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ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS (EIN 23-7151756)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-05-09
IRS object ID
201411299349301211
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-05-09T09:32:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362170602PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WARADY & DAVIS LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300SAddressLine1
CityDEERFIELDCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60015ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237151756EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASSOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8472671252PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL NO 222AddressLine1
CityLINCOLNSHIRECity
StateILState
ZIP Code600694435ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL A FARNSWORTHPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8472671252PhoneNum
Signature2014-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSUSAN GREGGOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00595460PTIN
Phone8472679600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAUL A FARNSWORTHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL NO 222AddressLine1
CityLINCOLNSHIRECity
StateILState
ZIP Code600694435ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,497,459GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.ALANET.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1971FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THE LEGAL MANAGEMENT TEAM; IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT IN LAW FIRMS; AND REPRESENT PROFESSIONAL LEGAL MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee51TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$599,220TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$7,707,297CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$81,186PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$75,348CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$202,654PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$264,740CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,640,929PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,047,385CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$4,864,675CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,374,232PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,456,957CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$266,697PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$409,572CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,232,373TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,099,973TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,087,175TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,618,212NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,145,198NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS' (ALA) MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL MANAGEMENT TEAM; IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT IN LAW FIRMS AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; AND REPRESENT PROFESSIONAL LEGAL MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescANNUAL CONFERENCE-THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS TO EDUCATE THEM AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE ON THE FIELD OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATION. FORUMS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS ARE ALSO HELD. THERE WERE 1,290 ATTENDEES IN 2013.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescJOURNAL, NEWSLETTERS AND DIRECTORIES-THESE PUBLICATIONS EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY ABOUT TOPICS RELATING TO LEGAL MANAGEMENT.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREGIONAL AND SPECIALTY EDUCATIONAL COURSES ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS ON LEGAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES. APPROXIMATELY 1,300 PEOPLE ATTEND THESE COURSES ANNUALLY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROFESSION AND VISIBILITY, AS WELL AS DISSEMINATING MARKETING MATERIALS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document32IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee51EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCAForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1NEAL NELSONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8472671252PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL SUITEAddressLine1
CityLINCOLNSHIRECity
StateILState
ZIP Code600694435ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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REGION 4 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN D GRIGGS
PAST PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA K BARNES
PRESDENT-ELECT4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL A FARNSWORTH
PRESIDENT6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVEN D WINGERT
PAST PRESIDENT4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVEN M MORRIS
PAST REGION 6 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONI R BEASLEY
PAST AT-LARGE DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANINE D BOOK
REGION 1 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN G DEMPSEY
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL NELSON
REGION 3 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWNA R MASON
REGION 5 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLIVER P YANDLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.50Yes (X)$228,550$0$20,251Yes (X)
TERESA WALKER
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY SWISHER
REGION 2 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA BROOMELL
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA QUINDT
REGION 6 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANICE M WAUGH
PAST MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTOR37.50$136,110$0$14,070Yes (X)
RENEE TIBBETTS
ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR37.50$103,397$0$10,938Yes (X)
PAMELA A STONG
PAST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR37.50$104,180$0$9,786Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES
BANK OF AMERICA PO BOX 402642ATLANTAGA30384MEETING SPACE AND HOTEL SERVICES$842,590
AUDIO VISUAL MANAGEMENT GROUP
SUITE 200 3310 MATRIX DRIVERICHARDSONTX75082AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES$218,384
STRAIGHT NORTH LLC
1001 W 31ST STREET STE 100DOWNERS GROVEIL60515PUBLICATION DESIGN$178,808
HILTON ATLANTA & TOWERS
255 COURTLAND ST NEATLANTAGA30303MEETING SPACE AND HOTEL SERVICES$130,246
ROYLE PRINTING
PO BOX 750SUN PRAIRIEWI53590PUBLICATION PRINTING SERVICES$121,191
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$3,378,646$3,378,646
ANNUAL CONFERENCE611710$2,175,364$2,175,364
REGIONAL REVENUE611710$916,269$916,269
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS611710$588,403$588,403
ADVERTISING541800$550,613$550,613

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$98,002TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$98,002RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,707,297TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84,266TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$84,266ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$91,374TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$91,374ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,441,156SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,450,074SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$8,918SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$8,918TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$8,918RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
JOB BANK INCOME611710$119,675$119,675
LIST SALES900004$47,006$47,006
MISCELLANEOUS900099$5,962$5,962

