AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOC INC (EIN 13-5676641)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-04-30
IRS object ID
201811209349300221
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-04-30T09:25:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN113518842PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MARKS PANETH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN135676641EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9144067500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityWHITE PLAINSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonOREN TEICHERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9144067500PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT R LYONS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00227472PTIN
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address69.74.165.34IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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ZIP10604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,788,480GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BOOKWEB.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1900FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. IS TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF MEMBER BOOKSELLERS BY: CREATING AND PROVIDING MEMBER ACCESS TO A KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND BUSINESS SUCCESS; FOSTERING NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY INITIATIVES THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF A DIVERSE AND COMPETITIVE BOOKSELLING ENVIRONMENT AND THAT PRODUCE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WITH OTHER BOOK RETAILERS; AND PROMOTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, THE BENEFITS OF READING, AND UNIVERSAL LITERACY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities EOY$3,051,409TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$33,712,038NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFOUNDED IN 1900, THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO HELP INDEPENDENTLY OWNED BOOKSTORES GROW AND SUCCEED. ABA'S CORE MEMBERS ARE KEY PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES' LOCAL ECONOMY AND CULTURE, AND TO ASSIST THEM, ABA PROVIDES EDUCATION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, BUSINESS PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES; CREATES RELEVANT PROGRAMS; AND ENGAGES IN PUBLIC POLICY, INDUSTRY, AND LOCAL-FIRST ADVOCACY. THE ASSOCIATION ACTIVELY SUPPORTS AND DEFENDS FREE SPEECH AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS. A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF 11 BOOKSELLERS GOVERNS THE ASSOCIATION. ABA IS HEADQUARTERED IN WHITE PLAINS, NY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCONTENT AND EDUCATION:ABA PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS SKILLS AND TRAINING. THIS PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE IN PERSON TO MEMBERS AT VARIOUS ANNUAL, NATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING WINTER INSTITUTE AND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS REGIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SPECIALTY WORKSHOPS. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT ABA'S MEMBER WEBSITE. OTHER NOTABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ABA'S ANNUAL SURVEY OF BOOKSTORE FINANCIALS, WHICH CREATES CUSTOMIZED REPORTS FOR PARTICIPATING MEMBER BOOKSTORES, AND ONLINE BOOKSELLER FORUMS, WHERE MEMBERS CAN SHARE QUESTIONS, SOLUTIONS, AND RELEVANT INFORMATION.Desc

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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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JAMIE FIOCCO
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KENNY BRECHNER
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CHRIS MORROW
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CHRISTINE ONORATI
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALERIE KOEHLER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETE MULVIHILL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS KLEINDIENST
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE PHILBRICK
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JONATHON WELCH
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BRADLEY GRAHAM
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BETSY BURTON
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JOHN EVANS
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MATTHEW NORCROSS
BOARD MEMBER (FORMER)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OREN TEICHER
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JOY DALLANEGRA-SANGER
SR. PROGRAM OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$167,480$0$24,557
MEG SMITH
MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$124,058$0$15,510
MARK NICHOLS
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$127,308$0$6,564
DANIEL CULLEN
SR. STRATEGY OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$125,296$0$31,547
ROBYN DESHOTEL
CFO40.00Yes (X)$158,386$0$23,173
CHRISTOPHER FINAN
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JILL PERLSTEIN
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PRI GRAPHICS
735 E BRILL STREETPHOENIXAZ85006PRINTING SERVICES$226,767
SHELF AWARENESS
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIPS541800$1,029,158$1,012,229$16,929
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CONVENTION REVENUE451211$623,228$623,228
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$131,291OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$1,606,735ExclusionAmt

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Total$539,315TotalAmt

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Total$1,557,320TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$40,114TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$207,829TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$138,674TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$71,836TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$52,187TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$174,926TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$154,566TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$28,338TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$143,455TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,461TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$17,496TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$5,170TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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HOTEL, TRAVEL AND ENTER$277,150
OTHER$179,579
PRINTING & SUPPLIES$92,751

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$4,641,929TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$159,759BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$10,780,107BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$938,631BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221,458BOYAmt
EOY$232,342EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$192,002BOYAmt
EOY$239,042EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,379,997BOYAmt
EOY$1,591,986EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,732,088BOYAmt
EOY$3,051,409EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,010,745BOYAmt
EOY$33,712,038EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$33,712,038EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$36,763,447EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$797,781DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$33,557NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$8,810NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$24,747NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$23,933AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$814CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,957,149BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$8,957,149OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,476,065BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$481,084InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$8,957,149EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,336,094BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$639,971InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,500,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,476,065EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,765,334BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$570,760InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$10,336,094EndYearBalanceAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$443,194OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$443,194DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$131,399OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$131,399DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE, INC.Desc
Book Value$10,780,107BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$10,780,107TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE, INC.$1,483,211
DEFERRED RETIREMENT PLAN$108,775
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,591,986TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ASSOCIATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSISTED OF BOARD DESIGNATED FUNDS. THE FUNDS WERE RELEASED FROM DESIGNATION DURING 2016.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,2017 AND 2016 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES," WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
OREN TEICHER
CEO$326,865$0$0$0$11,650$0$80,989$0$13,383$0$432,887$0$0$0
JOY DALLANEGRA-SANGER
SR. PROGRAM OFFICER$159,202$0$5,000$0$3,278$0$12,303$0$12,254$0$192,037$0$0$0
DANIEL CULLEN
SR. STRATEGY OFFICER$109,034$0$5,000$0$11,262$0$23,400$0$8,147$0$156,843$0$0$0
ROBYN DESHOTEL
CFO$152,155$0$5,000$0$1,231$0$13,499$0$9,674$0$181,559$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER FINAN
PROGRAM DIRECTOR$137,810$0$5,000$0$0$0$11,002$0$2,606$0$156,418$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BETSY BURTON, MATTHEW NORCROSS, CHRIS MORROW, KRIS KLEINDIENST AND BRADLEY GRAHAM HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. THE MEMBERS ARE THE BOOKSTORES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERS (BOOKSELLERS) OF AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY BY VOTE. ANY CHANGES IN THE BY-LAWS ARE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE ORGANIZATION USES A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION STUDY AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE INC AND AFFILIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 WESTCHESTER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityWHITE PLAINSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133199260EIN
Primary ActivitiesSALESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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