2017-11-15T13:14:13-06:00 2016-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2016-01-01 135404745 Special Libraries Association Inc SPEC 7036474900 7918 Jones Branch Drive No 300 McLean VA 22102 Amy Lestition Burke Executive Director 7036474900 2017-11-15 1 Lori A Collingsworth P00639819 7038930300 2017-11-15 72.214.41.82 2017-11-15 14:13:47 ES P 539A6A236E8C35E9CB3BF805290DF5953BA1CD00 539A6A236E8C35E9CB3BF805290DF5953BA1CD00 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Dee Magnoni 7918 Jones Branch Drive No 300 McLean VA 22102 7957838 0 X www.sla.org X 1958 NY Global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. 14 14 11 750 43033 504 9116 12085 2901935 3119682 133190 745661 288847 135621 3333088 4013049 0 0 0 0 1413733 391069 0 0 0 1842299 3644059 3256032 4035128 77056 -22079 7086374 5759410 2399720 937195 4686654 4822215 X The Special Libraries Association promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. 0 0 1199049 839413 Annual Conference: The Annual Conference offers the premier opportunity for face-to-face interaction, learning, and relationship building between the full diversity of members, prospective members, thought leaders, and industry partners. Here the organization facilitates cross pollination among geographically and professionally diverse membership to the mutual benefit of all. The 2016 Annual Conference was held in Philadelphia, PA. The event offered more than 100 educational sessions and workshops that explored the latest trends in gathering, organizing, analyzing and sharing information and knowledge. 1653557 1563548 Membership: SLA offers members access to exceptional experiences, vibrant communities, educational resources, and essential tools for success. SLA Members-Stay on top of the latest industry trends and issues through SLA's online magazine, Information Outlook, and our social media channels; Earn professional credentials and skills with SLA Webinar recordings, conveniently archived online; Develop rewarding professional relationships at local chapter meetings and events and discipline-specific programs and at the SLA Annual Conference; and Develop leadership, marketing and technical skills by taking advantage of SLA volunteer opportunities. See Sch O 182341 Leadership Development: The Leadership Development Program facilitates the governance/leadership roles within the Association by supporting the activities of the board of directors, committees, chapters, divisions, caucuses, and other representatives of the organization. The 2016 Leadership Summit was held as a virtual event. 71004 Public Affairs and Marketing: Includes SLA's Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, and Public Policy Initiatives. Various efforts include printed, oral, and recorded presentations; press functions such as press releases, scholarship recognition, photography and meetings with press; marketing of products and services through print, electronic, exhibitions. Public policy includes outreach to members, collaborative efforts with other organizations to inform and most effectively educate members of issues which may affect them. 71004 3105951 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 11 1 1 1 1 CA UK NZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 NY X X Amy Lestition Burke Executive Dire 7036474900 7918 Jones Branch Drive No 300 McLean VA 22102 Tom Rink President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Dee Magnoni President-Elect 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Jill Strand Past President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Nicholas Collison Treasurer 10.00 X X 0 0 0 James King Secretary/ Past Chapter Cab. 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The David B. Bender Fund was established to support the Association's international activities and fellowships. The Ron Coplen Fund serves as a source of revenue for the Ron Coplen Leadership Address at the annual conference or other appropriate meeting. Earnings on these funds are considered temporarily restricted. North America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States 3 3 Program Services Chapters in Region 25421 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium 1 1 Program Services Chapter in Region 4071 East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, 2 2 Program Services Chapters in Region 392 Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, 1 1 Program Services Chapter in Region 7 7 0 0 7 7 29884 0 29884 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, line 3: Foreign expenditures are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting. X 0 0 X X X X 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Janice Lachance Former CEO 0 0 0 0 475000 0 0 0 0 0 475000 0 375000 0 Part I, Line 1a The President and President-Elect, may charge to her/his expense account appropriate expenses for professional hospitality of important visitors when necessary. The President and President-Elect, as a condition of any such payments or reimbursements, must submit verification, substantiation, and documentation of the nature and amount of such expenses in accordance with the policies of the Association. Any such reimbursements are not taxable to the recipient. Part I, Line 4a Former CEO Janice Lachance entered into a severance agreement with SLA on December 31, 2014. Under the agreement, SLA is to pay $750,000 in monthly installments of $15,625 beginning in January 2015 on each of SLA's regular bimonthly payroll dates through December of 2016. The total amounts paid under the agreement during 2016 was $375,000. Part I, Line 5 As part of Former CEO Janice Lachance's severance agreement, SLA would make a onetime payment of $100,000 contingent on events occuring in 2016. This payment was included in W-2 compensation for the year. Form 990, Part III, Organization Mission: The Special Libraries Association, Inc. (The Association) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information and knowledge professionals and their strategic partners. The Association serves over 5,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. The Association promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. The Association is organized into 55 geographic chapters, 26 specialty divisions and 11 general interest caucuses (collectively, units). Members may join any combination of units. While not separate, independent entities, units seek to further the mission of the Association in the context of common interest and cooperation. Form 990, Part III, Line 4b, Membership (continued) Professional Development: The primary vehicle through which professional development is accessed by members is SLA's online learning portal, which provides an excellent source of professional development opportunities including continuing education programs, webinars and leadership training. Mini or Regional Conferences offer members another face-to-face opportunity to dig deeper into a special interest, subject area, or regional matter and to do so with a selection of industry partners. Publications: Information Outlook is the Association's bimonthly online magazine. Information Outlook contains: Articles on timely topics such as data curation, digital asset management, bibliometrics, and value co-creation; Columns about technology, copyright law, and other issues of perpetual interest; and News items about developments within the information profession and SLA. A popular feature is the SLA Member Interview, which offers a close-up look at information professionals in different disciplines, work environments, and countries. Career Services: SLA's Career Center provides access to job opportunities and career resources and publications. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 SLA utilizes the services of a management firm, The Coulter Companies d/b/a MCI USA ("Coulter") to manage the organization on a day-to-day basis. Management fees represent amounts paid to Coulter under the terms of an agreement for management services including all staff resources; delivery of SLA's programs, services, events, and website; provides for office space, equipment, and other resources needed to manage the day-to-day operations. Management fees totaled $1,309,164 for the year ended December 31, 2016. SLA's Executive Director is an employee of and was compensated by Coulter. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Association has members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Election of officers and directors shall be by secret ballot sent to each voting member. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Each voting member shall have one (1) vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the voting members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Federal Form 990 is reviewed by management and then shared with the Board of Directors prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Board of Directors annually reviews the conflict of interest policy at its orientation meeting and discloses any potential conflict of interest. All members of the Board of Directors sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement and code of responsibility annually. The signed documents are reviewed by the directors, executive office relations, and kept on file by SLA. The conflict of interest policy is always taken into consideration when there is the potential for conflict, particularly when signing new contracts or beginning new relationships. Any possible appearance of conflict of interest that arises in the course of business is researched to determine the existence of a conflict. If a contract is to be made with a related party, it is disclosed to the Board of Directors and a vote is taken to reach a decision. If the Association's staff members identify a conflict of interest, management shares this information with the Executive Committee of the board for its action. Involved board members are precluded from voting on matters for which a conflict exists. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a In 2016, the Association engaged a management firm to manage the organization on a day-to-day basis. At the end of 2016, the Association no longer had employees. Prior to this, key employees were evaluated yearly. The process included the completion by the supervisor of a performance appraisal instrument, a self-appraisal, and comments gathered from employees. Top management positions were evaluated by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, led by the current year President. An evaluation form was completed, a self-appraisal, the capacity building model developed by McKinsey & Company was completed, and comments gathered from all board members and key staff. Compensation was determined using comparability data from the Washington, DC metro area, the ASAE compensation stufy of similiar positions, and any other available compensation reports that are current. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Federal Form 990, all governing documents, conflict of interest policies, financial statements, and all policy and practice documents are available upon request. The conflict of interest policy is available on the Association's website. All board of directors agenda and minutes are posted in the governance section of the website. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The Association's Executive Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.