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AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 13-0429745)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-08
IRS object ID
202143129349301114
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)
Return2021-11-08T08:03:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN130429745EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127165800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1120 BROADWAY NO FL 21AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFRANCESCO ROSSIPersonNm
Person TitleSVP, CFO & TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127165810PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer0DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstFRANCESCOPersonFirstNm
Person LastROSSIPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273422PTIN
Phone2122970400PhoneNum
Preparation2021-08-05PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
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 OfficerINDIA JOHNSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1120 BROADWAY NO FL 21AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10271ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$186,343,747GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ADR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA") IS DEDICATED TO EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION THROUGH EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED SERVICE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS ONE OF SERVICE AND EDUCATION.WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS, PROFICIENT CASE MANAGEMENT, DEDICATED PERSONNEL, ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND INNOVATIVE PROCESS KNOWLEDGE TO MEET THE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.THE CORPORATE PURPOSE OF THE AAA, AS DESCRIBED IN ITS BYLAWS, IS "FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES, TO STUDY, RESEARCH, PROMOTE, ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER PROCEDURES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES OF ALL KINDS THROUGH THE USE OF ARBITRATION, MEDIATION, CONCILIATION, NEGOTIATION, DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS AND OTHER VOLUNTARY PROCEDURES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Total Revenue$117,859,585PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$109,663,148CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,378,704PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$11,695,794CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$348,880,514TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$170,432,786TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$254,565,882TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$75,084,804NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$94,314,632NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$100,337,369ExpenseAmt
Revenue$116,524,369RevenueAmt
DescCASE ADMINISTRATION:THE AAA ADMINISTERS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ARBITRATIONS, MEDIATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN A GIVEN YEAR. THE AAA'S ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE IN THESE PROCESSES IS TO PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE DISPUTES CAN BE RESOLVED, TO PROVIDE ROSTERS OF QUALIFIED ARBITRATORS, MEDIATORS AND OTHER DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROFESSIONALS, AND TO APPLY OUR RULES THAT GOVERN THE CONDUCT OF THOSE PROCEEDINGS. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH A VIEW TO OUR CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY AND SERVICE. THE RESULT OF THE AAA'S COLLECTIVE PROGRAMS HAS RESULTED IN A LESSENING OF THE BURDENS OF OUR COURTS AND GOVERNMENT.BY THE END OF 2020, AAA HAD EXPANDED ITS INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE TO SUPPORT THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ADR SERVICES. THE AAA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FORCE FOR INNOVATION AND TAKE INITIATIVE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. IN 2019, THE ASSOCIATION HAD GROWTH IN CASELOAD OF OVER 78,000 CASES.ADDITIONALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTION SERVICES IS A SPECIALIZED AND UNIQUE CAPABILITY OF THE AAA, AND IS PROVIDED TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND UNIONS. PROCEDURES SEEK TO ASSURE THE EQUITY OF RESULTS AND GIVE THE PARTICIPANTS THE SECURITY OF KNOWING THAT THEIR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS HAVE BEEN FULLY AND FAIRLY PRESERVED.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,253,231ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,512,578GrantAmt
Revenue$677,641RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION AND PUBLICATIONS: THE AAA EDUCATION SERVICES DIVISION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. ITS FOCUS IS THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS BOTH IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS AS WELL AS ONLINE FORMATS TO ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS SERVING THE AAA AND ICDR AS WELL AS ADVOCATES, BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AAA EDUCATION SERVICES DESIGNS AND DELIVERS PROGRAMS FOR CORPORATIONS, LAW FIRMS, COURT SYSTEMS, UNIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES.MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED TO ALL NEW ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS ON THE AAA'S ROSTER. ADVANCED COURSES ARE OFFERED THAT MEET THE AAA'S ONGOING ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS. THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE SERVES AS THE LIAISON WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES IN ORDER TO SERVE AS AN INFORMATION RESOURCE REGARDING THE ASSOCIATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS. THE ONGOING ROLE OF THE AAA'S PUBLICATION DEPARTMENT IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) IN THE FULFILLMENT OF THE AAA'S MISSION THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY PUBLICATIONS. ON THE BROADEST LEVEL, THE PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT HELPS TO FULFILL THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE AAA.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$103,590,600TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document3853IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee660EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRANCESCO ROSSI SVP CFO & TREASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2127165810PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1120 BROADWAY FLOOR 21AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10271ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

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BARBARA MCGIVERN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID L EVANS ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENIS J HAUPTLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDNA SUSSMAN ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
FRANK RUSSO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON WILLIAM G BASSLER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
INDIA JOHNSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO50.00Yes (X)$956,639$0$305,0533.00Yes (X)
J MICHAEL KIRKLAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
KAREN P LAYNG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
KIMBERLY WIEHL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK H DUESENBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN F SCHEINMAN ESQ
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELINDA REID HATTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
PROFESSOR HAROLD HONGJU KOH
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD A ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN ERRICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERESA E MCCASLIN
CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WOLF VON KUMBERG
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC P TUCHMANN
GEN COUN, CORP SEC, & SVP50.00$575,782$0$193,5003.00Yes (X)
FRANCESCO ROSSI
CFO, TREASURER & SENIOR VP50.00$637,144$0$213,8303.00Yes (X)
CHRISTINE L NEWHALL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT50.00$461,829$0$112,875Yes (X)
DIANA N DIDIA
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT50.00$483,240$0$86,263Yes (X)
DWIGHT D JAMES
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT50.00$437,924$0$105,486Yes (X)
ERIC DILL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT50.00$397,658$0$105,052Yes (X)
HAROLD COLEMAN JR
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT50.00$369,252$0$96,829Yes (X)
ROBERT MATLIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT50.00$453,365$0$112,950Yes (X)
INTERNA KHUTORSKY
VICE PRESIDENT50.00$251,485$0$50,182Yes (X)
MAUREEN KURDZIEL
VICE PRESIDENT50.00$342,462$0$33,079Yes (X)
MICHAEL C CLARK
VICE PRESIDENT50.00$272,009$0$20,567Yes (X)
SASHA CARBONE
VICE PRESIDENT50.00$332,600$0$62,135Yes (X)
KELLY WEISBROD
VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER50.00$267,927$0$30,8773.00Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES INC
120 WOOD AVE SISELINNJ08830IT SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENT$3,886,011
BIG IDEA
6 MAIDEN LANE SUITE 925OAK BROOKIL60523MARKETING SERVICES$1,595,998
GRANT THORNTON LLP
33562 TREASURY CENTERCHICAGOIL606943500INTERNAL AUDIT & OTHER SERVICES$441,645
IT CONVERGENCE
PO BOX 56346ATLANTAGA30343IT SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENT$322,303
SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
1600 MARKET STREET SUITE 3600PHILADELPHIAPA19103LEGAL SERVICES$281,014
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K68CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION REV.561000$116,578,870$116,578,870
PUBLICATION REVENUE611600$312,821$312,821
SEMINAR REVENUE611600$239,820$239,820
OTHER EDUCATION REVENUE611600$125,000$125,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,869,172TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$361,426TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$361,426ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$280,910RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$283,092RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$2,182RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$2,182ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$62,575,728SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$64,647,212SecuritiesAmt
Other$54,501OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$2,071,484SecuritiesAmt
Other-$54,501OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$2,071,484ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$4,156,932ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,512,578TotalAmt
Program Services$2,512,578ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,649,749TotalAmt
Program Services$3,921,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,728,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,522,947TotalAmt
Program Services$47,611,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,911,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,795,192TotalAmt
Program Services$2,704,484ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,721,626TotalAmt
Program Services$7,516,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$205,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,213,236TotalAmt
Program Services$4,058,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$155,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,299,732TotalAmt
Program Services$4,927,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$372,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$990,843TotalAmt
Program Services$768,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$222,277ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$278,503TotalAmt
Program Services$244,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,998TotalAmt
Management And General$47,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,014,631TotalAmt
Program Services$1,997,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,435,709TotalAmt
Program Services$6,361,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,833ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,845,482TotalAmt
Program Services$2,712,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,466,398TotalAmt
Program Services$9,236,348ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$230,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,653TotalAmt
Program Services$189,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,895TotalAmt
Program Services$165,670ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,255,409TotalAmt
Program Services$5,086,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$168,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$630,397TotalAmt
Program Services$611,362ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
DIRECT ELECTIONS EXP$1,944,403$1,944,403
BAD DEBT$687,353$687,353
DIRECT EDUCATION EXP$65,581$65,581
DIRECT PUBLICATION EXP$10,481$10,481

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$881,352TotalAmt
Program Services$256,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$624,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,663,148TotalAmt
Program Services$103,590,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,072,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,450BOYAmt
EOY$3,450EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,974,103BOYAmt
EOY$49,359,193EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,318,999BOYAmt
EOY$19,690,857EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,953,622BOYAmt
EOY$3,322,594EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$43,607,356LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$22,180,685LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,486,463BOYAmt
EOY$21,426,671EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,591,067BOYAmt
EOY$254,081,279EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,189,886BOYAmt
EOY$996,470EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$245,517,590BOYAmt
EOY$348,880,514EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,009,646BOYAmt
EOY$172,734,499EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,206,176BOYAmt
EOY$57,312,693EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,395,621BOYAmt
EOY$6,333,904EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,821,343BOYAmt
EOY$18,184,786EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,432,786BOYAmt
EOY$254,565,882EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,084,804BOYAmt
EOY$94,314,632EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,084,804BOYAmt
EOY$94,314,632EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$245,517,590BOYAmt
EOY$348,880,514EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$11,695,794ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$8,934,264NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$81,524PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,318,706OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$89,989,244CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$92,132,877CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,213,938CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112,350,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$117,256,511CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$513,942,844TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$89,989,244CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$92,132,877CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,213,938CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112,350,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$117,256,511CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$513,942,844TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,872,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,016,962CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,611,878CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,830,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,352,892CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$63,684,778TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,872,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,016,962CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,611,878CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,830,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,352,892CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$63,684,778TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$450,258,066PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,498,333CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,149,317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,933,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,100,093CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,511,508CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,192,340TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,498,333CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,149,317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,933,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,100,093CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,511,508CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,192,340TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$93,487,577CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$97,282,194CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$108,147,027CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$118,450,367CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$123,768,019CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$541,135,184TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.83210PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.87730PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05030InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04920InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$120,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$120,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AAA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENT MONITORS, ANALYZES, AND RESPONDS AS NEEDED TO LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY, AND POLICY ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THE ASSOCIATION, AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND DECISION-MAKERS TO ASSIST IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$4,860,120BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year$2,211,094AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$737,310DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$6,333,904EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,172,480OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,017,563DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,154,917BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,584,262OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,735,920DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,848,342BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,850,614OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,427,202DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,423,412BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,426,671TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL COSTS$13,273,068
DEFERRED RENT$4,911,718
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$18,184,786TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$128,061,368TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$8,934,264NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$2,186,022OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,748,242RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$121,313,126RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$47,998InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$2,182OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$45,816RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$121,358,942TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$105,190,000TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$1,389,170OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$1,389,170ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$106,579,170ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$47,998InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,035,980OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,083,978ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$109,663,148TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS FUNDS PERTAINING TO ARBITRATION CASES. DURING 2020, THE TOTAL FUNDS IN ESCROW AT YEAR END WAS $1,414,258. THE ASSOCIATIONS' INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION HAS A CUSTODIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. THE EU-US PRIVACY SHIELD ANNEX I BINDING ARBITRATION MECHANISM IS A PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS OF THE EU-US PRIVACY SHIELD PROGRAMS TO PAY A PERIODIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND TO BE USED FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARBITRATIONS ARISING OUT OF THE PRIVACY SHIELD PROGRAM. THE ASSOCIATION RECORDS RESTRICTED CASH AND A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM THESE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. THE RESTRICTED CASH AND CORRESPONDING LIABILITY BALANCES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 WAS $4,919,310.58.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE ASSOCIATION'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 2020. THE ASSOCIATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2017 ARE CLOSED AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. IF APPLICABLE, THE ASSOCIATION WILL RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX MATTERS AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION AND INCLUDE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES WITH THE RELATED TAX LIABILITY IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THERE WERE NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES PAID FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BANK FEES -3,035,980. INTERCOMPANY ELMINATIONS -2,255,797. RELATED PARTY INVESTMENT INCOME 50,912. RELATED PARTY REVENUES 3,054,843.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENT SUBSIDY -2,182.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INTERCOMPANY ELMINATIONS -1,386,988. RENT SUBSIDY -2,182.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BANK FEES 3,035,980.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,RegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedADR SERVICESSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$10,638RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$10,638SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$10,638TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:AN ANNUAL BUDGET IS DEVELOPED FOR THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, AND INCLUDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRODUCED MONTHLY, AND VARIANCES TO BUDGET ARE REVIEWED AND INVESTIGATED TO THE SOURCE. PART I, SOUTH AMERICA: OFFICE LOCATION: N/A. STAFFING: ONE DOMESTICALLY BASED VICE PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS GEOGRAPHIC REGION. THE EXPENSES NOTED INCLUDE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AMERICA (NON-US).
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AAA-ICDR FOUNDATION INC
120 BROADWAY 21ST FLNEW YORKNY10271134197286501(C)(3)$2,065,000CASH VALUEGENERAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION DONATED EMPLOYEE TIME VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $158,000.
EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALL INC
143 LAKEWOOD ESTATES DRIVENEW ORLEANSLA70131851638032501(C)(3)$100,000CASH VALUEGENERAL SUPPORT
ABA FREE LEGAL ANSWERS
321 N CLARK STCHICAGOIL60654360723150501(C)(3)$50,000CASH VALUEINCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
600 NEW JERSEY AVE NWWASHINGTONDC200012075530196603501(C)(3)$100,000CASH VALUESUPPORT ABLE PROGRAM GEORGETOWN LAW POLICING INNOVATION
FRANCIS E MCGOVERN FOUNDATION
PO BOX 1556ROSSCA94957229605873501(C)(3)$25,000CASH VALUEMEMORIAL DONATION
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FOUNDATION
701 MARRIOTT DRIVENASHVILLETN37214521606785501(C)(3)$20,000CASH VALUESUPPORT 2021 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WELLNESS SUMMIT
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
262 DANNY THOMAS PLMEMPHISTN38105620646012501(C)(3)$18,406CASH VALUEGENERAL SUPPORT
KIDS MANAGING CONFLICT SCMA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
2390 CRENSHAW BLVD 213TORRANCECA90505208722577501(C)(3)$25,000CASH VALUEGENERAL SUPPORT
ABA FUND FOR JUSTICE AND EDUCATION
321 N CLARK ST 21ST FLOORCHICAGOIL60654366110299501(C)(3)$17,500CASH VALUEINCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE
CENTER FOR MEDIATION & COLLABORATION RI
641 BALD HILL ROAD NO 201WARWICKRI02886050489089501(C)(3)$10,000CASH VALUEGENERAL SUPPORT
SHARE OUR STRENGTH
1030 15TH ST NWWASHINGTONDC20005521367538501(C)(3)$8,000CASH VALUEGENERAL SUPPORT
FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
39 BROADWAY 10TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10006133179546501(C)(3)$6,000CASH VALUEGENERAL SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org12Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE AAA-ICDR FOUNDATION, PURSUANT TO THE AAA-ICDR FOUNDATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS. THE AAA RECEIVES PERIODIC, UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM THE AAA-ICDR FOUNDATION. PURSUANT TO THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RESOLUTION, THE AAA FORMED A STANDING FOUNDATION COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE AAA IN EXERCISING ITS AUTHORITY AND CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE FOUNDATION. THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION COMMITTEE ON AN EX OFFICIO BASIS ARE: CHAIR OF THE AAA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE AAA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AAA, TREASURER OF THE AAA, GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY OF THE AAA, CHAIR OF THE AAA'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AAA'S FOUNDATION COMMITTEE HOLDS ANNUAL MEETINGS DURING WHICH IT VOTES ON THE FOUNDATION'S DIRECTORS, THE FOUNDATION'S TREASURER PRESENTS THE FOUNDATION'S AUDITED FINANCIALS STATEMENTS AND NOTES, STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND YEAR TO DATE FINANCIALS, AND CONDUCTS SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS IS NEEDED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 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
INDIA JOHNSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO$637,436$0$310,000$0$9,203$0$270,042$0$35,011$0$1,261,692$0$0$0
FRANCESCO ROSSI
CFO, TREASURER & SENIOR VP$432,544$0$200,757$0$3,843$0$179,244$0$34,586$0$850,974$0$0$0
ERIC P TUCHMANN
GEN COUN, CORP SEC, & SVP$394,940$0$175,920$0$4,922$0$161,345$0$32,155$0$769,282$0$0$0
CHRISTINE L NEWHALL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$322,515$0$130,708$0$8,606$0$82,390$0$30,485$0$574,704$0$0$0
DIANA N DIDIA
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$339,798$0$140,809$0$2,633$0$85,695$0$568$0$569,503$0$0$0
ROBERT MATLIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$304,845$0$140,707$0$7,813$0$80,850$0$32,100$0$566,315$0$0$0
DWIGHT D JAMES
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$297,173$0$131,704$0$9,047$0$77,160$0$28,326$0$543,410$0$0$0
ERIC DILL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$258,738$0$135,000$0$3,920$0$71,550$0$33,502$0$502,710$0$0$0
HAROLD COLEMAN JR
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$259,296$0$102,684$0$7,272$0$66,110$0$30,719$0$466,081$0$0$0
SASHA CARBONE
VICE PRESIDENT$257,262$0$73,973$0$1,365$0$27,961$0$34,174$0$394,735$0$0$0
MAUREEN KURDZIEL
VICE PRESIDENT$264,232$0$74,315$0$3,915$0$27,978$0$5,101$0$375,541$0$0$0
INTERNA KHUTORSKY
VICE PRESIDENT$199,829$0$46,094$0$5,562$0$16,236$0$33,946$0$301,667$0$0$0
KELLY WEISBROD
VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER$214,378$0$52,821$0$728$0$19,598$0$11,279$0$298,804$0$0$0
MICHAEL C CLARK
VICE PRESIDENT$217,308$0$53,607$0$1,094$0$19,625$0$942$0$292,576$0$0$0

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PART I, LINE 4BAMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMN (C) OF PART II OF SCHEDULE J REFLECT THAT IN 2019, THE AAA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED A SECTION 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN COVERING CERTAIN KEY EMPLOYEES AND APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS UNDER THE PLAN, SUBJECT TO VESTING REQUIREMENTS. THE PLAN WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE AAA'S INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM WITH EXPERTISE ADVISING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, IN ORDER TO REFLECT PREVAILING PRACTICES FOR SIMILAR EMPLOYERS AND HELP ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE TALENT NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AAA'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION AND MANAGE ITS OPERATIONS. THE PLAN WAS APPROVED FOLLOWING EVALUATION BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM'S ISSUANCE OF AN OPINION LETTER CERTIFYING TO THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID UNDER THE PLAN, UNDER SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE REVIEW PROCESS FOLLOWED WAS DESIGNED TO QUALIFY FOR THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS" UNDER TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6, INCLUDING REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BASED ON APPROPRIATE MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA AND WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROCESS. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN DURING 2020 BEING: INDIA JOHNSON - $232,542 FRANCESCO ROSSI - $140,408 ERIC TUCHMANN - $120,205 DIANA DIDIA - $48,050 CHRISTINE NEWHALL - $46,100 ROBERT MATLIN - $45,500 DWIGHT JAMES - $43,350 ERIC DILL - $40,500 HAROLD COLEMAN - $36,900 MAUREEN KURDZIEL - $34,356 SASHA CARBONE - $34,322
PART I, LINE 5SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION INCLUDES THE POTENTIAL FOR ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDS, WHICH MAY BE BASED, IN PART, UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS RELATED TO MISSION, INITIATIVES, PROJECTS, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND OTHER OUTCOMES. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (II) AND INCLUDED IN THE 2020 W-2.

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA") IS DEDICATED TO EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION THROUGH EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED SERVICE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS ONE OF SERVICE AND EDUCATION. THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA") HAS, FOR OVER NINETY YEARS, PIONEERED THE EFFECTIVE USE OF ARBITRATION, MEDIATION AND OTHER FORMS OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. THE AAA DOES NOT DECIDE CASES. RATHER, IT PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE HEARING OF DISPUTES, TESTED RULES AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BROAD ACCEPTANCE AND A ROSTER OF 5,499 IMPARTIAL ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS TO HEAR AND RESOLVE CASES. RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR STANDING, EXPERTISE IN THEIR FIELDS, AND THEIR DISPUTE RESOLUTION SKILLS, ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS ARE NOMINATED TO THE ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL PANEL BY LEADERS IN THEIR INDUSTRY OR PROFESSION. THEIR CONDUCT IS GUIDED BY A CODE OF ETHICS, SUCH AS ONE DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY THE AAA AND THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. AT THE END OF 2020 THE AAA, HAD 27 DOMESTIC OFFICES AND 4 INTERNATIONAL OFFICES LOCATED IN BAHRAIN, KOREA, MEXICO, AND SINGAPORE AND 85 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH ARBITRAL INSTITUTIONS, UNIVERSITIES AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN 51 NATIONS. THE AAA'S WEBSITE WWW.ADR.ORG HAD OVER 1.7 MILLION VISITS IN 2020, WITH NEARLY 5.9 MILLION PAGES VIEWED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTION SERVICES IS A SPECIALIZED AND UNIQUE CAPABILITY OF THE AAA, AND IS PROVIDED TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND UNIONS. PROCEDURES SEEK TO ASSURE THE EQUITY OF RESULTS AND GIVE THE PARTICIPANTS THE SECURITY OF KNOWING THAT THEIR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS HAVE BEEN FULLY AND FAIRLY PRESERVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION IS A CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS WHO ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE COUNCIL OF THE AAA. THERE ARE NO SEPARATE OR DISTINCT MEMBERSHIP CLASSES WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF THE AAA. AS NOTED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE AAA, THE COUNCIL CONSISTS OF BETWEEN 80 AND 100 MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF 15 TO 18 COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLUS THREE OFFICERS WHO ARE EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS. THE COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO ELECT COUNCIL MEMBERS, DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OFFICERS, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TO A THREE-YEAR TERM AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ELECTED FOR UP TO THREE SUCCESSIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS. ALSO, PER THE BYLAWS, "ANY VACANCIES ON THE COUNCIL MAY BE FILLED BY THE COUNCIL OR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A MEMBER ELECTED BY THE COUNCIL TO FILL A VACANCY SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE MEMBER'S PREDECESSOR IN OFFICE AND UNTIL HIS OR HER SUCCESSOR IS DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. A MEMBER ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FILL A VACANCY SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE CONTINUING ONLY UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, AND UNTIL HIS OR HER SUCCESSOR IS DULY ELECTED, APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED BY THE COUNCIL."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AAS PER THE BYLAWS OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (AAA), "THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION AND CONSISTS OF BETWEEN 80 TO 100 MEMBERS. THE COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO ELECT COUNCIL MEMBERS, DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OFFICERS, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE SUBSTANTIVE INPUT FOR THE FORM 990 IS GATHERED AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT BASED UPON RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF OPERATIONS. IT IS COMPILED AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AAA'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT IS THEN SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW TO EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AT THE OFFICER LEVEL (PRESIDENT AND CEO, CFO / TREASURER AND GENERAL COUNSEL / CORPORATE SECRETARY.) SUBSEQUENT TO THESE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO THE COMMITTEE, AND IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE, IT IS SIGNED BY THE CFO / TREASURER AS THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER OF THE AAA, AND TRANSMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) BY THE AAA'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPER THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION'S (AAA'S) BYLAWS: "THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR A DULY AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD COMPRISED SOLELY OF DIRECTORS WHO SATISFY THE DEFINITION OF "INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF NPCC, SHALL OVERSEE THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY" DIRECTORS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. A SEPARATE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS REQUIRED BY THE AAA OF ITS OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE CORPORATE SECRETARY, ALSO THE AAA'S GENERAL COUNSEL, MANAGES THE RECEIPT AND REVIEW OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST SUBMISSIONS. THE AAA HAS RELIED UPON THE RESPONSES OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES DESIGNED TO ELICIT THE DISCLOSURE OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS, AND REVIEW OF THESE FORMS IS NOTED AS REASONABLE EFFORT PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EACH YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE AAA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE AAA'S PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO DID NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN CONDUCTING THEIR REVIEW AND MAKING THEIR DETERMINATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RELY UPON MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM WITH EXPERTISE ADVISING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM ALSO ISSUED AN OPINION LETTER CERTIFYING TO THE REASONABLENESS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S TOTAL COMPENSATION UNDER SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, INCLUDING ACHIEVEMENT TOWARDS OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH PROMOTING THE AAA'S MISSION AND SUPPORTING ITS OPERATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND VOTE ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS IS INTENDED TO QUALIFY FOR THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS" UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 53.4958-6. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE AAA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE OVERALL COMPENSATION STRATEGY OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND THE PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BASE SALARY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO DID NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN CONDUCTING THEIR REVIEW AND MAKING THEIR DETERMINATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RELY UPON MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM WITH EXPERTISE ADVISING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM ALSO ISSUED AN OPINION LETTER CERTIFYING TO THE REASONABLENESS OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE AAA'S OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES UNDER SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, INCLUDING ACHIEVEMENT TOWARDS OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH PROMOTING THE AAA'S MISSION AND SUPPORTING ITS OPERATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS AND VOTE ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS IS INTENDED TO QUALIFY FOR THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS" UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 53.4958-6.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA") MAKES AVAILABLE ITS FORM 990 FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST, AND IT IS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG WEBSITE AS WELL. THE AAA DOES NOT PROVIDE FORM 1023 PER GUIDANCE ON THE IRS WEBSITE AS THE AAA DID NOT FILE THIS FORM AFTER JULY 15, 1987, NOR DID IT HAVE A COPY ON THAT DATE. TO DATE, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES CONCERNING CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2:WHILE THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA") HAS NO ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF ANY FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OFFICERS, TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES, THROUGH OUR ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCEDURES, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT AMONG THE GOVERNING BODY, THAT IS COMPOSED OF A WIDE RANGE OF LEADERS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS, THAT SOME RELATIONSHIP MAY EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B, LINE 1:THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA", "THE ASSOCIATION") MAINTAINS A ROSTER OF 5,499 IMPARTIAL ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS TO HEAR AND RESOLVE CASES. TO MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS, THE ASSOCIATION FACILITATES PAYMENT TO ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS ON MOST CASES ON BEHALF OF THE PARTIES TO AAA ADMINISTERED CASES BY ACTING AS A CONDUIT FOR SUCH PAYMENTS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE ASSOCIATION DELIVERS PARTY PAYMENTS TO ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS, AND ISSUES A 1099-MISCELLANEOUS FORM TO EACH ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR AT YEAR END CONSOLIDATING ALL PARTY PAYMENTS MADE THROUGH THE AAA IN THAT PERIOD. ANY RELATED EXPENSES INCURRED BY ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTIES, NOT THE ASSOCIATION. ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AS DEFINED BY THE IRS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FORM 990, AS THEY PROVIDE NO GOOD OR SERVICE DIRECTLY TO THE ASSOCIATION. THE 3,853 FORM 1099-MISCELLANEOUS SUBMISSIONS NOTED ON PART V, QUESTION 1A INCLUDE ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS MADE BY PARTIES TO IMPARTIAL ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS THROUGH THE AAA. THE AAA RECORDS THESE FUNDS IN A CUSTODIAL CAPACITY AS A LIABILITY ON THE AAA'S BALANCE SHEET. THESE FUNDS ARE NOT RECORDED OR RECOGNIZED AS INCOME OR EXPENSE. THE AAA ENSURES THAT THE IRS RECEIVES A 1099-MISCELLANEOUS FOR THE ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS' CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL ACTIVITY. SOME ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS ARE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HOWEVER, SUCH SERVICE IS PURELY VOLUNTARY AND NO MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT IS ALSO AN ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR. OF THE AAA'S TOTAL ROSTER OF IMPARTIAL ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS, THERE WERE 535 ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS WHO RECEIVED COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $100,000 IN 2020.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 2A - 2DSINCE 1926, THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA") HAS FAITHFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY ADHERED TO THESE GUIDELINES, AND THE REVENUE-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES LISTED IN PART VIII ARE ALL EXECUTED IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING: 2A - RELATES TO THE PURPOSE OF "ADMINISTERING PROCEDURES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES." THIS IS DONE BY FACILITATING PARTIES' USE OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF ARBITRATION, MEDIATION AND DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS. 2B - RELATES TO THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES BY WAY OF EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS RUN BY THE AAA IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN FULL RANGE OF SUCH DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED IN OUR BYLAWS. 2C - RELATES TO THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATING THE BAHRAIN CHAMBER FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN A FULL RANGE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED IN OUR BYLAWS. 2D - RELATES TO THE SALE OF EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES. THESE INCLUDE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AS WELL AS DIGITALLY FORMATTED PUBLICATIONS AND ARBITRATION AWARDS THAT ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ACCRUED POST RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT -1,318,706. PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR PERIOD PROCESS.

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ExplanationTHE AAA-ICDR FOUNDATION, INC, SUPPORTS THE USE AND IMPROVEMENT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES IN THE USA AND INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING: FOSTERING MEASURES THAT REDUCE POTENTIAL ESCALATION, MANAGE AND RESOLVE CONFLICTS; EXPANDING THE USE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION GRANTMAKING: EXPENSES INCURRED DIRECTLY RELATED TO GRANT-MAKING. THE 2020 GRANT CYCLE FOCUSED ON INNOVATIVE AND REPLICABLE PROPOSALS THAT PROVIDE: ADR FOR VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND ADR FOR COMMUNITY FOCUSED DISPUTE RESOLUTION. THE FOUNDATION REMAINED COMMITTED TO FUNDING HIGH QUALITY INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS BROADER MISSION.ExplanationTxt