2023-11-09T09:23:56-06:00 2022-12-31 873707167 CBIZ MARKS PANETH LLC 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2022-01-01 131679617 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES INC ALCO 2128703400 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT 2128703400 2023-10-30 1 ROBERT WILCOX 999009999 0 MAGDALENA CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2023-10-30 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROBERT WILCOX 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 12278134 0 X AA.ORG X 1962 NY ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES ("AAWS") PUBLISHES LITERATURE AND RELATED MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. IN ADDITION, NET PROCEEDS OF SUCH LITERATURE ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, INC. TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITY. 9 7 106 7 0 0 0 0 12110603 12270647 243 7487 0 0 12110846 12278134 0 0 0 0 4336740 3716120 0 0 0 8817569 10467903 13154309 14184023 -1043463 -1905889 9187849 10765004 1641829 5124873 7546020 5640131 X ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES ("AAWS") PUBLISHES LITERATURE AND RELATED MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. IN ADDITION, NET PROCEEDS OF SUCH LITERATURE ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, INC. TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITY. 0 0 9784421 12270647 SALE OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER MATERIAL DIRECTED TOWARD RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. DURING 2022, AAWS SOLD MORE THAN 4.3 MILLION PIECES OF LITERATUE. THIS INCLUDES OVER 890 THOUSAND COPIES OF "ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS" (AKA "THE BIG BOOK") AND OVER 339 THOUSAND COPIES OF "12 STEPS AND 12 TRADITIONS." A.A. LITERATURE HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO MORE THAN 110 LANGUAGES INCLUDING 73 DIFFERENT LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS OF "THE BIG BOOK." A.A. LITERATURE HAS ALSO BEEN CONVERTED INTO MANY FORMATS FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED INCLUDING LARGE PRINT, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, QUEBEC SIGN LANGUAGE, BRAILLE, AUDIO, AND VIDEO. A.A. LITERATURE IS DISTRIBUTED BY OVER 1.4 MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN OVER 58,000 GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. GRANT TO THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITY WAS NOT MADE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. 9784421 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 63 0 1 106 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X PAUL KONIGSTEIN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2128702130 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 CAROLYN WALSH VICE CHAIR 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHI CLARK TREASURER 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CLINTON MACKENZIE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH KOLTAI CHAIR 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 IRMA VAN DE BON-NICOL DIRECTOR 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES DEAN CHAIR (OUTGOING) 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN WEIS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH BUSH DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 VERA FARRELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE F D'AUGUSTINE SECRETARY 17.50 17.50 X 60112 0 2254 DANIELLE ISAAC SECRETARY (OUTGOING) 17.50 17.50 X 12113 0 1386 JEFFREY WINE VICE PRESIDENT 17.50 17.50 X 119830 0 23091 PAUL KONIGSTEIN CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER 17.50 17.50 X 197949 0 36108 ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER 17.50 17.50 X 292653 0 23932 CLORINDA A VALENTI COMMUNICATION SERVICES DIRECTOR 17.50 17.50 X 152605 0 4043 DAVID P ROSEN PUBLISHING DIRECTOR 17.50 17.50 X 218908 0 18469 LORNA GRAHAM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIRECTOR 17.50 17.50 X 170128 0 17138 MALINI SINGH OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 17.50 17.50 X 160191 0 32149 SANDRA WILSON STAFF SERVICES DIRECTOR 17.50 17.50 X 168456 0 71112 1552945 0 229682 21 0 1 0 RSM US LLP 151 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING SERVICES 287542 CBIZ MARKS PANETH 6050 OAK TREE BLVD SUITE 500 CLEVELAND OH 44131 ASSURANCE AND TAX SERVICES 171526 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER 1333 BROADWAY SUITE 720 NEW YORK NY 10018 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 112086 WELMAN DIGITAL 40 ASHLEY RD HASTINGONHUDSON NY 10706 TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING SERVICES 107757 4 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 12270647 12270647 12270647 7487 7487 12278134 12270647 0 7487 769428 229752 539676 2172227 1133181 1039046 17171 10957 6214 522527 211300 311227 234767 92100 142667 120563 120563 656053 235209 420844 165192 44973 120219 329124 127102 202022 514858 190179 324679 75230 1971 73259 274947 127373 147574 34787 34787 COST OF PRINTING 4192069 4192069 SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSIN 2709081 2709081 INVENTORY ADJUSTMENT 821900 821900 DISCOUNTS 479174 479174 94925 94925 14184023 9784421 4399602 0 1047555 254214 75647 10413 445023 643259 3289548 3976263 299998 354816 1461625 933286 803286 528339 3226792 4997700 9187849 10765004 1528524 2200904 113305 111508 0 2812461 1641829 5124873 X 7546020 5640131 7546020 5640131 9187849 10765004 -1905889 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 14020149 14215179 9098279 12110603 12270647 61714857 14020149 14215179 9098279 12110603 12270647 61714857 0 0 0 61714857 100 243 7487 7830 100 243 7487 7830 14020149 14215279 9098279 12110846 12278134 61722687 0.99990 1.00000 0.00010 X 71379 45845 25534 900001 789392 110609 490245 98049 392196 528339 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 2201823 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 2795877 4997700 LEASE LIABILITY 2812461 2812461 X 4897810 -7380324 -7380324 12278134 0 12278134 6803699 0 6803699 7380324 7380324 14184023 PART X, LINE 2: A.A.W.S. BELIEVES IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES," WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DISCOUNTS -479,174. COST OF PRINTING -4,192,069. DIRECT SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSING -2,709,081. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DISCOUNTS 479,174. COST OF PRINTING 4,192,069. DIRECT SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSING 2,709,081. NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE SALES OF PUBLICATIONS 583587 0 0 0 0 0 0 583587 0 583587 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER 291687 0 0 0 966 0 14215 0 9717 0 316585 0 0 0 SANDRA WILSON STAFF SERVICES DIRECTOR 164116 0 0 0 4340 0 66450 0 4662 0 239568 0 0 0 DAVID P ROSEN PUBLISHING DIRECTOR 216136 0 0 0 2772 0 10815 0 7654 0 237377 0 0 0 PAUL KONIGSTEIN CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER 195177 0 0 0 2772 0 15660 0 20448 0 234057 0 0 0 MALINI SINGH OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 159697 0 0 0 494 0 28785 0 3364 0 192340 0 0 0 LORNA GRAHAM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIRECTOR 168595 0 0 0 1533 0 10802 0 6336 0 187266 0 0 0 CLORINDA A VALENTI COMMUNICATION SERVICES DIRECTOR 150905 0 0 0 1700 0 0 0 4043 0 156648 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, INC, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, ARE THE MEMBERS OF A.A. WORLD SERVICES, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, INC, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, ARE THE MEMBERS OF A A WORLD SERVICES, INC AND, AS SUCH, ELECT THE A A WORLD SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. IN ADDITION, THE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. AFTER COMMITTEE REVIEW, THE DRAFT IS FORWARDED TO THE AAWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED BY PROSPECTIVE AAWS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES AS THEY ARE APPOINTED. ALL AAWS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING WHICH IS HELD BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE SALARY OF THE GENERAL MANAGER IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE AAWS BOARD, WHO CONTRACT THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT COMPARES THE GENERAL MANAGER'S SALARY TO THE SALARIES OF CEO'S/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOMMENDS AN APPROPRIATE RANGE FOR THE INCREASE. FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER'S SALARY, THE RECOMMENDED RANGE OF INCREASE IS REVIEWED, DISCUSSED AND APPROVED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE AAWS BOARD. AAWS BOARD MEMBERS THEN MEET WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER, REVIEW HIS/HER PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINE HIS/HER INCREASE. ANY INCREASE IS THEN COMMUNICATED IN WRITING TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR IMPLEMENTATION. PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, WHO APPROVES SALARY INCREASES. COMMENSURATE WITH INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AAWS HAS IN PLACE A COMPENSATION POLICY WITH PARAMETERS AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE FOLLOWED TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE SETTING OF EMPLOYEES' SALARIES WITH REFERENCE TO BOTH ORGANIZATIONAL PLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL JOBS AND EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE .AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERFORMS ANALYSIS OF THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF AAWS MANAGERS AND PROVIDES BENCHMARKING DATA BASED ON SIMILAR ROLES IN THE NYC NON-PROFIT SECTOR EVERY THREE YEARS OR AS NEEDED. AAWS MAY ADJUST INTERNAL SALARY RANGES ANNUALLY BASED ON THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET. ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT IS PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD TRUSTEES COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH REQUESTS A FORMAL REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, WHO MAY CONFER WITH THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHICH INCLUDES A REVIEW AND DOCUMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND PHILOSOPHY AND COMMENTS ON THE OVERALL COMPENSATION STRUCTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE CHARITIES BUREAU. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, (B): ALTHOUGH ALL COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION, COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS SPEND TIME ON TASKS FOR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. HOURS ARE ALLOCATED ACCORDINGLY. GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 237282071 A FELLOWSHIP FOR ALCOHOLICS TO SHARE EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH, & HOPE NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS GRAPEVINE INC 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 131871991 THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NY 501(C)(3) LINE 10 GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0