2024-11-06T14:02:03-06:00 2023-12-31 BDO USA 200 PARK AVENUE 38TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10166 990 2023-01-01 131679617 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES INC % PAUL KONIGSTEIN CFO ALCO 2128703400 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 PAUL KONIGSTEIN CFO 2128703400 2024-11-06 true true Paul Hammerschmidt P01384178 2128858000 2024-05-28 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ROBERT WILCOX 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 14936181 false X WWW.AA.ORG X 1962 NY ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES ("A.A.W.S.") PUBLISHES LITERATURE AND RELATED MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 7 7 103 8 0 0 0 0 12270647 14935497 7487 684 0 0 12278134 14936181 0 0 0 0 3716120 4357798 0 0 0 10467903 10499671 14184023 14857469 -1905889 78712 10765004 10265907 5124873 4547064 5640131 5718843 X ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES ("A.A.W.S.") PUBLISHES LITERATURE AND RELATED MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. IN ADDITION, NET PROCEEDS OF SUCH LITERATURE ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC. TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITY. false false 10939511 14935497 SALE OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER MATERIAL DIRECTED TOWARD RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. DURING 2023, A.A.W.S. SOLD MORE THAN 5 MILLION PIECES OF LITERATURE. THIS INCLUDES OVER 878 THOUSAND COPIES OF "ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS" (AKA "THE BIG BOOK") AND OVER 329 THOUSAND COPIES OF "12 STEPS AND 12 TRADITIONS." A.A. LITERATURE HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO MORE THAN 110 LANGUAGES INCLUDING 74 DIFFERENT LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS OF "THE BIG BOOK." A.A. LITERATURE HAS ALSO BEEN CONVERTED INTO MANY FORMATS FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED INCLUDING LARGE PRINT, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, QUEBEC SIGN LANGUAGE, BRAILLE, AUDIO, AND VIDEO. A.A. LITERATURE IS DISTRIBUTED BY OVER 1.4 MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN OVER 57,000 GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 10939511 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true true false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 52 0 true 103 true false true CA false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X PAUL KONIGSTEIN CFO 2128702130 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10115 X ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER 17.5 17.5 X 305990 0 59538 SANDRA WILSON STAFF SERVICES DIRECTOR 17.5 17.5 X 189240 0 91683 DAVID ROSEN PUBLISHING DIRECTOR 35.0 0.0 X 234945 0 37164 PAUL KONIGSTEIN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 17.5 17.5 X 208267 0 42301 LORNA GRAHAM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIRECTOR 17.5 17.5 X 187861 0 27964 CLORINDA VALENTI COMMUNICATION SERVICES DIR. 35.0 0.0 X 183651 0 22020 MALINI SINGH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 17.5 17.5 X 162963 0 37799 ZENAIDA MEDINA CONTROLLER 17.5 17.5 X 151672 0 42894 DINA FRIEDEL DIRECTOR of human resources 17.5 17.5 X 171550 0 19510 AMES SWEET EXECUTIVE EDITOR 17.5 17.5 X 157104 0 25460 RACHEL JOSEPH VICE PRESIDENT (as of 10/23) 17.5 17.5 X 136652 0 24461 JEFFREY WINE VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 10/23) 17.5 17.5 X 101389 0 6589 PAMELA POREMSKI SECRETARY (as of 5/23) 17.5 17.5 X 91258 0 367 CHARLOTTE D'AUGUSTINE SECRETARY (THRU 4/23) 17.5 17.5 X 29167 0 3394 DEBORAH KOLTAI VICE CHAIR, (CHAIR THRU 4/23) 5.0 5.0 X X 0 0 0 CAROLYN WALSH TREAS., (VICE CHAIR THRU 4/23) 5.0 5.0 X X 0 0 0 CATHI CLARK CHAIR, (TREASURER THRU 4/23) 5.0 5.0 X X 0 0 0 VERA FARRELL DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 REILLY KALLES DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/23) 5.0 5.0 X 0 0 0 CLINTON MACKENZIE DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 IRMA VAN DE BON-NICOL DIRECTOR (THRU 4/23) 5.0 5.0 X 0 0 0 JOHN WEIS DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 2311709 0 441144 26 false true false RSM US LLP 4650 EAST 53RD STREET