STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

LEGAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LEGAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-3442222)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-05
IRS object ID
201622189349300787
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-08-05T14:42:20-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11301 W 22ND ST STE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityOAK BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363442222EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEGAL MARKETING ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLEGABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3126446610PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 NORTH WABASH SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBETSI ROACHPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3126446610PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGREGORY S ADAMSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00095597PTIN
Phone6305738600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBETSI ROACHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 NORTH WABASH SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,522,866GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.LEGALMARKETING.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MAINTAIN THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE MARKETING FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers198TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$65,966TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,168,980PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$2,731,350CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$55,887PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$6,879CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$285,836PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$327,856CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,605,915PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,391,660CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$3,328,496PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,973,000CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$3,061,716TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,161,027TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,226,493TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,835,223NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO SERVE THE NEEDS AND MAINTAIN THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF THOSE INVOLVED IN MARKETING THE LEGAL PROFESSION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCONFERENCES AND MEETINGS: THE 2015 LEGAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON APRIL 13-15 AT THE HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT IN CALIFORNIA. THE PROGRAM IS RESEARCH-BASED, MARKET-DRIVEN AND REFLECTS THE WANTS AND NEEDS OF LMA'S DIVERSE AND EVOLVING INDUSTRY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS - STRATEGIES - THE JOURNAL OF LEGAL MARKETING IS PUBLISHED TEN TIMES A YEAR WITH COMBINED ISSUES IN APRIL/MAY AND NOVEMBER/OCTOBER. STRATEGIES IS DISTRIBUTED TO LMA MEMBERS AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN LAW FIRM MARKETING. IN ADDITION, IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO OTHERS WHO SUPPORT AND WRITE ABOUT THIS INDUSTRY. THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE IS INCLUDED IN LMA MEMBERS' DUES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3126734750PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N WABASH SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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ADAM SEVERSON
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY CORCORAN
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KEITH WEWE
PRESIDENT-ELECT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORTNEY NATHANSON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHRAF LAKHANI
TREASURER-ELECT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN WHITAKER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA BEDNERIK
MEMBER-AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EZRA CRAWFORD
MEMBER-AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE MEAGLEY
MEMBER-AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIE SHUNK
MEMBER-AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY MACKINNON
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS' LIAISO1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL WEBER
MEMBER-AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSI ROACH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N WABASH AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$1,617,980CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,339,333MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$1,339,333TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CONFERENCES900099$2,501,934$2,501,934
COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE CERTIFIC900099$71,725$71,725
JOURNAL541800$66,042$76$65,966
YOUR HONOR AWARDS900099$64,250$64,250
EDUCATION COMMITTEE900099$24,807$24,807

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Total Revenue Column$2,592TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,731,350TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$31,211TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$31,211ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,093,116SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,131,206SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$38,090SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$38,090TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$38,090ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
JOB BANK541800$303,797$303,797
OTHER541800$24,059$24,059
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$327,856OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,391,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$6,879ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$605,746TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,575TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,617TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$219,435TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,337TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,993,662TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,419TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
EDUCATION$264,816
COMMITTEES$205,646
BOARD OF DIRECTORS$163,674
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES$158,818

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,255TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,973,000TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,328,700BOYAmt
EOY$1,481,461EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$17,054BOYAmt
EOY$210,619EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,257BOYAmt
EOY$73,423EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,743BOYAmt
EOY$78,100EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,140,516BOYAmt
EOY$1,218,113EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,597,270BOYAmt
EOY$3,061,716EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,321BOYAmt
EOY$315,157EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$886,706BOYAmt
EOY$911,336EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,161,027BOYAmt
EOY$1,226,493EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,436,243BOYAmt
EOY$1,835,223EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,436,243BOYAmt
EOY$1,835,223EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,597,270BOYAmt
EOY$3,061,716EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$418,660ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$19,680NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,371,980TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$19,680NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$19,680RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,391,660RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,391,660TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,973,000TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,973,000ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,973,000TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ASSOCIATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THERE WERE NO TAXES OWED FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION IS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND POLICIES. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, CONVENTION/TRADESHOW/MEETING PLANNING, EDUCATION, MARKETING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. SMITHBUCKLIN EMPLOYEES PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AND TOTAL FEES PAID TO SMITHBUCKLIN IS $1,617,980.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AREGULAR MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BREGULAR MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON BYLAWS CHANGES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE BOARD MEETING BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AASSOCIATION FORUM SALARY SURVEY IS USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS OF ASSUMING OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.