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AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY INC (EIN 13-0434890)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-10
IRS object ID
202043159349303199
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-11-10T13:28:13-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN010720052PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MORRISON BROWN ARGIZ & FARRA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2020-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.140.52.131IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-06IPDt
IP Tm09:17:40IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id2646A476929F209B575C905AC465043C3C580965AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$44,363,196GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee158TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,871,877TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$38,848,111PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$40,968,671CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,379,564PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,717,057CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,544,691PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$166,096CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$42,772,366PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$43,851,824CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$14,546,677PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$14,717,475CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$17,652,909PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$16,669,592CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$32,199,586PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$31,387,067CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,572,780PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$12,464,757CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$95,983,634TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$113,940,298TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,314,575TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,423,917TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$88,669,059NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$105,516,381NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$4,220,743ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,236,655RevenueAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS - APPROXIMATELY 68,400 MEMBERS RECEIVED "WELDING JOURNAL & WELDING HANDBOOK."Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,382,826ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,200,112RevenueAmt
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$9,592,617ExpenseAmt
Revenue$19,443,715RevenueAmt
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
$667,010$4,745,684EXPOSITION - ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF WELDING PRODUCT EXHIBITIONS (APPROXIMATELY 500) AND REGISTRATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES TO THE EXHIBIT AND TECHNICAL SESSIONS (APPROXIMATELY 33,755).
$1,996,535$470,628MARKETING & CORPORATE COMMUNICATION, INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES, BOARD APPROVED PROGRAMS,WELDING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE, RESISTANCE WELDING MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE AND INTERNATIONAL THERMAL SPRAY ASSOCIATION.
$2,473,173VARIOUS PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION OF WELDING.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$5,136,718TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$5,216,312TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$22,332,904TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Document92IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee158EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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 EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CAREY CHEN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK POLANIN
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAYEE RAGHUNATHAN
DIRECTOR AT LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN R BRAY
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE H LANGE
DISTRICT 12 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY HECKENDORN
DISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS A DESROCHERS
DISTRICT 1 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA BURGESS
DISTRICT 8 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS K ECK
DIRECTOR AT LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE A FLOOD
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD RECORD
DISTRICT 5 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PIERRETTE H GORMAN
DISTRICT 20 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN E SHOWALTER
DISTRICT 4 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN M MCDANIEL
DISTRICT 19 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE SHERMAN
DISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM J LIENERT
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R HANSON
DISTRICT 15 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE L DOENCH
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER J SPERKO
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A KRUPNICKI
DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUANE K MILLER
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM LINDSEY
DISTRICT 21 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD L HOLDREN
DIRECTOR AT LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT W ROTH
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN P MORAN
DISTRICT 3 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL M SKILES
DISTRICT 9 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM S HOLT
DISTRICT 18 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J JONES
DISTRICT 17 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH TEMME
DISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON ASHELFORD
DISTRICT 13 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARL R FOGLEMAN
DISTRICT 16 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILLIP I TEMPLE
DISTRICT 11 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY BROSIO
DISTRICT 14 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT PURVIS
DIRECTOR AT LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW M MILLER
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR38.00Yes (X)$485,060$0$14,1522.00
RAY SHOOK
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR38.00$561,458$0$342.00Yes (X)
CATHERINE OSPINA
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT STRA40.00$220,282$0$16,322Yes (X)
GESANA VILLEGAS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER38.00$263,660$0$19,0232.00Yes (X)
JOHN GAYLER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, WEL40.00$191,117$0$14,219Yes (X)
SOFIA SAMUELS
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$158,154$0$7,387Yes (X)
JEFF KAMENTZ
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, INT'L40.00$185,827$0$9,101Yes (X)
MICHAEL WALSH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TECHNIC40.00$190,016$0$12,542Yes (X)
MONICA PFARR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AWS FO5.00$154,640$0$11,47935.00Yes (X)
JOHN PERRY
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVICES40.00$189,465$0$14,512Yes (X)
ANNETTE ALONSO
VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLISHING AND EDUCATION40.00$149,922$0$11,144Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,749,601TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$129,915TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K18IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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
LSC COMMUNICATIONS US LLC
PO BOX 531840ATLANTAGA30553DIGITAL PRINTING$605,191
PROMETRIC
PO BOX 223608PITTSBURGHPA15251EXAM PROVIDER$493,296
ADVANCED ROOFING INC
1950 NW 22ND STFT LAUDERDALEFL33311CONTRACTOR$338,875
A&A PRINTING INC
6103 JOHNS RD STE 5TAMPAFL33634PRINTING$315,852
MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLC
9850 NW 41ST ST STE 100MIAMIFL33178PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$276,244
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K22CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CERTIFICATION611710$13,646,971$13,646,971
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT611710$9,200,112$9,200,112
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES611710$5,796,744$5,796,744
MEMBERSHIP611710$4,347,952$4,347,952
PUBLICATIONS611710$2,760,580$888,703$1,871,877

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,216,312TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,216,312RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$40,968,671TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,717,057TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,717,057ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$677,468RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$511,372RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$166,096RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$166,096TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$166,096ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,851,824TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$39,096,794RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,871,877UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,883,153ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,879,731TotalAmt
Program Services$469,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,410,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,305,405TotalAmt
Program Services$7,411,009ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,894,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$768,737TotalAmt
Program Services$548,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,988,280TotalAmt
Program Services$1,790,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$775,322TotalAmt
Program Services$320,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$454,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,126TotalAmt
Management And General$101,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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$32,643TotalAmt
Management And General$32,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,601,583TotalAmt
Program Services$941,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$659,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$435,414TotalAmt
Program Services$435,414ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$372,184TotalAmt
Program Services$244,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,423,714TotalAmt
Program Services$806,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$617,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,344TotalAmt
Program Services$199,344ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$588,119TotalAmt
Program Services$501,232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$647,767TotalAmt
Program Services$498,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$149,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,929,289TotalAmt
Program Services$637,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,292,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,410TotalAmt
Management And General$234,410ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION$3,200,891$3,200,891
OTHER EXPENSES$1,425,102$791,717$633,385
PUBLICATIONS$1,278,644$1,278,644
POSTAGE$717,396$678,600$38,796

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,373,466TotalAmt
Program Services$1,579,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$794,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,387,067TotalAmt
Program Services$22,332,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,054,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,416,834BOYAmt
EOY$4,372,035EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,208,927BOYAmt
EOY$3,899,577EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,222BOYAmt
EOY$331,828EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$358,398BOYAmt
EOY$447,846EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$39,525,959LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,921,665LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,418,534BOYAmt
EOY$23,604,294EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,386,676BOYAmt
EOY$74,935,553EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,402,526BOYAmt
EOY$4,152,526EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,530,517BOYAmt
EOY$2,196,639EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,983,634BOYAmt
EOY$113,940,298EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,571,391BOYAmt
EOY$3,725,965EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,743,184BOYAmt
EOY$4,697,952EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,314,575BOYAmt
EOY$8,423,917EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,669,059BOYAmt
EOY$105,516,381EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,669,059BOYAmt
EOY$105,516,381EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,983,634BOYAmt
EOY$113,940,298EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,464,757ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$9,425,565NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$5,043,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$37,922,143CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,656,957CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,478,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,210,859CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,262,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$190,530,878TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,922,143CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,656,957CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,478,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,210,859CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,262,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$190,530,878TotalAmt

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$190,530,878PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,128,924CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,188,350CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,738,386CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,329,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,717,057CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,101,958TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,128,924CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,188,350CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,738,386CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,329,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,717,057CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,101,958TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,810,600CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,716,901CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,603,446CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,232,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,871,877CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,235,090TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,861,667CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,562,208CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,819,861CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,772,366CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,851,824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$211,867,926TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89930PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90030PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04300InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03600InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$18,431,283OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,347,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,083,908BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,899,258OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,811,308DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,087,950BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,003,844OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,762,982DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,240,862BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,604,294TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
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 (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC22PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$998,275
MIDDLE EAST00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$38,114
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$25,803
NORTH AMERICA, CANADA AND MEXICO1134PROGRAM SERVICESAWS OWNS AN LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A TRADESHOW IN MEXICO. REVENUES AND EXPENSES WERE $2,185,762 AND $947,679 RESPECTIVELY. THE NET EARNINGS FROM THIS ACTIVITY IN 2019 WAS $1,238,083.$207,937
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$151,097
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$372,525
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA,00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$110,910
RUSSIA & THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES -00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$45,727
AUSTRALIA00PROGRAM SERVICESTESTING ACTIVITIES$555
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices3SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees136SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office3TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee136TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,950,388SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$555ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,950,943TotalSpentAmt
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
MATTHEW M MILLER
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$413,646$0$69,880$0$1,534$0$14,152$0$0$0$499,212$0$0$0
RAY SHOOK
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$510,380$0$51,078$0$0$0$34$0$0$0$561,492$0$0$0
CATHERINE OSPINA
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT STRA$196,488$0$16,256$0$7,538$0$16,322$0$0$0$236,604$0$0$0
GESANA VILLEGAS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$232,197$0$25,875$0$5,588$0$19,023$0$0$0$282,683$0$0$0
JOHN GAYLER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, WEL$172,148$0$13,381$0$5,588$0$14,219$0$0$0$205,336$0$0$0
SOFIA SAMUELS
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$141,156$0$16,189$0$809$0$7,387$0$0$0$165,541$0$0$0
JEFF KAMENTZ
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, INT'L$170,448$0$15,379$0$0$0$9,101$0$0$0$194,928$0$0$0
MICHAEL WALSH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TECHNIC$152,294$0$25,534$0$12,188$0$12,542$0$0$0$202,558$0$0$0
MONICA PFARR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AWS FO$143,487$0$11,153$0$0$0$11,479$0$0$0$166,119$0$0$0
JOHN PERRY
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVI$170,839$0$11,133$0$7,493$0$14,512$0$0$0$203,977$0$0$0
ANNETTE ALONSO
VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLISHING AND EDUCA$134,755$0$10,623$0$4,544$0$11,144$0$0$0$161,066$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 A NONACCOUNTABLE PLAN. TWO KEY EMPLOYEE'S RECEIVE A CAR ALLOWANCE UNDER A NONACCOUNTABLE 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 -5,043,000.
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 (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
WELDMEX LLC
A$1,283,083CASH
AWS FOUNDATION
R$5,043,000CASH