ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS (EIN 53-6000125)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-13
IRS object ID
201913179349302066
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)
Return2019-11-13T08:58:44-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19801 WASHINGTONIAN BLVD STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityGAITHERSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20878ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN536000125EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASSOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026392114PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1425 3RD ST NW NO 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY D MARSHPersonNm
Person TitleSR. VP, FINANCE AND CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026392114PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM E TURCO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00369217PTIN
Phone3012963600PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.98.98.134IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-04IPDt
IP Tm10:55:55IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-04-17 16:48:07ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerIAN JEFFERIESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1425 3RD ST NW NO 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$53,641,685GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.AAR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1934FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE COMMON INTERESTS OF RAILROADS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee89TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$45,840TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$173,300NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$56,432,990PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$58,806PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,241CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,074,751PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,357,969CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$59,566,547PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$53,334,570CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,699,822PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$31,693,111PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$30,796,135CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$54,643,395PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$52,646,556CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,923,152PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$688,014CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$24,158,660TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$35,564,553TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$39,636,182TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$11,599,807NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$15,477,522NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAAR PROMOTES A SAFE AND EFFICIENT NORTH AMERICAN RAIL SYSTEM WITH PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES IN AREAS SUCH AS STANDARDS, OPERATIONS, SAFETY, SECURITY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSTRATEGIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES (SRI):THE SRI PROGRAM FOCUSES ON RESEARCH THAT WILL MAKE RAIL TRANSPORTATION SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND MORE RELIABLE. THE CURRENT SRI PROGRAM INCLUDES PROJECTS ADDRESSING SIGNALS, TRAIN CONTROL, AUTOMATED OPERATIONS, TRACK, BRIDGES, AND RAIL CAR COMPONENTS SUCH AS WHEELS, BRAKES, AND COUPLERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescPRESERVING BALANCED REGULATION:A PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE BALANCED REGULATORY STRUCTURE REQUIRED TO ALLOW RAILROADS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE A REASONABLE RATE OF RETURN AND TO CONTINUE THEIR SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE NORTH AMERICAN RAIL NETWORK. SUCH REINVESTMENT IS CRITICAL IF RAILROADS ARE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY CHALLENGES THAT INCREASED RAIL DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION BRINGS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee89EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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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 PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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JAMES A SQUIRES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD H ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER A GILBERTSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IKER DE LUISA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL R ICE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-JACQUES RUEST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH CREEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES M FOOTE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHAN ASPLUND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN C HELLMANN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS H MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK J OTTENSMEYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LANCE M FRITZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD R HAMBERGER
PRESIDENT39.00Yes (X)$3,204,551$0$713,9601.00Yes (X)
MICHAEL J RUSH
SVP-SAFETY & OPERATIONS36.00$448,903$0$253,0054.00Yes (X)
JEFFREY D MARSH
SVP-FINANCE & CFO36.00$651,613$0$241,4954.00Yes (X)
KRISTIN A SMITH
SVP-COMMUNICATIONS40.00$337,485$0$65,285Yes (X)
PATRICIA M REILLY
SVP-COMMUNICATIONS UNTIL 01/201839.00$185,043$0$41,1411.00Yes (X)
JOHN T GRAY
SVP-POLICY & ECONOMICS39.00$569,236$0$70,1981.00Yes (X)
KATHY D KIRMAYER
SVP-LAW & GENERAL COUNSEL39.00$709,034$0$52,8581.00Yes (X)
IAN N JEFFERIES
SVP-GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$568,371$0$58,451Yes (X)
ADRIAN ANARKIS
SVP-GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00$16,925$0$1,957Yes (X)
TIMOTHY J STRAFFORD
CORPORATE SECRETARY39.00$271,534$0$48,4561.00Yes (X)
JANET L BARTELMAY
CORPORATE SECRETARY UNTIL 5/201839.00$103,757$0$191,1291.00Yes (X)
WILLIAM C THOMPSON
PROGRAM MANAGER40.00$316,773$0$108,048Yes (X)
DANIEL SAPHIRE
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$266,058$0$187,331Yes (X)
KELLEY FRENCH DONLEY
AVP-MEMBER SERVICES40.00$259,307$0$123,249Yes (X)
ROBERT E FRONCZAK
AVP-ENVIRONMENT/HAZMAT40.00$252,943$0$92,690Yes (X)
JEFFREY USHER
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC
55500 DOT RDPUEBLOCO810010130TESTING & RESEARCH$12,885,501
SUBJECT MATTER
1201 NEW YORK AV NW SUITE 900WASHINGTONDC20005PAID MEDIA CONSULTING + ADVERTISING$3,752,718
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
1050 CONNECTICUT AV NWWASHINGTONDC20036LEGAL CONSULTING$768,246
FACTOR INC
210 25TH AVE N SUITE 910NASHVILLETN37203IT CONSULTING$582,552
ARINC
2551 RIVA ROADANNAPOLISMD21401ENGINEERING CONSULTING$432,996
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K33CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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USER FEES900099$4,005,217$4,005,217
INDUSTRY SUPPORT900099$2,734,947$2,734,947
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CONTRACTS900099$139,284$139,284

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$113,257ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Exclusion$163,042ExclusionAmt

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Securities$195,099SecuritiesAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion-$112,016ExclusionAmt

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OTHER REVENUE900099$330,364$330,364
ERIP/RET COST REIM900099$50,830$50,830

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Unrelated Business Revenue$45,840UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,194,927OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$494,647ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$1,560,264TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,888,041TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,058,642TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$449,838TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$1,230,751TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,632,885TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,262,437TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,561TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$999,760TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,472,796TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,583,361TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,228TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401,333TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,094,013TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$893,968TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,692TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$651,972TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,914TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
INCOME TAX/DEFERRED TAX$514,892
INTERCOMPANY EXPENSES$12,965,480
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$306,873
OTHER EXPENSES$153,399

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,646,556TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$8,730,001EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$776,512BOYAmt
EOY$794,921EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$858,962BOYAmt
EOY$456,344EOYAmt
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BOY$2,578,986BOYAmt
EOY$2,110,895EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$1,018,152BOYAmt
EOY$718,952EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$8,970,899EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,412,934BOYAmt
EOY$2,376,648EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$24,158,660EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,301,839EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$487,061EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,663,471BOYAmt
EOY$31,820,498EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,564,553BOYAmt
EOY$39,636,182EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$11,599,807BOYAmt
EOY-$15,477,522EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$11,599,807BOYAmt
EOY-$15,477,522EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,964,746BOYAmt
EOY$24,158,660EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$688,014ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$62,933NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$4,502,796OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$42,588,470DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$4,737,988NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$169,563NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$4,907,551NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$4,855,086AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$52,465CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,130,334OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,766,692DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,363,642BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,189,217OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$947,948DepreciationAmt
Book Value$241,269BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,912,609OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,406,625DepreciationAmt
Book Value$505,984BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,110,895TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$8,970,899BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$8,970,899TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CUSTODIAL FUNDS$487,062
DEFERRED TAX ASSET$13,700
INVESTMENTS RELATED TO SUPP. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS$1,340,155
OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS$535,731
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,376,648TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT PORTION-OPEB LIABILITY$146,160
ACCRUED PENSION COST$27,270,451
DEFERRED RENT PAYABLES$3,144,837
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$23,480
DUE TO SUBSIDIARIES$1,235,570
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$31,820,498TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:CUSTODIAL FUNDS ARE CARRIED AS AN ASSET AND AS AN OFFSETTING LIABILITY IN THE ASSOCIATION'S BALANCE SHEET. THE ASSOCIATION ACTS AS CUSTODIAN AND AGENT ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN RAILROAD INDUSTRY RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES BOOKKEEPING SERVICES.
PART X, LINE 2:AAR IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE IRC. HOWEVER, AAR IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES FOR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT FUNCTION. RRF IS INCORPORATED UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND IS FURTHER CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE IRC; HOWEVER, RRF IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES FOR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT FUNCTION. AAR AND RRF, AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, FILE SEPARATE INFORMATION RETURNS, FORM 990-RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, AND TO THE EXTENT OF ANY UNRELATED ACTIVITIES TO THEIR TAX-EXEMPT FUNCTION, FILE FORM 990-T-RETURN OF ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN. TTCI AND RAILINC FILE SEPARATE FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS. ACCORDINGLY, AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPRESENT THE COMBINED INCOME TAX ACCOUNTS OF AAR, TTCI, RAILINC AND RRF. DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE FUTURE TAX CONSEQUENCES ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CARRYING AMOUNTS OF EXISTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TAX BASES AND OPERATING LOSS AND TAX CREDIT CARRYFORWARDS. DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ARE MEASURED USING ENACTED TAX RATES EXPECTED TO APPLY TO TAXABLE INCOME IN THE YEARS IN WHICH THOSE TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES ARE EXPECTED TO REVERSE. IF APPROPRIATE, DEFERRED TAX ASSETS ARE REDUCED BY A VALUATION ALLOWANCE, WHICH REFLECTS EXPECTATIONS OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH SUCH ASSETS WILL BE REALIZED. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE CODIFICATION TOPIC, INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ASSOCIATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ASSOCIATION'S PRECONSOLIDATED TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESTRAVEL, MEETING, LODGING, REGISTRATION FEES, SALARY AND FRINGE$41,621
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESTRAVEL, MEETING, LODGING, REGISTRATION FEES, SALARY AND FRINGE$21,276
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANT TO RECIPIENT LOCATED IN THE REGION$30,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$92,897SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$92,897TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantPROGRAM SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$30,000CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAAR AWARDS ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C), AS A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT ENTITIES BY THE ORGANIZATIONS' COUNTRIES OF FORMATION. THIS WORK IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARTICIPANTS IN THE U.S. AND THE FOREIGN PARTICIPANT ALSO PRODUCES A REPORT SUMMARIZING THEIR WORK AFTER EACH PHASE. BASED ON THESE DELIVERABLES THE GRANT IS EVALUATED AFTER EACH PHASE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL
700 2ND ST NEWASHINGTONDC20002530104410501(C)(6)$7,500EVENT SUPPORT
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM
722 12TH ST NW 4TH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20005521403587501(C)(6)$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION
1101 K STREET NW SUITE 700WASHINGTONDC20005521802251501(C)(6)$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
AMERICAN SHORT LINE & REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION (ALSRRA)
50 F STREET NW SUITE 7020WASHINGTONDC20001536000080501(C)(6)$17,000EVENT SUPPORT
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS LLC (CABT)
109 N FAIRFAX STREET SECOND FLALEXANDRIAVA22314943229678501(C)(4)$595,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS INSTITUTE
413 NEW JERSEY AVE SEWASHINGTONDC20003522270607501(C)(4)$20,000EVENT SUPPORT
CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE
1128 16TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20036521114225501(C)(3)$7,500EVENT SUPPORT
CONGRESSIONAL INSTITUTE INC
1700 DIAGONAL ROAD STE 730ALEXANDRIAVA22314521504189501(C)(4)$27,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
FIXED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS COALITION INC
1300 N 17TH ST 11TH FLOORARLINGTONVA22209461654485501(C)(6)$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
GORAIL
425 THIRD ST SW STE 940WASHINGTONDC20024352226505501(C)(4)$437,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
JOHN W BARRIGER III NATIONAL RAILROAD LIBRARY
ONE UNIVERSITY BLVDST LOUISMO631214499570976265501(C)(3)$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
NCSL FOUNDATION FOR STATE LEGISLATURES
7700 EAST FIRST PLACEDENVERCO80230742232576501(C)(3)$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
500 5TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20001530196932501(C)(3)$70,875PROGRAM SUPPORT
RAILROAD RESEARCH FOUNDATION
425 THIRD ST SWWASHINGTONDC20024522344655501(C)(3)$14,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
REFORMING AMERICA'S TAXES EQUITABLY
PO BOX 33871WASHINGTONDC20033452850524501(C)(4)$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
REPUBLICAN MAIN STREET
325 7TH STREET SW SUITE 610WASHINGTONDC20004591828852501(C)(4)$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY PROJECT
750 FIRST ST NE SUITE 1130WASHINGTONDC20002521864166501(C)(3)$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
205 N MATHEWS AVE NEWMARKURBANAIL61801376006007501(C)(3)$141,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org11TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAAR AWARDS ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C) OR AS A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. THE PARTICIPANTS PRODUCES A REPORT SUMMARIZING THEIR WORK AFTER EACH PHASE. BASED ON THESE DELIVERABLES THE GRANT IS EVALUATED AFTER EACH PHASE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (15 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
EDWARD R HAMBERGER
PRESIDENT$1,019,388$0$1,091,033$0$1,094,130$0$674,504$0$56,916$0$3,935,971$0$1,080,000$0
MICHAEL J RUSH
SVP-SAFETY & OPERATIONS$322,690$0$121,477$0$4,736$0$249,552$0$11,327$0$709,782$0$0$0
JEFFREY D MARSH
SVP-FINANCE & CFO$373,915$0$272,075$0$5,623$0$215,270$0$36,308$0$903,191$0$0$0
KRISTIN A SMITH
SVP-COMMUNICATIONS$240,683$0$96,000$0$802$0$31,865$0$39,586$0$408,936$0$0$0
PATRICIA M REILLY
SVP-COMMUNICATIONS UNTIL 01/2018$80,865$0$103,762$0$416$0$41,078$0$364$0$226,485$0$0$0
JOHN T GRAY
SVP-POLICY & ECONOMICS$360,188$0$192,927$0$16,121$0$43,987$0$33,814$0$647,037$0$0$0
KATHY D KIRMAYER
SVP-LAW & GENERAL COUNSEL$423,880$0$161,534$0$123,620$0$19,864$0$43,305$0$772,203$0$70,000$0
IAN N JEFFERIES
SVP-GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$410,408$0$157,017$0$946$0$23,991$0$52,094$0$644,456$0$0$0
TIMOTHY J STRAFFORD
CORPORATE SECRETARY$223,803$0$47,000$0$731$0$24,331$0$27,540$0$323,405$0$0$0
JANET L BARTELMAY
CORPORATE SECRETARY UNTIL 5/2018$102,465$0$0$0$1,292$0$186,215$0$7,183$0$297,155$0$0$0
WILLIAM C THOMPSON
PROGRAM MANAGER$242,020$0$49,648$0$25,105$0$82,147$0$29,450$0$428,370$0$0$0
DANIEL SAPHIRE
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL$218,634$0$44,303$0$3,121$0$173,734$0$18,839$0$458,631$0$0$0
KELLEY FRENCH DONLEY
AVP-MEMBER SERVICES$212,400$0$43,826$0$3,081$0$99,688$0$29,499$0$388,494$0$0$0
ROBERT E FRONCZAK
AVP-ENVIRONMENT/HAZMAT$207,334$0$42,180$0$3,429$0$74,763$0$22,791$0$350,497$0$0$0
JEFFREY USHER
AVP-BUSINESS SERVICES$202,705$0$41,887$0$2,922$0$64,529$0$29,401$0$341,444$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AEDWARD R. HAMBERGER RECEIVED A NON-TAXABLE SPOUSAL TRAVEL DUE TO ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN BUSINESS EVENT. TAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE: WILLIAM C. THOMPSON - $13,093 NONTAXABLE SOCIAL CLUB DUES: EDWARD R. HAMBERGER - $13,245 IAN JEFFERIES - $9,053 WILLIAM C. THOMPSON - $597
PART I, LINE 4BTHE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM A NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. KATHY D. KIRMAYER - $121,379 THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVES PARTICIPATE IN RETENTION AND STAY AGREEMENTS: EDWARD R. HAMBERGER - $613,067 MICHAEL J. RUSH - $53,154 JEFFREY D. MARSH - $115,476 THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE RECEIVED A PAYMENT FROM A RETENTION AND STAY AGREEMENT: EDWARD R. HAMBERGER - $1,080,000

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2EDWARD HAMBERGER, JANET BARTELMAY AND KATHRYN KIRMAYER - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS AAR MEMBERS INCLUDE THE MAJOR FREIGHT RAILROADS OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO, AS WELL AS SMALLER RAILROADS THAT PROVIDE FREIGHT OR PASSENGER SERVICES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. IN ADDITION, NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP. (AMTRAK) IS A FULL MEMBER OF AAR. AAR'S FULL MEMBERS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS AS PRESCRIBED IN THE AAR BY-LAWS. AAR HAS FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: (1) FULL MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO U.S. RAILROADS, (2) SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO CANADIAN AND MEXICAN RAILROADS (3) ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO RAILROAD SUPPLIERS, AND (4) AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO NON-CLASS I RAILROADS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BAAR CORPORATE DOCUMENTS ALLOW FOR DECISIONS TO BE APPROVED BY MEMBERS TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW. ALL MATTERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE/LOCAL LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. THEN A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF CURRENT GOVERNING BODY - VIA SECURE ONLINE LINK TO PDF DOCUMENT. THE DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, DISCUSS, AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAN ANNUAL WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IS REQUIRED FROM ALL AAR EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS. THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES OF EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL. THE DISCLOSURES OF THE OFFICERS,INCLUDING PRESIDENT, AND CEO, ARE REPORTED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. DISCLOSURES OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL ARE REPORTED TO THE CEO. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT, AAR WOULD INVESTIGATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AVOID AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT. SUCH ACTION WOULD INCLUDE THAT THE CONFLICTED PERSON DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW, RESOLUTION PROCESS, OR ANY DELIBERATION/DECISION MAKING RELATED TO THE MATTER. FOLLOW UP ACTIONS ARE TAKEN AS NEEDED BY AAR GENERAL COUNSEL OR THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPARABILITY DATA IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR EXECUTIVE (CEO AND VICE PRESIDENTS) COMPENSATION. THAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. EXECUTIVE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND ANY MERIT ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR ARE DETERMINED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETARY PROCESS. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE MAINTAINED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES 6,294,996. ECONOMIC REGULATION 968,902. TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE 180,042. OUTSIDE PRINTING 28,856.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:UNRECOGNIZED CHANGE, DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN OBLIGATIONS -4,502,792. VARIANCE -4.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
RAILROAD RESEARCH FOUNDATION
425 THIRD ST SW SUITE 910WASHINGTONDC20024522344655RESEARCHDE501(C)(3)LINE 7ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSYes (1)
RAILPAC
425 THIRD ST SW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20024521811074POLITICAL ACTIVITIESDC527ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSYes (1)
AAR RETIREE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST
425 THIRD ST SW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20024521161363PROVIDES RETIREE LIFE INSURANCE TO PLAN PARTICIPANTSDC501(C)(9)ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC
55500 DOT ROADPUEBLOCO81001841440384RESEARCH & TESTINGDEASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSC$38,456,554$46,206,0331.00000Yes (1)
RAILINC CORPORATION
7001 WESTON PARKWAY SUITE 200CARYNC27513522131600IT & SVCSDEASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSC$72,200,224$42,618,9291.00000Yes (1)
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 OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
RAILINC CORPORATION
L$1,737,651COST
RAILINC CORPORATION
M$216,603COST
RAILINC CORPORATION
Q$415,266COST
RAILINC CORPORATION
S$4,074,810COST
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC
L$1,033,816COST
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC
M$12,758,775COST
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC
Q$1,234,869COST
RAILPAC
R$56,142COST

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ExplanationTHE TRANSACTION CORRESPONDING WITH LINES 1D AND 1E INVOLVES AN UNSECURED LINE OF CREDIT WHICH WAS CO-SIGNED BY ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS. THE $4 MILLION UNSECURED LINE OF CREDIT HAD AN ORIGINAL EXPIRATION DATE OF JULY 31, 2008 AND THE AGREEMENT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RENEWED MOST RECENTLY DURING 2018, WITH A MATURITY DATE OF AUGUST 30, 2019. UNDER THE LINE OF CREDIT FACILITY, SUNTRUST BANK WILL ALLOW ADVANCES AT ANY TIME PROVIDED NO SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION IN THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CO-BORROWERS HAS OCCURRED. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, NO AMOUNTS HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN ON THE LINE OF CREDIT.ExplanationTxt

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