2025-11-07T09:56:46-06:00 2024-12-31 260794367 UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC INC 8601 ROBERT FULTON DRIVE SUITE 210 COLUMBIA MD 21046 990 2024-01-01 133218529 GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE INC GLOB 2026591903 99 M STREET SE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20003 JONATHAN SAMFORD PRESIDENT & CEO 2026591903 2025-10-13 1 0 HSUANYI WANG P03292356 4107205220 2025-10-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JONATHAN SAMFORD 99 M STREET SE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20003 7964217 0 X WWW.GLOBALBUSINESS.ORG X 1984 DE TO REPRESENT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES OF COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED ABROAD 29 29 26 29 0 0 0 0 7278573 7019890 76552 199970 21362 69 7376487 7219929 0 0 0 0 3541913 3846185 0 0 0 3333780 3399850 6875693 7246035 500794 -26106 8043823 7738378 5316715 4930155 2727108 2808223 X THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE (GBA) IS THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR AN OPEN ECONOMY ON ISSUES UNIQUELY IMPACTING AMERICA'S INBOUND BUSINESS COMMUNITY. REPRESENTING NEARLY 200 GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED BRANDS ACROSS EVERY SECTOR OF THE U.S. ECONOMY, GBA HARNESSES THE POWER OF THE INBOUND BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S POLITICAL AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 GBA IS THE ONLY TRADE ASSOCIATION UNIQUELY REPRESENTING INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. GBA WORKS TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES BRING TO THE U.S. ECONOMY, WORKFORCE & COMMUNITES. GBA'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND AN OPEN ECONOMY THAT WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES TO INVEST IN AMERICA. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DC X ASHLEY RABON 2027944758 99 M STREET SE SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20003 NANCY MCLERNON PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 800800 0 77210 TONY O'DONNELL CHAIR OF THE BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HUGH WELSH VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH TONG TREASURER/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF WERNER CHAIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEIRDRE MANNA CHAIR, POLITICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SHERFEY CHAIR, TAX COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY FOGARTY MEMBER AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ER ANDERSON MEMBER AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL HOOGSTEDEN MEMBER AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA SCHNEIDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT BOMBACH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY ROSELLINI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG MCCORMACK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER WIERONIEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA FOUST BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MISTI RICE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEESHA DAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 OMEKIA SNIDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER CLEVELAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER HOLLINGSWORTH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN CICCONE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM SCARPACI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD SACAROB BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIE SACHSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MISSO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LEFKIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 R SCOTT SLIFKA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SAMFORD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 391846 0 58887 AARON TAYLOR VP, TAX & TRADE 40.00 X 285547 0 60988 ALEXANDER MANNING DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY & COMPETITIVENESS 40.00 X 219648 0 49295 MATTHEW JACKSON DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 40.00 X 160160 0 24672 JESSICA CAHILL DIRECTOR, MEDIA RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 136822 0 21140 CARLA BATTLE DIRECTOR, EVENTS & PROGRAMS 40.00 X 130416 0 29245 2125239 0 321437 9 0 1 0 OGILVY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 1 NORTH STREET 5TH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 191781983 OUTSIDE COUNSEL 240000 ALAN PASETSKY 137 BYTHAM RIDGE LANE POTOMAC MD 20854 OUTSIDE COUNSEL 200000 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 2001 K STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 OUTSIDE COUNSEL 195000 3 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 4860990 4860990 SPONSORSHIPS AND EVENT 900099 2158900 2158900 7019890 150227 150227 794031 744288 49743 49743 49743 OTHER INCOME 900099 69 69 69 7219929 7019890 0 200039 1323443 1914057 146691 259033 202961 85200 794263 17506 282692 13229 205287 373122 73304 1179082 61 101319 32563 COMMUNICATIONS 114478 STAFF DEVELOPMENT/MEMBE 66193 ECONOMIC STUDIES 36000 INTERNS 25551 7246035 279903 238000 1831356 1889464 304500 154000 3883 29804 216252 141824 1180479 568082 714273 612397 2184446 2431792 2509210 2241097 8043823 7738378 583294 444779 1298000 1419000 3435421 3066376 5316715 4930155 X 2727108 2808223 2727108 2808223 8043823 7738378 X -26106 117221 -10000 X X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 4860990 1269260 1269260 1944396 -675136 836854 348357 488497 343625 219725 123900 612397 SECURITY DEPOSIT 73575 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET FOR OFFICE SPACE 2154463 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - FINANCE 13059 2241097 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 13056 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 3053320 3066376 X 7319644 117221 117221 7202423 17506 17506 7219929 7228529 0 7228529 17506 17506 7246035 PART X, LINE 2: THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY GBA FOR ANY YEARS OPEN UNDER THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS ARE THAT GBA CONTINUES TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. GBA BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE REPORTING DATE. GBA EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. NONE OF GBA'S FEDERAL TAX RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION. X X 0 0 0 NANCY MCLERNON PRESIDENT & CEO 566700 0 228800 0 5300 0 34500 0 42710 0 878010 0 0 0 JONATHAN SAMFORD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 286036 0 85810 0 20000 0 28604 0 30283 0 450733 0 0 0 AARON TAYLOR VP, TAX & TRADE 241549 0 39698 0 4300 0 24585 0 36403 0 346535 0 0 0 ALEXANDER MANNING DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY & COMPET 199680 0 19968 0 0 0 19968 0 29327 0 268943 0 0 0 MATTHEW JACKSON DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 143450 0 14560 0 2150 0 14560 0 10112 0 184832 0 0 0 CARLA BATTLE DIRECTOR, EVENTS & PROGRAMS 118560 0 11856 0 0 0 10670 0 18575 0 159661 0 0 0 JESSICA CAHILL DIRECTOR, MEDIA RELATIONS & COMMUNIC 124384 0 12438 0 0 0 12438 0 8702 0 157962 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE VICE CHAIRMAN, THE CHAIRMAN-EMERITUS, THE SECRETARY/TREASURER, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL EXERCISE SUCH POWERS AS SHALL BE DELEGATED TO THEM BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND, SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY THE BOARD, BE EMPLOWERED TO ACT IN THE NAME OF THE MEMBERSHIP BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MAY PERFORM SUCH OFFICES AS SHALL BE REQUESTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL PRESIDE AT MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERS AND OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE OR SHE SHALL ALSO, AT OTHER MEETINGS OF THE CORPORATION AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS HE OR SHE DEEMS PROPER, COMMUNICATE TO THE CORPORATION OR TO THE BOARD SUCH MATTERS AND MAKE SUCH SUGGESTIONS AS MAY, IN HIS OR HER OPINION, TEND TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE USEFULNESS OF THE CORPORATION TO MEMBERS AND SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS ARE INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIRMAN-EMERITUS SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUTOMATICALLY FOR THE THREE YEAR PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS OR HER TERM AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. IN CASE OF ABSENCE OR INABILITY TO ACT FROM ANY CAUSE OF BOTH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN -EMERITUS SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SHALL ASSIST THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IN FULFILLING HIS OR HER DUTIES. THE VICE CHAIRMAN SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN IN CASE OF ABSENCE OR INABILITY TO ACT FROM ANY CAUSE OF THE CHAIRMAN. THE VICE CHAIRMAN MAY ALSO SERVE IN ANOTHER CAPACITY ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (I.E. AS A COMMITTEE CHAIR OF A STANDING COMMITTEE OR SECRETARY/TREASURER). SECRETARY/TREASURER - THE TREASURER SHALL OVERSEE THE COLLECTION AND ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONIES RECEIVED AND EXPENDED FOR THE USE OF THE CORPORATION. THE TREASURER SHALL MAKE A REPORT AT THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OR AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS CALLED UPON BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE SECRETARY SHALL BE HOLDER OF THE CORPORATION'S SEAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 GBA HAS ONE LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL MEMBER COMPANIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A A DIRECTOR MUST BE EMPLOYED BY A MEMBER OR ONE OF ITS AFFILIATES. THERE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN ONE DIRECTOR FROM THE SAME AFFILIATED GROUP OF COMPANIES. A DIRECTOR IS ELECTED IN HIS OR HER INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MEMBER. THE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP EVERY YEAR BY BALLOT SENT TO THE DUES CONTACT AT EACH MEMBER COMPANY. A NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE EVERY YEAR TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SLATE OF DIRECTORS AND CONSIDER GOVERNANCE ISSUES. DIRECTORS MUST THEN BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP. IF A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS ENDORSE THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD ARE ELECTED. DIRECTORS SHALL, UPON ELECTION, IMMEDIATELY ENTER UPON THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AND, SUBJECT TO THE OTHER SECTIONS IN THIS ARTICLE V, SHALL CONTINUE IN OFFICE FOR ONE THREE YEAR TERM. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INITIAL THREE YEAR TERM, DIRECTORS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION FOR SUCCESSIVE THREE YEAR TERMS UNDER THE SAME PROCEDURES AS THEIR INITIAL ELECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CHANGES TO BY-LAWS ARE THE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION RESERVED TO MEMBERS, STOCKHOLDERS, OR PERSONS OTHER THAN GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE PREPARATION IS COMPLETE, THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER, PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING FIRM REVIEW FORM 990 IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE IS SENT OUT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. THE CEO REVIEWS THE ETHICS STATEMENTS ANNUALLY & IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOW UPS AND RESOLUTION OF ANYTHING THAT ARISES FROM THE ANNUAL ETHICS STATEMENTS. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WERE TO HAVE A CONFLICT THE BOARD MEMBER WOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE RELEVANT MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AND 15B: GBA COMMISSIONS A COMPENSATION SURVEY EVERY THREE YEARS BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES. ALL COMPENSATIONS ARE APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: REMOVAL OF GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE PAC NET ASSETS -10,000. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE PAC 99 M STREET SE SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20003 814903742 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DC 527 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0