AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 42-0431375)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2021-02-11
IRS object ID: 202140429349301424
Schema version: 2019v5.2
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-02-11T16:56:30-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	582676261	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Rogers & Company PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Vienna	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22182	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	420431375	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American Chiropractic Association Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7032768800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 Clarendon Boulevard No 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	222092700	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Karen B Silberman	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Vice President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7032768800	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-02-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lori A Collingsworth	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00639819	PTIN
Phone	7038930300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-02-03	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Karen B Silberman	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 Clarendon Boulevard No 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	222092700	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,898,590	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.acatoday.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1930	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To serve as a representative membership organization for the chiropractic profession.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	90	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$95,018	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$11,615	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$41,534	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$18,440	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,561,164	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,535,886	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$230,795	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$180,335	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$278,658	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$308,135	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,112,151	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,042,796	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,883,844	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,169,434	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,009,881	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,853,738	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,893,725	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,023,172	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$218,426	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$19,624	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,362,202	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,227,642	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$929,793	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$780,014	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,432,409	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,447,628	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) was formed to serve as a representative membership organization for the chiropractic profession.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	Government Relations, Insurance and Legal Advocacy - The profession's leadership organization serves as an aggressive advocate for the chiropractic profession and their patients. ACA seeks open access to and utilization of safe, effective, affordable, natural chiropractic care for all through full integration of doctors of chiropractic into the healthcare delivery system. ACA accomplishes this by devoting a substantial part of its resources to issues that affect public policy and legislation, by seeking parity in reimbursement of its members from insurance companies, improving the quality of treatment and by carrying out a dynamic strategic plan to help ensure the professional growth and success of doctors of chiropractic. Fundraising costs associated with raising funds for the legal action fund are included in this category.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Membership Services and Products - ACA devotes a significant portion of its resources to serving its existing members. Services specifically designed as member benefits include a variety of discounts on affinity products, books, brochures and pamphlets for sale that are designed to improve practice management, clinical documentation, and information on various professional developments, and educational seminars for continuing professional education. The costs of retaining members are included in this program.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Publications - Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), ACA Connects (electronic newsletter), and other newsletters published by various councils provide valuable information about ACA's activities and new developments in the field of research, continuing education and reimbursement issues.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Public Awareness and Education - The ACA strives to provide the general public with information about chiropractic and its effectiveness. This is done largely through press releases, interviews with the media, advertisements in national publications, and specific publications for the general public.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American Chiropractic Association	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7032768800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 Clarendon Boulevard No 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	222092700	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Robert Jones DC
President	20.00	0.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$4,200	$0	$0
Michele Maiers DC PHD MPH
Vice President	5.00	0.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$400	$0	$0
Kathy Boulet DC
Board Member	5.00	0.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$300	$0	$0
Steven Roberts JD
Board Member	5.00	0.30	Yes (X)		$700	$0	$0
Leo J Bronston DC
Board Member	5.00	0.30	Yes (X)		$3,500	$0	$0
Karen Konarski-Hart DC
Board Member	5.00	0.30	Yes (X)		$1,300	$0	$0
Karen B Silberman
Executive Vice President	37.50	0.30		Yes (X)	$308,697	$0	$15,210
John Falardeau
SVP, Public Policy and Advocacy	37.50	0.00			$171,775	$0	$20,919	Yes (X)
Anne Marie Munson
SVP, Operations	37.50	0.00			$142,705	$0	$3,252	Yes (X)
Maria Buscemi
VP, Education	37.50	0.00			$125,743	$0	$3,583	Yes (X)
Ernest Halal
SVP, Communications	37.50	0.00			$119,277	$0	$1,751	Yes (X)
Kimberly Hodes
VP, Finance	30.00	0.00			$118,534	$0	$2,864	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$997,131	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$47,579	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Capital Consulting Group
499 South Capitol St SW Ste 608	Washington	DC	20003	Lobbying	$150,000
Thomas R Daly
2111 Wilson Blvd Ste 700	Arlington	VA	22201	Legal Services	$120,000
Tate & Tryon
2021 L St NW Ste 400	Washington	DC	20036	Accounting	$104,583

