ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION (EIN 26-4484456)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-09
IRS object ID
201613149349302036
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-09T16:10:32-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1SNYDER COHN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line111200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415AddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN264484456EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlADVABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024695140PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 17TH STREET NW NO 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMICHAEL MCADAMSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024695140PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH JENNINGSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01319883PTIN
Phone3016526700PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMICHAEL MCADAMSPrincipalOfficerNm

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressADVANCEDBIOFUELSASSOCIATION.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTO FOSTER AND PROMOTE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SECOND GENERATION FUEL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE BENEFITS WHILE ACQUIRING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION REGARDING ENERGY POLICY TO ITS MEMBERS.Desc

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DescTO TRACK, ANALYZE, RECOMMEND, COMMENT ON, AND/OR OPPOSE LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AFFECTING SECOND GENERATION FUEL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION THEREOF.Desc
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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MICHAEL MCADAMS -SEE SCHEDULE O
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WAYNE SIMONS
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WES BOLSEN
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NEVILLE FERNANDES
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GLEN JOHNSTON
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PAOLO CAROLO
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ALAN HILTNER
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LEE EDWARDS
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JEFFREY JACOBS
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PHIL CAPLIN
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LAUREL HARMON
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MICHAEL WHITNEY
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LEN FEDERICO
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STU LAMB
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HOLLAND & KNIGHT
11050 LAKE UNDERHILL RD SUITE 864ORLANDOFL32825MANAGEMENT FEES$500,000
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1615 L ST NW 1150WASHINGTONDC20036CONSULTING FEES$115,531
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Total$185,869TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,241TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,147TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$12,757TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$15,000TotalAmt

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Total$598TotalAmt

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DescMEALS AND ENTERTAINMENTDesc
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$795BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$846,046BOYAmt
EOY$649,566EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$8,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$641,066EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$846,046BOYAmt
EOY$641,066EOYAmt

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BOY$846,046BOYAmt
EOY$649,566EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$204,980ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$484,334DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$240,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$21,076NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$218,924NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$242,167AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$23,243TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,991OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,794DepreciationAmt
Book Value$197BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$197TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY THERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF NINE (9) NATURAL PERSONS WHO ARE DIRECTORS AND WHO ARE ELECTED TO SERVE AS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PARTICIPANTS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED BELOW. THE MOST RECENT PAST CHAIRMAN WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS EX OFFICIO CHAIRMAN EMERITUS ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHOUT A VOTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO NOMINATE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION BY THE BOARD, APPROVE EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES AND POLITICAL RESPONSES THAT THE BOARD COULD NOT APPROVE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PROPOSE TO THE BOARD CHANGES TO THE MEMBERSHIP DUES STRUCTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION, MAKE CONDITIONAL APPROVALS OF NEW MEMBER ADMISSIONS, RECOMMEND AN OPERATION BUDGET FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, MAKE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, AND EXERCISE OTHER FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES DELEGATED TO IT BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF MEMBERS: 1) CLASS A - MEMBERS 2) CLASS B - ASSOCIATES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACLASS A MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD. NO MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETION, THEN FORWARDED TO THE EXCUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL REVIEW. THE TAX RETURN WILL THEN BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SIGN AN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AFFIRMING WHETHER ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST. IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE DURING THE YEAR, THE TRUSTEES NOTIFY THE BOARD AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON ANY ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15OFFICER COMPENSATION THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY PAID EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION ATHE PRESIDENT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF H&K, WHICH RECEIVES MANAGEMENT FEES FROM ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCATION FOR PERFORMING MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER 60,284. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING 125,585.

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