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ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA (EIN 36-0756300)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-07-11
IRS object ID
201841929349300049
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-07-11T12:37:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 N Michigan Ave 28th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606015927ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN360756300EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Alliance for Audited MediaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2243666591PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line148 West Seegers RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityArlington HeightsCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBOB SCHWEITZERPersonNm
Person TitleVP FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone2243666591PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMark HerouxPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00959793PTIN
Phone3127298000PhoneNum
Preparation2018-07-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerThomas DrouillardPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line148 WEST SEEGERS ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityArlington HeightsCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,156,049GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.auditedmedia.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1914FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA (AAM) IS DEDICATED TO BEING THE WORLD'S PRE-EMINENT SELF-REGULATORY AUDITING ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBLE TO ADVERTISERS, ADVERTISING AGENCIES, AND THE MEDIA THEY USE, FOR THE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF OUR MEMBERS' CIRCULATION, READERSHIP, AND AUDIENCE INFORMATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee172TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers33TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$17,839,681CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$578,073PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$290,803CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$956,881PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,062,565CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$25,120,720PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$19,193,049CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$3,576,375CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,022,375PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$18,078,193CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,098,345PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,114,856CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$29,921,682TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$25,132,324TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$22,609,250TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,062,227NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,312,432NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA (AAM) IS DEDICATED TO BEING THE WORLD'S PRE-EMINENT SELF-REGULATORY AUDITING ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBLE TO ADVERTISERS, ADVERTISING AGENCIES, AND THE MEDIA THEY USE, FOR THE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF OUR MEMBERS' CIRCULATION, READERSHIP, AND AUDIENCE INFORMATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescAudit services revenue reflects charges for audit and verificationservices to publisher and media members which enable AAM to audita publication or media members and, therefore, fulfill its exemptpurpose.Desc

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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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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
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Employee172EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCAForeignCountryCd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1Bob SchweitzerBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2243666591PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

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Liberta Abbondante
Director/Treasurer2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$947$0$0
Christopher L Black
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward W Boyd
Director/Secretary2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Cassidy
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$1,544$0$0
Phillip Crawley
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher Daley
Director/Board Vice Chair2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$736$0$0
Gordon Fisher
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caroline D Harrison
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$1,002$0$0
Tom Harty
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janet Hasson
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$809$0$0
Kathy Heatley
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$1,153$0$0
Jerry K Hill
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$673$0$0
Tony Hunter
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$1,310$0$0
Scott Kruse
Director/Board Vice Chair2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$783$0$0
Steve Maich
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christina Meringolo
Director/Board Chair2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven H Mueller
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David P Murphy
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rosheen O'Donovan
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$1,346$0$0
Steven K Pope
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$721$0$0
Susan Roberson
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David K Ronk II
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Schaub
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barry Schiro
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debbie Sklar
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephanie Stanton
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$668$0$0
Robin Steinberg
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Strome
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Vorpahl
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$1,310$0$0
Brenda White
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$1,469$0$0
Eric Zinczenko
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Drouillard
CEO, President, Managing Director39.001.00Yes (X)$748,530$0$28,988
Robert Schweitzer
Vice President40.000.00Yes (X)$149,958$0$29,179
Scott Hanson
Executive VP40.000.00$251,283$0$33,640Yes (X)
Neal Lulofs
Executive VP40.000.00$245,437$0$11,006Yes (X)
Mark Wachowicz
Executive VP40.000.00$246,274$0$25,263Yes (X)
Brian Condon
Executive VP40.000.00$426,190$0$34,870Yes (X)
Teresa Perry
Sr. Vice President40.000.00$217,380$0$32,337Yes (X)
George Bartman
Vice President40.000.00$201,140$0$8,915Yes (X)
Ken Shultz
Sr. Vice President40.000.00$218,907$0$32,249Yes (X)
Joe Hardin
Vice President40.000.00$199,237$0$8,996Yes (X)
Alan Dattel
Vice President40.000.00$179,759$0$8,079Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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ADVANCED SEARCH & BUSINESS ANALYTICS LLC
10 CORPORATE PLACE SO STE 106PISCATAWAYNJ08854CONSULTING$145,806
APF 28W44 OWNER LP
PO BOX 823663PHILADELPHIAPA19182RENT$138,443
SANDSTORM DESIGN INC
4619 N RAVENSWOOD SUITE 300CHICAGOIL60640CONSULTING$116,850
LOCKE LORD LLP
111 S WACKER DR SUITE 4100CHICAGOIL60606LEGAL$106,911
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Report SERVICES541900$16,692,005$16,655,770$36,235
MEMBERSHIP DUES541900$1,147,676$1,147,676
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$17,839,681TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$182,166TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$182,166ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,071,637SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,963,000SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$108,637SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$108,637TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$108,637ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES561000$1,034,996$1,034,996
Other Income900099$27,569$27,569
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,062,565OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,193,049TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,803,446RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,071,231UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$318,372ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,982,531TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,702,226TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$570,949TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,467,026TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$779,086TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,833TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,005TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,923TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$302,550TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,618TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,463TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$461,310TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$570,307TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$515,232TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$369,109TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$672TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$641,841TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,030TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Bad Debt Expense$57,815
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$36,329
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$27,278
DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS$13,060

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,078,193TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,916,110BOYAmt
EOY$2,946,577EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,851,545BOYAmt
EOY$12,115,883EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$474,820BOYAmt
EOY$395,858EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,112,238LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,239,919LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,242,514BOYAmt
EOY$6,872,319EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,709,562BOYAmt
EOY$7,591,045EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,194,551BOYAmt
EOY$29,921,682EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,326,875BOYAmt
EOY$2,948,452EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,916,420BOYAmt
EOY$2,502,496EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,379BOYAmt
EOY$11,393EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,865,650BOYAmt
EOY$17,146,909EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,132,324BOYAmt
EOY$22,609,250EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,062,227BOYAmt
EOY$7,312,432EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,062,227BOYAmt
EOY$7,312,432EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,194,551BOYAmt
EOY$29,921,682EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,114,856ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$409,659NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,725,690OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$960,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$960,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,846,578OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,034,004DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,812,574BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,305,660OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,205,915DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,099,745BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,872,319TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued Pension Liability$8,029,643
Investment in Subsidiaries$9,117,266
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$17,146,909TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAAM FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY AAM FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2017 AND 2016. AAM'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND THEREAFTER ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth AmericaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee6EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedCirculation AuditingSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$818,219RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees6SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$818,219SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$818,219TotalSpentAmt
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 3, Column (F):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAccrual MethodExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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
Tom Drouillard
CEO, President, Managing Director$510,813$0$200,080$0$37,637$0$13,095$0$15,893$0$777,518$0$0$0
Robert Schweitzer
Vice President$128,481$0$21,477$0$0$0$6,596$0$22,583$0$179,137$0$0$0
Scott Hanson
Executive VP$197,800$0$53,483$0$0$0$10,817$0$22,823$0$284,923$0$0$0
Neal Lulofs
Executive VP$101,839$0$30,559$0$113,039$0$4,981$0$6,025$0$256,443$0$0$0
Mark Wachowicz
Executive VP$198,875$0$47,399$0$0$0$10,465$0$14,798$0$271,537$0$0$0
Brian Condon
Executive VP$343,742$0$75,502$0$6,946$0$11,537$0$23,333$0$461,060$0$0$0
Teresa Perry
Sr. Vice President$185,822$0$31,558$0$0$0$9,545$0$22,792$0$249,717$0$0$0
George Bartman
Vice President$181,842$0$19,298$0$0$0$8,285$0$630$0$210,055$0$0$0
Ken Shultz
Sr. Vice President$181,115$0$37,792$0$0$0$9,484$0$22,765$0$251,156$0$0$0
Joe Hardin
Vice President$170,096$0$29,141$0$0$0$8,401$0$595$0$208,233$0$0$0
Alan Dattel
Vice President$155,191$0$24,568$0$0$0$7,539$0$540$0$187,838$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I Line 1a:TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS - AAM WILL REIMBURSE, WITH PROPER SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION, TRAVEL EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPANION. AS SUCH, AAM WILL INCLUDE IN AND ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT FORM (I.E. 1099).
Part I Line 1a:Tax indemnification and gross up payments - from time to time AAM will gross up payments associated with certain expenses (I.E. relocation). As such these amounts are included in the appropriate government tax form.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Advance Publications
AAM Director/Publishing$513,326Provide Audit & Report Service0
Postmedia Network Inc
AAM Director/Publishing$144,577Provide Audit & Report Service0
Tronc Inc
AAM Director/Publishing$781,827Provide Audit & Report Service0
Meredith Corporation
AAM Director/Publishing$433,243Provide Audit & Report Service0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Alliance for Audited Media is a trade association whose members represent both the advertising and publishing industry. The Alliance for Audited Media's members participate in the election of Directors to the governing body, as well as serving on various advisory committees for the benefit of the advertising and publishing industry.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers of each of respective membership division, within the organization, who are present in person or by proxy and eligible to vote, are eligible to nominate and vote on the election of all the directors who will represent their respective membership division.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bMembers of each respective membership division are eligible to vote for AAM directors, membership eligibility requirements, approval of annual meeting minutes and other potential votes by members required by the Illinois Not-for-Profit Corporation Act. All decisions by the AAM Board of Directors are subject to the Alliance's bylaws governing special meetings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bAs outlined in AAM's Audit Committee Charter, AAM's President, VP-Finance and the Tax Partner from AAM's Public Accounting firm, (if present) will review AAM's U.S. Form 990 with AAM's Audit Committee prior to submission to the IRS. This review is conducted at the AAM's May/June Audit Committee and consisted of a review of tax accounting principles, practices and judgments.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll AAM Board members, as well as all AAM employees are required to sign a conflict of interest policy annually. Within the Conflict of Interest Policy is a requirement to divulge any conflict. The signed documents are retained by the AAM.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aDuring the annual review of AAM's fiscal budget, the AAM's Operations Committee will review and recommend to AAM's Board of Directors the approval of compensation for all AAM officers. The approval of the fiscal budget is documented in AAM's Board meeting minutes. In determining the President's compensation, AAM's Treasurer will seek and receive input from the Chair's of AAM Media Committees, plus the Chairman of the Board, plus use Form 990's from other not for profit organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Upon completion of the annual financial audit, Alliance for Audited Media posts its consolidated financial statements on its website. In addition, the AAM's bylaws and rules are posted on its website. No other documents are available to the public.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Pension-Related Changes: 1,735,857. Change in Foreign Currency: -10,167.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The organization has changed neither its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line148 West Seegers RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTON HEIGHTSCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN132528190EIN
Primary ActivitiesCIRCULATION AUDITINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(6)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AAMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA DIGITAL SERVI
48 West Seegers RoadArlington HeightsIL60005364051356Internet AuditingILN/AC1.00000Yes (1)
ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA MARKETING SER
48 West Seegers RoadArlington HeightsIL60005364405804Trade Show AuditingILN/AC1.00000Yes (1)
CAC VERIFICATION SERVICES
48 West Seegers RoadARLINGTON HEIGHTSIL60005611744099Directory AuditsILN/AC1.00000Yes (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 Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA DIGITAL SERVICES
N$68,349EST. SQUARE FOOTAGE
ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA DIGITAL SERVICES
O$389,993EST. TIME SPENT
ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA DIGITAL SERVICES
Q$173,013EST. USAGE
CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS
O$203,998EST. TIME SPENT
CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS
Q$84,574EST. USAGE
CAC VERIFICATION SERVICES
O$74,196EST. TIME SPENT
CAC VERIFICATION SERVICES
Q$40,873EST. USAGE