2012-05-10T15:34:15-05:00 2011-12-31 362170602 WARADY & DAVIS LLP 1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S DEERFIELD IL 60015 990 2011-01-01 237151756 ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS ASSO 8472671252 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL NO 222 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 KAREN D GRIGGS 8472671252 2012-05-09 1 SUSAN GREGGO P00595460 8472679600 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z KAREN D GRIGGS 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL NO 222 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 13381227 0 X WWW.ALANET.ORG X 1971 PA TO 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. 12 12 41 16 612359 178445 0 0 7383822 7588844 17481 35856 229189 187348 7630492 7812048 0 0 0 0 3102800 3109314 0 0 0 4504341 4052203 7607141 7161517 23351 650531 4073453 4860696 2282231 2442786 1791222 2417910 X THE 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. 0 0 ANNUAL 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 APPROXIMATELY 1,200 ATTENDEES IN 2011. JOURNAL, NEWSLETTERS AND DIRECTORIES-THESE PUBLICATIONS EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY ABOUT TOPICS RELATING TO LEGAL MANAGEMENT. EDUCATIONAL COURSES ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS ON LEGAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PEOPLE ATTEND THESE COURSES ANNUALLY. MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROFESSION AND VISIBILITY, AS WELL AS DISSEMINATING MARKETING MATERIALS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 41 1 1 1 1 CA 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X DEBBIE THORMAS 8472671252 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL SUITE LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 RITA M ALLI 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN D GRIGGS 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN L FRENCH 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SABINE S CURTO 10.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM D MECH 10.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA K BARNES 10.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL A FARNSWORTH 10.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL ANNE NITSCHE 10.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN D WINGERT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN M MORRIS 10.00 X 0 0 0 TONI R BEASLEY 10.00 X 0 0 0 KARA JORDAN 10.00 X 0 0 0 JANINE D BOOK 10.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G DEMPSEY 10.00 X 0 0 0 ROSLYN S HAZZARD 10.00 X 0 0 0 DAWNA MASON 10.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY C SMITH 40.00 X 188106 0 19167 JANICE M WAUGH 40.00 X 122330 0 17124 310436 0 36291 2 0 1 0 MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES PO BOX 402642 ATLANTA GA 303842642 CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS 484306 AUDIO VISUAL MANAGEMENT GROUP SUITE 200 3310 MATRIX DRIVE RICHARDSON TX 75082 AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES 224848 STRAIGHT NORTH LLC OAKBROOK POINTE 700 COMMERCE DR ST OAKBROOK IL 60523 PRINTING AND DESIGN 179983 BANTA PO BOX 730216 DALLAS TX 753730216 PRINTING 154028 THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS 3708 LAS VEGAS BLVD SOUTH LAS VEGAS NV 89109 HOTEL 121998 6 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 3372631 3372631 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 611710 1887712 1887712 REGIONAL REVENUE 611710 1143158 1143158 PUBLICATION ADVERTISIN 541800 578867 578867 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611710 399526 399526 206950 206950 7588844 95906 95906 45042 45042 5509129 5569179 -60050 -60050 -60050 JOB BANK INCOME 611710 84300 84300 LIST SALES 900004 29735 29735 RETREAT PLANNING PLUS 900099 12682 8925 3757 15589 15589 142306 7812048 5231079 612359 1968610 210793 2345759 93809 277195 181758 27961 16261 145645 856610 76097 412713 1404228 48686 62020 UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO 78192 REGIONAL EXPENSES 612781 PUBLICATIONS 201567 SPONSORSHIP 28000 81442 7161517 232516 152935 1134087 713270 60316 55151 260229 215835 873740 793696 81100 80044 2286367 3606790 18838 36671 4073453 4860696 300902 282193 1698140 2011316 283189 149277 2282231 2442786 X 1791222 2417910 1791222 2417910 4073453 4860696 X 650531 -23843 X X 0 1 1 X 0 1 1 0 PART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: PART III-A, LINE 1: MEMBER DUES ARE NONDEDUCTIBLE TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AS THEY ARE PRIMARILY PAID BY THE MEMBERS' LAW FIRMS. 36690 25210 11480 580031 539043 40988 257019 229443 27576 80044 ACCRUED RENT PAYABLE 117325 ACCRUED INCOME TAX EXPENSE 31952 149277 7812048 7161517 650531 -23843 -23843 626688 7788205 -23843 -23843 7812048 0 7812048 7161517 0 7161517 0 7161517 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE 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. X X X 0 0 0 LARRY C SMITH 188106 0 0 0 0 0 8411 0 10756 0 207273 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL 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 8B NO COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS 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 15 THE BOARD MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT, TO CONSIDER COMPENSATION MATTERS AND PRESENTED ITS EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPENSATION ISSUE, THE COMMITTEE SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD COMPARABLE INFORMATION DRAWN FROM SALARY BENEFITS SURVEYS INCLUDING THE 2010/2011 ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY CONDUCTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION FORUM OF CHICAGOLAND AND THE 2010 BLUE CHIP ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY CONDUCTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES. AFTER FULL DISCUSSION, THE REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS APPROVED. 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 SURVEY NUMBERS USED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE DRAWN FROM THE 2010/2011 ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY CONDUCTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION FORUM OF CHICAGOLAND. ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE PRESIDENT REPORTED THAT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOUND THE SALARIES OF ALA'S HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES TO BE REASONABLE AND WITHIN THE RANGES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CURRENTLY 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -23,843. FORM 990, PART XI, 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. FOUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL SUITE 22 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 363156864 SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS IL 501(C)3 509(A)2 ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0