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AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE (EIN 36-6108033)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-08-14
IRS object ID
201432269349304248
Schema version
2013v3.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-08-14T16:47:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362985665PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WOLF & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 S MEYERS RD SUITE 500AddressLine1
CityOAKBROOK TERRACECity
StateILState
ZIP Code601815209ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN366108033EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3126446610PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N WABASH AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606114267ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJANET RAPPPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3126446610PhoneNum
Signature2014-08-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID R SIEHOFFPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00175845PTIN
Phone6305454500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJANET RAPPPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N WABASH AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606114267ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$281,997GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.AMERICANLADDERINSTITUTE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1947FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE IS TO PROMOTE THE SAFE USE OF OUR PRODUCTS AS WELL AS ADVANCE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO: DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF APPROPRIATE STANDARDS; EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AS TO THE PROPER SELECTION, CARE AND SAFE USE OF LADDERS; REPRESENTATION OF THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$245,605PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$280,458CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,238PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,539CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$33PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$247,876PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$281,997CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$208,940PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$226,056CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$208,940PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$226,056CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$38,936PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$55,941CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$451,891TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$514,624TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,047TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,839TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$450,844NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$506,785NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERSMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMEETINGS - BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND STANDARDS REGARDING THE USE AND MANUFACTURING OF LADDERSDesc
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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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 Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLINBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3126446610PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N WABASH AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ROB TOUZALIN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH LISKEY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE PLOTNER
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC MCCONNELL
PAST PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JANET RAPP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RYAN MOSS
VICE-PRESIDENT5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TOM SCHMITT
SECRETARY-TREASURER5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENTServicesDesc
Compensation$138,863CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STANDARDS900099$126,486$126,486
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$122,848$122,848
MEETINGS900099$31,124$31,124
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$280,458TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,539TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,539ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$281,997TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$280,458RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,539ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,119TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,650TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,270TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,302TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,088TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,222TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,347TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,812TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
STANDARD$24,071
LADDER SAFETY$22,567
MARKETING$16,174
STAFF TIME$1,060

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$374TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,056TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,224BOYAmt
EOY$131,247EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$353,532BOYAmt
EOY$355,073EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,101BOYAmt
EOY$24,586EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,336BOYAmt
EOY$3,468EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,698BOYAmt
EOY$250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,891BOYAmt
EOY$514,624EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39BOYAmt
EOY$2,732EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,008BOYAmt
EOY$2,016EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,091EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,047BOYAmt
EOY$7,839EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$450,844BOYAmt
EOY$506,785EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$450,844BOYAmt
EOY$506,785EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,891BOYAmt
EOY$514,624EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$55,941ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATIONDesc
Amt$3,091Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,091TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$281,997TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$281,997RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$281,997TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$226,056TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$226,056ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$226,056TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPART X, LINE 2: THE INSTITUTE'S ADOPTION OF ASC 740 IN 2013 RESULTED IN NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL POSITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2SOME BOARD MEMBERS HAVE VENDOR/CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS 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 SMITHBUCKLIN WERE $138,863.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE INSTITUTE HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS ELECT THE OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMONITORED THROUGH THEIR ANNUAL REVIEW POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18PROVIDED UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE GIVEN UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 31,270.