DAVENPORT IA 52807 TECH/CONSULTING 265112 CBIZ MHM 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 ASSURANCE & TAX 161500 WADLEY DONOVAN GUTSHAW CONSULTING L 991 US 22 WEST SUITE 201 BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807 CONSULTING 160000 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER 1500 WALNUT STREET SUITE 1200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 ACCOUNTING 144756 WELMAN DIGITAL 40 ASHLEY ROAD HASTINGSONHUDSON NY 10706 TECH/CONSULTING 132850 6 0 SALES REVENUE 900099 14935497 14935497 14935497 684 684 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14936181 14935497 0 684 0 0 0 0 1698069 509421 1188648 0 1917825 1100885 816940 13002 13002 458129 256502 201627 270773 130062 140711 0 85587 85587 137708 137708 0 0 376 376 498632 159951 338681 0 209811 65647 144164 362283 143458 218825 0 462361 192922 269439 76154 880 75274 0 733 8 725 0 0 393895 186056 207839 33715 33715 COST OF PRINTING 4591074 4591074 0 DIRECT SHIPPING & WAREHOUSE 3135917 3135917 0 DISCOUNTS 453695 453695 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 44749 44749 12981 31 12950 14857469 10939511 3917958 0 254214 61425 10413 647 0 0 643259 802647 0 0 0 0 0 0 3976263 3777797 354816 364483 561624 250865 528339 310759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4997700 4948149 10765004 10265907 2200904 2452907 0 0 111508 207675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2812461 1886482 5124873 4547064 X 5640131 5718843 0 0 5640131 5718843 10765004 10265907 78712 X false true X true false X 0 0 0 0 0 0 14215179 9098279 12110603 12270647 14935497 62630205 0 0 0 14215179 9098279 12110603 12270647 14935497 62630205 0 0 0 62630205 100 243 7487 684 8514 0 100 243 7487 684 8514 0 0 14215279 9098279 12110846 12278134 14936181 62638719 0.99986 0.99990 0.00014 0.00010 X 71379 54767 16612 490245 196098 294147 310759 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 3061667 OPERATING LEASE - ROU ASSET 1886482 4948149 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1886482 1886482 X 6755119 -8180686 -8180686 14935805 376 376 14936181 6676407 6676407 376 8180686 8181062 14857469 PART X, LINE 2: Under ASC 740, an organization must recognize the financial statement effects of a tax position taken for tax return purposes when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority. A.A.W.S. does not believe that it has taken any material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, it has not recorded any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. A.A.W.S. has filed for and received income tax exemptions in the jurisdictions where it is required to do so. Additionally, A.A.W.S. has filed IRS Form 990 information returns, as required, and all other applicable returns in jurisdictions where so required. For the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no income tax-related interest or penalties recorded or included in the statement of activities. PART XI, LINE 2D: DISCOUNTS.............................. $ (453,695) COST OF PRINTING....................... $ (4,591,074) DIRECT SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSE.......... $ (3,135,917) TOTAL.................................. $ (8,180,686) PART XII, LINE 4B: DISCOUNTS.............................. $ 453,695 COST OF PRINTING....................... $ 4,591,074 DIRECT SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSE.......... $ 3,135,917 TOTAL.................................. $ 8,180,686 North America 0 0 Program Services SALES OF PUBLICATIONS 618219 0 0 0 0 618219 618219 false false false false false false X X X X X false false false false false false false false false ROBERT WILCOX PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER 305024 0 0 0 966 0 23769 0 35769 0 365528 0 0 0 RACHEL JOSEPH VICE PRESIDENT (as of 10/23) 136024 0 0 0 628 0 10342 0 14119 0 161113 0 0 0 LORNA GRAHAM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIRECTOR 186313 0 0 0 1548 0 14284 0 13680 0 215825 0 0 0 PAUL KONIGSTEIN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 205495 0 0 0 2772 0 16313 0 25988 0 250568 0 0 0 DAVID ROSEN PUBLISHING DIRECTOR 232173 0 0 0 2772 0 11176 0 25988 0 272109 0 0 0 CLORINDA VALENTI COMMUNICATION SERVICES DIR. 181275 0 0 0 2376 0 7735 0 14285 0 205671 0 0 0 SANDRA WILSON STAFF SERVICES DIRECTOR 185801 0 0 0 3439 0 77398 0 14285 0 280923 0 0 0 DINA FRIEDEL DIRECTOR of human resources 170002 0 0 0 1548 0 5225 0 14285 191060 0 0 0 ZENAIDA MEDINA CONTROLLER 151348 0 0 0 324 0 20127 0 22767 0 194566 0 0 0 MALINI SINGH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 162449 0 0 0 514 0 23572 0 14227 0 200762 0 0 0 AMES SWEET EXECUTIVE EDITOR 153090 0 0 0 4014 0 11125 0 14335 0 182564 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 CONTINUATION: IN ADDITION, NET PROCEEDS OF SUCH LITERATURE ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC. TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: THE TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC., A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, ARE THE MEMBERS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC. ("A.A.W.S."). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: THE TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC., A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, ARE THE MEMBERS OF A.A.W.S. AND, AS SUCH, ELECT THE A.A.W.S. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. DRAFT FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. IN ADDITION, THE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. AFTER COMMITTEE REVIEW, THE DRAFT IS FORWARDED TO THE A.A.W.S. BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED BY PROSPECTIVE A.A.W.S. MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES AS THEY ARE APPOINTED. ALL MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING WHICH IS HELD BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: THE SALARY OF THE GENERAL MANAGER IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE A.A.W.S. BOARD, WHO CONTRACT THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT COMPARES THE GENERAL MANAGER'S SALARY TO THE SALARIES OF CEO'S/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOMMENDS AN APPROPRIATE RANGE FOR THE INCREASE. FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER'S SALARY, THE RECOMMENDED RANGE OF INCREASE IS REVIEWED, DISCUSSED AND APPROVED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS THEN MEET WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER, REVIEW HIS/HER PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINE HIS/HER INCREASE. ANY INCREASE IS THEN COMMUNICATED IN WRITING TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR IMPLEMENTATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, WHO APPROVES SALARY INCREASES. COMMENSURATE WITH INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE A.A.W.S. HAS IN PLACE A COMPENSATION POLICY WITH PARAMETERS AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE FOLLOWED TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE SETTING OF EMPLOYEES' SALARIES WITH REFERENCE TO BOTH ORGANIZATIONAL PLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL JOBS AND EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE. AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERFORMS ANALYSIS OF THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF MANAGERS AND PROVIDES BENCHMARKING DATA BASED ON SIMILAR ROLES IN THE NYC NON-PROFIT SECTOR EVERY THREE YEARS OR AS NEEDED. A.A.W.S. MAY ADJUST INTERNAL SALARY RANGES ANNUALLY BASED ON THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET. ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT IS PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD TRUSTEES COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH REQUESTS A FORMAL REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, WHO MAY CONFER WITH THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHICH INCLUDES A REVIEW AND DOCUMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND PHILOSOPHY, AND COMMENTS ON THE OVERALL COMPENSATION STRUCTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN (B): ALTHOUGH ALL COMPENSATION IS PAID BY A.A.W.S., COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS SPEND A PORTION OF THEIR TIME ON TASKS FOR A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. HOURS ARE ALLOCATED ACCORDINGLY. 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