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AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE (EIN 36-6108033)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-07
IRS object ID
201211289349301166
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-05-07T13:25:10-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362985665EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 S MEYERS RD SUITE 500AddressLine1
CityOAKBROOK TERRACECity
StateILState
ZIP Code601815209ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN366108033EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlAMERNameControl
Phone3126446610Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 N MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606114267ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJANET RAPPName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone3126446610Phone
Date Signed2012-05-07DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDAVID R SIEHOFFName
PTINP00175845PTIN
Phone6305454500Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonJANET RAPPNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 N MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts252914GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.AMERICANLADDERINSTITUTE.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1947YearFormation
State Legal DomicileILStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE 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.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Nbr Independent Voting Members7NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Total Nbr Volunteers12TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Program Service Revenue CY250079ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year4014InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year2822InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year21OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year13OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Total Revenue Current Year252914TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year0SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Other Expenses Current Year206020OtherExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year206020TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Revenues Less Expenses CY46894RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY377852TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY412950TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY12838TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY1042TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Mission DescriptionTO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERSMissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionMEETINGS - BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND STANDARDS REGARDING THE USE AND MANUFACTURING OF LADDERSDescription
Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssets
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Independent Audit Financial Stmt1IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
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Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
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Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member0BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
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Deductible Non Cash Contributions0DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art0DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity0RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity0TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10962NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions0NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members7NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members7NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship1FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties1DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders1MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members1ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body0Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLINBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number3126446610TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 N MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
ROB TOUZALIN
DIRECTOR5.00X000
KEITH LISKEY
DIRECTOR5.00X000
DAVE PLOTNER
DIRECTOR5.00X000
MARC MCCONNELL
PAST PRESIDENT5.00X000X
JANET RAPP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00X000
RONALD SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT5.00000X
RYAN MOSS
VICE-PRESIDENT5.00000X
TOM SCHMITT
SECRETARY-TREASURER5.00000X
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Compensation0TotalOtherCompensation
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 N MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Of ServicesMANAGEMENTDescriptionOfServices
Compensation119679Compensation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K1NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

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STANDARDS9000999646296462
MEETINGS9000993216132161
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue250079TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column2822TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$2,822ExclusionAmount

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DescriptionMISCELLANEOUSDescription
Business Code900099BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column13TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income13RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue13TotalOtherRevenue

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$2,822ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total52466Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total525Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total17350Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total33339Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total10148Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3610Total

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total43Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total34368Total

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5550Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
STANDARD24529
TRAINING PROJECT19224
PUBLIC RELATIONS2900
LADDER SAFETY1156

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total812Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total206020Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY97572BOY
EOY73584EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY242504BOY
EOY301206EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20930BOY
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Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY10857BOY
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY377852BOY
EOY412950EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY9830BOY
EOY34EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3008BOY
EOY1008EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12838BOY
EOY1042EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY365014BOY
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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY365014BOY
EOY411908EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY412950EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses46894ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee0AuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue252914TotalRevenue
Total Expenses206020TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year46894ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS46894ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt252914TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal252914RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990252914TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt206020TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal206020ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990206020TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
ExplanationPART X, LINE 2: THE INSTITUTE'S ADOPTION OF FIN 48/ASC 740 IN 2010 RESULTED IN NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL POSITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
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.
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