ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (EIN 26-0170284)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-08-26
IRS object ID: 202202389349301105
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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	2022-08-26T12:43:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	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	2021-01-01	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	7039403868	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 SOUTH CLARK STREET 1210	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANDREW SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7039403868	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-08-26	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

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	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 SOUTH CLARK STREET 1210	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,980,249	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	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	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	$5,233,615	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,963,676	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$219	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,700	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,115	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,235,096	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,970,791	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$100,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$85,510	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$784,583	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$888,787	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,845,249	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,170,164	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,729,832	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,144,461	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$505,264	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$173,670	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,388,583	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,227,701	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,124,331	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,137,119	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,264,252	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,090,582	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 MORE THAN 50 DSO MEMBER COMPANIES, SEVERAL ASSOCIATION PARTNERS AND MORE THAN 180 INDUSTRY PARTNERS. ADSO REPRESENTS DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (DSOS) BEFORE THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS AND THE MEDIA.OUR MEMBERS ENABLE SUPPORTED DENTISTS TO FOCUS ON THEIR PATIENTS AND EXPAND ACCESS FOR DENTAL CARE WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. OUR MEMBERS OPERATE IN 44 STATES AND PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 10,000 DENTISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.DSO-SUPPORTED DENTISTS, ON AVERAGE, HAVE LOWER STARTUP COSTS FOR A NEW PRACTICE, SPEND MORE TIME ON CLINICAL CARE WITHIN THEIR PRACTICE THAN THEIR NON-DSO SUPPORTED COUNTERPARTS, AND OFFER MORE FLEXIBLE OFFICE HOURS FOR THEIR PATIENTS. ADSO IS THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE ROLE DSOS PLAY IN THE EVOLVING DENTAL SERVICES MARKETPLACE.	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	0	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	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	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	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	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
EMMET SCOTT
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MITCH GOLDMAN
VICE 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)	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
SCOTTE HUDSMITH
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
SVEN GRAIL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN COOPER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 3/2021)	40.00		Yes (X)	$349,167	$0	$28,571
BRADLEY A RIGHTNOWAR
SR. DIRECTOR, GOV. AFFAIRS/COUNSEL	40.00			$253,308	$0	$44,684	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$602,475	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$73,255	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	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	$676,931
APCO WORLDWIDE INC
1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$642,500
CENTERPOINT360 LLC
166 WEST PUTNAM AVE	GREENWICH	CT	06830	STRATEGY	$602,500
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LLC
601 13TH ST NW 11TH FL S	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	LOBBYING	$300,000
VENETIAN CASINO RESORT LLC
3355 LAS VEGAS BLVD S	LAS VEGAS	NV	89109	SUMMIT	$297,504

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$5,563,343	$5,563,343
SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP	900099	$1,392,408		$1,392,408
SUMMIT REGISTRATION	900099	$7,925	$7,925

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,963,676	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$5,566	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$9,458	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$3,892	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,892	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,892	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$11,007	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,007	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$11,007	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,970,791	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,571,268	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,399,523	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	$85,510	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$377,738	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$415,572	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,648	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,397	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,432	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,372	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,879	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,689,901	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,504,253	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,000	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,945	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,448	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,214	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$193,927	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,010,964	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,628	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,423	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,689	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MEMBERSHIP	$107,000
LICENSES & FEES	$19,312
PAYROLL FEES	$5,028
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$1,899

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,282	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,144,461	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,830,774	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,857,369	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$436,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$157,624	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,820	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$43,831	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$34,864	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,746	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,967	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,388,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,227,701	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$262,294	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,156	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$712,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$646,397	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	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,566	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,124,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,137,119	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	$1,264,252	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,090,582	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,264,252	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,090,582	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,388,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,227,701	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$173,670	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	$63,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$63,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
JIM WOOD FOR ASSEMBLY
1787 TRIBUTE ROAD SUITE K	SACRAMENTO	CA	95815	853841563	$1,500
COTTIE PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY
1787 TRIBUTE ROAD SUITE K	SACRAMENTO	CA	95815	854098342	$1,500
EVAN LOW FOR ASSEMBLY
1787 TRIBUTE ROAD SUITE K	SACRAMENTO	CA	95815	853864617	$1,500
CITIZENS FOR PAUL PINSKY
1200 LIGHT STREET UNIT B	BALTIMORE	MD	21230	521451666	$2,000
MURPHY FOR GOVERNOR
196 WEST STATE STREET	TRENTON	NJ	08608	853289051	$2,500
FRIENDS OF KATIE FRY HESTER
1215 E FORT AVE SUITE 106	BALTIMORE	MD	21230	822423839	$2,500
HEATH FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY
9460 TEGNER ROAD	HILMAR	CA	95324	474012574	$1,500
CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR REFORM
9660 FALLS OF NEUSE ROADSTE 138-20	RALEIGH	NC	27615	462332524	$25,000
CAROLINA LEADERSHIP COALITION INC
10540 SWERLING WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27614	812595702	$25,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$5,563,343	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$2,783,224	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$1,116,331	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$3,899,555	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$2,892,938	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$1,006,617	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,833	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,593	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,240	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,644	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$585	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,059	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,354	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$31,686	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$668	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,967	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEPOSITS	Desc
Amt	$5,566	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,566	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,101,475	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$121,226	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$9,458	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$130,684	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,970,791	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,970,791	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,275,145	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$121,226	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$9,458	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$130,684	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,144,461	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,144,461	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 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 9,458. 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 9,458. 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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAUCUS COMMITTEE
PO BOX 1886	ANNAPOLIS	MD	21404	464178664	$20,000	$0	SPONSORSHIP
CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR REFORM
9660 FALLS OF NEUSE RD STE 138-208	RALEIGH	NC	27615	462332524	$25,000	$0	CONTRIBUTIONS TO PACS	501(C)(4)
CAROLINA LEADERSHIP COALITION INC
10540 SWERLING WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27614	812595702	$25,000	$0	CONTRIBUTIONS TO PACS	501(C)(4)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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 (2 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 (FROM 3/2021)	$314,167	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$7,537	$0	$21,034	$0	$377,738	$0	$0	$0
BRADLEY A RIGHTNOWAR
SR. DIRECTOR, GOV. AFFAIRS/COUNSEL	$226,308	$0	$27,000	$0	$0	$0	$19,500	$0	$25,184	$0	$297,992	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 2021.
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 284,650. STRATEGY CONSULTANTS 480,000. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 408,551. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: OUTREACH 331,052.