AED FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
AED FOUNDATION INC (EIN 36-3784945)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-14
IRS object ID
202333189349307128
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)
Return2023-11-14T11:47:40-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363856676PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KUTCHINS ROBBINS & DIAMOND LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11051 PERIMETER DR 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySCHAUMBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60173ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363784945EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AED FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAEDFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6305740650PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1650 E ALGONQUIN ROAD SUITE 305AddressLine1Txt
CitySCHAUMBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60173ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT HENDERSONPersonNm
Person TitleEVP & COOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6305740650PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstROBERTPersonFirstNm
Person LastHENDERSONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHAD PORTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01058119PTIN
Phone8472401040PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-13PreparationDt

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 OfficerBRIAN MCGUIREPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1650 E ALGONQUIN ROAD SUITE 305AddressLine1Txt
CitySCHAUMBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60173ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,275,828GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressAEDFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE AED FOUNDATION ENHANCES THE SUCCESS OF AED MEMBER COMPANIES BY ENCOURAGING CONTINUOUS LEARNING, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TODAY'S EMPLOYEES AND IMPROVING THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF AVAILABLE EMPLOYEES FOR THE FUTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers23TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$643,970PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,304,021CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,316,140PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$526,138CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$83,270PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$87,524CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$188,289PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$208,078CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,231,669PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,125,761CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$86,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$147,268CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$632,481PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$689,779CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$527,588PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$691,120CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,246,069PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,528,167CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$985,600PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,597,594CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,799,798TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,931,539TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$166,406TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$237,348TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,633,392NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,694,191NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE AED FOUNDATION ENHANCES THE SUCCESS OF AED MEMBER COMPANIES BY ENCOURAGING CONTINUOUS LEARNING, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TODAY'S EMPLOYEES AND IMPROVING THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF AVAILABLE EMPLOYEES FOR THE FUTURE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$258,966ExpenseAmt
Revenue$343,977RevenueAmt
DescTHE AED FOUNDATION PROVIDED MANAGEMENT LEVEL EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND WEBINARS FOR INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES IN AREAS INCLUDING SALES, RENTAL, CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT, FINANCE, PARTS, SERVICE, PRODUCT SUPPORT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND BRANCH MANAGEMENT. INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM - THE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM IS A FUNCTION OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND IS A MEANS OF EDUCATING MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRING THEM TO LEAVE THE OFFICE OR HOME. SEVENTEEN AVAILABLE COURSE MODULES OFFER INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND SKILLS, SALES & CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT, AND THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF: PARTS, SERVICE, FINANCE AND RENTAL.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$558,354ExpenseAmt
Grant$147,268GrantAmt
Revenue$182,161RevenueAmt
DescIMAGE BUILDING - IMAGE BUILDING IS A FUNCTION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUDES THE AEDCAREERS.COM STUDENT RECRUITMENT WEBSITE, RECRUITMENT TOOLS OFFERED TO DEALERS ON AEDWORKFORCE.COM, AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COALITIONS GEARED TOWARD INCREASING AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN CONSTRUCTION RELATED CAREERS. TEAM FORMATION & SUPPORT - TEAM FORMATION & SUPPORT IS ALSO A FUNCTION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUDES AED ACCREDITATION OF POST-SECONDARY COLLEGE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY, RECOGNITION OF OTHER POST-SECONDARY TECHNICAL PROGRAMS VIA THE AED RECOGNIZED <STATE> EDUCATION ALLIANCE PROGRAM, AED RECOGNITION OF HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, AND PROMOTING LOCAL DEALER ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SERVICES AND DO NOT GENERATE INCOME TO THE FOUNDATION, EXCEPT IN THE CASES OF SCHOOL ACCREDITATION AND THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE, WHERE A NOMINAL APPLICATION FEE IS REQUIRED TO HELP DEFRAY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, INCREASING THE VISIBILTIY OF INDUSTRY RELATED CAREERS THROUGH TWO WEBSITES: AEDWORKFORCE.COM AND AEDCAREERS.COM. TECHNICIAN JOB APPLICANTS AND DEALER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT TOOLS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL DEALER INITIATIVES ON AEDWORKFORCE.COM. AEDCAREERS.COM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO THOROUGHLY EXPLORE THE DEALER EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN CAREER OPPORTUNITY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$817,320TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
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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
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Independent Voting Member23IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FANY NIEVESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6305740650PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySCHAUMBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60173ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
JEFFREY SCOTT
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY J WATTERS
VICE CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN GRAHSL
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHIT PERRYMAN
IMM PAST CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SHEARER
AED REPRESENTATIVE5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL DIMARCO
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BRENNAN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN BERRY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT YOUNG
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM HERON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL CHIMLEY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL W JOHNSON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNY BISHOP
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN SHILLING
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE DAVIS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN GIRARD
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BUCK BAIRD
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN RILEY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN FITZPATRICK
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRYL LINDSEY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM GILBERTSON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE BENCK
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN MCGUIRE
PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT HENDERSON
EMERITUS40.00$0$160,860$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$160,860TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,304,021AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,304,021TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS611430$343,977$343,977
ASSESSMENTS611430$174,973$174,973
ACCREDITATIONS611430$7,188$7,188
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$526,138TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$87,524TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$87,524ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$349,960FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$150,067FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$199,893TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$199,893ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$8,185TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,185RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$8,185OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$534,323RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$287,417ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,268TotalAmt
Program Services$147,268ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,680TotalAmt
Program Services$144,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$447,227TotalAmt
Program Services$109,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$337,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,128TotalAmt
Program Services$6,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,173TotalAmt
Management And General$40,173ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,571TotalAmt
Program Services$10,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$832TotalAmt
Management And General$832ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225TotalAmt
Management And General$225ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,750TotalAmt
Management And General$17,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,309TotalAmt
Program Services$177,309ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,039TotalAmt
Program Services$8,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,066TotalAmt
Management And General$57,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,384TotalAmt
Management And General$31,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,439TotalAmt
Management And General$89,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,744TotalAmt
Program Services$102,744ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,183TotalAmt
Management And General$9,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,267TotalAmt
Management And General$7,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT$81,569$81,569
BAD DEBTS$58,950$58,950
RESEARCH$27,000$27,000
BANK FEES$1,113$1,113

