FORD MINORITY DEALERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
FORD MINORITY DEALERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 37-1656497)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-08-07
IRS object ID
201912199349300076
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-08-07T08:47:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381402622PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FENNER MELSTROM AND DOOLING PLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1355 S OLD WOODWARD SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371656497EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORD MINORITY DEALERS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2485572500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 760386AddressLine1Txt
CityLATHRUP VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP480760386ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANGELO V FLEMINGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2485572500PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIELL PATTERSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01343982PTIN
Phone2482588900PhoneNum
Preparation2019-08-01PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.183.161.242IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-08-01IPDt
IP Tm15:50:33IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANGELO V FLEMINGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 760386AddressLine1Txt
CityLATHRUP VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP480760386ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$867,072GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.FORDMDA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF FORD MOTOR MINORITY OWNED DEALERSHIPSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$864,410PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$841,155CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,417CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$39,652PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$22,500CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$904,066PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$867,072CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$196,089PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$211,740CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$633,976PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$538,990CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$830,065PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$750,730CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$74,001PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$116,342CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$893,958TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,009,967TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,579TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,246TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$884,379NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,000,721NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF FORD MOTOR MINORITY OWNED DEALERSHIPS THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN A UNIFIED ORGANIZATION WHOSE GOAL IS PARITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$750,730ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROVIDE MEMBER DEALERSHIPS WITH TECHNICAL ADVICE AND EXPERTISE FOR USE IN IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS VIA A COHESIVE GROUP OF EXPERIENCED DEALERS. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A WEBSITE AND SERIES OF CONFERENCES TO DISEMINATE THIS INFORMATION TO ITS MEMBERSHIP.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$750,730TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANGELO V FLEMINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2485772500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 760386AddressLine1Txt
CityLATHRUP VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP480760386ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
STACEY CORLEY
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MERLTON BRANDENBERG
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE CHASTANG
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RANDY HENDERSON
PAST CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SIL GONZALES
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
VICTOR BENITEZ
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY FREGIA JR
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVE ROJAS
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDDIE HALL III
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY GILL
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK WILCHER
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELO V FLEMING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$113,920$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$113,920TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$775,655MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$65,500AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$841,155TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,417TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,417RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVENDOR SPONSORSHIP INCDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$22,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$22,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$22,500OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$867,072TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,917RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,920TotalAmt
Program Services$113,920ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,500TotalAmt
Program Services$56,500ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,517TotalAmt
Program Services$25,517ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,803TotalAmt
Program Services$15,803ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,796TotalAmt
Program Services$87,796ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,330TotalAmt
Program Services$12,330ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,560TotalAmt
Program Services$2,560ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,357TotalAmt
Program Services$4,357ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,172TotalAmt
Program Services$64,172ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,762TotalAmt
Program Services$221,762ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,480TotalAmt
Program Services$1,480ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$824TotalAmt
Program Services$824ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$53,879$53,879
TRAINING INITIATIVES$43,286$43,286
AUTO EXPENSE$15,300$15,300
PRINTING$9,040$9,040

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,204TotalAmt
Program Services$22,204ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$750,730TotalAmt
Program Services$750,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$760,171BOYAmt
EOY$271,045EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$403,057EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,870BOYAmt
EOY$268,965EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,379BOYAmt
EOY$62,858EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,019LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,977LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,538BOYAmt
EOY$4,042EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$893,958BOYAmt
EOY$1,009,967EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,579BOYAmt
EOY$9,246EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,579BOYAmt
EOY$9,246EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$884,379BOYAmt
EOY$1,000,721EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$884,379BOYAmt
EOY$1,000,721EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$893,958BOYAmt
EOY$1,009,967EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$116,342ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,019OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,977DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,042BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,042TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION VOTE ON WHO IS ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO AND THEN IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER IS MADE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING THEIR BOARD ORIENTATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18MEMBERS CAN RECEIVE INFORMATION VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNET HOME PAGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MEMBERS CAN RECEIVE INFORMATION VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNET HOME PAGE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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