AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIOANALYSTS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIOANALYSTS (EIN 94-6114214)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-09
IRS object ID: 201643149349301239
Schema version: 2015v2.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-09T09:04:45-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Hochschild Bloom & Co LLP CPAs	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15450 South Outer 40 Rd Suite 135	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chesterfield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	630172066	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	946114214	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIOANALYSTS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3142411445	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	906 OLIVE STREET SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BARRY R BEHR PHD HCLDELD	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY/TREASUER	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-11-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Robert B Offerman CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00035353	PTIN
Phone	6365329525	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,134,899	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AAB.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1956	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE NOTE #1 ATTACHED	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$14,191	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$21,714	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,715,462	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,744,096	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$49,463	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$144,057	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,435	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$10,163	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,790,551	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,920,030	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,902	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$16,455	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,400	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,988,703	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,902,682	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,000,605	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,922,537	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$210,054	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,507	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,880,723	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,696,317	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$619,719	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$592,643	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,261,004	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,103,674	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SEE NOTE #1 ATTACHED	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, MAINTENANCE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPENTENCY OF MEMBERS, AND PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (true)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BIRENBAUM ASSOCIATES	PersonNm
Phone	3142411445	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	906 OLIVE ST SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	631011434	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
BARBARA K TIMM MSC ELDTS
MANAGER REP	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOLORES J LAMB PHD HCLD
Vice President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PAT LANZA
CHAIR - NILA	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNETTE IACONO
REG ADM SECR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY ELLEN MCASEY PHD HCLDELD
THIRD VP	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BARRY R BEHR PHD HCLDELD
President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$3,400	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHARLES EDWARD GILBERTPHD MSC
CHAIR - EBPH	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH D MUSTO PHD BCLD
SECOND VP	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KRISTEN ZOCCO
SECRETARY/TREAS	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NICHOLAS T SERAFY JR
PTS CHAIR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID L SMALLEY PHD
REG ADM SECR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDY KENNEDY
REG ADM SECR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK C RUNNER MBA
REG ADM SECR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY M HENDERSON MT
AMS LIASON REP	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN M TARCHALA MSC TS
AAB SUPER REP	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STANLEY G HARRIS ELDTS
CRB PRESIDENT	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,400	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BIRENBAUM & ASSOCIATES
906 OLIVE STREET SUITE 1200	ST LOUIS	MO	63101	MANAGEMENT COMPANY	$695,378
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
ONE LOGAN SQUARE	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19103	LEGAL SERVICES	$244,521
PROFICIENCY TESTING SERVICES
205 WEST LEVEE	BROWNSVILLE	TX	785205596	TESTING SERVICE	$3,336,678

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$21,714	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$21,714	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CE MATERIALS & MANUALS	541900	$57,861	$57,861
CERTIFICATION/EXAM FEES	541900	$254,225	$254,225
CONVENTIONS & SEMINARS	541900	$198,009	$198,009
Membership Dues & Assessments	541900	$515,442	$515,442
PROFICIENCY TESTING SVC	541380	$3,718,559	$3,718,559

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,744,096	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,084	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,084	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$307,842	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$214,869	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$92,973	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$92,973	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$92,973	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	541900	$10,082	$10,082
ROYALTIES	524113	$81		$81

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$10,163	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,920,030	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,754,178	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$144,138	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,455	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,400	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$695,378	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$232,359	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,600	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,198	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,156	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,794	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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

Travel TravelGrp

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

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$213,121	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,631	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PROFICIENCY TESTING SVC COST	$3,336,678
DEFENSE FUND	$80,817
EXAMINATION DEVEL/ ADMIN	$55,447
CONTINUING EDUCATION	$53,543

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,941	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,922,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$217,292	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$344,499	BOYAmt
EOY	$366,772	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,851	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,216	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,662	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,388,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,059,102	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,638	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,880,723	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,696,317	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,385	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,925	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$506,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$538,718	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$619,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$592,643	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$997,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$911,574	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$263,709	BOYAmt
EOY	$192,100	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,261,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,103,674	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,880,723	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,696,317	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,507	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$154,823	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$227,000	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (true)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN 1991, THE ORGANIZATION FORMED A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC), TO CARRY OUT THE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST. THE PAC RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKES POLITICAL DONATIONS. THEIR RECORDS AND FUNDS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE PAC FILES AN 1120-POL EACH YEAR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,765,207	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$154,823	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$154,823	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,920,030	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,920,030	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,922,537	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,922,537	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,922,537	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Association follows FASB accounting standards for uncertainty in income taxes. These standards require that uncertain income tax positions be more likely than not before the amounts are recognized in the financial statements. Further, the standards require the benefit or expense be recorded in the financial statements as the amount most likely to be realized assuming a review by tax authorities having all relevant information and applying current conventions. The Association has assessed its federal and state tax positions and determined there were no uncertainties or possible related effects that need to be recorded as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.Open Years -- The federal and state income tax returns of the Association are subject to examination by the respective taxing authorities generally for three years after they were filed.Income Tax Penalties and Interest Policy -- Penalties and interest assessed by income taxing authorities are included in operating expenses. The Association did not incur income tax penalties or interest for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SCHOLARSHIPS	21	$15,489	CASH VALUE
DONATIONS	4	$966	CASH VALUE

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NICHOLAS T SERAFY JR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	BOARD MEMBER	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$3,336,678	TransactionAmt
Transaction	PROFICIENCY TESTING	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	Yes (true)	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS TRANSACTION - A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION, NICHOLAS T. SERAFY, JR., OWNS OVER 35% OF THE ENTITY, PROFICIENCY TESTING SERVICE, INC., WHICH HAS A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE PROFICIENCY TESTING SERVICES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE AMOUNT LISTED ABOVE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Client Note 1	Client Note 1 - NOTE #1:PART I; LINE 1 AND PART III; LINE 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES BY ENHANCING THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF EACH OF ITS MEMBERS; PROMOTING MORE EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE OPERATIONS; OFFERING EXTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMS; COLLABORATING WITH OTHER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; PROMOTING SAFE LABORATORY PRACTICES; AND EDUCATING LEGISLATORS, REGULATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT CLINICAL LABORATORY TESTS AND PROCEDURES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3: Description of Delegated Duties to Management Company	THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, BIRENBAUM & ASSOCIATES, PROVIDES THE BASIC PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO CARRY ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING RECORD KEEPING, COMMUNICATIONS, BANKING, THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS, AND OTHER BASIC FUNCTIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY ON THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN GOVERNING BODIES AND MEMBERS. OPERATIONS OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ELECT THE GOVERNING BODIES. DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP EXIST WITHIN THE MAIN CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF REGULAR, SPECIAL, ASSOCIATE, STUDENT, AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS AND CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF LABORATORY (ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE CLINICAL OR BIOANALYTICAL LABORATORY SERVICES AND THAT HAVE GROSS REVENUES LESS THAN $500 MILLION AND WHOSE APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO REGULAR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WHO MUST BE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE MEMBER LABORATORY) AND SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP (ENTITIES THAT MANUFACTURE, PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OR LEASE PRODUCT, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES TO LABORATORIES, AND THAT EVIDENCE A SERIOUS INTEREST IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION). INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS MUST BE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) DIRECTORS - LICENSED, QUALIFIED DIRECTOR OF A CLINICAL, BIOANALYTICAL, OR ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY; (2) OWNER MEMBERS - PERSONS HAVING 10% OR MORE OWNERSHIP SHARE OR FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A CLINICAL OR BIOANALYTICAL LABORATORY OR THE PARENT COMPANY OF A CLINICAL OR BIOANALYTICAL LABORATORY; (3) EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF A CLINICAL OR BIOANALYTICAL LABORATORY THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE NILA SECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION; (4) MANAGERS - PERSONS HAVING LESS THAN 10% OWNERSHIP SHARE OR FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A LABORATORY OR PARENT COMPANY OF A LABORATORY, WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A DIRECTOR, CONSULTANT, OR SUPERVISOR UNDER 1988 CLIA (CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS) REGULATIONS; (5) SUPERVISORS - INDIVIDUAL WHO IS QUALIFIED AS A LABORATORY SUPERVISOR UNDER THE CLIA 1988 REGULATIONS OR INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CERTIFIED AS A SUPERVISOR BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF BIOANALYSIS OR ANOTHER NATIONAL CERTIFYING AGENCY; (6) FACULTY MEMBERS - DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, AND SUPERVISORS WHO ARE FULL-TIME UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS WITH TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BIOANALYTICAL SCIENCES; (7) ARMED FORCES - DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, AND SUPERVISORS WHO ARE FULL-TIME ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS OF THE US ARMED FORCES; AND (8) SPECIAL MEMBERS - AS DEFINED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: (A) EMERITUS MEMBER - REGULAR MEMBER WHO IS NO LONGER ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS ENDEAVORS AND WHO HAS BEEN A REGULAR MEMBER FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS; (B) HONORARY MEMBER - INDIVIDUAL WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS ENTITLE HIM/HER TO SPECIAL RECOGNITION BY THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE NOMINATED FOR ELECTION AS AN HONORARY MEMBER; (C) INACTIVE MEMBER - REGULAR MEMBER WHO HAS LEFT THE FIELD OF BIOANALYSIS FOR ANOTHER FIELD OF ENDEAVOR, BUT WHO WISHES TO RETAIN AFFILIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION; (D) LIFE MEMBER - REGULAR MEMBER WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION MERIT RECOGNITION BY THE AWARD OF A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP; AND (E) SUPPORTING MEMBER - INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCING A SERIOUS INTEREST IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A NOMINATING COMMITTEE MADE UP OF RECENT AND CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE SUBMITS A LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR BOARD APPROVAL. INTERESTED CANDIDATES IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE ORGANIZATION ARE ALLOWED TO BE PART OF THE ELECTION. CURRENT ORGANIZATION MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE SCHEDULED ELECTIONS. ELECTION TERMS ARE OUTLINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders	EACH ORGANIZATION HAS AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEETING DURING THE YEAR AT WHICH TIME, ELECTIONS ARE HELD, MOTIONS ARE PASSED, AND BYLAWS RATIFIED, IF NECESSARY AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. REGULATIONS FOR HOLDING BOARD MEETINGS ARE OUTLINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. BOARD MEETING MINUTES ARE TAKEN AND RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND APPROVED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. COMMITTEES MEET AS NECESSARY TO FULFILL THEIR OBJECTIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARES THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE MANAGER AND BOOKKEEPER FOR THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, BIRENBAUM & ASSOCIATES, FOR REVIEW. THE BOOKKEEPER AND MANAGER REVIEW THE RETURN AND COMPARE IT TO THE PREPARED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETINGS AND ANY OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. THE MANAGER SUGGESTS ANY CHANGES OR OBTAINS ANY NECESSARY EXPLANATIONS. THE RETURN IS THEN SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S SECRETARY/TREASURER AND THE RETURN IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. COPIES OF THE RETURN ARE MAINTAINED AT BIRENBAUM & ASSOCIATES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	UPON REQUEST, A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURN (FORM 990) WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THE RETURN IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BOARD OF BIOANALYSIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	906 OLIVE STREET 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	631011434	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237110975	EIN
Primary Activities	PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION & IMPROVEMENT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	6	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd