2022-11-11T15:55:11-06:00 2021-12-31 873707167 CBIZ MARKS PANETH LLC 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2021-01-01 131679617 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES INC ALCO 2128703400 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT 2128703400 2022-11-10 1 ROBERT WILCOX 999009999 MAGDALENA M CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2022-11-10 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROBERT WILCOX 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 12110846 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. 10 7 102 7 0 0 0 0 9098279 12110603 0 243 0 0 9098279 12110846 18750 0 0 0 4550067 4336740 0 0 0 5083772 8817569 9652589 13154309 -554310 -1043463 9943907 9187849 1354424 1641829 8589483 7546020 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 8938004 12110603 SALE OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER MATERIAL DIRECTED TOWARD RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. DURING 2021, AAWS SOLD MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION PIECES OF LITERATURE. THIS INCLUDES 831 THOUSAND COPIES OF "ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS" (AKA "THE BIG BOOK")AND 421 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 "THE BIG BOOK." A.A. LITERATURE HAS ALSO BEEN CONVERTED INTO MANY FORMATS FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED INCLUDING LARGE PRINT, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, BRAILLE, AUDIO AND VIDEO. A.A. LITERATURE IS DISTRIBUTED BY OVER 1.4 MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN OVER 72,000 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 CALANDER YEAR. 8938004 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 68 0 1 102 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 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 DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID NOLL VICE CHAIRPERSON (OUTGOING) 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH C KOLTAI TREASURER 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 G GREGORY TOBIN GENERAL MANAGER (OUTGOING) 17.50 17.50 X X 188370 0 12696 IRMA VAN DE BON-NICOL DIRECTOR 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAN LEMBKE DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY WINE VICE PRESIDENT 17.50 17.50 X X 122891 0 6010 JIMMY DEAN CHAIR 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN WEIS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH BUSH VICE CHAIRPERSON 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER 17.50 17.50 X X 160971 0 27113 SISTER JUDITH ANN KARAM CSA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 VERA FARRELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE ISAAC SECRETARY 17.50 17.50 X 79121 0 18739 PAUL KONIGSTEIN CFO 17.50 17.50 X 186984 0 45650 DAVID ROSEN PUBLISHING DIRECTOR 17.50 17.50 X 210075 0 25312 LORNA GRAHAM DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 17.50 17.50 X 166797 0 28802 MALINI SINGH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 35.00 X 153901 0 44865 SANDRA WILSON DIRECTOR OF STAFF SERVICES 17.50 17.50 X 150480 0 78531 STEPHANIE LYLES SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINIS 17.50 17.50 X 245460 0 24634 1665050 0 312352 26 0 1 0 RSM US LLP 151 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 CONSULTING SERVICES 273304 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER 1333 BROADWAY SUITE 720 NEW YORK NY 10018 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 206905 CHECK 2 AV LLC 1500 WORCESTER RD 322 FRAMINGHAM MA 01701 VIRTUAL MEETING SUPPORT 172974 WELMAN DIGITAL 40 ASHLEY RD HASTINGONHUDSON NY 10706 TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING SERVICES 170179 MARY CUMINGS 1577 LAVAL DR CINCINNATI OH 45255 CONSULTING SERVICES 101850 5 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 12110603 12110603 12110603 243 243 12110846 12110603 0 243 848546 259026 589520 2672786 1629421 1043365 78264 47289 30975 484131 287285 196846 253013 134475 118538 205064 205064 1132638 214392 918246 263385 76728 186657 463833 95998 367835 571795 264080 307715 56672 2575 54097 210256 113810 96446 28959 28959 COST OF PRINTING 2875814 2875814 SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSIN 2178583 2178583 DISCOUNTS 758528 758528 MISCELLANEOUS 39695 39695 32347 32347 13154309 8938004 4216305 0 653152 1047555 25677 75647 348933 445023 2967743 3289548 252549 299998 1461625 658339 1013542 803286 4682311 3226792 9943907 9187849 1242188 1528524 112236 113305 1354424 1641829 X 8589483 7546020 8589483 7546020 9943907 9187849 -1043463 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 13693372 14020149 14215179 9098279 12110603 63137582 13693372 14020149 14215179 9098279 12110603 63137582 0 0 0 63137582 298 100 243 641 298 100 243 641 13693670 14020149 14215279 9098279 12110846 63138223 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X 71379 36922 34457 900001 621417 278584 490245 490245 803286 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 3226792 3226792 X 6297921 -5812925 -5812925 12110846 0 12110846 7341384 0 7341384 5812925 5812925 13154309 PART X, LINE 2: A.A.W.S. BELIEVES IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020, 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 -758,528. COST OF PRINTING -2,875,814. DIRECT SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSING -2,178,583. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DISCOUNTS 758,528. COST OF PRINTING 2,875,814. DIRECT SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSING 2,178,583. NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE SALES OF PUBLICATIONS 493481 0 0 0 0 0 0 493481 0 493481 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X 1 1 X X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 STEPHANIE LYLES SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINIS 243955 0 0 0 1505 0 12677 0 11957 0 270094 0 0 0 DAVID ROSEN PUBLISHING DIRECTOR 207303 0 0 0 2772 0 10500 0 14812 0 235387 0 0 0 PAUL KONIGSTEIN CFO 185230 0 0 0 1754 0 5063 0 40587 0 232634 0 0 0 SANDRA WILSON DIRECTOR OF STAFF SERVICES 146673 0 0 0 3807 0 59415 0 19116 0 229011 0 0 0 G GREGORY TOBIN GENERAL MANAGER (OUTGOING) 37956 0 0 0 150414 0 8458 0 4238 0 201066 0 0 0 MALINI SINGH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 153426 0 0 0 475 0 31788 0 13077 0 198766 0 0 0 LORNA GRAHAM DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 162296 0 3000 0 1501 0 11880 0 16922 0 195599 0 0 0 ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER 160590 0 0 0 381 0 0 0 27113 0 188084 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A RELOCATION ALLOWANCE TO ROBERT WILCOX TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR MOVING EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSED $23,922 IN EXPENSES. ONLY EXPENSES SUPPORTED BY RECEIPTS WERE REIMBURSED. PART I, LINE 4A G. GREGORY TOBIN RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $150,000. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III). PART I, LINE 7 THE BONUS SHOWN IN COLUMN B (II) WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. PART II, COLUMN(C): AMOUNTS IN THIS COLUMN INCLUDE PENSION BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS CONTRIBUTED BY THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. 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 MEET WITH 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, 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 RECOMMENDS SALARY RANGES WHICH ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION. THE APPROPRIATE ANNUAL INCREASE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER BY THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT IS PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD TRUSTEES COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH REQUESTS A FORMAL REPORT FROM 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. THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PRESENTS HIS REPORT THAT CONTAINS ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR AAWS MANAGERS AND HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES. THE AAWS SALARY DATA IS COMPARED TO SIMILAR DATA FROM OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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 BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND A RELATED ENTITY. 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 STRENGTH & HOPE AND RECOVERY NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS GRAPEVINE INC 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 131871991 A FELLOWSHIP FOR ALCOHOLICS TO SHARE STRENGTH & HOPE AND RECOVERY NY 501(C)(3) LINE 10 GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0