View PDF |
| ...and five more Form 990 PDFs | |||
| Field | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 |
| Program services | $119,865,808 |
| Investment income and dividends | $7,939,659 |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
| Royalty revenue | $0 |
| Net rental income | $-140,775 |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-1,556,597 |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $325,503 |
| Total revenues | $126,433,598 |
| Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDO USA LLP | Tax accounting; Audit accounting | 2019-11-15 | |
| ██████████ | CRM software | 2019-08-28 | |
| ███████ ██████████ | Contractor for Ces | $6,556,483 | 2018-12-01 |
| ███ █████ ██████████ ████████ ████ | Ces Exhibit Space | $2,977,376 | 2018-12-01 |
| ██████ ██ ███████ █████ | Contractor for Ces | $3,375,112 | 2018-12-01 |
| ████ ███ | Transportation Service | $2,939,583 | 2018-12-01 |
| ████████ ███ █████ | Ces Exhibit Space | $10,038,798 | 2018-12-01 |
| █████ ██████ ███ ████ █████████ ███████ ███ ██████████ | Insurance | 2016-12-31 | |
| ...and nine more vendors | |||
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Shapiro | President and Chief Executive Officer | $2.7 million | July 11, 2019 |
| Jean Foster | Senior Vice President Marketing and Communications | $371,514 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| █████ ███████ | Staff Vice President , Regulatory Affairs | $319,229 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| ███████ █████████ | Senior Vice President , Government Affairs | $647,384 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| ███████ █████ | Senior Vice President , Political and Industry | $377,371 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| ██████ ██████ | Vice President , Sales and Business Developme | $376,532 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| █████ ██████████ | Senior Vice President , Research and Standards | $468,325 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| ███████ ██████ | Senior Vice President , Comm and Strategic Relat | $563,518 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| █████ █████ | Director , Ces Sales | $298,112 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| ██████ █████████ | Treasurer | $723,519 | Feb. 3, 2020 |
| ...and 23 more key personnel | |||