MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 36-0540525)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-10
IRS object ID: 202233149349305013
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-10T14:44:50-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	201817360	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEVE GUY & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4900 SOUTHPOINT DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FREDERICKSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22407	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	360540525	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MEDI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7035062026	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 W WACKER DRIVE STE 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEVIN BALIOZIAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7035062026	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-10	SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KEVIN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BALIOZIAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STEVE R GUY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00027615	PTIN
Phone	5408917555	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-11-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	KEVIN BALIOZIAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 W WACKER DRIVE STE 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,758,996	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MLANET.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1898	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (MLA) IS A NONPROFIT, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT BELIEVES QUALITY INFORMATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR IMPROVED HEALTH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	540	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$39,860	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$108,696	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$386,486	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,351,223	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,911,586	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$322,154	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$460,924	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,782,073	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,758,996	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$52,908	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$87,903	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,674,599	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,692,907	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,727,507	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,780,810	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$54,566	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$21,814	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,685,795	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,585,934	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,725,473	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,606,742	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,960,322	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,979,192	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LIFELONG EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS, SUPPORT HEALTH INFORMATION RESEARCH, AND PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY INFORMATION TO THE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY (CLINICIANS, PATIENTS AND OTHERS) FOR IMPROVED HEALTH CARE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$692,787	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$698,085	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANNUAL MEETING - THE ANNUAL MEETING EDUCATES MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS ON THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$362,947	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$530,535	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES - MEMBERSHIP DUES PROVIDE MEMBERS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT AND SHARE IDEAS, INSIGHTS & EXPERTISES WITHIN THE PROFESSIONAL MLA COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS ALSO ENJOY ACCESS TO LEARNING THROUGH MLA CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERINGS WHICH INCLUDE WEBINARS, WEBCASTS, AND ANNUAL MEETING CE. MEMBERS CAN ALSO FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAD AND DISCOVER WITHIN THE MLA COMMITTEES AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$429,389	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$306,790	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE MEDICAL LIBRARY FIELD. APPROXIMATELY 2,300 MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS. OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAD AND DISCOVER WITHIN THE MLA COMMITTEES AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$867,108	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$87,903	GrantAmt
Revenue	$376,176	RevenueAmt
Desc	CERTIFICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$867,108	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$87,903	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$376,176	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,352,231	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	42	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEVIN BALIOZIAN	PersonNm
Phone	7035062026	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 W WACKER DRIVE STE 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LISA TRADITI
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTINE ALPI
PRESIDENT EL	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GURPREET KAUR RANA
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHANNON JONES
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIA ESPARZA
PAST-PRESIDE	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADELA JUSTICE
COMMUNITY CO	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONNA BERRYMAN
CHAPTER COUN	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J DALE PRINCE
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY GORE
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEATHER HOLMES
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENDA LINARES
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEREDITH SOLOMON
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN BALIOZIAN
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MCI USA
7918 JONES BRANCH DRIVE STE 300	MCLEAN	VA	22102	MANAGEMENT	$2,054,030
TECTURE
500 W MADISON ST 10TH FLOOR	CHICAGO	IL	60661	EFTPS COMPUTER	$136,626

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$312,866	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$73,620	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$386,486	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ANNUAL MEETING	900099	$698,085	$698,085
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$530,535	$530,535
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	900099	$306,790	$306,790
EFTPS	900099	$157,818	$157,818
OTHER	900099	$112,536	$112,536

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$105,822	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$65,962	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$39,860	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,911,586	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$55,301	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$55,301	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$405,623	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$405,623	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$405,623	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$405,623	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,758,996	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,871,726	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$39,860	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$460,924	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,203	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,203	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,700	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,044,774	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,696,549	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$348,225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,421	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,157	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,264	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,787	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,160	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,826	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,226	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,383	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,676	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,707	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,802	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$370	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,298	TotalAmt
Program Services	$176,298	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,887	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,203	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,114	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,025	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,089	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,703	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,402	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MERCHANT DISCOUNT FEES	$43,721	$36,275	$7,446
HONORARIUM	$41,880	$34,748	$7,132
BANK FEES	$39,282	$32,592	$6,690
POSTAGE	$18,903	$15,684	$3,219

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,844	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,805	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,039	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,780,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,352,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$428,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,509,799	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,926,821	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,000	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,970	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,911	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,693	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$103,018	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,018	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,826,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,364,491	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,176	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,685,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,585,934	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,720	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,197	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$392,363	BOYAmt
EOY	$493,474	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,245,390	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,060,071	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,725,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,606,742	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,764,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,783,581	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,195,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,195,611	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,960,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,979,192	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,685,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,585,934	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$21,814	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$47,559	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$6,875	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$92,288	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$258,745	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$150,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$108,696	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$386,486	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$997,190	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,465,495	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,714,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,520,677	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,327,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,871,726	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,899,835	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,557,783	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,973,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,671,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,436,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,258,212	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,897,025	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$12,897,025	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,080	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,277	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,687	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$55,301	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$265,939	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$40,910	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,080	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$97,187	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,687	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$55,301	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$306,849	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$45,402	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,760	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,869	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$59,031	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$132,494	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$181,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$78,352	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$392,623	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,734,357	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,248,782	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,851,951	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,498,056	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,322,382	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,655,528	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.94450	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.93770	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III, LINE 12	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	392,623	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,123,520	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$24,581	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$273,157	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$40,875	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,400,583	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,938,607	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$17,421	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$213,253	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$45,761	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,123,520	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,633,721	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$27,308	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$338,743	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$61,165	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,938,607	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,701,094	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$28,938	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$54,886	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$41,425	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,633,721	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,472,639	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$59,055	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$206,770	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$37,370	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,701,094	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$103,018	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$103,018	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$103,018	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
EFTS LIABILITY	$3,550,184
EIDL LOAN PAYABLE	$509,887

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,060,071	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,806,555	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$47,559	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$47,559	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,758,996	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,758,996	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,780,810	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,780,810	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,780,810	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4

THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND LECTURESHIPS, PUBLICATIONS AND COMPUTER-RELATED PROJECTS.

