SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (EIN 26-0003391)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-07-25
IRS object ID
201702069349301015
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)
Return2017-07-25T12:04:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2017-07-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-07-25IPDt
IP Tm13:04:05IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device IdC5EF97B7BDE0E637AB26D20CD76004D479A0609AAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$8,076,496GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee17TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,428,792PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,607,970CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$117,937PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$43,904CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,114PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$28,922CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,547,843PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,680,796CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$250CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,904,101PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,227,813CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,741,846PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,713,202CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,645,947PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,941,265CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$98,104PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$260,469CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,563,053TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,086,508TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,173,546TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,494,639TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,389,507NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,591,869NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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
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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 Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee17EmployeeCnt
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 Members18GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROSS FISHER
CHAIR-BD OF DIRECTORS0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN HANEY
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY TAYLOR
VICE-CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL FAY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN RUSCHAK
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN YOUNG
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY RYAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN F WELCH
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY T DUNBAR
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT THOMAS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM MIKOLAJEWSKI
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
ALAN PAVLIC
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KNOX
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS M KUNKEL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
ANDREW TUMA
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS P BAUS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB MURRAY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTONIO ALBANESE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN M SCHUBERT
PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$658,477$0$28,4561.00
LENORE MAREMA
VICE-PRESIDENT, GOV'T AFFAIRS45.00Yes (X)$219,220$0$22,981
BARBARA FINNEGAN-REIFF
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS50.00Yes (X)$172,656$0$28,105
ROBERT DUKE
CORPORATE COUNSEL50.00Yes (X)$235,153$0$34,905
JOANNE BROOKS
VICE-PRESIDENT/COUNSEL45.00Yes (X)$220,942$0$16,170
JOSEPH ORGOVAN
DIRECTOR OF IT50.00Yes (X)$183,462$0$9,504
ALAN CLARK
ACTUARY40.00$110,929$0$22,669Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,800,839TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$162,790TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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$4,066,506$4,066,506
STATISTICAL FILERS900999$257,259$257,259
SUBSCRIBER FEES900099$70,000$70,000
COMP. COMMITTEE900099$63,400$63,400
CASE SUMMARIES SUBS.900099$60,210$60,210

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$90,595TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$90,595RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,607,970TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84,571TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$84,571ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,400TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$28,400ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,354,960SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,395,627SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$40,667SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$40,667TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$40,667ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$595GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$73CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$522TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$522RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,680,796TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,608,492RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$72,304ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,830,031TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$638,967TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,357TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,895TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,563TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,285TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,637TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,333TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,317TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,754TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,889TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$398,310TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,320TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,215TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,843TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,404TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
STAT. REPORTS & ANALYS.$216,930
AMICUS BRIEFS$111,881
COMMITTEE ATTEND. FEES$70,200
COMPENSATION SURVEY$32,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,354TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,941,265TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$855,368BOYAmt
EOY$404,143EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,194,029BOYAmt
EOY$807,680EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,011BOYAmt
EOY$59,365EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,507BOYAmt
EOY$15,433EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,591BOYAmt
EOY$136,656EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$711,040LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$218,045LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$551,634BOYAmt
EOY$492,995EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,585,620BOYAmt
EOY$2,989,793EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,293BOYAmt
EOY$180,443EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,563,053BOYAmt
EOY$5,086,508EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,735BOYAmt
EOY$136,720EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$741,504BOYAmt
EOY$237,613EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,901BOYAmt
EOY$49,916EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,205,406BOYAmt
EOY$3,070,390EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,173,546BOYAmt
EOY$3,494,639EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,389,507BOYAmt
EOY$1,591,869EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,389,507BOYAmt
EOY$1,591,869EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,563,053BOYAmt
EOY$5,086,508EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$260,469ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$26,044NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$488,875OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$4,145,999DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$98,999NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$204,600NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$105,601NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$97,816AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$203,417TaxableAmt

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$95,282DepreciationAmt
Book Value$381,774BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$219,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$108,566DepreciationAmt
Book Value$111,221BookValueAmt

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$492,995TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$217,568
INS. DEPT. EXAM. RESERVE$105,000
ACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT$1,166,511
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$155,083
ACCRUED PENSION COSTS$1,038,700
DEFERRED TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE$387,528
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,070,390TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,645,492TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$26,044NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$73OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$25,971RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,671,463RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$9,333InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,333RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,680,796TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,932,005TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$73OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$73ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,931,932ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$9,333InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,333ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,941,265TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION HELD $49,916 IN ESCROW FOR A SUB-TENANT DURING THE YEAR.
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, 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 73.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 73.

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 (6 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$448,873$0$202,404$0$7,200$0$15,900$0$12,556$0$686,933$0$0$0
LENORE MAREMA
VICE-PRESIDENT, GOV'T AFFAIRS$190,357$0$28,863$0$0$0$11,545$0$11,436$0$242,201$0$0$0
BARBARA FINNEGAN-REIFF
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$142,930$0$29,726$0$0$0$8,918$0$19,187$0$200,761$0$0$0
ROBERT DUKE
CORPORATE COUNSEL$195,024$0$40,129$0$0$0$12,039$0$22,866$0$270,058$0$0$0
JOANNE BROOKS
VICE-PRESIDENT/COUNSEL$200,891$0$20,051$0$0$0$12,030$0$4,140$0$237,112$0$0$0
JOSEPH ORGOVAN
DIRECTOR OF IT$152,984$0$30,478$0$0$0$9,143$0$361$0$192,966$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 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.
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 2016.
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 -29,341. PENSION PLAN RECOVERY 518,216.

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$62,751DONATED SERVICES ALLOCATION
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
N$0INCLUDED IN TRANSACTION L
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
O$0INCLUDED IN TRANSACTION L
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
Q$579ACTUAL AMOUNTS
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
R$40,615ACTUAL AMOUNTS

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