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt
Program Services$250ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,528,167TotalAmt
Program Services$817,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$710,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$641,747BOYAmt
EOY$1,116,554EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,773BOYAmt
EOY$146,991EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$854,959BOYAmt
EOY$2,299,108EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,002BOYAmt
EOY$22,585EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$224,986LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$223,306LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,863BOYAmt
EOY$1,680EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,106,454BOYAmt
EOY$2,662,214EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$682,407EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,799,798BOYAmt
EOY$6,931,539EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,812BOYAmt
EOY$26,348EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,139BOYAmt
EOY$211,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,455BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,406BOYAmt
EOY$237,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,500,642BOYAmt
EOY$3,881,599EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,132,750BOYAmt
EOY$2,812,592EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,633,392BOYAmt
EOY$6,694,191EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,799,798BOYAmt
EOY$6,931,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,597,594ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$536,795NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$352,811CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$445,051CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$572,890CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$643,970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,304,021CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,318,743TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$677,928CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$656,837CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$567,115CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,612,865CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$876,098CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,390,843TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$8,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,185TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,030,739CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,101,888CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,140,005CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,256,835CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,188,304CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,717,771TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$12,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,500TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$308CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$308TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$308CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$12,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,808TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$9,704,963PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$53,857CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$89,039CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,331CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$83,270CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$390,021TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$53,857CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$89,039CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,331CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$83,270CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$390,021TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,084,596CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,190,927CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,216,336CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,340,105CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,275,828CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,107,792TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96010PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.94710PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03860InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.05280InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,978,159BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$295,751InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,682,408EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,779,384BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$198,775InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,978,159EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,661,146BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$118,238InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,779,384EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,461,412BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$199,734InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,661,146EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,524,973BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$63,561InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,461,412EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$224,986OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$223,306DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,680BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,680TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM AFFILIATEDesc
Book Value$682,407BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$682,407TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$327,460GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$327,460GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$150,067OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SUMMITEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$22,500GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$22,500GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$349,960GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$349,960GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$150,067OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$150,067DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$199,893NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient73RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$147,268CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION IS IN CONTACT WITH RECIPIENTS' SCHOOLS TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE UTILIZED FOR INTENDED PURPOSES. FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, SUBMISSION OF STUDENT GRADE TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT HENDERSONPersonNm
TitleEMERITUSTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$160,860CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$160,860TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BIN ORDER TO PROVIDE EACH BOARD MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE FILING, A DRAFT COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS SENT TO EACH MEMBER VIA EMAIL. THE 990 WILL NOT BE FILED UNTIL THE BOARD HAS HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO COMPLETE THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE POLICY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INFORM MANAGEMENT OF ANY INTERESTS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ENTIRE STAFF IS EMPLOYED BY ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS (AED), A RELATED ENTITY. THE AED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS NON-PROFIT PAYROLL DATA IN DETERMINING THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. ALL OTHER WAGES ARE OVERSEEN BY AED'S MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 177,309. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 177,309.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1650 E ALGONQUIN RD SUITE 305AddressLine1Txt
CitySCHAUMBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60173ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362098486EIN
Primary ActivitiesTRADE ASSNPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(6)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS
O$190,500WAGES BY HOURS WORKED
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS
P$417,407COST
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS
C$500,000COST

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