ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (EIN 31-1796607)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-10-18
IRS object ID: 201742919349300874
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-18T17:21:11-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390859910	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	777 E Wisconsin Avenue 32nd Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311796607	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Association of Equipment Manufacturers	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4142720943	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6737 West Washington Street No 2400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	532145647	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Renee Peters	PersonNm
Person Title	Chief Financial Officer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4142720943	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-10-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Troy Marine CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00187863	PTIN
Phone	4147775500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-10-18	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.122.82.115	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-10-18	IPDt
IP Tm	11:31:48	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	FC291E00EDC6CE15C22AD045E9D90E0D24B72456	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Renee Peters	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6737 West Washington Street No 2400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	532145647	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$36,739,807	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.aem.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE BEST INTERESTS OF MEMBER EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND THE PUBLIC, AND TO PROMOTE THE ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AT WHICH THE PRODUCTS OF ITS MEMBERS MAY BE DISPLAYED.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	20	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	117	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$27,292,851	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$34,622,932	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$617,086	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$687,958	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$27,909,937	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$35,310,890	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$10,486,240	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$11,483,723	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$18,368,963	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$25,122,219	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$28,855,203	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$36,605,942	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$945,266	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,295,052	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$42,506,670	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$65,999,141	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$20,494,305	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$44,299,792	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$22,012,365	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$21,699,349	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	To be the leading organization in North America enabling equipment manufacturers to be successful in the global market place.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$14,924,393	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Member Services including educational resources, public promotion, and other trade association services on a global basis for companies that manufacture equipment and provide products and services used worldwide in the construction, agriculture, mining, forestry, materials-handling and utility industry.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$20,651,661	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Conduct expositions for members around the globe to promote the continued expansion and success of the equipment manufacturing industry.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,029,888	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CONDUCT ASSOCIATION INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE INDUSTRY AND FOSTER DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$36,605,942	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	56	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	117	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	CH	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CI	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	20	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Renee Peters	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4142984120	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6737 West Washington Street Suite	AddressLine1Txt
City	Milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53214	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
Christopher Barnard
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard M Goldsbury
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert B Charter
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David W Combs
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Johnson
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert B Crain
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John D Lagemann
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ronarld M DeFeo
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffery R Reed
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Chuck Martz
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barry L Stoughton
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard A Patek
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tood H Stucke
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Patterson
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Austin M Ramirez
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David O Woods
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Leif J Magnusson
Chair	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michael Haberman
Vice Chair, CE Chair	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
James Walker
Director - AG Chair	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Goran Lindgren
Treasurer	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Dennis J Slater
AEM President & Secretary	50.00		$497,900	$0	$17,883	Yes (X)
Renee Peters
Vice President and CFO	50.00		$204,537	$0	$14,988		Yes (X)
Albert Cervero
Senior Vice President	50.00		$384,628	$0	$17,340		Yes (X)
Larry Buzecky
Vice President	50.00		$220,836	$0	$19,146		Yes (X)
Charles O'Brien
Senior VP Agricultural Services	50.00		$307,331	$0	$30,019		Yes (X)
Megan Tanel
Senior VP Exhibitions & Events	50.00		$285,768	$0	$23,576		Yes (X)
Nick Yaksich
Senior VP Global Public Policy	50.00		$407,973	$0	$3,342		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,308,973	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$126,294	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	22	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Global Experience Specialists Inc
7000 Lindell Road	Las Vegas	NV	89118	Event Marketing and services	$2,428,712
Pavilion Event Services LLC
3665 Largo Verde Way	Las Vegas	NV	89121	Outdoor Structures for Conexpo-CON/AGG	$1,410,675
Jack Morton Worldwide
PO Box 74008251	Chicago	IL	606748251	Event Marketing and services	$1,238,837
Hargrove & Associates
100 N 6th Street Suite 306B	Minneapolis	MN	55403	Data Processing	$1,129,913
Marek Group
W22N821 Westmound Drive	Waukesha	WI	53186	Printing	$1,086,363

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	38	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Expositions	900099	$27,635,440	$27,635,440
Membership Dues	900099	$5,061,959		$5,061,959
Safety Manuals	900099	$1,060,730		$1,060,730
Membership Activities	900099	$864,803		$864,803

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$34,622,932	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$518,201	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$518,201	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,598,674	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,428,917	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$169,757	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$169,757	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$169,757	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$35,310,890	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,987,492	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$28,323,398	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,435,267	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,714,753	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$631,347	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,074,285	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$628,071	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,685	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$792,809	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,094,642	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,441,289	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$862,488	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$274,789	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Expositions	$13,419,533
Printing & Publications	$812,325
Dues & Subscriptions	$632,368
Postage & Shipping	$549,854

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,210,437	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,605,942	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$397,134	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,790,420	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,732,954	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,801,945	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,500,417	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$188,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,042	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,896	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$330,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,074,552	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,003,626	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,578,935	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,322,055	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,424,691	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,603,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,667,730	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,180,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,989,725	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,506,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,999,141	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,869,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,549,848	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,084,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,520,919	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,540,227	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,229,025	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,494,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,299,792	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,012,365	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,699,349	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,012,365	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,699,349	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,506,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,999,141	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,295,052	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,408,216	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$426,180	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$5,061,959	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$1,035,607	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$27,517	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$1,063,124	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$1,026,846	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$36,278	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$287,583	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$95,117	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$192,466	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,716,043	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,483,818	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,232,225	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,424,691	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Other assets	$905,632
WOA Joint venture	$16,167
IFPE Joint venture	$396,075
Trademark & Logo	$4,029,618
Investment in bC India	$642,233

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$5,989,725	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Other liabilities	$4,269,000
Accrued Retirement	$4,092,135
ICAG Cooperation Agreement	$6,138,173
Deferred Compensation	$729,717

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$15,229,025	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$36,687,421	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,408,216	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,408,216	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$35,279,205	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$31,685	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$31,685	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$35,310,890	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$37,000,437	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$426,180	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$426,180	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$36,574,257	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$31,685	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$31,685	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$36,605,942	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS ON PROFIT SHARING 426,180.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	1	3	Program Services	Cost of main operations, taxes and surcharges and general and administrative expenses.	$411,014
South Asia	1	1	Program Services	Trade show - AEM co-owns and co-manages the international show and handles international exhibits.	$23,248
RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES	0	0	Program Services	TRADE SHOW PARTICIPATES IN A RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTION TRADESHOW; HOWEVER, ACTIVITIES CEASED AND WERE CLOSED IN APRIL 2016.
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,	1	1	Program Services	Tradeshow in Chile in 2015; Webinar in Peru in 2016; Technology Pavilion in Chile in 2017.	$944,091
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,	1	1	Program Services	Trade show - AEM co-owns and co-manages the international show and handles international exhibits.	$148

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	4	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	6	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	4	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,378,501	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,378,501	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dennis J Slater
AEM President & Secretary	$366,586	$0	$131,314	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,883	$0	$515,783	$0	$0	$0
Renee Peters
Vice President and CFO	$167,052	$0	$37,485	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,988	$0	$219,525	$0	$0	$0
Albert Cervero
Senior Vice President	$333,750	$0	$50,878	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,340	$0	$401,968	$0	$0	$0
Larry Buzecky
Vice President	$178,416	$0	$42,420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,146	$0	$239,982	$0	$0	$0
Charles O'Brien
Senior VP Agricultural Services	$256,433	$0	$50,898	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,019	$0	$337,350	$0	$0	$0
Megan Tanel
Senior VP Exhibitions & Events	$235,035	$0	$50,733	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,576	$0	$309,344	$0	$0	$0
Nick Yaksich
Senior VP Global Public Policy	$350,453	$0	$57,520	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,342	$0	$411,315	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1b	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TRAVEL COSTS INCURRED FOR MANAGEMENT STAFF SPOUSES ATTENDING SELECTED ASSOCIATION FUNCTIONS IS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF MEMEBER'S COMPENSATION AND IS GROSSED-UP FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PERSONAL INCOME TAX COSTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	Prospects are reviewed by AEM membership department staff for qualification based on AEM membership criteria established by association by-laws. Applicants submit application and payment upon authorization. All new member applications are reviewed by the AEM membership committee, processing takes approximately 15 business days. Upon acceptance based on simple majority of the membership committee, an e-mail notification is sent to the new member along with permission to access to all membership services. Internal communications to all staff of all new members occurs monthly.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Members approve the association by-laws and any changes to the by-laws. The Board of Directors operates within the authority provided by the by-laws. Any actions not authorized by the by-laws require member approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The organization's form 990 is prepared by the accounting firm which conducts the audit for the organization. The Form 990 is sent to the CFO for review prior to the filing of the form.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The compensation committee (Immediate Past Chairman, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Second Vice Chairman and the Treasurer) meets annually to review the compensation of the senior staff. The AEM President recommends the annual compensation levels for the senior staff and based on this recommendation and a review of individual performance the compensation committee establishes the compensation of the senior management group.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS ON PROFIT SHARING -426,180.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AEM SERVICES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6737 W Washington Ave Suite 2400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53214	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	271167693	EIN
Primary Activities	Program Services - Trade Show Services	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$114,927	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$905,607	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Association of Equipment Manufacturers	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AEM Education Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6737 W Washington Street Suite 2400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53214	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363512436	EIN
Primary Activities	Education	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Line 2	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Association of Equipment Manufacturers	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
bC Expo India Private Limited
23 Deccan Court SV Road Bandra	Mumbai	Maharshtra	IN	Trade shows	IN	AEM Services LLC	C	$104,775	$1,026,136	0.35000	Yes (1)
AEM Exhibition Services Beijing Co Ltd
Suite 458 New Century Hotel Officer	Beijing		CH	Trade Shows	CH	AEM	C	-$78,587	$238,715	1.00000	Yes (1)
AEM Global LLC
121099 Smolenskaya Square Bld 3	Moscow		RS	trade shows	RS	aeM	C			1.00000	Yes (1)
AEM Chile - SpA
Padre Mariano 272 Oficina 602	Povidencia	Santiago	CI	Trade shows	CI	AEM	C	-$120,924	$792,813	1.00000	Yes (1)
BC Expo South Africa Proprietary Limited
Stonemill Office Park	Cresta Johannesburg		SF	trade shows	SF	AEM Services LLC	C	$78,659	$216,562	0.35000	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AEM Chile SpA
P	$1,009,362	fmv
AEM Exhibition Services Beijing Co Ltd
R	$227,500	fmv