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$18,440	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$18,440	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Membership Dues	900099	$3,213,025	$3,213,025
Seminars & Conventions	900099	$322,861	$269,811	$53,050

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,535,886	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,068	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$66,068	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$209,088	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$209,088	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,970,061	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,855,794	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$114,267	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$114,267	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$114,267	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$825	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$825	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$825	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Advertising	541800	$95,018	$95,018
Refunds/Rewards	900099	$3,204		$3,204

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$98,222	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,042,796	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,483,661	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$95,018	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$445,677	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$334,717	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,609,465	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,447	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,259	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,546	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,891	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,843	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,637	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,558	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,012	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$244,854	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,463	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,591	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,419	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$291,145	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$153,070	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,396	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Dues & subscriptions	$53,583
Licenses and taxes	$38,276

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,023,172	TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,439,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,539,415	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,371	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,817	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,743,042	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$855,367	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,032,495	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,887,675	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,614,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,517,798	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,459	BOYAmt
EOY	$211,566	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,362,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,227,642	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$168,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$186,292	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$677,036	BOYAmt
EOY	$514,533	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$79,189	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$929,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$780,014	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	$6,227,068	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,267,066	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$180,562	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,432,409	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,447,628	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,362,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,227,642	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$19,624	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$4,405	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$3,231,414	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$341,406	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$341,406	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$371,823	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$30,417	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$242,800	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$242,800	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,087,073	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$532,074	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,554,999	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$128,777	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$121,339	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,438	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$284,392	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$201,954	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$82,438	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,887,675	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Accrued termination benefit	$76,421
Due to related entities	$2,768

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$79,189	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,829,238	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$4,405	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$822,484	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$818,079	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,011,159	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$31,637	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$31,637	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,042,796	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,665,602	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$674,067	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$674,067	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,991,535	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$31,637	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$31,637	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,023,172	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:	Management has evaluated the Association's tax positions and concluded that the Association had no significant uncertain tax positions for the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Consolidated Foundation revenue 27,525. Consolidated Councils revenue 794,959.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Consolidated Foundation expenses 17,398. Consolidated Councils expenses 656,669.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Karen B Silberman
Executive Vice President	$259,283	$0	$49,000	$0	$414	$0	$5,488	$0	$9,722	$0	$323,907	$0	$0	$0
John Falardeau
SVP, Public Policy and Advocacy	$167,113	$0	$3,791	$0	$871	$0	$3,342	$0	$17,577	$0	$192,694	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	ACA has 10 categories of membership (Governor's Advisory Cabinet, General, New Graduate, New Practitioner, Sustaining, Life, Associate, International, Retired/Disabled and Student members). All members except Sustaining, Associate, International, Retired/Disabled and Student members have voting rights.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The House of Delegates elects and approves the Board of Governors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	The House of Delegates is comprised of active, voting members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The review of the 990 is a Board of Governors meeting agenda item prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	ACA monitors compliance with the policy annually by the Legal Department Compliance Questionnaire.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	ACA's Executive Committee of the Board of Governors reviews and approves the compensation for the Executive Vice President/CEO. For other officer and key employees, formal review is undertaken by the Executive Vice President/CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	ACA makes its governing documents available upon request of the legal/finance department.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C:	ACA's Board assumes responsibility for oversight of the review of its consolidated financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
American Chiropractic Foundation
1701 Clarendon Blvd Suite 200	Arlington	VA	222092700	541762762	To support scholarly research in chiropractic education.	VA	501(c)(3)	Line 12b, II	American Chiropractic Association	Yes (1)
ACA PAC
1701 Clarendon Blvd Suite 200	Arlington	VA	222092700	311396986	Political Action Committee	VA	527			0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ACA PAC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	Q	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$30,195	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	Reimbursed expenses	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt