2017-05-09T07:32:13-05:00 2016-09-30 113518842 MARKS PANETH LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2015-10-01 135676641 AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION INC AMER 9144067500 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE NO S202 WHITE PLAINS NY 10604 OREN TEICHER CEO 9144067500 2017-05-08 1 ROBERT R LYONS CPA P00227472 2125038800 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z OREN TEICHER 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE NO S202 WHITE PLAINS NY 10604 22221528 0 X WWW.BOOKWEB.ORG X 1900 NY THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. IS TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF MEMBER BOOKSELLERS BY: FOSTERING ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL ACTION SUPPORTIVE OF A DIVERSE AND COMPETITIVE BOOKSELLING ENVIRONMENT; CREATING AND PROVIDING MEMBER ACCESS TO A KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND BUSINESS SUCCESS; AND PROMOTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, THE BENEFITS OF READING, AND UNIVERSAL LITERACY. 11 11 32 50 8700 0 85820 89072 2354666 2322231 1800618 1784778 289900 336753 4531004 4532834 59201 0 0 0 2537939 2487496 0 0 0 2238512 2065931 4835652 4553427 -304648 -20593 36184321 35742833 2348604 2732088 33835717 33010745 X THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS CORE MEMBERS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED BOOKSTORES WITH STOREFRONT LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE - THROUGH EDUCATION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, BUSINESS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND ADVOCACY. ABA EXISTS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF INDEPENDENT RETAIL BOOK BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS TO PROTECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF EVERY AMERICAN. THE ASSOCIATION ACTIVELY SUPPORTS FREE SPEECH, LITERACY, AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT LOCAL AND INDEPENDENT RETAIL SHOPS. 0 0 CONTENT 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 ABA'S ANNUAL, NATIONAL WINTER INSTITUTE AS WELL AS REGIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SPECIALTY INSTITUTES. 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. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: ABA OFFERS MEMBERS FOR A MONTHLY FEE AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM AND THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO CREATE FULLY TRANSACTIONAL E-COMMERCE WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, ALL ABA MEMBER BOOKSTORES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE ABA PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CANADIAN E-READER AND E-BOOK COMPANY KOBO AND CAN OFFER THEIR CUSTOMERS A RANGE OF HARDWARE AND/OR DIGITAL TITLES FROM A CATALOG OF MORE THAN FOUR MILLION TITLES. ABA ALSO OFFERS MEMBERS A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF PUBLISHERS' BUSINESS TERMS AND A DATABASE OF NONBOOK INVENTORY SUPPLIERS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 95 0 32 1 1 1 1 CJ 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 11 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X ROBYN DESHOTEL 9144067515 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE WHITEPLAINS NY 10604 BETSY BURTON PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT SINDELAR VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH BAGBY BOARD MEMBER (FORMER) 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN EVANS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE FIOCCO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIE KOEHLER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETE MULVIHILL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW NORCROSS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE PHILBRICK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHON WELCH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MORROW BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRIS KLEINDIENST BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 OREN TEICHER CEO 40.00 X 384550 0 69013 JOY DALLANEGRA-SANGER SR. PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 178670 0 18253 MEG SMITH DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP 40.00 X 127308 0 13634 MARK NICHOLS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 127308 0 9453 DAN CULLEN SR. STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 132265 0 26215 ROBYN DESHOTEL CFO 40.00 X 161173 0 16018 CHRISTOPHER FINAN PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 144988 0 13089 JILL PERLSTEIN MEETINGS & PLANNING OFFICER 40.00 X 115194 0 21895 1371456 0 187570 8 0 1 0 0 89072 89072 MEMBERSHIP DUES 451211 775023 775023 CONTENT & INFORMATION 611710 673750 673750 CONVENTION REVENUE 451211 555783 555783 ADVERTISING 541800 197798 189098 8700 CHILDREN'S BOOKSELLERS PROGRAM 451211 119877 119877 2322231 439784 439784 175396 175396 19031151 17686157 1344994 1344994 1344994 37404 2537 34867 34867 126490 126490 126490 4532834 1919105 8700 2515957 526525 1559011 43550 216416 141994 67444 52809 205835 136557 39992 149668 110862 18217 2627 EDUCATION COSTS 648657 OTHER COSTS 334658 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 71797 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 52466 174342 4553427 189761 250612 890408 1537442 56910 136145 7126 7839 45009 159759 574593 574593 0 0 24053327 22845428 10780107 10780107 161673 25501 36184321 35742833 1047620 938631 260761 221458 192002 1040223 1379997 2348604 2732088 X 33835717 33010745 33835717 33010745 36184321 35742833 -20593 -804379 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1 775023 36978 31714 68692 77502 -8810 8957149 8957149 8476065 481084 8957149 10336094 639971 2500000 8476065 9765334 570760 10336094 9504543 260791 9765334 0.00000 0 0 443194 443194 0 131399 131399 0 0 INVESTMENT IN BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE, INC. 10780107 C 10780107 DUE TO BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE, INC. 1345029 DEFERRED RETIREMENT PLAN 34968 1379997 X PART V, LINE 4: THE ASSOCIATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSISTED OF BOARD DESIGNATED FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR CONTINGENCIES IN 2015. THE FUNDS WERE RELEASED FROM DESIGNATION DURING 2016. PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,2016 AND 2015 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. X 1 1 X X X X 0 1 0 OREN TEICHER CEO 344900 0 28000 0 11650 0 45038 0 23975 0 453563 0 0 0 JOY DALLANEGRA-SANGER SR. PROGRAM OFFICER 170392 0 5000 0 3278 0 4255 0 13998 0 196923 0 0 0 DAN CULLEN SR. STRATEGY OFFICER 127265 0 5000 0 0 0 17605 0 8610 0 158480 0 0 0 ROBYN DESHOTEL CFO 159942 0 0 0 1231 0 6208 0 9810 0 177191 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER FINAN PROGRAM DIRECTOR 139988 0 5000 0 0 0 8811 0 4278 0 158077 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETE MULVIHILL, BETSY BURTON, MATTHEW NORCROSS, CHRIS MORROW AND KRIS KLEINDIENST HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC. IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. THE MEMBERS ARE THE BOOKSTORES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE 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 11 THE 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 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE 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 19 THE 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. BOOKSELLERS ORDER SERVICE INC AND AFFILIATES 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE WHITE PLAINS NY 10604 133199260 SALES NY C 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0