AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOC INC (EIN 13-5676641)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-05-09
IRS object ID
201901309349301215
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-05-09T15:51:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN113518842PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKS PANETH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1685 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN135676641EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9144067500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE NO S202AddressLine1Txt
CityWHITE PLAINSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10604ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonOREN TEICHERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9144067500PhoneNum
Signature2019-04-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMAGDALENA M CZERNIAWSKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00535099PTIN
Phone2125038800PhoneNum
Preparation2019-04-23PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address69.74.165.34IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2019-04-23IPDt
IP Tm12:40:58IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerOREN TEICHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityWHITE PLAINSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,351,498GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BOOKWEB.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1900FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. IS TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF MEMBER BOOKSELLERS BY: CREATING AND PROVIDING MEMBER ACCESS TO A KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND BUSINESS SUCCESS; FOSTERING NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY INITIATIVES THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF A DIVERSE AND COMPETITIVE BOOKSELLING ENVIRONMENT AND THAT PRODUCE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WITH OTHER BOOK RETAILERS; AND PROMOTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, THE BENEFITS OF READING, AND UNIVERSAL LITERACY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee41TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers59TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Other Revenue$354,690PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$3,805,890PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,940,573CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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PY Total Expenses$4,641,929PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,694,117CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$836,039PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,051,409TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,266,863TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$34,353,749NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFOUNDED IN 1900, THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO HELP INDEPENDENTLY OWNED BOOKSTORES GROW AND SUCCEED. ABA'S CORE MEMBERS ARE KEY PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES' LOCAL ECONOMY AND CULTURE, AND TO ASSIST THEM, ABA PROVIDES EDUCATION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, BUSINESS PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES; CREATES RELEVANT PROGRAMS; AND ENGAGES IN PUBLIC POLICY, INDUSTRY, AND LOCAL-FIRST ADVOCACY. THE ASSOCIATION ACTIVELY SUPPORTS AND DEFENDS FREE SPEECH AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS. A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF 11 BOOKSELLERS GOVERNS THE ASSOCIATION. ABA IS HEADQUARTERED IN WHITE PLAINS, NY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCONTENT AND EDUCATION:ABA PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS SKILLS AND TRAINING. THIS PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE IN PERSON TO MEMBERS AT VARIOUS ANNUAL, NATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING WINTER INSTITUTE AND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS REGIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SPECIALTY WORKSHOPS. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT ABA'S MEMBER WEBSITE. OTHER NOTABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ABA'S ANNUAL SURVEY OF BOOKSTORE FINANCIALS, WHICH CREATES CUSTOMIZED REPORTS FOR PARTICIPATING MEMBER BOOKSTORES, AND ONLINE BOOKSELLER FORUMS, WHERE MEMBERS CAN SHARE QUESTIONS, SOLUTIONS, AND RELEVANT INFORMATION.Desc

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DescPRODUCTS AND SERVICES:ABA OFFERS MEMBERS FOR A MONTHLY FEE AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM AND THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO CREATE FULLY TRANSACTIONAL E-COMMERCE WEBSITES. ALL ABA MEMBER BOOKSTORES CAN OFFER THEIR CUSTOMERS A RANGE OF READING DEVICES AND/OR DIGITAL TITLES AND AUDIOBOOK TITLES. ABA COMPILES AND DISTRIBUTES TO MEMBERS A MONTHLY LIST, IN HARDCOPY FOR DISTRIBUTION IN-STORE AND VIA EMAIL TO STORES' CUSTOMERS, OF INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER RECOMMENDATIONS, TO BE USED AS A SALES TOOL. ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, ABA FACILITATES INDIES FIRST, BRINGING TOGETHER AUTHORS, READERS, AND PUBLISHERS AT EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS. ABA COORDINATES SPECIAL HOLIDAY PURCHASING PROGRAMS FOR MEMBER STORES. ABA ALSO OFFERS MEMBERS A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF PUBLISHERS' BUSINESS TERMS THAT IS REGULARLY UPDATED. ABA OFFERS DISCOUNTED OR REDUCED PRICES ON SHIPPING, PAPER ITEMS, CREDIT CARD PROCESSING, AND OTHER AFFINITY PARTNER PRODUCTS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee41EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone9144067515PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1333 WESTCHESTER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityWHITE PLAINSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10604ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT SINDELAR
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE FIOCCO
VICE PRESIDENT/ SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA SPRING
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE PHILBRICK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY GRAHAM
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE ONORATI
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MORROW
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHON WELCH
BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY ESTEP
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNY BRECHNER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS KLEINDIENST
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETE MULVIHILL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALERIE KOEHLER
BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OREN TEICHER
CEO40.00Yes (X)$378,859$0$65,367
ROBYN DESHOTEL
CFO40.00Yes (X)$164,906$0$26,618
JOY DALLENEGRA-SANGER
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER40.00$170,783$0$38,101Yes (X)
DANIEL CULLEN
SENIOR STRATEGY OFFICER40.00$129,371$0$27,743Yes (X)
JILL PERLSTEIN
MEETINGS & PLANNING OFFICE40.00$118,557$0$15,368Yes (X)
MEG SMITH
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$195,544TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$79,337AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$79,337TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIPS541800$1,211,909$1,202,703$9,206
MEMBERSHIP DUES451211$834,519$834,519
CONVENTION REVENUE451211$548,880$548,880
CHILDREN'S BOOKSELLERS PROGRAM451211$114,469$114,469
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Total Program Service Revenue$2,709,777TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$672,119TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$672,119ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$251,482ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,500,578SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$1,410,925SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$89,653SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$89,653TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$89,653ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$138,205OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$9,206UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,562,134ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$810,567TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,297,744TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,992TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,573TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,957TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,880TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,196TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,833TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,164TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,814TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,412TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,880TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,136TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,493TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$321,782TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,366TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$8,451TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
EDUCATION COSTS$723,758
CONTRIBUTION & SPONSORP$131,617
PUBLICATION COSTS$69,334
OTHER$39,159

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,009TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,694,117TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$215,569BOYAmt
EOY$156,968EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$579,668BOYAmt
EOY$237,556EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$179,202BOYAmt
EOY$159,448EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$9,800BOYAmt
EOY$10,215EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$272,836BOYAmt
EOY$83,153EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$162,000LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$162,000LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$24,726,265BOYAmt
EOY$26,005,645EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,780,107BOYAmt
EOY$10,780,107EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$187,520EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,763,447BOYAmt
EOY$37,620,612EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$988,039BOYAmt
EOY$869,441EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,342BOYAmt
EOY$240,422EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,042BOYAmt
EOY$143,946EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,591,986BOYAmt
EOY$2,013,054EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,051,409BOYAmt
EOY$3,266,863EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,712,038BOYAmt
EOY$34,353,749EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,712,038BOYAmt
EOY$34,353,749EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,763,447BOYAmt
EOY$37,620,612EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$753,544ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,397,554NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,299OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$834,519DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$50,833NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$814NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$51,647NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$50,071AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$1,576CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,957,149BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$8,957,149OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,476,065BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$481,084InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$8,957,149EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,336,094BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$639,971InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,500,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,476,065EndYearBalanceAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$162,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$162,000DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$10,780,107BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$10,780,107TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE, INC.$1,865,534
DEFERRED RETIREMENT PLAN$147,520
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,013,054TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,024,337TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,397,554NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$2,867,374OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,264,928RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,759,409RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$181,164InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$181,164RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,940,573TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,935,400TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,422,447OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,422,447ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,512,953ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$181,164InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$181,164ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,694,117TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ASSOCIATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSISTED OF BOARD DESIGNATED FUNDS. THE FUNDS WERE RELEASED FROM DESIGNATION DURING 2016.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,2018 AND 2017 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES," WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RELATED ENTITIES' INCOME 2,917,374. ELIMINATION ENTRIES -50,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RELATED ENTITIES' EXPENSES 2,470,148. ELIMINATION ENTRIES -50,000. NON-DEDUCTIBLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS 2,299.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
OREN TEICHER
CEO$347,209$0$20,000$0$11,650$0$42,437$0$22,930$0$444,226$0$0$0
ROBYN DESHOTEL
CFO$156,035$0$5,000$0$3,871$0$5,133$0$21,485$0$191,524$0$0$0
JOY DALLENEGRA-SANGER
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER$161,748$0$5,000$0$4,035$0$5,186$0$32,915$0$208,884$0$0$0
DANIEL CULLEN
SENIOR STRATEGY OFFICER$121,321$0$5,000$0$3,050$0$3,995$0$23,748$0$157,114$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (III)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNTS IN PART II, COLUMN (III) REPRESENT VACATION BUYBACK FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS, AND AUTOMOBILE BENEFIT AND RETROSPECTIVE PAY FOR CEO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2CHRISTOPHER MORROW, BOARD MEMBER; KRIS KLEINDIENST, BOARD MEMBER; AND BRADLEY GRAHAM, BOARD MEMBER, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. THE MEMBERS ARE THE BOOKSTORES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERS (BOOKSELLERS) OF AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. APPROVE ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. THE PRESIDENT REVIWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES, AND THEY ARE KEPT IN FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE ORGANIZATION USES A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION STUDY AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:NON-DEDUCTIBLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS -2,299.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE INC
333 WESTCHESTER AVENUEWHITE PLAINSNY10604133199260SALESNYAMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION INCC$11,778,8921.00000Yes (1)
LIBRIS INDEMNITY COMPANY
980172477INSURANCEBOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE INCC$319,3201.00000Yes (1)PO BOX 1109GEORGETOWNGRAND CAYMANCJCJ$419,658
BOOK SENSE INC
333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE SUITE S202WHITE PLAINSNY10604061546795BRANDINGNYBOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE INCC$3,158,4201.00000Yes (1)$2,460,687
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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