ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES (EIN 56-1659510)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-13
IRS object ID: 202043189349303734
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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 I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-13T08:25:04-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	832956170	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	r r CPAs PSC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1025 Dove Run Rd Ste 305	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lexington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40502	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561659510	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Association of Biomolecular	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Resource Facilities Inc	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8595149150	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 East Main Street Suite 1405	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lexington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40507	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Chris Lytle	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2020-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Thomas Cory Reitz	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01407307	PTIN
Phone	8593533100	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	Ken Shoppmann	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$1,714,442	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.abrf.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1988	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ABRF IS A UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION COMPRISING OVER 700 MEMBERS WORKING WITHIN OR IN THE SUPPORT OF RESOURCE AND RESEARCH BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES. OUR MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER 340 LABORATORIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IN GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. THE ABRF PROMOTES THE EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH CONFERENCES, A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS. THE SOCIETY ALSO SPONSORS MULTI-CENTER RESEARCH STUDIES DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS INCORPORATE NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR LABORATORIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	300	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$516,101	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$390,603	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$642,900	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$699,883	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$37,894	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$23,134	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,166	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,196,895	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,114,786	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,593	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,369	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	$1,160,118	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,319,411	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,173,711	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,327,780	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$23,184	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$212,994	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,707,584	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,290,993	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$669,830	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$340,766	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,037,754	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$950,227	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ABRF IS A UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION COMPRISING OVER 700 MEMBERS WORKING WITHIN OR IN THE SUPPORT OF RESOURCE AND RESEARCH BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES. OUR MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER 340 LABORATORIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IN GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. THE ABRF PROMOTES THE EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH CONFERENCES, A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS. THE SOCIETY ALSO SPONSORS MULTI-CENTER RESEARCH STUDIES DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS INCORPORATE NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR LABORATORIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$580,416	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$631,847	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONFERENCES - THE PURPOSE OF CONFERENCES IS TO EXPOSE MEMBERS TO NEW AND EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH PLENARY LECTURES, ROUNDTABLES, RESEARCH GROUP PRESENTATIONS, POSTER SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL EXHIBITS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ACADEMIC, INDUSTRY, AND EXHIBITOR COLLEAGUES. THE ABRF 2019 ANNUAL MEETING, WAS HELD MARCH 23-26, 2019 IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE ANNUAL MEETING FOCUSED ON THE ABRF MEMBERSHIP PROMOTES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS COLLABORATION BETWEEN DISCIPLINES TO ENHANCE PROBLEM SOLVING IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$367,807	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ABRF has regional chapters that provide networking opportunities for core directors, managers and staff throughout the United States. The local chapters organize meetings that provide a forum for discussion of issues related to core management and their technologies. They also provide opportunities for core staff to network and obtain training and/or advanced technical information in a regional setting.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$29,476	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$68,036	RevenueAmt
Desc	ABRF MEMBERSHIP PROMOTES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS BY: - PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE WHITE PAPERS, - RUNNING TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION FOCUSED WORKSHOPS, FOR WHICH MEMBERS RECEIVE A DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION, - ADVERTISING JOB OPENINGS ONLINE, ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO POST AND JOB-SEEKERS TO SEARCH FOR TOP CORE FACILITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. - HOSTING A FASEB JOB FAIR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. - CONNECTING MENTORS AND MENTEES, SO THAT THOSE EARLY OR EVEN LATER IN THEIR CORE FACILITY CAREERS CAN FIND COUNSEL IN SELF-IDENTIFIED MEMBERS, - COMING SOON: PUBLISHING A NEW CONSULTING BUREAU, WHERE ABRF MEMBERS WHO ARE OPEN TO CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES (E.G., SITE VISITS, EXTERNAL REVIEW BOARDS, TECHNOLOGY MENTORING) CAN BE LISTED.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,904	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$980,603	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	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	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	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	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	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
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	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	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	Yes (true)	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	AMR Management Services	PersonNm
Phone	8595149150	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 East Main St Ste 1405	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lexington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40507	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 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
ANDREW CHITTY
President	15.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE AUGER
Secretary/Treasurer	8.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD COLE
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY FISHER
Director	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTIAN LYTLE
Director	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLAUDIUS MUNDOMA
Director	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN KNUDTSON
Director	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAGNUS PALMBLAD
Director	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN SCHOPPMANN
Executive Dir.	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9650 Rockville Pike	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bethesda	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Mgt Services	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$154,985	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$390,603	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$390,603	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exhibitor Fees	900099	$241,733	$241,733
Membership Dues	900099	$68,036	$68,036
Registration Fees	900099	$390,114	$390,114

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$699,883	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,630	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$19,630	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$603,160	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$599,656	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,504	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,504	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,504	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Other Revenue	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,166	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,166	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,166	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,114,786	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$704,553	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$19,630	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,369	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$168,810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,790	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,975	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,669	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,669	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$234	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,925	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$773,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$743,900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,706	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,573	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,708	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Bank and Credit Card Fees	$34,625	$23,407	$11,218
Printing and Publications	$17,126	$17,032	$94
Bad debt	$15,700	$500	$15,200
Miscellaneous	$14,757	$13,636	$1,121

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,498	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,307	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,327,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$980,603	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$347,177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$480,853	BOYAmt
EOY	$477,201	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,601	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$298,288	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,362	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$873,315	BOYAmt
EOY	$722,090	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,445	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,739	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,707,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,290,993	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$456,563	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,947	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$213,267	BOYAmt
EOY	$292,819	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$669,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,766	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	$1,037,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$950,227	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,037,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$950,227	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,707,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,290,993	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$212,994	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$125,467	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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	$360,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$478,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$438,172	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$577,615	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$458,639	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,313,191	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$549,255	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$557,745	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$490,962	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$581,386	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$631,847	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,811,195	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$10,100	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$913,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,040,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$931,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,159,001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,090,486	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,134,486	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,760	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$104,314	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$128,074	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,760	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$104,314	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$128,074	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$5,006,412	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$22,731	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,201	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$22,390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19,630	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$108,767	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$22,731	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,201	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$22,390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19,630	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$108,767	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,220	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,166	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,655	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$935,956	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,068,724	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$957,555	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,181,391	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,111,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,254,908	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.95270	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.95880	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02070	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02150	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,114,786	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,114,786	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,114,786	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,327,780	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,327,780	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,327,780	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ABRF is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, however, ABRF is not exempt from tax imposed upon unrelated activity income. ABRF currently has no unrelated business income and accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been recorded. ABRF does not believe there are any material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, it has not recognized any liability for unrecognized tax benefits or possible related interest or penalties. ABRF generally is no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2017.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	Travel awards	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	3	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$8,369	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY DESIGNATED COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD USING PUBLISHED CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD'S OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS. FUNDS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE AWARDEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: RESEARCH GROUPS & COMMITTEES - RESEARCH GROUPS ARE ORGANIZED BY ABRF MEMBERS TO ADVANCE SPECIFIC BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING RESEARCH STUDIES WHEREBY PARTICIPATING LABORATORIES CAN GAUGE THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM GIVEN ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND, IMPORTANTLY, TO GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT TECHNIQUE OR METHODOLOGY IN REAL LABORATORY SITUATIONS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE EIGHTEEN SUCH RESEARCH GROUPS: SURVEY, ANTIBIODY TECHNOLOGIES, DNA SEQUENCING, FLOW CYTOMETRY, GENOMIC VARIATION, GENOMICS BIOINFORMATICS, GENOME, GLYCOPROTEIN, LIGHT MICROSCOPY, METABOLOMICS, MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS, NUCLEIC ACIDS, PROTEIN EXPRESSION, PROTEIN SEQUENCING, PROTEOME INFORMATICS, PROTEOMICS, PROTEOMICS STANDARDS, AND NEXT GEN SEQUENCING MULTI-RG STUDY. THE RESULTS OF THESE RESEARCH STUDIES ARE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE ABRF WEBSITE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3: Description of Delegated Duties to Management Company	ABRF RECEIVES VARIOUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FROM AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	AS DEFINED IN ITS BYLAWS, A "MEMBER" IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS IN A RESOURCE FACILITY OR RESEARCH LABORATORY AND WHO IS INTERESTED IN METHODS, TECHNIQUES, AND INSTRUMENTATION RELEVANT TO THE ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF BIOMOLECULES. MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THE ANNUAL FEES DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD HAVE FULL VOTING RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES IN THE ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION, ABRF HAS TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP CLASSES - ASSOCIATE AND SPONSOR. THESE ADDITIONAL TWO MEMBERSHIP CLASSES HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS IN ASSOCIATION MATTERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body	ABRF HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD CONSISTS OF EIGHT MEMBERS ELECTED TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS, STAGGERED SO THAT EACH YEAR TWO MEMBER SLOTS ARE UP FOR ELECTION. EACH MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE, EITHER IN PERSON OR BY PROXY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders	ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS OF ABRF REQUIRE MEMBERSHIP APPROVAL. IF AT LEAST 25% OF THE MEMBERS RETURN BALLOTS, THE PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENTS SHALL BE ADOPTED IF APPROVED BY NOT FEWER THAN THREE-FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS WHO VOTE. IN ADDITION, SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS MAY BE CALLED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OR PRESIDENT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS OTHER MATTERS THE BOARD DETERMINES MAY NEED APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. UPON TAX PREPARERS COMPLETION OF THE IRS FORM 990, THE FORM AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES WILL FIRST BE REVIEWED BY THE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY'S PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER. THEREAFTER AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY VIA A SECURE AREA ON ABRF'S WEBSITE, WITH ELECTRONIC E-MAIL NOTIFICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTACTING ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS WITH COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. A 2-WEEK TIMEFRAME WILL BE PROVIDED FOR GOVERNING BODY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. FOLLOWING THE OPEN TIMEFRAME FOR GOVERNING BODY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, AND FOLLOWING RESOLUTION OF ANY QUESTIONS OR OTHER MATTERS THAT HAVE ARISEN, THE FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE TO A DESIGNATED OFFICER TREASURER OR PRESIDENT FOR FINAL AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE. THE SIGNED FORM 990 WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR FILING WITH THE IRS BY THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURN.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF ABRF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, EACH YEAR EVERY MEMBER OF THE ABRF BOARD AND EVERY RESEARCH GROUP AND COMMITTEE MEMBER MUST SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM TO THE PRESIDENT OF ABRF WHICH IS KEPT ON FILE BY THE ABRF BUSINESS OFFICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	ABRF'S BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING, AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY ON THE WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.