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INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC

INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $75,000 to it, the largest being INTA Foundation ($75,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$29M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$75k
Net assets
$27M
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What International Trademark Association Inc does

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.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Program

  1. 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…

The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $0.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($23M) Expenses 100 ($22M) Net assets 100 ($23M)2018 Revenue 96 ($22M) Expenses 99 ($22M) Net assets 92 ($21M)2019 Revenue 108 ($25M) Expenses 107 ($24M) Net assets 104 ($24M)2020 Revenue 43 ($10M) Expenses 77 ($17M) Net assets 78 ($18M)2021 Revenue 74 ($17M) Expenses 75 ($17M) Net assets 84 ($19M)2022 Revenue 74 ($17M) Expenses 91 ($20M) Net assets 53 ($12M)2023 Revenue 102 ($24M) Expenses 99 ($22M) Net assets 68 ($16M)2024 Revenue 116 ($27M) Expenses 105 ($23M) Net assets 89 ($20M)2025 Revenue 125 ($29M) Expenses 114 ($26M) Net assets 117 ($27M)
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Revenue (125)Expenses (114)Net assets (117)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $27M to $34M (+23%).

$29M
$27M
$34M
$29M
$31M
$34M
$34M
$37M
$42M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$958k
’17
$136k
’18
$1.4M
’19
−$7.1M
’20
$604k
’21
−$3.1M
’22
$1.7M
’23
$3.6M
’24
$3.5M
’25
2.0
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Etienne Sanz De Acedo

Chief executive officer

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

20242025
Listed4557
Joined·+14
No longer listed·2
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2019: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $25k.

Funder
'18
'19
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total
funders
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC's grant income comes from New York funders.

NY

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’18
’19
New York out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Government funding INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $63k on record.

Federal$63k
grants $0contracts $63k
Top agencies
  • Department of Commerce$63k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

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In New York

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Governance

37
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Inta Foundation · exempt

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC?
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $75,000 to it, the largest being INTA Foundation ($75,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $75,000 in grants to INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC?
INTA Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $75,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing