ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (EIN 26-0170284)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-13
IRS object ID: 202513179349303456
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-13T10:09:58-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	260170284	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ORGANIZATIONS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024291600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 400 S 1210	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANDREW SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024291600	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ELIZABETH W HELLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00397829	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SULMAN AHMED	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 400 S 1210	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,280,132	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.THEADSO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROMOTION OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORTING THE DENTAL INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	29	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	29	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	29	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$10,056,145	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$9,215,290	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7,498	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,504	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$38,468	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$20,912	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,025,175	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,240,706	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$33,750	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$23,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,649,040	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,786,727	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,670,522	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,841,157	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$10,353,312	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,650,884	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$328,137	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$410,178	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,910,717	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,463,723	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$975,211	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$938,395	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$935,506	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$525,328	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ADSO MEMBER COMPANIES AND THEIR TEAMS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY; ENABLING THEM TO FOSTER INNOVATION, COLLABORATION AND A VIBRANT MARKET WHERE DSO-SUPPORTED DENTISTS CAN PROVIDE QUALITY ORAL HEALTH CARE TO THEIR PATIENTS AND TO THOSE IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (ADSO) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (DSO) COMPANY MEMBERS. ADSO REPRESENTS DSOS BEFORE THE PUBLIC, POLICY MAKERS AND IN THE MEDIA.OUR MEMBERS ENABLE SUPPORTED DENTISTS TO FOCUS ON THEIR PATIENTS AND EXPAND ACCESS FOR DENTAL CARE WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. OUR MEMBERS OPERATE IN 48 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 11,000 DENTISTS. ADSO ALSO WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL DSOS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS IN THE DENTAL SPACE TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION IN SUPPORT OF ADSO'S MISSION.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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 With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	50	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	29	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	29	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	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES	PersonNm
Phone	2025806294	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE 400S	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 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
SULMAN AHMED
PRESIDENT/CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL RICCOBENE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN JORY
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DUSTIN NETRAL
VICE-CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB FONTANA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF ADAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAM ALKHOURY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT ASNIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARYAM BEYRAMIAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE BILECA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE BILT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HUGH CAREY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RASHED DIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD HALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J HEDRICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON HEFFELFINGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTTE HUDSMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICK JANNESS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN LAWTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEOFFREY LIGIBEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF MOOS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANTOSH PATEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEE PROVOW
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEX SWANSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LANE THERIAULT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE THORNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK WORKMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAAM ZARRABI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$661,378	$0	$26,253
GRAY MCGINNIS
VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00			$281,664	$0	$62,807	Yes (X)
LISA WARD
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$261,307	$0	$53,125	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER BORGERDING
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00			$182,306	$0	$6,584	Yes (X)
MATTHEW STEELE
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00			$151,923	$0	$12,911	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,538,578	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$161,680	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	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
AMS
1800 M ST NW 400S	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	PROFESSIONAL SERVICE	$1,018,500
GAYLORD ROCKIES RESORT & CONVENTION CTR
6700 N GAYLORD ROCKIES B	AURORA	CO	80019	SUMMIT	$821,889
CENTERPOINT360 LLC
166 WEST PUTNAM AVE	GREENWICH	CT	06830	STRATEGY	$660,000
SEVEN LETTER
1140 CONN AVE NW ST 800	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT	$498,300
JW MARRIOTT AUSTIN
110 EAST 2ND STREET	AUSTIN	TX	78701	MID-LEVEL CONFERENCE	$274,940

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	13	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$6,080,351	$6,080,351
SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP	900099	$2,752,691		$2,752,691
SUMMIT REGISTRATION	900099	$382,248	$382,248

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$9,215,290	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,504	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,504	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$17,713	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$39,426	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$21,713	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$21,713	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$21,713	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$42,625	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$42,625	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$42,625	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,240,706	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,462,599	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,778,107	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,000	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$687,631	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$839,102	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,429	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,861	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,704	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$511,698	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$192,971	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,516	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,230,230	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,012,639	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$173,527	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,734	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$382,264	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,134,063	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,822	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,520	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT	$530,136
MEMBERSHIP	$302,083
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$107,287
MISCELLANEOUS	$58,751

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$916	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,650,884	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,059,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$302,753	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$477,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$872,552	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$285,024	BOYAmt
EOY	$265,052	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$116,364	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$92,998	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,366	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,380	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,910,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,463,723	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$713,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$641,998	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$296,397	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,606	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$975,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$938,395	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$935,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$525,328	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$935,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$525,328	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,910,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,463,723	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$410,178	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

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)
Political Expenditures	$23,000	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	0	VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities	$0	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$23,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$23,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
148 EAST JOHNSON	MADISON	WI	53703	391429711	$5,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT A REPUBLICAN SENATE
148 EAST JOHNSON	MADISON	WI	53703	391517505	$5,000
ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PO BOX 36123	PHOENIX	AZ	85067	860125308	$2,500
FRIENDS FOR KATHY HOCHUL
750 3RD AVE 21ST FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10017	471320341	$5,000
MAJORITY RISING NC
PO BOX 4174	CARY	NC	27519	874783603	$2,500
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA
919 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 2050	RICHMOND	VA	23219	540495203	$2,500
BEVERLY GOSSAGE FOR KANSAS
9325 EVENING STAR TERRACE	EUDORA	KS	66025	853060356	$500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$6,080,351	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$2,334,959	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$340,935	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$2,675,894	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$2,310,533	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$365,361	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,456	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,146	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,310	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$106,908	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$85,852	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,056	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$23,366	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,280,132	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$39,426	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$39,426	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,240,706	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,240,706	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,690,310	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$39,426	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$39,426	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,650,884	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,650,884	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SUBLEASE EXPENSE, REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE IN THE 39,426. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST SUBLEASE REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SUBLEASE EXPENSE, REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE IN THE 39,426. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST SUBLEASE REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANDREW SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$491,378	$0	$170,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,200	$0	$22,053	$0	$687,631	$0	$0	$0
GRAY MCGINNIS
VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$250,638	$0	$31,026	$0	$0	$0	$15,250	$0	$47,557	$0	$344,471	$0	$0	$0
LISA WARD
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS	$232,523	$0	$28,784	$0	$0	$0	$15,250	$0	$37,875	$0	$314,432	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER BORGERDING
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$162,225	$0	$20,081	$0	$0	$0	$6,584	$0	$0	$0	$188,890	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW STEELE
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$135,188	$0	$16,735	$0	$0	$0	$4,056	$0	$8,855	$0	$164,834	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ANDREW SMITH RECEIVED 1) FIRST CLASS TRAVEL, AND 2) HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES AS NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS DURING THE YEAR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WHICH ARE COMPRISED OF THE ADSO PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRIOR TO BEING SUBMITTED TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF OF THE ASSOCIATION MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. UPON MAKING A DISCLOSURE OF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST MAKE ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS APPLICABLE. POSSIBLE ACTIONS THAT MAY BE TAKEN BY THE BODY OR PERSON REVIEWING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - PROHIBITING CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES; - PERMITTING CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, BUT ONLY AS ONE OF SEVERAL COMPETING PROPOSALS; - DETERMINING, AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, WHETHER THE PROPOSAL RELATED TO THE INTERESTED PERSON IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FOR THE ASSOCIATION AND, IF SO, WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ASSOCIATION; - REQUESTING ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST; - DETERMINING THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OR DETERMINATION OF THE MATTER TO WHICH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATES; AND - REQUESTING THE RESIGNATION OF THE INTERESTED PERSON FROM THE POSITION WITH THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	SALARY DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABLE DATA AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES WHEN THE DECISION IS MADE. COMPENSATION WAS MOST RECENTLY REVIEWED IN AUGUST 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ADSO'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PUBLIC RELATIONS 122,336. SPEAKERS 20,000. CONSULTANTS 480,000. COMMUNICATIONS ADVOCACY 270,303. POLICY 60,000. SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY 60,000.