AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION (EIN 53-0025510)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-15
IRS object ID: 201803199349307580
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-15T12:03:20-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	470900880	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	WEST	AddressLine2Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530025510	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024636725	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW NO 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK N HAMMOND	PersonNm
Person Title	EVP AND CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024636725	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SUBRINA WOOD CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00365899	PTIN
Phone	2023319880	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.100.43.98	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-15	IPDt
IP Tm	13:02:40	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	31A954A32AED5168E1D2D9711EACA06BFDB1B55C	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	31A954A32AED5168E1D2D9711EACA06BFDB1B55C	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SUSAN K NEELY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW NO 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$139,528,613	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AMERIBEV.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1921	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1 FOR DETAILS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	33	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	30	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	46	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$100,136,188	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$91,552,209	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$25,217,028	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,164,339	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$72,511	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$180,284	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$125,425,727	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$94,896,832	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$695,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$695,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,227,352	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,672,439	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$94,915,594	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$82,626,565	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$104,837,946	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$92,994,004	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$20,587,781	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,902,828	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$67,857,034	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$74,901,196	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$12,087,359	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$13,004,427	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$55,769,675	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$61,896,769	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ARE TO UNITE AMERICA'S NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMPANIES TO ACHIEVE RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC POLICY AND PROMOTE OUR INDUSTRY'S COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMERS, CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS, RAISE THE STANDARDS OF THE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE INDUSTRY IN SERVING THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS AND TO REPRESENT THE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY BEFORE THE PUBLIC, ITS INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	73	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	46	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	33	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	30	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK N HAMMOND	PersonNm
Phone	2024636725	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
SUSAN K NEELY
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,728,940	$0	$706,000
JEFFREY HONICKMAN
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIRK TYLER
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RALPH D CROWLEY JR
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALBERT P CAREY
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW DENT
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J ALEXANDER M DOUGLAS JR
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL FINNEY
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE FORD
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERRY FOWDEN
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK FRANCOUER
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SETH GOLDMAN
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WALTER GROSS III
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY HARGIS
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J FRANK HARRISON III
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES J JOHNSTON
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KALIL
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEFAN KOZAK
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STUART KRONAUGE
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN CHARNESKI
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J ANDREW MOORE
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLAUDE B NIELSEN
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK PELO
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLIFF RITCHIE
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY SMITH
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TROY D TAYLOR
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIRK TANNER
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK HAMMOND
EVP AND CFO	40.00		Yes (X)	$487,112	$0	$287,071
AMY E HANCOCK
EVP, SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSE	40.00			$357,997	$0	$122,206	Yes (X)
KEVIN KEANE
EVP, GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS	40.00			$474,931	$0	$114,222	Yes (X)
FREDERICKA MCGEE
VP, CA	40.00			$357,000	$0	$34,012	Yes (X)
SEAN KRISPINSKY
SR. VP	40.00			$269,105	$0	$42,989	Yes (X)
BARBARA L HIDEN
VP, FEDERAL AFFAIRS	40.00			$228,313	$0	$40,986	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,903,398	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,347,486	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	23	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
GMMB
3050 K STREET NW SUITE 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$28,890,397
DEWEY SQUARE GROUP LLC
607 14TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$5,704,836
RESOLUTE CONSULTING LLC
180 N LASALLE ST SUITE 2750	CHICAGO	IL	60601	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$5,292,754
WATERFRONT STRATEGIES
3050 K STREET NW SUITE 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$5,260,729
GODDARD GUNSTER
2121 K ST NW 850	WASHINGTON	DC	20037	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$3,671,143

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	65	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPECIAL PROJECT ASSESSMENT	900099	$78,250,000	$78,250,000
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$13,302,209	$13,302,209

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$91,552,209	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,108,163	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,108,163	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$206,550	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$22,018	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$184,532	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$184,532	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$184,532	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$45,665,939	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$44,609,763	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,056,176	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,056,176	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,056,176	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	-$4,248	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$4,248	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$4,248	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$94,896,832	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$91,547,961	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,348,871	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$695,000	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,209,123	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,985,787	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,937	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,054,201	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$400,391	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,020,261	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,174	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$932,240	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,093,125	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$348,035	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,359	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,606,943	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$987,060	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$265,936	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,336	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$296,597	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,599	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
SPECIAL PROJECTS	$31,680,255
RESEARCH & INDUSTRY PRO	$554,758
CONTRIBUTIONS	$215,059
PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCR	$173,095

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,733	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,994,004	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$283,383	BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,443,592	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,165,270	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,154	BOYAmt
EOY	$245,567	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$135,102	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,993,969	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$595,598	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,602,787	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,398,371	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,928,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,247,037	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,073,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,256,049	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,313,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,453,800	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,857,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,901,196	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,179,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,402,665	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,700	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,743,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,532,062	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,087,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,004,427	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,654,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,298,944	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,115,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,597,825	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,769,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,896,769	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,857,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,901,196	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,902,828	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$4,224,266	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$105,581	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities	$105,581	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$105,581	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$91,552,209	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$33,603,821	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$150,221	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$33,754,042	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$36,784,139	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	-$3,030,097	CarriedOverAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION MADE POLITICAL EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE THE ELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS TO STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,852,801	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,852,801	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,141,168	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$595,598	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$545,570	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,398,371	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
DEFERRED COMP PLAN INVESTMENTS	$7,390,066	F
ALTERNATIVE HEDGE FUND	$3,865,983	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$11,256,049	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$335,357
BUILDING INVESTMENT TRUST	$27,118,443

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$27,453,800	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$17,000
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$6,515,062

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$6,532,062	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$99,143,116	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$4,224,266	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$22,018	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$4,246,284	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$94,896,832	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$94,896,832	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$93,016,022	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$22,018	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$22,018	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$92,994,004	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$92,994,004	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ABA AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ABA, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ABA IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. PLAN MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ABA'S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 THROUGH 2016 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION, BASED ON THE NORMAL STATUTORY PERIODS SUBJECT TO AUDIT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY EXIST WHICH COULD EXPAND THE OPEN PERIOD.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSE 22,018.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSE 22,018.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BEVERAGE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	1100	AddressLine2Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	274908904	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$695,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	STATE ASSOCIATION GRANT - $250,000US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS MULTI-YEAR HEALTHY CITIES GRANT PROGRAM - $445,000	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SUSAN K NEELY
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE	$1,143,940	$0	$585,000	$0	$0	$0	$686,750	$0	$19,250	$0	$2,434,940	$0	$0	$0
MARK HAMMOND
EVP AND CFO	$437,112	$0	$50,000	$0	$0	$0	$270,000	$0	$17,071	$0	$774,183	$0	$0	$0
AMY E HANCOCK
EVP, SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSE	$322,997	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$97,400	$0	$24,806	$0	$480,203	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN KEANE
EVP, GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS	$394,931	$0	$80,000	$0	$0	$0	$89,800	$0	$24,422	$0	$589,153	$0	$0	$0
FREDERICKA MCGEE
VP, CA	$255,000	$0	$102,000	$0	$0	$0	$18,900	$0	$15,112	$0	$391,012	$0	$0	$0
SEAN KRISPINSKY
SR. VP	$253,105	$0	$16,000	$0	$0	$0	$18,837	$0	$24,152	$0	$312,094	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA L HIDEN
VP, FEDERAL AFFAIRS	$216,313	$0	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$16,180	$0	$24,806	$0	$269,299	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PRESIDENT HAS ACCESS TO A HEALTH CLUB.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION WITH TWO GENERAL CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP; THAT IS, ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP ARE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH ACTIVE MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN THE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER WHO IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	FORMS ARE SENT TO BOARD AND COLLECTED ANNUALLY BY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED THROUGH REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS SUCH AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS COMPENSATION ARE DETERMINED THROUGH REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS 38,093,125.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
AMERICANS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHOICE
1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 1100	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	270514291	ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESSES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS	DC	501(C)(6)	0
AMERICAN BEVERAGE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA
1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 1100	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	274908904	PROVIDE FUNDING AND OTHER RESOURCES	DC	501(C)(3)	0	PF
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION FUND FOR CONSUMER CHOICE
1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 1100	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	461702097	SECTION 527 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	DC	527	0

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