2023-10-31T06:40:14-05:00 2023-06-30 111986323 Marcum LLP 1899 L St NW 850 Washington DC 20036 990 2022-07-01 131656639 The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc ASSO 2129518300 800 Third Avenue FRNT A 1497 New York NY 10022 Melanie Schild CEO 2129518300 2023-10-31 1 Melanie Schild 999009999 0 Aaron M Fox P01365820 2022274000 2023-10-31 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Melanie Schild 800 Third Avenue FRNT A 1497 New York NY 10022 6142316 0 X www.ajli.org X 1922 NY To advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training. 16 16 22 0 63017 31391 593173 404626 5303521 4975766 7733 129743 285885 311311 6190312 5821446 46500 57750 0 0 3111072 2108609 0 0 464192 4720258 2251817 7877830 4418176 -1687518 1403270 4775092 6684723 1973820 2303293 2801272 4381430 To advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training. The purpose of the Association is to add value to its member Leagues in their fulfillment of The Junior League Mission. 0 0 1006992 57750 2040946 Leadership Development: Hosting conferences, workshops, and curating an expansive resource library to provide training opportunities for Junior League Members to learn, gain new skills, and enhance their existing skills. These events also provide opportunities for Leagues and individual Members to foster collaboration and build internal alliances necessary to amplify Junior League impact in communities worldwide. Additionally, efforts include an awards initiative recognizing the impact of our Leagues and the extraordinary women who are committed to The Junior League Mission. 1874612 3181860 Other programming includes facilitation of League cohorts organized to extend application of best practices in membership, community impact, marketing communications, and governance matters. Additionally providing consultative services and technical support to Leagues and individual Members through virtual and in-person visits, as well as online platforms to procure resources, share information, and collaborate. 2881604 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NY X X The Organization 2129518300 800 Third Avenue Suite A 1497 New York NY 10022 Dona Ponepinto President 15.00 X X 0 0 0 Michelle Vaeth Vice President 15.00 X X 0 0 0 Alice Glenn President-Elect 15.00 X X 0 0 0 Gena Lovett Treasurer 15.00 X X 0 0 0 Gretchen Garceau-Kragh Secretary 15.00 X X 0 0 0 LaShonda Kennedy Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Jessica Sharp Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Allen Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Lynna Do Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Flanagan Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Merilou Gonzales Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Jorgensen Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Kathryn Koessel Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Sabrina Lewellen Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Zonzie McLaurin Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Grace Semones Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Julianne Averill Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Kwo Gerson Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Karen Thompson-Jackson Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Melanie Schild CEO (beg. 1/3/2023) 35.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Doerr Sciutto Former CEO (through 6/17/2022) 35.00 X 155845 0 23944 Laura Gilman Chief of Staff 35.00 X 209701 0 44917 Moira Girard Chief of Learning 35.00 X 195509 0 33897 Michelle Gorenstein SVP - Creative Dir. 35.00 X 168973 0 31739 Pamela Antoine Weekes VP, League Affiliation 35.00 X 153608 0 20225 Anne Dalton Special Advisor, CEO 28.00 X 140290 0 9550 Judy Albertson Sr. Director, Acc't & Finance 35.00 X 132514 0 39152 1156440 0 203424 7 1 1 0 Advanced Technology Group Inc 20 Cedar St Suite 104 New Rochelle NY 10801 IT Operational Support 480450 Digital Cheetah LLC PO Box 42125 Austin TX 78704 Web & Software Development 200746 CliftonLarsonAllen LLP PO Box 829709 Philadelphia PA 19182 Outsourced CFO Services 157640 3 281496 123130 404626 Membership dues 900099 4368424 4368424 Conference fees 900099 425534 425534 League subscription fees 900099 181808 181808 4975766 141053 141053 240803 0 240803 240803 240803 269591 280901 -11310 -11310 -11310 3654 2400 1254 1254 54561 37569 16992 16992 Commissions 561000 46025 46025 Other 900099 6237 6237 52262 5821446 5222806 63017 130997 57750 57750 651152 202541 223874 224737 1132573 890064 219667 22842 58567 40876 14296 3395 144032 112038 26918 5076 122285 83807 29972 8506 98801 67711 20491 10599 233054 146401 57110 29543 26079 26079 244092 202809 21066 20217 19826 13752 3974 2100 480450 301811 117736 60903 254862 160149 62423 32290 144213 43391 100498 324 289325 243186 42769 3370 165885 104206 40651 21028 31429 19743 7702 3984 Subscriptions/pub's 166737 134934 19083 12720 Service fees 27820 25292 1249 1279 Bad debt 22023 22023 Provision for inc. tax 8250 8250 38971 31143 6549 1279 4418176 2881604 1072380 464192 809195 1848493 18448 229532 28350 15199 88701 42672 48085 76596 1919255 1372338 556301 546917 3069953 3138375 156059 786939 4775092 6684723 451034 503744 23317 25063 67780 69058 1431689 1705428 1973820 2303293 X 2594612 4196339 206660 185091 2801272 4381430 4775092 6684723 1403270 176888 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 169704 125696 604498 593173 404626 1897697 6534995 5662305 5101804 5303521 4975766 27578391 6704699 5788001 5706302 5896694 5380392 29476088 0 1535010 1500158 1507540 1344374 1163040 7050122 1535010 1500158 1507540 1344374 1163040 7050122 22425966 233498 169193 168864 222345 381856 1175756 22914 25815 21916 24790 24799 120234 256412 195008 190780 247135 406655 1295990 42364 27802 156900 170329 6237 403632 7003475 6010811 6053982 6314158 5793284 31175710 0.71930 0.72870 0.04160 0.03320 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12, Explanation of Other Income: Miscellaneous - 2018 Amount: $ 42,364. 2019 Amount: $ 10,091. 2020 Amount: $ 27,511. 2021 Amount: $ 3,000. 2022 Amount: $ 6,237. League subscription fees - 2019 Amount: $ 15,475. 2020 Amount: $ 122,189. 2021 Amount: $ 167,329. League affiliation fees - 2019 Amount: $ 2,236. 2020 Amount: $ 7,200. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 124188 10801 134989 142887 -18699 124188 127444 15443 142887 124419 71 2954 127444 119505 4914 124419 0.39000 0.61000 0 0 112664 105490 7174 1806591 1266848 539743 546917 Right of use asset 591988 Deferred rent receivable and broker comission 119815 Security deposit 75136 786939 Lease liability 1705428 1705428 X 6030292 176888 18068 39969 234925 5795367 26079 26079 5821446 4450134 18068 39969 58037 4392097 26079 26079 4418176 Part IV, Line 2b: The Association is the recipient of funds from various groups made up of members from individual leagues which are to be used exclusively for project objectives and expenditures as negotiated and approved by the funding groups. The amounts received and disbursed by the Association for such purposes are not considered revenue and expenses of the Association as the funding groups retain the exclusive right to determine the expenditures. The cash held and related liability are reported in the financial statements of the Association. Part V, Line 4: As of June 30, 2023, the Association had 2 permanently restricted endowment funds, the principal of which is to be held in perpetuity. Earnings on the funds may be used only for the purposes specified by the donors, which include funding representatives of the Junior Leagues to attend the Association's various conferences as well as to support other training and educational opportunities for members of Junior Leagues. Part X, Line 2: Management reviews and assesses all activities annually to identify any changes in the scope of the activities and revenue sources and the tax treatment thereof to identify any uncertainty in income tax. For the year ended June 30, 2023, management did not identify any uncertainty in income tax requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of goods sold 37,569. Raffle expenses netted with revenue for 990 reporting purposes 2,400. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of goods sold 37,569. Raffle expenses netted with revenue for 990 reporting purposes 2,400. North America 0 0 Program services Member dues and conference registration fees from Leagues in this region. Europe 0 0 Program services Member dues and conference registration fees from Leagues in this region. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, line 3: While there were no expenditures in fiscal year 2023, expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Part III Accounting Method: 1 Junior League of Columbus Inc 586 East Town Street Columbus OH 43215 314387461 501(c)(3) 15000 0 General support Champlain Valley Junior Service League Inc PO Box 4418 Burlington VT 05406 030317619 501(c)(3) 10000 0 General support Junior League of the City of New York Inc 130 East 80th Street New York NY 10075 131624066 501(c)(3) 10000 0 General support Junior League of Birmingham Inc 2212 Twentieth Avenue South Birmingham AL 35223 630324707 501(c)(3) 8000 0 General support 4 0 Part I, Line 2: AJLI staff monitor the use of contributions awarded through established procedures for reviewing and monitoring individual Leagues, which may include inquiries and site visits. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Patricia Doerr Sciutto Former CEO (through 6/17/2022) 155845 0 0 0 0 0 9068 0 14876 0 179789 0 0 0 Laura Gilman Chief of Staff 204701 0 5000 0 0 0 12880 0 32037 0 254618 0 0 0 Moira Girard Chief of Learning 195509 0 0 0 0 0 11095 0 22802 0 229406 0 0 0 Michelle Gorenstein SVP - Creative Dir. 167973 0 1000 0 0 0 10674 0 21065 0 200712 0 0 0 Pamela Antoine Weekes VP, League Affiliation 152608 0 1000 0 0 0 9375 0 10850 0 173833 0 0 0 Judy Albertson Sr. Director, Acc't & Finance 131514 0 1000 0 0 0 8136 0 31016 0 171666 0 0 0 Part I, Line 7 Bonuses are discretionary. The Board of Directors determines any bonus for the CEO and the CEO approves any bonus for all other employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 During the year ended June 30, 2023, the Association contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to provide outsourced CFO services. Total fees to CLA for the year ended June 30, 2023 were $157,640 of which $144,478 was professional service fees for accounting and CFO services and $13,162 was for various software subscription and technology support fees. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Association's members are the 292 Junior Leagues in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, which themselves have a combined membership of approximately 111,000 individual Junior League members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The 292 member Junior Leagues elect the Association's board of directors. Each Junior League has one vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Pursuant to the Association's Articles, certain policies are brought before the Association's full membership for approval, including policies on dues and membership, the nominating process and the external resolutions process. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b Written minutes are prepared and maintained for all board committee meetings though not all minutes for such committee meetings in fiscal year 2023 included documentation of contemporaneous approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A draft of AJLI's Form 990 is prepared by its audit firm, based upon information provided to it by the Association during and subsequent to the Association's financial audit. The form is reviewed by the Association's Senior Director of Accounting and Finance and CEO as well as by the Board Treasurer and Audit Committee. The Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Board determines how to handle a conflict of interest on a case by case basis but in the event of an identified conflict of interest, the board member(s) with the conflict would be recused from voting on the matter. All board members are made aware of the conflict of interest policy and asked to sign the written conflict of interest statement and bring any new conflicts of interest to the attention of the board should they arise. Board members are annually asked to sign the written conflict of interest policy and all returned the signed policy for FY 2023 by October 2023. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Association's Board determines the authorized compensation of the Association's CEO Contemporaenous comparability data is not required by the Association. The CEO determines the compensation of all other employees including key employees with indirect approval by the Board through the budget process. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Association makes its annual audited financial statements available to the public on its website and upon request. Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy may be made available upon the Association's consideration of the request. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 10b Although each member Junior League is a charitable organization incorporated in its state, province or country of domicile and with a board elected entirely by its own membership, in order to be admitted to the Association, an organization must fulfill certain requirements. These include adoption of the Junior League Mission, administrative independence from any other organization, and demonstration of a commitment to practice certain values and practices as called for in the Association's bylaws. Operational policies adopted by the Junior Leagues and binding on the Assocation and all Junior Leagues further define minimum standards of charter, constitution, or bylaws including, but not limited to, statements prescribing the form of the name to be adopted by the member League, commitment to nondiscrimination, how its books and records are to be kept and monitored, and immediate notifcation to the Association if the charitable status of the League changes. The Association's bylaws allow membership to be withdrawn if the Board of Directors deems this to be in the best interest of the Association, and a process for doing so is further outlined in the operational policies. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The Association's Board of Directors has established a Finance and Audit Committee which assumes responsibility for oversight of the annual financial statement audit. There were no changes in this process from the prior year.