2015-05-12T08:07:53-05:00 2014-06-30 541383985 MALVIN RIGGINS & COMPANY PC 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 10TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2013-07-01 521463557 AMERICAN EVALUATION ASSOCIATION AMER 2023671166 2025 M STREET NW ROOM/SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DENISE ROOSENDAAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2023671166 2015-05-11 true JOHN T CALDWELL CPA P01231174 2022962700 2015-05-12 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DENISE ROOSENDAAL 2025 M STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2039967 false X WWW.EVAL.ORG X 1986 MD THE AMERICAN EVALUATION ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE EVALUATION PRACTICES AND METHODS, INCREASE EVALUATION USE, PROMOTE EVALUATION AS A PROFESSION AND SUPPORT THE CONTRIBUTION OF EVALUATION TO THE GENERATION OF THEORY AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EFFECTIVE HUMAN ACTION. 13 13 0 0 73354 51167 1739833 1938224 16974 20576 33758 30000 1863919 2039967 0 0 258 0 0 0 1499988 1728311 1500246 1728311 363673 311656 2917734 3378772 459600 2917734 2919172 X THE AMERICAN EVALUATION ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE EVALUATION PRACTICES AND METHODS, INCREASE EVALUATION USE, PROMOTE EVALUATION AS A PROFESSION AND SUPPORT THE CONTRIBUTION OF EVALUATION TO THE GENERATION OF THEORY AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EFFECTIVE HUMAN ACTION. false false 626871 1044080 ANNUAL MEETING: THE ANNUAL MEETING ALLOWS MEMBERS TO MEET FACE-TO-FACE WITH PEERS IN THE PROFESSION OF EVALUATION. ATTENDEES ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS AND METHODS IN THE FIELD OF EVALUATION. THIS MEETING TOOK PLACE ACROSS 4 DAYS IN WASHINGTON, DC. 2700+ PEOPLE ATTENDED, INCLUDING OVER 2000 WHO PRESENTED THEIR WORK DURING 750+ CONFERENCE SESSIONS. ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5 RESPONDENTS ON A POST-EVENT SURVEY GAVE THE WORKSHOPS AN OVERALL RATING OF 4.29 OUT OF 5.0. MEMBER SERVICES: THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF MEMBER SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. AS PART OF THE MEMBER SERVICES CATEGORY, AREA MEMBERS RECEIVED VIA POSTAL SERVICE A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION TO TWO JOURNALS; THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EVALUATION (AJE) AND NEW DIRECTIONS FOR EVALUATION (NDE). IN ADDITION, MEMBERS RECEIVED ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO THE PAST 20+ YEARS OF ARCHIVES FOR AJE AND NDE AS WELL AS TWO OTHER JOURNALS; EVALUATION AND THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS (EHP) AND EVALUATION REVIEW (ER). ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT MEMBER SCAN, 84% HAD ACCESSED AND USED AJE, 77% HAD ACCESSED AND USED NDE, 40% HAD ACCESSED AND USED ER AND 23% HAD ACCESSED AND USED EHP. PLEASE NOTE THAT (A) PROVIDING ACCESS TO ER AND EHP WAS NEW FOR MEMBERS AND (B)THIS SURVEY WAS OF ALL MEMBERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAD JUST JOINED - ACCESS AND USE SIGNIGICANTLY INCREASED WITH LENGTH OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVED ACCESS TO RESOURCES VIA THE AEA WEBSITE - PRODUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WHICH FALLS WITHIN THE MEMBER SERVICES CATEGORY - AND ACCORDING TO THE SAME SURVEY, 69% OF MEMBERS HAD ACCESSED AND USED RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AEA WEBSITE. AS OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/14, THE ASSOCIATION HAD APPROXIMATELY 6,971 MEMBERS. 201130 270795 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AEA HOLDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THAT PRECEDE AND FOLLOW ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. DURING 2013-2014. AEA OFFERED 55 SEPARATE WORKSHOPS WITH 1,720 SEPARATE WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS. THE GOAL FOR THE WORKSHOPS IS TO TRANSFER THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR HIGH QUALITY, ETHICAL, EXEMPLARY, EVALUATION PRACTICE. FOLLOWING EACH WORKSHOP, ATTENDEES COMPLETED AN EVALUATION FORM ADDRESSING 8 CRITERIA. ACROSS ALL WORKSHOPS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD, THE AVERAGE RATING ON A 5 POINT SCALE ACROSS MULTIPLE MEASURES WAS A 4.29, EQUATING TO 'AGREEING' OR 'STRONGLY AGREEING' WITH ITEMS SUCH AS "I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS PRESENTED IN THE WORKSHOP" AND "THE WORKSHOP IMPROVED MY ABILITY TO UTILIZE SKILLS RELATED TO THE TOPIC." SUMMER INSTITUTE IS A TWO AND A HALF DAY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL LEVELS, BACKGROUNDS, AND ASPECTS OF EVALUATION. 151087 81167 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE PARTICIPATION ASSISTANCE, INTERNSHIPS, DATA COLLECTION TRIAL PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AND THE EVALUATION POLICY TASK FORCE. 151087 81167 979088 true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 38 0 0 false false false false false false X 13 13 false true false false true true true true true false false false true true true false true true false false X SMITHBUCKLIN 2023672395 2025 M STREET 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 X JOHN GARGANI DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE JULNES DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN KING DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN MORELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN NEWCOMER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE VICINAZA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MELVIN HALL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN MILLER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA PODEMS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JODY FITZPATRICK PAST. 