ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRARS AND COLLECTIONS SPECIALISTS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRARS AND COLLECTIONS SPECIALISTS (EIN 45-5032402)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-02-13
IRS object ID: 202530449349300223
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-02-13T08:51:18-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362985770	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SELDEN FOX LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE PARKVIEW PLAZA SUITE 710	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKBROOK TERRACE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60181	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	455032402	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRARS AND	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	COLLECTIONS SPECIALISTS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8474404294	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1440 W TAYLOR STREET 451	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60607	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SHANNON WHITE	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8474404294	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-02-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT G WUJEK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01367472	PTIN
Phone	6309541400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MELISSA BECHHOEFER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1440 W TAYLOR STREET 451	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60607	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$694,681	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ARCSINFO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AR	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	REPRESENT AND PROMOTE REGISTRARS AND COLLECTION SPECIALISTS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$218	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$103	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$212,955	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$670,048	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$891	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$24,530	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$214,064	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$694,681	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$12,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$22,884	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$216,490	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$457,660	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$228,490	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$480,544	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$14,426	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$214,137	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$811,014	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$935,009	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$163,152	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$47,102	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$647,862	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$887,907	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRARS AND COLLECTIONS SPECIALISTS (ARCS) WAS ESTABLISHED TO REPRESENT AND PROMOTE REGISTRARS AND COLLECTION SPECIALISTS THROUGH EDUCATING THE PROFESSION IN BEST PRACTICES OF REGISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS CARE AND THROUGH FACILITATING COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$309,275	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$573,324	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS - ARCS HOSTS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND PERIODIC WORKSHOPS, PROVIDING COLLECTIONS SPECIALISTS AND OTHER IN THE FIELD WITH EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND NETWORKING WITH COLLEAGUES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN ADDITION, ARCS HOSTS A VARIETY OF WEBINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH TIMELY, RELEVANT INFORMATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$22,884	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$22,884	GrantAmt
Desc	INTERNSHIP AWARDS - ARCS PROVIDES INTERNSHIP STIPENDS TO AWARDEES PURSUING INTERNSHIPS IN REGISTRATION OR COLLECTION MANAGEMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	$96,724	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - AS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP SOCIETY OF COLLECTIONS AND REGISTRAR SPECIALISTS, ARCS ASSESSES MEMBERSHIP DUES WHICH PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH ACCESS TO VARIOUS MEMBER FORUMS, A RESOURCE LIBRARY, MENTORING PROGRAM, AND CAREER CENTER.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$332,159	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TALLEY MANAGEMENT GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3104370581	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 MANTUA ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOUNT ROYAL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	08061	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MELISSA BECHHOEFER
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS HELMS
VICE PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHANNON WHITE
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELISE V LECOMPTE
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SYDNEY BRIGGS
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA CHAMBERLAIN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA ELLIFF CRUZ
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SEBASTIN ENCINA
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMANTHA FORSKO
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARKECIA KOULESSER
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANET NORTHEY
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADRIANE TAFOYA
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALICIA B THOMAS
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARA VETTER
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$103	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$103	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS	900099	$559,464	$559,464
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$91,860	$91,860
WEBINARS	900099	$13,860	$13,860

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,864	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,864	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$670,048	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,530	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,530	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$694,681	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$670,048	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$24,530	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,350	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,534	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,534	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,127	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,648	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,250	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$887	TotalAmt
Management And General	$887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,226	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,485	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$153,549	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,128	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES	Desc
Total	$13,739	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,739	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,496	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$707	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$480,544	TotalAmt
Program Services	$332,159	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$148,385	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$723,309	BOYAmt
EOY	$573,583	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,500	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,581	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$332,345	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$811,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$935,009	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,965	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,384	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,187	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,718	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$163,152	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,102	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$647,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$887,907	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$647,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$887,907	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$811,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$935,009	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$214,137	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$26,849	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$941	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$252,752	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,335	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,146	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$218	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$256,554	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$468,549	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$116,873	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$265,793	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$212,955	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$670,048	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,734,218	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$721,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$118,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$267,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$213,173	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$670,151	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,990,772	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$47,454	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$136,954	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$47,454	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$136,954	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$1,853,818	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$510	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$85	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$891	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,530	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,051	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$510	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$85	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$891	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,530	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,051	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$347	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$347	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$722,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$118,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$267,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$214,064	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$694,681	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,017,170	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.91900	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.90570	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01290	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00140	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ARCS FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	ANNUAL CONFERENE - MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (NOVEMBER 7 - 10, 2023)	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$246,177	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$246,177	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$246,177	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
INTERNSHIP AWARDS/STIPENDS	10	$9,000
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS/STIPENDS	13	$10,350

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ARCS GRANTS INTERNSHIP AWARDS/STIPENDS TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO ARE STUDENTS AT THE UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE LEVEL OR ARE A RECENT GRADUATE (WITHIN TWO YEARS) WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED INTEREST IN REGISTRATION/COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT. IN DOING SO, PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO: - APPLICANTS WITH LITTLE OR NO MUSEUM INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE. - APPLICANTS WHO RECEIVE NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID FROM THEIR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR WHO SUBMIT A BRIEF STATEMENT INDICATING FINANCIAL NEED. - STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGOUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ARCS HAS THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP: INDIVIDUAL, STUDENT, RETIREE, AND CORPORATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ARCS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF AND ELECTED BY A VOTE OF ITS ACTIVE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO THIRDS OF ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO AMEND THE ARCS' CONSTITUTION OR BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ARCS' 990 IS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ARCS' GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 49,920. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 49,920. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,485. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,821. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,306.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	LOSS ON FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION -941.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	ARCS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE REVIEW OF ARCS' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.