FABRICATORS & MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
FABRICATORS & MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (EIN 36-3117542)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-09
IRS object ID
202303139349300535
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-11-09T08:02:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN391203191PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SVA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCTS SCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11221 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363117542EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FABRICATORS & MANUFACTURERS ASSOC INTLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFABRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8153998700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12135 POINT BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityELGINCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60123ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEDWARD S YOUDELLPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8153998700PhoneNum
Signature2023-10-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstEDWARDPersonFirstNm
Person LastYOUDELLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLYNN HESLINGAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273410PTIN
Phone6088318181PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEDWARD S YOUDELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12135 POINT BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityELGINCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60123ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,776,580GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FMAMFG.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1970FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE FORMING & FABRICATING INDUSTRY. IT CONDUCTS EXPOSITIONS, EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES AND PROVIDES BENEFITS TO MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers629TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$51,105TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,654,144PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$14,020,195CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$860,716PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$308,150CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$22,364PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$32,649CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,492,496PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,295,696CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$706,298PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$829,194CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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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$8,994,586PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,461,074CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,700,884PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,290,268CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$791,612PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,428CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$36,664,883TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$34,236,234TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,623,553TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,631,021TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$35,041,330NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$32,605,213NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO ADVOCATE FOR THE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN METAL PROCESSING, FORMING AND FABRICATING INDUSTRIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,312,783ExpenseAmt
Revenue$12,396,475RevenueAmt
DescFMA IS A PARTNER IN THE FABTECH INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, HELD IN ATLANTA IN 2022. THE SHOW HAD 611,580 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITING SPACE AND 29,800 ATTENDEES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,547,802ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,027,957RevenueAmt
DescFMA CONDUCTED 32 EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS IN 2022.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$555,795ExpenseAmt
Revenue$299,159RevenueAmt
DescTHE ASSOCIATION SERVES A MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$868,362ExpenseAmt
Grant$829,194GrantAmt
Revenue$134,702RevenueAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE A BOOKSTORE AND SERVICES RENDERED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AFFILIATES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$868,362TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$829,194TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$134,702TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$10,284,742TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document31IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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 Line1NATALIE HAEFLIGERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8153998700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12135 POINT BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityELGINCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60123ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JASON HILLENBRAND
FIRST VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY PHILLIPS
SECRETARY TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA WERTZBAUGHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI TAPANI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE BARNETT
ASD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ROGOWSKI
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLOS MEDIZABAL PEREZ
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM ISAAC
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR (TERM ENDED 10/22)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL KOOIMA
DIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 10/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH RICHARDS
SECOND VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT MYRAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN FORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANESSA HEIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAKESH KUMAR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASOON STADLER
DIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 10/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVEK GUPTA
DIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 10/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE DOBOS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW SHARPE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL STRAND
TPA CHAIR (TERM ENDED 10/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF SCHROEDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRODY FANNING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL MEINCZINGER
TPA CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD YOUDELL
PRESIDENT & CEO34.00Yes (X)$365,240$0$4,906
NATALIE HAEFLIGER
SENIOR FINANCE DIRECTOR20.00Yes (X)$85,210$0$3,723
ANDREW FLANDO
VP OF MARKETING DEVELOPMEN18.00$125,968$0$6,400Yes (X)
MARK HOPER
SENIOR VP OF EXPOSITIONS &36.00$342,757$0$15,245Yes (X)
ERIK JAMES RANCATORE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MKT, COMM. & PUBLIC AFFAIRS20.00$95,304$0$6,786Yes (X)
PATRICK SIMON
EDUCATION & MEMBERSHIP DIR45.00$258,397$0$19,284Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,272,876TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$56,344TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES900099$13,424,432$13,424,432
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$299,159$299,159
ROYALTY REVENUE900099$180,851$493$180,358
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE900099$89,033$89,033
AD SALES - MEMBER DIRECTORY541800$26,720$26,720
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,020,195TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$452,970TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$452,970ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$83,400RealAmt
Personal$162,000PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$273,710RealAmt
Personal$50,008PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$190,310RealAmt
Personal$111,992PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$78,318TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$78,318UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$995,525SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,140,345SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$144,820SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$144,820TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$144,820ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$62,490GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$16,821CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$45,669TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$45,669RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,295,696TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,858,293RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$51,105UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$488,508ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$829,194TotalAmt
Program Services$829,194ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,619TotalAmt
Management And General$21,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,600TotalAmt
Management And General$29,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,500TotalAmt
Management And General$44,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,241,293TotalAmt
Program Services$181,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,060,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,031TotalAmt
Program Services$13,031ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,296TotalAmt
Program Services$140,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,168TotalAmt
Program Services$2,168ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,451TotalAmt
Program Services$11,451ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,215TotalAmt
Program Services$237,215ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$466,475TotalAmt
Program Services$208,256ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$258,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,488,265TotalAmt
Program Services$6,471,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,023TotalAmt
Management And General$256,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PAYROLL/BENEFIT REIMB.$4,132,292$1,991,457$2,140,835
PROMOTION$106,088$87,670$18,418
HONORARIUMS$63,100$63,100
MISCELLANEOUS$45,165$25,450$19,715

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,493TotalAmt
Program Services$22,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,290,268TotalAmt
Program Services$10,284,742ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,005,526ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,085,268BOYAmt
EOY$2,163,014EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,789BOYAmt
EOY$2,222,428EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,442BOYAmt
EOY$35,511EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,360BOYAmt
EOY$116,748EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,472,492LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,028,261LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,756,828BOYAmt
EOY$7,444,231EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,305,473BOYAmt
EOY$16,649,011EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,550,755BOYAmt
EOY$2,029,323EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,575,968BOYAmt
EOY$3,575,968EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,664,883BOYAmt
EOY$34,236,234EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$690,671BOYAmt
EOY$710,897EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,527BOYAmt
EOY$448,939EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$555,355BOYAmt
EOY$471,185EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,623,553BOYAmt
EOY$1,631,021EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,041,330BOYAmt
EOY$32,605,213EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,041,330BOYAmt
EOY$32,605,213EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,664,883BOYAmt
EOY$34,236,234EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,428ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,920,113NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$478,568OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,070,239CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,989,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,101,340CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,494,451CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,875,114CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,530,306TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,070,239CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,989,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,101,340CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,494,451CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,875,114CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,530,306TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$54,530,306PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$417,990CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$488,544CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$354,755CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$502,189CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$452,970CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,216,448TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$417,990CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$488,544CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$354,755CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$502,189CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$452,970CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,216,448TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$972,018CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$972,018TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,488,229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,477,706CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,428,113CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,996,640CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,328,084CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,718,772TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94480PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.94640PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03840InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03690InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEXPOSITION COST CLAIMS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 972,018.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,320,328OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,320,328BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,098,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,166,392DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,932,248BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,053,524OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,861,869DepreciationAmt
Book Value$191,655BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,444,231TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY$1,370,524C
INVESTMENT IN CANADIAN SUBSIDIARY$658,799C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,029,323TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO AFFILIATESDesc
Amt$471,185Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$471,185TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$658,799RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$658,799SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$658,799TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NBT THE FOUNDATION OF FMA INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12135 POINT BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityELGINCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60123ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN364201987RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$196,054CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$633,140NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceSERVICES & FACILITIESNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH GRANT-FUNDED ORGANIZATION TO SUBMIT A FINAL PROGRAM EVALUATION AND FINANCIAL REPORT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF A PROGRAM'S END. THE FINANCIAL REPORT PROVIDES DETAILS ON HOW THE GRANT FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
EDWARD YOUDELL
PRESIDENT & CEO$266,066$0$95,900$0$3,274$0$2,785$0$2,121$0$370,146$0$0$0
MARK HOPER
SENIOR VP OF EXPOSITIONS &$186,367$0$156,390$0$0$0$7,320$0$7,925$0$358,002$0$0$0
PATRICK SIMON
EDUCATION & MEMBERSHIP DIR$183,853$0$74,544$0$0$0$7,506$0$11,778$0$277,681$0$0$0
ANDREW FLANDO
VP OF MARKETING DEVELOPMEN$80,615$0$45,353$0$0$0$3,005$0$3,395$0$132,368$0$0$0
ERIK JAMES RANCATORE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MKT, COMM. & PUBL$94,584$0$720$0$0$0$1,430$0$5,356$0$102,090$0$0$0
NATALIE HAEFLIGER
SENIOR FINANCE DIRECTOR$77,743$0$7,467$0$0$0$2,371$0$1,352$0$88,933$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J, PART IIIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMPENSATION RECEIVED FORM UNRELATED ORGANIZATION: THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM FMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE ORGANIZATION IN THE INDIVIDUALS' CAPACITIES AS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AELECTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY: DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY MEMBER MAY PARTICIPATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE APPROVED BY RESOLUTION VOTED ON BY ANY MEMBERS PRESENT. ANY MEMBER MAY PARTICIPATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990: THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND FINANCE DIRECTOR, NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FIRST. THEN A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE PROVIDED VIA EMAIL TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: FMA'S WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO AND DISCUSSED WITH ALL NEW EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THEIR ORIENTATION AND IS PERIODICALLY REVIEWED DURING EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK UPDATE MEETINGS. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TERM THAT INCLUDES VERBIAGE THAT REQUIRES THEY ADHERE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DESCRIBE HOW CERTAIN DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART VII LINE 1D, LINE 2 AND LINE 4COMPENSATION FROM ORGANIZATION: THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII LINE 1D, LINE 2 AND LINE 4 HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM FMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE ORGANIZATION IN THE INDIVIDUALS' CAPACITIES AS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EQUITY INCOME FROM AFFILIATE 414,153. EQUITY INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARY 64,415.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FMA COMMUNICATIONS CANADA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11154 WARDEN AVENUE SUITE 416AddressLine1Txt
CityTORONTOCityNm
Province Or StateONTARIOProvinceOrStateNm
CountryCACountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesPUBLISHING (PERIODICAL)PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryCALegalDomicileForeignCountryCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FILING ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$64,415ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$799,490ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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