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AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY INC (EIN 13-0434890)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-12
IRS object ID
202103169349313215
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-12T18:28:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN135381590PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BDO USA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 E LAS OLAS BLVD 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityFORT LAUDERDALECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN130434890EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3054439353PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18669 NW 36TH STREET NO 130AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33166ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGESANA VILLEGASPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3054439353PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstGESANAPersonFirstNm
Person LastVILLEGASPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLISETTE RODRIGUEZ CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01404398PTIN
Phone9547609000PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGESANA VILLEGASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18669 NW 36TH STREET NO 130AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33166ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,075,680GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AWS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1919FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WELDING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body35VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee147TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$40,968,671PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$33,974,045CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,717,057PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,388,440CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$166,096PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$266,613CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$43,851,824PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$36,629,098CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$14,717,475PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,959,306CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,669,592PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,689,293CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$31,387,067PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$26,648,599CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$12,464,757PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,980,499CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$113,940,298TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$132,732,764TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,423,917TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,029,974TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$105,516,381NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$125,702,790NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WELDING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,562,315ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,633,592RevenueAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS - APPROXIMATELY 65,300 MEMBERS RECEIVED "WELDING JOURNAL & WELDING HANDBOOK."Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,784,750ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,095,137RevenueAmt
DescSTANDARDS DEVELOPMENT - PROVIDED TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS FOR INDUSTRY CODES, STANDARDS, METHODS AND SAFETY, FREE CONSULATION ON DOCUMENTS SOLD IS AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$7,633,677ExpenseAmt
Revenue$16,572,739RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND CERTIFICATION - PROVIDED SEMINARS, DOCUMENTS AND HOME-STUDY COURSES ON WELDING TOPICS & CERTIFIED WELDING INSTRUCTORS UPON MEETING MINIMUM WORK REQUIREMENTS AND PASSING A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$4,782,585$1,666,215EXPOSITION - ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF WELDING PRODUCT EXHIBITIONS (APPROXIMATELY 500) AND REGISTRATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES TO THE EXHIBIT AND TECHNICAL SESSIONS (APPROXIMATELY 33,755).
MARKETING & CORPORATE COMMUNICATION, INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES, BOARD APPROVED PROGRAMS,WELDING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE, RESISTANCE WELDING MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE AND INTERNATIONAL THERMAL SPRAY ASSOCIATION.
VARIOUS PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION OF WELDING.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$4,782,585TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,666,215TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$18,763,327TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document86IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee147EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members35GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member35IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGESANA VILLEGASPersonNm
Phone3054439353PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18669 NW 36TH STREET SUITE 130AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33166ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ROBERT W ROTH
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE A FLOOD
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM J LIENERT
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS K ECK
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE A KRUPNICKI
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAREY CHEN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG A DESROCHERS
DISTRICT 1 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARLAND W THOMPSON
DISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN P MORAN
DISTRICT 3 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN E SHOWALTER
DISTRICT 4 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD RECORD
DISTRICT 5 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON H STAHURA
DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER HILTY
DISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM THOMPSON
DISTRICT 8 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE M SKILES
DISTRICT 9 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE SHERMAN
DISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL I TEMPLE
DISTRICT 11 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE H LANGE
DISTRICT 12 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON ASHELFORD
DISTRICT 13 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY BROSIO
DISTRICT 14 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE R HANSON
DISTRICT 15 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARL R FOGLEMAN
DISTRICT 16 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J JONES
DISTRICT 17 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM S HOLT
DISTRICT 18 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN M MCDANIEL
DISTRICT 19 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENIS E CLARK
DISTRICT 20 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM LINDSEY
DISTRICT 21 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB PURVIS
DISTRCT 22 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE L DOENCH
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD L HOLDREN
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAYEE RAGHUNATHAN
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY SHATELL
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALT J SPERKO
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W RICK POLANIN
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY W KONARSKA
SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO38.00Yes (X)$283,583$0$35,8242.00
RAY W SHOOK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS38.00$590,061$0$02.00Yes (X)
CATHERINE R OSPINA
SR. VP MARKETING & MEMBER DEVELOPMENT40.00$239,574$0$39,297Yes (X)
GESANA VILLEGAS
CFO & CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER38.00$295,366$0$60,0712.00Yes (X)
JOHN GAYLER
SR. VICE PRESIDENT, WELDING & TECHNOLOGY40.00$212,853$0$37,110Yes (X)
JOHN D PERRY
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVICES40.00$193,238$0$36,869Yes (X)
MICHAEL J WALSH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, SALES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE40.00$145,474$0$14,739Yes (X)
MONICA A PFARR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDATION35.00$176,597$0$14,7045.00Yes (X)
DENNY SMITH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CERTIFICATION40.00$161,602$0$19,221Yes (X)
ANNETTE M ALONSO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, PUBLISHING40.00$168,893$0$26,988Yes (X)
MATTHEW MILLER
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO38.00$153,956$0$02.00Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,621,197TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$284,823TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PROMETRIC
PO BOX 223608PITTSBURGHPA15251EXAM PROVIDER$510,109
COBALT
2550 SOUTH CLARK STREET 850ARLINGTONVA22202SOFTWARE PROVIDER$481,675
LSC COMMUNICATIONS US LLC
PO BOX 531840ATLANTAGA30353DIGITAL PRINTING$469,003
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS USA
DEPT LA 22988PASADENACA91185IT SERVICES$324,949
TTG TALENT SOLUTIONS INC
6303 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE 200MIAMIFL33126STAFFING SERVICES$234,756
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CERTIFICATION611710$11,971,471$11,971,471
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT611710$10,095,137$10,095,137
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES611710$4,601,268$4,601,268
MEMBERSHIP611710$3,758,788$3,758,788
PUBLICATIONS611710$1,881,166$874,804$1,006,362

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,666,215TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,666,215RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$33,974,045TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,388,440TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,388,440ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$713,195RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$446,582RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$266,613RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$266,613TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$266,613ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,629,098TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,967,683RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,661,415ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,910,680TotalAmt
Program Services$7,512,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,398,591ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$714,215TotalAmt
Program Services$536,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,638,398TotalAmt
Program Services$1,459,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$696,013TotalAmt
Program Services$392,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$303,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,339TotalAmt
Management And General$120,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,500TotalAmt
Management And General$108,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,791TotalAmt
Management And General$35,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,238,636TotalAmt
Program Services$968,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$269,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$342,298TotalAmt
Program Services$336,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,768TotalAmt
Program Services$123,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,523,988TotalAmt
Program Services$795,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$728,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$482,720TotalAmt
Program Services$482,720ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,972TotalAmt
Program Services$69,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$764,274TotalAmt
Program Services$724,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,453,201TotalAmt
Program Services$261,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,191,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,905TotalAmt
Management And General$231,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION$2,390,302$2,390,302
LOSS ON DISPOSALS OF PR$1,200,000$1,200,000
OTHER EXPENSES$1,025,267$456,230$569,037
PUBLICATIONS$903,007$903,007

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,577,325TotalAmt
Program Services$1,350,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$226,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,648,599TotalAmt
Program Services$18,763,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,885,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,372,035BOYAmt
EOY$5,795,026EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,899,577BOYAmt
EOY$2,290,999EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$331,828BOYAmt
EOY$322,175EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$447,846BOYAmt
EOY$174,726EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$39,602,002LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$17,271,519LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,604,294BOYAmt
EOY$22,330,483EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,935,553BOYAmt
EOY$96,494,005EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,152,526BOYAmt
EOY$2,952,526EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,196,639BOYAmt
EOY$2,372,824EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,940,298BOYAmt
EOY$132,732,764EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,725,965BOYAmt
EOY$2,103,515EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,697,952BOYAmt
EOY$4,926,459EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,423,917BOYAmt
EOY$7,029,974EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,516,381BOYAmt
EOY$125,702,790EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,516,381BOYAmt
EOY$125,702,790EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,940,298BOYAmt
EOY$132,732,764EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,980,499ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Investment Expense$12,748,910InvestmentExpenseAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,543,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,656,957CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,478,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,210,859CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,263,217CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,234,296CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$185,843,358TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,656,957CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,478,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,210,859CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,263,217CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,234,296CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$185,843,358TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$185,843,358PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,188,350CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,738,386CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,329,241CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,717,057CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,388,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,361,474TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,188,350CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,738,386CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,329,241CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,717,057CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,388,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,361,474TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,716,901CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,603,446CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,232,266CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,871,877CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,006,362CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,430,852TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,562,208CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,819,861CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,772,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,852,151CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,629,098CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$206,635,684TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89940PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.89930PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05010InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04300InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,191,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,191,574BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,480,301OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,820,685DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,659,616BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,013,096OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,261,003DepreciationAmt
Book Value$752,093BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,917,031OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,189,831DepreciationAmt
Book Value$727,200BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,330,483TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, INC. RECOGNIZES AND MEASURES TAX POSITIONS BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL MERIT AND ASSESS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD. INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON TAX LIABILITIES, IF ANY, WOULD BE RECORDED IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER NON-INTEREST EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$941,257
MIDDLE EAST00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$30,949
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$17,325
NORTH AMERICA, CANADA AND MEXICO1128PROGRAM SERVICESAWS OWNS AN LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A TRADESHOW IN MEXICO. AWS DID NOT HAVE ANY REVENUES OR EXPENSES FOR THE LLC IN 2020.$115,872
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$44,776
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$101,862
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA,00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$37,731
RUSSIA & THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES -00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$2,010
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees128SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee128TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,291,782SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,291,782TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgYes (1)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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
RAY W SHOOK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS$167,155$0$80,290$0$342,616$0$0$0$0$0$590,061$0$342,616$0
GESANA VILLEGAS
CFO & CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER$234,696$0$55,637$0$5,033$0$38,906$0$21,165$0$355,437$0$0$0
GARY W KONARSKA
SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO$278,103$0$0$0$5,480$0$22,800$0$13,024$0$319,407$0$0$0
CATHERINE R OSPINA
SR. VP MARKETING & MEMBER DEVELOPMEN$191,868$0$37,161$0$10,545$0$16,971$0$22,326$0$278,871$0$0$0
JOHN GAYLER
SR. VICE PRESIDENT, WELDING & TECHNO$168,995$0$35,476$0$8,382$0$14,784$0$22,326$0$249,963$0$0$0
JOHN D PERRY
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVI$159,426$0$22,133$0$11,679$0$14,543$0$22,326$0$230,107$0$0$0
ANNETTE M ALONSO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, PUBLISHING$133,416$0$29,401$0$6,076$0$11,587$0$15,401$0$195,881$0$0$0
MONICA A PFARR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDATION$150,348$0$26,249$0$0$0$11,936$0$2,768$0$191,301$0$0$0
DENNY SMITH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CERTIFICATION$143,383$0$15,591$0$2,628$0$11,644$0$7,577$0$180,823$0$0$0
MICHAEL J WALSH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, SALES AND CUSTOME$94,672$0$48,868$0$1,934$0$7,371$0$7,368$0$160,213$0$0$0
MATTHEW MILLER
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO$153,956$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$153,956$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES A REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES UNDER AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. TWICE A YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT COMMITTEE CERTIFYING THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF NOTICE AND "ACCEPTANCE" HAVE BEEN MET AND SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME IN EACH REPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW SENIOR EXECUTIVE PAY LEVELS AND TO ASSESS COMPETITIVENESS AND DEVELOP SALARY RANGES AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY LEVELS. THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY IS THEN SHARED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE ON THE WEB, AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN THE JUNE WELDING JOURNAL.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:TRANSFER TO AWS FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE MATCHING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -2,543,000.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AWS FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18669 NW 36TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33166ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN650148545EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WELDINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(A)(2)PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WELDMEX LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18669 NW 36 ST NO 130AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33166ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262722026EIN
Primary ActivitiesTRADESHOW IN MEXICOPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypeTRADESHOWSPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AWS ASIA LIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line132/F HARBOUR CENTRE 25 HARBOUR ROAAddressLine1Txt
CityHONG KONGCityNm
CountryCHCountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesPROMOTE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND STANDARDSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryCHLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AWS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$2,543,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt