2020-10-14T09:12:55-04:00 2019-12-31 541248882 Blythe International Ltd 8004 Springfield Village Drive Springfield VA 22152 990 2019-01-01 541024108 American Bearing Manufacturers Association AMER 1001 North Fairfax Street Alexandria VA 22314 Jennifer Blackford President 7036840211 2020-10-14 false Michael B Saylor P00608550 7034027970 2020-10-14 71.163.172.103 2020-10-14 09:13:47 5489902020288wsjvcqw 2020-10-14 P 357DA2AC7503544E5F9CAE5DEDF92C42EF46FED3 357DA2AC7503544E5F9CAE5DEDF92C42EF46FED3 2019 2021-04-22 16:20:28Z 664281 false X X 1917 DE To provide leadership, advocacy and education with a focus on membership value, industry outrerach and issues impacting the Global Bearing Industry. 12 12 0 14 0 0 410108 513082 290842 143031 29442 8168 0 730392 664281 0 0 0 0 0 893646 856810 893646 856810 -163254 -192529 608411 327294 134006 35418 474405 291876 To provide leadership, advocacy and education with a focus on membership value, industry outrerach and issues impacting the Global Bearing Industry. false false Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting is held every spring as a joint event with the American Gear Manufacturers Association. The meeting includes numerous networking events, committee meetings, a board meeting, and a number of keynote speakers. Registration is open to employees of ABMA member companies. Statistics Programs: ABMA produces quarterly and annual statistics reports based on statistics collected from member companies. These reports are distributed to members. Standards: ABMA publishes a complete set of industry standards for bearings. These standards were either drafted by ABMAs Bearing Technical Committee (BTC) or nationally adopted from the international organization for standardization (ISO). Education and Advocacy: ABMA organizes a number of technical education programs throughout the year for engineers that work with bearings. Registration is open to members, who receive special pricing, and non-members. Included in these programs are the following: Lubrication amd Wear: Advanced Concepts is an in-person course taught by AGMA in May. The course is three days long and goes into advanced concepts related to teh lubrication and wear of bearings. Essential concepts of bearing technology is an in-person course taught by ABMA in September. The course is three days long and goes into basic engineering concepts relating to bearings. Advanced concepts of bearing technology is an in-person course taught by ABMA in June. The course is four days long and goes into advanced engineering concepts relating to bearings. World Bearing Association Partnership: The World Bearing Association (WBA) is a partnership formed by ABMA, the Japanese Bearing Association (JBIA), and the European Bearing Association (FEBMA). The WBA is active in global anti-counterfeiting efforts and industry statistics collection. Fall Meeting: The ABMA fall meeting is held every fall and includes networking events, committee meetings, a board meeting, and a number of keynote speakers. Registration is open to employees of ABMA member companies. false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false true false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X The Organization 7038420030 1001 N Fairfax Street Suite 500 Alexandria VA 22314 X Chris Coughlin Past Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ben Succop Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gary Bourque Vice Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeff Manzagol Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Craig Bond Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Claus Bauer Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pete Eich Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Frady Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larry Hagood Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stuart Jara Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Komasara Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Richey Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jenny Blackford PresidentSecretary 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false SmithBucklin Corporation 2025 M Street NW Ste 800 Washington DC 20036 Management 343772 1 513082 513082 Education Programs 900099 99318 99318 Standards Program 900099 34943 34943 Fall Meeting 900099 8770 8770 143031 8168 8168 664281 151199 0 0 343772 343772 117643 117643 10850 10850 981 981 24571 24571 14233 14233 9185 9185 Food & Beverage 104547 104547 WBA Initiatives 87374 87374 Dues & Subscriptions 59806 59806 Instructor Fees 30017 30017 53831 53831 856810 0 856810 0 45033 21414 154425 2770 11617 1961 398822 288863 5400 5400 608411 327294 101652 32418 32354 3000 134006 35418 X 474405 291876 474405 291876 608411 327294 -192529 10000 0 X false true X true false false true false Deposits 5400 5400 Tax on uncertain tax positions X 674281 674281 674281 856810 856810 856810 Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X) ABMA believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements or that would have an effect on its tax-exempt status. There are no unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities that need to be recorded. Management duties delegation Part VI line 3 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, LIne 3:ABMA has an agreement with Smithbucklin Corporation to manage its operations which renews on an annual basis. Per the agreement, Smithbucklin, Inc. provides general management, financial servcies, convention and overhead operating services. During the year ended December 31, 2019, total Smithbucklin Corporation fees were $343,772, which were broken down as follows: Management and headquarter - $223,379, Administrative services - $120,393. Smithbucklins performance under this agreement is monitored by the Board of American bearing Manufacturers Associaton and was terminated October 16, 2019. Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 The Organization has members. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a The Organizations members elect the governing body. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A draft copy of the 990 is reviewed and approved by the Governing Body prior to filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The Board reviews the conflict of interest policy at board meetings on an annual basis to ensure that there are no violations of the policy, and the Board of Directors are required to sign the confilict of interest policy annually at the 1st BOD meeting. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Form 990 is available upon request and also through the website WWW.Guidestar.org. Not undergone required audits or steps for audit part XII line 3b The organization did not changed its audit oversight process, however, a new audit firm was selected for the 2019 tax year.