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AEA HAS BEEN DEEMED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. AEA IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION ON UNRELATED NET BUSINESS INCOME. AEA HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS MAY BE SUBJECT TO AUDIT FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING, HENCE AEA'S TAX RETURNS FOR 2011 AND ONWARD ARE OPEN TO TAX EXAMINATION. AEA HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED UNDER THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE AMERICAN EVALUATION ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE EVALUATION PRACTICES AND METHODS, INCREASE EVALUATION USE, PROMOTE EVALUATION AS A PROFESSION AND SUPPORT THE CONTRIBUTION OF EVALUATION TO THE GENERATION OF THEORY AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EFFECTIVE HUMAN ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PLEASE NOTE THAT (A) PROVIDING ACCESS TO ER AND EHP WAS NEW FOR MEMBERS AND (B)THIS SURVEY WAS OF ALL MEMBERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAD JUST JOINED - ACCESS AND USE SIGNIGICANTLY INCREASED WITH LENGTH OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVED ACCESS TO RESOURCES VIA THE AEA WEBSITE - PRODUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WHICH FALLS WITHIN THE MEMBER SERVICES CATEGORY - AND ACCORDING TO THE SAME SURVEY, 69% OF MEMBERS HAD ACCESSED AND USED RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AEA WEBSITE. AS OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/14, THE ASSOCIATION HAD APPROXIMATELY 6,971 MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C SUMMER INSTITUTE IS A TWO AND A HALF DAY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL LEVELS, BACKGROUNDS, AND ASPECTS OF EVALUATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE PARTICIPATION ASSISTANCE, INTERNSHIPS, DATA COLLECTION TRIAL PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AND THE EVALUATION POLICY TASK FORCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 SMITHBUCKLIN AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY, HANDLES ALL OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT FOR THE ASSOCIATION WITHIN POLICIES DEFINED BY THE BOARD. SMITHBUCKLIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OPERATIONS, AND CAN ENCUMBER THE ASSOCIATION WITHIN POLICY GUIDELINES SET BY THE BOARD, BUT HAS NO DIRECT ACCESS TO ASSOCIATION FUNDS AND IS ALWAYS UNDER THE DIRECT OVERSIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION IS A DUES-PAYING MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. MEMBERSHIP TYPES ARE: STANDARD MEMBERSHIP; JOINT MEMBERSHIP FOR MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN EVALUATION SOCIETY; FULL-TIME STUDENT MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED VIA A GENERAL VOTE OF THE FULL MEMBERSHIP HELD EACH SUMMER. ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC BALLOT AND A REMINDER AND HAVE AT LEAST THREE WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE ELECTRONIC BALLOT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B PUBLIC STATEMENTS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION MUST BE MEMBER VOTED AND APPROVED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION UPON PROVISION FROM THE ACCOUNTANT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS IT AND RAISES QUESTIONS AS NEEDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE AEA DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THEY MUST DISCLOSE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEMENT OR FINANCIAL INTEREST WHICH THEY, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN AS EITHER AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, PARTNER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF ANY BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, WHICH MIGHT GIVE A RISE TO A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR DUALITY OF INTEREST WITH THE AMERICAN EVALUAITON ASSOCIATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE PAST PRESIDENT/SECRETARY SHALL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE STATEEMENTS OF ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS IN ORDER TO GUIDE THEIR CONDUCT SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS WILL BE FILED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AT SUCH TIME AS ANY MATTER COMES BEFORE THE BOARD IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GIVE A RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE AFFECTED ELECTED DIRECTOR AND/OR OFFICER SHALL MAKE KNOWN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, WHETHER DISCLOSED BY HIS OR HER WRITTEN STATEMENT OR NOT, AND ALL RELEVANT AND MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION WHICH MIGHT REASONABLY BE CONSTRUED TO BE ADVERSE TO THE INTERESTS OF THE ASSOCIATION. AFTER ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE ASKED WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER, THE BOARD MEMBER SHALL WITHDRAW FROM THE MEETING ROOM UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN FURTHER DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. IN THE EVENT THAT THE AFFECTED BOARD MEMBER FAILS TO WITHDRAW VOLUNTARILY, THE PRESIDENT IS EMPOWERED AND SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE AFFECTED BOARD MEMBER REMOVE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE ROOM DURING BOTH THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE MATTER. IN THE EVENT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFFECTS THE PRESIDENT, THE PAST-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY IS EMPOWERED AND SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE PRESIDENT REMOVE HIMSELF OR HERSELF IN THE SAME MANNER AND, FOR THE DURATION OF DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THE MATTER, THE PAST- PRESIDENT/SECRETARY SHALL PRESIDE. AT THE TIME THAT THE BOARD ACCEPTS THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE FOR THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL INFORM THOSE CANDIDATES OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXPECTATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT HAVE EXECUTIVE STAFF (OUR ONLY STAFF ARE VIA AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM). ALL MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE CONTRACTED THROUGH AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND COMPARABILITY DATA WAS REVIEWED FOR ACCEPTABILITY OF THE CONTRACT. THE MOST RECENT APPROVED CONTRACT WAS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ONLINE (ASSOCIATION POLICIES), CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS ONLINE, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST TO THE ASSOCIATION OFFICE AND ARE PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G STAFF SUPPORT - ANNUAL MTG 157,420 0 0 STAFF SUPPORT - PROF. DEV. 52,174 0 0 ELEARNING 7,880 0 0 AMC SEARCH & TRANSITION 58,591 0 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CASH TO ACCRUAL 340,092 FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 1 IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TAX RETURN MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO CHANGE FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL REPORTING FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES.