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ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION (EIN 26-4484456)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-08
IRS object ID
202433139349302943
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-08T14:39:28-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521022232PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SNYDER COHN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415AddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN264484456EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlADVABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024695140PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 17TH STREET NW 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL MCADAMSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024695140PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH JENNINGSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01319883PTIN
Phone3016526700PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL MCADAMSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 17TH STREET NW 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,038,779GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressADVANCEDBIOFUELSASSOCIATION.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$314CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,265,177CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTO FOSTER AND PROMOTE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SECOND GENERATION FUEL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE BENEFITS WHILE ACQUIRING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION REGARDING ENERGY POLICY TO ITS MEMBERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTO TRACK, ANALYZE, RECOMMEND, COMMENT ON, AND/OR OPPOSE LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AFFECTING SECOND GENERATION FUEL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION THEREOF.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024695140PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1100AddressLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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REBBECA BOUDREAUX
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAT FOODY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT LEWIS
CO CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN GRANT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF MCDANIEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE KETTNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAT GRUBER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DERRICK WHEELER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON RUSSEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX MENNOTI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREL KOUPON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JW HACKET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULO GUSTAVO COSTA NASCIMENTO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT GRAHM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG DUGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEN FEDERICO
EX-OFFICIO CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEVILLE FERNANDES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE BIRSIC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK BEASLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA WARNDOLF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL COSTA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YURI ORSE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUSTIN MARQUIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA OLSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL MCCARTHY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCADAMS -SEE SCHEDULE O
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
800 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1100WASHINGTONDC20006MANAGEMENT & LEGAL FEES$788,579
MARATHON STRATEGIES
38 E 29TH STNEW YORKNY10016CONSULTING$163,252
PAUL ARGYROPOULOUS
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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DescMEMBERSHIP FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,038,465TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$780,000TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,579TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,700TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$334,385TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,365TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,355TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,779TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,157TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
FEED STUDY$90,000
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT$15,357

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,265,177TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,251BOYAmt
EOY$167,539EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,873BOYAmt
EOY$314,187EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,991LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,991LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$708,124BOYAmt
EOY$481,726EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$708,124BOYAmt
EOY$481,726EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$708,124BOYAmt
EOY$481,726EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$708,124BOYAmt
EOY$481,726EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$226,398ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,038,465DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$475,350NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$577,530NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$102,180NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$519,233AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$621,413TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,991OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,991DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ADELEGATION OF AUTHORITY THERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF NINE (9) NATURAL PERSONS WHO ARE DIRECTORS AND WHO ARE ELECTED TO SERVE AS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PARTICIPANTS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED BELOW. THE MOST RECENT PAST CHAIRMAN WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS EX OFFICIO CHAIRMAN EMERITUS ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHOUT A VOTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO NOMINATE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION BY THE BOARD, APPROVE EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES AND POLITICAL RESPONSES THAT THE BOARD COULD NOT APPROVE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PROPOSE TO THE BOARD CHANGES TO THE MEMBERSHIP DUES STRUCTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION, MAKE CONDITIONAL APPROVALS OF NEW MEMBER ADMISSIONS, RECOMMEND AN OPERATION BUDGET FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, MAKE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, AND EXERCISE OTHER FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES DELEGATED TO IT BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3MANAGEMENT FEES PAID TO HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP INCLUDES COMPENSATION FOR MICHAEL MCADAMS, WHO WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP PREVIOUSLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF MEMBERS: 1) CLASS A - MEMBERS 2) CLASS B - ASSOCIATES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACLASS A MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD. NO MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETION, THEN FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL REVIEW. THE TAX RETURN WILL THEN BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SIGN AN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AFFIRMING WHETHER ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST. IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE DURING THE YEAR, THE TRUSTEES NOTIFY THE BOARD AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON ANY ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15OFFICER COMPENSATION THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY PAID EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION ATHE PRESIDENT WAS PREVIOUSLY AN EMPLOYEE OF H&K, WHICH RECEIVES MANAGEMENT FEES FROM ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCATION FOR PERFORMING MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER 171,133. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING 163,252.