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$723TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$878RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,601UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$173,366OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,047,385TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,097,161RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$599,220UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,351,004ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$248,801TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,687,442TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,405TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$293,350TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,284TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,971TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,421TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,058TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,591TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$327,973TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,454TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$453,252TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,145,936TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,059TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,245TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO$42,645
REGIONAL EXPENSES$605,357
PRINTING$289,267
PUBLICATIONS$83,791

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,655TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,456,957TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,979BOYAmt
EOY$532,879EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,401,114BOYAmt
EOY$1,367,568EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,187BOYAmt
EOY$39,548EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,019BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$404,090BOYAmt
EOY$313,800EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$595,843LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$452,543LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,426BOYAmt
EOY$143,300EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,474,784BOYAmt
EOY$2,767,197EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,586BOYAmt
EOY$68,081EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,718,185BOYAmt
EOY$5,232,373EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,745BOYAmt
EOY$321,440EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,653,158BOYAmt
EOY$2,711,762EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,070BOYAmt
EOY$53,973EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,099,973BOYAmt
EOY$3,087,175EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,618,212BOYAmt
EOY$2,145,198EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,618,212BOYAmt
EOY$2,145,198EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,718,185BOYAmt
EOY$5,232,373EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$409,572ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$63,442NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMEMBER DUES ARE NONDEDUCTIBLE TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AS THEY ARE PRIMARILY PAID BY THE MEMBERS' LAW FIRMS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,326OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$33,935DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,391BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$312,489OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$192,715DepreciationAmt
Book Value$119,774BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$240,028OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$225,893DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,135BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$143,300TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED RENT PAYABLE$49,518
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$4,455
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$53,973TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB ASC TOPIC ON INCOME TAXES RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE ASSOCIATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
OLIVER P YANDLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$216,420$0$7,500$0$4,630$0$11,496$0$8,755$0$248,801$0$0$0
JANICE M WAUGH
PAST MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTOR$136,110$0$0$0$0$0$3,003$0$11,067$0$150,180$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJAN WAUGH RECEIVED $41,675 AND PAM STONG RECEIVED $31,058.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY ALA'S ASSOCIATION NOMINATING COMMITTEE (ANC); THE ANC AND ITS COMPOSITION AND AUTHORITY ARE SET FORTH IN THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BNO COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ASSOCIATION DISSEMINATED THE 990 TO A BOARD MEMBER, WHO IS A CPA, FOR REVIEW, AS WELL AS THE AUDIT/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. A REPORT WILL BE MADE BY THIS COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD AND A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAS IT RELATES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED VIA: (1) ANNUAL DISCUSSION OF THE POLICY BY THE BOARD AT ITS SUMMER MEETING, INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS/CONFLICTS; (2) COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE SPECIFIED IN THE BROADER BOARD MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT GOVERNANCE POLICY AND REVIEW OF THOSE QUESTIONNAIRES BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND (3) MONITORING BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BASED UPON ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EXTENSION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO SECOND LEVEL MANAGEMENT - ALA STAFF DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTORS - IS MONITORED BY FILING OF A SIMILAR ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO MAY IN HIS DISCRETION ALSO HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE OR QUESTIONNAIRES REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS VIA, FOR EXAMPLE, REVIEWING AND EXECUTING ALL ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THOSE NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED BY SECOND LEVEL MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT, TO CONSIDER COMPENSATION MATTERS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESENTED ITS EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPENSATION ISSUE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAD SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD COMPARABLE INFORMATION DRAWN FROM SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN PRIOR YEARS AND COMPARABILITY DATA COLLECTED AT THE HIRING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AFTER FULL DISCUSSION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RANGES PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED FOR BASELINE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONCERNING ITS REVIEW OF THE ASSOCIATION'S SALARY STRUCTURE FOR "HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES" (AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE) IN COMPARISON WITH SALARIES FOR SIMILARLY-SITUATED EMPLOYEES IN OTHER ASSOCIATIONS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. BASELINE SALARY AMOUNTS USED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE ALSO DRAWN FROM PRIOR YEAR SURVEYS AND RECENT COMPARABILITY DATA GATHERED FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. ON THE BASIS OF THIS REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOUND THE SALARIES OF ALA'S HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES TO BE REASONABLE AND WITHIN RANGES OF THOSE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CURRENTLY THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO POLICY REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AS IT HAS NEVER BEEN REQUESTED. HOWEVER, IF REQUESTED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS REGARDING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR PROCESS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORSBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL SUITE 22AddressLine1
CityLINCOLNSHIRECity
StateILState
ZIP Code600694435ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363156864EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(A)2PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd