SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (EIN 26-0003391)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-23
IRS object ID
201802359349301000
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-08-23T11:01:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260003391EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2OF AMERICABusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSUREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024630600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11140 19TH STREET NW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNN M SCHUBERTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024630600PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLYNN M SCHUBERTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11140 19TH STREET NW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,425,945GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.SURETY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1908FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,607,970PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,776,855CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$43,904PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$111,964CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$28,922PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$30,952CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,680,796PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,919,771CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$250PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$250CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,227,813PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,049,224CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,713,202PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,514,186CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,941,265PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,563,660CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$260,469PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$356,111CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,086,508TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,811,827TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,494,639TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,640,028TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,591,869NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,171,799NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionPERFORMS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PROMOTING AND PRESERVING THE USE OF FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSTATISTICAL REPORTS AND ANALYSIS: DATA AND REPORTS REGARDING THE SURETY AND FIDELITY INDUSTRIES PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEDUCATION AND PROMOTION: PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT SURETY AND FIDELITY BONDS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEGAL FEES & LEGISLATION: FEES PAID TO MONITOR LEGISLATION AND HIRE ATTORNEYS TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE ON MATTERS RELATED TO SURETY AND FIDELITY BONDS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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 EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee16EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNN M SCHUBERTPersonNm
Phone2024630600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11140 19TH STREET NW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROSS FISHER
CHAIR-BD OF DIRECTORS1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN HANEY
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY TAYLOR
VICE-CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PHINNEY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN YOUNG
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC ARNST
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN F WELCH
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY T DUNBAR
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN RUSCHAK
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM MIKOLAJEWSKI
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTONIO ALBANESE
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN PAVLIC
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KNOX
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS M KUNKEL
DIRECTOR0.501.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS P BAUS
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB MURRAY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN M SCHUBERT
PRESIDENT60.002.00Yes (X)$671,773$0$63,099
ROBERT DUKE
CORPORATE COUNSEL/SECRETARY50.000.00Yes (X)$242,408$0$71,589
JOANNE BROOKS
VICE-PRESIDENT/CORP. COUNSEL45.000.00Yes (X)$233,805$0$49,383
LENORE MAREMA
VICE-PRESIDENT, GOV'T AFFAIRS45.000.00Yes (X)$232,026$0$59,758
BARBARA FINNEGAN-REIFF
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/TREASURER50.000.00Yes (X)$177,990$0$56,927
JOSEPH ORGOVAN
DIRECTOR OF IT50.000.00Yes (X)$189,152$0$40,070
EDWARD O'DONNELL
STATISTICAL MANAGER40.000.00$107,434$0$40,350Yes (X)
ALAN CLARK
ACTUARY40.000.00$115,504$0$42,131Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,970,092TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$423,307TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERS' ASSESSMENTS900099$4,283,924$4,283,924
STATISTICAL FILERS900999$248,206$248,206
SUBSCRIBER FEES900099$60,000$60,000
CASE SUMMARIES SUBS.900099$59,748$59,748
COMP. COMMITTEE900099$48,550$48,550

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$76,427TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$76,427RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,776,855TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$78,465TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$78,465ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$31,350TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$31,350ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,539,183SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,505,684SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$33,499SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,499TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,499ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$92GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$490CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$398TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$398RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,919,771TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,776,457RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$143,314ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,087,980TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$679,663TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,392TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,411TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,778TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,008TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,828TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,222TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,733TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,102TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,882TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,739TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,590TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,692TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,321TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,731TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
STAT. REPORTS & ANALYS.$217,738
COMMITTEE ATTEND. FEES$73,100
AMICUS BRIEFS$34,928
COMPENSATION SURVEY$28,750

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,822TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,563,660TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$404,143BOYAmt
EOY$357,666EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$807,680BOYAmt
EOY$1,004,513EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,365BOYAmt
EOY$65,575EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,433BOYAmt
EOY$14,943EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,656BOYAmt
EOY$91,171EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$714,446LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$288,367LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$492,995BOYAmt
EOY$426,079EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,989,793BOYAmt
EOY$2,390,076EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,443BOYAmt
EOY$461,804EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,086,508BOYAmt
EOY$4,811,827EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,720BOYAmt
EOY$195,227EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,613BOYAmt
EOY$22,050EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,916BOYAmt
EOY$49,931EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,070,390BOYAmt
EOY$2,372,820EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,494,639BOYAmt
EOY$2,640,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,591,869BOYAmt
EOY$2,171,799EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,591,869BOYAmt
EOY$2,171,799EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,086,508BOYAmt
EOY$4,811,827EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$356,111ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$8,838NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$232,657OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,343,924DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$102,486NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$203,417NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$100,931NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$97,564AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$198,495TaxableAmt

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$477,056OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$141,750DepreciationAmt
Book Value$335,306BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$223,193OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$132,420DepreciationAmt
Book Value$90,773BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,197OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,197DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$426,079TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$436,444
DEPOSITS$25,360
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$461,804TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$332,267
INS. DEPT. EXAM. RESERVE$105,000
ACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT$1,147,662
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$436,444
ACCRUED PENSION COSTS$10,492
DEFERRED TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE$340,955
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,372,820TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,903,201TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$8,838NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$490OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$8,348RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,911,549RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$8,222InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$8,222RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,919,771TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,555,928TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$490OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$490ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,555,438ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$8,222InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$8,222ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,563,660TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION HELD $49,931 IN ESCROW FOR A SUB-TENANT DURING THE YEAR.
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE ASSOCIATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 490.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 490.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
LYNN M SCHUBERT
PRESIDENT$458,121$0$206,452$0$7,200$0$43,800$0$19,299$0$734,872$0$0$0
ROBERT DUKE
CORPORATE COUNSEL/SECRETARY$201,075$0$41,333$0$0$0$44,433$0$27,156$0$313,997$0$0$0
JOANNE BROOKS
VICE-PRESIDENT/CORP. COUNSEL$203,127$0$30,678$0$0$0$43,972$0$5,411$0$283,188$0$0$0
LENORE MAREMA
VICE-PRESIDENT, GOV'T AFFAIRS$196,351$0$35,675$0$0$0$45,584$0$14,174$0$291,784$0$0$0
BARBARA FINNEGAN-REIFF
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/TREASURER$147,372$0$30,618$0$0$0$35,210$0$21,717$0$234,917$0$0$0
JOSEPH ORGOVAN
DIRECTOR OF IT$157,760$0$31,392$0$0$0$33,747$0$6,323$0$229,222$0$0$0
ALAN CLARK
ACTUARY$102,491$0$13,013$0$0$0$23,314$0$18,817$0$157,635$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART II ARE ALSO PARTICIPANTS IN A DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN. AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J COLUMN C DO NOT REFLECT ACCRUALS OR CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL VALUE AS THOSE AMOUNTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE PARTICIPANT LEVEL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6SFAA HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, EACH WITH THE SAME RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE NUMBER OF VOTES THAT EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO IS BASED ON THE BALANCE OF PREMIUMS WRITTEN OVER THEIR LATEST THREE-YEAR CALENDAR PERIOD. MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TO ELECT THE SFAA PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TO ELECT THE SFAA PRESIDENT. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS VOTE TO RATIFY ANY CHANGES TO SFAA'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT DISTRIBUTED THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES TO THE SFAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND MADE IT AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR INSPECTION, PRIOR TO FILING IT WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING EACH YEAR. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS THEN DISCUSSED AT EACH SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE AFFECTED MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF FROM CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFLICT AND THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS VOTE ON THE ISSUE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED IN DETERMINING SALARIES FOR THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. THE ASSOCIATION PURCHASES THE CEO COMPENSATION SURVEY EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS) FREQUENTLY PERFORM INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON SALARIES. COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR ASSOCIATIONS ALSO ARE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE KEY POSITION SALARIES, AND THE DECISION IS DOCUMENTED. THIS REVIEW PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN NOVEMBER 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:POST RETIREMENT PENSION EXPENSE, PER FASB ASC 715 33,247. PENSION PLAN RECOVERY 199,410.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SURETY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11140 19TH STREET NW STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200364347ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN731728689EIN
Primary ActivitiesSCHOLARSHIPSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
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 Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
L$58,711DONATED SERVICES ALLOCATION
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
N$0INCLUDED IN TRANSACTION L
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
O$0INCLUDED IN TRANSACTION L
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
Q$37ACTUAL AMOUNTS
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
R$42,553ACTUAL AMOUNTS

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