ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS (EIN 23-7151756)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-04-14
IRS object ID: 201631059349300828
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-04-14T12:35:06-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362170602	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WARADY & DAVIS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S	AddressLine1Txt
City	DEERFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237151756	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8472671252	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8700 W BRYN MAWR AVE NO 110S	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606313512	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TERESA WALKER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8472671252	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-04-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SUSAN GREGGO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00595460	PTIN
Phone	8472679600	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TERESA WALKER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8700 W BRYN MAWR AVE NO 110S	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606313512	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$11,598,038	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.ALANET.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1971	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THE LEGAL MANAGEMENT TEAM; IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT IN LAW FIRMS; AND REPRESENT PROFESSIONAL LEGAL MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	40	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$240,489	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,146	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,278,720	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,196,555	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$58,505	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17,031	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$284,031	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$308,630	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,621,256	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,522,216	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,176	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,475,085	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,119,707	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,120,485	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,633,374	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,595,570	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,756,257	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$974,314	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$234,041	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,153,579	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,966,462	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,031,854	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,102,596	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,121,725	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$863,866	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS' (ALA) MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL MANAGEMENT TEAM; IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT IN LAW FIRMS AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; AND REPRESENT PROFESSIONAL LEGAL MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	ANNUAL CONFERENCE-THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS TO EDUCATE THEM AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE ON THE FIELD OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATION. FORUMS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS ARE ALSO HELD. THERE WERE 1,171 ATTENDEES IN 2015.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	JOURNAL, NEWSLETTERS AND DIRECTORIES-THESE PUBLICATIONS EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY ABOUT TOPICS RELATING TO LEGAL MANAGEMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REGIONAL AND SPECIALTY EDUCATIONAL COURSES ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS ON LEGAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES. 722 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE COURSES IN 2015	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROFESSION AND VISIBILITY, AS WELL AS DISSEMINATE MARKETING MATERIALS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	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	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	51	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	40	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	CA	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	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	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	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEAL NELSON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8472671252	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8700 W BRYN MAWR AVENUE SUITE 110S	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606313512	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TERESA WALKER
PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA BROOMELL
PRESIDENT-ELECT	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAULA K BARNES
PAST PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL A FARNSWORTH
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR THRU 05/15	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN GLOWACKI
REGION 1 DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY T SWISHER
REGION 2 DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHERYL A NELSON
REGION 3 DIRECTOR THRU 05/15	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE LOGAN
REGION 3 DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG MADDEN
REGION 4 DIRECTOR THRU 5/15	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES CORNELL III
REGION 4 DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
APRIL CAMPBELL
REGION 5 DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA E QUINDT
REGION 6 DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK BRIDGEMAN
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBRA ELSBURY
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATIE BRYANT
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLIVER P YANDLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	37.50		Yes (X)	$251,208	$0	$14,788
RENEE TIBBETTS
ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR	37.50			$103,781	$0	$10,397	Yes (X)
SUSAN HANF
SR. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR	37.50			$131,617	$0	$10,665	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$486,606	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$35,850	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	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
CENTERPLATE
201 FIFTH AVENUE S	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	CATERING AND BANQUET SERVICES	$413,416
FREEMAN AV INC
2616 COMMERCE PARK DRIVE	ORLANDO	FL	32819	AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT RENT	$363,121
WEBEVENT DBA HIFIDELITY MEDIA
PO BOX 6880	TOWSON	MD	21285	SALES FOR EXHIBIT SPACE, ADS, AND FINDIN	$226,048
STRAIGHT NORTH LLC
1001 W 31ST STREET STE 100	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	PUBLICATION DESIGN	$171,550
MUSIC CITY CENTER
201 FIFTH AVENUE S	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOSTING	$125,423

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	611710	$3,475,119	$3,475,119
ANNUAL CONFERENCE	611710	$2,173,104		$2,173,104
BUSINESS OF LAW CONFERENCES	611710	$548,384		$548,384
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	611710	$529,847	$529,847
ADVERTISING	541800	$236,489			$236,489

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$233,612	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$233,612	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,196,555	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$37,954	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$37,954	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$104,255	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$104,255	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,052,569	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$2,330	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,055,986	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$19,836	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$3,417	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$17,506	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$20,923	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$20,923	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
JOB BANK INCOME	611710	$194,825	$194,825
APP SPONSORSHIP	900099	$51,019	$51,019
LIST SALES	900004	$4,000		$4,000

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$45,469	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$45,469	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$204,375	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,522,216	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,418,030	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$240,489	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,863,697	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,176	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$265,996	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,361,115	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,752	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,769	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,075	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,404	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,384	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$162,604	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,463	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$406,372	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,198	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$400,728	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,046,029	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,863	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,157	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
UBI TAX	$13,128
BUSINESS OF LAW EXPENSE	$533,445
PRINTING	$267,003
COMMISSIONS	$127,894

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,702	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,756,257	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$292,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$405,893	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,073,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,420,861	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,039	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$303,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,359	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,010,411	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$320,355	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$690,056	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,203,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$984,846	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,422	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,136	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,986	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,153,579	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,966,462	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$336,036	BOYAmt
EOY	$338,424	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,615,649	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,401,027	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,169	BOYAmt
EOY	$363,145	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,031,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,102,596	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,121,725	BOYAmt
EOY	$863,866	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,121,725	BOYAmt
EOY	$863,866	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,153,579	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,966,462	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$234,041	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$23,818	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$359,657	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$22,700	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$336,957	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$326,577	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$236,047	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$90,530	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$324,177	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$61,608	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$262,569	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$690,056	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED RENT PAYABLE	$354,437
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$8,708

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$363,145	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB ASC TOPIC ON INCOME TAXES RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE ASSOCIATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	OLIVER P YANDLE	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$251,208	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$6,793	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$7,995	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$265,996	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY ALA'S ASSOCIATION NOMINATING COMMITTEE (ANC); THE ANC AND ITS COMPOSITION AND AUTHORITY ARE SET FORTH IN THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE PRESIDENTS OF EACH CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	NO COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE ASSOCIATION DISSEMINATED THE 990 TO A BOARD MEMBER, WHO IS A CPA, FOR REVIEW, AS WELL AS THE AUDIT/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. A REPORT WILL BE MADE BY THIS COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD AND A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AS IT RELATES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED VIA: (1) ANNUAL DISCUSSION OF THE POLICY BY THE BOARD AT ITS SUMMER MEETING, INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS/CONFLICTS; (2) COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE SPECIFIED IN THE BROADER BOARD MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT GOVERNANCE POLICY AND REVIEW OF THOSE QUESTIONNAIRES BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND (3) MONITORING BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BASED UPON ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EXTENSION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO SECOND LEVEL MANAGEMENT - ALA STAFF DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTORS - IS MONITORED BY FILING OF A SIMILAR ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO MAY IN HIS DISCRETION ALSO HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE OR QUESTIONNAIRES REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS VIA, FOR EXAMPLE, REVIEWING AND EXECUTING ALL ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THOSE NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED BY SECOND LEVEL MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT, TO CONSIDER COMPENSATION MATTERS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESENTED ITS EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPENSATION ISSUE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAD SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD COMPARABLE INFORMATION DRAWN FROM SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN CURRENT AND PRIOR YEARS AND COMPARABILITY DATA COLLECTED AT THE HIRING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AFTER FULL DISCUSSION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RANGES PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED FOR BASELINE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	CURRENTLY THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO POLICY REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AS IT HAS NEVER BEEN REQUESTED. HOWEVER, IF REQUESTED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS REGARDING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR PROCESS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8700 W BRYN MAWR AVENUE STE 110S	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606313512	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363156864	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)3	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	509(A)2	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd