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AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE (EIN 36-6108033)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-06-25
IRS object ID
201911769349300956
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-06-25T14:52:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN362985770PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1SELDEN FOX LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN366108033EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3123216806PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonPAM O'BRIENPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3123216806PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerPAM O'BRIENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
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ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Liabilities BOY$8,484TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$68,583TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$452,383NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$456,986NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE (ALI) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE SAFE LADDER USE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AS TO THE PROPER SELECTION, CARE AND SAFE USE OF LADDERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMEETINGS - MEETINGS ARE HELD EACH SPRING AND FALL FOR MEMBERS TO REVIEW STANDARDS AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION REGARDING THE USE AND MANUFACTURING OF LADDERS.Desc

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DescSTANDARDS - ALI IS THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) APPROVED DEVELOPER OF SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE LADDER INDUSTRY. THESE STANDARDS ARE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WHICH PRESCRIBE RULES GOVERNING THE SAFE CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, TESTING, CARE, AND USE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF LADDERS.Desc

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DescNATIONAL LADDER SAFETY MONTH - EACH MARCH, NATIONAL LADDER SAFETY MONTH IS HELD TO BRING HEIGHTENED AWARENESS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAFE USE OF LADDERS THROUGH RESOURCES LIKE TRAINING, NATIONAL DIALOGUE AND MORE.Desc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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RON SCHWARTZ
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MANNY DESANTIS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC MCCONNELL
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KEITH LISKEY
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CityCHICAGOCityNm
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STANDARDS PUBLICATIONS900099$172,780$172,780
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$124,240$124,240
LADDER SAFETY MONTH900099$41,000$41,000
MEETINGS900099$26,266$26,266
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Total$259,234TotalAmt

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Total$18,863TotalAmt

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Total$6,500TotalAmt

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Total$175TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,683TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$5,970TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$1,892TotalAmt

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Total$11,946TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$15,670TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$364,856TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$61,157BOYAmt
EOY$96,322EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$360,220BOYAmt
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BOY$26,076BOYAmt
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BOY$10,701BOYAmt
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BOY$2,713BOYAmt
EOY$2,113EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$460,867BOYAmt
EOY$525,569EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$8,484BOYAmt
EOY$9,209EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$59,374EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$8,484BOYAmt
EOY$68,583EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$452,383BOYAmt
EOY$456,986EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$452,383BOYAmt
EOY$456,986EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$460,867BOYAmt
EOY$525,569EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,003ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$400NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$369,284TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$400NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$400RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$369,684RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$175InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$175RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$369,859TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$364,681TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$364,681ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$175InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$175ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$364,856TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INSTITUTE FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABIITY FOR ANY SUCH POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2SOME BOARD MEMBERS HAVE VENDOR/CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3ALI HAS DELEGATED THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS DAILY OPERATIONS TO SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION IN CHICAGO. SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION IS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALI'S BYLAWS AND POLICIES. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, CONVENTION / TRADESHOW / MEETING PLANNING, EDUCATION, MARKETING, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4IN 2018, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A CHANGE TO ALI'S BYLAWS TO INCLUDE FIVE ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP. THE NEW CATEGORIES ARE AFFILIATE, ALLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AND INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6ALI HAS SEVEN CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS: REGULAR, ASSOCIATE, AFFILIATE, ALLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURER, AND EMERITUS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH REGULAR MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ONLY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF REGULAR MEMBERS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO HOLD OFFICE IN THE ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER(S) ARE BE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE AFFAIRS OF ALI AND ARE ELECTED BY THE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS; HOWEVER, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO HOLD OFFICE. AFFILIATE, ALLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL, AND EMERITUS MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE AFFAIRS OF ALI, HOLD OFFICE, OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND SUBMITTED TO THE INSTITUTE'S MANAGEMENT FOR INITIAL REVIEW. THE FORM IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALI'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:ALI'S BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.