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X

THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ASSOCIATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINIATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE REPORTING PERIODS PRESENTED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURIDICTION AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH ASIA	GRANTMAKING	GRANTMAKING	$4,600
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANTMAKING	GRANTMAKING	$26,100

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$30,700	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$30,700	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant	$18,300	CashGrantAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	GRANTS	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	SUB-SAHARIAN AFRICA	RegionTxt
Recipient	3	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$12,400	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	CHECK	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2	INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WHOM MLA GRANT MONEY IS AWARDED ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT OF THEIR EXPERIENCE. FOR THE MORE MATERIAL AWARDS, VOLUNTEERS PREPARE EVALUATIONS OF BOTH THE RECIPIENT AND THE PROGRAM.
SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3	SOUTH ASIA 4,600 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 26,100 0

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ECCLES HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	BusinessNameLine2Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 N 1900 E	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALT LAKE CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	UT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	84112	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	GRANTS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	29	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$47,203	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM MLA GRANT MONEY IS REWARDED ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCOUNTING OF HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT. MLA VERIFIES THAT THE US ORGANIZATIONS TO WHOM IT GRANTS MONEY TO ARE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE IRS. RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT OF THEIR EXPERIENCE. FOR THE MORE MATERIAL AWARDS, VOLUNTEERS PREPARE EVALUATIONS OF BOTH THE RECIPIENT AND THE PROGRAM.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LIFELONG EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS, SUPPORT HEALTH INFORMATION RESEARCH, AND PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY INFORMATION TO THE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY (CLINICIANS, PATIENTS AND OTHERS) FOR IMPROVED HEALTH CARE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	CERTIFICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3	AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN MADE WHEREBY MCI USA HIRES STAFF MEMBERS TO WORK FOR MLA AND MLA PAYS A MANAGEMENT FEE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE VOTING AND NONVOTING. THE VOTING CLASS SHALL INCLUDE ACTIVE MEMBERS DEFINED AS PERSONS WHO AT THE TIME OF QUALIFICATION WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN, RETIRED FROM, OR INTERESTED IN PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY OR BIBLIOGRAPHIC WORK, OR A HEALTH OR INFORMATION SCIENCES PROFESSION. OTHER SUBCLASSES OF VOTING AND NONVOTING MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A MEMBER MAY CAST MORE THAN ONE VOTE IF ELIGIBLE TO DO SO AS DEFINED BY THE MEMBERSHIP CLASSES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	ELECTION BALLOTS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED BIOGRAPHICAL DATA, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND STATEMENTS OF AIMS, SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP BY HEADQUARTERS NOT LATER THAN NINE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING AND RECEIVED AT HEADQUARTERS BY THE DATE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FOR COUNTING BALLOTS, WHICH SHALL BE AT LEAST THREE WEEKS AFTER BALLOTS ARE DISTRIBUTED. BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER THE DATE ANNOUNCED FOR COUNTING SHALL BE DESTROYED. CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED UPON RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST. WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO CANDIDATES, A PLURALITY SHALL ELECT CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITIONS OF DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR THE NUMBER OF VACANT POSITIONS SHALL BE BY LOT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	THE ASSOCIATION SHALL HOLD ANNUALLY A REGULAR MEETING OF MEMBERS FOR THE TRANSACTION OF GENERAL BUSINESS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED IN THESE BYLAWS, VOTING MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING SHALL BE THE FINAL AUTHORITY IN GOVERNING THE ASSOCIATION. THE VOTING BODY OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OR OF A SPECIAL MEETING SHALL CONSIST OF ALL VOTING MEMBERS WHO ARE IN GOOD STANDING AND WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE BUSINESS MEETING. ONE PERSON MAY CAST TWO VOTES ONLY IF ELIGIBLE AS AN INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTIVIE AND ALSO AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FINAL FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS GROUP IS COMPRISED OF THE TREASURER, IMMEDIATE PAST- PRESIDENT, FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, THE MLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRES AFFILIATION/FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE MLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND CHAIR-ELECTS, LIAISONS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AUTHORS WHO WRITE FOR MLA PUBLICATIONS, AND INSTRUCTORS/PRESENTERS AT MLA-SPONSORED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES (KNOWN AS ABOVE-MENTIONED GROUP). MLA'S DISCLOSURE POLICY IS INTENDED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED FROM ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE BY SERVING/WORKING WITH ANY ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE USERS AND/OR PARTICPANTS IN MLA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MUST BE MADE AWARE OF ANY AFFILIATIONS OR FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE- MENTIONED GROUP AND A GRANTOR AND/OR AN ORGANIZATION(S). ANY AFFILIATION OR FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT THAT MAY CAUSE EMBARRASSMENT TO MLA, MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GROUP, A GRANTOR, OR AN ORGANIZATION, OR COULD BE PERCEIVED AS UNETHICAL, MUST BE DISCLOSED. MLA WILL INFORM USERS AND/OR PARTICIPANTS OF ANY AFFILIATIONS OR FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GROUP THROUGH APPROPIATE MEANS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GROUP TO RETURN A COMPLETED DISCLOSURE FORM TO MLA, IF APPROPRIATE, PRIOR TO SERVING,INSTRUCTING, PRESENTING, OR PUBLISHING ON/IN MLA LEADERSHIP ROLES/ACTIVITIES/PUBLICATIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST PURSUANT TO THE PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE INDICATED BY IRC SECTION 6104 (D).