AMERICAN BEARING MANUFACTURERS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: AMERICAN BEARING MANUFACTURERS (EIN 54-1024108)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-05-13
IRS object ID: 202421349349303597
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-05-13T11:48:13-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	541498950	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541024108	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BEARING MANUFACTURERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7038420030	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER BLACKFORD	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7038380054	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JENNIFER	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BLACKFORD	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TREVOR SEIDEN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02302381	PTIN
Phone	7035351200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-05-13	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JENNIFER BLACKFORD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$735,607	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AMERICANBEARINGS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1917	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON MEMBERSHIP VALUE, INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND ISSUES IMPACTING THE GLOBAL BEARING INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$509,861	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$141,616	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$725,087	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$10,235	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$10,520	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$661,712	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$735,607	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,250	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$611,873	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$662,565	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$617,123	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$667,565	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$44,589	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$68,042	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$774,748	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$892,705	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$264,423	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$287,431	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$510,325	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$605,274	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON MEMBERSHIP VALUE, INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND ISSUES IMPACTING THE GLOBAL BEARING INDUSTRY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	ANNUAL MEETING: THE ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD EVERY SPRING AS A JOINT EVENT WITH THE AMERICAN GEAR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. THE MEETING INCLUDES NUMEROUS NETWORKING EVENTS, A BOARD MEETING, AND A NUMBER OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERS. REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF ABMA MEMBER COMPANIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STANDARDS: ABMA PUBLISHES A COMPLETE SET OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR BEARINGS. THESE STANDARDS WERE EITHER DRAFTED BY ABMAS BEARING TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (BTC) OR NATIONALLY ADOPTED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO). THE STANDARDS ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE MEMBER COMPANIES, AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FOR NONMEMBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FALL MEETING: THE ABMA FALL MEETING IS HELD EVERY FALL AS A JOINT EVENT WITH THE BEARING SPECIALIST ASSOCIATION AND INCLUDES NETWORKING EVENTS, A BOARD MEETING, AND A KEYNOTE SPEAKER. REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF ABMA MEMBER COMPANIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
EDUCATION: ABMA ORGANIZES SEVERAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR ENGINEERS THAT WORK WITH BEARINGS BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE. REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO MEMBERS, WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL PRICING, AND NONMEMBERS. INCLUDED IN THESE PROGRAMS FOR 2023 WERE ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF BEARING TECHNOLOGY, LUBRICATION AND WEAR AND ADVANCED CONCEPTS OF BEARING TECHNOLOGY WHICH WERE OFFERED OVER MULTIPLE DAYS, COVERING ENGINEERING CONCEPTS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF BEARINGS. ADDITIONALLY, ABMA OFFERED A PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH MPT EXPO ON BEARING WEAR.
WORLD BEARING ASSOCIATION PARTNERSHIP: THE WORLD BEARING ASSOCIATION (WBA) IS A PARTNERSHIP FORMED BY ABMA, THE JAPANESE BEARING ASSOCIATION (JBIA), AND THE EUROPEAN BEARING ASSOCIATION (FEBMA). THE WBA IS ACTIVE IN GLOBAL ANTICOUNTERFEITING EFFORTS AND INDUSTRY STATISTICS COLLECTION. IN 2023, THE WBA HELD EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES TO HELP IDENTIFY COUNTERFEIT BEARING PRODUCTS. IN THE FALL OF 2023, THE WBA HELD A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ITS MEMBERS HOSTED BY ABMA IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DescDesc

EDUCATION: ABMA ORGANIZES SEVERAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR ENGINEERS THAT WORK WITH BEARINGS BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE. REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO MEMBERS, WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL PRICING, AND NONMEMBERS. INCLUDED IN THESE PROGRAMS FOR 2023 WERE ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF BEARING TECHNOLOGY, LUBRICATION AND WEAR AND ADVANCED CONCEPTS OF BEARING TECHNOLOGY WHICH WERE OFFERED OVER MULTIPLE DAYS, COVERING ENGINEERING CONCEPTS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF BEARINGS. ADDITIONALLY, ABMA OFFERED A PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH MPT EXPO ON BEARING WEAR.

WORLD BEARING ASSOCIATION PARTNERSHIP: THE WORLD BEARING ASSOCIATION (WBA) IS A PARTNERSHIP FORMED BY ABMA, THE JAPANESE BEARING ASSOCIATION (JBIA), AND THE EUROPEAN BEARING ASSOCIATION (FEBMA). THE WBA IS ACTIVE IN GLOBAL ANTICOUNTERFEITING EFFORTS AND INDUSTRY STATISTICS COLLECTION. IN 2023, THE WBA HELD EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES TO HELP IDENTIFY COUNTERFEIT BEARING PRODUCTS. IN THE FALL OF 2023, THE WBA HELD A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ITS MEMBERS HOSTED BY ABMA IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7038420030	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22314	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GARY BOURQUE
CHAIRMAN	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATT FRADY
VICE CHAIRMAN	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EVELISE FARO
TREASURER	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG BOND
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETE EICH
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB KOMASARA
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC OVENDORF
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEJANDRO PARDINAS
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN PARSONS
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONY RICHEY
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG SMITH
DIRECTOR	0.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNY BLACKFORD
PRESIDENT/SECRETARY	0.00	15.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$504,520	$504,520
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	900099	$181,215	$181,215
STANDARD PROGRAM	900099	$39,352	$39,352

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$725,087	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,520	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,520	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$735,607	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$725,087	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$10,520	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$274,992	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,855	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,027	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,984	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,898	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,480	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,307	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,338	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DWBA INITIATIVES	$75,462
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$35,781
PRINTING & COPYING	$24,410
BANK SERVICE FEES	$14,673

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,358	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$667,565	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$442,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,004	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,027	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,063	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$254,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$491,611	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$774,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$892,705	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$196,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,431	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$264,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,431	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$510,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$605,274	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$510,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$605,274	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$774,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$892,705	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$68,042	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$26,907	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$762,514	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$26,907	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$26,907	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$735,607	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$735,607	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$667,565	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$667,565	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$667,565	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX POSITION AND CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE GUIDANCE.	ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	ABMA HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN GEAR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (AGMA) TO MANAGE ITS OPERATIONS WHICH RENEWS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. PER THE AGREEMENT, AGMA PROVIDES GENERAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SERVCIES, CONVENTION AND OVERHEAD OPERATING SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, TOTAL AGMA FEES WERE $274,992. AGMA'S PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS MONITORED BY THE BOARD OF AMERICAN BEARING MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT BOARD MEETINGS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFILICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AT THE 1ST BOD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ALSO THROUGH THE WEBSITE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEARS.