SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (EIN 26-0003391)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-18
IRS object ID
201612319349300341
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)
Return2016-08-18T14:55:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-08-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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$5,761,143GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,149,783PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,428,792CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$79,441PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$117,937CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,844PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,114CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,231,068PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,547,843CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$250PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,621,813PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,904,101CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,522,566PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,741,846CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,144,629PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,645,947CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$86,439PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$98,104CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,480,990TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,563,053TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,765,279TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,173,546TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,715,711NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,389,507NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee16EmployeeCnt
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
STEPHEN HANEY
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSS FISHER
VICE CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL FAY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY CROWELL
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
LARRY TAYLOR
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
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
MICHAEL BOND
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK CIULLO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN M SCHUBERT
PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$681,878$0$28,2191.00
LENORE MAREMA
VICE-PRESIDENT, GOV'T AFFAIRS45.00Yes (X)$214,836$0$22,321
BARBARA FINNEGAN-REIFF
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/TREASURER50.00Yes (X)$164,844$0$26,817
ROBERT DUKE
CORPORATE COUNSEL/SECRETARY50.00Yes (X)$226,690$0$21,806
JOANNE BROOKS
VICE-PRESIDENT/COUNSEL50.00Yes (X)$223,871$0$15,703
JOSEPH ORGOVAN
DIRECTOR OF IT45.00$166,499$0$8,705Yes (X)
ALAN CLARK
ACTUARY40.00$112,297$0$13,200Yes (X)
EDWARD GALLAGHER SEE SCHED O
FORMER SECRETARY/TREASURER18.00$122,927$0$1,405Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$138,176TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDWARD GALLAGHER (SEE SCHEDULE O)BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14924 SENTINEL DR 305AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20816ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$104,313CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERS' ASSESSMENTS900099$3,880,371$3,880,371
STATISTICAL FILERS900999$249,819$249,819
SUBSCRIBER FEES900099$60,000$60,000
CASE SUMMARIES SUBS.900099$58,756$58,756
SEMINAR REGISTRATION900099$56,389$56,389

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$123,457TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$123,457RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,428,792TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$70,632TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$70,632ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,256,662SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,773OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,212,990SecuritiesAmt
Other$140OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$43,672SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,633OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,305TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$47,305ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,284GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$170CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,114TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,114RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,547,843TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,429,906RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$117,937ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,626,985TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$658,156TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$438,695TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,145TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,120TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,193TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,755TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,270TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,016TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,033TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,262TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,406TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,538TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,540TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,671TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,166TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
STAT. REPORTS & ANALYS.$221,159
MOVING$190,020
COMMITTEE ATTEND. FEES$65,600
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$49,790

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,427TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,645,947TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$332,102BOYAmt
EOY$855,368EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,173,313BOYAmt
EOY$1,194,029EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,217BOYAmt
EOY$49,011EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,677BOYAmt
EOY$15,507EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,172BOYAmt
EOY$165,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$690,836LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$139,202LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,306BOYAmt
EOY$551,634EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,578,061BOYAmt
EOY$2,585,620EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,142BOYAmt
EOY$146,293EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,480,990BOYAmt
EOY$5,563,053EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,667BOYAmt
EOY$176,735EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$296,669BOYAmt
EOY$741,504EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,364,943BOYAmt
EOY$3,205,406EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,765,279BOYAmt
EOY$4,173,546EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,715,711BOYAmt
EOY$1,389,507EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,715,711BOYAmt
EOY$1,389,507EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,480,990BOYAmt
EOY$5,563,053EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$98,104ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$109,930NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$118,170OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,954,040DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$116,035NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$226,219NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$110,184NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$94,416AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$204,600TaxableAmt

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$37,999DepreciationAmt
Book Value$439,057BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$199,583OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$87,006DepreciationAmt
Book Value$112,577BookValueAmt

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$551,634TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$550,297
INS. DEPT. EXAM. RESERVE$105,000
ACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT$1,110,980
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$120,933
ACCRUED PENSION COSTS$1,318,196
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,205,406TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,428,813TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$109,930NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$170OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$109,760RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,538,573RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$9,270InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,270RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,547,843TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,636,847TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$170OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$170ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,636,677ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$9,270InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,270ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,645,947TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION HELD $49,901 IN ESCROW FOR A SUB-TENANT DURING THE YEAR.
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 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 170.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 170.

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 (7 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$449,785$0$224,893$0$7,200$0$15,900$0$12,319$0$710,097$0$0$0
LENORE MAREMA
VICE-PRESIDENT, GOV'T AFFAIRS$186,814$0$28,022$0$0$0$11,209$0$11,112$0$237,157$0$0$0
BARBARA FINNEGAN-REIFF
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/TREASURER$135,118$0$29,726$0$0$0$8,107$0$18,710$0$191,661$0$0$0
ROBERT DUKE
CORPORATE COUNSEL/SECRETARY$189,534$0$37,156$0$0$0$10,134$0$11,672$0$248,496$0$0$0
JOANNE BROOKS
VICE-PRESIDENT/COUNSEL$194,670$0$29,201$0$0$0$11,680$0$4,023$0$239,574$0$0$0
JOSEPH ORGOVAN
DIRECTOR OF IT$141,101$0$25,398$0$0$0$8,466$0$239$0$175,204$0$0$0
EDWARD GALLAGHER SEE SCHED O
FORMER SECRETARY/TREASURER$104,313$0$0$0$18,614$0$0$0$1,405$0$124,332$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 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 APPOINT THE SFAA PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TO APPOINT THE SFAA PRESIDENT. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS VOTE TO RATIFY ANY CHANGES TO SFAA'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 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 OCTOBER 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, FORMER:EDWARD GALLAGHER RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED IN 2015 AND A DISTRIBUTION FROM A RETIREMENT FUND. HIS SERVICES WERE NOT RELATED TO HIS PREVIOUS DUTIES AS SECRETARY/TREASURER ON THE BOARD. THE LEGAL SERVICES ARE ALSO REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION B.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:POST RETIREMENT PENSION EXPENSE, PER FASB ASC 715 -38,239. PENSION PLAN EXPENSE -79,931.

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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
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 (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
O$69,601ALLOCATION
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
Q$1,908ACTUAL AMOUNTS
THE SURETY FOUNDATION
R$38,286ACTUAL AMOUNTS

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