ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (EIN 26-0170284)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-09-28
IRS object ID: 202332719349302013
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-09-28T16:27:54-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	260170284	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ORGANIZATIONS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024291600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 400 S 1210	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANDREW SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024291600	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-09-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ANDREW	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SMITH	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00288314	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	EMMETT SCOTT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 400 S 1210	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,309,897	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.THEADSO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROMOTION OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORTING THE DENTAL INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	16	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,963,676	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$9,237,062	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$7,115	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$45,248	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,970,791	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,191,814	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$85,510	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$146,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$888,787	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,484,718	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,170,164	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,359,096	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,144,461	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,990,314	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$173,670	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$201,500	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,227,701	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,917,740	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,137,119	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,625,658	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,090,582	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,292,082	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ADSO MEMBER COMPANIES AND THEIR TEAMS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY; ENABLING THEM TO FOSTER INNOVATION, COLLABORATION AND A VIBRANT MARKET WHERE DSO-SUPPORTED DENTISTS CAN PROVIDE QUALITY ORAL HEALTH CARE TO THEIR PATIENTS AND TO THOSE IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (ADSO) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (DSO) COMPANY MEMBERS. ADSO REPRESENTS DSOS BEFORE THE PUBLIC, POLICY MAKERS AND IN THE MEDIA.OUR MEMBERS ENABLE SUPPORTED DENTISTS TO FOCUS ON THEIR PATIENTS AND EXPAND ACCESS FOR DENTAL CARE WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. OUR MEMBERS OPERATE IN 48 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 11,000 DENTISTS. ADSO ALSO WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL DSOS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS IN THE DENTAL SPACE TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION IN SUPPORT OF ADSO'S MISSION.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	56	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	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
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	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES	PersonNm
Phone	2025806294	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 400S	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
EMMETT SCOTT
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AJ ACIERNO
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL RICCOBENE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF MOOS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE BILECA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE BILT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK WORKMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MITCH OLAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J HEDRICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN THORNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SULMAN AHMED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEOFF LIGIBEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB FONTANA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$493,400	$0	$30,191
GRAY MCGINNIS
VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00			$245,814	$0	$48,704	Yes (X)
LISA WARD
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS (FROM 5/2022)	40.00			$134,375	$0	$24,278	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER BORGERDING
DIR, GOV'T RELATIONS (FROM 5/2022)	40.00			$112,500	$0	$2,500	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$986,089	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$105,673	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
AMS
1800 M ST NW 400S	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	PROFESSIONAL SERVICE	$814,271
CENTERPOINT360 LLC
166 WEST PUTNAM AVE	GREENWICH	CT	06830	STRATEGY	$630,700
JW MARRIOTT AUSTIN
110 EAST 2ND STREET	AUSTIN	TX	78701	SUMMIT	$462,546
APCO WORLDWIDE INC
1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$313,166
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LLC
601 13TH ST NW 11TH FL S	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	LOBBYING	$300,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	14	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$7,016,098	$7,016,098
SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP	900099	$1,807,925		$1,807,925
SUMMIT REGISTRATION	900099	$413,039	$413,039

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$9,237,062	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$67,295	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$118,083	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$50,788	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$50,788	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$50,788	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,540	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,540	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,540	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,191,814	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,429,137	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,762,677	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$146,500	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$523,591	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$784,923	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,507	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,257	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,440	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,130	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,751	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,943	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,511,987	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,504,265	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$351,484	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,204	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,679	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,203	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$411,721	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,021,136	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,360	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,659	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,553	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MEMBERSHIP	$399,667
MISCELLANEOUS	$53,633
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$10,459
LICENSES & FEES	$6,262

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,990,314	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,857,369	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,953,824	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$157,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$262,610	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$195,820	BOYAmt
EOY	$462,657	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$119,631	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$41,522	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,109	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$160,540	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,227,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,917,740	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$335,156	BOYAmt
EOY	$635,133	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$646,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$680,308	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$160,217	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,137,119	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,625,658	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	$1,090,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,292,082	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,090,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,292,082	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,227,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,917,740	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$201,500	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Internal Funds Contributed	$126,500	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$126,500	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
MASSACHUSETTS DENTAL CARE PROVIDERS FOR BETTER DENTAL BENEFITS
ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE SUITE 1820	BOSTON	MA	02110	883227524	$110,000
FRIENDS OF PAM BEIDLE
PO BOX 397 LINTHICUM	LINTHICUM	MD	21090	522076022	$5,000
WES MOORE FOR MARYLAND
PO BOX 50123 BALTIMORE	BALTIMORE	MD	21211	863543300	$5,000
FRIENDS OF ARIANA KELLY
4814 BROAD BROOK DRIVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	272621639	$3,000
KANSAS REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
PO BOX 2663 TOPEKA	TOPEKA	KS	66601	481036127	$2,500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAWN GILE
413 RIGGS AVENUE SEVERNA PARK	SEVERNA PARK	MD	21146	871377706	$1,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$7,016,098	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$2,579,015	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$1,006,617	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$3,585,632	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$3,157,244	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$428,388	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,833	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,981	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,852	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,644	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,466	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,178	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$108,154	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$36,075	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$72,079	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$78,109	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$7,921
RIGHT OF USE ASSET	$152,619

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$160,540	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEPOSITS	$5,566
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$154,651

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$160,217	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,459,897	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$150,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$118,083	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$268,083	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,191,814	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,191,814	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,258,397	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$150,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$118,083	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$268,083	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,990,314	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,990,314	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, ADSO HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SUBLEASE EXPENSE, REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE IN THE 118,083. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST SUBLEASE REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SUBLEASE EXPENSE, REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE IN THE 118,083. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST SUBLEASE REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
RESTORE NC INC
4915 ARENDELL STREET SUITE J PMB	201	MOREHEAD CITY	NC	28557	872373862	501(C)(4)	$20,000	$0	POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
MASSACHUSETTS DENTAL CARE PROVIDERS FOR BETTER DENTAL BENEFITS
ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE SUITE 1820		BOSTON	MA	02110	883227524		$110,000	$0	POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	0	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANDREW SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$343,400	$0	$150,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,745	$0	$25,446	$0	$523,591	$0	$0	$0
GRAY MCGINNIS
VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$211,051	$0	$34,763	$0	$0	$0	$12,375	$0	$36,329	$0	$294,518	$0	$0	$0
LISA WARD
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS (FROM 5/2022)	$115,562	$0	$18,813	$0	$0	$0	$6,764	$0	$17,514	$0	$158,653	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	ANDREW SMITH RECEIVED 1) FIRST CLASS TRAVEL, AND 2) HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES AS TAXABLE BENEFITS DURING THE YEAR.
PART I, LINE 1B	NO FORMAL WRITTEN POLICIES WERE IN PLACE DURING THE YEAR ADDRESSING THESE EXPENSES. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED AND PUT IN PLACE SUCH POLICIES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION UPDATED ITS BYLAWS IN 2022 TO RESTRUCTURE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SHIFT THE DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY TO THEM FOR MOST MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WHICH ARE COMPRISED OF THE ADSO PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRIOR TO BEING SUBMITTED TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	SALARY DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABLE DATA AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES WHEN THE DECISION IS MADE. COMPENSATION WAS MOST RECENTLY REVIEWED IN 2022.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ADSO'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PUBLIC RELATIONS 213,519. STRATEGY CONSULTANTS 540,000. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 660,746. COMMUNICATIONS ADVOCACY 30,000. POLICY 60,000.