AMERICAN BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSES INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: AMERICAN BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSES INC (EIN 39-1514984)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-09
IRS object ID: 202303139349303855
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-09T13:24:25-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362985770	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SELDEN FOX LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE PARKVIEW PLAZA SUITE 710	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKBROOK TERRACE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60181	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	391514984	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSES INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8552522246	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 N WABASH AVE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HEATHER RICH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8552522246	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	HEATHER	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RICH	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	ROBERT G WUJEK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01367472	PTIN
Phone	6309541400	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	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	HEATHER RICH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 N WABASH AVE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$416,261	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.ABCGN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ADMINISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	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	$415,804	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$400,587	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$58,413	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$15,674	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$474,217	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$416,261	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	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	$371,875	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$445,546	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$371,875	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$445,546	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$102,342	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$29,285	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$915,608	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$795,751	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$10,807	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$29,674	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$904,801	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$766,077	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	ABCGN PROVIDES A CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GASTROENTEROLOGY ENDOSCOPY REGISTERED NURSES THAT PROMOTES THER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PROVIDE A CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GASTROENTEROLOGY ENDOSCOPY NURSES.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	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	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	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	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
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	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	Yes (1)	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
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8552522246	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 NORTH WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	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	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KARIN CIERZAN
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA HEARD
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CONRAD WORRELL
PRESIDENT ELECT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY FOLEY
SECRETARY/TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA CORRAL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONNA DICKENSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CONNIE HALL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTI PRINCE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TAMMY RICE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BONNIE STREETER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE SWIM
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEATHER RICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SMITHBUCKLIN)	20.00		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

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 N WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$189,654	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CERTIFICATION/TESTING	900099	$360,490	$360,490
PROGRAM REVIEW	900099	$36,745	$36,745

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,352	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,352	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$400,587	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,674	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,674	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$416,261	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$400,587	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$15,674	ExclusionAmt

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,654	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$980	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,450	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,368	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,040	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,724	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,854	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,095	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,264	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,398	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES	Desc
Total	$14,670	TotalAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,049	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$445,546	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$246,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$224,115	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,624	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$667,145	BOYAmt
EOY	$569,012	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$915,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$795,751	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,807	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,674	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,807	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,674	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	$904,801	BOYAmt
EOY	$766,077	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$904,801	BOYAmt
EOY	$766,077	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$915,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$795,751	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$29,285	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$109,439	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 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	$302,454	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$109,439	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$109,439	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$411,893	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$4,368	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$4,368	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$416,261	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$441,178	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$441,178	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$4,368	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$4,368	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$445,546	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ABCGN FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	ABCGN HAS CONTRACTED WITH SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION (SMITHBUCKLIN) TO MANAGE ITS OPERATIONS. SMITHBUCKLIN IS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ABCGN'S BYLAWS AND POLICIES. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, EDUCATION, MARKETING, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. EMPLOYEES OF SMITHBUCKLIN PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ABCGN MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVELY CERTIFIED, AS WELL AS THOSE HOLDING THE CGRN-RETIRED CREDENTIAL, UNDER THE GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS SET FORWARD BY ABCGN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ALL MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN ELECTING ABCGN'S GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ABCGN'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD'S MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR INITIAL REVIEW. THE FORM IS THEN FORWARDED TO ABCGN'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND DISCUSSION BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY, THE BOARD MEMBERS OF ABCGN RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THAT FALL WITHIN THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ABCGN'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	TESTING FEES 117,766. OTHER 7,274.
PART XII, LINE 2C	ABCGN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.