2013-01-07T11:16:38-06:00 2011-12-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX ST SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2011-01-01 270935770 AMERICAN HARDWOOD EXPORT COUNCIL AMER 7034352900 1825 MICHAEL FARADAY DR RESTON VA 20190 MICHAEL SNOW 7034352900 2013-01-07 1 JOAN MRENNER P00456765 7035351200 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X MICHAEL SNOW 1825 MICHAEL FARADAY DR RESTON VA 20190 10709570 0 X WWW.AHEC.ORG X 2009 DC THE COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO GIVING ITS MEMBERS A SHARP COMPETITIVE EDGE IN MEETING THE GROWING WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR AMERICAN HARDWOOD PRODUCTS. 20 18 3 20 0 0 134563 12000 9202235 10697570 48 0 0 0 9336846 10709570 0 0 0 0 352019 342878 0 0 0 8922363 10396355 9274382 10739233 62464 -29663 1325481 1688833 1263017 1656032 62464 32801 THE COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO GIVING ITS MEMBERS A SHARP COMPETITIVE EDGE IN MEETING THE GROWING WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR AMERICAN HARDWOOD PRODUCTS. 0 0 OVERSEAS MARKET DEVELOPMENT - THE COUNCIL PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OVERSEAS MARKETS FOR AMERICAN HARDWOOD PRODUCTS IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. CURRENTLY THE ASSOCIATION HAS OFFICE LOCATIONS IN HONG KONG, THE UNITED KINGDOM, MEXICO, AND JAPAN THAT SERVICES FOREIGN MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 10 0 1 3 1 0 1 UK HK MX JA 0 0 0 0 X 20 18 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X ANNE PENNINGTON 7034352900 1825 MICHAEL FARADAY DR RESTON VA 20190 X JOHN BROWN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DEAN ALANKO 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TED ROSSI 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ORN GUDMUNDSSON JR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK BARFORD 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM INMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JACK SHANNON JR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRAFTON COOK 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM KASSINS 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BRAND 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HEDIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAWSON MAURY 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE SEIDEL 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA JACKSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA JOVANOVICH 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE PHANEUF 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MARTIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY VITALE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIP HOWLETT 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT MCCLENDON 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INSPERITY 19001 CRESCENT SPRINGS DRIVE KINGWOOD TX 77339 LABOR AND STAFFING 342878 1 12000 12000 OVERSEAS REIMBURSEMENT 900099 10280704 10280704 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 416866 416866 10697570 10709570 10697570 0 0 342878 25797 11400 6401 9118 7162 1464 2516 781 4571 FAS EXPENSES 10280703 OVERSEAS OFFICE 38348 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 7004 PROMOTION 275 815 10739233 172189 231456 1004208 1306008 138027 125734 3905 1497 3189 2408 7868 23227 1325481 1688833 990161 1416355 118805 0 204356 52372 68500 68500 1263017 1656032 X 62464 32801 62464 32801 1325481 1688833 -29663 0 X X 0 1 1 X 1 1 0 1 0 3905 1497 2408 2408 ADVANCES PAYABLE 68500 68500 10709570 10739233 -29663 -29663 10709570 0 10709570 0 10709570 10739233 0 10739233 0 10739233 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE COUNCIL'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR 2010 AND 2011 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS), GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 4 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT 3805074 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 4 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT 3988164 NORTH AMERICA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT 972806 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT 916548 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT 400320 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT 167018 4 11 0 0 4 11 10249930 0 10249930 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIP HOWLETT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 9118 MR. HOWLETT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HARDWOOD PLYWOOD AND VENEER ASSOCIATION, THE ASSOCIATION LEASES ITS OFFICE SPACE TO THE COUNCIL. 0 MICHAEL MARTIN ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 52372 MR. MARTIN IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATION. THE NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATION LOANED THE COUNCIL $50,000 FOR ORGANIZATIONAL COSTS AND THE LOAN IS STILL OUTSTANDING. ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE ON THIS LOAN IS $2,372 AS OF THE FISCAL YEAR END. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE COUNCIL DISCOVERED THAT A CONSULTANT HAD FRAUDULENTLY SUBMITTED REIMBURSEMENTS FOR AIRLINE TRAVEL FOR WHICH THIS INDIVIDUAL DID NOT INCUR. IN INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD SUBMITTED SUCH FRAUDULENT CLAIMS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT EACH OF THESE REIMBURSEMENTS WERE SUBMITTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS PART OF THE COUNCIL'S FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM PERSUANT TO THE GRANTS AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). SEEKING FULL RECOVERY OF THE FUNDS FRAUDULENTLY RECEIVED, THE COUNCIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE USDA DETERMINED A MONETARY FIGURE TO BE COLLECTED (APPROXIMATELY $12,000) FROM THIS INDIVIDUAL AND RECEIVED THE FULL AMOUNT WITHIN THE SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR. THE MATTER IS NOW CLOSED AND NO FURTHER ACTION, ADMINISTRATIVE OR LEGAL, WILL BE PURSUED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE COUNCIL HAS FIVE TYPES OF MEMBERS: 1. EXPORTING COMPANY MEMBERS - COMPANIES THAT GENERATE INCOME FROM THE MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. HARDWOOD PRODUCTS AND HAVE AN ACTIVE EXPORT PROGRAM. 2. EXPORTING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS - ASSOCIATIONS THAT GENERATE ALL OR PART OF THEIR DUES INCOME FROM COMPANIES ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. HARDWOOD PRODUCTS, HAVE AN ACTIVE EXPORT PROGRAM OR COMMITTEE, AND HAVE AN ACTIVE FULL-TIME MANAGEMENT STAFF. 3. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS - COMPANIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE EXPORT OF U.S. HARDWOOD PRODUCTS AND ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE PROCESSING, MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTING, TRANSPORTING, PROMOTION, OR SALE OF U.S. HARDWOOD PRODUCTS. 4. SPONSOR MEMBERS - COMPANIES THAT ENGAGE IN THE TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBTUON OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HARDWOOD PRODUCTS, AND WHO ARE NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING OF WOOD PRODUCTS. 5. SUPPORTING MEMBERS - COMPANIES NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN HARDWOOD PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING, OR DISTRIBUTION BUT THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE EXPORT OF WOOD PRODUCTS AND MAKE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE COUNCIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IN ADDITION, ASSOCIATION MEMBERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECIEVE A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNCIL AND PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION FORM INDICATING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY ENSUE AS PART OF THEIR SERVICE. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE DURING THEIR TERM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A CHANGES TO COMPENSATION FOR THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF BUDGET AND FINANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE COUNCIL'S FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. NO CHANGES TO THIS PROCEDURE HAVE BEEN MADE WITHIN THE CURRENT YEAR. PAGE 1, SECTION B, AMENDMENTS TO RETURN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULES AND COMPONENTS WERE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FIGURES: PART I, LINES 8-22, PART VIII, PART IX, PART X, PART XI, SCHEDULE D - PARTS XI, XII, AND XIII, SCHEDULE F - PART I, AND SCHEDULE L - PART IV. ACCORDINGLY PART XII HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS THE REQUIRED A-133 COMPLIANCE AUDIT.