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AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES (EIN 95-2504030)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-14
IRS object ID
202213189349315736
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Rene E Rothauge
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LeAnn Sanders
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda Miller Savitt
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott J Scherr
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Schonbuch
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel J T Sciano
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard L Scott
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel J Scully Jr
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph W Shea III
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kirby D Shealy III
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Colleen D Shields
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manpreet K Singh
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randall E Smith
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William B Smith
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary K Smith
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Miranda Lundeen Soto
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ryan S Squires
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank J Stakely
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joel Jay Steed
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John E Sweeney
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marda W Sydnor
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James E Tamm
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S Lester Tate III
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary P Thimsen
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy S Tomasik
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan David Toporek
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric V Traut
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James A Varner
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas F Walters
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hon Christopher J Warn
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David L Welch
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher P Wesierski
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel E Wilcoxen
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Teresa Wineland
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marquette William Wolf
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Max E Wright
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry M Young
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Salvatore J Zambri
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary A Zipkin
Chapter Board Member10.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Tyson
Executive Director30.007.50Yes (X)$197,027$49,257$69,604
Sarah Wahlert-Kersh
Associate Executive Director33.753.75Yes (X)$139,177$15,464$27,175
Molly McDonald
Foundation Associate Executive Director0.0037.50Yes (X)$0$123,503$34,650
Karan Wright
Financial Director22.5015.00Yes (X)$41,183$27,455$6,864
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$377,387TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$215,679TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$162,293TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Forvis LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1510 N Valley Mills Dr Ste 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWacoCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP76710ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesAccountingServicesDesc
Compensation$232,296CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$74,488AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$74,488TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Membership900099$3,165,862$3,165,862
Conferences900099$46,910$46,910
Other activities900099$18,250$18,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,231,022TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$210,198TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$210,198ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,476,745SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,152,661SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$324,084SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$324,084TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$324,084ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,839,792TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,231,022RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$534,282ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$425,885TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$461,646TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,865TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,597TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,962TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,106TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$261,624TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,565TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,956TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,269TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,352TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,890TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,797TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$380,114TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,917TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,470TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Uncollectible debt$229,109
Publications$92,036
Program expense$63,352
Staff development$2,855

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,923,367TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,217,886BOYAmt
EOY$2,139,959EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,296,825BOYAmt
EOY$948,451EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$23,191EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$185,456EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,058BOYAmt
EOY$279,677EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$259,192LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$225,322LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,786BOYAmt
EOY$33,870EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,087,069BOYAmt
EOY$3,508,097EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,799,624BOYAmt
EOY$7,118,701EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$431,354EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,210,618EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,536,541EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,178,513EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,799,624BOYAmt
EOY$3,940,188EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,799,624BOYAmt
EOY$3,940,188EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,799,624BOYAmt
EOY$7,118,701EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$916,425ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$150,765NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$3,625,096PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,328OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,766DepreciationAmt
Book Value$562BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,539OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$76,200DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,339BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$165,325OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$136,356DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,969BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$33,870TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Dues payable to affiliates$1,086,538
Payable to the Foundation$450,003
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,536,541TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,720,892TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$150,765NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$64,430DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$86,335RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,807,227RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$32,565InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$32,565RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,839,792TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,955,232TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$64,430DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$64,430ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,890,802ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$32,565InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$32,565ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,923,367TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates
2001 Bryan St Ste 3000DallasTX75201570969581501(c)(3)$409,485$0General support
American Bar Association
321 North Clark StreetChicagoIL60654360723150501(c)(6)$11,400$0National Trial Academy
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Brian Tyson
Executive Director$197,027$49,257$0$0$0$0$19,703$4,926$35,980$8,995$252,710$63,178$0$0
Sarah Wahlert-Kersh
Associate Executive Director$139,177$15,464$0$0$0$0$13,918$1,546$10,540$1,171$163,635$18,181$0$0
Molly McDonald
Foundation Associate Executive Direc$0$123,503$0$0$0$0$0$12,350$0$22,300$0$158,153$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Part III, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Executive Directors' performance is reviewed annually, and salaries are compared to the National Association of Bar Executives' annual survey. Salaries are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee. Salaries and benfits are allocated between American Board of Trial Advocates and the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates. The Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates is the filing entity for all W-2s and W-3s.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 2aThe American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and Foundation for the America Board for Trial Advocates (Fdn-ABOTA) share employees. Fdn-ABOTA pays employees and files Forms W-2 for the shared employees. Employee salaries and related costs are allocated to ABOTA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The organization is a member organization. Members have voting rights to nominate and elect National Board Members and National Board Representatives. There are eight classes of membership in ABOTA, which include member, associate, advocate, diplomat, honorary diplomat, judge, emeritus member, and international member. All classes of membership have voting rights except honorary diplomats and international members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is reviewed by the accounting staff and the Executive Director. It is then forwarded to the President for his review and signature. A copy of the 990 is made available online to all Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Board and Trustees annually review and sign the conflict of interest policy at the first board meeting of the year. In the event of a conflict, the conflicted party is excused from voting on the matter.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Annual performance reviews are conducted. Salaries are compared to the National Association of Bar Executives' annual survey. Salaries are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18Upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates
2001 Bryan St Ste 3000DallasTX75201570969581Support advocacy programsSC501(c)(3)100
American Board of Trial Advocates - Chapters
2001 Bryan St Ste 3000DallasTX75201954216564Public interestCA501(c)(6)0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation of the American Board of Trial AdvocatesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$409,485InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt