AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS NEW YORK CHAPTER: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS NEW YORK CHAPTER (EIN 13-6154205)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-03-16
IRS object ID: 201520779349301007
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-03-16T13:19:36-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	412261750	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THOMAS & ASSOCIATES CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	175 WEST MAIN ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	BABYLON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11702	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	136154205	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	NEW YORK CHAPTER	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2122692984	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 EAST 42ND ST 14TH FLR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMANDA BAYLEY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2122692984	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-03-06	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SHAWN R THOMAS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01042419	PTIN
Phone	6318884117	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-03-06	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	AMANDA BAYLEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 EAST 42ND ST 14TH FLR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$332,111	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	ASLANY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO LEAD, TO EDUCATE, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP, WISE PLANNING, AND ARTFUL DESIGN OF OUR CULTURAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	533	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	533	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$40	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$294,270	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$300,135	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$42,518	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$31,936	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$59	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$40	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$336,847	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$332,111	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$97,086	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$118,037	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$178,490	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$174,132	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$277,076	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$293,669	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$59,771	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$38,442	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$252,812	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$291,254	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$252,812	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$291,254	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO LEAD, TO EDUCATE, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP, WISE PLANNING, AND ARTFUL DESIGN OF OUR CULTURAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$24,506	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LECTURES AND PROGRAMS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$16,840	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ANNUAL MEETINGS AND AWARDS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$98,496	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PRESIDENTS DINNER	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,803	ExpenseAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$7,803	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$147,645	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	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	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	533	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	533	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	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	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	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	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	KATHY SHEA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2122692984	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	148 WEST 37TH ST 13TH FLR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10018	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ADRIAN SMITH
TRUSTEE	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CELINE ARMSTRONG
PRESIDENT ELECT	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARL CARLSON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA DURUSSEL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENISE HOFFMAN BRANDT
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARCHA JOHNSON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDITH HEINTZ
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RYAN KOVAC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK VARRO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARETH MAHON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY C VEREL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANCINE LIEBERMAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TYLER SILVERSTRO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADRIANNE WEREMCHUK
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CATHERINE SEAVITT
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSICA PIMENTEL
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY NUNN
SECRETARY	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AMANDA BAYLEY
TREASURER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NETTE COMPTON
PAST PRESIDENT	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JENNIFER NITZKY
PRESIDENT	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KATHY SHEA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$107,202	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$107,202	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	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
Membership Dues	$40,795	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$259,340	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$300,135	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACTIVITIES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$31,936	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,936	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$31,936	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$40	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$332,111	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,936	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$40	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,500	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,952	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,085	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,200	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,917	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,200	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,092	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PRESIDENTS DINNER	$98,496
PROGRAMS	$12,950
LECTURE SESSIONS	$11,556
AWARDS	$11,344

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,168	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$293,669	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,657	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,359	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$216,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,895	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$252,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,254	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$252,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,254	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$252,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,254	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$252,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,254	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$38,442	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	THE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND AVAILABLE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18	THE ORGANIZATION CAN BE CONTACTED AND THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.