2016-11-15T13:11:00-06:00 2015-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2015-01-01 135404745 Special Libraries Association Inc SPEC 7036474900 7918 Jones Branch Drive No 300 McLean VA 22102 Amy Lestition Burke Executive Director 7036474900 2016-11-14 1 Lori A Collingsworth P00639819 7038930300 2016-11-11 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X Tom Rink 7918 Jones Branch Drive No 300 McLean VA 22102 3687487 0 X www.sla.org X 1958 NY Global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. 14 14 12 750 65280 27456 28786 9116 3872872 2901935 185594 133190 45641 288847 4132893 3333088 0 0 0 0 2221599 1413733 0 0 0 3133952 1842299 5355551 3256032 -1222658 77056 7575736 7086374 2753830 2399720 4821906 4686654 X The Special Libraries Association promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. 0 0 908208 527422 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 2015 Annual Conference was held in Boston, MA. The event offered more than 100 educational sessions and workshops that explored the latest trends in gathering, organizing, analyzing and sharing information and knowledge. 1336312 1580458 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 393738 46725 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 2015 Leadership Summit was held in Baltimore, MD January 21-23, 2015 with over 200 volunteer leaders from the Association. The board of directors also attends and holds its first meeting of the year. The 2015 Leadership Development Institute was held in Boston MA in conjunction with the Annual Conference. It is a 90-minute training and Professional Development opportunity for the leaders of the chapters, divisions and caucuses followed by 2-3 hours of unit governance meetings. 284525 10162 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. 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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. Part X, Line 2: The Association reviews and assesses all activities annually to identify any changes in the scope of the activities and revenue sources and the tax treatment thereof to identify any uncertain tax positions. For the year ended December 31, 2015, management did not identify any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition or disclosure in these financial statements. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Foreign Exchange Loss 14. Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Foreign Exchange Loss 14. North America 3 3 Program Services Chapters in Region 46775 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) 1 1 Program Services Chapter in Region 7334 East Asia and the Pacific 2 2 Program Services Chapters in Region Middle East and North Africa 1 1 Program Services Chapter in Region 7 7 0 0 7 7 54109 0 54109 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 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linda Broussard CFO 133679 0 0 0 0 0 18778 0 0 0 152457 0 0 0 Doug Newcomb Deputy CEO 151185 0 0 0 0 0 15295 0 0 0 166480 0 0 0 Janice Lachance Former CEO 0 0 0 0 375000 0 375000 0 0 0 750000 0 0 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 2015 was $375,000. The remaining amount under the agreement is reported as deferred compensation in Schedule J, Part II, Column C. 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 8,000 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, Continuous Learning to Improve Career Knowledge (or, as we like to call it, CLICK University) CLICK University 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 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 11 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 Key employees are evaluated yearly. The process includes the completion by the supervisor of a performance appraisal instrument, a self-appraisal, and comments gathered from employees. Top management positions are evaluated by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, led by the current year President. An evaluation form is completed, a self-appraisal, the capacity building model developed by McKinsey & Company is completed, and comments gathered from all board members and key staff. Compensation is 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.